HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 96-4697, by Representative Foreman

BE IT RESOLVED, That HR 95-4604 and rule 23 are amended as follows:

                       Standing Committees

     Rule 23.  The standing committees of the house and the number of members that shall serve on each committee shall be as follows:

    1.     Agriculture & Ecology..........................    17

    2.     Appropriations.................................    31

    3.     Capital Budget................................. ((13))

15

    4.     Children & Family Services.....................    11

    5.     Commerce & Labor............................... ((11))

12

    6.     Corrections....................................    11

    7.     Education......................................    19

    8.     Energy & Utilities............................. ((11))

9

    9.     Finance........................................    12

   10.     Financial Institutions & Insurance.............    15

   11.     Government Operations..........................    15

   12.     Health Care....................................    13

   13.     Higher Education............................... ((11))

12

   14.     Law & Justice..................................    17

   15.     Natural Resources..............................    15

   16.     Rules..........................................    19

   17.     Trade & Economic Development...................    13

   18.     Transportation.................................    27

Committee members shall be selected by each party's caucus.  The majority party caucus shall select all committee chairs.

     I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

     Resolution 4697 adopted by the House of Representatives

                        January 8, 1996.

                ________________________________

                 Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk