SB 1470

                                     SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                           [TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
                              HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
               SENATE BILL NO. 1470
                                     103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                               2026
6122H.02T
                                                  AN ACT
To repeal sections 2.040, 2.050, 2.060, 3.010, 3.110, 3.125, 3.140, 3.142, 23.010, 23.020, 23.040,
          23.050, 23.060, 23.070, 23.080, 23.090, 23.140, 23.150, 23.160, 23.170, 23.195, and
          23.262, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof nineteen new sections relating to the duties
          and functions of the joint committee on legislative research.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
1Section A.  Sections 2.040, 2.050, 2.060, 3.010, 3.110,
2  3.125, 3.140, 3.142, 23.010, 23.020, 23.040, 23.050, 23.060,
3  23.070, 23.080, 23.090, 23.140, 23.150, 23.160, 23.170, 23.195,
4  and 23.262, RSMo, are repealed and nineteen new sections enacted
5  in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 2.040, 2.050, 2.060,
6  3.010, 3.110, 3.125, 3.140, 3.142, 23.010, 23.020, 23.040,
7  23.050, 23.060, 23.070, 23.080, 23.090, 23.140, 23.150, and
8  23.195, to read as follows:
12.040. The joint committee on legislative research
2  shall provide copies of, or make available in a web-based
3  electronic format, or both, all laws, measures and
4  resolutions duly enacted by the general assembly and all
5  amendments to the constitution and all measures approved by
6  the people since the last publication of the session laws
7  pursuant to section 2.030, giving the date of the approval
8  or adoption thereof. The joint committee on legislative
9  research shall headnote, collate, index the laws,
EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
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10 resolutions and constitutional amendments, and compare the
11 proof sheets of the printed copies with the original rolls.
12 The revisor of statutes shall insert therein an attestation
13 under the revisor's hand that the revisor has compared the
14 laws, resolutions, constitutional amendments and measures
15 therein contained with the original rolls and copies in the
16 office of the secretary of state and that the same are true
17 copies of such laws, measures, resolutions and
18 constitutional amendments as the same appear in the original
19 rolls in the office of the secretary of state.   The joint
20 committee on legislative research shall cause the completed
21 laws, resolutions and constitutional amendments to be
22 printed and bound, or produced in a web-based electronic
23 format, or both.
1      2.050. The complete printed copies of laws,
2 resolutions, constitutional amendments and measures when
3 printed and bound shall be delivered to the revisor of
4 statutes who shall distribute [one copy without cost to each
5 member of the general assembly and one copy each, without
6 cost, to every county circuit clerk, circuit judge,
7 associate circuit judge, prosecuting attorney, and sheriff.
8 One copy each, without cost, shall be delivered to other
9 officers, institutions and agencies who are entitled to
10 copies of the Revised Statutes of Missouri under section
11 3.130, if requested] such copies in accordance with section
12 3.130.
1      2.060. The revisor of statutes may sell copies of the
2 laws and resolutions[, not required by this chapter to be
3 distributed without charge,] at actual cost of printing and
4 binding, as determined by the joint committee on legislative
5 research, plus the cost of delivery, and the money received
6 therefor shall be [paid to the director of revenue and]
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7 deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the
8 statutory revision fund.
1      3.010. [Only upon the adoption of a concurrent
2 resolution by the general assembly] In accordance with
3 Article III, Section 34 of the Constitution of Missouri, the
4 revised statutes of Missouri shall be printed, published and
5 distributed in as many volumes as the committee on
6 legislative research (herein called "the committee") shall
7 determine, and such publication shall be under the direction
8 and supervision of the committee.    If an appropriation is to
9 be provided for a general republication of the revised
10 statutes, the general assembly shall adopt a concurrent
11 resolution for such general republication.    The [annotations
12 or] supplements to the revised statutes of Missouri may be
13 printed separately and without a concurrent resolution being
14 adopted by the general assembly.    The cost of printing,
15 binding and delivery of such [publication] publications
16 shall be paid from funds appropriated from the general
17 revenue for that purpose or, if no appropriation is provided
18 for that purpose, from the statutory revision fund under
19 section 3.142.
