093_SB1430sam001 LRB093 06261 JLS 14412 a 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE 1430 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1430 on page 2 by 3 replacing lines 28 through 33 with the following: 4 "the Secretary of Human Services or his designee, all of whom 5 shall be ex-officio non-voting members. Voting members of the 6 Commission shall include one member appointed by the 7 President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Minority 8 Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of 9 the House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the 10 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The 11 remaining 21 members shall be appointed by the Governor and 12 shall include health care consumers including individuals 13 with disabilities, and persons over the age of 65, advocates 14 for health care consumers, health care providers, physicians 15 including family physicians, health care administrators, 16 representatives from the business community, economists, 17 representatives of organized labor, nurses, social workers, 18 representatives of statewide advocacy organizations for 19 persons with disabilities, and representatives of statewide 20 advocacy organizations for senior citizens. Appointment of 21 members of the Commission shall ensure proportional 22 representation with respect to geography, ethnicity, race, 23 gender, and age. The Commission shall have a chairperson and 24 a vice-chairperson who shall be elected by the voting members -2- LRB093 06261 JLS 14412 a 1 at the first meeting of the Commission. The members of the 2 Commission shall be appointed within 90 days of the effective 3 date of this Act. The State agencies represented on the 4 Commission shall work cooperatively to provide administrative 5 support for the Commission."; and 6 on page 3 by deleting lines 1 through 23; and 7 on page 4 by replacing line 2 with the following: 8 "Department of Public Health, subject to appropriation or the 9 availability of other funds for such purposes and using a 10 public request for"; and 11 on page 4 by replacing line 33 with the following: 12 "make recommendations that shall be considered by the General 13 Assembly as the basis for a health".