| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.779 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHAPPELL. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1765H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter34,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtostatepurchasing |
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| 8 | 8 | | ofelectricvehicles,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter34,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection34.630,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 34.630.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Electricvehicle",amotorvehiclethatispropelledtoasignificantextentby |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3anelectricmotorthatdrawselectricityfromabatterycapableofbeingrechargedfrom |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4anexternalsourceofelectricity; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Forcedlabor",allworkorservicethatis: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (a)Obtainedbyforce,fraud,orcoercion,includingbythreatofseriousharmto, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7orphysicalrestraintagainst,anyperson;bymeansofanyscheme,plan,orpattern |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8intendedtocausethepersontobelievethatifsuchpersondidnotperformsuchlaboror |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9services,suchpersonoranotherpersonwouldsufferseriousharmorphysicalrestraint; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10orbymeansoftheabuseorthreatenedabuseofthelaworthelegalprocess; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 (b)Imposedonthebasisofaprotectedcharacteristic; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (c)Notofferedorprovidedvoluntarilybytheworker;or |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (d)Producedthroughoppressivechildlabor; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (3)"Governmentalentity",astateagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15anyschool,college,university,administration,authority,orotherenterpriseoperated |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16bythestateoranypoliticalsubdivisionthereof; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)"Oppressivechildlabor",aconditionofemploymentunderwhichany |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18personunderfourteenyearsofageisemployedinanoccupationhazardousforthe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19employmentofchildren,suchasmanufacturingormining; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (5)"Protectedcharacteristic",anycharacteristicprotectedbytheMissouri |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21humanrightsact. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 2.Nogovernmentalentityshallenterintoacontractfortheprocurementof |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23electricvehicles,oranycomponentofanelectricvehicle,unlessthegovernmentalentity |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24isprovidedasworncertificationfromthemanufactureroftheelectricvehicleorthe |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25componentofanelectricvehiclethatdoesthefollowing: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 (1)Consentstothepersonaljurisdictionbythestateoverthemanufacturer;and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (2)Certifiesthatnoentityinvolvedintheproductionoftheelectricvehicleor |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28componentofanelectricvehicle,includingtheproductionofanyconstituentpartorthe |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29miningorothersourcingofanymaterials,usedforcedlabororoppressivechildlaborin |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30itsactivities. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 3.(1)Inadditiontoanyotherremediesavailableatlaworequity,ifthe |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32manufacturerorsellerprovidesfalseormisleadinginformationundersubsection2of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33thissection,theindividualprovidingthefalseormisleadinginformationshallbeliable |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34foracivilpenaltyoftenthousanddollarsperfalseormisleadingstatementorone-half |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35thetotalpricepaidbythegovernmentalentityforthevehiclesorcomponents, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36whicheverisgreater. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (2)Anygovernmentalentitythatknowinglyviolatessubsection2ofthissection |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38shallbesubjecttoafineoftenthousanddollarsperfalseormisleadingstatementorthe |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39totalpricepaidbythegovernmentalentityforthevehiclesorcomponents,whicheveris |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40greater.Thefinesunderthissubdivisionshallbepayabletothegeneralrevenuefund. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 (3)Anystateemployeethatknowinglyviolatessubsection2ofthissectionshall |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42personallypayafineoffivethousanddollarstotheMissouriveteranscommission. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43 (4)Anyemployeeofalocalgovernmentorpoliticalsubdivisionthatknowingly |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44violatessubsection2ofthissectionshallpersonallypayafineoffivethousanddollarsto |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45theschooldistrictsinthecountyinwhichtheviolationoccurred.Suchfundsshallbe |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46allocatedinproportiontotheaveragedailyattendanceofeachschooldistrictinthe |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47county. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (5)Eachmemberofastatewideboardwhovotesintheaffirmativetoauthorize |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49apurchasethatviolatessubsection2ofthissectionshallpersonallypayafineoffive |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50thousanddollarstotheMissouriveteranscommission. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 (6)Eachmemberofalocalgovernmentorpoliticalsubdivisionboardwhovotes |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52intheaffirmativetoauthorizeapurchasethatviolatessubsection2ofthissectionshall |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53personallypayafineoffivethousanddollarstotheschooldistrictsinthecountyin |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB779 2 54whichtheviolationoccurred.Suchfundsshallbeallocatedinproportiontotheaverage |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55dailyattendanceofeachschooldistrictinthecounty. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56 (7)AnycitizenwithinthejurisdictionofthestateofMissourioranypolitical |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57subdivisionthereofshallhavestandingtobringenforcementofthissection. |
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| 70 | 70 | | âś” |
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| 71 | 71 | | HB779 3 |
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