Pre-filed December 1, 1999, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
Relating to wages for certain peace officers, with a termination date.
57.1010. As used in sections 57.1010 to 57.1016, the following terms mean:
(1) "Full-time", any employee who is designated as full-time by a political subdivision, or any employee who works at least thirty-five hours per week for such political subdivision.
(2) "Policeman", any regular or permanent employee of the police department of a political subdivision, including a probationary policeman. The term "policeman" shall not include:
(a) Any civilian employee of a police department; or
(b) Any person temporarily employed as a policeman for an emergency;
(3) "Salary", the regular remuneration earned by a policeman or sheriff's deputy as an employee of a political subdivision, but not including employer paid fringe benefits except the value of employer paid medical benefits, including dental and vision, for employees, and not including consideration for agreeing to retire or other nonrecurring or unusual payments that are not a part of regular remuneration; the office of administration by its rules may further define salary in a manner consistent with this definition.
(4) "Sheriff's deputy", any person contemplated by the terms "deputy" or "deputy sheriff" as used in this chapter.
57.1013. 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Policemen and Sheriff's Deputies Trust Fund". The moneys in the fund shall only be used for the purposes as provided in sections 57.1010 to 57.1016. The fund shall consist of moneys required by law to be credited to such fund and moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.
2. Beginning in the fiscal year 2002, the general assembly shall appropriate from general revenue to the policemen and sheriff's deputies trust fund an amount necessary to fulfill the minimum salary requirements for policemen and sheriff's deputies in those political subdivisions that meet the criteria described in section 57.1016. The appropriation shall be sufficient to ensure that all qualifying political subdivisions are able to comply with the minimum salary requirements of section 57.1016. The office of administration shall determine, prior to January 1, 2001, those political subdivisions which shall be eligible to receive funds pursuant to sections 57.1010 to 57.1016 during the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004. A qualifying political subdivision shall be eligible to receive funds appropriated pursuant to sections 57.1010 to 57.1016 only during the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004.
57.1016. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 57.201 to 57.251, and sections 84.160 and 84.510, RSMo, beginning with the fiscal year 2002, the minimum salary for all full-time policemen and sheriff's deputies in this state shall be twenty thousand dollars.
2. Any political subdivision that, on January 1, 2001, pays any of its full-time policemen or sheriff's deputies less than twenty thousand dollars may, for the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, use moneys from the policemen and sheriff's deputies trust fund established pursuant to section 57.1013 to increase the salaries of such policemen and sheriff's deputies to a minimum of twenty thousand dollars. Any political subdivision that, prior to January 1, 2001, had paid all of its full-time policemen or sheriff's deputies a salary greater than nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars shall continue to do so without assistance from such fund.3. The office of administration and the department of public safety may issue such rules as may be necessary for the enforcement of sections 57.1010 to 57.1016. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to sections 57.1010 to 57.1016 shall become effective unless it is promulgated pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo.
4. The provisions of sections 57.1010 to 57.1016 shall terminate on July 1, 2005.
Missouri House of Representatives