1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1891 as follows:
1.2Page 1, lines 11 and 12, delete the new language
1.3Page 2, line 1, after "Appointment." insert "(a)"
1.4Page 2, line 5, delete "that" and insert "it"
1.5Page 2, line 5, after "required" insert "that the person be a veteran"
1.6Page 2, after line 6, insert:
1.7    "(b) When selecting an executive director, the board shall give preference to
1.8qualified applicants who are veterans by initially placing only the names of qualified
1.9applicants who are veterans on the selection list for final consideration, and only if the
1.10list contains fewer than three qualified applicants who are veterans shall the names of
1.11qualified applicants who are not veterans be added to the list. The board shall then select
1.12the most qualified applicant from the list. If at any point in the selection process, the board
1.13concludes that no applicant is sufficiently qualified for the director position, the board may
1.14reopen the application process."