Joint Conference Committee Report

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 2541, 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 matters under disagreement.

1. Line 242, engrossed, at the beginning of the line

strike

all of lines 242 through 244

insert

The regulatory board or department may enter into a contract to obtain the fingerprints and descriptive information as required for submission to the Central Criminal Records Exchange in a manner and format approved by the Central Criminal Records Exchange.

2. Line 259, engrossed, after 3.

insert

That the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation shall amend the renewal license application form to require applicants for a renewal real estate sales or brokerage license to state that they have no criminal convictions that have not been previously disclosed. Penalties for misrepresentation shall be established by the Real Estate Board.

4.

Respectfully submitted,

Delegate Kristen J. Amundson

Delegate Beverly J. Sherwood

Delegate Charles D. Poindexter

Conferees on the part of the House

Senator Linda T. Puller

Senator Kenneth W. Stolle

Senator W. Roscoe Reynolds

Conferees on the part of the Senate