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Missouri House Bill HB486

Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.486
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHAUSMAN.
55 1460H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections210.560,211.221,568.060,and578.421,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtotheprotectionofchildren,withpenalty
99 provisions.
1010 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1111 SectionA.Sections210.560,211.221,568.060,and578.421,RSMo,arerepealedand
1212 2fournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections210.560,211.221,568.060,
1313 3and578.421,toreadasfollows:
1414 210.560.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1515 2 (1)"Child",anychildplacedinthelegalcustodyofthedivisionunderchapter211;
1616 3 (2)"Division",thechildren'sdivisionofthedepartmentofsocialservicesofthestate
1717 4ofMissouri;
1818 5 (3)"Money",anylegaltender,note,draft,certificateofdeposit,stocks,bondor
1919 6check;
2020 7 (4)"Unmetneeds",needsforwhichthedivisionisnotrequiredbylawto
2121 8providefinancialsupport,suchas:
2222 9 (a)Tuition,tutoring,andtraining,includingapplicationfees,books,equipment,
2323 10andtesting;
2424 11 (b)Transportationtoandfromwork,training,education,ortomaintainfamily
2525 12connections;
2626 13 (c)Housingexpensesifthechildispreparingtoleavethecustodyofthedivision
2727 14forreasonsrelatingtothechild'sage;and
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 (d)Technology,specialclothingneeds,instruments,books,andotherequipment
3030 16relatingtothechild'shobbiesandinterests;
3131 17 (5)"Vestedright",alegalrightthatismorethanamereexpectancyandmaybe
3232 18reducedtoapresentmonetaryvalue.
3333 19 2.Thechild,thechild'sparents,anyfiduciaryoranyrepresentativepayeeholdingor
3434 20receivingmoneythatarevestedrightssolelyfororonbehalfofachildarejointlyand
3535 21severallyliableforfundsexpendedbythedivisiontooronbehalfofthechild.Theliability
3636 22ofanyperson,exceptaparentofthechild,shallbelimitedtothemoneyreceivedinhisorher
3737 23fiduciaryorrepresentativecapacity.TheMissouristategovernmentshallnotrequireatrustee
3838 24orafinancialinstitutionactingasatrusteetoexerciseanydiscretionarypowersinthe
3939 25operationofatrust.
4040 26 3.(1)Thedivisionmayacceptanappointmenttoserveasrepresentativepayeeor
4141 27fiduciary,orinasimilarcapacityforpaymentstoachildunderanypublicorprivatebenefit
4242 28arrangement.Moneysoreceivedshallbegovernedbythissectiontotheextentthatlawsand
4343 29regulationsgoverningpaymentofsuchbenefitsprovideotherwise.
4444 30 (2)InthecaseofbenefitsadministeredbytheRailroadRetirementBoard,the
4545 31SocialSecurityAdministration,ortheVeteransAdministration,thedivisionshall
4646 32determinewhetherthechildisreceivingorotherwiseeligibletoreceivesuchbenefits
4747 33withinsixtydaysafterthechildisplacedinthedivision'scustody.Ifthedivision
4848 34determinesthatthechildiseligibleormaybeeligibleforthebenefits,thedivisionshall
4949 35applyforthebenefitsonbehalfofthechild.Ifthechildisalreadyreceivingthebenefits
5050 36beforebeingplacedinthedivision'scustodyorifthedivisionappliesforthebenefitson
5151 37behalfofthechild,thedivisionshallidentify,inconsultationwiththechildandthe
5252 38child'slegalrepresentative,arepresentativepayeeinaccordancewith20CFR404.2021
5353 39and20CFR416.621andshallapplytobecometherepresentativepayeeonlyifnoother
5454 40suitablecandidateisavailable.Thedivisionshallannuallyreviewifsomeoneotherthan
5555 41thedivisionisavailable,ifinthebestinterestsofthechild,toapplytoassumetheroleof
5656 42representativepayee.
