SECOND REGULAR SESSION

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 986

89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 Reported from the Committee on Appropriations, April 21, 1998, with recommendation that the Senate Committee Substitute do pass.

TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

S4031.02C

AN ACT

To amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to state operated wireless communication systems.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A.  Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 37.250, to read as follows:

37.250.  1.  There is hereby created a committee on state operated wireless communication system to be composed of:

(1)  The commissioner of administration or a designee;

(2)  The director of the department of public safety or a designee;

(3)  The director of the department of conservation or a designee; and

(4)  The chief engineer of the department of transportation or a designee.

2.  The committee shall examine existing programs and proposals for development or expansion to identify duplication in resource allocation of wireless communication systems.  The committee shall submit a report to the general assembly by August 30, 1998, in which it identifies opportunities for cost savings, increased efficiency and improved services for Missouri's citizens.  The committee shall review the state's purchasing law and may recommend such changes to chapter 34, RSMo, as he deems appropriate to maintain and enhance the state's wireless communication system.  The committee may make such other recommendations as it deems appropriate and shall identify the costs associated with each such recommendation.