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This bill increases the size of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from 3 to 5 members, expanding the existing state government department's governing body. Currently, the commission consists of three members appointed by the governor with senate confirmation, representing employers, employees, and the public (with one member being a licensed Missouri attorney). The bill modifies the composition requirements to now include five commissioners, with the stipulation that no more than three commissioners can be from the same political party. The bill maintains existing provisions that commissioners must have lived in Missouri for at least five years, cannot engage in other business or political activities while serving, and are prohibited from serving on political party committees. The quorum requirement would also change, with three commissioners now needed to constitute a quorum instead of the previous two. The bill preserves the original selection criteria that commissioners should represent different stakeholder perspectives: one employer representative, one employee representative, and one public representative who is a licensed attorney, now spread across five total positions instead of three.

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=19776