FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 173
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WEBBER.
1108S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 590, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to grants for nonprofit
organizations at risk for terrorist attacks.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 590, R SMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
two new sections, to be known as sections 590.1400 and 590.1405, 2
to read as follows:3
590.1400. 1. This section shall establish the 1
"Missouri Task Force on Safety and Security for Nonprofit 2
Organizations", within the department of public safety. The 3
task force shall study and make recommendations on the 4
security needs of nonprofit organizations that are at 5
elevated risk of terrorist attacks or threats which have the 6
potential to endanger individuals or public safety in 7
Missouri, including recommendations: 8
(1) On the administration and funding of a grant 9
program for eligible nonprofit entities as determined by the 10
department to apply for security grants covering security 11
personnel, security training, f acility hardening, and other 12
necessary security measures; and 13
(2) Outreach to and education for nonprofit entities 14
about the grant program and the security grant application 15
process, with a particular focus on engaging and assisting 16
first-time grant applicants. 17 SB 173 2
2. Members of the task force shall be appointed by the 18
director of the department of public safety and shall 19
include: 20
(1) The director of the department of public safety, 21
or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson of 22
the task force; 23
(2) The director of the Missouri state highway patrol, 24
or his or her designee; 25
(3) The executive director of the Missouri Sheriffs' 26
Association, or his or her designee; 27
(4) The executive director of the Missouri Pol ice 28
Chiefs Association, or his or her designee; 29
(5) The executive director of a state -wide interfaith 30
or interreligious organization, or his or her designee; and 31
(6) Three representatives from other nonprofit 32
organizations, including faith -based groups, academia, or 33
organizations that work on countering domestic terrorism and 34
extremism. 35
3. Members of the task force shall serve without 36
compensation. Members appointed under subdivisions (5) and 37
(6) of subsection 2 of this section sha ll serve a four year 38
term and may be reappointed. The director of the department 39
of public safety shall fill any vacancies on the task force 40
for members appointed under subdivisions (5) and (6) of 41
subsection 2 of this section. 42
4. The task force shall fix a time and place for its 43
meetings and shall meet at least quarterly. Additional 44
meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson. 45
5. A majority of the total task force members shall 46
constitute a quorum and any official action taken by the 47
task force shall require an affirmative vote of a majority 48
of the members present and voting. 49 SB 173 3
6. The task force shall issue a report to the 50
department of public safety of its findings and 51
recommendations with respect to the security statu s and 52
needs of nonprofit organizations that are at elevated risk 53
of terrorist attacks in Missouri and recommendations on the 54
appropriate formula and standards for determining security 55
grant recipients. The report shall be issued annually and 56
at such other times as deemed necessary by the task force. 57
The report shall also be provided to the chairperson of the 58
senate committee on appropriations and the house budget 59
committee. 60
7. The department shall develop a grant program to 61
administer funds to eligible nonprofit organizations. 62
8. The department of public safety shall adopt any 63
rules or regulations necessary to create a grant application 64
form identical or substantially similar to the form used by 65
the United States Department of Homel and Security for a 66
nonprofit security grant program. Any rule or portion of a 67
rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 68
created under the authority delegated in this section shall 69
become effective only if it complies with and is subjec t to 70
all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, 71
section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are 72
nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 73
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 74
the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 75
subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 76
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 77
August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void. 78
9. An eligible organization may receive a grant up to 79
five percent of the available grant pool for that 80
distribution. No grants shall be awarded until the 81 SB 173 4
announcement of the recipients and the amount of the grants 82
awarded under the federal nonprofit security grant program. 83
590.1405. 1. There is hereby created in the state 1
treasury the "Supplemental Nonprofit Safety and Security 2
Grant Program Fund" which shall consist of moneys 3
appropriated, donated, or otherwise made available to 4
eligible nonprofit organizations pursuant to secti on 5
590.1400 that are at elevated risk of terrorist attacks in 6
Missouri. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the 7
fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the 8
state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall 9
be a dedicated fund and money in the fund shall be used 10
solely by nonprofit organizations for security enhancements 11
or measures for security personnel, security training, 12
facility hardening, and other necessary security measures. 13
2. Notwithstanding the provision s of section 33.080 to 14
the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of 15
the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general 16
revenue fund. 17
3. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund 18
in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 19
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 20
credited to the fund. 21
4. No more than five percent of the funds available 22
annually shall be used for administration expenses 23
associated with the fund. 24
5. The fund shall be used to defray the costs of 25
security enhancements or measures for eligible nonprofit 26
organizations, which shall include: 27
(1) Safety and security planning; 28
(2) Safety and security equipment; 29
(3) Security-related technology; 30 SB 173 5
(4) Safety and security training; 31
(5) Safety and security exercises; 32
(6) Threat awareness and response training; 33
(7) Upgrades to existing structures that enhance 34
safety and security; and 35
(8) Vulnerability and threat assessments. 36