March 3, 1999

Mr. Speaker:

Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 740, as amended

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

1. On page 3, between lines 22 and 23 insert the following new subsection:

"B. In making the appointments, the speaker of the house, the president pro tempore and the governor shall consider gender, ethnicity and geographic diversity.".

2. Reletter succeeding subsections accordingly.

3. On page 6, line 6, strike "and approve".

4. On page 9, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following subsection:

"F. A member of the local board may not vote on a matter under consideration by the local board relating to provision of services by the member or by the entity the member represents, or that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or his immediate family, or that is an activity determined by the governor to be a conflict of interest as provided in the state plan prepared pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.".

Respectfully submitted,

Max Coll, Chairman

Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

The roll call vote was 15 For 0 Against

Yes: 15

Excused: Abeyta, Larrañaga

Absent: None

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