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Government Operations Interim Committee










NOTICE OF MEETING


            

TO:        Government Operations Interim Committee

FROM:    John Q. Cannon, Research Analyst

DATE:    August 7, 1997

SUBJECT:    August 20 Meeting


Sen. Al Mansell and Rep. Jordan Tanner have scheduled a meeting of the Government Operations Interim Committee as follows:

        
        DATE:      Wednesday, August 20, 1997
        TIME:      9:00 a.m.
        PLACE:      Room 416 State Capitol

An agenda is included. If you are unable to attend, please contact me or Junie Anderson at 538-1032.



COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. L. Alma "Al" Mansell, Senate Chair

Rep. Jordan Tanner, House Chair


Sen. LeRay McAllister
Sen. Robert M. Muhlestein
Sen. Robert C. Steiner






Rep. Trisha Beck
Rep. Perry L. Buckner
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson






Rep. Joseph G. Murray
Rep. Lowell A. Nelson
Rep. Martin R. Stephens
Rep. Michael R. Styler

AGENDA

GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 20, 1997
- 9:00 a.m. - Room 416 State Capitol

1.     Call to Order - Senator Mansell

2.    Committee Business

.     Approval of July 16, 1997 Minutes

3.     Voting Rights of Felons    
    The committee discussed this issue at its July meeting, and approved a constitutional amendment. However, there are constitutional concerns with the constitutional amendment as adopted. The committee will revisit the issue, including looking at possible statutory changes.

 .     Staff Briefing
.     Public Comment
.     Committee Discussion

4.    English as Official State Language    
    The committee discussed this issue at length at its July meeting. Suggestions for amendments were made. A new draft of the bill will be presented to the committee for their action.

 .     Staff Briefing
.     Committee Discussion

5.    Budget Review Task Force
    The committee will discuss the possible creation of a task force to review selected state government entities' budgets.

.     Senator Millie Peterson
.     Public Comment
.     Committee Discussion

6.     Election Law Commission
    In June, the committee discussed campaign finance reform and asked staff to prepare a bill creating an election law commission. Staff has prepared a bill using a bill adopted by the 1992 State and Local Affairs Interim Committee as a model.

.     Staff Briefing
.     Public Comment
.     Committee Discussion

7.     Adjourn

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