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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Directing the Family Law Advisory Commission To Develop Legislation Authorizing the Use of Parenting Coordinators’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Parenting coordinators. Resolved: That the Family Law Advisory Commission shall review the use and authority governing parenting coordinators in other states and, in consultation with other interested constituencies, develop legislation to authorize the use of parenting coordinators in this State. The Family Law Advisory Commission shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary not later than December 15, 2007 with recommendations, including suggested legislation. The committee may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature after receiving the report.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve directing the Family Law Advisory Commission to work in consultation with other interested constituencies to develop legislation to authorize the use of parenting coordinators and report the recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary by December 15, 2007. The committee may submit legislation after receiving the report.