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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.123 - Procedure to expunge, supreme court to promulgate rules — similar to small claims.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories
610.123. Procedure to expunge, supreme court to promulgate rules — similar to small claims. —
1. Any person who wishes to have a record of arrest expunged pursuant to section 610.122 may file a verified petition for expungement in the civil division of the circuit court in the county of the arrest as provided in subsection 4 of this section. The petition shall include the following information or shall be dismissed if the information is not given:
(1) The petitioner's:
(a) Full name;
(b) Sex;
(c) Race;
(d) Date of birth;
(e) Driver's license number;
(f) Social Security number; and
(g) Address at the time of the arrest;
(2) The offense charged against the petitioner;
(3) The date the petitioner was arrested;
(4) The name of the county where the petitioner was arrested and if the arrest occurred in a municipality, the name of the municipality;
(5) The name of the agency that arrested the petitioner;
(6) The case number and court of the offense;
(7) Petitioner's fingerprints on a standard fingerprint card at the time of filing a petition to expunge a record that will be forwarded to the central repository for the sole purpose of positively identifying the petitioner.
2. The petition shall name as defendants all law enforcement agencies, courts, prosecuting attorneys, central state depositories of criminal records or others who the petitioner has reason to believe may possess the records subject to expungement. The court's order shall not affect any person or entity not named as a defendant in the action.
3. The court shall set a hearing on the matter no sooner than thirty days from the filing of the petition and shall give reasonable notice of the hearing to each official or agency or other entity named in the petition.
4. If the court finds that the petitioner is entitled to expungement of any record that is the subject of the petition, it shall enter an order directing expungement. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown. A copy of the order shall be provided to each agency identified in the petition pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.
5. The supreme court shall promulgate rules establishing procedures for the handling of cases filed pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 610.122. Such procedures shall be similar to the procedures established in chapter 482 for the handling of small claims.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 170 § 2 merged with H.B. 562 § 12, A.L. 1995 H.B. 135, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184, A.L. 2005 S.B. 422)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.124 - Destruction of arrest records — removal from all electronic files — FBI requested to expunge — protest to expungement, procedure.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
610.124. Destruction of arrest records — removal from all electronic files — FBI requested to expunge — protest to expungement, procedure. —
1. All records ordered to be expunged pursuant to section 610.123 shall be destroyed, except as provided in this section. If destruction of the record is not feasible because of the permanent nature of the record books, such record entries shall be blacked out. Entries of a record ordered expunged pursuant to section 610.123 shall be removed from all electronic files maintained with the state of Missouri. The central repository shall request the Federal Bureau of Investigation expunge the records from its files.
2. Any petitioner, or agency protesting the expungement, may appeal the court's decision in the same manner as provided for other civil actions.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 170 § 3 merged with H.B. 562 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.125 - Failure to comply with expungement order, penalty — knowingly using expunged record for gain, penalty.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
610.125. Failure to comply with expungement order, penalty — knowingly using expunged record for gain, penalty. —
1. A person subject to an order of the court in subsection 4 of section 610.123 who knowingly fails to expunge or obliterate, or releases arrest information which has been ordered expunged pursuant to section 610.123 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2. A person subject to an order of the court in subsection 4 of section 610.123 who, knowing the records have been ordered expunged, uses the arrest information for financial gain is guilty of a class E felony.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 170 § 4 merged with H.B. 562 § 14, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.126 - Expungement does not deem arrest invalid — department of revenue may retain records necessary for administrative actions on driver's license — power to close or expunge record, limitation.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
610.126. Expungement does not deem arrest invalid — department of revenue may retain records necessary for administrative actions on driver's license — power to close or expunge record, limitation. —
1. An expungement of an arrest record shall not reflect on the validity of the arrest and shall not be construed to indicate a lack of probable cause for the arrest.
2. Except as provided by sections 610.122 to 610.126, the courts of this state shall have no legal or equitable authority to close or expunge any arrest record.