5757 43 (3)Thedivisionshallannuallyreviewcasesofchildreninthedivision'scustody
5858 44todeterminewhetherachildmayhavebecomeeligibleforbenefitsafterthedivision's
5959 45initialassessment.
6060 46 4.Anymoneyreceivedbythedivisiononbehalfofachildshallbeaccountedforin
6161 47thenameofthechild.Anymoneyintheaccountofachild[may] shallnotbeexpendedby
6262 48thedivisionforcareorservicesforthechildincluding,butnotlimitedto,fostercare
6363 49maintenanceexpenses,asdefinedin42U.S.C.Section675(4)(A),andanyspecial
6464 50allowancesorexpensesestablishedbythedivisionforthecareofchildreninthe
6565 51division'scustody,forachildofasimilarage;provided,however,thatthedivisionmay
6666 HB486 2 52usethebenefitsadministeredbytheRailroadRetirementBoard,theSocialSecurity
6767 53Administration,ortheVeteransAdministrationforthechild'sunmetneedsbeyond
6868 54whatthedivisionisobligated,required,oragreestopay. Thedivisionshallbyrule
6969 55adoptedunderchapter536establishproceduresfortheaccountingofthemoneyandthe
7070 56protectionofthemoneyagainsttheft,lossormisappropriation.
7171 57 5.Thedivisionshalldepositmoneywithafinancialinstitution.Anyearnings
7272 58attributabletothemoneyintheaccountofachildshallbecreditedtothatchild'saccount.
7373 59Thedivisionshallreceivebidsfrombankingcorporations,associationsortrustcompanies
7474 60whichdesiretobeselectedasdepositoriesofchildren'smoneysforthedivision.Thechild's
7575 61accountshallbeestablishedinamannerconsistentwithfederalandstateassetand
7676 62resourcelimitsandmayincludeaspecial-needstrust,apooledspecial-needstrust,an
7777 63ABLEaccountasdefinedinsection209.600,oranyothertrustaccountdeterminednot
7878 64tointerferewithassetlimitationsforanystateorfederalbenefitprogramforwhichthe
7979 65childmaybeeligible.
8080 66 6.Thedivisionmayacceptfundswhichaparent,guardianorotherpersonwishesto
8181 67providefortheuseorbenefitofthechild.Theuseanddepositofsuchfundsshallbe
8282 68governedbythissectionandanyadditionaldirectionsgivenbytheproviderofthefunds.
8383 69 7.Eachchildforwhosebenefitfundshavebeenreceivedbythedivisionandthe
8484 70guardianadlitemofsuchchildshallbefurnishedannuallywithastatementlistingall
8585 71transactionsinvolvingthefundswhichhavebeendepositedonthechild'sbehalf,toinclude
8686 72eachreceiptanddisbursement.
8787 73 8.Thedivisionshalluseallproperdiligencetodisposeofthebalanceofmoney
8888 74accumulatedinthechild'saccountwhenthechildisreleasedfromthecareandcustodyofthe
8989 75divisionorthechilddies.Whenthechildisdeceasedthebalanceshallbedisposedofas
9090 76providedbylawfordescentanddistribution.If,afterthedivisionhasdiligentlyusedsuch
9191 77methodsandmeansasconsideredreasonabletorefundsuchfunds,thereshallremainany
9292 78money,theownerofwhichisunknowntothedivision,orifknown,cannotbelocatedbythe
9393 79division,ineachandeverysuchinstancesuchmoneyshallescheatandvestinthestateof
9494 80Missouri,andthedirectorandofficialsofthedivisionshallpaythesametothestatedirector
9595 81ofthedepartmentofrevenue,takingareceipttherefor,whoshalldepositthemoneyinthe
9696 82statetreasurytobecreditedtoafundtobedesignatedas"escheat".
