REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:

 

   We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

 

H. B. No. 1080:  Historic cemeteries; authorize sheriff to use prison labor to maintain.

 

  We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

 

  1.  That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.

 

  2.  That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:

 

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 


     SECTION 1.  (1)  Any sheriff, or his designee, may use any person who has been convicted of a nonviolent offense and who is serving all or any part of his sentence in the county jail to clear, clean, stabilize, preserve, maintain and restore historic cemeteries in the county.  For the purposes of this section the term "historic cemeteries" means cemeteries that are at least one hundred (100) years old.

     (2)  Before undertaking work on an historic cemetery, the sheriff, or his designee, shall contact the Department of Archives and History to obtain information on the appropriate procedures for the preservation and restoration of an historical cemetery.

     (3)  Any sheriff, or his designee, may use any person who has been convicted of a crime and is serving all or part of his sentence in the county jail, who volunteers his time, to prepare or serve food in county or public facilities in conjunction with a nonprofit organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.


     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 


     AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ANY SHERIFF OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO USE COUNTY PRISON LABOR TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN CERTAIN HISTORIC CEMETERIES; TO AUTHORIZE ANY SHERIFF, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO USE COUNTY PRISON LABOR TO PREPARE AND SERVE FOOD IN COUNTY OR PUBLIC FACILITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


 

 

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

David L. Green

Tommy Dickerson

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Percy L. Maples

E. Glenn Hamilton

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

America "Chuck" Middleton

Nickey Browning