3. The petitioner shall not bring any action subsequent to the expungement against any person or agency relating to the arrest described in the expunged records.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 170 § 5 merged with H.B. 562 § 15, A.L. 1995 H.B. 135 merged with H.B. 174, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.131 - Expungement for persons less than eighteen years of age at time of offense.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
610.131. Expungement for persons less than eighteen years of age at time of offense. —
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.140 to the contrary, a person who at the time of the offense was under the age of eighteen, and has pleaded guilty or has been convicted for the offense of prostitution under section 567.020 may apply to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all official records all recordations of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court determines that such person was under the age of eighteen or was acting under the coercion, as defined in section 566.200, of an agent when committing the offense that resulted in a plea of guilty or conviction under section 567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement.
2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown. The effect of such order shall be to restore such person to the status he or she occupied prior to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had never taken place. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or expungement in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement under this section.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 793, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.150 - "911" telephone reports inaccessible, exceptions.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
610.150. "911" telephone reports inaccessible, exceptions. —
Except as provided by this section, any information acquired by a law enforcement agency or a first responder agency by way of a complaint or report of a crime made by telephone contact using the emergency number, "911", shall be inaccessible to the general public. However, information consisting of the date, time, specific location and immediate facts and circumstances surrounding the initial report of the crime or incident shall be considered to be an incident report and subject to section 610.100. Any closed records pursuant to this section shall be available upon request by law enforcement agencies or the division of workers' compensation or pursuant to a valid court order authorizing disclosure upon motion and good cause shown.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1667 § 1, A.L. 1995 H.B. 135, A.L. 2013 H.B. 256, 33 & 305)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.175 - Flight log records after flight, open public records for elected members of executive and legislative branches.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
610.175. Flight log records after flight, open public records for elected members of executive and legislative branches. —
Any records or flight logs pertaining to any flight or request for a flight after such flight has occurred by any elected member of either the executive or legislative branch shall be open public records under this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this section shall only apply to a flight on a state-owned plane.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 256, 33 & 305 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.200 - Law enforcement agency log or record of suspected crimes, accidents or complaints, available for inspection and copying.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
610.200. Law enforcement agency log or record of suspected crimes, accidents or complaints, available for inspection and copying. —
All law enforcement agencies that maintain a daily log or record that lists suspected crimes, accidents, or complaints shall make available the following information for inspection and copying by the public:
(1) The time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by the agency;
(2) The time and nature of the agency's response to all complaints or requests for assistance; and
(3) If the incident involves an alleged crime or infraction:
(a) The time, date, and location of occurrence;
(b) The name and age of any victim, unless the victim is a victim of a crime under chapter 566;
(c) The factual circumstances surrounding the incident; and
(d) A general description of any injuries, property or weapons involved.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 135 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1289, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1660 merged with S.B. 1020, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.210 - Health care coordination, certain records may be released.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
610.210. Health care coordination, certain records may be released. —
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, information in law enforcement agency records that would enable the provision of health care to a person in contact with law enforcement may be released for the purpose of health care coordination to any health care provider, as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended, that is providing or may provide services to the person.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXIX - Conduct of Public Business › Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records › Section 610.225 - Tax credit records and documents deemed closed records, when — request for opening records and documents, requirements, fee authorized.

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 610
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
610.225. Tax credit records and documents deemed closed records, when — request for opening records and documents, requirements, fee authorized. —
1. Records and documents relating to tax credits submitted as part of the application for all tax credits to any department of this state, board, or commission authorized to issue or authorize or recommend the authorization of tax credits shall be deemed closed records until such time as the information submitted does not concern a pending application, and except as limited by other provision of law concerning closed records. For the purposes of this subsection, a
"pending application"
shall mean any application for credits that has not yet been authorized. In the case of partial authorization of credits, the completed authorization of a single credit shall be sufficient to constitute full authorization to the extent that the authorized credit or credits relate to the same application as the credits that have not yet been authorized.
2. Upon a request for opening of records and documents relating to all tax credit programs, as defined in section 135.800
*
, submitted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except as limited by the provision of subsection 1 of this section, the agency that is the recipient of the open records request shall make information available consistent with the provisions of this chapter. Where a single record or document contains both open and closed records, the agency shall make a redacted version of such record or document available in order to protect the information that would otherwise make the record or document a closed record. Staff time required for such redaction shall constitute an activity for which a fee can be collected pursuant to section 610.026.
