H.B. 400
         TRAUMATIC HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION TRUST FUND

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 29, 2012 8:15 PM



Representative Eric K. Hutchings proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 1 through 2 :    

             1     
TRAUMATIC HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

             2     
REHABILITATION
{   TRUST   } FUND


2.    Page 1, Lines 10 through 11 :    

             10          This bill creates the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
{   Trust   } Fund

             11      and an advisory committee to administer
{   the fund   }        it       .


3.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 17 :    

             14          .    creates and authorizes the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
             15      Fund Advisory Committee to disburse funds received through appropriations from
             16      the Legislature
  and charitable gifts       to assist charitable clinics providing rehabilitation services for the

             17      post-acute-care of people with traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries.

4.    Page 2, Lines 30 through 31 :    

             30     
CHAPTER 54. TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY

             31     
REHABILITATION
{   TRUST   } FUND


5.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 34 :    

             33          This chapter is known as the "Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
             34     
{   Trust   } Fund."


6.    Page 2, Lines 36 through 46 :    

             36          26-54-102. Creation -- Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
             37     
{   Trust   } Fund.

             38          (1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund entitled the Traumatic Spinal
             39      Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
{   Trust   } Fund.

             40          (2) The fund shall consist of:
             41          (a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
             42      fund from private sources;
  and      


             43
         (b) amounts as appropriated by the Legislature
{   ; and

             44          (c) a surcharge imposed on all motor vehicle violations of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5,
             45      Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving, Part 18, Motor Vehicles Safety Belt Usage
             46      Act, and Part 6, Speed Restrictions  
}
.

7.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 61 :    

             56          (5) Fund money shall be used to assist qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics to
             57      provide:
             58          (a) physical, occupational, and speech therapy;
  and      

             59          (b) equipment
{   and supplies   } necessary for daily living activities for people with spinal

             60      cord and brain injuries
{   ; and

             61          (c) prevention, research, and public education regarding spinal cord and brain injuries  
}
.

8.    Page 4, Lines 106 through 110 :    

             106          (b)
{   investigate,   } identify, evaluate, and review the quality of care available to people

             107      with traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries
  through qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics       ;

             108          (c)
  explore, evaluate, and       review      {   the bail schedule for offenses   }        possible funding sources       and make a recommendation to the Legislature

             109     
{   and the Judicial Council concerning an appropriate surcharge   }        regarding sources       that would provide adequate

             110      funding for the advisory committee to accomplish its responsibilities under this section; and


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