HCS/SB 155 - This act creates and modifies requirements for certain legislative and administrative instrumentalities. This act reauthorizes the Joint Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Awareness, making it a permanent committee. This act removes the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Director of the Department of Agriculture, and the Adjutant General as committee members and provides that the committee shall collect information from such departments. The Joint Committee shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate and the other a member of the House of Representatives, shall be elected for a two-year term. (Section 21.851) This provision is identical to SCS/SB 319 (2023). Whenever a convention is called to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the selection and participation of commissioners from Missouri to such convention shall be governed by provisions of this act. Commissioner requirements are described in the act. Prior to the convention, the General Assembly shall consider "Recommended Commissioner Instructions" presented to it by the Joint Legislative Committee as described in the act. The Joint Legislative Committee shall be duly authorized by the General Assembly for the purposes of this act. Membership requirements and duties of the Joint Legislative Committee are described in the act. (Section 21.950) Before July 1, 2024, each governing body of a political subdivision shall adopt a meeting speaker policy to ensure that the requirements under the act are followed at each meeting of the governing body. Duties of such governing body are described in the act. (Section 67.2727) The Missouri Development Finance Board shall consist of sixteen members, instead of twelve, including two members of the Senate, one of which shall be from the majority party appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate and one of which shall be from the minority party appointed by the minority leader, and two members of the House of Representatives, one of which shall be from the majority party appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one of which shall be from the minority party appointed by the minority leader. No more than five members appointed by the Governor to the Board shall be of the same political party, except for members of the General Assembly. Each member of the Board shall have resided in the state for at least five years prior to appointment, except members of the General Assembly. Nine members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, instead of seven. (Section 100.265) This provision is identical to SB 277 (2023), SB 865 (2022) and to a provision in SCS/SB 864 (2022), SCS/SB 868 (2022), and SCS/SB 466 (2021), and is substantially similar to SB 469 (2021). The terms of the active employee representatives serving on the board of trustees of Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System on August 28, 2026, shall continue until June 30, 2028. The terms of elected active employee representatives shall be for four years after June 30, 2028. (Section 104.160) Before June 1st immediately after a municipal election for members of the Board of Education of a seven-director school district, a metropolitan school district, or a municipal election for members of the board of directors of an urban school district, such school district shall submit to the election authority, with jurisdiction over the area in which the majority of such school district is located, a report containing specific information described in the act. Before July 1st, an election authority that receives such information shall report to the Secretary of State's office such information for each school district located primarily within such election authority's jurisdiction. Requirements for reporting such information are described in the act. The Secretary of State's office shall post on its website a list containing all information received from election authorities under the act. Such list shall be posted before August 1st of each year in a format that is easily viewable and shall be revised as changes occur. (Section 115.062) Each seven-director school district shall report information about such school district and the Board of Education members pursuant to the provisions of the act. (Section 162.261) The act repeals certain requirements for filling vacancies on the Board of Directors of urban school districts. (Section 162.471) Each urban school district shall report information about such school district and the Board of Education directors pursuant to the provisions of the act. (Section 162.481) Vacancies which occur on the school board of urban school districts shall be filled in the manner provided under the act. The act repeals the current requirements for filling such vacancies. (Section 162.492) Each metropolitan school district shall report information about such school district and the Board of Education members as required under the act. (Section 162.601) The Secretary of the Board of Education of a metropolitan district shall certify to the Board, instead of the Mayor, that a board member have vacated their on the Board. The Secretary shall also certify to the Board, instead of the Mayor, any other vacancy occurring on the Board. Any vacancy shall be filled by the Board, instead of the Mayor, by appointment for the remainder of the term. (Section 162.611) The retirement allowance of certain members of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri shall be two and fifty-five hundredths percent of the member's final average salary for each year of service, if the member's credible service is thirty-two, instead of thirty-one, years or more regardless of age. The time frame of such provision being effective between July 1, 2001 and July 1, 2014 is repealed under the act. (Section 169.070) Between August 28, 2023 and June 20, 2028, any person retired and receiving a retirement allowance under the Public School Retirement System of Missouri, may earn up to 133% of the annual earnings exemption amount applicable to a Social Security recipient before the calendar year of attainment of full retirement age pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). After June 30, 2028, such person may earn up to the annual earnings exemption amount applicable to a Social Security retirement recipient before the calendar year of attainment of full retirement age under CFR, without discontinuance of such person's retirement allowance from the Retirement System. The Social Security annual earnings exemption amount applied shall be the exemption amount in effect for the calendar year in which the school year begins. Certain exclusions apply under these provisions. (Section 169.560) The total number of retired certificated teachers or a person receiving a retirement benefit from the Public School Retirement System of a school district may, without losing their retirement benefit, teach or be employed full time for up to four years, instead of two years, for a school district covered by such retirement system. The total number of such retired certificated teachers shall not exceed, at any one time, the greater of one percent, instead of the lesser of ten percent, of the total certificated teachers and non-certificated staff for that school district, or five certificated teachers. (Section 169.596) The fiscal year for each consolidated public library district shall be July 1st to June 30th unless otherwise set by the board of trustees. The budget for such public library district shall be approved on or before the last day of the fiscal year, instead