Senators HUTTO and MCLEOD proposed the following amendment (1090CBH3):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, by striking lines 39-41 and inserting the following:

/Whereas, Section 41-35-40 sets the weekly benefit amounts that an employee may receive; and /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 16-27.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended by striking Section 41-35-40 (B) and inserting the following:

/ " (B) The department must annually adjust the maximum weekly benefit amount as provided in subsection (A) by an amount at least equal to the rate of inflation as measured by the national consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the most recently completed calendar year prior to the date that the maximum weekly benefit amount goes into effect." /