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Twenty-fourth Calendar Day - Fifteenth Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 1, 1995 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair. Prayer was offered by Pastor Dave Bouchard, Rising Sun Church of Christ, Rising Sun. The Journal of Tuesday, January 31, 1995 was approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Daggett of Union, for February 1 and 2, 1995, and Grundberg of Polk on request of Siegrist of Pottawattamie; Bradley of Clinton, on request of Drake of Pottawattamie; O'Brien of Boone, Shoultz of Black Hawk and Ollie of Clinton,until their arrival, on request of Schrader of Marion. PETITION FILED By Brammer of Linn from two hundred ninety-seven students of Coe College favoring the support of the arts by voting to keep the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Stations. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 114, by Garman, a bill for an act to remove the six-year period concerning prior offenses for purposes of determining whether enhanced penalties or license revocations apply to an operating while intoxicated offense. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 115, by Boddicker, a bill for an act relating to refreshments in rest areas during holiday periods. Read first time and referred to committee on transportation. House File 116, by Dinkla, a bill for an act requiring the Iowa public employees' retirement system to pay benefits in accordance with qualified domestic relations orders. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 117, by Brauns, a bill for an act relating to cost of play and value of prizes of games of skill and games of chance conducted at amusement concessions. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 118, by Boddicker, a bill for an act relating to compensation of volunteer fire fighters when subpoenaed as witnesses. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 119, by Boddicker, a bill for an act to provide for the impoundment or immobilization and forfeiture of motor vehicles driven or owned by persons convicted of operating while intoxicated and being a second or subsequent offender. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Regular Calendar House File 15, a bill for an act relating to the juror source list by providing an additional date for updating the motor vehicle operators list and voter registration list, and deleting the reference to public utility customers lists as available comprehensive source lists, with report of committee recommending passage was taken up for consideration. Millage of Scott offered the following amendment H-3008 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-3008 1 Amend House File 15 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, lines 6 and 7, by striking the words 3 "and September 15". 4 2. Page 1, line 12, by striking the words and 5 figure "MarchJune 15 and December 15" and inserting 6 the following: "March 15". 7 3. Page 1, by inserting after line 13 the 8 following: 9 "Sec. . Section 607A.10, Code 1995, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 607A.10 APPOINTIVE COMMISSION -- MASTER LIST. 12 In each county the judges of the district court of 13 the judicial district in which the county is located 14shall, on or before March 1 of eachodd-numberedyear, 15 shall appoint three competent electors as a jury 16 commission to draw up the master list for thetwo17yearsone-year period beginning the following July 1. 18 The names for the master list shall be taken from the 19 source lists. If all of the source lists are not used 20 to draw up the master list, then the names drawn must 21 be selected in a random manner. 22 Sec. . Section 607A.20, Code 1995, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 607A.20 JURY MANAGER. 25 If the chief judge of the judicial district uses 26 electronic data processing techniques and equipment 27 for the drawing of jurors in lieu of a jury 28 commission, the chief judgeshall, after consultation 29 with the clerk, district court administrator, and 30 county auditor, shall appoint an individual to serve 31 as the jury manager for the county. The jury manager 32 shall be responsible for the implementation of this 33 chapter for the county. The jury manager shall update 34 the master list from the source lists at least once 35 everytwo yearsyear beginning January 1 after the 36 general election is held." 37 4. Title page, lines 1 and 2, by striking the 38 words "an additional date for updating" and inserting 39 the following: "that". 40 5. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the 41 word "list" the following: "shall be updated yearly". 42 6. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-3008 was adopted. Millage of Scott moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time. On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 15) The ayes were, 87: Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Connors Coon Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harper Harrison Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt Rants Renken Running Salton Schrader Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 13: Bernau Bradley Brammer Brand Cohoon Daggett Ertl Grundberg Heaton O'Brien Ollie Shoultz Wise The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title as amended was agreed to. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Bernau of Story on request of Connors of Polk; Heaton of Henry on request of Kremer of Buchanan. House File 29, a bill for an act to provide a presumption that kidnapping has occurred within the state when the body of a kidnapping victim is found within the state, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Grubbs of Scott moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time. On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 29) The ayes were, 90: Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Connors Coon Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harper Harrison Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt Ollie Rants Renken Running Salton Schrader Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none: Absent or not voting, 10: Bernau Bradley Brammer Cohoon Daggett Ertl Grundberg Heaton O'Brien Shoultz The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. RULES SUSPENDED Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the rules be suspended for the immediate consideration of Senate File 17. Senate File 17, a bill for an act establishing the state percent of growth for the school budget year beginning July 1, 1995, for purposes of the state school foundation program and providing effective and applicability date provisions, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. The House stood at ease at 9:11 a.m., until the fall of the gavel. The House resumed session at 9:58 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair. Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 17 be deferred and that the bill retain its place on the calendar. INTRODUCTION OF BILL House File 120, by committee on education, a bill for an act establishing a schools making advances through technology program, creating a fund, making appropriations, and providing for related matters. Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE The following messages were received from the Senate: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on January 31, 1995, adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate Joint Resolution 6, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to restrict the expenditure of state license fees received from hunting, fishing, and trapping, and other public or private funds appropriated, allocated, or received by the state for fish and wildlife protection purposes. Also: that the Senate has on January 30, 1995, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 9, a bill for an act relating to the performance of duties of the office of recorder on abolition of the office and the filing of documents and providing an effective date and for retroactive applicability. JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 10:00 a.m., until 5:00 p.m. EARLY EVENING SESSION SESSION The House reconvened at 5:02 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Corbett of Linn, until his arrival, and Meyer of Sac, both on request of Gipp of Winneshiek. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Regular Calendar The House resumed consideration of Senate File 17, a bill for an act establishing the state percent of growth for the school budget year beginning July 1, 1995, for purposes of the state school foundation program and providing effective and applicability date provisions, previously deferred. Grubbs of Scott offered the following amendment H-3007 filed by the committee on education and moved its adoption: H-3007 1 Amend Senate File 17, as passed by the Senate, as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 4, by striking the words "four 4 and one-half" and inserting the following: "three". Roll call was requested by Ollie of Clinton and Running of Linn. Rule 75 was invoked. On the question "Shall amendment H-3007 be adopted?" (S.F. 17 ) The ayes were, 60: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 36: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt Absent or not voting, 4: Corbett, Spkr. Daggett Grundberg Meyer The committee amendment H-3007 was adopted. Grubbs of Scott moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time. On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 17) The ayes were 61: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 35: Baker Bell Bernau Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt Absent or not voting, 4: Corbett, Spkr. Daggett Grundberg Meyer The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 17 be immediately messaged to the Senate. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following committee recommendation has been received and is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk. ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON Chief Clerk of the House COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS House File 120, a bill for an act establishing a schools making advances through technology program, creating a fund, making appropriations, and providing for related matters. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 1, 1995. RULES SUSPENDED Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked for unanimous consent to suspend the rules for the immediate consieration of House File 120. Objection was raised. Siegrist of Pottawattamie moved to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of House File 120. A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 58, nays 34. The motion prevailed and the rules were suspended. Appropriations Calendar House File 120, a bill for an act establishing a schools making advances through technology program, creating a fund, making appropriations, and providing for related matters, was taken up for consideration. The House stood at ease at 5:37 p.m. The House resumed session at 6:11 p.m and consideration of House File 120, a bill for an act establishing a schools making advances through technology program, creating a fund, making appropriations, and providing for related matters, Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. RULE 31.8 SUSPENDED Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent to suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments to House File 120. Ollie of Clinton offered amendment H-3017 filed by Ollie, Wise, Connors, Baker, Schrader, May, Koenigs, Mertz, Moreland, Harper, Mascher, Burnett, Jochum, Fallon, Shoultz, Nelson of Pottawattamie, Brand, Larkin, Cohoon, and Running from the floor as follows: H-3017 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 295.1 SCHOOL 5 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 6 The general assembly finds that the fundamental 7 unit of educational improvement is the individual 8 schools in each community. The general assembly 9 further finds that the success of Iowa's educational 10 system has resulted from the high degree of 11 responsibility provided to local districts with regard 12 to educational decisions affecting their students. 13 The purpose of this chapter is to provide additional 14 resources for improvement at the school level, 15 particularly to provide compensation for school 16 instructional staff and school service personnel for 17 school improvement efforts. 18 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 295.2 DEFINITIONS. 19 1. "School level instructional staff" means an 20 individual holding a practitioner's license issued 21 under chapter 272 by the board of educational 22 examiners, who is employed in a nonadministrative 23 position by a school district pursuant to a contract 24 issued by a board of directors under section 279.13; 25 an administrator as defined in section 272.1, who is 26 assigned to work at one or more school sites; an 27 educational aide as defined under rules of the 28 department of education; and an area education agency 29 special education staff member assigned to a classroom 30 teaching assignment in a school district. 31 2. "School" means an attendance center within a 32 public school district under section 280.2. 33 3. "School service personnel" means a person 34 holding a practitioner's license who provides support 35 services to a student enrolled in school or to 36 practitioners employed by a school. 