As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 546

Representatives Gardner, Amstutz 

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A BILL

To amend Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the

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128th General Assembly to require the Budget

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Planning and Management Commission to meet at

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least six times during the period of July 1, 2010,

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through November 30, 2010, and to declare an

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emergency.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the	7
128th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 509.10.  (A) There is hereby created the Budget Planning	9
and Management Commission, consisting of six members. The Speaker	10
of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the	11
House of Representatives, not more than two of whom shall be	12
members of the same political party, and the President of the	13
Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate, not more than	14
two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The	15
initial appointments shall be made not later than ninety days	16
after the effective date of this section. Vacancies shall be	17
filled in the manner provided for original appointments.	18

(B) The commission shall complete a study and make	19
recommendations that are designed to provide relief to the state	20
during the current difficult fiscal and economic period. In	21
developing the recommendations, the commission shall develop a	22
strategy for balancing the state budget for fiscal years 2012 and	23
2013.	24

(C) The commission shall appoint two of its members to serve	25
as co-chairpersons for the commission. One co-chairperson shall be	26
a member of the majority party of the House of Representatives,	27
and one co-chairperson shall be a member of the majority party of	28
the Senate. Commission meetings shall take place at the call of	29
the co-chairpersons of the commission. The commission shall	30
conduct meetings during the period of July 1, 2009, through	31
November 30, 2010, and shall meet at least six times during the	32
period of July 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010.	33

(D) Not later than November 30, 2010, the commission shall	34
submit a written report of its recommendations to the Speaker of	35
the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the	36
Governor. The commission ceases to exist upon submission of its	37
report.	38

(E) The Legislative Service Commission shall provide	39
technical, professional, and clerical support necessary for the	40
Budget Planning and Management Commission to perform its duties.	41

Section 2. That existing Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of	42
the 128th General Assembly is hereby repealed.	43

Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency	44
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public	45
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is to	46
establish recommendations for providing relief to the state during	47
a difficult fiscal and economic period and to develop a strategy	48
for fulfilling the constitutional mandate of balancing the state	49
budget. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect.	50