Amendment #56 to H55

Corrective Amendment

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend House bill 55 in section 2 by inserting after the word “union”, in line 115, the following words:-  and the uniformed security staff of the National Correctional Employees Union;

And further amend the bill in section 3 by striking out, in lines 123 and 124, the words “, or in any other form and format requested by the departments and offices”;

And further amend the bill in section 6 by striking out, in lines 146 and 147, the words “Fines shall begin to accrue on the date that the elevator is determined to be unsafe.”

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the following section:-

SECTION 12A. Item 7035-0035 of said section 2 of said chapter 139 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “private funding” the following words:- for direct support of educators and other uses;

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 23 the following section:-

SECTION 23A. Section 7 of chapter 459 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking the words “board of early education and care” in the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following words:- board of elementary and secondary education.

And further amend the bill by striking out section 25.

And further amend the bill by striking out section 27 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 27.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the following constitutional offices, departments, agencies or institutions of higher education not subject to section 9C of chapter 29 of the General Laws shall be reduced by 1 per cent; provided that the reduction may be within any item of appropriation: (1) office of the state comptroller; (2) center for health information and analysis; (3) house of representatives; (4) state senate; (5) joint legislative account; (6) state ethics commission; (7) office of campaign and political finance; (8) commission on the status of women; (9) victim and witness assistance board; (10) disabled persons protection commission; (11) Massachusetts cultural council; (12) Massachusetts commission against discrimination; (13) University of Massachusetts; (14) Bridgewater State University; (15) Fitchburg State University; (16) Framingham State University; (17) Massachusetts College of Art and Design; (18) Massachusetts Maritime Academy; (19) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; (20) Salem State University; (21) Westfield State University; (22) Worcester State University; (23) Berkshire Community College; (24) Bristol Community College; (25) Bunker Hill Community College; (26) Cape Cod Community College; (27) Greenfield Community College; (28) Holyoke Community College; (29) Massachusetts Bay Community College; (30) Massasoit Community College; (31) Middlesex Community College; (32) Mount Wachusett Community College; (33) Northern Essex Community College; (34) North Shore Community College; (35) Quinsigamond Community College; (36) Roxbury Community College; and (37) Springfield Technical Community College.