Sen. Dan Duffy

Filed: 3/24/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2097

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2097 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Joint
5 Committee on Obsolete Laws and Programs Act.
 
6     Section 5. Committee established. The Joint Committee on
7 Obsolete Laws and Programs is established, consisting of 12
8 members of the General Assembly, appointed as follows: 6
9 Senators appointed 3 each by the President and Minority Leader
10 of the Senate and 6 Representatives appointed 3 each by the
11 Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. A
12 member shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative leader
13 authorized to make the appointment to that position. A vacancy
14 shall be filled by appointment by the legislative leader
15 authorized to make the appointment to the vacated position.
16     The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

 

 

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1 Representatives each shall designate one of his or her
2 appointees to serve as co-chair of the Committee. The Committee
3 shall meet as frequently as necessary at the call of either
4 co-chair. Members shall not receive compensation for their
5 service on the Committee but shall be reimbursed for their
6 reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of
7 their service on the Committee from funds appropriated for that
8 purpose. The Committee shall receive staff and technical
9 assistance provided by the General Assembly.
 
10     Section 10. Research and report. By March 20, 2010, the
11 Committee must prepare and file a report listing any statutes
12 or State programs, or portion of a statute or program, that are
13 obsolete, unnecessary due to changes in technology or lifestyle
14 changes, or duplicative of other State or federal statutes or
15 programs. The report must also include (i) an explanation of
16 why all or part of a statute or program is obsolete,
17 unnecessary, or duplicative of other State or federal statutes
18 or programs and (ii) a timetable for repeal of all or part of
19 the statutes or programs. The report shall be filed with the
20 Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of
21 Representatives, and the Legislative Reference Bureau and also
22 with the Office of the Governor for distribution to affected
23 State agencies.
 
24     Section 15. Repeal. This Act is repealed April 1, 2010.
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.".