37 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 295.3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 38 PLAN. 39 1. A plan developed under this section shall be 40 for a four-year period and may include plans for the 41 entire district and individual schools within the 42 district. Plans must be developed with involvement 43 from school-level instructional staff and school 44 service personnel, parents, and representatives of the 45 school district community, and must set academic goals 46 for students as identified in the reports submitted 47 pursuant to section 280.18. School-based building 48 plans shall be submitted to the board of directors of 49 the district no later than May 1 of the preceding 50 school year. Plans shall indicate the additional Page 2 1 instructional or noninstructional duties of school- 2 level instructional staff and school service personnel 3 performed beyond the regular instructional or 4 noninstructional duties for compensation pursuant to 5 this section. 6 2. The board of directors shall submit, to the 7 department of education by June 30 of the preceding 8 school year, on a form provided by the department of 9 education, assurances that the school improvement plan 10 was developed pursuant to subsection 1 and that the 11 district will comply with subsection 3 of this 12 section. 13 3. The board of directors of each school district 14 and each school participating in a school improvement 15 plan shall report to their respective constituents on 16 student progress toward meeting the identified goals 17 for their district. The report submitted under this 18 subsection may be used to meet the reporting 19 requirements of section 280.18 if the provisions of 20 this subsection and section 280.18 are met. 21 4. Provisions of school improvement plans 22 involving compensation shall be consistent with 23 current collective bargaining agreements. 24 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 295.4 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 25 FUND. 26 A school improvement fund is established in the 27 office of treasurer of state to be administered by the 28 department of education. Moneys appropriated by the 29 general assembly for deposit in the fund shall be paid 30 to school districts pursuant to the requirements of 31 this chapter. Moneys received by school districts and 32 area education agencies may be used to compensate 33 school level instructional staff and school service 34 personnel for performance of additional instructional 35 or noninstructional duties beyond the regular 36 instructional or noninstructional duties. 37 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund 38 on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the 39 general fund of the state. 40 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 295.5 ALLOCATIONS AND 41 PAYMENTS. 42 1. The amount of moneys allocated from the school 43 improvement fund to each school district for each 44 fiscal year shall be based upon the proportion that 45 the basic enrollment of the district for a budget year 46 as defined under section 257.6 bears to the sum of the 47 basic enrollments of all districts in the state for 48 that budget year. 49 2. Commencing with the school year beginning July 50 1, 1995, and annually for each subsequent four-year Page 3 1 period, the department of education shall notify the 2 department of revenue and finance of the amount of 3 school improvement money to be paid to each school 4 district. Payments shall be made by the department of 5 revenue and finance on a monthly basis commencing on 6 October 15 and ending June 15 of each fiscal year, 7 taking into account the relative budget position and 8 cash position of the state resources. The payments 9 shall be separate from state aid payments made 10 pursuant to sections 257.16 and 257.35. The school 11 district shall allocate moneys to the area education 12 agency in which the district is located for payment of 13 area education agency staff, as defined in section 14 295.2, subsection 1, who are participating in the 15 school improvement program. Payments made to school 16 districts under this chapter are miscellaneous income 17 for purposes of chapter 257. 18 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 295.6 CONTROLS ON 19 EXPENDITURES. 20 Funds received under this chapter shall be expended 21 only for the following purposes: 22 1. To provide compensation for school-level 23 instructional staff and school service personnel, for 24 activities and responsibilities that are part of the 25 school improvement plan approved by the district, 26 approved under subsection 3, and are in addition to 27 the regular activities and duties of the school and 28 instructional staff and of the school service 29 personnel; and to pay costs of the employer's share of 30 federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 31 retirement system, or a pension and annuity retirement 32 system established under chapter 294. 33 2. To provide for the costs of substitute 34 instructional staff to permit the regular 35 instructional staff to engage in planning or training 36 activities that are part of the school improvement 37 plan. 38 3. To provide for the costs associated with 39 specialized or general training that are part of the 40 school improvement plan." 41 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and 42 inserting the following: "An Act relating to the 43 establishment of a school improvement program and 44 creating a school improvement fund." Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3017 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3017 not germane. Ollie of Clinton asked for unanimous consent to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3017. Objection was raised. Ollie of Clinton moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3017. Roll call was requested by Ollie of Clinton and Schrader of Marion. On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-3017?" (H.F. 120) The ayes were, 37: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Garman Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt The nays were, 60: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Mr. Speaker Corbett Absent or not voting, 3: Daggett Grundberg Meyer The motion to suspend the rules lost. Wise of Lee offered amendment H-3019 filed by him from the floor as follows: H-3019 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 295.1 SCHOOL 5 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 6 The general assembly finds that the fundamental 7 unit of educational improvement is the individual 8 community school. The general assembly further finds 9 that the success of Iowa's educational system has 10 resulted from the high degree of responsibility 11 provided to local districts with regard to educational 12 decisions affecting their students. The purpose of 13 this chapter is to provide additional resources for 14 improvement at the school level, to provide 15 compensation for school instructional staff and school 16 service personnel for school improvement efforts, and 17 to provide Iowa's students and teachers with access to 18 computers and computer technology in their schools. 