SB1292ham004 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy

Filed: 7/15/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1292

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1292, AS AMENDED, by replacing Section 1 with the following:

"Section 1. Legislative intention; assist our most vulnerable citizens. It is the intention of the General Assembly in enacting this legislation that, by applying $2,230,000,000 of the net proceeds of the sale of general obligation bonds authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly to fund pension obligations of the State, an equivalent amount will be made available for the State's operational expenses, awards, grants, and permanent improvements in these times of fiscal crisis to help fund health and human service programs, including community-based agencies that are associated with programs and other services that provide assistance for those in need, to ensure that we continue assisting the most vulnerable of our citizens.".