SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 778
90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STAPLES.
Read 1st time January 5, 2000, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
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AN ACT
To amend chapter 105, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to reimbursement for voice mail calls.
Section A. Chapter 105, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 105.057, to read as follows:
105.057. 1. Whenever a person places a long-distance telephone call to a state agency, and gets voice mail rather than a state employee, the state shall reimburse the caller for the cost of the telephone call and associated expenses if the caller submits a claim for reimbursement.
2. The caller seeking reimbursement from the state agency shall submit a copy of his or her telephone bill showing the time, telephone number of the agency, and the cost of the call.
3. The agency receiving such a claim from a caller shall forward the claim to the office of administration.
4. After receiving the claim, the office of administration shall reimburse the caller for the cost of the call and related postage expenses for submitting the claim.