HB298--STATEHIGHWAYPATROL
SPONSOR: Deaton
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
CrimePreventionandPublicSafetybyavoteof17to0.
Currentlawrequiresanychangeinthestatepersonnelpayplanto
bemadeonastatewidebasis.Thisbillprovidesanexceptionto
thisrequirementfortheStateHighwayPatrol.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythat,currently,astateemployeehas
tostaywithastateemployeebasepayplansoitisuniform,and
itmakessenseingeneraltokeepitthatway.However,the
highwaypatrolshouldbeabletopayahigherbasepaysothisbill
excludestheagencyfromtherequirement. Iftheymakethesame
acrosstheboard,atrooperwholivesinaruralcountywherethe
costoflivingislowerarguablymakesmoremoneythanatrooper
wholivesinaplacelikeSt.Louis,wherethecostoflivingis
higher.Foradifferenttypeofstateemployee,youcantakeajob
wherethecostoflivingislowersoyoumakemoremoney,but
troopersdonothavethatoption.Troopershavetogowherethey
aresentbecausetheyworkforastatelawenforcementagency.
Thiswillhelpwithrecruitmentandretainment,includingminority
recruitment.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Deaton;and
MissouriStateTroopersAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.