Reference is to the resolution as introduced.
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. (A)
There is created the School Metal Detector Study
Committee to study whether it is in the public interest to
require the installation and use of metal detectors at public
schools in this State, taking into consideration, at a minimum,
the costs and benefits of the metal detectors to the residents
of this State, potential sources of funding for the metal
detectors, and the feasibility of having each school install
metal detectors.
(B) The study committee
must be comprised of three members of the Senate appointed by
the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, three members of
the House of Representatives appointed by the Chairman of the
House Education and Public Works Committee, and one member with
a background in law enforcement appointed by the State
Superintendent of education. The Senate and the House of
Representatives members with the greatest seniority in their
respective bodies shall serve as co-chairs. Vacancies in the
study committee's membership must be filled for the remainder of
the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.
(C) The Chairmen of the
Senate Education and House Education and Public Works Committees
shall provide appropriate staffing for the study committee.
(D) The study committee
shall make a report of its recommendations to the General
Assembly within ninety days of the effective date of this joint
resolution, at which time the study committee is dissolved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.