1      3.110. The printing and publication of the revised
2 statutes of Missouri, annotations thereto and supplements or
3 pocket parts and the paper used therefor, [shall] may be
4 obtained through the state director of the division of
5 purchasing, as otherwise provided by law.
1      3.125. 1.   The committee may publish annual or
2 biennial cumulative or noncumulative supplements or pocket
3 parts to the revised statutes of Missouri in lieu of
4 complete editions thereof except at such times as complete
5 editions are published.    Any supplement or edition of pocket
6 parts is subject in all respects to the provisions of this
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7 law relating to the publication of an edition of the revised
8 statutes and the committee has the same powers and duties
9 with respect to the publication thereof.   When funds for the
10 printing thereof are duly appropriated by the general
11 assembly or moneys in the statutory revision fund under
12 section 3.142 are available, the committee shall cause to be
13 classified, arranged, numbered and printed in either an
14 edition of the revised statutes or in supplements or pocket
15 parts thereto, in accordance with this chapter, all laws of
16 a general nature adopted at any session of the general
17 assembly.
18      2. The committee shall report to the general assembly
19 whenever called upon, and shall prepare and submit to the
20 general assembly such consolidation, revision and other
21 matters relating to the statutes as can be completed from
22 time to time.
1      3.140. The committee on legislative research may,
2 through the revisor of statutes, sell copies of the revised
3 statutes of Missouri, and any supplement or edition of
4 pocket parts thereto, in print and/or in a web-based
5 electronic format at a price to be determined by the
6 committee, taking into account the cost of printing and
7 binding, producing the statutes and maintaining the website,
8 including the cost of delivery, and the money received
9 therefor shall be paid to the director of revenue and
10 deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the
11 [general revenue fund] statutory revision fund as required
12 under section 3.142.
1      3.142. 1.   There is hereby established in the state
2 treasury a revolving fund known as the "Statutory Revision
3 Fund", and which shall receive funds paid to the revisor of
4 statutes for sales of the revised statutes of Missouri or
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5 any supplement thereto, whether in printed, electronic,
6 magnetic, or other form and funds received for any other
7 service for which there is a fee charged by the committee on
8 legislative research.   The committee on legislative research
9 shall determine the form and any fees or charges for the
10 statutes or services.   The state treasurer shall be
11 custodian of the fund and shall make disbursements from the
12 fund for the costs associated with general republication of
13 the revised statutes of Missouri and its annual supplements
14 if no specific appropriation is provided by the general
15 assembly, and enhancing or producing the electronic form of
16 the revised statutes in a computer readable form, enhancing
17 the electronic processing of computerized legislative
18 drafting and such other purposes authorized by the joint
19 committee on legislative research upon appropriation by the
20 general assembly.   Moneys in the fund may also be used at
21 the direction of the committee on legislative research to
22 provide the revised statutes of Missouri and any supplement
23 thereto to public libraries of this state in a computer
24 readable format for use by patrons of the libraries.
25      2. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of
26 any biennium not to exceed twice the cost of providing the
27 annual supplement to the revised statutes of Missouri is
28 exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to
29 transfer of unexpended balances to the ordinary revenue fund.
1      23.010. A permanent joint committee of the general
2 assembly known as the "Committee on Legislative Research",
3 to be comprised of the chairman of the senate appropriations
4 committee [and nine other members of the senate and], the
5 president pro tempore of the senate, two members from the
6 majority party of the senate, the senate minority floor
7 leader, and one member from the minority party of the
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8 senate, the chairman of the house budget committee [and nine
9 other members of the house of representatives], the speaker
10 of the house of representatives, two members of the majority
11 party of the house of representatives, the minority floor
12 leader of the house of representatives, and one member from
13 the minority party of the house of representatives, is
14 established and its offices are in the capitol building,
15 Jefferson City, Missouri.   The senate majority members of
16 the committee shall be appointed by the president pro [tem]
17 tempore of the senate [and], the senate minority member
18 shall be appointed by the senate minority floor leader, the
19 house majority members shall be appointed by the speaker of
20 the house [and], and the house minority members shall be
21 appointed by the house minority floor leader.       Appointment
22 of each member shall continue during his term of office as a
23 member of the general assembly, or until a successor is
24 appointed to fill the place of any committee member whose
25 term of office has expired.       [No major party shall be
26 represented by more than six members from the house nor more
27 than six from the senate on the committee.       The general
28 assembly, by a majority vote of the elected members, may
29 discharge any or all of the members of the committee at any
30 time and select their successors.]
