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1 1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 9, by inserting after line 20 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. 100. CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMMISSION
1 5 ESTABLISHED. The campaign finance commission is
1 6 established to study the laws relating to the
1 7 financing of elections for office and to recommend
1 8 reforms in these laws, according to the following:
1 9 1. Appointment. The commission shall be composed
1 10 of seven members, bipartisan and gender-balanced in
1 11 accordance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A, and
1 12 appointed as follows:
1 13 a. Three members shall be the state chairs of each
1 14 of the political parties, as defined in section 43.2,
1 15 or their designees.
1 16 b. Four members shall be jointly appointed by the
1 17 majority and minority leaders of the house and senate.
1 18 These members shall be appointed from nonpartisan
1 19 organizations which have researched, studied, and
1 20 advocated the issue of political campaign finance
1 21 reform for fifteen years or more, or who are specially
1 22 qualified to serve on the commission because of
1 23 training or experience.
1 24 c. The commission shall elect a chair and vice-
1 25 chair at its first meetings.
1 26 2. Terms. The members of the commission shall
1 27 serve for the life of the commission.
1 28 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in the commission shall
1 29 be filled in the manner in which the original
1 30 appointment was made.
1 31 Sec. 101. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
1 32 1. Hearings. The commission may hold hearings
1 33 which shall be open and announced in advance to the
1 34 public, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
1 35 commission considers appropriate. Activities of the
1 36 commission shall be held in accordance with chapter
1 37 21.
1 38 The commission shall hold at least one hearing in
1 39 each congressional district within the state
1 40 specifically to obtain public input on the issue of
1 41 campaign finance reform.
1 42 2. Quorum. Four members of the commission shall
1 43 constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
1 44 hearings.
1 45 3. Report. Not later than December 15, 1997, the
1 46 commission shall submit to the general assembly a
1 47 report of the activities of the commission, together
1 48 with a draft of legislation recommended by the
1 49 commission to reform the laws regarding the financing
1 50 of political campaigns for consideration by the
2 1 general assembly in 1998 according to the provisions
2 2 of this Act.
2 3 4. Matters to be considered. In holding hearings
2 4 and preparing the report required under subsection 3,
2 5 the commission shall consider all issues related to
2 6 campaign finance reform, including, but not limited to
2 7 expenditure limits, expenditure and contribution
2 8 disclosure, contribution limits by individuals and
2 9 committees, soft money, independent expenditures, and
2 10 negative campaigning. The commission may secure
2 11 directly from any department or agency such
2 12 information as the commission considers necessary, and
2 13 the department or agency shall promptly furnish such
2 14 information to the commission.
2 15 5. Staffing. Assistance shall be provided to the
2 16 commission by the central nonpartisan legislative
2 17 staff bureaus. The commission may utilize the
2 18 services of the legislative service bureau in
2 19 formulating a draft of legislation. The attorney
2 20 general's office and the ethics and campaign
2 21 disclosure board shall serve as consultants, and
2 22 advise the commission as necessary.
2 23 Sec. 102. FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE.
2 24 1. The legislation drafted by the commission shall
2 25 be filed with each chamber on the first day of the
2 26 1998 legislative session, and immediately assigned to
2 27 the committee on state government in each chamber.
2 28 2. Each committee on state government shall have
2 29 no more than one week from the first day of the
2 30 legislative session to review the legislation. If
2 31 approved by the committee, the legislation shall
2 32 immediately be placed on the calendar for
2 33 consideration by the full chamber. The legislation
2 34 must be approved or rejected by both chambers within
2 35 thirty days of the first day of the 1998 legislative
2 36 session.
2 37 3. No amendment to the draft legislation shall be
2 38 in order in either chamber of the general assembly,
2 39 either in committee or on the floor. No motion to
2 40 suspend the application of these rules shall be in
2 41 order in either chamber of the general assembly,
2 42 either in committee or on the floor.
2 43 4. All time periods under this section shall be
2 44 calculated according to calendar days. Weekends and
2 45 days when the general assembly is not in session shall
2 46 be included in any calculation.
2 47 Sec. 103. TERMINATION. The commission shall cease
2 48 to exist one month after the submission of its report
2 49 under section 101 of this Act."
2 50
3 1
3 2
3 3 DODERER of Johnson
3 4 HF 697.706 77
3 5 jls/sc/28
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