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MO Rev Stat § 620.460 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.460 - Director, qualifications, compensation — staff, compensation — employed under merit system.

Effective - 28 Aug 1967   620.460. Director, qualifications, compensation — staff, compensation — employed under merit system. — 1. The commission shall employ a staff headed by a director of tourism who shall be qualified by education and experience in public administration with a background in the use of the various news media as to the dissemination of public information to promote tourism. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission, and the commission shall fix his compensation within the appropriation made for the purpose.  2. The director of tourism shall by and with the consent of the commission employ a staff composed of such professional, technical and clerical personnel as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 620.450 to 620.465 and set their compensation within the appropriation made for that purpose.  3. All members of the staff except the director shall be employed under the provisions of the state merit system law. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 368 § 3)  Transferred 1986; formerly 258.320
MO Rev Stat § 620.465 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.465 - Powers of division.

Effective - 28 Aug 1967   620.465. Powers of division. — The division of tourism shall have the following powers*:  (1) To formulate a program for the promotion of tourism in Missouri, including the promotion of our state parks, fishing and hunting areas, historical shrines, vacation regions and areas of historic or scenic interest;  (2) To cooperate with civic groups and local, state and federal departments and agencies, and agencies and departments of other states in encouraging educational tourism and developing programs therefor;  (3) To publish tourist promotional material such as brochures and booklets;  (4) To promote tourism in Missouri by articles and advertisements in magazines, newspapers, radio, television and travel publications and by establishing promotional exhibitions at travel shows and similar exhibitions;  (5) To establish and maintain travel offices at major points of entry to the state;  (6) To accept any grant of funds made to it for the promotion of tourism in Missouri;  (7) To do such other acts as shall, in the judgment of the division, be necessary and proper in carrying out the purposes of sections 620.450 to 620.465. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 368 § 4)  Transferred 1986; formerly 258.330  *Section 620.010 transferred all powers, duties and functions vested in the tourism commission to the tourism division, by type III transfer, department of economic development.
MO Rev Stat § 620.484 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.484 - Free public employment offices.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.484. Free public employment offices. — The provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.A. Sec. 49 et seq.), as amended, are hereby accepted by this state and the division of workforce development of the department of economic development is hereby designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purposes of said act. The division shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and for the purposes of performing such functions as are within the purview of the Wagner-Peyser Act. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 564 § 288.190, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)  Transferred 2014; formerly 288.270 CROSS REFERENCE:  County superintendent of public welfare to cooperate and furnish data to employment bureau, when, 205.910
MO Rev Stat § 620.490 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.490 - Rulemaking authority, coordination of state and federal job training resources.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.490. Rulemaking authority, coordination of state and federal job training resources. — The department of economic development shall promulgate rules providing for the coordination of state and federal job training resources administered by the department of economic development, including the local workforce investment areas established in the state to administer federal funds pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act or its successor, for the provision of assistance to businesses in this state relating to the creation of new jobs in the state. The department shall include in these rules the methods to be followed by any business engaged in the creation of new jobs in state to ensure that economically disadvantaged citizens receive opportunities for employment in the new jobs created. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 1237 § 23, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.503 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.503 - Small business assistance offices established in institutions of higher education to contract with department, purposes, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   620.503. Small business assistance offices established in institutions of higher education to contract with department, purposes, procedure. — 1. The department of economic development may enter into contracts with any institutions of higher education within the state for the purpose of providing ready access to all state forms, regulations, requirements and other information necessary to conduct business in the state. Each such office shall be known as a "Business Assistance Office" and shall coordinate services with a regional business assistance office established pursuant to section 620.500.  2. Each business assistance office may provide research, development or training programs for new or alternative small businesses, industries, or high technology businesses within the state. Each business assistance office may also provide needs assessment relating to small businesses, industries or high technology businesses. Each office may also provide feasibility studies relating to potential markets and employment opportunities.  3. Each party entering into a contract with the department of economic development to provide or administer a business assistance office shall, prior to the issuance of such a contract, submit to the department of economic development a detailed description of quantifiable performance appraisal measures and goals pertaining to the proposed efforts and results in marketing services provided by the business assistance office. The department of economic development shall review such material. When a contract to establish a business assistance office is renewed, renegotiated, or otherwise reissued, a contractor's actual efforts and results pertaining to the performance appraisal measures and goals shall be a criterion in the rewarding or renewal of a contract to establish or administer a business assistance office. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 426 § 3, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)
