Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB473 Compare Versions

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 473
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCHROER.
8	8	1302S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 43.505, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to reporting
11	11	requirements of law enforcement agencies.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 43.505, RSMo, is repealed and two new 1
15	15	sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 43.505 2
16	16	and 650.040, to read as fo llows:3
17	17	43.505. 1. The department of public safety is hereby 1
18	18	designated as the central repository for the collection, 2
19	19	maintenance, analysis and reporting of crime incident 3
20	20	activity generated by law enforcement agencies in this 4
21	21	state. The department shall develop and operate a uniform 5
22	22	crime reporting system that is compatible with the national 6
23	23	uniform crime reporting system operated by the Federal 7
24	24	Bureau of Investigation. 8
25	25	2. The department of public safety shall: 9
26	26	(1) Develop, operate and maintain an information 10
27	27	system for the collection, storage, maintenance, analysis 11
28	28	and retrieval of crime incident and arrest reports from 12
29	29	Missouri law enforcement agencies; 13
30	30	(2) Compile the statistical data and forward such data 14
31	31	as required to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the 15
32	32	appropriate Department of Justice agency in accordance with 16
33	33	the standards and procedures of the national system; 17 SB 473 2
34	34	(3) Provide the forms, formats, procedures, standards 18
35	35	and related training or training assistance to all law 19
36	36	enforcement agencies in the state as necessary for such 20
37	37	agencies to report incident and arrest activity for timely 21
38	38	inclusion into the statewide system; 22
39	39	(4) Annually publish a report on the nature and extent 23
40	40	of crime and submit such report to the governor and the 24
41	41	general assembly. Such report and other statistical reports 25
42	42	shall be made available to state and local law enforcement 26
43	43	agencies and the general public through an electronic or 27
44	44	manual medium; 28
45	45	(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, publish quarterly 29
46	46	clearance rates, as defined in section 650.040, on the 30
47	47	department's website by the fifteenth calendar day on the 31
48	48	month following the close of the preceding quarter; 32
49	49	(6) Beginning January 1, 2027, report the data 33
50	50	collected pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of 34
51	51	this section to the governor, Missouri Peace Officers 35
52	52	Standards and Training Commission, the chair of the 36
53	53	committee on the judiciary and civil and criminal 37
54	54	jurisprudence of the senate, the chair of the committee on 38
55	55	crime prevention and public safety of the house of 39
56	56	representatives, and the chair of the committee on the 40
57	57	judiciary of the house of representatives by July 1, 2027, 41
58	58	and by July first of each year thereafter. The department 42
59	59	shall also make the report available to the public on the 43
60	60	department's website; 44
61	61	(7) Maintain the privacy and security of information 45
62	62	in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, 46
63	63	regulations and orders; and 47
64	64	[(6)] (8) Establish such rules a nd regulations as are 48
65	65	necessary for implementing the provisions of this section. 49 SB 473 3
66	66	Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 50
67	67	section 536.010, that is created under the authority 51
68	68	delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 52
69	69	complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 53
70	70	chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 54
71	71	section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the 55
72	72	powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 56
73	73	536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove 57
74	74	and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 58
75	75	then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 59
76	76	or adopted after August 28, 2000, shall be invalid and void. 60
77	77	3. Every law enforcement ag ency in the state shall: 61
78	78	(1) Submit crime incident reports to the department of 62
79	79	public safety on forms or in the format prescribed by the 63
80	80	department; and 64
81	81	(2) Submit any other crime incident information which 65
82	82	may be required by the department of public safety. 66
83	83	(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, every law enforcement 67
84	84	agency in the state shall collect data documenting case 68
85	85	clearances, including information on clearance rates, as 69
86	86	defined in section 650.040, for nonfatal shootings, as 70
87	87	determined by the department of public safety, and report 71
88	88	such data to the department on a monthly basis. 72
89	89	(b) All clearance rate data collected and reported 73
90	90	pursuant to this section shall be disaggregated by whether 74
91	91	the offense was cleared by arrest or the offense was cleared 75
92	92	by exceptional means, as defined in section 650.040, 76
93	93	document the year of the offense, the demographic 77
94	94	information of the victim, and detail the average duration 78
95	95	per office from the date of the offense to the date of 79
96	96	clearance. 80 SB 473 4
97	97	4. Any law enforcement agency that violates this 81
98	98	section after December 31, 2021, may be ineligible to 82
99	99	receive state or federal funds which would otherwise be paid 83
100	100	to such agency for law enforcement, safety or criminal 84
101	101	justice purposes. 85
102	102	650.040. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
103	103	terms shall mean: 2
