HOUSE BILL NO. 3134 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS.
6707H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 590, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to POST commission credit for military training.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 590, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 590.045, to read as follows: 590.045. 1. There is hereby established within the department of public safety 2 the "Missouri Green-to-Blue Bridge Program". Under the program, reserve or active 3 duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard who 4 have earned a diploma from the United States Army Military Police School (USAMPS) 5 with a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 31A or 31B, and who have successfully 6 completed One Station Unit Training (OSUT), shall receive Missouri Peace Officer 7 Standards and Training (POST) credit under the provisions of this section. 8 2. The POST commission is hereby authorized to establish the Missouri green-to- 9 blue bridge program of instruction consisting of certain peace officer training courses 10 for persons qualified to receive credit under subsection 1 of this section. The instruction 11 program shall provide sufficient hour and point requirements to qualify such persons to 12 sit for the Missouri peace officer standards and training examination. The program 13 may also seek to fulfill Department of Defense requirements and reciprocity conditions 14 involving the transfer of civilian training to military applications. 15 3. A valid diploma from USAMPS issued within three years shall exempt persons 16 who qualify under subsection 1 from the maximum amount of redundant training 17 requirements for general law enforcement and related tasks. Such tasks shall be
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 3134 2
18 considered mastered during successful completion of the published USAMPS 19 curriculum standards. If the person directly serves on active duty after earning their 20 diploma from USAMPS, the three-year period shall start from the date of their first 21 honorable discharge after the diploma is issued, as long as the person remained serving 22 in the MOS 31A or 31B. 23 4. The POST commission shall regularly consult the Missouri Army National 24 Guard provost marshal to review and ensure the Missouri green-to-blue curriculum 25 maximizes credit granted for training completed at USAMPS, with an emphasis on the 26 subjects of firearms, defensive tactics, medical training, criminal investigation, and 27 driver training. 28 5. The department of public safety may promulgate all necessary rules and 29 regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 30 term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this 31 section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 32 provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 33 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 34 pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul 35 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority 36 and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void. ✔
Statutes affected: