FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1384
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVERIGGS.
0524H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection226.030,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
highwaysandtransportationcommission.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section226.030,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection226.030,toreadasfollows:
226.030.1.Thehighwaysandtransportationcommissionshallconsistofsix
2members[, whoshallbeappointedbythegovernor,byandwiththeadviceandconsentofthe
3senate,notmorethanthreethereoftobemembersofthesamepoliticalparty] until
4December1,2027,atwhichtimethenumberofmembersmaybechangedasestablished
5bylaw,butthereshallneverbemorethanonememberfromeachcongressionaldistrict
6atthesametime.Ifreapportionmentresultsintheeliminationofacongressional
7district,themostseniormemberofthecommissionshallservetheremainderofthe
8member'sterm,afterwhichtimethatseatwillnolongerexist.Ifreapportionment
9increasesthenumberofcongressionalseats,thenumberofmembersmaybeincreased
10bylawtomatchtheincreaseincongressionalseats.Membersshallbeappointedbythe
11governor,byandwiththeadviceandconsentofthesenate,notmorethanhalfthereofto
12bemembersofthesamepoliticalparty.Nomembershallbeappointedtoreplacea
13memberfromthesamecongressionaldistrictexcepttofillanunexpiredterm.No
14membershallbeappointedfromacongressionaldistrictuntileachdistricthasbeen
15representedbyamemberatleastonce.Upontheexpirationofamember'sterm,a
16memberappointedbythegovernortobeginanewtermshallresideinacongressional
17districtthatisdifferentfromthecongressionaldistrictsinwhichtheothermembers
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18resideandisdifferentfromthecongressionaldistrictinwhichthememberpreviously
19fillingtheofficeresided. Eachcommissionershallbeataxpayerandresidentofthestatefor
20atleastfiveyearspriortohisorherappointment.Anycommissionermayberemovedbythe
21governoriffullysatisfiedofhisorherinefficiency,neglectofduty,ormisconductinoffice.
22Commissionersappointedpursuanttothissectionshallbeappointedfortermsofsixyears,
23exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissubsection.Upontheexpirationofeachoftheforegoing
24termsofthesecommissionersasuccessorshallbeappointedforatermofsixyearsoruntil
25hisorhersuccessorisappointedandqualifiedwhichtermofsixyearsshallthereafterbethe
26lengthoftermofeachmemberofthecommissionunlessremovedasaboveprovided.The
27membersofthecommissionshallreceiveascompensationfortheirservicestwenty-five
28dollarsperdayforthetimespentintheperformanceoftheirofficialduties,andalsotheir
29necessarytravelingandotherexpensesincurredwhileactuallyengagedinthedischargeof
30theirofficialduties.MemberswhosetermsotherwiseexpireDecember1,2003,shallserve
31withtermsexpiringMarch1,2004,andnewmembersorthemembersreappointedshallbe
32appointedfortermsexpiringMarch1,2005;amemberwhosetermotherwiseexpires
33December1,2005,shallservewithatermexpiringMarch1,2007;amemberwhoseterm
34otherwiseexpiresDecember1,2007,shallservewithatermexpiringMarch1,2009;andone
35memberwhosetermotherwiseexpiresOctober13,2007,shallservewithatermexpiring
36March1,2007;andonememberwhosetermotherwiseexpiresOctober13,2007,shallserve
37withatermexpiringMarch1,2009.Ifavacancyoccursinanytermofacommissionerdue
38todeath,resignation,orremoval,asuccessorshallbeappointedforonlytheremainderofthe
39unexpiredterm.
40 2.Thetwomembersofthecommission,oneeachfromopposingpoliticalparties,
41whohavethemostseniorityincommissionserviceshallserveascommissionleadershipwith
42onememberaschairandtheothermemberasvicechair,respectively,fortermsending
43March1,2005.Thecommissionshallelectoneofthemembersaschairandtheotherasvice
44chair.EffectiveMarch1,2005,thecommissionshallelectthetwomembersofthe
45commission,onefromeachopposingpoliticalpartywhohasthemostseniorityin
46commissionservice,whoshallserveascommissionleadershipwithonememberaschairand
47theothermemberasvicechair,respectively,foroneyear.Attheendofsuchyear,the
48memberscurrentlyservingaschairandvicechairshallhavetheoptiontorotatepositions,
49andthemembercurrentlyservingasvicechairmayserveaschair,andviceversa.Thereafter,
50commissionleadershipshallcontinuetorotateaccordinglywiththetwomembersfrom
51opposingpoliticalpartieswhohavethemostseniorityintermsofcommissionservicebeing
52electedbythecommissiontoserveascommissionleadership.Ifoneofthecommission
53leadershipofficesbecomesvacantduetodeath,resignation,removal,or[refuses] refusalto
54servebeforetheone-yearleadershiptermexpires,thecommissionshallelectoneofits
HB1384 2 55membersthatisofthesamepoliticalpartyasthevacatingofficertoservetheremainderof
56thevacatingofficer'sleadershipterm.Suchelectionshallnotprohibitthatmemberfromlater
57servingaschairandvicechairwhensuchmember'sseniorityincommissionservicequalifies
58himorherforthoseofficesasprovidedinthissubsection.
59 3.Nomorethanone-halfofthemembersofthecommissionshallbeofthesame
60politicalparty.Theselectionandremovalofallemployeesofthedepartmentof
61transportationshallbewithoutregardtopoliticalaffiliation.
62 4.Thepresentmembersofthecommissionshallcontinuetoserveasmembersofthe
63commissionfortheremainderofthetermsforwhichtheywereappointed,exceptasprovided
64insubsection1ofthissection.
65 5.Anymemberreappointedshallonlybeeligibletoserveaschairorvicechair
66duringthefinaltwoyearsofsuchmember'sreappointment.
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