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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill extends State Legal Expense Fund coverage to foster care contractors
Last action · February 5, 2026: Second Read and Referred S General Laws CommitteeSponsor: Nick Schroer
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1450 expands the to cover claims and final judgments against entities and their employees providing foster care case management or residential services under state contracts. The measure ensures that these private or non-state foster care providers have access to the fund for qualifying legal actions arising from their official duties.
Private foster care contractors and their staff gain financial protection from legal claims and judgments using state funds, shifting potential liabilities away from individual workers and provider agencies.
- The State Legal Expense Fund was established to pay claims and final judgments against state agencies, employees, and specific contracted professionals under predefined statutory limits. context
- Foster care case management and residential services in Missouri are frequently operated through external provider contracts governed by chapter 210. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Foster care case management and residential service contractors
Contractors and their employees become eligible for legal expense fund coverage for claims and final judgments arising from their contracted duties.
State Legal Expense Fund
The fund's financial obligations are expanded to cover liabilities incurred by contracted foster care providers.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who does SB 1450 add to the State Legal Expense Fund?
Does this bill affect existing health care provider coverage?
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Check Your Understanding
1.According to the introduced version of Bill 6077S.01I, what is the Department of Health and Senior Services required to do regarding specific health care provider categories?
2.According to the introduced version of Bill 6077S.01I, what happens to moneys remaining in the state legal expense fund at the end of an appropriation period?
3.According to the introduced version of Bill 6077S.01I, what action is required of the attorney general?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 5, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 16, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 6077S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Expansion of State Legal Protections to Private Contractors
The bill broadens the traditional scope of the State Legal Expense Fund from direct state employees and specific licensed professionals to include contracted private entities performing foster care services.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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