FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION, 2008
January 24, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
Your HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
HOUSE BILL 120
has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
1. On page 1, line 12, after "THE", insert "OFFICE OF".
2. On page 1, line 13, strike "DIVISION".
3. On page 3, line 14, strike "division" and insert in lieu thereof "office".
4. On page 3, lines 15 and 16, strike Subsection G in its entirety.
5. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
6. On page 3, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following new subsection:
"J. "office" means the office of American Indian health in the department of health;".
7. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
8. On page 4, lines 22 and 23, strike "existing boards that advise the department on American Indian health issues" and insert in lieu thereof "the American Indian health advisory committee".
9. On page 5, line 10, after "oversee", strike the remainder of the line and insert in lieu thereof "and coordinate".
10. On page 7, line 5, after "designees", strike the remainder of the line and on line 6, strike the line through "paid".
11. On page 7, line 7, after "fund", insert "as funding is available".
12. On page 7, line 9, strike "the chair" and insert in lieu thereof "either co-chair".
13. On page 9, line 3, after "identify", insert "Indian health", and after "priorities", strike the remainder of the line and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon.
14. On page 9, strike lines 4 and 5 in their entirety.
15. On page 9, line 6, strike "at least each year" and insert in lieu thereof "annually".
16. On page 9, line 7, after "plan", strike the remainder of the line, and on line 8, strike "year".
17. On page 9, line 10, after "council", strike the line up to the semicolon.
18. On page 9, line 11, strike "coordinate" and insert in lieu thereof "coordinating".
19. On page 9, line 14, after "M.", insert "as funding is available,".
20. On page 9, line 15, after "fund", strike the remainder of the line and strike line 16 up to the semicolon.
21. On page 9, line 22, after the second occurrence of "the", strike the remainder of the line, strike line 23 up to the semicolon and insert in lieu thereof "American Indian Health Care Improvement Act".
22. On page 9, line 25, strike "strategic plan" and insert in lieu thereof "American Indian Health Care Improvement Act".
23. On page 11, line 1, after "funding", insert ", as available".
24. On page 11, line 19, strike "authorized" and insert in lieu thereof "recommended".
25. On page 12, lines 4 through 9, strike Subsection F in its entirety.
26. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
27. On page 13, line 1, strike "annual".
28. On page 13, line 2, after "priorities", strike "and strategic plan".
29. On page 13, line 6, strike "division" and insert in lieu thereof "office".
30. On page 13, line 8, insert "OFFICE OF" before "AMERICAN" and after "HEALTH", strike the remainder of the line.
31. On page 13, line 10, after the first quotation mark, insert "office of" and after "health", strike "division".
32. On page 13, line 12, strike "division" and insert in lieu thereof "office from a list of recommendations provided by tribes, tribal entities, tribal organizations and off-reservation nonprofit corporate bodies governed by an Indian-controlled board of directors".
33. On page 13, line 13, strike "division" and insert in lieu thereof "office".
34. On page 14, line 9, after "the", strike the remainder of the line, strike line 10 up to the semicolon and insert in lieu thereof "office".
35. On page 20, line 23, after "secretary", insert "or the secretary's designee".
36. On page 26, line 20, after "secretary", insert "or the secretary's designee".
37. On page 34, line 17, after "secretary", insert "or the secretary's designee".
38. On page 39, line 17, after "secretary", insert "or the secretary's designee".
39. On page 40, line 10, strike "Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "Fourteen million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($14,650,000)".
40. On page 40, lines 14 and 15, strike "two million two hundred thousand dollars ($2,200,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000)".
41. On page 41, line 5, after "for", insert "Native" and after "American" strike "Indian".
42. On page 41, line 15, strike "studies" and insert in lieu thereof "health".
43. On page 41, line 17, after the semicolon, insert "and".
44. On page 41, line 20, strike "; and" and insert in lieu thereof a period.
45. On page 41, lines 21 through 23, strike Paragraph (8) in its entirety.
46. On page 41, line 24, after "remaining", insert "of the appropriations in Subsection A of this section".
47. On page 42, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following new subsection:
"C. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure by the office of American Indian health in fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years for implementation of the American Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.".
48. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.,
and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Respectfully submitted,
Mimi Stewart, Chair
Adopted Not Adopted
(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
Date
The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
Yes: 8
No: 0
Excused: None
Absent: None
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