House Amendment

HCS/SS/SB 111- Current law requires salaries of all elective and appointive officers and employees of the state to be paid out of the state treasury, in semimonthly or monthly installments as designated by the Commissioner of Administration. This act allows salaries to additionally be paid out once every two weeks.

This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 997 (2022), the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/HB 2090 (2022) and substantially similar to SB 316 (2021), a provision in the perfected SB 78 (2021), and a provision in HCS/HBs 846 & 407 (2021).

This act also eliminates the Personnel Advisory Board and gives all duties and responsibilities previously held by the board to the Director of the Personnel Division and the Commissioner of Administration. The act additionally makes the position of Director of the Personnel Division appointed by the Commissioner of Administration. The Director may be removed by the Commissioner for no reason or any reason not prohibited by law.

This provision is identical to SB 110 (2023), SB 996 (2022), provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 997 (2022), and provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/HB 2090 (2022) and substantially similar to HB 2023 (2022).

The act makes modifications to changes to pay plans for employees of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). Under current law, any change in the pay plan shall be made on a uniform statewide basis and no employee in a position subject to the State Personnel Law shall receive more or less compensation than another employee solely because of the geographical area in which the employee lives or works. This act exempts employees of the MSHP from the prohibition on the consideration of geographical change.

SCOTT SVAGERA

HA 1 - REPEALS THE WORDS "UPON IT" IN SECTION 36.060.1.


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