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91_SB0621sam001 SRA91SB0621MJcpam01 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 -2- SRA91SB0621MJcpam01 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 -3- SRA91SB0621MJcpam01 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 -4- SRA91SB0621MJcpam01 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 -5- SRA91SB0621MJcpam01 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.".