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House Journal: Monday, February 17, 1997

Thirty-sixth Calendar Day - Twenty-fourth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 17, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:05 p.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Robert Skoor, Reorganized Church
of Latter Day Saints, Des Moines.
The Journal of Friday, February 14, 1997 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Linn-Mar S.O.D.A. Group
(Students O.K. Without Drugs and Alcohol) from Linn-Mar High
School, Marion.	
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Moreland of Wapello on request of Cataldo of Polk.
PETITION FILED
By Gries of Crawford, a resolution by the City Council of the
City of Denison, in support of the ten objectives for the Iowa
League of Cities 1997 Legislative Session.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 61, by Flynn, a bill for an act relating to the
membership of a joint 911 service board.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
 Senate File 104, by committee on education, a bill for an
act relating to a minimum age requirement for a coaching
authorization issued by the state board of educational examiners
and providing an effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
The House stood at ease at 1:12 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 2:05 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Van
Maanen of Marion in the chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 255, by committee on local government, a bill for
an act relating to the allowed growth factor adjustment for
county mental health, mental retardation, and developmental
disabilities services, making appropriations, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 2:06 p.m., until 4:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 4:14 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Wise of Lee, until his arrival, on request of Cohoon of Des
Moines.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present.  The vote revealed eighty-three members present,
seventeen absent.
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 February 17, 1997, passed the following bill
in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 116, a bill for an act relating to the appointment
and resignation of registered agents of corporations, limited
liability companies, and partnerships and their registered
offices.
Also: That the Senate has on February 17, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 131, a bill for an act relating to fraudulent
practices involving family investment and medical assistance
program benefits and making penalties applicable.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
Lord of Dallas called up for consideration House Resolution 8,
a resolution to amend the House code of ethics, as follows and
moved its adoption:

 1                   HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
 2                  BY  COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
 3                  (Successor To HSB 116)
 4  A resolution to amend the House code of ethics.
 5     Be It Resolved By The House Of Representatives,
 6  That the House code of ethics be amended to read as
 7  follows:
 8                   HOUSE CODE OF ETHICS
 9     PREAMBLE.  Every legislator and legislative
10  employee has a duty to uphold the integrity and honor
11  of the general assembly, to encourage respect for the
12  law and for the general assembly, and to observe the
13  house code of ethics.  The members and employees of
14  the house have a responsibility to conduct themselves
15  so as to reflect credit on the general assembly, and
16  to inspire the confidence, respect, and trust of the
17  public.  The following rules are adopted pursuant to
18  chapter 68B of the Code, to assist the members and
19  employees in the conduct of their activities:
20     1.  DEFINITIONS.  The definitions of terms provided
21  in chapter 68B of the Code apply to the use of those
22  terms in these rules.
23     2.  ECONOMIC INTEREST OF MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF
24  HOUSE.
25     a.  Economic or investment opportunity.  A member
26  or employee of the house shall not solicit or accept
27  economic or investment opportunity under circumstances
28  where the member or employee knows, or should know,
29  that the opportunity is being afforded with the intent
30  to influence the member's or employee's conduct in the

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 1  performance of official duties.  If a member or
 2  employee of the house learns that an economic or
 3  investment opportunity previously accepted was offered
 4  with the intent of influencing the member's or
 5  employee's conduct in the performance of the official
 6  duties, the member or employee shall take steps to
 7  divest that member or employee of that investment or
 8  economic opportunity, and shall report the matter in
 9  writing to the chairperson of the house ethics
10  committee.
11     b.  Excessive charges for services, goods, or
12  property interests.  A member or employee of the house
13  shall not charge to or accept from a person known to
14  have a legislative interest, a price, fee,
15  compensation, or other consideration for the sale or
16  lease of any property or the furnishing of services
17  which is in excess of that which the member or
18  employee would ordinarily charge another person.
19     c.  Use of confidential information.  A member or
20  employee of the house, in order to further the
21  member's or employee's own economic interests, or
22  those of any other person, shall not disclose or use
23  confidential information acquired in the course of the
24  member's or employee's official duties.  For the
25  purpose of this rule, information disclosed in open
26  session at a public meeting under chapter 21 of the
27  Code and information that is a public record under
28  chapter 22 of the Code is not confidential
29  information.
30     d.  Employment.  A member or employee of the house

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 1  shall not accept employment, either directly or
 2  indirectly, from a political action committee.  A
 3  member of the house shall not act as a paid lobbyist
 4  for any organization.  However, this paragraph shall
 5  not prohibit a member or employee of the house from
 6  working for a candidate's committee, a political
 7  party's action committee, or a political action
 8  committee which does not support or oppose a candidate
 9  for public office in this state or a ballot issue in
10  this state and which is not interested in issues
11  before the general assembly.
12     For the purpose of this rule, a political action
13  committee means a committee, but not a candidate's
14  committee, which accepts contributions, makes
15  expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in the aggregate
16  of more than two five hundred fifty dollars in
any one
17  calendar year for the purpose of supporting or
18  opposing a candidate for public office or a ballot
19  issue or for the purpose of influencing legislative
20  action.
21     e.  A member or employee of the house shall not
22  solicit employment on behalf of the member or
23  employee, or on behalf of another legislator or
24  employee, as a lobbyist while the general assembly is
25  in session.
26     f.  Certain goods or services.  A member or
27  employee of the house shall not solicit or obtain
28  goods or services from another person under
29  circumstances where the member or employee knows or
30  should know that the goods or services are being

