115.801. Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to be administered--grant program to improve federal election process--rulemaking authority.

Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to beadministered--grant program to improve federal electionprocess--rulemaking authority.

115.801. 1. Subject to appropriation from federal funds, thesecretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program forthe purpose of involving youth in youth voting programs. The secretary ofstate may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.

2. The secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or otheraid program for the purpose of allowing election authorities to receivegrants from the federal government for the purpose of improving theelection process in federal elections. The secretary of state maypromulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.

3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in thissection shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject toall of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section536.028, RSMo. This subsection and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable andif any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove andannul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant ofrulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,2002, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2002 S.B. 675 §§ 115.801, 115.803, and 115.806, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)