19 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 295.2 DEFINITIONS. 20 1. "School level instructional staff" means an 21 individual holding a practitioner's license issued 22 under chapter 272 by the board of educational 23 examiners, who is employed in a nonadministrative 24 position by a school district pursuant to a contract 25 issued by a board of directors under section 279.13; 26 an administrator as defined in section 272.1, who is 27 assigned to work at one or more school sites; an 28 educational aide as defined under rules of the 29 department of education; and an area education agency 30 special education staff member assigned to a classroom 31 teaching assignment in a school district. 32 2. "School" means an attendance center within a 33 public school district under section 280.2. 34 3. "School service personnel" means a person 35 holding a practitioner's license who provides support 36 services to a student enrolled in school or to 37 practitioners employed by a school. 38 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 295.3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 39 PLAN. 40 1. A school district that uses funds for purposes 41 described in section 295.4, subsection 3, paragraphs 42 "g" through "i", shall develop a plan that shall be 43 for a four-year period and may include plans for the 44 entire district and individual schools within the 45 district. Plans must be developed with involvement 46 from school level instructional staff and school 47 service personnel, parents, and representatives of the 48 school district community, and must set academic goals 49 for students as identified in the reports submitted 50 pursuant to section 280.18. School-based building Page 2 1 plans shall be submitted to the board of directors of 2 the district no later than May 1 of the preceding 3 school year. Plans shall indicate the additional 4 instructional or noninstructional duties of school- 5 level instructional staff and school service personnel 6 performed beyond the regular instructional or 7 noninstructional duties for compensation pursuant to 8 this section. 9 2. The board of directors shall submit, to the 10 department of education by June 30 of the preceding 11 school year, on a form provided by the department of 12 education, assurances that the school improvement plan 13 was developed pursuant to subsection 1 and that the 14 district will comply with subsection 3 of this 15 section. 16 3. The board of directors of each school district 17 and each school participating in a school improvement 18 plan shall report to their respective constituents on 19 student progress toward meeting the identified goals 20 for their district. The report submitted under this 21 subsection may be used to meet the reporting 22 requirements of section 280.18 if the provisions of 23 this subsection and section 280.18 are met. 24 4. Provisions of school improvement plans 25 involving compensation shall be consistent with 26 current collective bargaining agreements. 27 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 295.4 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 28 FUND. 29 1. A school improvement fund is created in the 30 office of the treasurer of state under the control of 31 the department of education. There is appropriated to 32 the school improvement fund for the fiscal year 33 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the 34 sum of fifteen million dollars from the general fund 35 of the state. There is appropriated to the school 36 improvement fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 37 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the sum of thirty 38 million dollars from the general fund of the state. 39 There is appropriated to the school improvement fund 40 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending 41 June 30, 1998, the sum of forty-five million dollars 42 from the general fund of the state. There is 43 appropriated to the school improvement fund for the 44 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 45 30, 1999, the sum of sixty million dollars from the 46 general fund of the state. Moneys appropriated by the 47 general assembly for deposit in the fund shall be paid 48 to the school districts, the Iowa braille and sight 49 saving school, and the state school for the deaf 50 pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. Page 3 1 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended or 2 unencumbered balances in the school improvement fund 3 at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in 4 the fund until June 30, 2000. Any unexpended or 5 unencumbered balances of moneys received under this 6 chapter and remaining in the accounts established by 7 the districts, the Iowa braille and sight saving 8 school, and the state school for the deaf on June 30, 9 1999, shall be deposited in the school improvement 10 fund. For the school year beginning July 1, 1999, the 11 department of education shall allocate funds on a 12 competitive basis to the Iowa braille and sight saving 13 school, the state school for the deaf, and school 14 districts that submit to the department school 15 improvement plans for the purposes described in 16 subsection 3. The state board of education shall 17 adopt, by July 1, 1998, rules which establish 18 guidelines for the approval of plans submitted by 19 districts, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, 20 and the state school for the deaf for competitive 21 grants under this subsection. 22 3. Funds in the school improvement fund may be 23 used for the following purposes: 24 a. To purchase or lease telephone equipment, 25 computers, computer networks, computer programs, 26 computer software, computer systems, and for computer 27 services as defined in section 716A.1. 28 b. For maintaining purchases listed under this 29 subsection. 30 c. For financing for the procurement and 31 maintenance costs for Part III of the Iowa 32 communications network as provided in section 8D.13, 33 subsection 3. 34 d. The costs of establishing an electronic 35 classroom, or purchasing or leasing satellite 36 equipment, receiving equipment, studio and production 37 equipment, and other associated equipment. 38 e. The costs of purchasing or leasing audio, 39 visual, or audiovisual machines, machinery, or 40 equipment. 