FIRSTREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSEBILLNO.134
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOSTLOW.
1381H.01P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter650,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingtotheMissouri
taskforceonnonprofitsafetyandsecurity,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter650,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe
2knownassections650.900and650.910,toreadasfollows:
650.900.1.Thereisherebyestablishedwithinthedepartmentofpublicsafety
2officeofhomelandsecuritythe"MissouriTaskForceonNonprofitSafetyand
3Security".Thetaskforceshallstudyandmakerecommendationsonthesecurityneeds
4ofnonprofitorganizationsthatareatelevatedriskofterroristattacksinMissouriand
5makerecommendationsonthefollowing:
6 (1)Theadministrationandfundingforeligiblenonprofitentitiestoapplyfor
7federalnonprofitsecuritygrantscoveringsecuritypersonnel,securitytraining,facility
8hardening,andothernecessarysecuritymeasures;and
9 (2)Outreachtoandeducationfornonprofitentitiesaboutthegrantprogram
10andthefederalnonprofitsecuritygrantapplicationprocess,withaparticularfocuson
11engagingandassistingfirst-timegrantapplications.
12 2.Membersofthetaskforceshallbeappointedbythedirectorofthe
13departmentofpublicsafetyandshallinclude:
14 (1)Thedirectoroftheofficeofhomelandsecurityorthedirector'sdesignee;
15 (2)ThesuperintendentoftheMissouristatehighwaypatrolorthe
16superintendent'sdesignee;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)TheexecutivedirectoroftheMissouriSheriffs'Associationortheexecutive
18director'sdesignee;
19 (4)TheexecutivedirectoroftheMissouriPoliceChiefsAssociationorthe
20executivedirector'sdesignee;
21 (5)Theexecutivedirectorofastatewideinterfaithorinterreligiousorganization
22ortheexecutivedirector'sdesignee;
23 (6)Theexecutivedirectorofastatewideassociationofnonprofitorganizations
24ortheexecutivedirector'sdesignee;and
25 (7)Threerepresentativesfromnonprofitorganizationsincludingfaith-based
26groups,academia,ororganizationsthatworkoncounteringdomesticterrorismand
27extremism.
28 3.Membersofthetaskforceshallservewithoutcompensationbutmaybe
29reimbursedfortheiractualandnecessaryexpenses.
30 4.Thetaskforceshallelectachairbyamajorityvoteofitsmembers.
31 5.Thetaskforceshallestablishatimeandplaceforitsmeetingsandshallmeet
32atleastquarterly,withadditionalmeetingshelduponthecallofthechair.
33 6.Amajorityofthetotaltaskforcemembersshallconstituteaquorumandany
34officialactiontakenbythetaskforceshallrequireanaffirmativevoteofamajorityof
35thememberspresentandvoting.
36 7.Thetaskforceshallissueareporttotheofficeofhomelandsecurityofits
37findingsandrecommendationswithrespecttoterroristattacksinMissouri.Thereport
38shallbeissuedannuallyandatsuchothertimesasdeemednecessarybythetaskforce.
39Thereportshallalsobeprovidedtothechairsandrankingmembersofthesenate
40committeeonappropriationsandthehousebudgetcommittee.
650.910.1.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Supplemental
2NonprofitSafetyandSecurityFund",whichshallconsistofmoneyscollectedunderthis
3sectionandsection650.900.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.In
4accordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprove
5disbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneys
6inthisfundshallbeusedsolelyasprovidedinthissectionandsection650.900.
7 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
8remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
9generalrevenuefund.
10 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
11otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
12creditedtothefund.
HB134 2 13 2.Thefundshallbeusedtodefraythecostsofsecurityenhancementsor
14measuresforeligiblenonprofitorganizationsdescribedinsubsection4ofthissection,
15including:
16 (1)Safetyandsecurityplanning,equipment,training,andexercises;
17 (2)Security-relatedtechnology;
18 (3)Threatawarenessandresponsetraining;
19 (4)Upgradestoexistingstructuresthatenhancesafetyandsecurity;and
20 (5)Vulnerabilityandthreatassessments.
21 3.NonprofitorganizationswhoseapplicationsforfundingthroughtheFederal
22EmergencyManagementAgency'snonprofitsecuritygrantprogramhavebeen
23approvedbythedepartmentofpublicsafetyofficeofhomelandsecurityareeligible
24forgrantsfromthefund.Noadditionalapplicationshallberequiredforgrantsfrom
25thefundandanapplicationforagrantfromthefederalprogramisalsoanapplication
26forfundingfromthefund.
27 4.Aneligibleorganizationmayreceiveagrantfromthefundofuptofive
28percentoftheavailablegrantpoolfordistribution.Nograntsunderthefundshallbe
29awardeduntiltheannouncementoftherecipientsandtheamountofthegrants
30awardedunderthefederalnonprofitsecuritygrantprogram.
31 5.Nomorethanfivepercentoftheavailablefundsavailableannuallyshallbe
32usedforadministrationexpensesassociatedwiththefund.
33 6.Thedirectormaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
34administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
35section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
36becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
37536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
38andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
39review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
40heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
41adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotectthesecurityofvulnerable
2entities,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublic
3health,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthe
4meaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponits
5passageandapproval.
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