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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3510
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MAR TIN.
7475H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 29.221, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
powers of the state auditor .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 29.221, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 29.221, to read as follows:
29.221. 1. The auditor shall provide various means to receive reports of allegations
2 of improper governmental activities, which shall include a telephone hotline, electronic mail,
3 and internet access. The auditor shall periodically publicize the hotline telephone number ,
4 electronic mail address, internet website address, and any other means by which the auditor
5 may receive reports of allegations of improper governmental activities. Individuals who
6 make a report under this section may choose to remain anonymous until the individual
7 af firmatively consents to having the individual's identity disclosed.
8 2. The auditor shall receive and initially review reports of allegations of improper
9 governmental activities of state agencies, political subdivisions, or state or political
10 subdivision of ficers or employees within the scope of authority set forth in this section,
11 including misappropriation, mismanagement, waste of resources, fraud, or violations of state
12 or federal law , rule or regulation. After conducting an initial review , the auditor may
13 investigate those allegations the auditor deems to be credible. When the auditor believes that
14 an allegation of improper governmental activity is outside the authority set forth in this
15 section, the auditor shall refer the allegation to the appropriate state agency responsible for
16 the enforcement or administration of the matter for investigation. When the auditor believes
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.
17 that an allegation of improper governmental activity involves matters set forth in this
18 subsection, those matters shall be referred as follows:
19 (1) Allegations of criminal misconduct to either the attorney general or the
20 prosecuting attorney for the county where the alleged misconduct occurred;
21 (2) Allegations of violations of sections 105.450 to 105.496 to the Missouri ethics
22 commission;
23 (3) Allegations of violations of chapter 1 15 to the appropriate election authority or the
24 secretary of state.
25 3. In instances where a state agency shall subgrant or allocate public funds to
26 local governments, regi onal councils of government, other local gro ups, or private or
27 semiprivate institutions or agencies, the auditor shall have the authority to examine the
28 books and record s of such r ecipient entities to the extent necessary to supervise the
29 r eceipt and expenditure of public funds and to determine prop er use in accordance with
30 state and federal laws and regul ations.
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