41 f. For training or staff development in the use of 42 equipment or software purchased or leased under this 43 subsection, up to ten percent of the annual allocation 44 may be used. 45 g. To provide compensation for school level 46 instructional staff and school service personnel for 47 activities and responsibilities that are part of the 48 school improvement plan approved by the district under 49 section 295.3, and are in addition to the regular 50 activities and duties of the school and instructional Page 4 1 staff and of the school service personnel; and to pay 2 the costs of the employer's share of federal social 3 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 4 system, or a pension and annuity retirement system 5 established under chapter 294. 6 h. To provide for the costs of substitute 7 instructional staff to permit the regular 8 instructional staff to engage in planning or training 9 activities that are part of the school improvement 10 plan approved pursuant to section 295.3. 11 i. To provide for the costs associated with 12 specialized or generalized training that are part of 13 the school improvement plan approved pursuant to 14 section 295.3. 15 4. Moneys in the school improvement fund shall not 16 be used for technological support for school 17 administrators. 18 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 295.5 ALLOCATIONS AND 19 PAYMENTS. 20 1. The amount of moneys allocated from the school 21 improvement fund to each school district, the Iowa 22 braille and sight saving school, and the state school 23 for the deaf for each fiscal year shall be in the 24 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district, 25 the Iowa braille and sight saving school, or the state 26 school for the deaf for the budget year as defined 27 under section 257.6 bears to the sum of the basic 28 enrollment of the Iowa braille and sight saving 29 school, and the state school for the deaf, and of all 30 districts in the state for the budget year. The Iowa 31 braille and sight saving school and the state school 32 for the deaf shall annually certify their basic 33 enrollment to the department of education by October 34 1. 35 2. Commencing with the school year beginning July 36 1, 1995, and for each succeeding year until June 30, 37 1999, the department of education shall notify the 38 department of revenue and finance of the amount of 39 school improvement moneys to be paid to each school 40 district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, 41 and the state school for the deaf. Payments shall be 42 made by the department of revenue and finance on a 43 monthly basis commencing on October 15 and ending June 44 15 of each fiscal year, taking into account the 45 relative budget position and cash position of the 46 state resources. The payments shall be separate from 47 state aid payments made pursuant to sections 257.16 48 and 257.35. 49 3. Any moneys received under this chapter, and any 50 interest accrued on the moneys, shall not be Page 5 1 commingled with state aid payments made, under 2 sections 257.16 and 257.35, to a school district and 3 shall be accounted for by the school district 4 separately from state aid payments. A school district 5 that uses funds for purposes described in section 6 295.4, subsection 3, paragraphs "g" through "i", shall 7 allocate moneys to the area education agency staff as 8 defined in section 295.2, subsection 1, who are 9 participating in the school improvement program. The 10 Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state 11 school for the deaf shall maintain a separate account 12 for moneys received under this chapter and any 13 interest accrued on the moneys. 14 4. Payments made to school districts under this 15 chapter are miscellaneous income for purposes of 16 chapter 257. Each district shall maintain a separate 17 listing within the district budget for payments 18 received and expenditures made pursuant to this 19 chapter. 20 5. Each school district, the Iowa braille and 21 sight saving school, and the state school for the deaf 22 shall submit annually to the department by June 30 a 23 detailed report accounting for the expenditure of 24 moneys received pursuant to this chapter. 25 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 295.6 REPEAL. 26 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2000." 27 2. Title page, line 1, by striking the words 28 "schools making advances through technology" and 29 inserting the following: "school improvement". Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3019 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3019 not germane. Wise of Lee asked for unanimous consent to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3019. Objection was raised. Wise of Lee moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3019. A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 36, nays 59. The motion to suspend the rules lost. Ollie of Clinton offered the following amendment H-3016 filed by Ollie and Wise, Connors, Baker, Schrader, Cohoon, Jochum, Mascher, Fallon, Harper, Burnett, Shoultz, Nelson of Pottawattamie, Brand, Larkin, Doderer and Running from the floor and moved its adoption: H-3016 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 3 following: 4 "Section 1. Section 257.1, subsection 2, 5 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read 6 as follows: 7 For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991, and 8 for each succeeding budget year the regular program 9 foundation base per pupil is eighty-three percent of 10 the regular program state cost per pupil, except that 11 the regular program foundation base per pupil for the 12 portion of weighted enrollment that is additional 13 enrollment because of special education is seventy- 14 nine percent of the regular program state cost per 15 pupil. For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991, 16 and for each succeeding budget year the special 17 education support services foundation base is seventy- 18 nine percent of the special education support services 19 state cost per pupil. The combined foundation base is 20 the sum of the regular program foundation base and the 21 special education support services foundation base. 22 Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 23 2000, the combined foundation base is the sum of the 24 regular program foundation base and the special 25 education support services foundation base and the 26 amount received in fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 27 and ending June 30, 1999, under chapter 295." 28 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-3016 lost. Ollie of Clinton offered the following amendment H-3012 filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption: H-3012 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 29 the 3 following: 4 " . From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1 5 for each of the fiscal years in the fiscal period 6 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1999, 7 sixty-five thousand dollars shall be allocated to the 8 department of education for support related to the 9 schools making advances through technology program and 10 for not more than one full-time equivalent position." 