HB 32 -- Missouri Catalog of Assistance Programs

Sponsor:  Schaaf

This bill requires the Office of Administration to develop the
Missouri Catalog of Assistance Programs to serve as the
repository of information for public assistance programs.  The
catalog must be available in an electronic form that is
accessible over the Internet.

A task team consisting of one person from each state agency is
established to facilitate information gathering for the
development of the catalog.  The task team must propose a
strategic plan to standardize the application of state assistance
across all state agencies and allow for electronic submission of
applications under one automated grant application system.  This
proposal must be submitted to the Governor, the General Assembly,
and the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court.  The catalog
must be operational by June 30, 2006, and provide a notice of
funding availability.  The section of the catalog pertaining to
notices of funding availability must be operational by June 30,
2007.  The bill specifies information that must be included in
the catalog about each program listed and the types of state
programs that must be included.

The bill also creates the Missouri Catalog of Assistance Programs
Resource Fund, to be administered by the Office of
Administration.  The cost of the fund will be shared by the state
agencies who have programs in the catalog.  The cost to an
individual agency will be based on the percentage of funds the
agency represents in the catalog during each state fiscal year.

The provisions of the bill will expire six years from the
effective date.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:17 pm