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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.220 - Commission funds not to inure to private persons, exceptions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
215.220. Commission funds not to inure to private persons, exceptions. —
No part of the funds of the commission shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members or officers or other private persons except that the commission shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation, other than to the members of the commission, for services rendered and to make loans as previously specified in furtherance of its purpose, provided that no such loans shall be made to any member of the commission.
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(L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 32)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.230 - Termination or dissolution of commission, effect of.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
215.230. Termination or dissolution of commission, effect of. —
Upon termination or dissolution, all rights and properties of the commission, including the housing development fund, shall pass to and be vested in the state of Missouri, subject to the rights of lienholders and other creditors.
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(L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 33)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.240 - Audit, copies, who shall receive.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
215.240. Audit, copies, who shall receive. —
The commission shall cause an annual audit to be made by an independent certified public accountant of its books, accounts, and records, with respect to its receipts, disbursements, contracts, mortgages, leases, assignments, loans and all other matters relating to its financial operations, including those of the housing development fund. The person performing such audit shall furnish copies of the audit report to the state auditor, where they shall be placed on file and made available for inspection by the general public. The person performing such audit shall also furnish copies of the audit report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the majority and minority leaders of both houses.
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(L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 34)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.246 - Grants or loans not awarded without implementation of certain oversight procedures (Kansas City).

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
215.246. Grants or loans not awarded without implementation of certain oversight procedures (Kansas City). —
Beginning July 1, 2006, the commission shall not award grants or loans to any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county unless the governing body of such city has implemented oversight procedures to review expenditures and development plans for all housing contracts in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.250 - Repayment of general revenue funds.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
215.250. Repayment of general revenue funds. —
Any funds appropriated from general revenue for the administrative cost of operating the state housing development commission shall be reimbursed by the commission to general revenue as funds become available to the commission.
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(L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 35)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.263 - Affordable housing defined, staff to be provided by department of economic development.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 01 Apr 2011, 2 histories, see footnote
215.263. Affordable housing defined, staff to be provided by department of economic development. —
1. For purposes of sections 215.261
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to 215.263, the term
"affordable housing"
means all residential structures newly constructed or rehabilitated, which a person earning one hundred fifteen percent or less of the median income for the person's county, as determined by the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey, based on the most recent of five-year period estimate data in which the final year of the estimate ends in either zero or five, could afford if spending twenty-nine percent of that person's gross income annually on such housing.
2. Clerical, research and general administrative support staff for the commission shall be provided by the Missouri department of economic development.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 1 subsecs. 3, 4, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965)
Effective 4-01-11, see § 135.204
*Section 215.261 was repealed by S.B. 58, 2015.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.300 - Definitions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.300. Definitions. —
As used in sections 215.300 to 215.318, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Additional subsidies"
, subsidies provided by the Missouri housing development commission to the owner of a subsidized multifamily rental housing project pursuant to section 215.311;
(2)
"Administering agency"
, the Missouri housing development commission;
(3)
"Affordable rent"
, a rent amount less than or equal to thirty percent of a family's income;
(4)
"Expand affordability"
, to reduce the cost of the housing to one or more low income tenants;
(5)
"HUD"
, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and shall include the Federal Housing Administration and a local housing authority when it is acting to administer a HUD program;
(6)
"Low income tenant"
, a tenant who is a person or group of persons residing in the same housing accommodation so long as the total income for all such persons for the most recent twelve-month period is less than or equal to fifty percent of the median income for the area, as defined by HUD, in accordance with section 1437a, Title 42, United States Code;
(7)
"Low income unit"
, a housing unit for which the annual rental charge is less than or equal to thirty percent of the maximum annual income for a low income tenant;
(8)
"Moderate income tenant"
, a tenant who is a person or group of persons residing in the same housing accommodation so long as the total income for all such persons for the most recent twelve-month period is more than fifty percent but less than or equal to eighty percent of the median income for the area, as defined by HUD, in accordance with section 1437a, Title 42, United States Code;
