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This bill modifies the State Legal Expense Fund by expanding its coverage to include entities providing foster care case management or residential services under contract or subcontract. The fund, which is created to cover legal expenses and judgments, can now be used to pay claims or judgments against certain state agencies, employees, health care providers, and attorneys who provide services without compensation or under specific contractual arrangements. The bill maintains existing provisions about limitations on payments, with specific caps for different types of claims (ranging from $500,000 to $1 million depending on the context). The fund can cover economic and non-economic damages for state officers and employees acting within their official duties, with non-economic damages currently capped at $350,000 and adjusted annually based on the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures. The bill ensures that any remaining funds in the State Legal Expense Fund at the end of an appropriation period will not be transferred to general revenue, and it requires that any rules promulgated under this section follow the provisions of chapter 536 of Missouri state law.

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