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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Direct the Secretary of State To Study Issues Related to Dealer Plates’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Secretary of State to examine laws. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall establish a working group to examine and develop recommendations for changes to the laws and rules governing dealer plates, including, but not limited to, laws governing the number of types of dealer plates issued and eligibility standards for issuance of the plates. The Secretary of State shall seek to include in the working group persons representing new car dealers, used car dealers and equipment dealers. The working group also must include a representative of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The Secretary of State shall report the findings and recommendations of the working group to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation no later than November 30, 2007. The Secretary of State shall include with the report draft legislation to make appropriate changes to the dealer plate laws based on the findings and recommendations of the working group; and be it further
Sec. 2 Authorization to submit legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation may submit a bill related to the subject matter of the working group's report to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Secretary of State to establish a working group to examine and develop recommendations for changes to the laws and rules governing dealer plates, including but not limited to laws governing the number of types of dealer plates issued and eligibility standards for issuance of the plates. The Secretary of State is required to report the findings and recommendations of the working group to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation no later than November 30, 2007 together with draft legislation to implement those findings and recommendations. The amendment authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation to submit a bill related to the subject matter of the working group’s report to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.
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