1      23.020. The committee shall perform the following
2 services for the members of the general assembly:
3      (1) Provide a research and reference service on
4 legislative problems;
5      (2) Upon written request, make investigation into
6 legislative and governmental institutions of this state or
7 other states to aid the general assembly;
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8      (3) Upon written request, assist and cooperate with
9 any interim legislative committee or commission created by
10 the general assembly;
11      (4) Upon [written] request of the joint committee,
12 draft or aid in drafting revision bills under section
13 23.045, and any resolutions[, memorials] and amendments
14 directly related to any revision bill or the duties and
15 functions of the joint committee on legislative research,
16 and render any other service in connection therewith for any
17 member of the general assembly.
1      23.040. From the time the general assembly of the
2 state convenes until it is adjourned finally, the committee
3 on legislative research, through its representatives, shall
4 give consideration to and service concerning any bill before
5 the general assembly requested by any member of the senate
6 or the house of representatives or any committee of the
7 general assembly having the bills before it for
8 consideration.    This service shall continue after
9 adjournment and during any recess or vacation.    [Employees
10 of the committee shall not oppose or urge legislation but,
11 upon request, shall assist members of the general assembly
12 as to bills, resolutions and measures, draft them in proper
13 form and furnish to members any available information upon
14 matters which fall within the scope of the duties of the
15 committee.]
1      23.050. 1.    The committee [may] shall obtain
2 information upon the needs, organization, functioning,
3 efficiency and financial status of any department of state
4 government or of any institution or agency which is
5 supported in whole or in part by revenue of the state;
6 collect and assemble information concerning the revenue of
7 the state and the tax resources of the state and upon
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8 questions of statewide interest which may reasonably become
9 subjects of legislative action or of legislative
10 consideration; make available such information as is
11 requested by any member or member-elect of the general
12 assembly, provided that personally identifiable information
13 may be excluded in accordance with applicable law.
14      2. The committee shall compile a report of its
15 activities and a detailed account of its expenditures for
16 submission to the general assembly, which report shall be
17 completed at least thirty days prior to the convening of
18 each regular session of the general assembly.      The report
19 shall be [mailed to the post-office address of] delivered to
20 each member of the present and forthcoming general assembly
21 and a copy of the report shall be submitted to each state
22 elective officer.   The report shall include any
23 recommendations for legislative action as well as any
24 recommendations which the committee desires to make
25 concerning the efficient and economical operation of the
26 state government.
1      23.060. The material, including books and other
2 publications of the research library maintained by the
3 committee, is available to the members of the general
4 assembly. All officers of the state, all departments,
5 commissions and bureaus of the state, and all persons
6 connected therewith, the University of Missouri, the
7 [teachers'] public colleges and universities, and all
8 agencies of the state which are supported in whole or in
9 part by state funds shall give the committee, or its duly
10 authorized representatives, complete access to their records
11 and full information and all reasonable assistance in any
12 matter of research or investigation which, in the judgment
13 of the committee, requires recourse to them or to data
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14 within their knowledge or control; but this section does not
15 compel the disclosure of any records or information which is
16 declared to be privileged or confidential by any other law
17 of this state, unless the committee is specifically
18 authorized to procure the information by a concurrent
19 resolution adopted by the general assembly.
1      23.070. The committee on legislative research shall
2 meet within [ten] thirty days after the convening of each
3 general assembly and organize by selecting a [chairman and a
4 vice chairman] chairperson and vice chairperson, one of whom
5 shall be a member of the senate and one of whom shall be a
6 member of the house of representatives.    [Until January of
7 1985, the chairman shall be a member of the house.    In 1985
8 the chairman shall be a member of the senate.   In 1987 the
9 chairman shall be a member of the house.    The chairmanship]
10 The chairpersonship and vice chairpersonship shall alternate
11 between members of the senate and house [each] every two
12 years [after 1987].   The director shall serve as secretary
13 to the committee on legislative research.   Unless otherwise
14 directed by the committee, [he] the director shall keep the
15 records of the committee and be subject to the jurisdiction
16 and order of the committee during the vacation or recess of
17 the general assembly.   The regular meeting place of the
18 committee shall be in Jefferson City, Missouri, and after
19 its inception and organization it shall regularly meet at
20 least [once every three months] twice a year.   A majority of
21 the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum and a
22 majority of a quorum may act for the entire committee.
