S0906B1435A04445 AJB:EJH 01/09/20 #90 A04445
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 906
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
Printer's No. 1435
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 10 through 26, by striking out "No"
in line 10 and all of lines 11 through 26 and inserting
The Task Force on the Closure of State Centers is
established within the department. Within sixty days of the
effective date of this section, the secretary shall convene an
initial meeting of the task force. The task force shall perform
a comprehensive evaluation of the State centers and provide
recommendations to the department prior to the closure of one or
more State centers.
(b) No State center shall close until the task force
completes the comprehensive evaluation of the State center and
provides recommendations to the department under subsection (a),
the State center is deemed eligible for closure and the plan
under subsection (e) is approved by way of a majority vote of
the task force and five years have elapsed since the effective
date of this section.
Amend Bill, page 4, line 2, by inserting after "system."
Upon approval of the plan by way of a majority vote of the
task force, the department shall make the plan available to the
public and take any action necessary to commence the process of
closing the State center.
Amend Bill, page 5, line 21, by striking out "(b)" and
inserting
(a)
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