MO HB2064

Creates the "Reverend Nathaniel Cole Memorial Pursuit Reduction Grant" fund in the state treasury to provide 50% matching grants to urban police departments for purchasing real-time tagging and tracking pursuit management systems.

Eligible applicants must be urban police departments (population area of at least 400,000) with pursuit policies consistent with state law; the Department of Public Safety director determines eligibility and disqualifies non-compliant departments.

Fund moneys come from general assembly appropriations, federal funds, gifts, bequests, donations, and interest earned; remaining balances do not revert to general revenue at the end of each biennium.

When funding is insufficient for all eligible applicants, the director awards grants based on need, determined by each department's average number of pursuits over the five preceding years, prioritizing departments with highest pursuit rates.

The Department of Public Safety director administers the grant program and may adopt rules under chapter 536 to implement the provisions.