Amendment No. 529

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 3 and renumbering sections 4 through 9 as sections 1 through 6.

Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 37, after the period by inserting:

"Clark County is therefore hereby authorized to discharge its obligation as a county, under general law, to serve the needs of its medically needy population by seeking waivers under the federal program of Medicaid to establish a suitable special program for that purpose.".

Amend sec. 5, page 2, line 38, by deleting:

"5 to 26," and inserting:

"2 to 8,".

Amend sec. 5, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 41 through 43 on page 2 and lines 1 through 3 on page 3.

Amend sec. 5, page 3, line 4, by deleting "6." and inserting "2.".

Amend sec. 7, page 3, by deleting lines 20 through 23 and inserting:

"2. The members of the board shall serve for terms of 2 years.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 10 and 11 and renumbering sec. 12 as sec. 7.

Amend sec. 12, page 4, line 34, after "department" by inserting:

"of human resources".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 13 through 26 and adding new sections designated sections 8 and 9, following sec. 12, to read as follows:

"Sec. 8. The board shall report to the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature, immediately upon the convening of that session, concerning its progress in obtaining waivers pursuant to section 7 of this act and any related recommendations for legislation.

Sec. 9. 1. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of appointing members of the board of directors pursuant to section 3 of this act and on July 1, 1999, for all other purposes.

2. This act expires by limitation on July 1, 2001. The terms of all members of the board of directors expire on that date.".