9797 83 9.Withinfiveyearsaftermoneyhasbeenpaidintothestatetreasury,anypersonwho
9898 84appearsandclaimsthemoneymayfileapetitioninthecircuitcourtofColeCounty,
9999 85Missouri,statingthenatureoftheclaimandprayingthatsuchmoneybepaidtohim.Acopy
100100 86ofthepetitionshallbeserveduponthedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenuewhoshallfilean
101101 87answertothesame.Thecourtshallproceedtoexaminetheclaimandtheallegationsand
102102 88proof,andifitfindsthatsuchpersonisentitledtoanymoneysopaidintothestatetreasury,it
103103 HB486 3 89shallorderthecommissionerofadministrationtoissueawarrantonthestatetreasurerforthe
104104 90amountofsuchclaim,butwithoutinterestorcosts.Acertifiedcopyoftheordershallbe
105105 91sufficientvoucherforissuingawarrant;provided,thateitherpartymayappealfromthe
106106 92decisionofthecourtinthesamemannerasprovidedbylawinothercivilactions.
107107 93 10.Allmoneyspaidintothestatetreasuryundertheprovisionsofthissectionafter
108108 94remainingthereunclaimedforfiveyearsshallescheatandvestabsolutelyinthestateandbe
109109 95creditedtothestatetreasury,andallpersonsshallbeforeverbarredandprecludedfrom
110110 96settinguptitleorclaimtoanysuchfunds.
111111 97 11.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedtoapplytofundsregularlyduethestateof
112112 98Missouriforthesupportandmaintenanceofchildreninthecareandcustodyofthedivision
113113 99orcollectedbythestateofMissouriasreimbursementforstatefundsexpendedonbehalfof
114114 100thechild.
115115 211.221.Inplacingachildinorcommittingachildtothecustodyofanindividualor
116116 2ofaprivateagencyorinstitutionthecourt, children'sdivision,oranychild-placingagency
117117 3contractingwiththestatetoprovidefostercareservicesshallwheneverpracticableselect
118118 4eitheraperson,oranagencyorinstitutiongovernedbypersonsofthesamereligiousfaithas
119119 5thatoftheparentsofsuchchild,orincaseofadifferenceinthereligiousfaithoftheparents,
120120 6thenofthereligiousfaithofthechildorifthereligiousfaithofthechildisnotascertainable,
121121 7thenofthefaithofeitheroftheparents.
122122 568.060.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
123123 2 (1)"Abuse",theinflictionofphysical,sexual,ormentalinjuryagainstachildbyany
124124 3personeighteenyearsofageorolder.Forpurposesofthissection,abuseshallnotinclude
125125 4injuryinflictedonachildbyaccidentalmeansbyapersonwithcare,custody,orcontrolof
126126 5thechild,ordisciplineofachildbyapersonwithcare,custody,orcontrolofthechild,
127127 6includingspanking,inareasonablemanner;
128128 7 (2)"Abusiveheadtrauma",aseriousphysicalinjurytotheheadorbraincausedby
129129 8anymeans,includingbutnotlimitedtoshaking,jerking,pushing,pulling,slamming,hitting,
130130 9orkicking;
131131 10 (3)"Mentalinjury",aninjurytotheintellectualorpsychologicalcapacityorthe
132132 11emotionalconditionofachildasevidencedbyanobservableandsubstantialimpairmentof
133133 12theabilityofthechildtofunctionwithinhisorhernormalrangeofperformanceorbehavior;
134134 13 (4)"Neglect",thefailuretoprovide,bythoseresponsibleforthecare,custody,and
135135 14controlofachildundertheageofeighteenyears,thecarereasonableandnecessaryto
136136 15maintainthephysicalandmentalhealthofthechild,whensuchfailurepresentsasubstantial
137137 16probabilitythatdeathorphysicalinjuryorsexualinjurywouldresult;
138138 HB486 4 17 (5)"Physicalinjury",physicalpain,illness,oranyimpairmentofphysicalcondition,
139139 18includingbutnotlimitedtobruising,lacerations,hematomas,welts,orpermanentor
140140 19temporarydisfigurementandimpairmentofanybodilyfunctionororgan;
141141 20 (6)"Seriousemotionalinjury",aninjurythatcreatesasubstantialriskoftemporaryor
142142 21permanentmedicalorpsychologicaldamage,manifestedbyimpairmentofabehavioral,
143143 22cognitive,orphysicalcondition.Seriousemotionalinjuryshallbeestablishedbytestimony
144144 23ofqualifiedexpertsuponthereasonableexpectationofprobableharmtoareasonabledegree
145145 24ofmedicalorpsychologicalcertainty;
146146 25 (7)"Seriousphysicalinjury",aphysicalinjurythatcreatesasubstantialriskofdeath
147147 26orthatcausesseriousdisfigurementorprotractedlossorimpairmentofthefunctionofany
148148 27partofthebody.
