At their September 2025 meeting, the LAGERS Board of Trustees approved a final order of rulemaking for two proposed administrative rules. Administrative rules are used to provide details on how LAGERS’ enabling statutes should be applied in practice. The two proposed rules, which were filed in August, aim to improve employer reporting and disability processes.
Cadet Eligibility as a Police Officer in LAGERS: Currently, police cadets who are not yet POST certified must be enrolled as “general” employees until they become POST certified. The proposed rule change will allow employers to classify a police cadet as a “police officer” allowing them to be immediately enrolled in your police department. The goal of the rule change is to enhance member benefits, simplify the enrollment process, and reduce reporting errors.
LAGERS Disability Process Enhancements: The LAGERS team recently completed a review of the disability process and identified several opportunities to streamline the process and eliminate bottlenecks. Changes include gathering more information up front to eliminate delays in the application review, a better process for keeping all parties informed of application status, and process improvements to expedite the decision-making process.
The LAGERS board did not receive any public comment on either rule and has approved a final order of rulemaking. The order must be filed with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for 30 days after which, a final order will be published in the Missouri Register.
LAGERS expects the rules to go into effect in the first quarter of 2026. No action is required until then. You will be notified when the change goes into effect.