(9)
"Moderate income unit"
, a housing unit for which the annual rental charge is less than or equal to thirty percent of the maximum annual income for a moderate income tenant;
(10)
"Mortgage prepayment"
, repayment of outstanding debt on a loan issued pursuant to a federal mortgage insurance program, prior to the maturity date of the loan;
(11)
"Multifamily rental housing project"
, a building or buildings under common ownership and containing four or more rental units that were constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to a federal mortgage insurance program;
(12)
"Prepayment restriction"
, any limitation imposed by the federal government with regard to the repayment of outstanding debt on a loan issued pursuant to a federal mortgage insurance program, prior to the maturity date of the loan, without the prior approval of the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.305 - Law to apply to all multifamily rental housing projects constructed or rehabilitated pursuant to National Housing Act.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.305. Law to apply to all multifamily rental housing projects constructed or rehabilitated pursuant to National Housing Act. —
The provisions of sections 215.300 to 215.318 shall apply to all multifamily rental housing projects in any city or town in this state constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to sections 236 and 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act, as amended.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 18)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.307 - Owners of multifamily housing projects eligible for additional subsidies, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.307. Owners of multifamily housing projects eligible for additional subsidies, when. —
Any owner of a multifamily housing project subject to the provisions of sections 215.300 to 215.318 which is or will become eligible for mortgage prepayment without the prior approval of the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be eligible for additional subsidies under the provisions of sections 215.300 to 215.318.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 19)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.309 - Missouri housing commission to review certain records and develop report on subsidizing multifamily rental housing projects, when — content — plans of action to be provided tenants and public.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.309. Missouri housing commission to review certain records and develop report on subsidizing multifamily rental housing projects, when — content — plans of action to be provided tenants and public. —
1. The Missouri housing development commission shall review HUD, state, and local public records and produce a report on subsidized multifamily rental housing projects in the state by December 31, 1989. Such report shall include:
(1) The name and address of the owner of record of the property;
(2) The name and address of the management company of the property;
(3) The name and address of the property mortgagee;
(4) Details on the type or types of subsidy the property is receiving;
(5) The number of units of the property covered by each subsidy;
(6) The earliest and latest possible date under current agreements for termination of each subsidy extended to the property;
(7) Copies of the individual regulatory agreements for each of the buildings;
(8) Any additional contractual agreements between HUD and the building owner, except those not available under the Freedom of Information Act, as amended;
(9) Any state or local subsidies, waivers, or variances granted to the
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owner of the property with regard to the specific subsidized multifamily rental housing project.
2. Such report shall be made available to the public.
3. Upon publication of the report, the administering agency shall distribute copies to owners of the following subsidized multifamily rental housing projects and said owners shall provide said information to their current and new tenants:
(1) The name and address of the owner of record of the property;
(2) The name and address of the management company for the property;
(3) The name and address of the property mortgagee;
(4) Details on the type of subsidy the property is receiving;
(5) The number of units of the property covered by each subsidy;
(6) The earliest and latest possible date under current agreements for termination of each subsidy extended to the property.
4. As state and local government agencies are provided with notices of intent to prepay, plans of action, and other information under Title II of the United States Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, they shall provide such information to tenants dwelling at the relevant property and also to their representatives and also make it available to the public.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 20)
*Word "the" does not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.311 - Owners to file request for additional subsidies, form — plan to expand affordability required, content — agreements entered into by commission may include certain incentives.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.311. Owners to file request for additional subsidies, form — plan to expand affordability required, content — agreements entered into by commission may include certain incentives. —
1. An owner of a multifamily rental housing project seeking additional subsidies for the property shall file with the Missouri housing development commission a request for subsidies in such form and manner as the Missouri housing development commission shall prescribe. Upon receipt of a notice of intent, the Missouri housing development commission shall provide the owner with such information as the owner needs to prepare a plan to expand affordability, which information shall include a description of the state incentives authorized under sections 215.300 to 215.318 and the affordability restrictions placed on properties whose owners are granted the additional subsidies. The owner may submit the plan to expand affordability to the Missouri housing development commission in such form and manner as the Missouri housing development commission shall prescribe.