MO Rev Stat § 620.511 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.511 - Board established, purpose, meetings, members, terms, compensation for expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories   620.511. Board established, purpose, meetings, members, terms, compensation for expenses. — 1. There is hereby established the "Missouri Workforce Development Board", formerly known as the Missouri workforce investment board, and hereinafter referred to as "the board" in sections 620.511 to 620.513.  2. The purpose of the board is to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the state of Missouri. The board shall be the state's advisory board pertaining to workforce preparation policy.  3. The board shall meet the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, hereinafter referred to as the "WIOA", P.L. 113-128, as amended. Should another federal law supplant the WIOA, all references in sections 620.511 to 620.513 to the WIOA shall apply as well to the new federal law.  4. Composition of the board shall comply with the WIOA. Board members appointed by the governor shall be subject to the advice and consent of the senate. Consistent with the requirements of the WIOA, the governor shall designate one member of the board to be its chairperson.  5. Each member of the board shall serve for a term of four years, subject to the pleasure of the governor, and until a successor is duly appointed. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and said replacement shall serve the remainder of the original appointee's unexpired term.  6. Of the members initially appointed to the WIOA, formerly known as the WIA, board, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of four years, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of three years, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of one year.  7. WIOA board members shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.  8. The department may include on its website a list of the names of the members of the board, including the names of members of local workforce development boards, along with information on how to contact such boards. ­­-------- (L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2019 S.B. 68)
MO Rev Stat § 620.512 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.512 - Bylaws to be established — restriction on operations of board — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   620.512. Bylaws to be established — restriction on operations of board — rulemaking authority. — 1. The board shall establish bylaws governing its organization, operation, and procedure consistent with sections 620.511 to 620.513, and consistent with the WIOA.  2. The board shall meet at least four times each year at the call of the chairperson.  3. In order to assure objective management and oversight, the board shall not operate programs or provide services directly to eligible participants, but shall exist solely to plan, coordinate, and monitor the provisions of such programs and services. A member of the board may not vote on a matter under consideration by the board that regards the provision of services by the member or by an entity that the member represents or would provide direct financial benefit to the member or the immediate family of the member. A member of the board may not engage in any other activity determined by the governor to constitute a conflict of interest.  4. The composition and the roles and responsibilities of the board membership may be amended to comply with any succeeding federal or state legislative or regulatory requirements governing workforce investment activities, except that the procedure for such change shall be outlined in state rules and regulations and adopted in the bylaws of the board.  5. The department of economic development shall provide professional, technical, and clerical staff for the board.  6. The board may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of sections 620.511 to 620.513. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.513 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.513 - Duties of the board, report — limitation on authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   620.513. Duties of the board, report — limitation on authority. — 1. The board shall assist the governor with the functions described in Section 101(d) of the WIOA, 29 U.S.C. Section 311d, and any regulations issued pursuant to the WIOA.  2. The board shall submit an annual report of its activities to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president pro tem of the senate no later than January thirty-first of each year.  3. Nothing in sections 620.511 to 620.513 shall be construed to require or allow the board to assume or supersede the statutory authority granted to, or impose any duties or requirements on, the state coordinating board for higher education, the governing boards of the state's public colleges and universities, the state board of education, or any local educational agencies. ­­-------- (L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.552 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.552 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   620.552. Citation of law. — Sections 620.552 to 620.574 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Youth Service and Conservation Corps Act". ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 620.554 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.554 - Youth service and conservation corps established.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   620.554. Youth service and conservation corps established. — There is hereby established a "Missouri Youth Service and Conservation Corps" which shall provide educational remediation, employability skills training, and meaningful work experience necessary to better prepare the state's youths for meeting basic work requirements and their civic responsibility, while offering them opportunities to explore careers, gain needed work experience and contribute to the general welfare of their communities and the state. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 14)
