5461S.02C
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SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1128
AN ACT
To repeal sections 50.327 and 58.095, RSMo, and to
enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to
the compensation of county coroners.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 50.327 and 58.095, RSMo, are repealed
and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as
sections 50.327 and 58.095, to read as follows:
50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law to the contrary, th e salary schedules contained in
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269,
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and
473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for those county
officials. Except when it is necessary to inc rease newly
elected or reelected county officials' salaries, in
accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of
Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section,
the salary commission in all counties except charter
counties in this state shall be responsible for the
computation of salaries of all county officials; provided,
however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a county
shall be equal for all such officials in that county.
2. Upon majority approval of the salary commission,
the annual compensation of part -time prosecutors contained
in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269,
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742
may be increased by up to two thousand dollars greater than
the compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided,
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however, that any vote to increase compensation be effective
for all county offices in that county subject to the salary
commission.
3. Upon the majority approval of the salary commission,
the annual compensation of a county coroner of any county
[of the second classification ] not having a charter form of
government as provided in section 58.095 may be increased up
to fourteen thousand dollars greater than the compensation
provided by the salary schedule of such section.
58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county not
having a charter form of government shall receive an annual
salary computed on a basis as set fort h in the following
schedule as well as any adjustment authorized under
subsection 3 of section 50.327 . The provisions of this
section shall not permit or require a reduction in the
amount of compensation being paid for the office of coroner
on January 1, 1997:
Assessed Valuation Salary
$18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000
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2. One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in
this section shall be payable to the coroner only if the
coroner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom
instruction each calendar year as established by the coroner
standards and training commission unless exempted from the
training by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners'
Association for good cause. The Missouri Coroners' and
Medical Examiners' Association shall provide a certificate
of completion to each coroner who completes the training
program and shall send a list of certified coroners to the
treasurer of each county and the department of health and
senior services. The coroner standards and training
commission may certify training programs th at satisfy the
requirements of this section in lieu of the training
provided by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners'
Association. Certified training completion shall be
submitted to the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners'
Association which, upon validating the certified training,
shall submit the individual's name to the county treasurer
and department of health and senior services indicating the
individual is compliant with the training requirements.
Expenses incurred for attendin g the training session may be
reimbursed to the county coroner in the same manner as other
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. All
elected or appointed coroners, deputy coroners, and
assistants to the coroner shall complete the annual tr aining
described in this subsection within six months of election
or appointment.
3. The county coroner in any county not having a
charter form of government shall not, except upon two -thirds
vote of all the members of the salary commission, rece ive an
300,000,000 or more 16,000
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annual compensation in an amount less than the total
compensation being received for the office of county coroner
in the particular county for services rendered or performed
on the date the salary commission votes.
4. For the term beginnin g in 1997, the compensation of
the coroner, in counties in which the salary commission has
not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum
allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum
allowable salary established by this section. The
percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the
maximum allowable salary received or allowed, whichever is
greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever
is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1,
1997. In those counties in which the salary commission has
voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable
salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on
the maximum allowable salary in effect at each time a
coroner's term of office commences follo wing the vote to pay
one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation.
Subsequent compensation shall be determined as provided in
section 50.333.
5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county coroner in
any county not having a charter form o f government may, upon
the approval of the county commission, receive additional
compensation for any month during which investigations or
other services are performed for three or more decedents in
the same incident during such month. The additional
compensation shall be an amount that when added to the
regular compensation the sum shall equal the monthly
compensation of the county sheriff.