2. The plan to expand affordability shall include:
(1) A description of any incentive that the owner is requesting from the state or local government agencies as determined by prior consultation between the owner and any appropriate state or local agencies;
(2) An assessment of the effect of the grant of the proposed incentives on present and future tenants dwelling at the property, including, but not limited to, affordability and maintenance of units of the property;
(3) Any other information that the Missouri housing development commission determines is necessary to achieve the purposes of sections 215.300 to 215.318.
3. The owner may from time to time revise and amend the plan of action as may be necessary to obtain approval of the plan under this section.
4. After receiving a plan of action from an owner of a multifamily rental housing project, the Missouri housing development commission may enter into such agreements as are necessary to satisfy the criteria for approval under section 215.314.
5. Such agreements may include the provision to the owner by the state or local government of one or more of the following incentives that the Missouri housing development commission determines to be necessary including:
(1) State income tax credits, pursuant to section 32.115;
(2) Recommendations to local governments to grant property tax abatements;
(3) Financing for second mortgages from the housing development fund as established by section 215.050;
(4) Grants from the housing development fund as established by section 215.050.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 21)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.316 - Public hearing and consultations required before subsidies granted.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.316. Public hearing and consultations required before subsidies granted. —
Prior to entering agreements to grant additional subsidies to the owner of a subsidized multifamily rental housing project, the Missouri housing development commission shall consult with the owner, the tenants, the local government, and HUD and shall hold a public hearing. The Missouri housing development commission shall give due consideration to any comments submitted by the tenants and the local government with regards to the expansion of affordability.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 § 23)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.318 - Agreement to supersede municipal or county ordinances — owners not required to request subsidies.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
215.318. Agreement to supersede municipal or county ordinances — owners not required to request subsidies. —
1. The provisions of any agreement to grant additional subsidies to an owner shall supersede any municipal or county ordinance covering the same subject matter.
2. Nothing contained in sections 215.300 to 215.318 shall be construed to require an owner to enter into any agreements referred to in such sections or to accept subsidies set out in these sections.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 378 §§ 24, 25)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 215 - State Housing › Section 215.327 - Assistance request for multifamily rental units, commission to notify chief elected official of city or county before approval.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 215
Effective - 28 Aug 1994
215.327. Assistance request for multifamily rental units, commission to notify chief elected official of city or county before approval. —
After August 28, 1994, before the commission approves any assistance for multifamily rental housing of twelve or more units, the commission shall notify the chief elected official of the city or, if not within a city, notify the chief elected official of the county in which proposed site is located, of the request to the commission for assistance for multifamily rental housing and invite written comments from the chief elected official of the city or county within thirty days before taking action on the assistance request.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1766 § 215.252)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.010 - Definitions.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories
217.010. Definitions. —
As used in this chapter and chapter 558, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Administrative segregation unit"
, a cell for the segregation of offenders from the general population of a facility for relatively extensive periods of time;
(2)
"Board"
, the parole board;
(3)
"Chief administrative officer"
, the institutional head of any correctional facility or his or her designee;
(4)
"Correctional center"
, any premises or institution where incarceration, evaluation, care, treatment, or rehabilitation is provided to persons who are under the department's authority;
(5)
"Department"
, the department of corrections of the state of Missouri;
(6)
"Director"
, the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee;
(7)
"Disciplinary segregation"
, a cell for the segregation of offenders from the general population of a correctional center because the offender has been found to have committed a violation of a division or facility rule and other available means are inadequate to regulate the offender's behavior;
(8)
"Division"
, a statutorily created agency within the department or an agency created by the departmental organizational plan;
(9)
"Division director"
, the director of a division of the department or his or her designee;
(10)
