- Introduced -

SB 408 - This act establishes the Missouri Corrections Officers Training and Standards Commission (MoCOTS). The purpose of this commission is to design, establish, regulate and maintain a Correction Officers Certification Program and to advise the Director concerning the duties of officers.

This Commission is composed of six members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The terms are staggered and the commission does not receive compensation for service.



Corrections officers employed on or before July 1, 2003, are automatically designated MoCOTS certified without additional training.

This act contains an emergency clause.

This act is identical to HB 138 (2003).

SARAH MORROW