JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 424, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendments be rejected

B. We recommend that the House substitute be amended as follows to resolve the matters under disagreement.

1. Page 1, substitute, line 23, after 53.1-1,

insert

a person employed by the Department of Corrections directly involved in the care, treatment or supervision of inmates in the custody of the Department

2. Page 1, substitute, line 24, after as

strike

a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer or firefighter,

insert

such

3. Page 1, substitute, line 26, after months

insert

which mandatory, minimum term shall not be suspended, in whole or in part

4. Page 1, substitute, line 30

strike

all of lines 30, 31 and 32

Respectfully submitted,

Frank M. Ruff

Terry G. Kilgore

R. Creigh Deeds

Conferees on the part of the House

Henry L. Marsh, III

John S. Edwards

Kenneth W. Stolle

Conferees on the part of the Senate