FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 210
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOSLEY.
0054S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 42, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Missouri veterans'
homes.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 42, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 42.137, to read as 2
follows:3
42.137. State employees in support care assistance 1
positions for Missouri veterans' homes shall receive a wage 2
in the amount of at least fifteen dollars per hour and no 3
more than twenty-two dollars per hour for services performed 4
for a Missouri veterans' home. Such wage shall be effective 5
on January 1, 2026. Any state employee in a support care 6
assistance position for Missouri veterans' homes that 7
receives a wage in an amount greater than twenty-two dollars 8
per hour before January 1, 2026, shall be entitled to that 9
wage on and after January 1, 2026. The wage established by 10
this section shall be adjusted annually on January 1, 2027, 11
and on January first of successive years, by the same 12
percentage as the increase or decrease in the general price 13
level as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 14
Consumers (CPI-U) or successor index as published by the 15
United States Department of Labor or its successor agency, 16
with the amount of the wage increase or decrease rounded to 17 SB 210 2
the nearest five cents. Any change in the wage amount shall 18
be calculated and published by the commission. 19