"Local volunteer community board"
, a board of qualified local community volunteers selected by the court for the purpose of working in partnership with the court and the department of corrections in a reparative probation program;
(11)
"Nonviolent offender"
, any offender who is convicted of a crime other than murder in the first or second degree, involuntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter in the first or second degree, kidnapping, kidnapping in the first degree, rape in the first degree, forcible rape, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, robbery in the first degree or assault in the first degree;
(12)
"Offender"
, a person under supervision or an inmate in the custody of the department;
(13)
"Probation"
, a procedure under which a defendant found guilty of a crime upon verdict or plea is released by the court without imprisonment, subject to conditions imposed by the court and subject to the supervision of the division of probation and parole;
(14)
"Volunteer"
, any person who, of his or her own free will, performs any assigned duties for the department or its divisions with no monetary or material compensation.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 2, A.L. 1984 S.B. 611, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1994 S.B. 763, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 1997 H.B. 823 merged with S.B. 430, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1371, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.015 - Divisions created — sections authorized — purpose of department — women offender program established, purpose — advisory committee established, membership, purpose.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
217.015. Divisions created — sections authorized — purpose of department — women offender program established, purpose — advisory committee established, membership, purpose. —
1. The department shall supervise and manage all correctional centers, and probation and parole of the state of Missouri.
2. The department shall be composed of the parole board and the following divisions:
(1) The division of human services;
(2) The division of adult institutions;
(3) The division of probation and parole; and
(4) The division of offender rehabilitative services.
3. Each division may be subdivided by the director into such sections, bureaus, or offices as is necessary to carry out the duties assigned by law.
4. The department shall operate a women offender program to be supervised by a director of women's programs. The purpose of the women offender program shall be to ensure that female offenders are provided a continuum of gender-responsive and trauma-informed supervision strategies and program services reflecting best practices for female probationers, prisoners and parolees in areas including but not limited to classification, diagnostic processes, facilities, medical and mental health care, child custody and visitation.
5. There shall be an advisory committee under the direction of the director of women's programs. The members of the committee shall include the director of the office on women's health, the director of the department of mental health or a designee and four others appointed by the director of the department of corrections. The committee shall address the needs of women in the criminal justice system as they are affected by the changes in their community, family concerns, the judicial system and the organization and available resources of the department of corrections.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 1, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2001 H.B. 180 merged with S.B. 200, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.020 - Department's powers and duties.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
217.020. Department's powers and duties. —
The department shall:
(1) Supervise and control programs assigned to it and any of its divisions by the general assembly;
(2) Have the authority to sue and be sued;
(3) Advise, consult and cooperate with other state agencies, local governmental units, private entities, other states and interstate and interlocal agencies in developing and implementing programs to fulfill the department's responsibilities.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 3, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.021 - Community behavioral health program, purpose — department duties.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 2018
217.021. Community behavioral health program, purpose — department duties. —
1. The department shall establish and implement a community behavioral health program to provide comprehensive community-based services for individuals under the supervision of the department who have serious behavioral health conditions.
2. The department shall, in collaboration with the department of mental health:
(1) Establish a referral and evaluation process for access to the program;
(2) Establish eligibility criteria that include consideration of recidivism risk and behavioral health condition severity;
(3) Establish discharge criteria and processes, with a goal of establishing a seamless transition to post-program services to decrease recidivism; and
(4) Develop multidisciplinary program oversight, auditing, and evaluation processes that shall include:
(a) Oversight authority of program case management services through the department of mental health;
(b) Provider performance and outcome metrics; and
(c) Reports to the legislature and the governor on the status of the program as requested.
3. The department of mental health shall, in collaboration with the department of corrections:
(1) Contract for and pay behavioral health service providers under the program;
(2) Supervise, support, and monitor referral caseloads and the provision of services by contract behavioral health service providers;
(3) Require that contract behavioral health service providers:
(a) Accept all eligible referrals, provide individualized care delivered through integrated multidisciplinary care teams, and continue services on an ongoing basis until established discharge criteria are met;
(b) Accept reimbursement on a per-month, per-referral basis, and ensure that the payment schedule is based on a pay-for-performance model that includes consideration of identified outcomes and the level of services required; and
(c) Bill third parties for services.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.022 - Prison impact statements, required, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.022. Prison impact statements, required, when. —
1. The fiscal note of any legislation introduced into either house of the general assembly that would affect the number of persons supervised by the Missouri department of corrections or affect any program or service provided by the department shall be accompanied by a prison impact statement, as defined in subsection 2 of this section.
2. The department of corrections shall, in consultation with the oversight division of the committee on legislative research, prepare and furnish prison impact statements. Such impact statement shall be provided to the legislative committee to which such bill is assigned prior to holding the public hearing on the pending bill, and to all members of the general assembly prior to perfection of pending bill. A prison impact statement shall include:
(1) Projections of the impact on prison, probation and parole populations;
(2) An estimate of the fiscal impact of such populations, including the need for construction and the operation of correctional centers for the current fiscal year and up to ten succeeding fiscal years;
(3) An analysis of any other significant factors affecting the cost of the measure and its impact on the operations of components of the criminal justice system; and
(4) A statement of the assumptions and the methodologies utilized in preparing the statement.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 424 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.030 - Directors of divisions, appointment — appointment of general personnel.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories
217.030. Directors of divisions, appointment — appointment of general personnel. —
The director shall appoint the directors of the divisions of the department. Division directors shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The director of the department shall be the appointing authority under chapter 36 to employ such administrative, technical and other personnel who may be assigned to the department generally rather than to any of the department divisions or facilities and whose employment is necessary for the performance of the powers and duties of the department.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 5, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.035 - Director's powers and duties — deputy director, appointment, compensation, powers in absence or incapacity of director.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.035. Director's powers and duties — deputy director, appointment, compensation, powers in absence or incapacity of director. —
The director shall have the authority to:
(1) Establish, with approval of the governor, the internal organization of the department and file the plan thereof with the secretary of state in the manner in which administrative rules are filed, the commissioner of administration and the revisor of statutes;
(2) Exclusively prepare the budgets of the department and each division within the department in the form and manner set out by statute or by the commissioner of administration;
(3) Designate by written order filed with the governor, the president pro tem of the senate, and the chairman of the joint committee on corrections, a deputy director of the department to act for and exercise the powers of the director during the director's absence for official business, vacation, illness or incapacity. The deputy director shall serve as acting director no longer than six months; however, after the deputy director has acted as director for longer than thirty days the deputy director shall receive compensation equal to that of the director;
(4) Procure, either through the division of purchasing or by other means authorized by law, supplies, material, equipment or contractual services for the department and each of its divisions;
(5) Establish policy for the department and each of its divisions;
(6) Designate any responsibilities, duties and powers given by sections 217.010, 217.810, 558.011 and 558.026 to the department or the department director to any division or division director.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 6, A.L. 1984 S.B. 611, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.040 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories
217.040. Rulemaking authority. —
1. The department shall have the authority to adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations under the provisions of this section and chapter 536 as necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter which are not inconsistent with the constitution of this state. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
2. The department shall adopt policies and operating regulations concerning only its internal management which need not be published in the Missouri Register or the code of state regulations under chapter 536, but these regulations shall be available for public inspection and review.
3. Divisions of the department shall jointly or separately adopt regulations, policies and procedures concerning internal management which shall be consistent with the department's policies and regulations, and need not be published in the Missouri Register or the code of state regulations under chapter 536.
4. Chief administrative officers, managers or supervisors of correctional centers, sections, units, or offices of the department or its divisions shall make such orders, rules or regulations governing their correctional center, section, unit, or office as required by their division or department and consistent with policy and procedure adopted by the department.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 7, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424 merged with S.B. 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.043 - United States government, contract powers of department.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.043. United States government, contract powers of department. —
The department of corrections is authorized to contract with the United States or any other state to provide custody and housing within the department for offenders convicted and sentenced to a prison term.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 128, et al. § 2, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.045 - Federal funds, authority to receive — applications for funds, procedure.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
217.045. Federal funds, authority to receive — applications for funds, procedure. —
1. The department shall have the authority to enter into arrangements with the federal government for the receipt and disbursement of federal funds under any applicable federal guidelines, subject to appropriations, to carry out the purposes of the department and shall submit such plans and reports as may be required.
