House Amendment 8222


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 2312, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  By striking page 1, line 1, through page 12,
     1  4 line 26.
     1  5 #2.  By striking page 13, line 28, through page 38,
     1  6 line 12.
     1  7 #3.  Page 59, by inserting after line 17 the
     1  8 following:
     1  9                      <DIVISION    
     1 10               LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
     1 11    Sec.    .  LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
     1 12    1.  There is established a local government
     1 13 elections committee.  The committee shall study the
     1 14 following issues:
     1 15    a.  Specified dates of special elections for
     1 16 counties, cities, school districts, and community
     1 17 colleges.
     1 18    b.  The length of terms of office of school
     1 19 district boards of directors and community college
     1 20 boards of directors.
     1 21    2.  The local government elections committee shall
     1 22 be comprised of the following members:
     1 23    a.  The secretary of state.
     1 24    b.  Two county auditors appointed by the Iowa state
     1 25 association of counties.
     1 26    c.  Two representatives of cities appointed by the
     1 27 Iowa league of cities.
     1 28    d.  Two representatives of school districts
     1 29 appointed by the Iowa association of school boards.
     1 30    e.  Two representatives of community colleges
     1 31 appointed by the Iowa association of community college
     1 32 trustees.
     1 33    f.  Two members of the house of representatives,
     1 34 one appointed by the speaker of the house of
     1 35 representatives and one appointed by the minority
     1 36 leader of the house of representatives.
     1 37    g.  Two members of the senate, one appointed by the
     1 38 majority leader of the senate and one appointed by the
     1 39 minority leader of the senate.
     1 40    3.  The secretary of state shall serve as
     1 41 chairperson of the committee.  Staffing assistance
     1 42 shall be provided to the committee by the office of
     1 43 secretary of state.  Meetings of the committee shall
     1 44 be at the call of the chairperson.
     1 45    4.  The local government elections committee shall
     1 46 report to the general assembly no later than January
     1 47 15, 2009.  The report shall contain findings and
     1 48 recommendations related to the issues described in
     1 49 subsection 1.>
     1 50 #4.  Title page, by striking lines 2 and 3 and
     2  1 inserting the following:  <registration and making
     2  2 penalties applicable.>
     2  3 #5.  By renumbering as necessary.
     2  4
     2  5
     2  6                               
     2  7 WENDT of Woodbury
     2  8 SF 2312.203 82
     2  9 sc/nh/11071

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