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Floor Number: 301 Clerk Number: 185
ALTERNATIVE FIRST RESPONDER FUNDING

Messrs. Hedlund, Lees, Tarr and Tisei move to amend the bill by striking out Section 459 and inserting in its place the following section:-
"SECTION____. Chapter 124 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10 the following section:-
Section 11. (a) Any adult person committed to a state or county correctional facility as defined in section 1 of chapter 125 of the General Laws with an annual income over 200% of the poverty level prior to incarceration shall pay an assessment for incarceration to support emergency public safety services. The assessment shall be sufficient in the aggregate to generate $40 million in each fiscal year.
(b) The commissioner of corrections, sheriff, or superintendent of the facility in which the prisoner is incarcerated, shall no later than 30 days prior to the prisoner's release, prepare an accounting of sums owed to the commonwealth. Said accounting shall be served upon the person of each prisoner on the date of his or her release. Any prisoner who contests the validity, terms or amounts claimed in said accounting shall within 30 days of release file a petition for judicial review consistent with the foregoing provisions of this section. Said sums shall be due and payable to the commonwealth upon release, but not later than 180 days from the date of release of the prisoner, and collections may be effectuated by: (a) deduction from the "canteen" or "prison" account, so-called, of the prisoner or any other monies held in deposit for the benefit of such prisoner; (b) deduction of no more than 25 per cent of any monies earned by the prisoner through "work release" employment, so-called; or (c) deduction of no more than 25 per cent of the gross taxable earnings of the prisoner during the period following his or her release when said prisoner is under terms of parole.
(c) Any sums deemed due under this section shall be collected in like manner as any other debt due to the commonwealth; the Attorney General, department of revenue, and the sheriffs of the several counties, are authorized and directed to collect said sums, by civil process any other provisions existing in law or in equity to recover said moneys.
(d) The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section."

Floor Number: 302 Clerk Number: 382

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE AGENTS FEES

Mr. Glodis moves to amend the bill, in section 460, by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-
"Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of insurance shall study the levying of a $100 fee on all life and health insurance agents duly licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, receipts of which shall be payable into the General Fund. Said study shall be submitted to the clerks of the house and senate no later than January 1, 2004"

Floor Number: 303 Clerk Number: 110
PAYMENT OF COURT FEES AND FINES

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Tarr, Hedlund, Knapik and Mrs. Sprague move to amend the bill in Section 471, by inserting after the word "practices" in part (iii) of subsection (6), the following words:-
", including, but not limited to, the development of a system that allows individuals to make payments of applicable fines, fees and assessments by credit or debit card in all court systems throughout the Commonwealth."

Floor Number: 304 Clerk Number: 509
DHCD HOMELESS

Mr. Lees hereby moves that the bill be amended by striking section 480.

Floor Number: 305 Clerk Number: 252

SOUND BARRIER

Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill in Section 520 by adding the following words:-

", and provided further that funds be expended for the construction of a sound barrier along interstate 93, on the northbound side, from Savin Hill Avenue to Andrew Square, in the City of Boston."

Floor Number: 306 Clerk Number: 529

TRANSPORTATION OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

Ms. Creem moves to amend the bill by striking section 527.

Floor Number: 307 Clerk Number: 422

Colonial Theatre/St. Stephan's Church Funding

Mr. Morrissey moves to amend the bill in Section 529 by adding after 0526-0101 in the

first line the following:- ", 0526-0103"

Floor Number: 308 Clerk Number: 74

PERMITTING TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES

Mr. Morrissey moves to amend the bill in Section 532, paragraph (b), by adding the following words after the word "employees,":-
"including management employees."

Floor Number: 309 Clerk Number: 291
CLARIFYING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

Mr. McGee moves to amend the bill in Section 532 by striking out the wording in section (16) (b) and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-

"(b) Subject to appropriation, the employees of each transferor agency, including those who immediately before the effective date of this act hold permanent appointment in positions classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws or have tenure in their positions as provided by section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws or do not hold such tenure, are hereby transferred to the respective transferee agency, without interruption of service within the meaning of said section 9A of said chapter 31, without impairment of seniority, retirement or other rights of the employee, and without reduction in compensation or salary grade, notwithstanding any change in title or duties resulting from such reorganization, and without loss of accrued rights to holidays, sick leave, vacation and benefits, and without change in union representation or certified collective bargaining unit as certified by the state labor relations commission or in local union representation or affiliation. Any collective bargaining agreement in effect immediately before the transfer date shall continue in effect and the terms and conditions of employment therein shall continue as if the employees had not been so transferred. The reorganization shall not impair the civil service status of any such reassigned employee who immediately before the effective date of this act either holds a permanent appointment in a position classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws or has tenure in a position by reason of section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all such employees shall continue to retain their right to collectively bargain pursuant to chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be considered employees for the purposes of said chapter 150E."

