SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 476
89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCOTT.
Pre-filed December 1, 1997, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
S1976.01I
AN ACT
To repeal section 103.027, RSMo 1994 and section 103.008, RSMo Supp. 1997, relating to the health plan for the state employees, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject.
Section A. Section 103.027, RSMo 1994 and section 103.008, RSMo Supp. 1997, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 103.008 and 103.027, to read as follows:
103.008. 1. The general administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the plan is vested in a board of trustees of eleven persons, as follows: the director of the department of health, [the director of the department of insurance,] the commissioner of the state office of administration serving ex officio, one member of the senate appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and [six] seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the [six] seven members appointed by the governor, [three] four shall be citizens of the state of Missouri who are not members of the plan, but who are familiar with medical issues. The remaining three members shall be members of the plan and may be selected from any state agency or any participating member agency.
2. Except for the legislative members, the director of the department of health[, the director of the department of insurance,] and the commissioner of the office of administration, trustees shall be chosen for terms of four years from the first day of January next following their election or appointment. Any vacancies occurring in the office of trustee shall be filled in the same manner the office was filled previously.
103.027. 1. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection. The board shall prepare annually and make available a report showing the financial condition of the plan which shall contain, but not be limited to, a financial balance sheet, a statement of income and disbursements, a detailed statement of investments acquired and disposed of during the year, together with a detailed statement of the annual rates on investment return from all assets and from each type of investment, a listing of all advisors and consultants retained by the board and such other data as the board shall deem necessary or desirable for a proper understanding of the condition of the plan.
2. Any discussion or consideration by the board relating to the public bid process, including but not limited to any discussion or consideration relating to the board's duties pursuant to section 103.083, and any discussion, consideration or decision by the board relating to bids shall be conducted in open session in public meetings, pursuant to Chapter 610, RSMo. The board shall maintain a record of its proceedings, which shall be a public record, pursuant to Chapter 610, RSMo, and which shall be open to public inspection.