of on or before June 30th, preceding the fiscal year for which the budget was prepared. (Section 182.645) The act modifies the definition of "emergency medical dispatcher". (Section 190.100(12)) The definition of "medical director" is modified to include dispatch agency. (Section 190.100(26)) The act modifies paramedic accreditation requirements. (Section 190.142.2(3)) Members of the Missouri Genetic Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, instead of the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Section 191.305) Members of the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council shall serve a three-year term and until the member's successor is appointed by the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, instead of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The act repeals the provision stating that members of the Council shall continue to fulfill their current terms if they started serving as such members on February 2, 2005. The act also repeals the provisions stating that the Council shall decrease from the present twenty-five to fifteen members. (Section 192.745) Members of the Organ Donation Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Heath and Senior Services, instead of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Section 194.300) Trustees appointed by the governing body of certain counties may be paid reasonable compensation by the district for their services outside their duties as trustees. Monetary compensation of such trustees is described in the act. This act repeals certain provisions regarding the compensation schedule of such trustees and trustees being reimbursed for expenses incurred by such trustees in the performance of their duties. This act also repeals certain provisions regarding counties with a ten-member board of trustees. (Section 204.300) Each trustee appointed or elected in the circuit court decree or amended decree of incorporation for a reorganized common sewer district may receive certain monetary compensation for their services as trustees as described in the act. The act repeals the provisions stating that such trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but may be compensated for reasonable expenses normally incurred in the performance of their duties. (Section 204.610) The membership of the Missouri Housing Development Commission is modified by adding two members of the Senate, one of which shall be from the majority party appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate and one of which shall be from the minority party appointed by the minority leader, and two members of the house of representatives, one of which shall be from the majority party appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one of which shall be from the minority party appointed by the minority leader. Eight, instead of six, members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No action shall be taken by the Commission except upon the affirmative vote of at least eight, instead of six, of the members of the Commission. (Section 215.020) This provision is identical to SB 237 (2023), to a provision in SCS/SB 864 (2022), SCS/SB 868 (2022), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 931 (2022), and SCS/SB 466 (2021). Payments made to the various regional planning commissions shall not exceed the sum of $130,000, instead of $65,000, for the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council and for the Mid-America Regional Council. The remaining allocated state funds shall not exceed the sum of $50,000, instead of $25,000, for certain regional planning commissions. The act repeals the following regional planning commissions from these provisions: Show me, Missouri Valley, Ozark Gateway, ABCD, and Lakes Country. The act adds the following regional planning commission to this provision: Harry S. Truman, MO-Kan, Pioneer Trains, and Southwest Missouri. Beginning July 1, 2025, and each year after, the maximum grant amount for each regional planning commission shall be adjusted with the consumer price index. (Section 251.034) The State Fair Commission shall consist of twelve members, instead of nine members. Currently, two of such members shall be active farmers, two of whom shall be either current members or past presidents of county and regional fair boards, one of whom shall be employed in agribusiness, and three at-large members shall be Missouri residents. This act repeals these provisions and the provision requiring the Director of the Department of Agriculture to be the chairman of the Commission until January 31, 1997. This act repeals the provisions regarding the County Fair Association submitting to the Governor a list of nominees for the appointment to the Commission as described in current law. There shall be no more than three, instead of two, Commission members from any Congressional district. (Section 262.217) This provision is similar to HB 2115 (2022). The Missouri 911 Service Board shall be responsible for the approval of training courses for emergency medical dispatchers. The Board shall develop necessary rules and regulations in collaboration with the State EMS medical director's advisory committee, which may provide recommendations relating to the medical aspects of pre-arrival medical instructions. A dispatch agency is required to have a memorandum of understanding with all ambulance services that it dispatches. If a dispatch agency provides pre-arrival medical instructions, it is required to have a medical director whose duties include the maintenance of standards and approval of protocols or guidelines. (Section 650.320) Currently, a dispatch agency is required to have a memorandum of understanding with all ambulance services that it dispatches. If a dispatch agency provides pre-arrival medical instruction, it is required to have a medical director, whose duties include the maintenance of standards and protocol approval. This act repeals these provisions. (Section 190.134) This act is identical to SB 319 (2023), SB 274 (2023), HB 823 (2023), SB 277 (2023), provisions in HCS/HB 222 (2023), HCS/HB 257 (2023), HCS/HB 496 (2023), HB 923 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 934 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SB 20 (2023) and HCS/SS/SB 75 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 497 (2023), perfected HB 716 (2023), HB 914 (2023), HCS/SS #2/SCS SB 4, 42 & 89 (2023), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 411 & 230 (2023), HCS/HB 497 (2023), SB 363 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 257 (2023), HB 495 (2023), HB 905 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 934 (2023), HCS/SB 247 (2023), a perfected HB 437 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 986 (2023), SB 412 (2023), provisions in HB 924 (2023), provisions in HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 119 & 120 (2023), SB 449 (2023), SB 534 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 648 (2023), HB 1208 (2023), provisions in CSC/SB 46 (2023), SB 608 (2023), a provision in HCS/SB 275 (2023), a provision in HB 697 (2023), a provision in SB 237 (2023), SB 634 (2023), a provision in SB 449 (2023), substantially similar to SB 556 (2023), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 475 (2023), HB 1099 (2023), and similar to provisions in SS/HB 402 (2023), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1015 (2023), provisions in HCS/HB 1128 (2023), provisions in HCS/SS/SB 24 (2023), a provision in HCS/HBs 876, 771, 676 & 551 (2023), provisions in CCS/HCS/SB 186 (2023), SB 625 (2023). JULIA SHEVELEVA