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 1  offered or sold with the intent to influence the
 2  member's or employee's conduct in the performance of
 3  official duties.  If a member or employee of the house
 4  is afforded goods or services by another person at a
 5  price that is not available to other members or
 6  classes of members of the general public or is
 7  afforded goods or services that are not available to
 8  other members or classes of members of the general
 9  public by another person where the member or employee
10  knows or should know that the other person intends to
11  influence the member's or employee's official conduct,
12  the member or employee shall not take or purchase the
13  goods or services.
14     3.  APPEARANCE BEFORE STATE AGENCY.  A member or
15  employee of the house may appear before a state agency
16  in any representation case but shall not act as a
17  lobbyist with respect to the passage, defeat,
18  approval, veto, or modification of any legislation,
19  rule, or executive order.  Whenever a member or
20  employee of the house appears before a state agency,
21  the member or employee shall carefully avoid all
22  conduct which might in any way lead members of the
23  general public to conclude that the member or employee
24  is using the member's or employee's official position
25  to further the member's or employee's professional
26  success or personal financial interest.
27     4.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  In order for the
28  general assembly to function effectively, members of
29  the house may be required to vote on bills and
30  participate in committee work which will affect their

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 1  employment and other areas in which they may have a
 2  monetary interest.  Action on bills and committee work
 3  which furthers a member's specific employment,
 4  specific investment, or other specific interest, as
 5  opposed to the interests of the public in general or
 6  the interests of a profession, trade, business, or
 7  other class of persons, shall be avoided.  In making a
 8  decision relative to a member's activity on particular
 9  bills or in committee work, the following factors
10  should be considered:
11     a.  Whether a substantial threat to the member's
12  independence of judgment has been created by the
13  conflict situation.
14     b.  The effect of the member's participation on
15  public confidence in the integrity of the general
16  assembly.
17     c.  Whether the member's participation is likely to
18  have any significant effect on the disposition of the
19  matter.
20     d.  The need for the member's particular
21  contribution, such as special knowledge of the subject
22  matter, to the effective functioning of the general
23  assembly.
24     If a member decides not to participate in committee
25  work or to abstain from voting because of a possible
26  conflict of interest, the member should disclose this
27  fact to the legislative body.  The member shall not
28  vote on any question in which the member has an
29  economic interest that is distinguishable from the
30  interests of the general public or a substantial class

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 1  of persons.
 2     5.  STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.  Members and employees
 3  of the house shall comply with the requirements
 4  contained in chapters 68B (Conflicts of Interest of
 5  Public Officers and Employees), 721 (Official
 6  Misconduct), and 722 (Bribery and Corruption), and
 7  sections 2.18 (Contempt) and 711.4 (Extortion) of the
 8  Code.
 9     6.  CHARGE ACCOUNTS.  Members and employees of the
10  house shall not charge any amount or item to a charge
11  account to be paid for by a lobbyist or any client of
12  a lobbyist.
13     7.  TRAVEL EXPENSES.  A member or employee of the
14  house shall not charge to the state of Iowa amounts
15  for travel and expenses unless the member or employee
16  actually has incurred those mileage and expense costs.
17  Members or employees shall not file the vouchers for
18  weekly mileage reimbursement required by section 2.10,
19  subsection 1 of the Code, unless the travel expense
20  was actually incurred.
21     A member or employee of the house shall not file a
22  claim for per diem compensation for a meeting of an
23  interim study committee or a visitation committee
24  unless the member or employee attended the meeting.
25  However, the speaker may waive this provision and
26  allow a claim to be filed if the member or employee
27  attempted to attend the meeting but was unable to do
28  so because of circumstances beyond the member's or
29  employee's control.
30     8.  GIFTS ACCEPTED OR RECEIVED.  Members and

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 1  employees of the house shall comply with the
 2  restrictions relating to the receipt or acceptance of
 3  gifts contained in section 68B.22 of the Code.
 4     9.  HONORARIA RESTRICTIONS.  Members and employees
 5  of the house shall comply with the restrictions
 6  relating to the receipt of honoraria contained in
 7  section 68B.23 of the Code.
 8     10.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.  Each member of the house
 9  and the chief clerk of the house shall file the
10  personal financial disclosure statements required
11  under section 68B.35 of the Code by February 15 of
12  each year for the prior calendar year.
13     11.  SEXUAL HARASSMENT.  Members and employees of
14  the house shall not engage in conduct which
15  constitutes sexual harassment as defined in section
16  19B.12 of the Code or pursuant to the sexual
17  harassment policy adopted by the house committee on
18  administration and rules.
19     12.  COMPLAINTS.
20     a.  Filing of complaint.  Complaints may be filed
21  by any person believing that a member or employee of
22  the house, a lobbyist, or a client of a lobbyist is
23  guilty of a violation of the house code of ethics, the
24  house rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the
25  Code.
26     b.  Complaints by committee.  The ethics committee
27  may initiate a complaint on its own motion.  Committee
28  complaints may be initiated by the committee as a
29  result of a committee investigation or as a result of
30  receipt of any complaint or other information that

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 1  does not meet the requirements of these rules
 2  regarding the form of a complaint but that contains
 3  allegations that would form the basis for a valid
 4  complaint.
 5     c.  Form and contents of complaint.  A complaint
 6  shall be in writing.
 7     Complaint forms shall be available from the chief
 8  clerk of the house, but a complaint shall not be
 9  rejected for failure to use the approved form if it
10  complies with the requirements of these rules.  The
11  complaint shall contain a certification made by the
12  complainant, under penalty of perjury, that the facts
13  stated in the complaint are true to the best of the
14  complainant's knowledge.
15     To be valid, a complaint shall allege all of the
16  following:
17     (1)  Facts, including the approximate date and
18  location of any event, incident, or transaction that,
19  if true, establish a violation of a provision of
20  chapter 68B of the Code, the house code of ethics, or
21  house rules governing lobbyists for which penalties or
22  other remedies are provided.
23     (2)  That the conduct providing the basis for the
24  complaint occurred within three years of the filing of
25  the complaint.
26     (3)  That the party charged with a violation is a
27  member or employee of the house, a lobbyist, or a
28  client of a lobbyist.
29     d.  Confidentiality of complaint.  The filing of
30  the complaint and the contents of the complaint shall
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 1  be confidential until the time that the committee
 2  meets to determine whether the complaint is valid,
 3  unless either the complainant or the party charged in
 4  the complaint makes the existence of, or the
 5  information contained in, the complaint public.
 6  However, if either the complainant or party alleged to
 7  have committed the violation requests that the meeting
 8  to determine whether the complaint is valid be a
 9  closed meeting and the filing of the complaint or the
10  contents of the complaint have not been disclosed, the
11  meeting shall be closed.
12     e.  Notice of complaint.  Upon receipt of the
13  complaint, the chief clerk of the house shall promptly
14  notify the chairperson and ranking member of the
15  ethics committee that a complaint has been filed and
16  provide both the chairperson and the ranking member
17  with copies of the complaint and any supporting
18  information.  Within two working days, the chief clerk
19  shall send notice, either by personal delivery or by
20  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
21  person or persons alleged to have committed the
22  violation, along with a copy of the complaint and any
23  supporting information.  The notice to the accused
24  person shall contain a request that the person submit
25  a written response to the complaint within ten working
26  days of the date that the notice was sent by the chief
27  clerk.  At the request of the accused person, the
28  committee may extend the time for the response, not to
29  exceed ten additional calendar days.
30     f.  Hearing regarding validity of complaint.  The

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 1  committee chairperson and the ranking member shall
 2  review the complaint and supporting information to
 3  determine whether the complaint meets the requirements
 4  as to form.  If the complaint is deficient as to form,
 5  the complaint shall be returned to the complainant
 6  with instructions indicating the deficiency unless the
 7  committee decides to proceed on its own motion.  If
 8  the complaint is in writing and contains the
 9  appropriate certification, as soon as practicable, the
10  chairperson shall call a meeting of the committee to
11  review the complaint to determine whether the
12  complaint meets the requirements for validity and
13  whether the committee should request that the chief
14  justice of the supreme court appoint an independent
15  special counsel to conduct an investigation to
16  determine whether probable cause exists to believe
17  that a violation of the house code of ethics, house
18  rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the Code,
19  has occurred.
20     If the committee finds that a complaint does not
21  meet the content requirements for a valid complaint,
22  the committee shall dismiss the complaint and notify
23  both the complainant and the party alleged to have
24  committed the violation of the dismissal and the
25  reasons for dismissal.  A dismissal for failure to
26  meet the formal requirements for the filing of a
27  complaint shall be without prejudice and the
28  complainant may refile the complaint at any time
29  within three years of the date that the alleged
30  violation took place.  If the dismissal is based upon

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 1  a failure to allege facts and circumstances necessary
 2  for a valid complaint, the dismissal shall be with
 3  prejudice and the party shall not be permitted to file
 4  a complaint based upon the same facts and
 5  circumstances.
 6     g.  Request for appointment of independent special
 7  counsel.  If, after review of the complaint and any
 8  response made by the party alleged to have committed
 9  the violation, the committee determines that the
10  complaint meets the requirements for form and content,
11  the committee shall request that the chief justice of
12  the supreme court appoint independent special counsel
13  to investigate the matter and determine whether
14  probable cause exists to believe that a violation of
15  chapter 68B of the Code, the house code of ethics, or
16  the house rules governing lobbyists has occurred.
17     h.  Receipt of report of independent special
18  counsel.  The report from independent special counsel
19  regarding probable cause to proceed on a complaint
20  shall be filed with the chief clerk of the house.
21  Upon receipt of the report of the independent special
22  counsel, the chief clerk shall notify the chairperson
23  of the filing of the report and shall send copies of
24  the report to the members of the ethics committee.  As
25  soon as practicable after the filing of the report,
26  the chairperson shall schedule a public meeting for
27  review of the report.  The purpose of the public
28  meeting shall be to determine whether the complaint
29  should be dismissed, whether a formal hearing should
30  be held on the complaint, or whether other committee

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 1  action is appropriate.  The complainant and the person
 2  alleged to have committed the violation shall be given
 3  notice of the public meeting, shall have the right to
 4  be present at the public meeting, and may, at the
 5  discretion of the committee, present testimony in
 6  support of or against the recommendations contained in
 7  the report.
 8     If the committee determines that the matter should
 9  be dismissed, the committee shall cause an order to be
10  entered dismissing the matter and notice of the
11  dismissal shall be given to the complainant and the
12  party alleged to have committed the violation.  If the
13  committee determines that the complaint should be
14  scheduled for formal hearing, the committee shall
15  issue a charging statement which contains the charges
16  and supporting facts that are to be set for formal
17  hearing and notice shall be sent to the complainant
18  and the accused person.
19     The notice shall include a statement of the nature
20  of the charge or charges, a statement of the time and
21  place of hearing, a short and plain statement of the
22  facts asserted, and a statement of the rights of the
23  accused person at the hearing.
24     i.  Formal hearing.  Formal hearings shall be
25  public and conducted in the manner provided in section
26  68B.31, subsection 8 of the Code.  At a formal hearing
27  the accused shall have the right to be present and to
28  be heard in person and by counsel, to cross-examine
29  witnesses, and to present evidence.  Members of the
30  committee shall also have the right to question

