2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                       A SB556 R1 798

Amendment No. 798

 

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 556  First Reprint                                                (BDR 23‑793)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN an unfunded mandate not requested by the affected local government to SB556 R1 (§§ 3-11).

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 18, after “1.” by inserting:

““Disclose” or “disclosure” means the reporting, either verbally or in writing, by a state or local governmental officer or employee of governmental action that the officer or employee reasonably believes, in good faith, to be improper governmental action. The term includes all such reporting that is not expressly prohibited by law, regardless of the identity of the person or entity to whom the information is reported.

     2.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 29, by deleting “2.” and inserting “[2.] 3.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 31, by deleting “3.” and inserting “4.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 34, by deleting “4.” and inserting “5.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 43, by deleting “5.” and inserting “6.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 14, by deleting “6.” and inserting “7.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 17, by deleting “7.” and inserting “8.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, third line, after “action;” by inserting:

“defining the term “disclose” for the purposes of that prohibition;”.