Floor Number: 310 Clerk Number: 248

HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING

Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill, in Section 534 by inserting at the end, the following language:

", and also shall provide that upon completion of the verification and approval of an application, the carrier shall pay for all covered health care services provided to its insureds with payment retroactive to the date the credentialing application was submitted to the carrier, and that no carrier shall enter into a contract with a provider that waives such right to retroactive reimbursement."

Floor Number: 311 Clerk Number: 258

CREDENTIAL REQUIRMENT

Mr. Havern moves to amend the bill by striking out section 534.

Floor Number: 312 Clerk Number: 62
NURSING HOME WAIVER

Mr. Joyce moves to amend the bill in Section 536 by adding the following words:-
"(c) The Division of Medical Assistance shall seek a waiver from the uniformity provisions of 42 U.S.C. 1396(w)(b) to mitigate the impact of the user fee on non profit continuing care retirement communities and non profit residential care facilities, provided that any facility included in the waiver calculation shall be established as a non profit entity".

Floor Number: 313 Clerk Number: 254

NURSING HOME USER FEE

Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill in Section 536 by adding the following words:
"(8) An amount sufficient to implement the provisions of Section 622 of Chapter 151 of the Acts
of 1996."

Floor Number: 314 Clerk Number: 451

FY04 NURSING HOME USER FEE SPENDING

Mr. Berry, Mr. Hart and Ms. Melconian move to amend the bill in Section 536, by striking out in lines 2 and 3, of subsection a(4) the phrase "as determined by the division of medical assistance, in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy," and inserting in place thereof the following:
", both urban and geographically isolated, and provided that at least thirty (30) days prior to implementing this provision, the division of health care finance and policy shall submit a report to the committees on ways and means for their respective approval setting forth the division's recommendations for criteria defining the terms "under-bedded," "urban" and "geographically isolated" and said committees shall have a thirty (30) day period to approve such recommendations,"

Floor Number: 315 Clerk Number: 295
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER GRANTS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Mr. McGee and Mr. Barrios move to amend the bill in Section 537 by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: --
and further, to mitigate the effects of restricting eligibility to adult non-citizens by the

changes in section 16D of chapter 118E as amended herein.

Floor Number: 316 Clerk Number: 204

UNCOMPENSATED CARE POOL - DISTRESSED HOSPTAL FUND

Ms. Wilkerson moves to amend the bill, in Section 542, by inserting after paragraph 5 the following new paragraph: -
"Acute hospitals that provide less than 50% of the statewide average of relative free care volume shall make a payment equal to 50% of said hospital's assessment liability to the Uncompensated Care Pool. Said funds will be used to establish a distressed hospital fund."

Floor Number: 317 Clerk Number: 259

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS -SECTION 542

Mr. Hart of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 542, in line 21, by striking out the figure "$28,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$32,000,000".
And further, in line 37, after the words "community health centers" add the word "currently."

FLOOR NUMBER: 318 CLERK NUMBER: 314

FREE CARE POOL AUDIT

Ms. Menard moves that section 542 of the bill be amended by inserting after the words "each hospital's prior year payments from the pool," the words;-
"the results of any audits conducted pursuant to this section,"
further moved that section 542 be further amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:-
The division shall audit a statistically valid sample of free care eligibility determinations made by each acute hospital to ensure the accuracy of those determinations and shall audit a statistically valid sample of service level data submitted by each acute hospital to ensure that pool utilization data includes only services defined as free care in section 1 of chapter 118G. The results of said audits shall be used to adjust a hospital's annual payment liability from the uncompensated care pool.