11 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-3012 lost. Rants of Woodbury offered the following amendment H-3013 filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption: H-3013 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, line 5, by inserting after the words 3 "basis to" the following: "the Iowa braille and sight 4 saving school, the state school for the deaf, and". 5 2. Page 2, line 30, by striking the word 6 "account" and inserting the following: "annual 7 allocation". 8 3. Page 3, line 3, by striking the words 9 "proportion to" and inserting the following: "the 10 proportion that". 11 4. Page 3, line 5, by striking the word "and" and 12 inserting the following: "or". 13 5. Page 3, line 6, by inserting before the word 14 "to" the following: "bears". 15 6. Page 3, line 10, by inserting after the word 16 "shall" the following: "annually". 17 7. Page 4, line 3, by inserting after the word 18 "shall" the following: "annually". Amendment H-3013 was adopted. Garman of Story offered the following amendment H-3020 filed by her from the floor and moved its adoption: H-3020 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. By striking page 1, line 33, through page 2, 3 line 11, and inserting the following: "until June 30, 4 1999." 5 2. Page 4, line 7, by striking the figure "2000" 6 and inserting the following: "1999". A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 37, nays 55. . Amendment H-3020 lost. Garman of Story offered amendment H-3021 filed from the floor by Garman, Cormack and Wise as follows: H-3021 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 27 the 3 following: 4 " . To reduce student-teacher ratios, including 5 but not limited to, employing additional teachers." 6 2. By relettering as necessary. Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3021 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3021 not germane. Garman of Story moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3021. Roll call was requested by Ollie of Clinton and Bernau of Story. On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-3021?" (H.F. 120) The ayes were, 39: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Coon Cormack Doderer Drees Fallon Garman Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt The nays were, 57: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Carroll Churchill Corbett,Spkr. Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding Absent or not voting, 4: Brunkhorst Daggett Grundberg Meyer The motion to suspend the rules lost. Weigel of Chickasaw asked and received unanimous consent to defer action on amendment H-3015 Shoultz of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to defer action on amendment H-3018. Murphy of Dubuque offered amendment H-3022 filed by him from the floor as follows: H-3022 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the 3 following: 4 " . For property tax relief by using moneys 5 allocated from the technology assistance trust fund 6 for educational purposes that the district would 7 otherwise have raised by property tax. A district 8 that uses technology assistance trust fund moneys for 9 property tax relief shall notify the department of 10 management, which shall reduce the rate of the 11 additional property tax levy under section 257.4 to 12 reflect the amount of technology assistance trust 13 funds moneys used under this paragraph." 14 2. By renumbering as necessary. Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3022 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3022 not germane. Murphy of Dubuque moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3022. Roll call was requested by Murphy of Dubuque and Ollie of Clinton. Rule 75 was invoked. On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-3022?" (H.F. 120) The ayes were, 36: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt The nays were, 61: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding Absent or not voting, 3: Daggett Grundberg Meyer The motion to suspend the rules lost. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Cataldo of Polk on request of Schrader of Marion. Fallon of Polk offered amendment H-3024 filed by him from the floor as follows: H-3024 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the 3 following: 4 " . For improving the salaries of teachers. If 5 the teachers of a school district are organized under 6 chapter 20 for collective bargaining purposes, the 7 board of directors and certified bargaining 8 representative for the teachers shall mutually agree 9 upon a formula for distributing moneys allocated from 10 the technology assistance trust fund among the 11 teachers." 12 2. By relettering as necessary. Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3024 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3024 not germane. Fallon of Polk moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment H-3024. Roll call was requested by Ollie of Clinton and Schrader of Marion. On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-3024?" (H.F. 120) The ayes were, 33: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Mundie Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Running Schrader Shoultz Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt The nays were, 61: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Millage Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding Absent or not voting, 6: Cataldo Daggett Grundberg Meyer Murphy Ollie The motion to suspend the rules lost. Kreiman of Davis asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-3014 filed by him from the floor. Shoultz of Black Hawk offered amendment H-3023 filed from the floor by Shoultz, Weigel and Harper as follows: H-3023 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. Section 257.31, Code 1995, is amended 5 by adding the following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. The committee may grant 7 transportation assistance aid to a school district 8 from funds appropriated in this subsection for the 9 purpose of providing additional funds for a budget 10 year to school districts that have costs for mandatory 11 school transportation that exceed one hundred twenty- 12 five percent of the state average cost of mandatory 13 school transportation based upon the cost per pupil 14 transported. School districts shall annually submit 15 to the department of education the cost of providing 16 mandatory school transportation in a school year in 17 their transportation report filed by July 15 of the 18 next school year. The committee shall authorize the 19 payment of transportation assistance aid to a district 20 in an amount equal to that district's average cost of 21 mandatory transportation per pupil transported which 22 exceeds one hundred twenty-five percent of the state 23 average cost of mandatory transportation per pupil 24 transported multiplied by the number of pupils 25 transported mandatorily by the district. Payment for 26 a school year shall be made by September 1 of the 27 school year. 28 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 29 state to the department of education for use by the 30 school budget review committee, for each fiscal year, 31 the sum of fifteen million dollars for the payment of 32 transportation assistance aid to school districts 33 under this subsection. Transportation assistance aid 34 shall be miscellaneous income and shall not be 35 included in district cost. Unobligated and 36 unencumbered moneys remaining from the appropriations 37 made under this subsection after the September 1 38 payment of transportation assistance aid shall be 39 deposited in the assisted school districts fund 40 created in section 257.50. 