2. The director shall approve such applications for federal assistance administered through the department as may be considered advisable after consultation with the appropriate division director.
3. The department shall also have the authority to receive and disburse such other funds as may be appropriated and directed by the general assembly.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 8, A.L. 2007 H.B. 754)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.050 - Department to sue in name of director — interest authorized.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories
217.050. Department to sue in name of director — interest authorized. —
For all debts and demands whatsoever due any of the correctional centers subject to the control of the department and all damages for failure of contract, and for trespass and other wrongs to the correctional center or any property thereof, real or personal, actions in any court of competent jurisdiction may be maintained in the name of the director. Interest shall be charged and every effort made to recover on any and all sums due the correctional center on account of any inmate thereof; the account therefor, certified by the head of the correctional center, with the seal of the department attached, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 9, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.055 - Volunteer program requirements — coverage as unpaid employees by legal expense fund and workers' compensation — use of state vehicles — expenses.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989
217.055. Volunteer program requirements — coverage as unpaid employees by legal expense fund and workers' compensation — use of state vehicles — expenses. —
1. The department and its divisions are authorized to develop effective citizen involvement to recruit, train and accept the services of volunteers, to supplement the programs administered by the department or its divisions.
2. Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by the department or its divisions shall comply with applicable department or division policy regulations.
3. Each division utilizing the services of volunteers shall:
(1) Provide staff as deemed necessary for the effective management and development of volunteer programs;
(2) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for citizen involvement in department-administered programs;
(3) Develop and provide to all volunteers written rules governing the job descriptions, recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, utilization, and supervision of volunteers;
(4) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities;
(5) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for citizen involvement;
(6) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the department or its divisions.
4. Volunteers shall be deemed unpaid employees and shall be accorded the protection of workers' compensation, the legal expense fund and liability provisions.
5. Reimbursement for transportation and other necessary expenses may be furnished to those volunteers whose presence on special assignment is determined to be necessary by the department or its divisions. Such expenses shall be reimbursed from the regular appropriations of the department. Volunteers may utilize state vehicles in the performance of department-related duties, subject to those rules and regulations governing use of state vehicles by paid staff.
6. Any person serving as a volunteer may be terminated from service in that capacity by the director. Any person so terminated shall be given a written statement of the reasons for termination and shall, upon request, be accorded a review of the termination.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 14, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.070 - State auditor to have access to all records, confidentiality.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1982, 2 histories
217.070. State auditor to have access to all records, confidentiality. —
The state auditor shall have access to all records maintained and established by the department. Any confidential records shall not be divulged in such a way as
*
to reveal personally identifiable information.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 17)
*Word "as" does not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.080 - Department and division to maintain central office in Jefferson City.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
217.080. Department and division to maintain central office in Jefferson City. —
The department and the divisions within the department shall maintain their central office in Jefferson City. The central office of a division shall not be located on the site of a correctional facility.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 19, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.090 - Lease of buildings on grounds of correctional centers, when — compatibility with services of department required — procedure — bids required — cost — terms of lease — how executed.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories
217.090. Lease of buildings on grounds of correctional centers, when — compatibility with services of department required — procedure — bids required — cost — terms of lease — how executed. —
1. The director of the department may grant the use of any building or grounds of any of its correctional centers to governmental, private or not-for-profit activities as long as the activities are compatible with the services of the department.
2. The director of the department shall notify the commissioner of administration who may lease such buildings or grounds pursuant to public bid to governmental, private or not-for-profit entities.
3. The department shall charge such entity at a minimum for the costs of utilities and services it furnishes to the lessee of any building.
