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MO HB788

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


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Introduced
01/08/2025
In Committee
02/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

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

AI Summary

This bill transfers the appointment authority for juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel from the court or family court administrator to the county prosecuting attorney, but only with the consent of the county's governing body. Under the new provisions, if a county chooses to transfer this authority, the juvenile officers and related personnel would become employees of the prosecuting attorney, who would have full administrative control over them as at-will employees. The prosecuting attorney would also assume all non-judicial duties previously held by the court related to these personnel. Importantly, when this transfer occurs, the existing grievance review committee provisions and certain other court-related personnel protections would no longer apply. The bill aims to shift the management and oversight of juvenile court personnel from judicial to prosecutorial control, providing counties with the option to make this organizational change. This could potentially alter the administrative structure and accountability of juvenile court staffing in Missouri's counties, giving prosecuting attorneys more direct management of these critical court personnel.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred: Judiciary(H) (on 02/06/2025)

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