CHILDREN AND MINORS

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
CHILDREN AND MINORS

: Denies driving privileges for failure to comply with the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws and requires all persons younger than 18 years of age to complete a formal driver's education course

: Allows courts to consider the opinions and recommendations by a professional or member of the clergy in child custody proceedings

: Changes the laws regarding seat belts and child restraints

: Requires only operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear and requires a study on the effects of the law to be done for three years

: Changes the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Increases the penalty for possession of child pornography

: Creates the crime of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the third degree

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Creates the presumption that a minor younger than 14 years of age who is seeking an abortion is a victim of statutory rape in the first degree and must be reported by the abortion provider

: Prohibits any person younger than 16 who has been found guilty of purchasing, attempting to purchase, or possessing intoxicating liquor from receiving an intermediate driver's license until he or she is 18

: Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care subsidy benefits

: Prohibits public school districts from administering any corporal punishment

: Creates new crimes of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment and aiding a sexual offender and increases the punishment for sex offenders who commit crimes against children

: Requires that sex offenders placed on probation or parole for a sex crime against a child younger than 17 years of age be electronically monitored while on probation or parole

: Denies bail to offenders who have pled guilty to or been found guilty of sexual offenses or pornographic offenses committed against children

: Changes the laws regarding immunizations for children

: Expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree to include when a person uses methamphetamine in front of a child or when a person uses methamphetamine while pregnant

: Requires in-home child care providers to furnish parents of children receiving services a background check of every person in the home older than 17 years of age

: Requires a person who commits sexual crimes against children younger than 12 years of age to serve a minimum of three years in prison before being placed on probation or parole

: Requires manufacturers of certain toxic household products to add an aversion agent to the product as a poison prevention measure and establishes the Poison Prevention Task Force to provide oversight

: Imposes a $2 surcharge on dissolution of marriage cases for deposit in the Child Advocacy Center Fund which is created to provide financial support for child advocacy centers

: Changes the distribution of some of the proceeds in the Gaming Commission Fund

: Increases the excise tax on intoxicating beverages and creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Allows a parent, legal guardian, or other person with custodial rights to petition a court to extend his or her child's age of majority to 18 for all purposes under state law

: Changes the definition of "adult" to a person 18 years of age or older and "child" to a person under 18 years of age in Chapter 211, RSMo, pertaining to juvenile courts

: Imposes a minimum term of imprisonment for offenders who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime of violence against a child or an elderly person

: Changes the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Establishes a scholarship program for the surviving children of veterans killed in combat

: Requires operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing and registration of certain professionals and establishes requirements for eye examinations for children in public schools

: Allows a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor and establishes the requirements and procedures

: Allows parents or legal guardians of 16 to 18-year-old children to choose to have the compulsory school attendance and work certificate laws apply to their children

: Changes the age for juvenile court jurisdiction from younger than 15 and one-half years of age to younger than 15 for non-felony traffic ordinance violations

: Changes the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Revises the crimes of statutory rape and sodomy in the second degree by changing the age of the perpetrator from 21 years of age or older to being at least two years older than the victim

: Creates the crime of transporting a child without parental consent for the purpose of committing a crime with the child as the victim or participant

: Establishes Erica's Law into Missouri's statutes and changes the elements for the crime of murder in the first degree when a child is the victim

: Changes the penalty for enticement of a child to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than 30 years and makes offenders ineligible for probation or parole for five years

: Changes the laws regarding crime prevention

: Prohibits school bus drivers from using a cell phone while operating a bus that is transporting children

: Changes the laws regarding the special needs adoption tax credit

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones

: Repeals a sunset provision in order to allow dental hygienists to continue providing certain services for children in a public health setting

: Prohibits the disclosure of Social Security numbers on child support checks, correspondence, and documents

: Changes the laws regarding military facilities and personnel

: Adds cases dealing with the placement of a child in adoption and foster care to the types of cases given priority for expedited proceedings

: Allows an adopted person at least 18 years old to receive a certified copy of his or her original birth certificate

: Allows for virtual visitation with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent

: Revises unlawful transactions with a child by making it a crime to sell or rent a video game to a child when the video game has been rated mature or adults only by the Entertainment Software Rating Board