3. As used in this section
"closed record"
shall mean closed record as defined in section 610.010.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 1099 § 610.255)
*The definition of "all tax credit programs" in section 135.800 was repealed by H.B. 2400, 2022.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.014 - Records on financial investments, sales or business plans to be deemed closed records, when.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories
620.014. Records on financial investments, sales or business plans to be deemed closed records, when. —
Records and documents submitted to the department of economic development, to the Missouri economic development, export and infrastructure board, or to a regional planning commission formed pursuant to chapter 251, relating to financial investments in a business, or sales projections or other business plan information which may endanger the competitiveness of a business, or records pertaining to a business prospect with which the department, board, or commission is currently negotiating, may be deemed a closed record as such term is defined in section 610.010.
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(L. 1991 H.B. 294 & 405 § 1, A.L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048 merged with S.B. 441, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1099, A.L. 2009 H.B. 191)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.015 - Administrative fund, uses, administration of.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
Effective - 28 Aug 1993
620.015. Administrative fund, uses, administration of. —
The director of the department of economic development shall administer a revolving "Department of Economic Development Administrative Fund", which is hereby established, and shall be funded annually by appropriations. Such fund shall consist of any gifts, contributions, grants or bequests received from federal, private or other sources and contain moneys transferred or paid to the department of economic development in return for goods and services provided by the department of economic development for services to any governmental entity or the public. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund, and shall approve disbursements from the fund for the purchase of goods or services at the request of the director of the department of economic development. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, moneys in the fund shall not lapse, unless and then only to the extent to which the unencumbered balance at the close of any fiscal year exceeds one-twelfth of the total amount appropriated, paid, or transferred to the fund during such fiscal year. The director of the department of economic development shall prepare an annual report of all receipts and expenditures from the fund.
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(L. 1991 H.B. 516, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566 merged with S.B. 336)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.016 - Job training or development contracts or reimbursement for services, department to reimburse contractors.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
Effective - 23 Dec 1997, see footnote
620.016. Job training or development contracts or reimbursement for services, department to reimburse contractors. —
When the department of economic development contracts or reimburses entities for services related in any way to job training and development programs directly provided to individuals, the department shall reimburse the contractor as provided in the contract.
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(L. 1997 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 16)
Effective 12-23-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.020 - Business relocating outside state to be furnished information and alternatives on request.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
Effective - 28 Aug 1986
620.020. Business relocating outside state to be furnished information and alternatives on request. —
Upon the request of the president or chief executive officer of a Missouri based business, the department of economic development shall, to the maximum extent practicable, gather information from the business if it is likely to significantly reduce the number of persons employed in a city or county by ceasing to operate, relocating outside of the state, or significantly reducing the number of its active employees. The department of economic development shall:
(1) Develop and suggest alternatives to prevent a significant reduction in the number of persons employed in a city or county or to mitigate the economic effects of such a reduction;
(2) Assist interested parties in determining if employee ownership of a business is feasible and would prevent a significant reduction in the number of employees in a city or county;
(3) Assist in implementing alternatives developed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section;
(4) Gather information from each such business which significantly reduces the number of persons employed in a city or county by ceasing operation, relocating outside of the state, or significantly reducing the number of its active employees. Such information will describe resources, programs, or services, the availability of which would likely have prevented such a reduction in employment.
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(L. 1986 S.B. 426 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.030 - Department's authority to contract with certain entities and organizations for technology and technology development services.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
Effective - 23 Dec 1997, see footnote
620.030. Department's authority to contract with certain entities and organizations for technology and technology development services. —
The department of economic development shall have the authority to contract directly with the Missouri technology corporation, as established in section 348.251, innovation centers, as established in section 348.271, small business development centers, as established in sections 620.1000 to 620.1007, centers for advanced technology, as established in section 348.272, and other entities or organizations for the provision of technology application, technology commercialization and technology development services. Such contracting procedures shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 34.
