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Missouri House of Representatives
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: Exempts from state income tax the first six thousand dollars of public pension income and allows an additional state income tax deduction of up to six thousand dollars for public pension income.

: Prohibits the Department of Revenue from conditioning the property and pharmaceutical tax credits on the filing of a federal income tax return.

: Increases property tax credits for the elderly, exempts the elderly from sales tax on food and enhances Medicaid benefits.

: Exempts from state income tax all pensions received by persons sixty-five years of age and older.

: Allows Department of Transportation to provide financial assistance to not-for-profit elderly and handicapped transportation services to defray the rising cost of gasoline.

: Increases the pharmaceutical income tax credit from two hundred dollars to five hundred dollars and decreases the number of persons eligible to claim the credit.

: Freezes the assessed value of certain real property owned by persons 65 years of age and older which is used as a principal residence.

: Amends various provisions related to caregiver qualifications and registration.

: Establishes a pharmaceutical relief program for senior citizens in the Department of Social Services.

: Freezes the assessed value of certain real property owned by persons 65 years of age and older which is used as a principal residence.

: Requires counties to allow elderly, disabled and low income persons to pay current real and personal property taxes monthly instead of annually.

: Increases the maximum allowable income to qualify for one hundred percent of the pharmaceutical income tax credit from fifteen thousand dollars to thirty-six thousand dollars.

: Establishes a pharmaceutical assistance program in the Division of Aging.

: Exempts Social Security benefits and military retirement benefits which are included in federal adjusted gross income from state income tax.

: Expands the categories of persons allowed to claim the pharmaceutical state income tax credit.

: Beginning January 1, 2002, increases the state income tax deduction for all retirement benefits from six thousand dollars to seven thousand two hundred dollars and increases income caps.

: Expands eligibility for medical assistance to include persons who are aged, blind or disabled with annual incomes of up to one hundred percent of the federal poverty level.

: Revises laws on elder abuse, Medicaid fraud, nursing homes, public assistance, child care, and regional assessment centers.

: Promotes higher education community service learning programs.

: Increases from 60 to 75 the number of days a retired teacher may work for the school system on a part-time or temporary basis.

: Creates the Missouri Homestead Act.

: Requires facilities licensed by the Division of Aging to employ a food services director and requires long-term care facilities to employ a registered dietician.

: Freezes the assessed value of certain real property owned by persons 65 years of age and older which is used as a principal residence.

: Increases the maximum property tax credit for the elderly to two thousand dollars and increases eligibility for the property tax credit by raising income caps.

: Excludes the cash value of insurance policies for purposes of determining eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare for persons sixty-five years of age and older.

: Revises laws on sexual crimes.

: Makes the shared care income tax credit refundable.

: Creates "The Missouri Homestead Preservation Act.".

: Requires the Division of Aging to create and distribute a publication that provides a comprehensive listing of companies and organizations providing services for older adults.

: Changes the Department of Health to the Department of Health and Senior Services and adds programs for Alzheimer's disease.

: Requires every member of the immediate family to consent for a durable power of attorney to be executed.

: Transfers the Office of State Ombudsman from the Division of Aging to the Office of Lieutenant Governor.

: Amends various provisions regarding in-home care for the elderly.

: Exempts sales of nonprescription and over-the-counter drugs to persons sixty-five years of age and older from sales tax.

: Establishes a pharmacy discount program for certain Medicaid eligible persons.

: Prohibits the termination of utility service to certain individuals during cold weather months.

: Creates a Pharmaceutical Investment Program for Seniors to help defray the cost of pharmaceuticals for senior citizens.

: Revises driver's licensing provisions for those over age 70.

: Revises pharmaceutical income tax credit.

: Exempts retired veterans from all taxes.

: Bases funding for the nutritional services programs of the Division of Aging on the actual number of meals served in each area in the previous fiscal year.

: Modifies the statutes relating to the qualification and disqualification of employees of the Department of Mental Health and the Division of Aging.

: Establishes a joint interim committee to study the issue of suicide prevention.

: Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a Department of Senior Services.

: Expands the current prescription drug tax credit for the elderly.

: Limits or freezes assessed valuation of real property under specified conditions.

: Individuals sixty-five years or older eligible for a tax credit up to $1000 for offsetting costs of medication.

: Allows dental students to enroll in the loan repayment program and establishes a donated dental services program.

: Revises the Family Care Safety Registry.

: Requires the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan to contract for a long term care insurance option for state employees.

: Modifies the reporting of elder abuse and neglect and the provision of in-home services for the elderly.

: Exempts the homestead of those aged 65 and older from increases in property tax assessments.

: Expands the current prescription drug tax credit for the elderly.

: Exempts from sales/use tax sales of coffins, caskets, burial cases and burial vaults.

: Outlines minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities.

: Exempts residential property owned by the elderly from certain increases in assessed valuation.

: Creates the Department of Health and Senior Services and transfers the duties of the Division of Aging to the new Department.

: Repeals certificate of need law and enacts law regarding "review certification".

: Freezes residential property valuation for senior citizens.

: Revises the Grandparents as Foster Parents Program.

: Expands Medicaid eligibility to one hundred percent of the federal poverty level.

: Dedicated additional revenue to the energy assistance program.

: Adds a tax on the sale of certain tobacco products to fund the Missouri Pharmaceutical Assistance Program.

: Promotes Alzheimer's awareness through public recognition and increased training.

: Revises the Grandparents as Foster Parents Program.

: Requires long term care facilities to return unused medications to pharmacies for reuse and reimbursement.

: Freezes residential property valuation for senior citizens at local option.

: Revises the current prescription drug tax credit for the elderly.

: Revises the current prescription drug tax credit for the elderly.

: Presents dual questions regarding tobacco settlement funds.

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