Missouri HB788: Transfers appointment authority of juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel from the court or the family court admin

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE POUCHE. 1518H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk To repeal section 211.351, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to appointments in juvenile courts. Section A. Section 211.351, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 211.351, to read as follows: 211.351. 1. The court or the family court administrator in circuits where a family court administrator has been appointed to act as the appointing authority under section 487.060 shall appoint a juvenile officer and other necessary juvenile court personnel to serve under the direction of the court in each county of the first and second class and the circuit judge in circuits comprised of third and fourth class counties: (1) May appoint a juvenile officer and other necessary personnel to serve the judicial circuit; or (2) Circuitjudgesofanytwoormoreadjoiningcircuitsmaybyagreement,confirmed by judicial order, appoint a juvenile officer and other necessary personnel to serve their respective judicial circuits and, in such a case, the juvenile officers and other persons appointed shall serve under the joint direction of the judges so agreeing. 2. The presiding judge of the circuit shall ensure that any case in the family court or juvenile court division in which a juvenile officer is a participant is not heard by a …

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Sponsors

• Pouche, Sean (R, 013) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. February 6, 2025: Referred: Judiciary(H)
2. January 9, 2025: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 8, 2025: Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Common questions

What is HB788?

HB788 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Transfers appointment authority of juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel from the court or the family court admin.

What does HB788 do?

Transfers appointment authority of juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel from the court or the family court administrator to the county prosecuting attorney

What is the status of HB788?

In committee as of February 6, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Judiciary(H) (February 6, 2025).

Who sponsored HB788?

Pouche, Sean (R, 013).

Where is the official record for HB788?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB788&year=2025&code=R