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(L. 1997 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 1)
Effective 12-23-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.171 - Export development office created, purpose — powers and duties.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
620.171. Export development office created, purpose — powers and duties. —
1. There is hereby created within the department of economic development the "Missouri Export Development Office". The office shall work to expand job opportunities of Missouri's work force by increasing the export of Missouri industrial, commercial or manufactured goods and services of small and medium-sized businesses through the provision of information, technical assistance, and other export trade assistance.
2. The Missouri export development office shall have the power and authority to carry out the following functions:
(1) Coordinate to the maximum extent possible the efforts of the office with programs and goals of the United States export-import bank, the foreign credit insurance association, and other private and public programs designed to provide export assistance and export-related financing;
(2) Establish a network of contacts between those public and private organizations which provide information, technical assistance, financial support of exporting, and other export trade activities;
(3) Assemble, publish and disseminate information to Missouri exporters on export opportunities, techniques of exporting, sources of public and private export assistance, and sources of export-related financing;
(4) Provide individual small and medium-sized businesses with information and technical assistance related to exporting and export financing;
(5) Participate with governments or private industry in programs for technical assistance, technology transfer or other export trade activities;
(6) Undertake or commission studies or methods to increase financial resources to expand the export of Missouri goods and services;
(7) Work in conjunction with the Missouri department of agriculture in the referral of potential exporters of agricultural commodities to the board for the securing of export-related financing;
(8) Issue an annual report explaining the program, its needs and recommended changes. The report shall include an evaluation of the following:
(a) Participation of financial institutions in export financing programs;
(b) Export volume of Missouri firms which provide such information to the export development office;
(c) Access of small and medium-sized businesses to export financing programs.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 §§ 13, 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.450 - Executive department to promote tourism.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
620.450. Executive department to promote tourism. —
The executive department shall have the duty of promoting tourism in the state of Missouri in accordance with sections 620.450 to 620.465 and shall, through the commission established herein, exercise the powers set forth in sections 620.450 to 620.465.
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(L. 1967 p. 368 § 1)
Transferred 1986; formerly 258.300
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.455 - Tourism commission, members, qualifications, terms, reports required, expenses.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
620.455. Tourism commission, members, qualifications, terms, reports required, expenses. —
There is created in the executive department a "Tourism Commission
*
" composed of ten members, including the lieutenant governor, two members of the senate of different political parties appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, two members of the house of representatives of different political parties appointed by the speaker of the house, and five other persons appointed by the governor. The members appointed by the governor may include, but are not limited to, persons engaged in the tourism industry and no more than three shall be of the same political party. The members, at the time of their appointment, shall be residents of the state of Missouri. On or after January 15, 1989, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint one member of the commission for a term of one year, two members for two years, one member for three years and one member for four years. Their successors shall serve a term of four years. The terms of commissioners holding gubernatorial appointment on September 28, 1987, shall continue until January 15, 1989, and until their respective successors are appointed and duly qualified. Members who move from the state during their term on the commission shall be deemed to have vacated their position on the commission. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The commission shall elect a member of its own group as chairman at the first meeting, which shall be called by the governor. The commission shall meet at least four times in a calendar year at the call of the chairman. The commission shall determine all matters relating to policy and the administration of tourism promotion. The commission shall report to each regular session of the general assembly its recommendations for legislation in the field of the promotion of tourism and related subjects in Missouri. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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(L. 1967 p. 368 § 2, A.L. 1987 H.B. 495, A.L. 1992 S.B. 676 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992, A.L. 1996 S.B. 846)
Transferred 1986; formerly 258.310
*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.
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 1967 p. 368 § 3)
Transferred 1986; formerly 258.320
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.465 - Powers of division.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
620.465. Powers of division. —
The division of tourism shall have the following powers
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:
(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.
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(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.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.484 - Free public employment offices.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
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.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1237 § 23, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 1986 S.B. 426 § 3, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2019 S.B. 68)
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
2023 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.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.552 - Citation of law.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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".
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.554 - Youth service and conservation corps established.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.556 - Definitions.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 15, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XL - Additional Executive Departments › Chapter 620 - Department of Economic Development › Section 620.558 - Programs — participation.

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter 620
• 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.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 16, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)