FORTY-NINTH LEGISLATUREHB 616/a

FIRST SESSION, 2009



March 18, 2009


Madam President:


    Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred


     HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE            FOR HOUSE BILL 616, as amended


has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:


    1. On page 4, line 13, after "paragraph" insert "or is employed as a public safety officer by an affiliated public employer, other than the state, whose governing body has adopted a resolution pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of this paragraph".


    2. On page 4, line 16, strike "by the small public employer".


    3. On page 6, line 15, after "paragraph" insert "or is employed as a public safety officer by an affiliated public employer, other than the state, whose governing body has adopted a resolution pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of this paragraph".


    4. On page 6, line 18, strike "by the small public employer".


    5. On page 7, line 16, strike "and" and between lines 16 and 17, insert the following subparagraph:


                  "(b) "public safety officer" means an employee: 1) who is employed as a full-time nonvolunteer firefighter in a non-managerial position by an affiliated public employer and who has taken the oath prescribed for firefighters; or 2) who is employed as a police officer in a non-managerial position by an affiliated public employer and who has taken the oath prescribed for police officers; and".


    6. Reletter the succeeding subparagraph accordingly.









                               Respectfully submitted,




                               __________________________________

                               John Arthur Smith, Chairman




Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



                  Date ________________________



The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against

Yes:     9

No:      0

Excused: Campos, Morales

Absent:  None



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