Language Page 304, line 18, strike "($2,454,835)" and insert "($2,326,835)".Page 304, after line 23, insert:"General funds in the amount of $128,000 the second year are provided for a rate increase for the transportation of human remains to medical examiner offices for autopsies, to eliminate proposed reductions included in House Bill 1600 of the 2001 Session, as introduced. Funding for these transportation services shall not be reduced below the level provided in Chapter 1073 of the 2000 Acts of Assembly."
Explanation(This amendment restores funds for increased rates for the transportation of human remains to medical examiner offices for autopsies, reduced in the introduced budget. The rate increase provided in Chapter 1073 of the 2000 Acts of Assembly increased the rate from $50 plus mileage to $100 plus mileage beginning July 1, 2002.)