Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.229 – Salary increases, commissioner may prescribe policies for — submission of a salary schedule, contents — military services, effect of

1. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to prescribe policies providing increases in the salaries of patrolmen and radio personnel of the water patrol, subject to appropriations. Each year, prior to January first, the commissioner shall submit a salary schedule report to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and the president pro tem of the senate. The salary schedule report prepared by the commissioner shall include, in addition to other matters deemed* pertinent to the commissioner, a comparison of the salaries of police officers of three police departments that employ similar numbers of patrol officers in the state. Such report shall also include a full description and comparison of each department position used to determine parity for all patrol positions of sergeant and above. The governor may make additional recommendations to the report and forward them to the speaker of the house of representatives and president pro tem of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate may assign the salary schedule report to the appropriate standing committees to review the salary comparisons to ensure that parity, as adjusted for equivalent duties and functions, in the salary of patrolmen and radio personnel of the water patrol and officers of the three police departments that employ similar numbers of patrol officers in the state is maintained. The commissioner of the water patrol shall testify before the appropriate committee on the salary schedule report if called up by such committee.
2. The service of a member of the patrol, who has served in the armed forces of the United States and who has subsequently been reinstated as a member of the patrol within ninety days after receiving a discharge other than dishonorable from the armed forces of the United States, shall be considered service with the patrol as a member of the patrol rendered since last becoming a member prior to entrance into the armed forces of the United States; except that no member shall be entitled to any credit, privilege or benefit provided by this chapter if such reenlistment, waiver of discharge, acceptance of commission or any other action with the armed forces beyond the period of service for which such member was originally commissioned, enlisted, inducted or called.

(L. 2007 H.B. 461)

Effective 7-01-07

*Word "deem" appears in original rolls.