HB392--TASKFORCEONE
SPONSOR: ToalsonReisch
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
CrimePreventionandPublicSafetybyavoteof17to0.
ThisbillrequiresthatanymemberofMissouriTaskForceOnewho
iscalledtoactivedutybeentitledtoemploymentrightsand
discrimination protectionswhentheyarerelievedfromsuchduty.
TheAttorneyGeneralwillenforcesuchrights.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillpassedunanimouslyout
oftheHouselastyear.ThisbillgivesMissouriTaskForceOne
thesamereemploymentrightsastheyhaveunderFederallaw.The
menandwomenwhoserveonthistaskforcearetreatedonewaywhen
theyaredeployedelsewhereinthecountryandareallowedtocome
backtotheirjobs,buttheyaretreateddifferentlyiftheyare
deployedwithinthestate.Thegoalofthisbillistohavethe
membersofthetaskforcetobetreatedaswellastheywouldbe
treatediftheyweredeployedundertheFederalprogram.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Toalson
Reisch;andMissouriTaskForce1.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.