___________________ moved that SB 20 be amended as follows:
" Section 23. That § 32-23-2.1 be amended to read:
32-23-2.1. Any person convicted of a first offense pursuant to § 32-23-1 with a 0.17 percent or
more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood shall, in addition to the penalties provided in § 32-23-2, be required to undergo a court-ordered evaluation by a chemical dependency counselor as
defined in § 34-20A-2 an addiction counselor licensed or certified by the Board of Addiction and
Prevention Professionals pursuant to § 36-34-13.1 or a licensed or certified health care professional
with specialized training in chemical dependency evaluation to determine if the defendant is
chemically dependent. The cost of such evaluation shall be paid by the defendant. The
recommendations of the evaluation shall be provided to the referring judge. ".