MO Rev Stat § 620.556 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.556 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.556. Definitions. — As used in sections 620.552 to 620.574 the following terms mean:  (1) "Corps" and "youth corps", the Missouri youth service and conservation corps;  (2) "Division", the division of workforce development within the department of economic development;  (3) "Local workforce investment boards", the local workforce investment boards established under Section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act, Public Law 105-220, as amended, or any other succeeding administrative body established by subsequent federal legislation to provide for the local administration and expenditure of funding for employment and job training and approved by the division of workforce development;  (4) "Participant", a person who has been hired, or who has been accepted as a volunteer, and who meets the program eligibility criteria established by sections 620.552 to 620.574;  (5) "Project", an undertaking designed to provide or assist in providing services to promote conservation, public health, education and welfare among the general population. The term includes, but is not limited to:  (a) The rehabilitation of substandard housing;  (b) The repair, restoration and maintenance of public facilities and amenities;  (c) Assistance with the organization and delivery of educational and health services;  (d) Assistance for the elderly homebound;  (e) Delivery of food to the hungry and elderly;  (f) Restoration or development of park facilities;  (g) Trail construction and maintenance;  (h) Litter control;  (i) Land and soil conservation and rehabilitation;  (j) Road repair;  (k) Land reclamation;  (l) Reforestation; and  (m) Other undertakings which benefit the control, management, restoration and conservation of the bird, fish, game, forestry, or wildlife resources, and soil or water resources of this state;  (6) "Project sponsor", state agencies, including the departments of elementary and secondary education, social services, labor and industrial relations, conservation, and natural resources and the University of Missouri extension system; any unit of local government, including school districts; private not-for-profit corporations or organizations; administrative entities designated pursuant to the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act and any subsequent amendments; and community-based organizations. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 15, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.558 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.558 - Programs — participation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.558. Programs — participation. — 1. The Missouri youth service and conservation corps shall consist of the following programs:  (1) A year-round community services and conservation program for young adults;  (2) A summer employment program;  (3) A volunteer program for youths.  2. In selecting participants for the youth service and conservation corps, the director of the division shall give preference to persons who are high school dropouts and who are at risk of not graduating from high school. The director may segregate programs and funds to serve such persons to enhance the efficiency of administering any federal Workforce Investment Act funds which are available to the youth service and conservation corps.  3. Residents of both urban and rural areas of the state shall be eligible to apply to participate in the youth service and conservation corps. No person who has been convicted of a felony within the previous two years shall be eligible to participate in the youth service and conservation corps. Participants shall be unemployed at the time of their enrollment. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 16, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.560 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.560 - Community services and conservation program.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.560. Community services and conservation program. — 1. The community services and conservation program for young adults shall consist of projects offering participants paid work experience integrated with educational activities which may include, but is not limited to, employability skills training and educational remediation activities.  2. Participants who are high school dropouts shall work toward the completion of their graduate equivalency diploma and shall be excused from work according to a planned work schedule proposed by the project sponsor and approved by the division of workforce development in its review of a project application, to allow them to attend classes or gain instruction. The division of workforce development shall work with the department of elementary and secondary education to establish criteria for determining participants who may be at risk of not earning a high school diploma. Participants who meet these criteria shall be required to attend remediation classes designed to assist in the retention and successful completion of high school according to a planned work schedule proposed by the project sponsor and approved by the division in its review of a project application. All participants shall be paid a wage according to a work plan approved by the division, and commensurate with the number of hours worked by the participant. During the last three weeks of employment, all participants may be granted eight hours of paid time each week to search for permanent employment. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 17, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.562 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.562 - Summer employment program — at-risk participants, remediation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   620.562. Summer employment program — at-risk participants, remediation. — 1. The summer employment program shall consist of projects offering needed paid work experience integrated with educational activities which may include, but is not limited to, employability skills training and educational remediation activities. Participants shall be unemployed at the time of their enrollment.  2. Participants in the program shall be paid a wage according to a work plan approved by the division of workforce development, and commensurate with the number of hours worked by the participant. If participants are high school dropouts, they shall be required to work toward the completion of their graduate equivalency diploma while employed in the summer employment and remediation program. The division of workforce development shall work with the department of elementary and secondary education to establish criteria for determining participants who may be at risk of not earning a high school diploma. Participants who meet these criteria shall be required to attend remediation classes designed to assist in the retention and successful completion of high school. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 18, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 620.564 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development|Section 620.564 - Youth volunteer program.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   620.564. Youth volunteer program. — The youth volunteer program shall consist of unpaid work in projects which provide employability skills training and preemployment work experience. Such unpaid work shall not preclude the provision of supportive services deemed appropriate. Each volunteer program of the Missouri youth service and conservation corps shall demonstrate a high degree of youth input into program development, shall provide career-related information pertaining to volunteer projects, shall provide useful service to the community and shall abide by state and federal child labor laws. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 19)