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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 697, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 9, by inserting after line 23, the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. 201. CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMMISSION. The 1 6 campaign finance commission is established to study 1 7 the laws relating to the financing of elections for 1 8 office and to recommend reforms in these laws, 1 9 according to the following: 1 10 1. Appointment. The commission shall be composed 1 11 of seven members, bipartisan and gender-balanced in 1 12 accordance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A, and 1 13 appointed as follows: 1 14 a. Three members shall be the state chairs of each 1 15 of the political parties, as defined in section 43.2, 1 16 or their designees. 1 17 b. Four members shall be jointly appointed by the 1 18 majority and minority leaders of the house and senate. 1 19 These members shall be appointed from nonpartisan 1 20 organizations which have researched, studied, and 1 21 advocated the issue of political campaign finance 1 22 reform for fifteen years or more, or who are specially 1 23 qualified to serve on the commission because of 1 24 training or experience. 1 25 c. The commission shall elect a chair and vice- 1 26 chair at its first meetings. 1 27 2. Terms. The members of the commission shall 1 28 serve for the life of the commission. 1 29 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in the commission shall 1 30 be filled in the manner in which the original 1 31 appointment was made. 1 32 Sec. 202. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 1 33 1. Hearings. The commission may hold hearings 1 34 which shall be open and announced in advance to the 1 35 public, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 1 36 commission considers appropriate. Activities of the 1 37 commission shall be held in accordance with chapter 1 38 21. 1 39 The commission shall hold at least one hearing in 1 40 each congressional district within the state 1 41 specifically to obtain public input on the issue of 1 42 campaign finance reform. 1 43 2. Quorum. Four members of the commission shall 1 44 constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 1 45 hearings. 1 46 3. Report. Not later than December 15, 1997, the 1 47 commission shall submit to the general assembly a 1 48 report of the activities of the commission, together 1 49 with a draft of legislation recommended by the 1 50 commission to reform the laws regarding the financing 2 1 of political campaigns for consideration by the 2 2 general assembly in 1998 according to the provisions 2 3 of this Act. 2 4 4. Matters to be considered. In holding hearings 2 5 and preparing the report required under subsection 3, 2 6 the commission shall consider all issues related to 2 7 campaign finance reform, including, but not limited to 2 8 expenditure limits, expenditure and contribution 2 9 disclosure, contribution limits by individuals and 2 10 committees, soft money, independent expenditures, and 2 11 negative campaigning. The commission may secure 2 12 directly from any department or agency such 2 13 information as the commission considers necessary, and 2 14 the department or agency shall promptly furnish such 2 15 information to the commission. 2 16 5. Staffing. Assistance shall be provided to the 2 17 commission by the central nonpartisan legislative 2 18 staff bureaus. The commission may utilize the 2 19 services of the legislative service bureau in 2 20 formulating a draft of legislation. The attorney 2 21 general's office and the ethics and campaign 2 22 disclosure board shall serve as consultants, and 2 23 advise the commission as necessary. 2 24 Sec. 203. FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE. 2 25 1. The legislation drafted by the commission shall 2 26 be filed with each chamber on the first day of the 2 27 1998 legislative session, and immediately assigned to 2 28 the committee on state government in each chamber. 2 29 2. Each committee on state government shall have 2 30 no more than one week from the first day of the 2 31 legislative session to review the legislation. If 2 32 approved by the committee, the legislation shall 2 33 immediately be placed on the calendar for 2 34 consideration by the full chamber. The legislation 2 35 must be approved or rejected by both chambers within 2 36 thirty days of the first day of the 1998 legislative 2 37 session. 2 38 3. No amendment to the draft legislation shall be 2 39 in order in either chamber of the general assembly, 2 40 either in committee or on the floor. No motion to 2 41 suspend the application of these rules shall be in 2 42 order in either chamber of the general assembly, 2 43 either in committee or on the floor. 2 44 4. All time periods under this section shall be 2 45 calculated according to calendar days. Weekends and 2 46 days when the general assembly is not in session shall 2 47 be included in any calculation. 2 48 Sec. 204. TERMINATION. The commission shall cease 2 49 to exist one month after the submission of its report 2 50 under section 202 of this Act." 3 1 #2. By renumbering and correcting internal 3 2 references as necessary. 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 JOHN P. KIBBIE 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 HF 697.306 77 3 11 jls/cf/28
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