104	104	(1) "Clearance rates", the rate at which law 3
105	105	enforcement agencies clear an offense by arrest or by 4
106	106	exceptional means; 5
107	107	(2) "Offense cleared by an arres t", when at least one 6
108	108	person has been arrested, charged with the commission of the 7
109	109	offense, and turned over to the court for prosecution; 8
110	110	(3) "Offense cleared by exceptional means", when the 9
111	111	law enforcement agency has: 10
112	112	(a) Identified the offender; 11
113	113	(b) Gathered enough evidence to support an arrest, 12
114	114	make a charge, and turn over the offender to the court for 13
115	115	prosecution; 14
116	116	(c) Identified the offender's exact location so that 15
117	117	the suspect could be taken into custody immediately; and 16
118	118	(d) Encountered a circumstance outside the control of 17
119	119	such agency that prohibited the agency from arresting, 18
120	120	charging, and prosecuting the offender. 19
121	121	2. There is hereby created the "Missouri Violent Crime 20
122	122	Clearance Grant Program" within the de partment of public 21
123	123	safety. This program shall be developed in consultation 22
124	124	with the Missouri peace officers standards and training 23
125	125	commission created pursuant to section 590.120, the office 24
126	126	for victims of crime created pursuant to section 650.310, 25
127	127	and the crime laboratory review commission created pursuant 26
128	128	to section 650.059. 27 SB 473 5
129	129	3. The purpose of this program is to improve law 28
130	130	enforcement strategies and initiatives aimed at increasing 29
131	131	violent crime clearance rates. 30
132	132	4. To the extent that su ch uses can be demonstrated to 31
133	133	advance the purposes described in subsection 2 of this 32
134	134	section, eligible uses for the funding include: 33
135	135	(1) Improved investigatory resources, including the 34
136	136	hiring of personnel assigned to investigate violent crimes 35
137	137	or collect, process, and test forensic evidence; 36
138	138	(2) Development of evidence -based policies, 37
139	139	procedures, and training; 38
140	140	(3) Technical assistance; 39
141	141	(4) Law enforcement equipment or technology, including 40
142	142	investigative, evidence -processing, or forensic-testing 41
143	143	equipment or technology; 42
144	144	(5) Contractual support; 43
145	145	(6) Information systems, with prioritization for 44
146	146	projects that would improve data integration and the ability 45
147	147	to share information across and between law enforcement 46
148	148	agencies, prosecuting attorneys' offices, and crime labs; 47
149	149	(7) Officer health and wellness services; 48
150	150	(8) Hiring and retention of victim -witness 49
151	151	coordinators; 50
152	152	(9) Partnership with hospital -based violence 51
153	153	intervention programs; 52
154	154	(10) Partnership with accredited behavioral health 53
155	155	programs; and 54
156	156	(11) Partnership with local community service 55
157	157	providers to improve support for victims of violent crime. 56
158	158	5. In awarding a grant under subsection 2 of this 57
159	159	section for an allowable use und er subsection 3 of this 58 SB 473 6
160	160	section, the department of public safety shall give priority 59
161	161	to law enforcement agencies: 60
162	162	(1) With consistent public reporting of low clearance 61
163	163	rates; 62
164	164	(2) That demonstrate a commitment to working with 63
165	165	community-based organizations and government agencies to 64
166	166	reduce violent crime rates; or 65
167	167	(3) That detail a process for evaluating the 66
168	168	effectiveness of both investigators and investigative units, 67
169	169	including the development of specific goals and performance 68
170	170	metrics. 69
171	171	6. All law enforcement agencies that receive funding 70
172	172	under this section shall report to the department of public 71
173	173	safety annually on activities carried out to reduce violent 72
174	174	crime and improve clearance rates during the preceding 73
175	175	fiscal year, including, but not limited to: 74
176	176	(1) The number of personnel hired or assigned to 75
177	177	investigate violent crimes, disaggregated between sworn law 76
178	178	enforcement officers and civilian or unsworn professional 77
179	179	staff; 78
180	180	(2) The number of personnel hired or as signed to 79
181	181	collect, process, and test forensic evidence; 80
182	182	(3) The number of personnel hired or assigned to 81
183	183	provide victim services; 82
184	184	(4) The description of any training developed or 83
185	185	implemented; 84
186	186	(5) The description of any new technology p urchased or 85
187	187	acquired; 86
188	188	(6) How grant-funded activities have impacted 87
189	189	clearance rates; 88
190	190	(7) The record management system, or equivalent, used 89
191	191	to collect case information and its ability to integrate 90 SB 473 7
192	192	with other agencies', prosecuting attorney o ffices', and 91
193	193	crime labs' record management systems; and 92
194	194	(8) How the grantee worked with community -based 93
195	195	organizations to improve violent crime rates and clearance 94
196	196	rates for violent crimes. 95
197	197	7. Distribution of state funds or technical assistan ce 96
198	198	shall be by contractual arrangement between the department 97
199	199	and each recipient law enforcement agency. Terms of the 98
200	200	contract shall be negotiable each year. The state auditor 99
201	201	shall periodically audit all law enforcement agencies 100
202	202	receiving state funds. 101
203	203	8. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any law 102
204	204	enforcement agency from receiving federal or local funds 103
205	205	should such funds become available. 104
206	206	9. No state funds shall be expended unless 105
207	207	appropriated by the general assembly for this purpo se. 106
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