Missouri HB 2555: Relating to cost transparency.

Bill Text

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HB2555
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AMENDHouse Committee Substitute for House Bill No.2555,Page 1,Section 37.965,Line 11,by
inserting after all of saidsectionandline the following:
"37.1190. Asusedin sections37.1190to 37.1198,the following termsmean:
(1) "Expenditure", anymonetary payment from a municipality or countyto anyvendor
including, but not limited to, a payment,distribution, loan,advance,reimbursement, deposit, or gift;
(2) "Municipality", a city, town,or village that isincorporatedin accordance with the laws
of thisstate;
(3) "State entity", the general assembly; the supreme court of Missouri; the office of an
electedstate official; or anagency,board,commission, department, institution, instrumentality,
office,or other governmental entity of thisstate,excluding municipalities, counties,institutionsof
higher education,andanypublic employee retirement system;
(4) "Vendor",anyperson,partnership, corporation, association,organization,state entity, or
other party that:
(a) Sells, leases,or otherwise providesequipment, materials, goods,supplies, or servicesto
a municipality or county; or
(b) Receivesreimbursement from a municipality or countyfor anyexpense.
37.1191. The "Missouri Local Government CARES Act Expenditure Database" ishereby
createdandshall be maintained onthe Missouri accountability portal, established under section
37.850,bythe office of administration. The database shall be available onthe office of
administration website andshall include information about expendituresmade with funds
appropriatedasa result of the CoronavirusAid,Relief,andEconomic Security (CARES) Act of
2020,Pub. L. 116-136. The database shall be publicly accessible without charge.
37.1192. For eachexpenditure made with fundsappropriatedasa result of the Coronavirus
Aid,Relief, andEconomic Security (CARES) Act of 2020,Pub. L.116-136,the Missouri local
government CARES Act expenditure database shall include the following information:
(1) The amount of the expenditure;
(2) The date the expenditure waspaid;
(3) The vendor to whom the expenditure waspaid,unlessthe disclosure of the vendor's
name wouldviolate a confidentiality requirement, in whichcase the vendor maybe listed as
confidential;
(4) The purpose of the expenditure; and
(5) The municipality or countythat made the expenditure or requestedthe expenditure be
made.
37.1193. 1. Everymunicipality andcountyshall provide electronically transmitted
information to the office of administration, in a format the office requires,for inclusion in the
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Missouri local government CARES Act expenditure database regardingeachof the municipality’s
or county’sexpendituresmade with fundsappropriatedasa result of the CoronavirusAid,Relief,
andEconomic Security (CARES) Act of 2020,Pub. L.116-136biannually. Information regarding
the first half of the calendar year shall be submitted before July thirty-first of suchyear. Information
regardingthe secondhalf of the calendar year shall be submitted before Januarythirty-first of the
year immediately following suchyear.
2. The office of administration shall provide eachmunicipality andcountywith a template
in the format describedunder section37.1192for the purpose of uploading the data. The office of
administration shall have the authority to grant the municipality or countyaccessfor the purpose of
uploading data.
5. Uponappropriation, the office of administration shall provide financial reimbursement to
anyparticipating municipality or countyfor actual expendituresincurredfor participating in the
database.
37.1195. Nolater thanone year after the Missouri local government CARES Act
expenditure database isimplemented, the office of administration shall provide, onthe office of
administration website,anopportunity for public comment onthe utility of the database.
37.1196. The Missouri local government CARES Act expenditure database shall not include
anyconfidential information or anyinformation that isnot a public recordunder the lawsof this
state. However,the state shall not be liable for the disclosure of a recordin the Missouri local
government CARES Act expenditure database that isconfidential information or isnot a public
recordunder the lawsof thisstate.
37.1197. Eachmunicipality or countythat hasa website shall display onitswebsite a
prominent internet link to the Missouri local government CARES Act expenditure database.
37.1198. The office of administration mayadopt rulesto implement the provisionsof
sections37.1190to 37.1198. Anyrule or portion of a rule, asthat term isdefinedin section
536.010,that iscreatedunder the authority delegatedin thissectionshall become effective only if it
comp