For Release June 9, 2004
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Cheyenne - Senator John Hanes and Representative Colin Simpson, Cochairmen, Joint Judiciary Interim Committee and Senator Charles K. Scott and Representative Doug Osborn, Cochairmen, Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee, have announced the Committees will meet jointly:
June 22 and 23, 2004
8:00 a.m.
Sheridan Holiday Inn
1809 Sugarland Drive
Sheridan, Wyoming
And
June 30 and July 1, 2004 (and July 2 if necessary)
8:00 a.m.
Hitching Post Inn
1700 West Lincolnway
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The purpose of these meetings is consider the following medical malpractice insurance issues for purposes of the special session scheduled for July 12, 2004:
Constitutional amendments
Judicial reform
Statutes addressing caps on damages
State risk pools for physicians
Improvements in health care
Alternative dispute resolution
An agenda will be sent at a later date.
Questions about this meeting should be directed to Legislative Service Office Committee staff John Rivera or Jerry Laska.
Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations at this meeting, please contact the Legislative Service Office for assistance. Thank you.
Individuals who plan to provide written information to the Committees during the meeting should bring sufficient copies of the information for members of the Committees, Committee staff, and interested members of the audience. In addition, please provide an electronic copy of the materials to Committee staff at the meeting. All materials provided to the Committees in written form will be part of the official record of the Committee’s meeting and will be on file at the Legislative Service Office. Minutes of the meeting will be available on the legislative Web site at http://legisweb.state.wy.us.
Members of the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee:
Senators: John Hanes, Chairman, Burns, Decaria, Goodenough and Meier
Representatives: Simpson, Chairman, Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen and Reese
Members of the Joint Labor and Social Services Interim Committee:
Senators: Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie and Scott
Representatives: Gilmore, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, Osborn, and Robinson
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