Veterans Affairs Committee
Filed: 3/15/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1539
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1539 by replacing | ||||||
3 | line 22 on page 1 through line 1 on page 2 with the following:
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4 | "projects relating to each of the following :"; and | ||||||
5 | on page 2, in line 9 by inserting after "veterans" the | ||||||
6 | following: | ||||||
7 | " ; provided that, beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal | ||||||
8 | year 2008, no more than 20% of such moneys shall be used for | ||||||
9 | health insurance costs. | ||||||
10 | In order to expend moneys from this special fund, beginning | ||||||
11 | with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, the Director of | ||||||
12 | Veterans' Affairs shall appoint a 3-member funding | ||||||
13 | authorization committee. The Director shall designate one of | ||||||
14 | the members as chairperson. The committee shall meet on a | ||||||
15 | quarterly basis, at a minimum, and shall authorize expenditure |
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1 | of moneys from the special fund by a two-thirds vote. Decisions | ||||||
2 | of the committee shall not take effect unless and until | ||||||
3 | approved by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. Each member of | ||||||
4 | the committee shall serve until a replacement is named by the | ||||||
5 | Director of Veterans' Affairs. One member of the committee | ||||||
6 | shall be a member of the Veterans' Advisory Council .".
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