JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 1178, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendments be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be amended as follows to resolve the matter(s) under disagreement.

1. Page 1, engrossed bill, after line 50

insert

3. That the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia is requested to report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2003, on the provisions of this act regarding educational seminars for parents on the effects of separation or divorce on children, parenting responsibilities, options for conflict resolution and financial responsibilities throughout the Commonwealth; including (i) the number and geographical availability of such seminars, (ii) the actual cost of providing such seminars as reported by the participating programs and (iii) any feedback received from judges regarding the effect of mandating seminar participation by court order.

4. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2003, unless

reenacted by the General Assembly.

Respectfully submitted,

John S. Reid

Vivian E. Watts

Michele B. McQuigg

Conferees on the part of the House

Frederick M. Quayle

Malfourd W. Trumbo

Henry L. Marsh, III

Conferees on the part of the Senate