FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development April 21, 2005, with recommendation that the House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 99 Do Pass. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f). STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal sections 21.800 and 620.602, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to joint committees of the general assembly.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 21.800 and 620.602, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 21.800 and 620.602, to read as follows:
21.800. 1. There is established a joint committee of the general assembly to be known as the "Joint Committee on [Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and] Homeland Security" to be composed of seven members of the senate and seven members of the house of representatives. The senate members of the joint committee shall be appointed by the president pro tem and minority floor leader of the senate and the house members shall be appointed by the speaker and minority floor leader of the house of representatives. The appointment of each member shall continue during the member's term of office as a member of the general assembly or until a successor has been appointed to fill the member's place when his or her term of office as a member of the general assembly has expired. No party shall be represented by more than four members from the house of representatives nor more than four members from the senate. A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum, but the concurrence of a majority of the members shall be required for the determination of any matter within the committee's duties.
2. The joint committee shall:
(1) Make a continuing study and analysis of all state government terrorism, bioterrorism, and homeland security efforts;
(2) Devise a standard reporting system to obtain data on each state government agency that will provide information on each agency's terrorism and bioterrorism preparedness, and homeland security status at least biennially;
(3) Determine from its study and analysis the need for changes in statutory law; and
(4) Make any other recommendation to the general assembly necessary to provide adequate terrorism and bioterrorism protections, and homeland security to the citizens of the state of Missouri.
3. The joint committee shall meet within thirty days after its creation and organize by selecting a chairperson and a vice chairperson, one of whom shall be a member of the senate and the other a member of the house of representatives. The chairperson shall alternate between members of the house and senate every two years after the committee's organization.
4. The committee shall meet at least [quarterly] annually. The committee may meet at locations other than Jefferson City when the committee deems it necessary.
5. The committee shall be staffed by legislative personnel as is deemed necessary to assist the committee in the performance of its duties.
6. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
7. It shall be the duty of the committee to compile a full report of its activities for submission to the general assembly. The report shall be submitted not later than the fifteenth of January of each year in which the general assembly convenes in regular session and shall include any recommendations which the committee may have for legislative action as well as any recommendations for administrative or procedural changes in the internal management or organization of state or local government agencies and departments. Copies of the report containing such recommendations shall be sent to the appropriate directors of state or local government agencies or departments included in the report.
8. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2007.
620.602. 1. There is established a permanent joint committee of the general assembly to be known as the "Joint Committee on Economic Development Policy and Planning" to be composed of five members of the senate, appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, and five members of the house, appointed by the speaker of the house. No more than three members of the senate and three members of the house shall be from the same political party. The appointment of members shall continue during their terms of office as members of the general assembly or until successors have been duly appointed to fill their places when their terms of office as members of the general assembly have expired. Members of the joint committee shall receive no compensation in addition to their salary as members of the general assembly, but may receive their necessary expenses for attending the meetings of the committee, to be paid out of the committee's appropriations or the joint contingent fund.
2. The joint committee on economic development policy and planning shall meet within ten days after its establishment [and organize by selecting a chairman and a vice chairman, one of whom shall be a member of the senate and the other a member of the house of representatives. These positions]. During election years in the house of representatives, a chair and vice chair shall rotate [annually] biennially between a member of the senate and a member of the house of representatives. At the outset of each biennial rotation the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the general assembly charged with providing a chair shall appoint the chair and the presiding officer of the other house shall appoint the vice chair. For the purpose of this subsection "presiding officer" shall mean either the president pro tem of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives. The committee shall regularly meet at least quarterly. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The committee may, within the limits of its appropriations, employ such persons as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. The compensation of such personnel shall be paid from the committee's appropriations or the joint contingent fund.
3. The joint committee on economic development policy and planning shall, at its regular meetings, confer with representatives from the governor's office, the department of economic development, the University of Missouri extension service, and other interested parties from the private and public sectors. The joint committee shall review the annual report produced by the department of economic development, as required by section 620.607, and plan, develop and evaluate a long-term economic development policy for the state of Missouri to ensure the state's competitive status with other states.
4. The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2010.