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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for one state police officer to attend hearings when fatal motor vehicle accidents occur.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	$19,200	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$19,200	

HIGHWAY FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
Personal Services	$0	$28,800	
 	  	  	
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$28,800	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	$19,200	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$28,800	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$48,000	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for a Hearings Examiner position and associated costs, such as for technology, supplies, a vehicle and office equipment.

HIGHWAY FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$71,242	
All Other	$0	$13,432	
Capital Expenditures	$0	$15,000	
 	  	  	
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$99,674	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$99,674	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$99,674	

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	$19,200	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$128,474	
 	  	  	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$147,674	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of State review all motor vehicle accidents that involved a human fatality in 2007 to determine whether any changes to the law are necessary to reduce or prevent such accidents. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. This amendment is the minority report.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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