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 1  witnesses.
 2     Evidence at the formal hearing shall be received in
 3  accordance with rules and procedures applicable to
 4  contested cases under chapter 17A of the Code.
 5     The committee chairperson, or the vice chairperson
 6  or ranking member in the absence of the chairperson,
 7  shall preside at the formal hearing and shall rule on
 8  the admissibility of any evidence received.  The
 9  ruling of the chairperson may be overturned by a
10  majority vote of the committee.  Independent special
11  counsel shall present the evidence in support of the
12  charge or charges.  The burden shall be on the
13  independent special counsel to prove the charge or
14  charges by a preponderance of clear and convincing
15  evidence.  Upon completion of the formal hearing, the
16  committee shall adopt written findings of fact and
17  conclusions concerning the merits of the charges and
18  make its report and recommendation to the house.
19     j.  Recommendations by the committee.  The
20  committee shall recommend to the house that the
21  complaint be dismissed, or that one or more of the
22  following be imposed:
23     (1)  That the member or employee of the house or
24  lobbyist be censured or reprimanded, and the
25  recommended appropriate form of censure or reprimand
26  be used.
27     (2)  That the member of the house be suspended or
28  expelled from membership in the house and required to
29  forfeit the member's salary for that period, the
30  employee of the house be suspended or dismissed from

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 1  employment, or that the lobbyist's or lobbyist's
 2  client's lobbying privileges be suspended.
 3     13.  COMMUNICATIONS WITH ETHICS COMMITTEE.  After a
 4  complaint has been filed or an investigation has been
 5  initiated, a party to the complaint or investigation
 6  shall not communicate, or cause another to
 7  communicate, as to the merits of the complaint or
 8  investigation with a member of the committee, except
 9  under the following circumstances:
10     a.  During the course of any meetings or other
11  official proceedings of the committee regarding the
12  complaint or investigation.
13     b.  In writing, if a copy of the writing is
14  delivered to the adverse party or the designated
15  representative for the adverse party.
16     c.  Orally, if adequate prior notice of the
17  communication is given to the adverse party or the
18  designated representative for the adverse party.
19     d.  As otherwise authorized by statute, the house
20  code of ethics, house rules governing lobbyists, or
21  vote of the committee.
22     14.  PERMANENT RECORD.  The chief clerk of the
23  house shall maintain a permanent record of all
24  complaints filed and any corresponding committee
25  action.  The permanent record shall be prepared by the
26  ethics committee and shall contain the date the
27  complaint was filed, name and address of the
28  complainant, name and address of the accused person, a
29  brief statement of the charges made, any evidence
30  received by the committee, any transcripts or

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 1  recordings of committee action, and ultimate
 2  disposition of the complaint.  The chief clerk shall
 3  keep each complaint confidential until public
 4  disclosure is made by the ethics committee.
 5     15.  MEETING AUTHORIZATION.  The house ethics
 6  committee is authorized to meet at the discretion of
 7  the committee chairperson in order to conduct hearings
 8  and other business that properly may come before it.
 9  If the committee submits a report seeking house action
10  against a member or employee of the house or lobbyist
11  after the second regular session of a general assembly
12  has adjourned sine die, the report shall be submitted
13  to and considered by the subsequent general assembly.
14     16.  ADVISORY OPINIONS.
15     a.  Requests for formal opinions.  A request for a
16  formal advisory opinion may be filed by any person who
17  is subject to the authority of the ethics committee.
18  The ethics committee may also issue a formal advisory
19  opinion on its own motion, without having previously
20  received a formal request for an opinion, on any issue
21  that is within the jurisdiction of the committee.
22  Requests shall be filed with either the chief clerk of
23  the house or the chairperson of the ethics committee.
24     b.  Form and contents of requests.  A request for a
25  formal advisory opinion shall be in writing and may
26  pertain to any subject matter that is related to
27  application of the house code of ethics, the house
28  rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the Code
29  to any person who is subject to the authority of the
30  ethics committee.  Requests shall contain one or more

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 1  specific questions and shall relate either to future
 2  conduct or be stated in the hypothetical.  A request
 3  for an advisory opinion shall not specifically name
 4  any individual or contain any other specific
 5  identifying information, unless the request relates to
 6  the requester's own conduct.  However, any request may
 7  contain information which identifies the kind of
 8  individual who may be affected by the subject matter
 9  of the request.  Examples of this latter kind of
10  identifying information may include references to
11  conduct of a category of individuals, such as but not
12  limited to conduct of legislators, legislative staff,
13  or lobbyists.
14     c.  Confidentiality of formal requests and
15  opinions.  Requests for formal opinions are not
16  confidential and any deliberations of the committee
17  regarding a request for a formal opinion shall be pub-
18  lic.  Opinions issued in response to requests for
19  formal opinions are not confidential, shall be in
20  writing, and shall be placed on file in the office of
21  the chief clerk of the house.  Persons requesting
22  formal opinions shall personally receive a copy of the
23  written formal opinion that is issued in response to
24  the request.
25     17.  PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM.  The
26  following form shall be used for disclosure of
27  economic interests under these rules and section
28  68B.35 of the Code:
29              STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
30  Name:__________________________________________________
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  1                  (Last)          (First)           (Middle
Initial)
  2  Address:_______________________________________________
  3                (Street Address, Apt.#/P.O. Box)
  4            _______________________________________________
  5                  (City)           (State)                 
(Zip)
  6  Phone:(Home)_____/___-_____(Business)_____/___-________
  7  *******************************************************
  8     This form is due each year on or before February
  9  15.  The reporting period is the most recently
10  completed calendar year.
11     In completing Division III of this form, if your
12  percentage of ownership of an asset is less than 100
13  percent, multiply your percentage of ownership by the
14  total revenue produced to determine if you have
15  reached the $1,000 threshold.
16     Do not report income received by your spouse or
17  other family members.
18     In completing this form, if insufficient space is
19  provided for your answer, you may attach additional
20  information/answers on full-size sheets of paper.
21  Division I.  Business, Occupation, Profession.
22     List each business, occupation, or profession in
23  which you are engaged, the nature of the business if
24  not evident, and your position or job title.  No
25  income threshold or time requirement applies.
26     Examples:
27     If you are employed by an individual, state the
28  name of the individual employer, the nature of the
29  business, and your position.
30     If you are self-employed and are not incorporated

