660.750. Liaisons for faith-based organizations to be designated, duties. - Missouri Statutes

Liaisons for faith-based organizations to be designated, duties.

660.750. 1. This act shall be known as the "Faith-Based OrganizationLiaison Act".

2. The director of the department of social services shall designateexisting regional department employees to serve as liaisons to faith-basedorganizations in their regions.

3. The director shall ensure that the primary function of eachemployee designated as a liaison under this section is to:

(1) Communicate with faith-based organizations regarding the need forprivate community services to benefit persons in need of assistance whootherwise would require financial or other assistance under public programsadministered by the department;

(2) Promote the involvement of faith-based organizations in workingto meet community needs for assistance;

(3) Coordinate the department's efforts to promote involvement offaith-based organizations in providing community services with similarefforts of other state agencies; and

(4) Provide clear guidance to faith-based organizations of all therights and responsibilities afforded to them under federal law, includingbut not limited to federal equal treatment, charitable choice regulations,and the establishment clause of the United States Constitution.

4. No liaison shall discriminate against any faith-based organizationin carrying out the provisions of this section.

(L. 2007 S.B. 46)