Officers must be certified before they can be employed. In response to a similar proposal from last year, the Johnson County Sheriff assumed that if the 470 hours is required after taking office the cost of training would be paid by the county. In response to a similar proposal from last year, the Boone County Sheriff assumed no fiscal impact to Boone County. Oversight assumes that this proposal does not require the affected political subdivision to pay for the cost of training. Therefore, the County Commission's decision to pay the cost of training would be a discretionary act.
Oversight assumes no fiscal impact to state or local funds.
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal. This proposal changes the training and certification requirements for elected sheriffs beginning January 1, 2002. Currently, elected county sheriffs are exempt from Chapter 590, RSMo, requiring minimum training hours, background check and other requirements of certification by the Director of the Department of Public Safety. This legislation makes elected sheriffs subject to such certification. If the officeholder fails to meet the requirements of Chapter 590, RSMo, the office will be become vacant.