MO SB1189

Counties within the same judicial circuit or adjoining judicial circuits may coordinate to establish a shared juvenile detention facility through ordinances and inter-county agreements specifying cost-sharing based on population ratios, facility location, and financing methods

County commissions gain authority to initiate juvenile detention facility establishment by providing written notice to the presiding circuit judge, as an alternative to the existing process requiring the judge's recommendation after a hearing

Creates a new sales tax option of up to 1% that participating counties may impose, subject to voter approval, specifically to fund regional juvenile detention facilities for children

Establishes a "Juvenile Detention Center Sales Tax Trust Fund" administered by the Director of Revenue, with 1% retained for collection costs and monthly distribution of remaining funds to the counties that levied the tax

Requires all counties within a judicial circuit to authorize the detention facility and join the inter-county agreement for a regional facility to be established under the new provisions