| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.714 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRIFFITH. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1876H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection34.074,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | veteranpreferencesforcontracts. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section34.074,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassections34.069and34.074,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 34.069.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Honorablydischargedveteran",anyindividualwhoishonorably |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3dischargedfromanybranchoftheUnitedStatesArmedForcesascertifiedbythe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4appropriatefederalagencyresponsiblefortheadministrationofveterans'affairs; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Honorablydischargedveteran-ownedenterprise": |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (a)Asoleproprietorshipownedandcontrolledbyanhonorablydischarged |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7veteran; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (b)Apartnershiporjointventureownedandcontrolledbyhonorably |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9dischargedveteransinwhichatleastfifty-onepercentoftheownershipinterestisheld |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10byhonorablydischargedveteransandthemanagementanddailybusinessoperations |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11arecontrolledbyoneormoreofthehonorablydischargedveteranowners;or |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (c)Acorporationorotherentity: |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 a.Atleastfifty-onepercentofwhichisownedbyoneormorehonorably |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14dischargedveteransor,ifstockisissued,atleastfifty-onepercentofthestockisowned |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15byoneormorehonorablydischargedveterans;and |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 b.Whosemanagementanddailybusinessoperationsarecontrolledbyoneor |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17moreofthehonorablydischargedveteranowners. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 2.Inlettingcontractsfortheperformanceofanyjoborservice,allagencies, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19departments,institutions,andotherentitiesofthisstateandofeachpoliticalsubdivision |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20ofthisstateshallgiveathree-pointbonuspreferencetohonorablydischargedveteran- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21ownedenterprisesthataredoingbusinessasMissourifirms,corporations,or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22individualsorthatmaintainMissouriofficesorplacesofbusiness. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 3.Inimplementingtheprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissection,thefollowing |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24provisionsshallapply: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (1)Thecommissionerofadministrationshallhavethegoalofthreepercentofall |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26suchcontractsdescribedinsubsection2ofthissectiontobelettohonorablydischarged |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27veteran-ownedenterprises; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 (2)Ifnooraninsufficientnumberofhonorablydischargedveteran-owned |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29enterprisessubmitabidorproposalforacontractletbyanagency,department, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30institution,orotherentityofthestateorofapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,suchgoal |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31shallnotberequiredandtheprovisionsofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallnot |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32apply;and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (3)Anyhonorablydischargedveteran-ownedenterprisethatreceivesbonus |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34pointsunderthissectionshallnotreceivebonuspointsundersection34.074. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 4.Thecommissionerofadministrationmaypromulgaterulestoimplementthe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36provisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifany |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40ofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,to |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41delaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheld |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42unconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 34.074.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"service-disabledveteran"meansany |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2individualwhoisdisabledascertifiedbytheappropriatefederalagencyresponsibleforthe |
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| 58 | 58 | | 3administrationofveterans'affairs. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 4 2.Asusedinthissection,theterm"service-disabledveteranbusiness"meansa |
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| 60 | 60 | | 5businessconcern: |
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| 61 | 61 | | 6 (1)Notlessthanfifty-onepercentofwhichisownedbyoneormoreservice-disabled |
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| 62 | 62 | | 7veteransor,inthecaseofanypubliclyownedbusiness,notlessthanfifty-onepercentofthe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 8stockofwhichisownedbyoneormoreservice-disabledveterans;and |
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| 64 | 64 | | 9 (2)Themanagementanddailybusinessoperationsofwhicharecontrolledbyoneor |
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| 65 | 65 | | 10moreservice-disabledveterans. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB714 2 11 3.Inlettingcontractsfortheperformanceofanyjoborservice,allagencies, |
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| 67 | 67 | | 12departments,institutions,andotherentitiesofthisstateandofeachpoliticalsubdivisionof |
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| 68 | 68 | | 13thisstateshallgiveathree-pointbonuspreferencetoservice-disabledveteranbusinesses |
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| 69 | 69 | | 14doingbusinessasMissourifirms,corporations,orindividuals,orwhichmaintainMissouri |
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| 70 | 70 | | 15officesorplacesofbusiness. |
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| 71 | 71 | | 16 4.Inimplementingtheprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissection,thefollowingshall |
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| 72 | 72 | | 17apply: |
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| 73 | 73 | | 18 (1)Thecommissionerofadministrationshallhavethegoalofthreepercentofall |
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| 74 | 74 | | 19suchcontractsdescribedinsubsection3ofthissectiontobelettosuchveterans; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 20 (2)Ifnooraninsufficientnumberofsuchveteransdoingbusinessinthisstatesubmit |
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| 76 | 76 | | 21abidorproposalforacontractletbyanagency,department,institution,orotherentityofthe |
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| 77 | 77 | | 22stateorapoliticalsubdivision,suchgoalshallnotberequiredandtheprovisionsof |
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| 78 | 78 | | 23subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallnotapply;and |
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| 79 | 79 | | 24 (3)Anyservice-disabledveteranbusinessthatreceivesbonuspointsunderthis |
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| 80 | 80 | | 25sectionshallnotreceivebonuspointsundersection34.069. |
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| 81 | 81 | | 26 5.Thecommissionerofadministrationmaypromulgaterulesinordertoimplement |
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| 82 | 82 | | 27theprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection |
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| 83 | 83 | | 28536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffective |
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| 84 | 84 | | 29onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536andifapplicable, |
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| 85 | 85 | | 30section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers |
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| 86 | 86 | | 31vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffective |
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| 87 | 87 | | 32date,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrant |
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| 88 | 88 | | 33ofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2010,shallbe |
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| 89 | 89 | | 34invalidandvoid. |
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| 90 | 90 | | âś” |
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| 91 | 91 | | HB714 3 |
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