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House Journal: Page 162: Tuesday, January 24, 1995

20     The chair may assign bills to subcommittees without
21  a meeting of the committee, but the membership of the
22  subcommittee so appointed shall be reported at the
23  next meeting of the committee.
24 	Rule 52
25	Open Meetings
26     Standing committee meetings shall be open, and
27  voting by secret ballot is prohibited.  The committee
28  on administration committee and rules may close
its
29  meetings to evaluate the professional competency of an
30  individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or

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 1  discharge is being considered when necessary to
 2  prevent needless and irreparable injury to that
 3  individual's reputation on the request of the affected
 4  individual.
 5	Rule 53
 6	Quorum and Vote Requirements
 7     The committee roll shall be taken at the convening
 8  of each meeting to determine the presence of a quorum.
 9  A majority of the committee membership shall
10  constitute a quorum.
11     An affirmative vote of a majority of the committee
12  membership is required to report a bill out of
13  committee or to suspend a committee rule.
14     A motion to reconsider may be made only by a
15  committee member who voted on the prevailing side of
16  the question sought to be reconsidered.  A motion to
17  reconsider may only be made provided the bill is still
18  in possession of the committee.
19	Rule 54
20	Committee Attendance Record and Report
21	of Committee Form
22     A committee attendance record shall be filed with
23  the chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two hours
24  after the house convenes, whichever is later, of the
25  legislative day immediately following the day of the
26  committee meeting.  The committee attendance record is
27  a public record and may be published in the journal.
28  The committee attendance record shall include the
29  following information:
30     a.  The time the meeting convened.

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 1     b.  The members present at the meeting.
 2     c.  The time the meeting adjourned.
 3     d.  A list of bills receiving final committee
 4  disposition.
 5     A report of committee form shall be filed with the
 6  chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two hours
 7  after the house convenes, whichever is later, of the

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