23 Special meetings of the committee may be called at such time
24 and place within the state as the [chairman] chairperson
25 thereof designates.
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1      23.080. 1.    The committee may regularly employ and fix
2 the compensation of a director of research who is competent
3 to assume administration of the necessary activities of the
4 committee under the direction of the committee.    The
5 committee may also employ other attorneys, research
6 assistants, clerks and other persons as it deems necessary
7 within the limits of the appropriation made therefor to
8 carry out the provisions of this chapter or to provide
9 assistance for the members and committees of the general
10 assembly. Except for those employees assigned to the
11 oversight division, all employees of the committee shall be
12 under the supervision of the director of research, and he or
13 she shall, as directed by the committee, assign and
14 supervise all work projects of those employees and keep all
15 necessary personnel records for those employees and others
16 of the committee if so directed.    All employees of the
17 oversight division shall be under the supervision of the
18 director of the oversight division[, and he shall, as
19 directed by the subcommittee, assign and supervise all work
20 projects of the employees of that division].
21      2. The committee may provide necessary legal reports
22 and other publications to be kept in the library of the
23 committee and pay for same out of any appropriations made to
24 the committee.    The secretary of state and the revisor of
25 statutes shall furnish the librarian, without charge, the
26 number of Missouri statutes and session laws as is desired
27 by the committee to enable it to exchange the statutes and
28 session laws for those of other states.
1      23.090. The committee on legislative research has
2 charge and control of the legislative library and all other
3 space within the capitol assigned to it, including the
4 oversight division.
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1      23.140. 1.   Legislation, with the exception of
2 appropriation bills, introduced into either house of the
3 general assembly shall, before being acted upon, be
4 submitted to the oversight division of the committee on
5 legislative research for the preparation of a fiscal note.
6 The staff of the oversight division shall prepare a fiscal
7 note, examining the items contained in subsection 2 and such
8 additional items as may be provided either by joint rule of
9 the house and senate or by resolution adopted by the
10 committee or the oversight subcommittee.
11      2. The fiscal note shall state:
12      (1) The cost of the proposed legislation to the state
13 for the next two fiscal years;
14      (2) Whether or not the proposed legislation will
15 establish a program or agency that will duplicate an
16 existing program or agency;
17      (3) Whether or not there is a federal mandate for the
18 program or agency;
19      (4) Whether or not the proposed program or agency will
20 have significant direct fiscal impact upon any political
21 subdivision of the state;
22      (5) Whether or not any new physical facilities will be
23 required; and
24      (6) Whether or not the proposed legislation will have
25 an economic impact on small businesses.    For the purpose of
26 this subdivision "small business" means a corporation,
27 partnership, sole proprietorship or other business entity,
28 including its affiliates, that:
29      (a) Is independently owned and operated; and
30      (b) Employs fifty or fewer full-time employees.
31      3. The fiscal note for a bill shall accompany the bill
32 throughout its course of passage.   No member of the general
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33 assembly, lobbyist or persons other than oversight division
34 staff members shall participate in the preparation of any
35 fiscal note unless the communication is in writing, with a
36 duplicate to be filed with the fiscal note or unless
37 requested for information by the fiscal analyst preparing
38 the note. Violations of this provision shall be reported to
39 the chairman of the legislative research committee and
40 subject the fiscal note and proposed bill to subcommittee
41 review. Once a fiscal note has been signed and approved by
42 the director of the oversight division, the note shall not
43 be changed or revised without prior approval of the chairman
44 of the legislative research committee, except to reflect
45 changes made in the bill it accompanies, or to correct
46 patent typographical, clerical or drafting errors that do
47 not involve changes of substance, nor shall substitution be
48 made therefor.   Appeals to revise, change or to substitute a
49 fiscal note shall be made in writing by a member of the
50 general assembly to the chairman of the legislative research
51 committee and a hearing before the committee or subcommittee
52 shall be granted as soon as possible.   Any member of the
53 general assembly, upon presentation of new or additional
54 material, may, within three legislative days after the
55 hearing on the request to revise, change or substitute a
56 fiscal note, request one rehearing before the full committee
57 to further consider the requested change.   The subcommittee,
58 if satisfied that new or additional material has been
59 presented, may recommend such rehearing to the full
60 committee, and the rehearing shall be held as soon as
61 possible thereafter.