FLOOR NUMBER: 319 CLERK NUMBER: 321
SURCHARGE LIABILITY

Ms. Menard moves that section 542 of the bill be amended by striking the words "In fiscal year 2004, the total surcharge liability of surcharge payors" and inserting in place thereof the words;-
"In hospital fiscal year 2004, the total surcharge liability of surcharge payors".

Floor Number: 320 Clerk Number: 324

UNCOMPENSATED CARE POOL

Ms. Tucker moves to amend the bill in Section 542, in paragraph 6, line 7, by striking out the words "acute hospitals with the highest relative volume of free care costs" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "disproportionate share hospitals, as defined under section 1 of chapter 118G of the General Laws, with the highest relative volume of free care costs."

Floor Number: 321 Clerk Number: 497
UNCOMPENSATED CARE POOL

Mr. Creedon moves to amend the bill in section 542, paragraph 6, line 6 by striking the following:
"85 per cent of free care costs for the 5 acute hospitals with the highest relative volume of free care costs"
and inserting the following new language,
"90 per cent of the free care costs for the two acute Medicaid disproportionate share hospitals, as defined under M.G.L. 118G, s.(1) with the highest relative volume of free care costs, and 100 per cent of the free care costs for the six remaining acute Medicaid disproportionate share hospitals, as defined under M.G.L. 118G, s.(1) with the next highest relative volume of free care costs"
and also in line 6 of paragraph 6 of Section 542 inserting after the phrase
"available for the purpose;" the following:
"known programmatic changes in the Mass Health Program;"

Floor Number: 322 Clerk Number: 257

VNA LANGUAGE

Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill, in Section 549 by inserting at the end of line 3 after the words "certain acute care hospitals" the following words: "and visiting nurse associations".
Section 549 also shall be amended by inserting in line 6 after the words "current Acute Hospital Request for Applications and Contract," the words "and in the case of such acute hospitals and visiting nurse associations,"

Floor Number: 323 Clerk Number: 35

INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER-SUPPORTED NURSING FACILITY PAYMENTS

Messrs. Pacheco and Barrios move to amend the bill in Section 550 by inserting in line 3 after the words "publicly owned or publicly operated providers" the following:- "including but not limited to Neville Communities Home, Inc., Cape End Manor and Taunton Nursing Home."

Floor Number: 324 Clerk Number: 566
MUNICIPAL NURSING HOME IGT

Mr. O'Leary moves to amend the bill in Section 550 by, by inserting after the words "publicly operated providers" the following words:-
", including but not limited to the Town of Nantucket, which is the owner of Our Island Home, the Town of Provincetown, which is the owner of Cape End Manor and the City of Taunton, which is the owner of Taunton Nursing Home."

Floor Number: 325 Redraft Clerk Number: 49

RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF MASS HEALTH BASIC ENROLLEES

Mr. Montigny moves to amend the bill, S 2004, in Section 552 by adding at the end thereof the following:-

The division of medical assistance shall send program information and application materials to the last known address of persons who were enrolled in the MassHealth Basic program, so called, prior to its termination on April 1, 2003, who meet the financial eligibility requirements for the program established by this section.

Floor Number: 326 Clerk Number: 581

LIMITED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Mr. Barrios, Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Shannon move to amend the bill in Section 552, line 9, by replacing "may not exceed" with "shall be" and inserting at the end of the section:-
"For FY 2004, any unspent funds from the Limited Medical Assistance Program shall be transferred to the FY 2004 Uncompensated Care Pool Trust Fund. Said funds shall be distributed in FY 2004 to acute hospitals for the difference between their annual payment liability from the Uncompensated Care Pool and their actual uncompensated care costs."

Floor Number: 327 Clerk Number: 289
Leasing of State-Owned Golf Courses

Mr. Glodis moves to amend the bill in Section 557 by striking out the words:-
"(d) The provisions of any general or special law or rule or regulation relating to the advertising, bidding or award of contracts, to the procurement of services or to the construction and design of improvements shall not be applicable to any selected offeror which is awarded a contract pursuant to this section, except as provided in this section." and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
"(d) The provisions of any general or special law or rule or regulation relating to the advertising, bidding or award of contracts, to the procurement of services or to the construction and design of improvements, except the provisions of sections 26 to 27H, inclusive, of chapter 149 of the General Laws, shall not be applicable to any selected offeror which is awarded a contract pursuant to this section, except as provided in this section."

