HB 379 -- Compensation for Financial Institution Regulators

Sponsor:  Cooper (120)

This bill exempts, from merit system rules, those positions in
the divisions of Finance and Credit Unions in the Department of
Economic Development which are compensated through a dedicated
fund obtained from assessments and license fees used for the
examination and regulation of banks, trust companies, and credit
unions.

The directors of these divisions will prepare a salary schedule
for those positions.  A comparison with similar positions at
federal regulatory agencies will be completed, and in no instance
will the compensation for state examiners be more than 90% parity
for the corresponding federal positions in similar geographic
locations as determined by the directors.  Personnel will be
compensated according to the schedule.

Costs incurred in the regulation of any bank, trust company, or
other corporation will be reviewed at least annually by the
Division of Finance to determine whether regulatory costs are
offset by the fees and charges collected.  The director will
revise the fees to the extent allowed by law or recommend to the
General Assembly the necessary statutory changes to fully recover
the costs.

Any interest earned in the dedicated funds will be used, upon
appropriation, for the expenditures of the divisions in the
succeeding fiscal year and will be applied to reduce the amount
of the annual assessment an institution is charged.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm