HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36
WHEREAS, underage drinking is an issue of concern to the citizens of our state; and
WHEREAS, research indicates teenagers and their parents are not well informed about the legal, social, and other consequences of underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, underage drinking may lead to social disruption, individual impairment and emotional maladjustment with tragic consequences:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-second General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby create a Joint Interim Committee on Underage Drinking; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint interim committee shall study the current public and private efforts to combat underage drinking, evaluate their effectiveness, and make recommendations to the General Assembly; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint interim committee be authorized to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of this state to assist in gathering information pursuant to its objective; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint interim committee herein established shall consist of eight members, of which four shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate, of which at least two shall be members of the minority party; and four shall be members of the House of Representatives, of which two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two of which shall be members of the minority party appointed by the Minority Floor Leader, with approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the staffs of House Research, Senate Research, and the Committee on Legislative Research shall provide such legal, research, clerical, technical, and bill drafting services as the committee may require in the performance of its duties; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee, its members, and any staff personnel assigned to the committee shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the committee or any subcommittee thereof; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the joint interim committee shall be appointed by June 1, 2004; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint interim committee shall expire on December 31, 2004, and on that same date deliver a report of findings and recommendations to the General Assembly; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Terry L. Spieler, Secretary of the Senate, and Stephen S. Davis, Chief Clerk of the House, do hereby certify that the aforementioned is a true and correct copy of House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 36, adopted by the House on May 12, 2004, and concurred in by the Senate on May 13, 2004.