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REVISED DRAFT 7 bill assignment information as well as any available information regarding timetables for committee discussions on the various bills. As the session continues, the Assistant to the Manager will follow the committees' schedule regarding the discussion of items and inform the designated/appropriate Board member(s) and/or all Board members as well as the County Manager and County Attorney of those committee discussion times. Revisions to Bills: As the General Assembly session progresses and committees review items proposed by or of interest to Orange County, revisions to the language/content of bills maybe proposed to account for discussion and new information. These changes could be proposed by members of the legislature, by other counties, or by other entities with an interest in the same legislative matters as Orange County. The Assistant to the Manager will maintain oversight of this activity. As amendments are proposed, the Assistant to the Manager will distribute copies of them to the designated/appropriate Board member(s) and/or all Board members as well as the County Manager and County Attorney. Standard operating procedure will be that any position Orange County takes regarding a bill amendment will require approval of the Board prior to any representative of Orange County expressing a position on the amendment or revised bill. Circumstances may arise where a Board member (or members) or county staff recognize 1) a need to amend an Orange County legislative initiative or 2) a need to vary Orange County's position on a proposal from another entity. In situations such as this, standard operating procedure will be that those participants proposing the change should formulate and distribute the proposed revision in written form to all participants and any other interested parties. The Board will then review the revision and determine whether or not to approve the amendment or revised position. Legislative Actions: As the General Assembly session progresses, items proposed by or of interest to Orange County will be approved, disapproved, or redirected by legislative committees or by the two bodies of the Legislature. The Assistant to the Manager will maintain oversight of these actions and inform participants of them as they occur. Individual Conversations: Part of the process of advancing Orange County's legislative agenda will involve members of the Board as well as other participants having individual conversations with specific legislators, small groups of legislators, or with the General Assembly's legislative staff.