| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION NO.13 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMYERS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 0593H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSection12ofArticle |
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| 9 | 9 | | IVoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingtwonewsectionsinlieuthereof |
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| 10 | 10 | | relatingtothedepartmentofthehighwaypatrol. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 12 | 12 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIVoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SectionA.Section12,ArticleIV,ConstitutionofMissouri,isrepealedandtwonew |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2sectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections12and55,toreadasfollows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section12.Theexecutivedepartmentshallconsistofallstateelectiveandappointive |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2officialsandemployeesexceptofficialsandemployeesofthelegislativeandjudicial |
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| 21 | 21 | | 3departments.Inadditiontothegovernorandlieutenantgovernorthereshallbeastate |
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| 22 | 22 | | 4auditor,secretaryofstate,attorneygeneral,astatetreasurer,anofficeofadministration,a |
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| 23 | 23 | | 5departmentofagriculture,adepartmentofconservation,adepartmentofnaturalresources,a |
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| 24 | 24 | | 6departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,adepartmentofhighereducation,a |
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| 25 | 25 | | 7departmentofhighwaysandtransportation,adepartmentofinsurance,adepartmentoflabor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 8andindustrialrelations,adepartmentofeconomicdevelopment,adepartmentofpublic |
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| 27 | 27 | | 9safety,adepartmentofrevenue,adepartmentofsocialservices,adepartmentoftheNational |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 10Guard,adepartmentofthehighwaypatrol,andadepartmentofmentalhealth.Inaddition |
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| 30 | 30 | | 11totheelectedofficers,thereshallnotbemorethan[sixteen] seventeendepartmentsandthe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 12officeofadministration.Thegeneralassemblymaycreatebylawtwodepartments,in |
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| 32 | 32 | | 13additiontothosenamed,providedthatthedepartmentsshallbeheadedbyadirectoror |
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| 33 | 33 | | 14commissionappointedbythegovernorontheadviceandconsentofthesenate.Thedirector |
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| 34 | 34 | | 15orcommissionshallhaveadministrativeresponsibilityandauthorityforthedepartment |
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| 35 | 35 | | 16createdbylaw.Unlessdiscontinuedallpresentorfutureboards,bureaus,commissionsand |
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| 36 | 36 | | 17otheragenciesofthestateexercisingadministrativeorexecutiveauthorityshallbeassigned |
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| 37 | 37 | | 18bylaworbythegovernorasprovidedbylawtotheofficeofadministrationortooneofthe |
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| 38 | 38 | | 19[sixteen] seventeenadministrativedepartmentstowhichtheirrespectivepowersandduties |
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| 39 | 39 | | 20aregermane. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Section55.ThereshallbeestablishedaMissouriDepartmentoftheHighway |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2Patrolinchargeofthesuperintendentappointedbyandservingatthepleasureofthe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3governor,byandwiththeadviceandconsentofthesenate,whoshallprovideforthe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4safetyuponthehighwaysandenforcetrafficlaws. |
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| 44 | 44 | | âś” |
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| 45 | 45 | | HJR13 2 |
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