41 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 257.50 ASSISTED SCHOOL 42 DISTRICTS. 43 1. An assisted school district is a school 44 district that has one or more elementary school 45 attendance centers in which at least fifty percent of 46 the students enrolled in the attendance center qualify 47 for free or reduced price lunches. A school district 48 that determines it is an assisted school district 49 under this section shall annually certify to the 50 department of education its eligibility to receive Page 2 1 funds under this section by October 1. 2 2. An assisted school districts fund is 3 established in the office of the treasurer of state to 4 be administered by the department of education. 5 Moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to section 6 257.31, subsection 17, shall be paid to school 7 districts pursuant to the requirements of this 8 section. Moneys received by eligible school districts 9 shall be used to limit class size, reduce student- 10 teacher ratios, and employ additional teacher's aides 11 in kindergarten through grade six in eligible 12 elementary school attendance centers. Moneys received 13 pursuant to this section shall supplement other funds 14 available for these purposes and shall not be used to 15 replace those funds. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 16 any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year 17 shall not revert to the general fund of the state. 18 3. The amount of moneys allocated from the 19 assisted school districts fund to each eligible school 20 district for each fiscal year shall be based upon the 21 proportion that the total number of pupils enrolled in 22 the eligible elementary school attendance centers in 23 the district for a budget year as defined under 24 section 257.6 bears to the sum of the basic 25 enrollments of the eligible elementary school 26 attendance centers in eligible school districts in the 27 state for that budget year. 28 4. Commencing with the school year beginning July 29 1, 1995, the department of education shall notify the 30 department of revenue and finance of the amount of 31 assisted school districts moneys to be paid to each 32 eligible school district. Payments shall be made by 33 the department of revenue and finance on a monthly 34 basis commencing on October 15 and ending June 15 of 35 each fiscal year. The payments shall be separate from 36 state aid payments made pursuant to sections 257.16 37 and 257.35. Payments made to eligible school 38 districts under this chapter are miscellaneous income 39 for purposes of chapter 257." 40 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and 41 inserting the following: "relating to transportation 42 assistance aid to a school district, creating an 43 assisted school districts fund, and making an 44 appropriation." Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3023 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3023 not germane. Weigel of Chickasaw offered amendment H-3015, previously deferred, filed by him from the floor as follows: H-3015 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the 3 following: 4 " . For mandatory school transportation costs 5 required under chapter 285." 6 2. By relettering as necessary. Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendment H-3015 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-3015 not germane. Shoultz of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-3018, previously deferred, filed by him from the floor. Fallon of Polk offered amendment H-3025 filed by him from the floor as follows: H-3025 1 Amend House File 120 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by striking line 30 and inserting the 3 following: "subsection." The House stood at ease at 8:03 p.m., until the fall of the gavel. The House resumed session at 8:20 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion, in the chair. Fallon of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-3025. Amendment H-3025 lost Rants of Woodbury moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time. On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 120) The ayes were, 79: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Churchill Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Cornelius Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Klemme Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Main Martin May Metcalf Millage Moreland Mundie Myers Nelson, B. Nutt O'Brien Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 17: Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Koenigs Mascher McCoy Mertz Murphy Nelson, L. Ollie Running Weigel Wise Witt Absent or not voting, 4: Cataldo Daggett Grundberg Meyer The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House File 120 be immediately messaged to the Senate. EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 1, 1995. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 15 and 29. HEATON of Henry I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 1, 1995. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 15 and 29. SHOULTZ of Black Hawk CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows. ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON Chief Clerk of the House 1995\34 Lisa Rubner, JoAnn Schraad and Audrey Ellington, Manchester - For participating in the decoration of Veteran's Memorial Auditorium for the Governor's Inaugural Ball. 1995\35 Ed Tibbot, Manchester - For being named "Fireman of the Year". SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House File 91 Local Government: Jacobs, Chair; Hanson and Koenigs. House File 96 Local Government: Houser, Chair; Disney and Larkin. House File 103 Agriculture: Greig, Chair; Drees and Salton. House File 106 Agriculture: Welter, Chair; Fallon and Heaton. House Concurrent Resolution 15 Agriculture: Klemme, Chair; Boggess and Burnett. Senate File 68 Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Koenigs. HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House Study Bill 16 Local Government: Arnold, Chair; Mertz and Welter. House Study Bill 19 Commerce-Regulation: Renken, Chair; Doderer and Nutt. House Study Bill 20 Local Government: Houser, Chair; Carroll and Myers. House Study Bill 31 Commerce-Regulation: Sukup, Chair; Nutt and Wise. House Study Bill 50 Agriculture: Eddie, Chair; Greig, Greiner, Koenigs, Mertz, Meyer and Mundie. House Study Bill 52 Agriculture: Vande Hoef, Chair; Main and May. House Study Bill 53 Commerce-Regulation: Churchill, Chair; Doderer, Larson, McCoy and Van Fossen. House Study Bill 55 State Government: Renken, Chair; Connors and Disney. House Study Bill 59 Commerce-Regulation: Metcalf, Chair; Brunkhorst, Holveck, Lamberti and Weigel. HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS H.S.B. 65 Local Government Relating to the delegation of authority to an administrative agency of a city. H.S.B. 66 Local Government Relating to the determination of the annual salary of a deputy sheriff. H.S.B. 67 Labor and Industrial Relations Relating to the payment of wages to a suspended or terminated employee under the Iowa wage payment collection law. H.S.B. 68 Labor and Industrial Relations Relating to public employee collective bargaining agreements concerning public employees excluded from coverage under Chapter 20, providing for unrepresented state employees, and relating to the factors arbitrators consider in binding arbitration for public employees. H.S.B. 69 Transportation Declaring support for Amtrak. H.S.B. 70 Commerce-Regulation Relating to the delay of the repeal for the exemption of certain multiple employer welfare arrangements from regulation by the insurance division and providing an effective date. H.S.B. 71 Ways and Means Creating the motor vehicle lease tax Act and providing applicability and effective dates. H.S.B. 72 Labor and Industrial Relations Relating to employment services by eliminating wage credit liability transfers and allowing all employers relief from charges when an unemployment compensation overpayment is made and providing an applicability date. H.S.B. 73 Local Government Relating to the distribution of fines received from the enforcement of county ordinances. H.S.B. 74 Local Government Exempting rural water districts from membership in the underground facilities notification center. H.S.B. 75 State Government Relating to the regulation of games of skill, games of chance, and amusement devices, and subjecting violators to penalties. H.S.B. 76 State Government Relating to streamlining government activities. H.S.B. 77 State Government Relating to the practice of mortuary science, cremation, and licensing of funeral establishments and providing penalties. H.S.B. 78 Technology Relating to the issuance of a request for proposals for the sale of the Iowa communications network. H.S.B. 79 Technology Requesting that the Congress of the United States direct the Health Care Financing Administration to establish a national policy no later than July 1, 1995, for Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine services. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following committee recommendations have been received and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk. ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON Chief Clerk of the House COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution objecting to a plan proposed by the United States Corps of Engineers to dramatically alter the operation of the Missouri River, and to request that the current operation of the river be maintained or that an alternative plan be considered that does not negatively impact upon the effective operation of the river. Fiscal note required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-3010 and laid over under rule 25 and placed on the calendar January 31, 1995. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 7), relating to certain franchise agreements by amending provisions relating to transfer, termination, and nonrenewal of franchise agreements, and to a civil cause of action for appropriate relief, and repealing certain franchise provisions. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass January 31, 1995. COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 24) relating to school district expenditures for administrative and instructional staff salaries, establishing a schools making advances through technology program, creating a fund, making appropriations, and providing for related matters. Fiscal note not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 31, 1995. COMMITTEE ON ETHICS Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 8), to amend the rules governing lobbyists in the House of Representatives. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 1, 1995. COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES House File 41, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of legal settlement for certain blind persons and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass January 31, 1995. Senate File 13, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of a decision-making process for prospective minor parents, providing penalties, and providing effective dates. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-3009 January 31, 1995. COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 16), relating to administrative procedures of rural water districts. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 1, 1995. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 20), relating to county expenditures for mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services by providing for property tax reductions, establishing a county fund for such services, and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 1, 1995. Senate File 45, a bill for an act changing the name of the league of Iowa municipalities to the Iowa league of cities. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass January 30, 1995. COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT House File 54, a bill for an act relating to the qualifications of an applicant for a license to sell real estate in this state. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass January 31, 1995. House File 67, a bill for an act relating to state computer use by state officers and employees. Fiscal Note is not required. Committee Recommendation Failed to Pass . AMENDMENTS FILED H-3009 S.F. 13 Committee on Human Resources H-3010 S.C.R. 6 Committee on Agriculture H-3011 H.F. 94 Kreiman of Davis On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at 9:13 p.m. until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 2, 1995.
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