SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2359
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBASYE.
4914H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections37.850and37.1090,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtotheMissouriaccountabilityportal.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections37.850and37.1090,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections37.850and37.1090,toreadasfollows:
37.850.1.ThecommissionerofadministrationshallmaintaintheMissouri
2accountabilityportalestablishedinexecutiveorder07-24asafree,internet-basedtool
3allowingcitizenstodemandfiscaldisciplineandresponsibility.
4 2.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallconsistofaneasy-to-searchdatabaseof
5financialtransactionsrelatedtothepurchaseofgoodsandservices, includingallformsof
6compensationandbenefitspaidtooronbehalfofemployees,andthedistributionoffunds
7forstateprograms;allbondsissuedbyanypublicinstitutionofhighereducation, public
8schooldistrict,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthorityafterAugust
928,2013;allobligationsissuedorincurredpursuanttosection99.820byanypolitical
10subdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthority;andtherevenuestreampledgedtorepay
11suchbondsorobligations;andalldebtincurredbyanypubliccharterschool.
12 3.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallbeupdatedeachstatebusinessdayand
13maintainedastheprimarysourceofinformationabouttheactivityofMissouri'sgovernment.
14 4.Upontheconductingofawithholdingorareleaseoffunds,thegovernorshall
15submitareportstatingallamountswithheldfromthestate'soperatingbudgetforthecurrent
16fiscalyear,asauthorizedbyArticleIV,Section27oftheMissouriConstitutionwhichshall
17be:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (1)Conspicuouslypostedontheaccountabilityportalwebsite;
19 (2)Searchablebytheamountswithheldorreleasedfromeachindividualfund;and
20 (3)Searchablebythetotalamountwithheldorreleasedfromtheoperatingbudget.
21 5.Everypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includingpublicinstitutionsofhigher
22education[butexcluding] andpublicschooldistricts,shallsupplyallinformationdescribed
23insubsection2ofthissectiontotheofficeofadministrationwithinsevendaysofissuingor
24incurringsuchcorrespondingbondorobligation.Forallsuchbondsorobligationsissuedor
25incurredpriortoAugust28,2013,everysuchpoliticalsubdivisionandpublicinstitutionof
26highereducationshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuchinformationtotheofficeof
27administration.
28 6.Everyschooldistrictandpubliccharterschoolshallsupplyallinformation
29describedinsubsection2ofthissectiontothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
30educationwithinsevendaysofissuingsuchbond,orincurringsuchdebt.Thedepartmentof
31elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhaveforty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformation
32totheofficeofadministration.ForallsuchbondsissuedordebtincurredpriortoAugust28,
332013,everyschooldistrictandpubliccharterschoolshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuch
34informationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.Thedepartmentof
35elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhaveforty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformation
36totheofficeofadministration.
37.1090.Asusedinsections37.1090to37.1098,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Employee",anypersonregularlyemployedbyamunicipalityorcounty
3whoreceivescompensationfromthemunicipalityorcountyforpersonalservices
4renderedthemunicipalityorcounty,includinganyelectedofficialofthemunicipalityor
5countywhosepositionrequireshisorherregularpersonalservicesandwhois
6compensatedwhollyorinpartonafeebasis,andincludingtheemployeesofsuch
7electedfeeofficialswhomaybecompensatedbysuchelectedfeeofficials.Theterm
8"employee"mayincludeanyelectedcountyofficial.
9 (2)"Expenditure",anymonetarypaymentfromamunicipalityorcountytoany
10vendororemployeeincluding,butnotlimitedto,apayment,distribution,loan,advance,
11reimbursement,deposit,[or]gift,oranyotherformofcompensationorbenefit;
12 [(2)](3)"Municipality",acity,town,orvillagethatisincorporatedinaccordance
13withthelawsofthisstate;
14 [(3)](4)"Stateentity",thegeneralassembly;thesupremecourtofMissouri;the
15officeofanelectedstateofficial;oranagency,board,commission,department,institution,
16instrumentality,office,orothergovernmentalentityofthisstate,excludingmunicipalities,
17counties,institutionsofhighereducation,andanypublicemployeeretirementsystem;
HB2359 2 18 [(4)](5)"Vendor",anyperson,partnership,corporation,association,organization,
19stateentity,orotherpartythat:
20 (a)Sells,leases,orotherwiseprovidesequipment,materials,goods,supplies,or
21servicestoamunicipalityorcounty;or
22 (b)Receivesreimbursementfromamunicipalityorcountyforanyexpense.
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