4. The term of the lease shall be for one year or less, and the lease may contain an option for one-year renewals of the lease if both parties agree. The lease shall include conditions that the lessee shall use and maintain the land and building for uses compatible with the services of the department. The lease shall by its terms protect the state from liability for damages occurring in the building.
5. The director of the department shall sign the lease on behalf of the state.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 21, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.092 - Leased prison space, deposit of payments.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1990
217.092. Leased prison space, deposit of payments. —
Any payments received by the department of corrections for the leasing of state prison space pursuant to section 217.043 shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 128, et al. § 3, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.095 - Condemnation powers, when, procedure.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.095. Condemnation powers, when, procedure. —
When it becomes necessary for the department to take or appropriate any lands of persons or corporations for the use of a correctional center, and the owners of the property cannot agree with the department upon the proper compensation to be paid, or in case the owner is incapable of contracting, unknown, or a nonresident of the state, then such property may be taken by and through and upon the application of the department in the same manner that is provided for in chapter 523.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 22, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.100 - Director may enter into agreement for services to department by other state departments or agencies.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories
217.100. Director may enter into agreement for services to department by other state departments or agencies. —
The director of the department may enter into agreements with other state departments or agencies to provide services to the department. Legal custody of an offender who receives services outside a correctional center shall remain with the department.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 139, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.110 - Workers' compensation to cover all employees of the department.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
217.110. Workers' compensation to cover all employees of the department. —
1. The provisions of chapter 287 governing workers' compensation are extended to include all personnel of the department. The state of Missouri shall be a self-insurer and assume all liability imposed by chapter 287 in respect to such personnel and the attorney general shall appear on behalf of and defend the state in all actions brought by such personnel under chapter 287.
2. The extension of chapter 287 to include personnel of the department shall not be construed as acknowledging or creating any liability in tort, or as incurring other obligations or duties other than the duty and obligation of complying with the provisions of chapter 287.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 10, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.115 - Officers and employees, restrictions on business connections — conversion of department property prohibited, exception — violations, grounds for dismissal.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989
217.115. Officers and employees, restrictions on business connections — conversion of department property prohibited, exception — violations, grounds for dismissal. —
1. No employee of the department shall knowingly have any financial or business interest in the management, maintenance or provision of goods or services to the department, its divisions or agencies which provide goods or services to the department.
2. No employee of the department shall knowingly have any financial business with any offender committed to or supervised by the department, or family members of any offender committed to or supervised by the department.
3. Except as provided by section 217.135, no employee of the department shall take, remove, use, appropriate, or in any way convert to his own use or the use of any other individual or entity any property, provisions, natural resources, goods, or any article of value belonging to or under the control of the department or sell such items to another party.
4. Violation of subsection 1, 2, or 3 of this section shall be grounds for dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 11, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.120 - Bribery or receipt of gifts from prisoners by officers or employees of department, penalty — duty to report, failure, effect — director to investigate and report, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
217.120. Bribery or receipt of gifts from prisoners by officers or employees of department, penalty — duty to report, failure, effect — director to investigate and report, when. —
1. Any employee of the department who receives, under any pretense, from any offender or offender's family, any services, legal tender or article of value not authorized by the department shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. Any employee of the department who, directly or indirectly, receives anything of value for procuring, or attempting or assisting to procure, the pardon or parole of any offender shall be guilty of a class B felony.
3. Any employee of the department who becomes aware of a violation of this section shall report such knowledge to the director. Failure to do so shall be grounds for dismissal, or other appropriate disciplinary action.
4. If the director has cause to believe that any violation of this section has occurred, he shall investigate the matter and report the facts, together with the names of the witnesses, to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense occurred or to the circuit attorney of any city not within a county.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 12, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections › Section 217.125 - Offenders, labor restrictions.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 217
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.125. Offenders, labor restrictions. —
No offender labor may be used for the profit, betterment or personal gain of any employee of the department.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 13, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)