HB 559 am-DELAY REPEAL OF STEP PROGRAM                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced HB 559 am to be up for consideration.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR. TOM  WRIGHT, staff to  Representative John Harris,  said this                                                               
bill reauthorizes the STEP program for another four years.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  RALPH SEEKINS  moved to  pass HB  559 am  from committee                                                               
with  individual   recommendations  and  attached   fiscal  note.                                                               
Senators  Davis, Seekins,  Gary Stevens,  French and  Chair Bunde                                                               
voted yea; and HB 559 am moved from committee.