6232-S2 AMS BECK S4694.1

2SSB 6232  - S AMD68
     By Senators Becker, Hill

NOT ADOPTED 02/10/2012

     On page 6, beginning on line 31, after "governor" strike "with the consent of the senate" and insert "as provided in subsection (3) of this section"

     On page 7, line 8, after "(3)" insert "(a) Each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives and in the senate are responsible for one of the four citizens' seats on the council. Each caucus shall submit to the governor a single list of its nominees. The minimum number of nominees from each caucus shall be equal to twice the number of open seats for which the caucus is responsible. Nominees may not be legislators or employees of the state or its political subdivisions, and the caucuses may not submit the same nominee at the same time.
     (b) The governor shall appoint citizen members to each seat on the council for which a caucus is responsible from the list submitted by the respective caucus.
     (c) None of the four citizen members may be appointed if his or her participation in the decisions of the council could benefit his or her own financial interests or the financial interests of an entity he or she represents. A councilmember who develops such a conflict of interest must resign or be removed from the council.
     (d) By June 1, 2012, the caucus must submit its list of nominees to the governor, and by July 1, 2012, the governor must appoint citizen members to the council. If any caucus does not submit its list of nominees to the governor by June 1, 2012, the governor may choose his or her own nominees for those seats.
     (4)"

     Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Removes the requirement that the Governor must appoint the four citizen members with the consent of the Senate. Instead, the Governor must appoint the four citizen members from lists provided by the two largest caucuses in the House and the Senate. Each caucus is responsible for one seat and must provide the Governor with a list of two names. Each caucus must submit different names.
     Nominees may not be legislators or employees of the state. A citizen member may not be appointed if he or she, or the entity he or she represents, could benefit financially from the appointment.
     By June 1, 2012, the caucuses must submit their lists to the Governor, and by July 1, 2012, the Governor must appoint citizen members. If any caucus does not submit a list of nominees by June 1, 2012, the Governor may choose his or her own nominees.

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