149149 28 2.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofabuseorneglectofachildifsuchperson
150150 29knowinglycausesachildwhoislessthaneighteenyearsofage:
151151 30 (1)Tosufferphysicalormentalinjuryasaresultofabuseorneglect;or
152152 31 (2)Tobeplacedinasituationinwhichthechildmaysufferphysicalormentalinjury
153153 32astheresultofabuseorneglect.
154154 33 3.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofabuseorneglectofachildifsuchperson
155155 34recklesslycausesachildwhoislessthaneighteenyearsofagetosufferfromabusivehead
156156 35trauma.
157157 36 4.Apersondoesnotcommittheoffenseofabuseorneglectofachildbyvirtueofthe
158158 37solefactthatthepersondeliversorallowsthedeliveryofachildtoaproviderofemergency
159159 38services.
160160 39 5.(1)Apersondoesnotcommittheoffenseofabuseorneglectofachildby
161161 40virtueofthesolefactthatthepersonallowsthechildtoengageinindependentactivities
162162 41withoutadultsupervisionandthepersonisaparenttothechildorisresponsibleforthe
163163 42child'scare,providedthatthe:
164164 43 (a)Independentactivitiesareappropriatebasedonthechild'sage,maturity,
165165 44andphysicalandmentalabilities;and
166166 45 (b)Lackofadultsupervisiondoesnotconstituteconductthatissogrossly
167167 46negligentastoendangerthehealthorsafetyofthechild.
168168 47 (2)Asusedinthissubsection,"independentactivities"shallincludetravelingto
169169 48orfromschoolornearbylocationsbybicycleoronfoot,playingoutdoors,orremaining
170170 49athomeforareasonableperiodoftimewithoutadultsupervision.
171171 50 [5.]6.Theoffenseofabuseorneglectofachildis:
172172 51 (1)AclassDfelony,withouteligibilityforprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease
173173 52untilthedefendanthasservednolessthanoneyearofsuchsentence,unlessthepersonhas
174174 53previouslybeenfoundguiltyofaviolationofthissectionorofaviolationofthelawofany
175175 HB486 5 54otherjurisdictionthatprohibitsthesameorsimilarconductortheinjuryinflictedonthechild
176176 55isaseriousemotionalinjuryoraseriousphysicalinjury,inwhichcaseabuseorneglectofa
177177 56childisaclassBfelony,withouteligibilityforprobationorparoleuntilthedefendanthas
178178 57servednotlessthanfiveyearsofsuchsentence;or
179179 58 (2)AclassAfelonyifthechilddiesasaresultofinjuriessustainedfromconduct
180180 59chargeableundertheprovisionsofthissection.
181181 60 [6.]7.Notwithstandingsubsection[5]6ofthissectiontothecontrary,theoffenseof
182182 61abuseorneglectofachildisaclassAfelony,withouteligibilityforprobation,parole,or
183183 62conditionalreleaseuntilthedefendanthasservednotlessthanfifteenyearsofsuchsentence,
184184 63if:
185185 64 (1)Theinjuryisaseriousemotionalinjuryoraseriousphysicalinjury;
186186 65 (2)Thechildislessthanfourteenyearsofage;and
187187 66 (3)Theinjuryistheresultofsexualabuseorsexualabuseinthefirstdegreeas
188188 67definedundersection566.100orsexualexploitationofaminorasdefinedundersection
189189 68573.023.
190190 69 [7.]8.Thecircuitorprosecutingattorneymayreferapersonwhoissuspectedof
191191 70abuseorneglectofachildtoanappropriatepublicorprivateagencyfortreatmentor
192192 71counselingsolongastheagencyhasconsentedtotakingsuchreferrals.Nothinginthis
193193 72subsectionshalllimitthediscretionofthecircuitorprosecutingattorneytoprosecutea
194194 73personwhohasbeenreferredfortreatmentorcounselingpursuanttothissubsection.
195195 74 [8.]9.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoaltertherequirementthatevery
196196 75elementofanycrimereferredtohereinmustbeprovenbeyondareasonabledoubt.
197197 76 [9.]10.Discipline,includingspankingadministeredinareasonablemanner,shallnot
198198 77beconstruedtobeabuseunderthissection.
199199 578.421.1.Sections578.421to578.437shallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe
200200 2"MissouriCriminalStreetGangsPreventionAct".
201201 3 2.Asusedinsections578.421to578.437,thefollowingtermsmean:
202202 4 (1)"Criminalstreetgang",anyongoingorganization,association,orgroupofthreeor
203203 5morepersons,whetherformalorinformal,havingasoneofitsmotivatingactivitiesthe
204204 6commissionofoneormoreofthecriminalactsenumeratedinsubdivision(2)ofthis
205205 7subsection,whosemembersindividuallyorcollectivelyengageinorhaveengagedina
206206 8patternofcriminalgangactivity;
207207 9 (2)"Patternofcriminalstreetgangactivity",thecommission,attemptedcommission,
208208 10orsolicitationoftwoormoreofthefollowingoffenses,providedatleastoneofthose
209209 11offensesoccurredafterAugust28,1993,andthelastofthoseoffensesoccurredwithinthree
210210 12yearsafteraprioroffense,andtheoffensesarecommittedonseparateoccasions,orbytwoor
211211 13morepersons:
212212 HB486 6 14 (a)Assaultwithadeadlyweaponorbymeansofforcelikelytocauseserious
213213 15physicalinjury,asprovidedinsections565.050and565.052;
214214 16 (b)Robbery,arsonandthoseoffensesunderchapter569whicharerelatedtorobbery
215215 17andarson;
216216 18 (c)Murderormanslaughter,asprovidedinsections565.020to565.024;
217217 19 (d)Anyviolationoftheprovisionsofchapter579whichinvolvesthedistribution,
218218 20deliveryormanufactureofasubstanceprohibitedbychapter579;
219219 21 (e)Unlawfuluseofaweaponwhichisafelonypursuanttosection571.030;
220220 22 (f)Tamperingwithwitnessesandvictims,asprovidedinsection575.270;
221221 23 (g)Promotingonlinesexualsolicitation,asprovidedinsection566.103;
222222 24 (h)Sexualtraffickingofachildinthefirstdegree,asprovidedinsection566.210;
223223 25 (i)Sexualtraffickingofachildintheseconddegree,asprovidedinsection566.211;
224224 26 (j)Patronizingprostitution,asprovidedinsubsection4ofsection567.030;
225225 27 (k)Promotingprostitutioninthefirstdegree,asprovidedinsection567.050;
226226 28 (l)Promotingprostitutionintheseconddegree,asprovidedinsection567.060;
227227 29 (m)Abuseorneglectofachild,asprovidedinsubsection[6]7ofsection568.060;
228228 30 (n)Sexualexploitationofaminor,asprovidedinsection573.023;
229229 31 (o)Childusedinsexualperformance,asprovidedinsection573.200;
230230 32 (p)Promotingsexualperformancebyachild,asprovidedinsection573.205;or
231231 33 (q)Anydangerousfelony,asdefinedinsection556.061.
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