SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
4440L.03C D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to the Missouri accountability portal.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 37.855 and 37.857, to read as follows:
37.855. 1. The office of administration shall maintain public school accountability information on the Missouri accountability portal established under section 37.850. The Missouri accountability portal shall provide public access to a complete, transparent, and comprehensive database of school district and charter school financial information as a means of creating better public understanding of public school practices and operations.
2. School districts and public charter schools shall annually collect and transmit, to the office of administration, the public information as provided in this section.
3. School districts and public charter schools shall annually provide the office of administration with detailed compensation information for all school employees, including all extra duty compensation and all employee benefits, the district's annual operating budget and bonded indebtedness. School districts and charter schools shall provide all information required under this subsection to the office of administration in an electronic format that is commonly used by the school district in its communications.
37.857. 1. The office of administration shall maintain county government accountability information on the Missouri accountability portal established under section 37.850. The Missouri accountability portal shall provide public access to a complete, transparent, and comprehensive database of county government financial information as a means of creating better public understanding of county government practices and operations.
2. Individual county governmental entities shall collect annually and transmit, to the office of administration, the public information applicable to all county governments as provided in this section.
3. Specifically, the county government shall annually provide to the office of administration detailed compensation information for all elected county officials, including all extra duty compensation and all employee benefits, a copy of the detailed financial statement required under section 50.800, and any cash reserves. In addition to bonded debt, the county shall disclose any expenditures made pursuant to a lease, specifying the nature and duration of the lease. The office of administration shall establish clear standards for budget format and detail, to ensure that all county government budgets contain all necessary information.
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