MO SB363

Establishes a Board of Administrative Appeals within the Office of Administration, consisting of five nonattorney public members appointed by legislative leaders and the governor, serving staggered six-year terms with no reappointment allowed.

Creates the Board of Administrative Appeals Fund in the state treasury to cover board expenditures, with money not reverting to general revenue at the end of the biennium.

Provides the board with an independent technical advisory staff of up to six full-time employees with expertise in accounting, economics, finance, law, or public policy, plus one personal advisor per board member.

Allows any person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case to file an appeal with the board within 30 days after exhausting other administrative remedies, including appeals to the administrative hearing commission.

Redirects appeals of administrative hearing commission decisions from the court of appeals to the new Board of Administrative Appeals, with board decisions then subject to appeal to courts with competent jurisdiction.