Creates the "Missouri GIS Advisory Council"

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2268
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE T A YLOR (48).
5503H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to the Missouri
GIS advisory council.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be
2 known as sections 37.1300, 37.1310, and 37.1320, to read as follows:
37.1300. For the purposes of sections 37.1300 to 37.1320, the following terms
2 mean:
3 (1) "Council", the Missouri GIS advisory council established in section 37.1310;
4 (2) "Geographic information system (GIS)", a computer system for capturing,
5 storing, checking, and displaying data relat ed to positions on the Earth's surface that
6 enables easily seeing, analyzing, and understanding patterns and relat ionships;
7 (3) "Geospatial", rel ating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular
8 location;
9 (4) "Missouri Spatial Data Information Service" or "MSDIS", Missouri's
10 primary spatial data clearinghouse re sponsible for collecting and distributing vector
11 data, aerial photography , and light detection and ranging elevation data that are
12 generated, updated, and funded by state, local, and region al agencies and governments.
37.1310. There is her eby established within the office of administration the
2 "Missouri GIS Advisory Council", which is charged with assisting and advising the
3 state in ensuring the availability , implementation, and enhancement of a statewide
4 geospatial data infrastructur e common to all jurisdictions. The council shall be
5 established within the information technology services division of the office of the
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
6 commissioner of administration. The council shall serve to support the existing
7 geospatial infrastructur e within the state of Missouri and shall strive toward the
8 immediate access to statewide geospatial data for all citizens of this state, especially life-
9 safety entities, including Next Generation 91 1.
37.1320. 1. The council shall consist of the following members at a minimum:
2 (1) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;
3 (2) The dir ector of the department of conservation or the director's designee;
4 (3) The dir ector of the department of economic development or the director's
5 designee;
6 (4) The dir ector of the department of health and senior services or the director's
7 designee;
8 (5) The dir ector of the department of natural re sources or the director's
9 designee;
10 (6) The dir ector of the department of the National Guard or the director's
11 designee;
12 (7) The dir ector of the department of public safety or the director's designee;
13 (8) The dire ctor of the department of transportation or the direc tor's designee;
14 (9) The dir ector of the United States Geological Survey or the director's
15 designee;
16 (10) The chief of the United States Department of Agricultur e or the chief's
17 designee;
18 (1 1) The chair of the Missouri 91 1 service board or the chair's designee;
19 (12) The dir ector of the Missouri Spatial Data Information Service or the
20 dir ector's designee;
21 (13) The dir ector of the state land survey progra m or the dir ector's designee;
22 (14) The dir ector of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency - W est; and
23 (15) Fourteen citizens of Missouri appointed by the commissioner of the office of
24 administration. These individuals shall repr esent city , county , local, and federal
25 government; the private sector; public safety; and academia.
26 2. By invitation of the council, additional subject matter experts may participate
27 in activities as noncouncil members. Such noncouncil members shall not be requi red to
28 be appointed by the commissioner of administration.
29 3. Appointed members of the council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve
30 until their successors ar e appointed. V acancies on the council shall be filled in the same
31 manner as the original appointment, and such member appointed shall serve the
32 r emainder of the unexpired term.
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33 4. The council shall meet at least quarterly and as otherwise requi red by the
34 commissioner of the office of administration or the office of geospatial information.
35 5. The council shall designate fr om its members a chair and chair -elect for one-
36 year terms and shall adopt written guidelines to govern the management of the council.
37 6. Each member of the council shall serve without compensation but may be
38 r eimbursed for his or her actual and necessary expenses incurr ed in the performance of
39 his or her duties as a member of the council, subject to appr opriation.
40 7. The council shall designate fro m its members an executive secr etary for the
41 council, who shall maintain the record s and decisions of the council's activities in
42 accordance with state law and shall be res ponsible for correspo ndence between the
43 council and other agencies.
44 8. The council shall not collect the personally identifiable information of any
45 individual person. For purposes of this subsection, the term "personally identifiable
46 information" means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's
47 identity including, but not limited to, name, Social Security number , or biometric data
48 r ecords, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information
49 that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.
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