Missouri Social Security Bills

Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systems

Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation

Prohibits temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) benefit cards from being used at ATMs or to access cash

Authorizes political subdivisions to elect to cover certain employees as public safety personnel, reducing their minimum retirement age

Modifies provisions relating to the recovery of public assistance funds from recipients' estates

Reestablishes the ticket to work health assurance program

Requires the department of social services to provide caseworkers with specialized training for persons aging out of the foster care system

Modifies provisions of the employment security program

Creates grant programs to assist senior citizens in the property tax appeal process

Modifies provisions relating to retirement systems

Modifies provisions relating to the payment of workers' compensation upon the death of an employee to allow payments to be made to family members when there are no dependents

Modifies provisions for blind pensions

Modifies provisions related to workers' compensation administrative law judges

Establishes the "Missouri Pathways to Access and Success Act"

Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation for certain first responders, establishing a rebuttable presumption for cancer and other certain occupational diseases contracted by firefighters and fire investigators

Urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow all medically retired service members to receive full access to their retirement pay and benefits

Modifies provisions relating to lump sum payment options for certain public employee retirement benefit plans

Modifies provisions relating to blind pensions

Modifies provisions governing local senior citizens' services fund taxes

Establishes the "Study Commission on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren"