HB 898 -- Administrative Law Judges

Sponsor:  Vogt

This bill requires each agency of the executive branch to be
headed by a chief administrative law judge selected by a majority
of the administrative law judges employed by the agency if the
agency employs more than one administrative law judge and
provides for a chief administrative law judge.  The chief
administrative law judge's duties include supervising
administrative law judges, assigning cases, protecting and
ensuring the decisional independence of each judge, establishing
and implementing standards and training programs, and providing
and coordinating continuing education programs.

The bill becomes effective January 1, 2006.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm