Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
210.170. Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties. — 1. There is hereby created within the office of administration of the state of Missouri the "Children's Trust Fund Board", which shall be composed of seventeen members as follows:
(1) Eight public members to be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. As a group, the public members appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall demonstrate knowledge in the area of prevention programs, shall be representative of the demographic composition of this state, and, to the extent practicable, shall be representative of the following categories:
(a) The philanthropy community;
(b) The business community;
(c) The educational community;
(d) The religious community;
(e) The legal community;
(f) Professional providers of prevention services to families and children;
(g) A former youth participant in the state foster care system;
(h) Social services;
(i) Health care services; and
(j) Mental health services;
(2) A board certified child abuse pediatrician or a SAFE CARE provider, as defined in section 334.950;
(3) Two members of the Missouri house of representatives, who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and shall be members of two different political parties;
(4) Two members of the Missouri senate, who shall be appointed by the president pro tem of the senate and who shall be members of two different political parties; and
(5) Four members chosen and appointed by the governor.
2. All members of the board appointed by the speaker of the house or the president pro tem of the senate shall serve until their term in the house or senate during which they were appointed to the board expires. All public members of the board shall serve for terms of three years. No public members may serve more than two consecutive terms, regardless of whether such terms were full or partial terms. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed. All vacancies on the board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner in which the board membership which is vacant was originally filled. Any member of the board on August 28, 2018, shall not be removed based on not being representative of a category in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.
3. Any public member of the board may be removed by the governor for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty after first being given the opportunity to be heard in his or her own behalf.
4. The board may employ an executive director who shall be charged with carrying out the duties and responsibilities assigned to him or her by the board. The executive director may obtain all necessary office space, facilities, and equipment, and may hire and set the compensation of such staff as is approved by the board and within the limitations of appropriations for the purpose. All staff members, except the executive director, shall be employed pursuant to chapter 36.
5. Each member of the board may be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the member in the performance of his or her official duties. All reimbursements made pursuant to this subsection shall be made from funds in the children's trust fund appropriated for that purpose.
6. All business transactions of the board shall be conducted in public meetings in accordance with sections 610.010 to 610.030.
7. The board may accept federal funds for the purposes of sections 210.170 to 210.173 and section 143.1000 as well as gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations, and foundations. The acceptance and use of federal funds shall not commit any state funds nor place any obligation upon the general assembly to continue the programs or activities for which the federal funds are made available. All funds received in the manner described in this subsection shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund.
8. The board shall elect a chairperson from among the public members, who shall serve for a term of two years. The board may elect such other officers and establish such committees as it deems appropriate.
9. The board shall exercise its powers and duties independently of the office of administration except that budgetary, procurement, accounting, and other related management functions shall be performed by the office of administration.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 550 § 2, A.L. 1999 S.B. 387, et al., A.L. 2002 S.B. 695, A.L. 2018 S.B. 843)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation
Section 210.004 - Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child.
Section 210.027 - Direct payment recipients, child care providers — department's duties.
Section 210.030 - Blood tests of pregnant women.
Section 210.040 - Blood test results — confidential.
Section 210.050 - Reporting required.
Section 210.060 - Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty.
Section 210.070 - Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when.
Section 210.080 - Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom.
Section 210.100 - Violation a misdemeanor.
Section 210.108 - Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.
Section 210.110 - Definitions.
Section 210.113 - Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.
Section 210.114 - Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.
Section 210.116 - Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when.
Section 210.117 - Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when.
Section 210.120 - Medical institution staff members, duties of.
Section 210.127 - Diligent search for biological parents required, when.
Section 210.130 - Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports.
Section 210.135 - Immunity from liability, when — exception — preliminary evaluation required, when.
Section 210.140 - Privileged communication not recognized, exception.
Section 210.150 - Confidentiality of reports and records, exceptions — violations, penalty.
Section 210.165 - Penalty for violation.
Section 210.166 - Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.
Section 210.171 - Definitions.
Section 210.172 - Powers and duties of board.
Section 210.180 - Division employees to be trained.
Section 210.183 - Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.
Section 210.188 - Report to general assembly and governor, contents.
Section 210.194 - Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.
Section 210.201 - Definitions.
Section 210.203 - Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.
Section 210.231 - Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.
Section 210.241 - Judicial review.
Section 210.256 - Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.
Section 210.257 - Rules, procedure to adopt.
Section 210.278 - Exempt from licensure, when.
Section 210.481 - Definitions.
Section 210.484 - Residential care facilities license required.
Section 210.496 - Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.
Section 210.501 - Application for licensure, form, contents.
Section 210.506 - Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.
Section 210.516 - Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.
Section 210.521 - Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.
Section 210.531 - Violations or false statements, penalty.
Section 210.537 - County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division.
Section 210.539 - State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when.
Section 210.543 - Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.
Section 210.545 - Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.
Section 210.564 - Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.
Section 210.566 - Foster parents' bill of rights.
Section 210.570 - Text of compact.
Section 210.580 - Compact binding, when.
Section 210.590 - Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact.
Section 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.
Section 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.
Section 210.625 - Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
Section 210.625 - Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
Section 210.630 - Definitions — governor's appointment of administrator authorized.
Section 210.635 - Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
Section 210.635 - Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
Section 210.640 - Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
Section 210.640 - Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
Section 210.650 - Contingent effective date.
Section 210.652 - Electronic exchanging of data and documents.
Section 210.680 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 210.761 - Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation.
Section 210.762 - Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.
Section 210.764 - Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.
Section 210.790 - Foster parent standing for court proceedings.
Section 210.817 - Definitions.
Section 210.818 - Relationship not dependent on marriage.
Section 210.819 - Parent and child relationship, how established.
Section 210.822 - Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof.
Section 210.828 - Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when.
Section 210.829 - Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries.
Section 210.830 - Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed.
Section 210.834 - Blood tests — expert defined.
Section 210.836 - Evidence relating to paternity.
Section 210.838 - Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.
Section 210.841 - Judgment or order, contents — amount of support, presumption.
Section 210.844 - Applicability of certain statutes.
Section 210.845 - Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.
Section 210.846 - Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.
Section 210.848 - Action to declare mother and child relationship.
Section 210.849 - Birth records.
Section 210.850 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 210.851 - Citation of law.
Section 210.852 - Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.
Section 210.853 - Parenting plan in paternity actions.
Section 210.875 - Children's services commission study, purpose.
Section 210.877 - Courts and agencies to provide information.
Section 210.900 - Definitions.
Section 210.903 - Family care safety registry and access line established, contents.
Section 210.912 - Right to appeal, procedure.
Section 210.915 - Departmental collaboration on registry information — rulemaking authority.
Section 210.918 - Toll-free telephone service maintained for access to information.
Section 210.922 - Use of registry information by certain departments, when.
Section 210.924 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 210.927 - Annual report, when, contents.
Section 210.936 - Registry information deemed public record.
Section 210.1030 - Task force created, members, duties — termination date.
Section 210.1210 - Policy recommendations.
Section 210.1250 - Citation of law.
Section 210.1253 - Definitions.
Section 210.1259 - Director of facility to provide notice — facility registration — inapplicability.
Section 210.1262 - Notification, filing, contents.
Section 210.1263 - Background checks required, when.
Section 210.1265 - Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply.
Section 210.1268 - Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when.
Section 210.1280 - Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents.
Section 210.1283 - Failure to complete a background check, penalty.