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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 621

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 621, by  replacing
 3    the title with the following:

 4        "AN  ACT  regarding  appropriations.";  and  by replacing
 5    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 6        "Section 5.  The following sums, or so  much  thereof  as
 7    may  be  necessary,  respectively,  are  appropriated  to the
 8    President of the Senate and  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of
 9    Representatives  for furnishing the items provided in Section
10    4 of the General Assembly  Compensation  Act  to  members  of
11    their  respective  houses  throughout  the year in connection
12    with their legislative duties and responsibilities and not in
13    connection with any political campaign, as prescribed by law:
14    To the President of the Senate...............    $  3,953,000
15    To the Speaker of the House of
16      Representatives............................       6,726,000
17        Total                                         $10,679,000

18        Section 10.  Payments from the  amounts  appropriated  in
19    Section  5  of  this  Article  shall  be  made  only upon the
20    delivery of a voucher approved by the  member  to  the  State
21    Comptroller.   The  voucher  shall  also  be  approved by the
 
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 1    President of the Senate  or  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of
 2    Representatives as the case may be.

 3        Section 15.  The following named sums, or so much thereof
 4    as  may  be  necessary,  respectively,  for  the  objects and
 5    purposes hereinafter named,  are  appropriated  to  meet  the
 6    ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate:
 7    For  the  ordinary  and  incidental  expenses of
 8        legislative leadership and legislative staff
 9        assistants:
10        President................................... $  4,216,000
11        Minority Leader.............................    4,216,000
12    For the  ordinary  and  incidental  expenses  of
13        committees,    the    general    staff   and
14        operations, per diem employees, special  and
15        standing   committees   of  the  Senate  and
16        expenses incurred in transcribing and
17        printing of Senate debate...................    3,262,000
18    For the ordinary and incidental expenses of  the
19        Senate,  also  including  the  purchasing on
20        contract as required  by  law  of  printing,
21        binding, printing paper, stationery and
22        office supplies.............................      175,200
23    For allowances for the particular and additional
24        services  appertaining to or entailed by the
25        respective officers of the Senate  named  in
26        and   in   accordance   with  the  following
27        schedule:
28        President...................................       68,300
29        Minority Leader.............................       68,300
30    For travel, including expenses to Springfield of
31        members  on  official  legislative  business
32        during weeks when the General Assembly is
33        not in session..............................       47,200
 
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 1        Total                                         $12,053,000

 2        Section 20.  The sum of $565,451, or so much  thereof  as
 3    may  be  necessary, is appropriated for the use of the Senate
 4    standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services,
 5    consulting   assistance   and   other   research   assistance
 6    associated with  special  studies  and  long  range  research
 7    projects which may be requested by the standing committees.

 8        Section  25.  The  sum  of $62,700, or so much thereof as
 9    may be necessary, is appropriated from the  General  Assembly
10    Operations  Revolving Fund to the Office of the President, to
11    meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate.

12        Section 30.  The following named sums, or so much thereof
13    as may  be  necessary,  respectively,  for  the  objects  and
14    purposes  hereinafter  named,  are  appropriated  to meet the
15    ordinary, incidental and contingent  expenses  of  the  House
16    Majority and Minority Leadership Staff and Office operations:
17        For the Speaker............................. $  3,775,400
18        For the Minority Leader.....................    3,775,400
19        Total                                          $7,550,800

20        Section 35.  The following named sums, or so much thereof
21    as  may  be necessary, are appropriated to meet the ordinary,
22    incidental and contingent expenses of the House Majority  and
23    Minority Leadership Staff and the general staff:
24        For the Speaker............................. $    292,700
25        For the Minority Leader.....................      132,700
26        Total                                            $425,400

27        Section 40.  The following named sums, or so much thereof
28    as  may  be  necessary,  respectively,  for  the  objects and
29    purposes hereinafter named, relating to the operation of  the
 
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 1    House  of  Representatives,  are  appropriated  to  meet  its
 2    ordinary and contingent expenses:
 3    For  the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
 4        general staff, operations, and  special  and
 5        standing  committees  of  the House, for per
 6        diem employees and for expenses incurred in
 7        transcribing and printing of House debates..   $4,330,000
 8    For the ordinary and incidental expenses of  the
 9        House,  also  including  the  purchasing  on
10        contract  as  required  by  law of printing,
11        binding,  printing  paper,  stationery   and
12        office  supplies,  no part of which shall be
13        expended   for   expenses   of   purchasing,
14        handling or distributing such  supplies  and
15        against   which  no  indebtedness  shall  be
16        incurred without the written approval of the
17        Speaker of the House of Representatives.....       81,700
18    Pursuant   to   the    Legislative    Commission
19        Reorganization  Act  of 1984, to the Speaker
20        of the House for
21        Standing House Committees...................    1,949,000
22        Total                                          $6,360,700

23        Section 45.  The following named sum, or so much  thereof
24    as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter
25    named,  relating to House membership, is appropriated to meet
26    the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House:
27    For travel, including expenses to
28      Springfield of members on official
29      legislative business during weeks when
30      the General Assembly is not in session .............$24,900

31        Section 50.  The sum of $62,700, or so  much  thereof  as
32    may  be  necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
 
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 1    Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of  the  Speaker,  to
 2    meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House.

 3        Section  55.   As  used  in  Sections  30  and 35 of this
 4    Article, except where the approval  of  the  Speaker  of  the
 5    House  of  Representatives  is  expressly  required  for  the
 6    expenditure  of  or  the incurring of indebtedness against an
 7    appropriation for certain purchases  on  contract,  "Speaker"
 8    means  the  leader  of the party having the largest number of
 9    members of the House of Representatives  as  of  January  13,
10    1998,  and  "Minority  Leader"  means the leader of the party
11    having the second largest number of members of the  House  of
12    Representatives as of January 13, 1998.

13        Section  9999.   Effective  date.   This Act takes effect
14    July 1, 1999.".

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