S.Amdt. 4756Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)

S.Amdt. 4756

What it does: 2 changes: inserts text in 2 places
Submitted May 13, 2008

What it changes

2 changes to H.R. 980

Inserts text in 2 places
  1. Change 1: Inserts new text at the appropriate place in section 6

    Inserts

    Inserted: (_) The term "chief law enforcement officer" means an elected sheriff who is identified in State law as the ex-officio Chief Law Enforcement Officer of a law enforcement district.

    The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

    Original wording

    At the appropriate place in section 6, insert the following:

  2. Change 2: Inserts new text at the appropriate place in section 8(a)

    Inserts

    Inserted: (_) to apply to a public safety agency that is established prior to the date of enactment of this Act under applicable State law that has a chief law enforcement officer who has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State and local entities, establish and maintain its own budget and levy taxes for the operation of such agency;

    The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

    Original wording

    At the appropriate place in section 8(a), insert the following:

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As printed

SA 4756. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in section 6, insert the following:

(_) The term “chief law enforcement officer” means an elected sheriff who is identified in State law as the ex-officio Chief Law Enforcement Officer of a law enforcement district.

At the appropriate place in section 8(a), insert the following:

“(_) to apply to a public safety agency that is established prior to the date of enactment of this Act under applicable State law that has a chief law enforcement officer who has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State and local entities, establish and maintain its own budget and levy taxes for the operation of such agency;”.

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Senate amendment submitted

May 13, 2008