56.265.  Compensation of prosecuting attorneys — training program, additional compensation — reporting, certificate of compliance — definition, prosecuting attorney to include circuit attorney — vacancy, consolidation, when — fund created, use of moneys. — 1.  The county prosecuting attorney in any county shall receive an annual salary computed as provided in this subsection.

  (1)  For a full-time prosecuting attorney of a charter, first, or second class county, or of a city not within a county, the prosecuting attorney shall receive compensation equal to one hundred percent of the compensation of a circuit judge.

  (2)  For a full-time prosecuting attorney of a third or fourth class county, the prosecuting attorney shall receive compensation equal to one hundred percent of the compensation of an associate circuit judge or, upon approval by a majority of the county commission, the prosecuting attorney shall receive compensation equal to ninety-five percent of the compensation of a circuit judge.

  (3)  Upon approval by a majority of the county commission, a part-time prosecuting attorney shall receive compensation equal to between thirty and sixty percent of the compensation of an associate circuit judge.

  (4)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, no prosecuting attorney who has held the office of prosecuting attorney prior to January 1, 2027, shall have their compensation lowered by the implementation of the compensation procedures of this section, nor shall any prosecuting attorney have their compensation lowered during their tenure of office.

  2.  Two thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has completed:

  (1)  At least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a professional association of the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association.  The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county or city not within a county.  Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose; and

  (2)  One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505.  The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031.

  3.  Each calendar year, five thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has collected the data described in subsection 2 of section 56.750 in a manner approved by the prosecutors coordinators training council and makes the data described in subsection 2 of section 56.750 readily accessible to the Missouri office of prosecution services.  The Missouri office of prosecution services shall provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney who complies with this subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to the respective treasurer of each county or city not within a county.

  4.  For each calendar year, three thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has provided discovery to criminal defense attorneys who have entered an appearance on behalf of a defendant in a manner approved by the prosecutors coordinators training council.  The Missouri office of prosecution services shall provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney who complies with this subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to the respective treasurer of each county or city not within a county.

  5.  As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney of any city not within a county.

  6.  The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first classification during a four-year term of office or a county which passed the proposition authorized by subsection 1 of section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such office pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective.

  7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any county with a vacancy in the office of prosecuting attorney for more than sixty days may consolidate with one contiguous county with a sitting prosecuting attorney upon a unanimous vote of the county commissions of such counties to establish a cooperative regional prosecuting attorney's office at any time.  The prosecuting attorney of the contiguous county shall then become the prosecuting attorney of that region for the remainder of that prosecuting attorney's term of office or until such time as the governor appoints a prosecuting attorney to fill the vacant prosecuting attorney position pursuant to section 105.030.  Regional prosecuting attorneys shall be designated as full-time prosecuting attorneys and shall be compensated in the manner provided under the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section.  No two counties that each have sitting prosecuting attorneys shall be permitted to consolidate in the manner described in this section.

  8.  The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.

  9.  (1)  There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri State Prosecutorial Services Grant Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly.

  (2)  The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund.  In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements.  The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as provided in this section and shall be allocated to counties of the third and fourth classification on the basis of need in order for such counties to be in compliance with the prosecuting attorney compensation provisions of this section.

  (3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.

  (4)  The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested.  Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.