Floor Number: 328 Clerk Number: 500
LEASING OF STATE-OWNED GOLF COURSES

Mr. Joyce moves to amend the bill in Section 557, by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-

SECTION 557. (a) Notwithstanding section 54 of Chapter 7 of the General Laws, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, on behalf of the department of conservation and recreation, is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of sections 40E to 40K, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, to lease and enter into other agreements, for terms not to exceed 5 years, providing for the use, operation, maintenance, repair or improvement of the following state-owned facilities together with the land and appurtenances associated therewith: Ponkapoag Golf Course in Canton and the Leo J. Martin Golf Course in Weston. There shall be an option for renewal or extension for operations and maintenance services not exceeding an additional five years. Such renewal shall be at the discretion of the division of capital asset management and maintenance in accordance with the original contract terms and conditions or contract terms and conditions more favorable to the state. Such leases and other agreements shall be on terms acceptable to the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance after consultation with the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation, and, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, shall be first offered to the municipality in which the golf course is located, and shall provide for the lessees to manage, operate, improve, repair and maintain the properties. Any such leases or other arrangements requiring improvements to be made to any buildings or surface areas shall include a description of the required improvements and, at a minimum, performance specifications. Such leases and other agreements shall provide that any benefits to the Commonwealth and the municipality in which the golf course is located and the costs of improvements and repairs made to the properties provided by the tenants or the recipients of the properties shall be taken into account as part of the consideration for such leases or other agreements. All consideration received from the leases or other agreements shall be payable to the division of capital asset management and maintenance for deposit into the General Fund. The lessees of said properties shall bear all costs deemed necessary or appropriate by the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance for the transaction, including without limitation, all costs for legal work, survey, title and the preparation of plans and specifications.
(b) The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall, if no lease agreement is reached with the municipality in which the golf course is located, solicit proposals through a request for proposals which shall include key contractual terms and conditions to be incorporated into the contract, including but not limited to (1) a comprehensive list of all courses operated by the responsive bidder or offeror in the last four years, (2) commitment to honor terms of current membership agreements, (3) plans to implement a residential discount program, (4) reservation policies and reasonable rates, (5) the rating the course will attain, (6) holiday recognition, (7) required financial audits, (8) grievance process, (9) clubhouse license, (10) retain public access and (11) hours of operation .
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, it shall be a mandatory term of any request for proposals issued by the commissioner and of any contract entered into by the state with any party regarding the subject matter of this section that any party which has entered into a contract pursuant to this section with the Commonwealth shall require, in order to maintain stable and productive labor relations and to avoid interruption of the operation of the courses and to preserve the safety and environmental conditions of said courses, that all employees currently working on the operation and maintenance of the courses be offered employment by any party entering into a contract pursuant to this section. Upon the execution of any agreements authorized by this section, the department of conservation and recreation shall attempt to reassign or relocate those employees who do not accept employment with the lessor, to comparable positions within the department subject to applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(d) The provisions of any general or special law or rule or regulation relating to the advertising, bidding or award of contracts, to the procurement of services or to the construction and design of improvements shall not be applicable to any selected offeror which is awarded a contract pursuant to this section, except as provided in this section.

Floor Number: 329 Clerk Number: 554
Leasing of State -Owned Golf Courses

Mr. Pacheco of Taunton moves to amend the bill in Section 557, subsection (c) in line 7 by striking out the words "attempt to"
and moves to further amend Section 557, subsection (c) in line 8 by inserting after the words "subject to applicable collective bargaining agreements," the following words: -
",and further provided that all employees who elect to be transferred to comparable positions within the department shall be transferred without impairment of employment and/or civil service rights held immediately before the transfer date, without interruption of service, without impairment of seniority, retirement or other rights of employees, without reduction in compensation or salary grade, without loss of accrued rights to holidays, sick leave, vacation and benefits, and without change in union representation or certified collective bargaining unit as certified by the state labor relations commission or in local union representation or affiliation. Any collective bargaining agreement in effect immediately before the transfer date shall continue in effect and the terms and conditions of employment therein shall continue as if the employees had not been so transferred. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon any employee any right not held immediately before the date of said transfer, or to prohibit any reduction of salary grade, transfer, reassignment, suspension, discharge layoff or abolition of position not prohibited before such date."

