Amendment #1 to H4672

Floor Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers moves to amend the bill , in section 2, by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(c) The task force shall consist of 14 members: 5 members appointed by the senate president, provided, that not more than 2 shall be members of the senate; 5 members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, provided, that not more than 2 shall be members of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member who shall be the chair of the Massachusetts Asian-American Legislative Caucus; and 1 member who shall be the chair of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. Task force membership shall reflect diverse representation in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, diverse geographic locations, cultural, racial, ethnic and linguistic populations, and people with disabilities. Unless otherwise specified, members of the task force shall be knowledgeable in public health or healthcare and appointments shall give consideration to individuals who have experience addressing health care disparities in underserved or underrepresented cultural, racial, ethnic and linguistic populations and people with disabilities or working in the healthcare system with a diverse patient population. Two members of the task force shall be elected by a majority of the task force membership to serve as co-chairs; provided, however, that neither member shall be a member of the senate nor a member of the house of representatives.”.