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AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             Senate Bill NO. 2776

                             By Representative(s) Franks

     AMEND by inserting the following new subsection (3) after line 27:

     "(3)  Any person who had taken and passed the required examination for appointment as a conservation officer before July 1, 2001, is eligible for appointment as a conservation officer without having to meet the requirements of subsection (1)(b) of this section."

     AMEND FURTHER the title on line 2 by inserting the following after the semicolon:  "TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAD PASSED THE REQUIRED EXAMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CONSERVATION OFFICER BEFORE JULY 1, 2001, IS ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CONSERVATION OFFICER WITHOUT HAVING TO MEET CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS;