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Show HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENDS SECOND WEEK by Speaker of House Ronald L. Rencher Facing a mountain of over 150 bills which have been formally Introduced, the House of Representatives moved into the second week of the 41st session of the Utah Legislature. Among the 20 bills which were passed by the House was a measure which extended ex-tended unemployment benefits. bene-fits. The bill was sponsored by D. Leon Reese (D-Magna) and Milly O. Bernard (D-Kearns) (D-Kearns) . The bill allows Utah to participate in a federal program pro-gram which begins Monday, January 27. Speaker Ronald Rencher (D-Ogden) said, "This bill means more money will be paid to the unemployed and for a longer period of time." The action will not cost Utah any extra money, but will bring $200,000 into the state from federal funds according accord-ing to Curtis Harding. He is the director of Employment Security. The bill was passed on the same day in both the House and Senate. Governor Calvin L. Rampton signed it the next day. The bill was the first to complete the legislative process this session. Another bill passed by the House this week encouraged the reporting of the abuse and neglect of minors. It also extended jurisdiction from physical abuse to any abuse or neglect. A Great Salt Lake Commission Com-mission received House approval. ap-proval. Speaker Rencher sale, "Presently there are several county, state, and federal agencies making decisions de-cisions concerning thej lake. This commission would help to coordinate these efforts to best utilize the Great Salt. Lake." r -,, "I see the lake as a great; ; natural resource. It provides recreation, enticement to out-of-state visitors, and a wealth of mineral reserves. We cannot just react to pressures pres-sures from private enterprise, enter-prise, but should make decisions de-cisions on the lake for the benefit of our state," said Speaker Rencher. In other action, the House passed a bill to remove a criminal charge from a citizen's citi-zen's record if there is no conviction. Presently any charge remains on the record, rec-ord, even if the citizen is proven Innocent. The bill has been referred to the Senate for further consideration. For further information: Richard Dunne (800) 662-5350. 662-5350. toll free. |
