MO HB1096

Creates the "Reverend Nathaniel Cole Memorial Pursuit Reduction Grant" fund in the state treasury, funded by appropriations, federal funds, gifts, bequests, and donations, with the state treasurer as custodian.

Provides 50 percent matching grants to urban police departments (those in metropolitan areas with populations of at least 400,000) that purchase real-time tagging and tracking pursuit management systems.

Limits eligibility to departments with pursuit policies consistent with state law; the Department of Public Safety director determines eligibility and disqualifies non-compliant departments.

Awards grants based on need if funding is insufficient for all eligible applicants, prioritizing departments with the highest average number of pursuits over the five years preceding application.

Requires the Department of Public Safety director to administer the program, adopt necessary rules under chapter 536, and allows fund balances to carry over between biennia rather than revert to general revenue.