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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices To Develop Recommendations for Ethical Standards for the Executive Branch’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Commission to develop recommendations on ethical standards for the executive branch. Resolved: That the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices shall examine existing ethical standards that govern members of the executive branch and develop advisory recommendations regarding the establishment of statutory ethical standards for the executive branch and submit a report, including suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs no later than December 3, 2009. The commission shall seek input from members of the executive branch in developing these standards. The Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs is authorized to report out legislation based on this report to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and establishes a resolve that directs the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to examine existing ethical standards governing the executive branch and make advisory recommendations for the establishment of statutory ethical standards for the executive branch.