Floor Number: 330 Clerk Number: 327
STRIKING OUTSIDE SECTION 562

Mr. Tisei moves to amend the bill by striking section 562 in its entirety.

Floor Number: 331 Clerk Number: 242

DIVISION OF APPRENTICE TRAINING FEES

Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill by striking out Sections 563 through 567, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following Sections:-
"SECTION___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of apprentice training shall charge a fee of $50 for apprentice program sponsor verification on public bidding projects.

SECTION ___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of apprentice training shall charge an annual fee of $300 to certify apprentice training sponsors.

SECTION___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of apprentice training shall charge a fee of $40 for an optician apprentice application.

Floor Number: 332 Clerk Number: 299

DIVISION OF APPRENTICE TRAINING - VETERANS' FEES

Mr. Tisei moves that the bill be amended by striking out section 567.

Floor Number: 333 Clerk Number: 474
RETIREMENT BENEFIT FUND

Mr. Berry moves to amend the bill in Section 568, line 19, by striking the word "may" following the words "The Retirement Board" and inserting in place thereof the word "shall" and in line 20, after the word "retirees" by adding the words "and the eligible surviving spouse or dependents of deceased employees"

Floor Number: 334 Clerk Number: 42

EARLY RETIREMENT FOR TRUST FUNDED EMPLOYEES

Messrs. Rosenberg and Montigny move to amend the bill in Section 569 by inserting after the words "section 3 of said chapter 32;" the following:- including Group 1 employees whose regular compensation is funded from federal, trust, or capital accounts;"

Floor Number: 335 Clerk Number: 70
TO INCLUDE FEDERAL FUNDED EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THE STATE EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE

Mr. Morrissey moves to amend the bill, in section 569, subsection (a) in the first paragraph by striking out the words "(v) shall have received his pay advices via the commonwealth's human resources compensation management system or the University of Massachusetts' human resources management information system;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "(v) shall have received his pay advices via the commonwealth's human resources compensation management system or the University of Massachusetts' human resources management information system or whose regular compensation is funded from federal, trust or capital accounts, pursuant to chapter 29 of the General Laws;"
Mr. Morrissey further amends the bill, in section 569, in subsection (f) by inserting at the end of the paragraph, the following sentence:- "The refilling of positions vacated by employees from federal and trust accounts pursuant to retirement incentive program shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in the retirement incentive program; provided further, that agencies with positions vacated from federal and trust accounts shall first fill such positions with qualified persons currently employed by the commonwealth and paid with state funds; provided, however, that, if no such qualified personnel are currently employed by the commonwealth, agencies may hire new employees to backfill such positions vacated from federal and trust accounts.".

Floor Number: 336 Clerk Number: 71
CHANGING THE RETIREMENT DATE FOR THE EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Mr. Morrissey moves to amend the bill, in section 569, in subsection (b), by striking out the words "September 1, 2003" and inserting in place thereof the words "December 31, 2003".
Mr. Morrissey moves to further amend the bill, in section 569, in subsection (b), by striking out the words "November 1, 2003" and inserting in place thereof the following words "February 1, 2004".

Floor Number: 337 Clerk Number: 297
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM - 5 YEARS

Mr. McGee moves to amend the bill in section 2, in Section 569, by striking out the words "shall not be greater than 4 years" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "shall not be greater than 5 years".

Floor Number: 338 Clerk Number: 298
OPTION (C) RETIREMENT BENEFIT UNDER ERI PROGRAM

Mr. McGee moves to amend the bill in Section 569 by adding at the end of paragraph (c) the following :-
Any member retiring under the provisions of this section and selects Option (c) benefit under Section 12 (2) of said chapter 32 shall be computed under the basis of a mortality table selected under sections 195A and 195B of this act, provided however, such retirement allowance calculated under this section shall be adjusted to included the retirement benefit calculation under the mortality table selected under said Sections 195A and 195B of this act.

Floor Number: 339 Clerk Number: 468

EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Mr. Creedon moves to amend the bill in Section 569 by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-Employees of the judiciary and elected officials shall not be eligible to participate in the retirement incentive program.

Floor Number: 340 Clerk Number: 535
Early Retirement Incentive Program

Mr. Pacheco moves to amend the bill in Section 569, subsection (b), line 4 by striking out the words "September 1, 2003" and inserting in place there of the words:- "October 1, 2003,"

Floor Number: 341 Clerk Number: 375
CHAPTER 70 WORKING GROUP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Mrs. Chandler moves to amend the bill in Section 581 by adding at the end of the fourth sentence after the words "reform additional assistance" the following language:-
", including the possible provision of incentives to cities and towns to increase the production of affordable housing".

Floor Number: 342 Clerk Number: 193
Early Education and Care Council

Ms. Resor and Mr. McGee move to amend the bill, in Section 583 (a) by adding the following words:-
"the Senate President or designee and the Speaker of the House or designee."

Floor Number: 343 Clerk Number: 224
EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE

Mr. Shannon moves to amend the bill in Section 583 by striking subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:--
"(b) The council shall approve grants funded through items 7030-1000 and 7030-1500 beginning in Fiscal Year 2005. Until such time, each respective agency will continue to make grant awards, as is the current procedure."
Mr. Shannon moves to further amend the bill in Section 583 by deleting the words "December 1, 2003" in subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-- "March 15, 2004".

Floor Number: 344 Clerk Number: 416
COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC LABORATORIES

Mr. Baddour moves to amend the bill in section 587 by inserting at the end the following item:
-"There shall be the position of a Commissioner created for the Department of Forensic Laboratories appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety."

Floor Number: 345 Clerk Number: 454

SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Lees moves to amend the bill, in Section 588, paragraph (b), by striking the number "16" and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
"18";
and moves to further amend the bill, in the same paragraph (b), by inserting after the words "1 member of the senate to be appointed by the senate president;" the following words:-
"1 member of the senate to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;";
and moves to further amend the bill, in the same paragraph (b), by inserting after the words "1 member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;" the following words:-
"1 member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;".

Floor Number: 346 Clerk Number: 466
ENERGY SAVINGS COMMISSION

Mr. Lees moves to amend the bill, in Section 589, paragraph (b), by inserting after the words "senate chair of the joint committee on energy" the following words:-
"and the senate minority leader or his designee",
and moves to further amend the bill, in the same paragraph (b), by inserting after the words "house chair of the joint committee on energy" the following words:-
"and the house minority leader or his designee".

Floor Number: 347 Clerk Number: 511
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC LABORATORIES

Mr. Baddour moves to amend the bill by striking out in section 590, section 532, and section 22 the wording "Department of Forensic Sciences" and inserting in place thereof the following wording:
- "Department of Forensic Laboratories"

Floor Number: 348 Clerk Number: 38
BIOTERRORISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Messrs. Shannon and Panagiotakos move to amend the bill in Section 593 by inserting after the words "Massachusetts hospital association" the following:-- "a representative of the Massachusetts Ambulance Association,".

Floor Number: 349 Clerk Number: 563

AN AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO THE STATE COLLEGE COMMISSION

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill (Senate bill 2004) in Section 595 by adding, at the end thereof, the following: -
"Provided, that said commission shall study the feasibility of developing unified systems for information management, admissions, and other functions for which economics of scale and efficiencies could be realized through restructuring and/or consolidation. In addition, said commission shall seek to identify opportunities for further interaction between the Commonwealth's institutions of higher learning and between those institutions and other public and private institutions and resources."

Floor Number: 350 Clerk Number: 516
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TRANSFERABILITY

Mr. Lees hereby moves that the bill be amended, in section 600, by striking out the words "transfer the costs of personnel, from subsidiary codes AA and DD, between items 7002-0010, 7002-0100, 7002-0200, 7002-0600, 7006-0000, 7006-0020, 7006-0040, 7007-0100, 7007-0300, 7007-0900, and 7007-1500; provided that the secretary provides the committee on ways and means with a written plan for any such transfer 30 days in advance; provided further, that this plan shall include the number of full time equivalencies and the amounts being transferred; and provided further, the secretary may make such transfer during the period from July 1, 2003 to January 1, 2004" and inserting in place thereof the following:-- and notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, transfer all appropriated monies between and among items 7002-0010, 7002-0100, 7002-0101, 7002-0200, 7002-0600, 7002-0700, 7002-0800, 7006-0000, 7006-0020, 7006-0040, 7007-0100, 7007-0300, 7007-0900, 7007-1300 and 7007-1500; provided that the secretary provides the committee on ways and means with a written plan for any such transfer 30 days in advance.