62      4. The director of the division, hereinafter provided
63 for, or the director's designees, shall seek information and
64 advice from the affected department, division or agency of
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65 state government and shall call upon the research staffs of
66 the house of representatives and of the senate, and upon the
67 staffs of the house and senate appropriations committees for
68 assistance in carrying out fiscal notes and evaluations of
69 programs selected by the committee, during the interim, and
70 each staff shall supply such information or advice as it
71 deems appropriate in response to the inquiry.    The state
72 auditor shall, upon request, cooperate and provide
73 assistance in the conduct of audits and the preparation of
74 reports made in connection therewith.    The state auditor
75 may, upon the request of the director or his or her
76 designee, cooperate and provide assistance in the
77 preparation of fiscal notes.
78      5.   The staff of the oversight division shall prepare a
79 post-implementation fiscal note for any legislation that has
80 been enacted and fully implemented for two years.    All
81 requirements and obligations with respect to the preparation
82 of fiscal notes elsewhere in law shall apply to post-
83 implementation fiscal notes.     The express purpose of a post-
84 implementation fiscal note shall be to compare the estimate
85 of the fiscal note relating to the final enacted version of
86 the legislation to the actual experience after the
87 legislation was implemented.     To the extent reporting must
88 be implemented at the time of enactment of the legislation
89 by any department, division, or agency of state government
90 in order to comply with the requirements of the eventual
91 post-implementation fiscal note, such reporting shall occur
92 at the time of enactment.
1      23.150. 1.   The committee on legislative research
2 shall organize an oversight division to prepare fiscal notes
3 and to conduct program evaluations [of state agencies],
4 including program evaluations involving budget transparency
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5 and accountability.   [The committee may form a subcommittee
6 of not less than six members to provide direct supervision
7 of the personnel and practices of the division.   The
8 subcommittee shall consist of one-half of the members
9 appointed by the chair from the house which he or she
10 represents and one-half of the members appointed by the vice
11 chair from the house which he or she represents.]
12      2. Within the limits of the appropriations made for
13 this division, the committee [shall] may regularly employ
14 [a] and fix the compensation of the director of the
15 oversight division and other personnel as it deems
16 necessary. The director shall be qualified by training and
17 experience to conduct such evaluations, and he or she shall
18 be directly responsible for those activities.    The director
19 of the oversight division, with the consent of the joint
20 committee, may employ personnel necessary to carry out the
21 duties prescribed in this chapter.   Persons employed to work
22 in the oversight division shall be professional persons
23 possessing a wide knowledge and demonstrated expertise in
24 governmental programming and financial planning, in
25 conducting program review evaluations and analytic studies,
26 and of federal, state, and local government budgetary
27 processes, laws and regulations of the state of Missouri.
1      23.195. 1.   The oversight division of the committee on
2 legislative research shall maintain a register of all state
3 bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of all state
4 agencies and of entities of the state given authority by law
5 to incur indebtedness, whether or not the indebtedness is a
6 liability of the state, including lease purchase agreements
7 of at least ten thousand dollars for personal property which
8 have been issued or entered into by the state of Missouri or
9 by any state agency, authority or institution.    Indebtedness
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10 compiled in the register shall include but not be limited to
11 that incurred by the third state building fund, the higher
12 education loan authority, the agriculture and small business
13 revenue authority, the health and education facilities
14 authority, the Missouri economic development commission, the
15 [environment] environmental and energy resources improvement
16 authority, the state-supported educational institutions of
17 higher learning, the bi-state development authority, the
18 several interstate bridge authorities, and any metro
19 transportation districts.   The register shall contain all
20 the details concerning the issuance and retirement of such
21 bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, including, but not
22 limited to, the date of issuance and maturity, the name of
23 the issuing state agency, terms and costs of any lease
24 purchase agreement if applicable, the rate of interest, the
25 manner of redemption, the purpose for which issued, and, if
26 retired, the date and manner of retirement.
