SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1680

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Horne moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 148, between lines 10 and 11,

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17         Section 65.  Effective July 2, 2000, the last full

18  paragraph preceding specific appropriation 178 of House Bill

19  2145, which language is republished below, is repealed.

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21  Funds in Specific Appropriations 178 through 182 are provided

22  to pay salaries and operational expenses of the Board of

23  Regents. Unless specifically approved by the Executive Office

24  of the Governor to address critical staffing needs of the

25  Board, these funds may not be used to pay compensation for

26  individuals who were not employed by the Board of Regents

27  prior to the effective date of this act. Further none of these

28  funds may be used to fund salary increases for any personnel

29  unless approved by the Executive Office of the Governor for

30  employees who may be promoted to fill critical vacancies which

31  may occur during the fiscal year. The Board of Regents shall

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1680

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 1  develop a plan to reduce the level of funding provided in

 2  Specific Appropriations 178 through 182 by thirty percent for

 3  Fiscal Year 2001-2002 and by an additional 30 percent for

 4  Fiscal Year 2002-2003. This plan shall be based on the

 5  implementation of a decentralized system of governance for the

 6  state university system, with the primary responsibility of

 7  the revised Board Office being coordination and reporting of

 8  system activities. This plan shall be submitted to the

 9  Executive Office of the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

10  Representatives, and the President of the Senate by October 1,

11  2000. Additionally, the 30 percent reduction for Fiscal Year

12  2001-2002 shall be reflected in the Board's Legislative Budget

13  Request. The provisions of this paragraph are contingent upon

14  House Bill 2263 or similar legislation becoming law.

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18  And the title is amended as follows:

19         On page 6, line 9, after the semicolon

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22         repealing certain appropriation language

23         relating to the Board of Regents;

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