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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Create a Working Group To Develop Options for Long-term Funding for the Northern New England Poison Center’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a working group to develop options for ongoing funding for the Northern New England Poison Center. The working group must include representatives of the center, medical and emergency services providers and other organizations and interested parties. The department shall submit a brief report including options and recommendations for funding the center to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters not later than January 15, 2009. The committee may submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature in response to the report.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that requires the Department of Health and Human Services to meet with interested parties to develop options for long-term funding of the Northern New England Poison Center.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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