27      2. The oversight division shall report on the total
28 bonded and other indebtedness including lease purchase
29 agreements of this state and its various agencies, entities,
30 and institutions to the individual members of the general
31 assembly on or before January fifteenth of each year.
32 Copies of the report shall also be delivered to the
33 governor, state auditor, state treasurer, and the state
34 librarian. Copies shall be made available to other
35 interested parties.   Such report shall contain sufficient
36 data and information to enable the members of the general
37 assembly to determine the amount of indebtedness outstanding
38 for each purpose for which bonded and other indebtedness has
39 been incurred and the total amount of money which will be
40 necessary to fully repay all principal and interest due on
41 such bonded or other indebtedness or to fulfill the terms of
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42 any lease purchase agreement; including, but not limited to,
43 a summary of all pertinent information contained in the
44 register required by subsection 1 of this section.
45      3. Inclusion of any indebtedness in this register
46 shall not be construed that the indebtedness is, or is not,
47 state indebtedness.
48      4. The state auditor and each state agency and entity
49 shall cooperate fully with the oversight division in
50 collecting information for this register, and shall provide
51 information as requested for inclusion therein.
1[23.160. 1. As used in this chapter, the
2      term "program evaluation" means a study which
3      determines and evaluates program performance
4      according to program objectives,
5      responsibilities, and duties as set forth by
6      statute or regulation. Program evaluations, in
7      accordance with generally accepted program
8      evaluation standards, shall determine:
9(1) Whether the program is being performed
10      and administered as authorized or required by
11      law, and whether this action conforms with
12      statutory intent;
13(2) Whether the objectives and intended
14      benefits are being achieved, and whether the
15      absence of such achievements suggest the need
16      for correction or additional legislation;
17(3) Benefits derived from any program in
18      relation to the expenditures made therefor; and
19(4) Whether the program duplicates,
20      overlaps, or conflicts with any other state
21      program.
222. As used in this chapter, the term
23      "resources" includes appropriated funds, federal
24      funds, grants, and personnel, and also includes
25      equipment and space, whether assigned, owned or
26      leased.
273. As used in this chapter, the term
28      "agency" includes each department and office
29      within the executive branch of government and
30      each identifiable unit thereof, including
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31      institutions of higher learning, and each
32      identifiable unit of the legislative and
33      judicial branches of government.]
1[23.170. 1. The oversight division of the
2      committee on legislative research shall,
3      pursuant to a duly adopted concurrent resolution
4      of the general assembly, or pursuant to a
5      resolution adopted by the committee on
6      legislative research, conduct program
7      evaluations of agencies as directed by any such
8      resolution.
92. The staff of any agency subject to a
10      program evaluation shall fully cooperate with
11      the staff of the oversight division and shall
12      provide all necessary information and assistance
13      for such an evaluation. All records of an
14      agency, unless otherwise expressly declared by
15      law to be confidential, may be inspected by the
16      oversight division staff while conducting the
17      evaluation, and the agency subject to the
18      evaluation shall afford the oversight division
19      staff with ample opportunity to observe agency
20      operations.
213. All evaluations shall be completed
22      within one year unless an extension is
23      authorized by the committee, but progress
24      reports shall be made to the committee at least
25      quarterly.
264. Any member of the general assembly and
27      any committee of either house of the general
28      assembly may submit requests for program
29      evaluations to the committee on legislative
30      research, and any agency may request an
31      evaluation of its operations. The director of
32      the division shall present program evaluations
33      completed during the previous legislative
34      interim period to appropriate committees of each
35      chamber during early hearings of those
36      committees at the next regular session.]
1[23.262. 1. Between September first and
2      December first of the calendar year prior to the
3      year in which a program subject to sections
4      23.250 to 23.298 is scheduled to sunset, the
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5      committee shall conduct public hearings
6      concerning but not limited to the application to
7      the program of the criteria provided in section
8      23.268.
92. The committee may hold the public
10      hearings prior to September first if the
11      evaluation of the program required in
12      subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section
13      23.259 is complete and available to the public.]
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