: Allows cell phone and Internet service provider records to be searched for child support enforcement purposes

: Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions made to qualified pregnancy resource centers and children in crisis centers

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for early childhood education

: Adopts the Interstate Compact for Juveniles

: Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act and the Birth Control Protection Act and requires implementation of a women's health services program

: Changes the types of facilities for children that are exempt from licensure by the Department of Social Services

: Allows for virtual visitation with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent and allows a court to also grant its use to grandparents

: Lowers the minimum age for a person to serve on jury duty from 21 to 18 years

: Increases the surcharge in domestic relations cases for court-appointed special advocate programs and allows individual counties to authorize additional surcharges on these cases

: Establishes a quality rating system for child care facilities, early childhood programs, and before and after school care programs

: Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage for formulas and products used in the treatment of inherited metabolic diseases

: Requires group health insurance policies which cover dependents to continue coverage for a dependent child with a chronic illness or condition until the child attains the age of 25 or marries

: Increases the surcharge in domestic relations cases for court-appointed special advocate programs and allows individual counties to authorize additional surcharges on these cases

: Creates the crime of using a mobile communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle if the driver is younger than 18 years of age

: Changes the laws regarding domestic violence and orders of protection and allows a law enforcement officer to remove any firearm found at the scene of an alleged act of domestic violence

: Requires the Department of Social Services to determine if a child who became ineligible for state medical assistance has health insurance six months after becoming ineligible

: Prohibits a child from riding as a passenger on a motorcycle unless the child is at least eight years of age

: Allows the Children's Division to consult with a law enforcement agency to determine the level of law enforcement involvement necessary to initiate a child abuse and neglect investigation

: Allows circuit courts to establish criminal nonsupport divisions to handle nonviolent criminal nonsupport cases and establishes a Criminal Nonsupport Divisions Coordinating Commission and a resources fund

: Modifies the requirements for the continuation of child support for children enrolled in higher education

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing and registration of certain professionals and establishes requirements for eye examinations for children in public schools

: Establishes a panel to create a program to award grants to Internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces

: Requires a person younger than 21 years of age who is convicted of purchasing, attempting to purchase, or possessing alcohol to perform community service

: Changes the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Creates the crime of failing to report suspicious photographs involving a child

: Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino until the arrearage is satisfied

: Authorizes Perry County to impose a sales tax for senior services and youth programs

: Revises the laws regarding concealable firearms

: Requires every child attending a public elementary school to receive instruction in a foreign language

: Prohibits the use of blinds on windows in licensed child care facilities

: Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or a child care facility unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child attending the school or child care facility

: Prohibits certain sexual offenders from entering school property or attending school activities without the consent of the principal or administrator

: Creates the Guardian Ad Litem Fund for the purpose of compensating court-appointed guardians ad litem

: Changes the eligibility criteria for adoption or foster care subsidies

: Permits underage culinary students to taste, but not consume, certain alcoholic beverages as required by the curriculum

: Prohibits the prescribing or dispensing of contraceptive drugs or devices to minors younger than 16 years of age without parental consent

: Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes

: Establishes the Precious Doe Hotline for the reporting of missing and abused children and provides rewards through the Precious Doe Hotline Reward Fund for reports leading to arrests

: Requires a court that does not award joint physical custody of a child when requested by a parent to make a statement with findings of fact and conclusions as to why it is not in the best interest of the child

: Authorizes an enhanced punishment of up to 10 more years for certain crimes committed against a child younger than 14 years of age by a person responsible for the child's welfare

: Creates a civil cause of action against any person younger than 21 years of age who misrepresents his or her age to obtain alcohol

: Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or a child care facility unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child attending the school or child care facility

: Removes the relative child exemption in the laws regarding child care licensure

: Requires all Missouri Medicaid Program recipients whose eligibility is based on disability other than total disability to be referred for vocational rehabilitation services to remain eligible for benefits

: Makes the child support obligation for a child older than 18 years of age who is enrolled in and attends a post-secondary school program permissive rather than mandatory

: Requires the City of St. Louis to report to the Children's Division when students younger than 17 years of age incur 15 or more absences

: Increases the penalty for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree when shaking a child younger than five years of age to a minimum of 15 years in prison

: Revises the crime of distribution of controlled substances near schools to include near child care facilities, long-term care facilities, and the residences of in-home child care providers

: Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for food and clothing purchased by foster parents for foster children

: Allows the victim of statutory rape to terminate his or her parental rights to any child conceived as a result of statutory rape

: Establishes the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act regarding the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion

: Allows the court to order alternative dispute resolution

: Allows any county or municipality to establish an ordinance requiring sexually oriented businesses to be licensed and authorizes them to regulate and restrict the location of these businesses

: Requires that beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, every school bus be equipped with a child safety alarm system

: Requires that twins or other multiple-birth siblings be placed in the same classroom if the parent or legal guardian makes a timely request

: Allows any county or municipality to establish an ordinance requiring sexually oriented businesses to be licensed and authorizes them to regulate and restrict the location of these businesses

: Adds members of the General Assembly and the staff of the Governor's Office and Mansion as persons who abandoned newborns can be delivered safely to under the Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002

: Changes the laws regarding voluntary termination of parental rights

: Prohibits prescribing, dispensing, giving, or otherwise providing any contraceptive drug or device to an unemancipated minor without the consent of the minor's parent

: Permits the termination of alimony and maintenance payments based on a finding that a former spouse is cohabitating with another person

: Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards for eligibility

: Restricts passengers younger than 18 years of age in vehicles driven by individuals holding intermediate driver's licenses

: Increases the length of time a father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption from within 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of the child

: Allows use of available credits for nonresident adoptions under certain circumstances

: Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"

: Creates an educational grant for children and spouses of veterans killed in combat

: Modifies various provisions relating to delinquent child support payments

: Modifies conflicting language relating to a special needs children adoption tax credit

: Authorizes a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor

: Provides that electronic access cards may be issued to custodial parents for disbursement of child support payments

: Modifies provisions on mandatory reporters of child abuse

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: Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery

: Establishes surcharges on certain court proceedings to fund certain school-related educational programs

: Modifies requirements for continuing child support obligation for children over 18 years of age

: Fully reimburses certain school districts for costs associated with offering certain special education services

: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPs to identify the proposed beneficiary employer

: Defines "bullying" and prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property

: Alters provisions with regard to charter schools

: Provides for each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination

: Prohibits closing a child abuse investigation if the child dies during the course of the investigation

: Creates the crime of negligent storage of a firearm

: Revises current law requirements for the presentation of information in public schools relating to contraception, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases

: Modifies procedures of juvenile courts in their care and treatment of certain juveniles

: Creates a tax credit for low-income household purchases of computers for educational purposes

: Alters various provisions of the state's special education policy

: Modifies continuing child support obligation for children over eighteen years of age

: Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Establishes a tuition grant for dependants and spouses of certain military veterans

: Modifies provisions of criminal background checks for emergency child placements

: Modifies lawful presence requirements for drivers' license, modifies graduated driver's license law and allows the Highway Commission to revoke licenses and registrations of motor carriers in certain circum

: Establishes a virtual school program

: Requires children to be restrained by a child passenger restraint system, booster seat, or safety belt depending upon the child's age, weight, or height

: Establishes the "Prevention First Act"

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality early childhood education

: Alters the "special education threshold" for any school district with a higher-than-average student population with elevated blood lead levels

: Removes special education statute from the sunset provision of the First Steps Program

: Specifies the Amber Alert System aids in identifying and locating abducted children rather than adults

: Enhances the penalties for motorists who fail to properly yield for school buses that are loading and unloading children when injuries or deaths result

: Extends the sunset date for the Healthcare for Uninsured Children Program

: Modifies provisions on students self-administering medication

: Authorizes issuance of temporary orders by a juvenile court and transfer of such orders to a circuit or probate court

: Exempts from certain administrative penalties school districts that demonstrate their students have to cross highways and arterials under specified conditions

: Allows sixteen-year olds to donate blood with parental permission

: Allows the City of St. Louis to impose a sales tax to provide services to children age twenty-one and younger

: Modifies provisions relating to parentage of a child

: Revises the Interstate Compact for Juveniles

: Modifies the law relating to the establishment of paternity

: Creates a tax credit for children in crisis

: Modifies provisions on child care subsidies

: Modifies laws on child support

: Allows a school district to provide transportation for private school pupils

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:52 am