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 1  or are not doing business under a particular business
 2  name, state that you are self-employed, the nature of
 3  the business, and your position.
 4     If you own your own corporation, are employed by a
 5  corporation, or are doing business under a particular
 6  business name, state the name and nature of the
 7  business or corporation and your position.
 8   1_____________________________________________________
 9   2_____________________________________________________
10  3_____________________________________________________
11  4_____________________________________________________
12  5_____________________________________________________
13  6_____________________________________________________
14  Division II.  Commissions from Sales of Goods or
15  Services to Political Subdivisions.
16     This part is to be completed only by Legislators.
17  If you received income in the form of a commission
18  from the sale of goods or services to a political
19  subdivision, state the name of the purchasing
20  political subdivision.  The amount of commission
21  earned is not required to be listed.
22  1_____________________________________________________
23  2_____________________________________________________
24  3_____________________________________________________
25  4_____________________________________________________
26  5_____________________________________________________
27  6_____________________________________________________
28  Division III.  Sources of Gross Income.
29     In each one of the following categories list each
30  source which produces more than $1,000 in annual gross

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 1  income, if the revenue produced by the source was
 2  subject to federal or state income taxes last year.
 3  List the nature or type of each company, business,
 4  financial institution, corporation, partnership, or
 5  other entity which produces more than $1,000 of annual
 6  gross income.  Neither the amount of income produced
 7  nor value of the holding is required to be listed in
 8  any of the items.
 9  A.  Securities:  State the nature of the business of
10  any company in which you hold stock, bonds, or other
11  pecuniary interests that generate more than $1,000 in
12  annual gross income.  Income generated by multiple
13  holdings in a single company are deemed received from
14  a single source.
15  ______________________________________________________
16  ______________________________________________________
17  ______________________________________________________
18  ______________________________________________________
19  ______________________________________________________
20  ______________________________________________________
21  B.  Instruments of Financial Institutions:  State the
22  types of institutions in which you hold financial
23  instruments, such as certificates of deposit, savings
24  accounts, etc., that produce annual gross income in
25  excess of $1,000, e.g., banks, savings and loans, or
26  credit unions.
27  ______________________________________________________
28  ______________________________________________________
29  ______________________________________________________
30  ______________________________________________________

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 1  ______________________________________________________
 2  ______________________________________________________
 3  C.  Trusts:  State the nature or type of any trust
 4  from which you receive more than $1,000 of gross
 5  income annually.
 6  ______________________________________________________
 7  ______________________________________________________
 8  ______________________________________________________
 9  ______________________________________________________
10  ______________________________________________________
11  ______________________________________________________
12  D.  Real Estate:  State the general nature of real
13  estate interests that generate more than $1,000 of
14  gross income annually, e.g., residential leasehold
15  interest or farm leasehold interest.  The size or
16  location of the property interest is not required to
17  be listed.
18  ______________________________________________________
19  ______________________________________________________
20  ______________________________________________________
21  ______________________________________________________
22  ______________________________________________________
23  ______________________________________________________
24  E.  Retirement Systems:  State the name of each
25  pension plan or other corporation or company that pays
26  you more than $1,000 annually in retirement benefits.
27  ______________________________________________________
28  ______________________________________________________
29  ______________________________________________________
30  ______________________________________________________

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 1  ______________________________________________________
 2  ______________________________________________________
 3  F.  Other Income Categories Specified in State and
 4  Federal Income Tax Regulations.
 5  ______________________________________________________
 6  ______________________________________________________
 7  ______________________________________________________
 8  ______________________________________________________
 9  ______________________________________________________
10  ______________________________________________________
11  ______________________________________   _____________
12   (Signature of Filer)                                       
             (Date)

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 9
Weigel of Chickasaw called up for consideration House Resolution
9, a resolution to amend the rules governing lobbyists in the
House of Representatives, as follows and moved its adoption:

 1                 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9
 2                  BY  COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
 3                  (Successor To HSB 114)
 4  A resolution to amend the rules governing lobbyists in the
 5     House of Representatives.
 6     Be It Resolved By The House Of Representatives,
 7  That the house rules governing lobbyists be amended to
 8  read as follows:
 9              HOUSE RULES GOVERNING LOBBYISTS
10     1.  DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.  As used in these rules,
11  "client", "gift", "lobbyist", "person", and "immediate
12  family members" have the meanings provided in section
13  68B.2 of the Code, except that the terms "lobbyist"
14  and "client" shall only refer to persons who are
15  lobbyists or clients of lobbyists of the house of
16  representatives.  Except as otherwise provided,
17  "employee of the house" means a full-time permanent
18  paid employee of the house of representatives.
19     2.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
20     a.  All lobbyists shall, on or before the day their
21  lobbying activity begins, register in the manner
22  provided under section 68B.36 of the Code.  Lobbyist
23  registration forms shall be available in the office of
24  the chief clerk of the house.
25     b.  In addition each registered lobbyist shall file
26  with the chief clerk of the house a statement of the
27  general subjects of legislation in which the lobbyist
28  is or may be interested, the file number of the bills
29  and resolutions and the bill number of study bills, if
30  known, which will be lobbied, whether the lobbyist

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 1  intends to lobby for or against each bill, resolution,
 2  or study bill, if known, and on whose behalf the
 3  lobbyist is lobbying the bill, resolution, or study
 4  bill.
 5     Any change in or addition to the information re-
 6  quired by this rule shall be registered with the chief
 7  clerk of the house within ten days from the time the
 8  change or addition is known to the lobbyist.
 9     3.  CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION.  If a lobbyist's
10  service on behalf of a particular employer, client, or
11  cause is concluded after the lobbyist registers but
12  before the first day of the next legislative session,
13  the lobbyist shall cancel the registration in the
14  manner required under section 68B.36 of the Code.
15  Upon cancellation of registration, a person is
16  prohibited from engaging in any lobbying activity on
17  behalf of that particular employer, client, or cause
18  until reregistering and complying with the
19  requirements of section 68B.36 of the Code.
20     3A.  AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION.  If a registered
21  lobbyist represents more than one employer, client, or
22  cause and the lobbyist's services is concluded on
23  behalf of a particular employer, client, or cause
24  after the lobbyist registers but before the first day
25  of the next legislative session, the lobbyist shall
26  file an amendment to the lobbyist's registration
27  indicating which employer, client, or cause is no
28  longer represented by the lobbyist and the date upon
29  which the representation concluded.
30     If a lobbyist is retained by one or more additional

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 1  employers, clients, or causes after the lobbyist
 2  registers but before the first day of the next
 3  legislative session, the lobbyist shall file an
 4  amendment to the lobbyist's registration indicating
 5  the employer, client, or cause to be added and the
 6  date upon which the representation begins.
 7     Amendments to a lobbyist's registration regarding
 8  changes which occur during the time that the general
 9  assembly is in session shall be filed within one
10  working day after the date upon which the change in
11  the lobbyist's representation becomes effective.
12  Amendments regarding changes which occur when the
13  general assembly is not in session shall be filed
14  within ten days after the date upon which the change
15  in the lobbyist's representation becomes effective.
16     4.  PUBLIC ACCESS.  All information filed by a
17  lobbyist or a client of a lobbyist under chapter 68B
18  of the Code is a public record and open to public
19  inspection at any reasonable time.
20     5.  CHARGE ACCOUNTS.  Lobbyists and the clients
21  they represent shall not allow members of the house to
22  charge any amounts or items to a charge account to be
23  paid for by those lobbyists or by the clients they
24  represent.
25     6.  ACCESS TO HOUSE FLOOR.  Lobbyists shall only be
26  permitted on the floor of the house pursuant to rule
27  20 of the rules of the house.
28     7.  FEE OR BONUS PROHIBITED.  A fee or bonus shall
29  not be paid to any lobbyist with reference to any
30  legislative action that is conditioned wholly or in

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 1  part upon the results attained by the lobbyist.
 2     8.  OFFERS OF ECONOMIC OR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.
 3  A lobbyist, employer, or client of a lobbyist shall
 4  not offer economic or investment opportunity or
 5  promise of employment to any member of the house with
 6  intent to influence conduct in the performance of
 7  official duties.
 8     9.  PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.  A lobbyist
 9  shall not do anything with the purpose of placing a
10  member of the house under personal or financial
11  obligation to a lobbyist or a lobbyist's principal or
12  agent.
13     10.  ATTEMPTS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT.  A
14  lobbyist shall not cause or influence the introduction
15  of any bill or amendment for the purpose of being
16  employed to secure its passage or defeat.
17     11.  CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.  A lobbyist shall not
18  influence or attempt to influence a member's actions
19  by the promise of financial support for the member's
20  candidacy or threat of financial support for an
21  opposition candidate.  A lobbyist shall not make a
22  campaign contribution to a member or to a member's
23  candidate's committee during the time that the general
24  assembly is in session.
25     12.  COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBER'S EMPLOYER
26  PROHIBITED.  A lobbyist shall not communicate with a
27  member's employer for the purpose of influencing a
28  vote of the member.
29     13.  EXCESS PAYMENTS.  A lobbyist shall not pay or
30  agree to pay to a member a price, fee, compensation,

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 1  or other consideration for the sale or lease of any
 2  property or the furnishing of services which is
 3  substantially in excess of that which other persons in
 4  the same business or profession would charge in the
 5  ordinary course of business.
 6     14.  PROHIBITION AGAINST GIFTS.  A lobbyist or
 7  client of a lobbyist shall not, directly or
 8  indirectly, offer or make a gift or series of gifts to
 9  any member or full-time permanent employee of the
10  house or the immediate family members of a member or
11  full-time permanent employee of the house except as
12  otherwise provided in section 68B.22 of the Code.  A
13  lobbyist or client of a lobbyist who intends or plans
14  to give a nonmonetary item, other than food or drink
15  consumed in the presence of the donor, which does not
16  have a readily ascertainable value, to a member or
17  full-time permanent employee of the house, prior to
18  giving or sending the item to the member or employee,
19  shall seek approval of the item from the chief clerk
20  of the house.  A lobbyist or client of a lobbyist who
21  seeks approval of an item from the chief clerk shall
22  submit the item and evidence of the value of the item
23  at the time that approval is requested.
24     A lobbyist shall inform each of the lobbyist's
25  clients of the requirements of section 68B.22 of the
26  Code and of the responsibility to seek approval prior
27  to giving or sending a nonmonetary item which does not
28  have a readily ascertainable value to a member or a
29  full-time permanent employee of the house.
30     15.  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.  A lobbyist shall not,
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 1  directly or indirectly, make a loan to a member of the
 2  house or to an employee of the house.
 3     A loan prohibited under this section does not
 4  include a loan made in the ordinary course of business
 5  of a lobbyist if the primary business of the lobbyist
 6  is something other than lobbying, if consideration of
 7  equal or greater value is received by the lobbyist,
 8  and if fair market value is given or received for the
 9  benefit conferred.
10     16.  HONORARIA - RESTRICTIONS.  A lobbyist or
11  client of a lobbyist shall not pay an honorarium to a
12  member or employee of the house for a speaking
13  engagement or other formal public appearance in the
14  official capacity of the member or employee except as
15  otherwise provided in section 68B.23 of the Code.
16     17.  COMPLAINTS.  The procedures for complaints and
17  enforcement of these rules shall be the same as those
18  provided in the house code of ethics.
19     18.  PROCEDURES AND FORMS.  The chief clerk of the
20  house, subject to the approval of the house ethics
21  committee, shall prescribe procedures for compliance
22  with these rules, and shall prepare forms for the
23  filing of complaints and make them available to any
24  person.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
House File 92, a bill for an act relating to eligibility for
receipt of moneys under the school improvement technology
program, with report of committee recommending amendment and
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Brunkhorst of Bremer offered the following amendment H-1022
filed by the committee on education and moved its adoption:
H-1022

 1     Amend House File 92 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, line 20, by inserting after the word
 3   "through" the following:  "3, 5, 7, and".
 4     2.  Page 1, line 29, by inserting after the word
 5   "through" the following:  "3, 5, 7, and".
 6     3.  Page 1, line 31, by inserting after the word
 7   "services" the following:  ", as provided in section
 8   218.1, subsections 3 and 5,".
 9     4.  By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2,
10   line 1, and inserting the following:  "proportionately
11   between the two institutes."
12     5.  Page 2, line 17, by striking the words
13   "Technology plans" and inserting the following:
14   "Technology plans The technology plan".
15     6.  Page 2, line 18, by inserting after the word
16   "copy" the following:  "of the plan, and any
17   subsequent amendments to the plan, shall be".
18     7.  Page 3, line 22, by inserting after the word
19   "through" the following:  "3, 5, 7, and".
The committee amendment H-1022 was adopted.
Brunkhorst of Bremer 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. 92)

The ayes were, 97:

Arnold         	Barry          	Bell           	Bernau        
		Blodgett       	Boddicker      	Boggess        	Bradley       
		Brand          	Brauns	Brunkhorst     	Bukta         
		Burnett        	Carroll        	Cataldo        	Chapman       
		Chiodo         	Churchill      	Cohoon         	Connors       
     		Cormack        	Dinkla         	Dix            	Doderer  
     		Dolecheck      	Dotzler        	Drake          	Drees    
     		Eddie          	Falck          	Fallon         	Foege    
     		Ford           	Frevert        	Garman         	Gipp     
     		Greig          	Greiner        	Gries          	Grundberg
     		Hahn           	Hansen         	Heaton         	Holmes   
     		Holveck        	Houser         	Huseman        	Huser    
     		Jacobs         	Jenkins        	Jochum         	Kinzer   
     		Klemme         	Koenigs        	Kreiman        	Kremer   
     		Lamberti	Larkin         	Larson         	Lord          
		Martin         	Mascher        	May            	Mertz         
		Metcalf        	Meyer          	Millage        	Mundie        
		Murphy         	Myers          	Nelson         	O'Brien       
		Osterhaus      	Rants          	Rayhons       
	Reynolds-Knight		Richardson     	Scherrman      	Schrader      
	Shoultz        		Siegrist       	Taylor         	Teig          
	Thomas         		Thomson        	Tyrrell        	Van Fossen    
	Van Maanen     		Vande Hoef     	Veenstra       	Warnstadt     
	Weidman        		Weigel         	Welter         	Whitead       
	Witt           		Mr. Speaker 
  Corbett
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:

Moreland       	Sukup          	Wise           	
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 92 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
House File 200, a bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive
Code corrections, with report of committee recommending
amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration.
Kreiman of Davis offered the following amendment H-1023 filed by
the committee on judiciary and moved its adoption:

H-1023

 1     Amend House File 200 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 11, by inserting after line 10 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  Section 282.18, subsection 7, Code
 5   1997, is amended to read as follows:
 6     7.  A pupil participating in open enrollment shall
 7   be counted, for state school foundation aid purposes,
 8   in the pupil's district of residence.  A pupil's
 9   residence, for purposes of this section, means a
10   residence under section 282.1.  The board of directors
11   of the district of residence shall pay to the
12   receiving district the state cost per pupil for the
13   previous school year, plus any moneys received for the
14   pupil as a result of the non-English speaking
15   weighting under section 280.4, subsection 3, for the
16   previous school year multiplied by the state cost per
17   pupil for the previous year.  The district of
18   residence shall also transmit the phase III moneys
19   allocated to the district for the previous year for
20   the full-time equivalent attendance of the pupil, who
21   is the subject of the request, to the receiving
22   district specified in the request for transfer."
23     2.  Page 11, by striking lines 26 and 27 and
24   inserting the following:  "lower of the two district
25   costs per pupil or other costs to the receiving
26   district amount calculated in subsection 7, until
27   the".
28     3.  Page 13, by inserting after line 28 the
29   following:
30     "Sec. ___.  Section 421.16, Code 1997, is amended
31   to read as follows:
32     421.16  EXPENSES.
33     The director, deputy directors, secretary, and
34   assistants department employees are entitled to
35   receive from the state their actual necessary expenses
36   while traveling on the business of the department.
37   The expenditures shall be sworn to by the party who
38   incurred the expense, and approved and allowed by the
39   director.  However, such expenses shall not be allowed
40   residents of Polk county while in the city of Des
41   Moines or traveling between their homes and the city
42   of Des Moines."
43     4.  Page 14, by inserting after line 21 the
44   following:
45     "Sec. ___.  Section 422.26, unnumbered paragraph 2,
46   Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
47     The lien shall attach at the time the tax becomes
48   due and payable and shall continue for ten years from
49   the date an assessment is issued unless sooner
50   released or otherwise discharged.  The lien may,

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 1   within ten years from the date an assessment is
 2   issued, be extended by filing for record a notice with
 3   the appropriate county official of any county and from
 4   the time of such filing, the lien shall be extended to
 5   the property in such county for ten years, unless
 6   sooner released or otherwise discharged, with no limit
 7   on the number of extensions.  Liens having attached
 8   prior to January 1, 1969, will expire on January 1,
 9   1979, unless extended by the director.  The director
10   shall charge off any account whose lien is allowed to
11   lapse and may charge off any account and release the
12   corresponding lien before the lien has lapsed if the
13   director determines under uniform rules prescribed by
14   the director that the account is uncollectible or
15   collection costs involved would not warrant collection
16   of the amount due."
17     5.  Page 15, by inserting after line 2 the
18   following:
19     "Sec. ___.  Section 424.18, Code 1997, is amended
20   to read as follows:
21     424.18  EFFECTIVE DATE.
22     The environmental protection charge is imposed
23   beginning July 1, 1989.  For all deposits subject to
24   the charge made on or after July 1, 1989, the
25   depositor and receiver are obligated to pay the charge
26   as provided in this chapter.  The amount of the
27   initial environmental protection charge as calculated
28   after determination of the cost factor by the board
29   and the required forms and procedures shall be
30   published in the Iowa administrative bulletin prior to
31   July 1, 1989."
32     6.  Page 15, by inserting after line 27 the
33   following:
34     "Sec. ___.  Section 427A.12, subsection 5, Code
35   1997, is amended to read as follows:
36     5.  For each state fiscal year ending with or
37   before the year in which the ninth increase in the
38   additional personal property tax credit under this
39   division becomes effective, each taxing district shall
40   be reimbursed from the personal property tax
41   replacement fund in an amount equal to its personal
42   property tax replacement base multiplied by a fraction
43   the numerator of which is the total assessed value of
44   all personal property, excluding livestock, in the
45   taxing district, on which taxes are not payable during
46   the fiscal year because of the various tax credits
47   granted by this chapter, and the denominator of which
48   is the total assessed value of all personal property
49   in the taxing district, excluding livestock but
50   including other personal property eligible for tax

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 1   credits granted by this chapter.  For the half year
 2   beginning January 1, 1974, and ending June 30, 1974,
 3   the amount of reimbursement shall be half the amount
 4   determined pursuant to this subsection.  The county
 5   auditor shall certify and forward to the director of
 6   the department of management and the director of
 7   revenue and finance, at the times and in the form
 8   directed by the director of the department of
 9   management, any information needed for the purposes of
10   this subsection.  The director of the department of
11   management shall make any necessary corrections and
12   certify the appropriate information to the director of
13   revenue and finance.
14     Sec. ___.  Section 427A.12, subsection 6, Code
15   1997, is amended to read as follows:
16     6.  The amount due each taxing district shall be
17   paid in the form of warrants payable to the respective
18   county treasurers by the director of revenue and
19   finance on May 15 of each fiscal year, taking into
20   consideration the relative budget and cash position of
21   the state resources.  For the fiscal year beginning
22   July 1, 1984 and ending June 30, 1985, one-half of the
23   amount due each taxing district shall be paid to the
24   respective county treasurers by the state comptroller
25   on May 15, 1985.  For the fiscal year beginning July
26   1, 1985 and ending June 30, 1986, and for each
27   succeeding fiscal year the amount due each taxing
28   district shall be paid in the form of warrants payable
29   to the respective county treasurers by the director of
30   revenue and finance on July 15 and May 15 of that
31   fiscal year, taking into consideration the relative
32   budget and cash position of the state resources.  The
33   July 15 payment shall be equal to the amount paid on
34   May 15 of the preceding fiscal year and the payments
35   received shall be an account receivable for each
36   taxing district for the preceding fiscal year.  The
37   May 15 payment is equal to one-half of the amount of
38   the additional personal property tax credit payable
39   for the fiscal year.  The county treasurer shall pay
40   the proceeds to the various taxing districts in the
41   county.
42     Sec. ___.  Section 441.21, subsection 4, Code 1997,
43   is amended by striking the subsection.
44     Sec. ___.  Section 441.46, unnumbered paragraph 2,
45   Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
46     The assessment date for property taxes for the
47   fiscal period beginning January 1, 1973 and ending
48   June 30, 1974 and which became delinquent during the
49   fiscal period beginning January 1, 1974 and ending
50   June 30, 1975, was January 1, 1973. The assessment

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 1   date for property taxes for the fiscal year beginning
 2   July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1975 and which became
 3   delinquent during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 4   1975 and ending June 30, 1976, was January 1, 1974.
 5   Thereafter, the The assessment date is January 1 for
 6   taxes for the fiscal year which commences six months
 7   after the assessment date and which become delinquent
 8   during the fiscal year commencing eighteen months
 9   after the assessment date."
10     7.  Page 16, by striking lines 9 through 13 and
11   inserting the following:  "an amount necessary to pay
12   litigation expenses.  However, the amount of funds
13   transferred to the litigation expense fund for the
14   fiscal year beginning July 1, 1992, shall not exceed
15   three hundred fifty thousand dollars and the The
16   amount of the fund for the succeeding each fiscal
17   years year shall not exceed seven hundred".
18     8.  Page 16, by striking lines 22 through 31.
19     9.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
20   and correcting internal references as necessary.
The committee amendment H-1023 was adopted.
Kreiman of Davis 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. 200)

The ayes were, 95:

Arnold         	Barry          	Bell           	Bernau        
		Blodgett       	Boddicker	Boggess        	Bradley       
		Brand          	Brauns         	Brunkhorst     	Bukta         
Burnett        	Carroll        	Cataldo        	Chapman       
		Chiodo         	Churchill      	Cohoon         	Connors       
     		Cormack        	Dinkla         	Dix           
	Doderer		Dolecheck      	Dotzler        	Drake          	Drees 
        		Eddie          	Falck          	Fallon         	Foege 
        		Ford           	Frevert        	Garman         	Gipp  
        		Greig          	Greiner        	Gries         
	Grundberg      		Hahn           	Hansen         	Heaton        
	Holmes         		Holveck        	Houser         	Huseman       
	Huser          		Jacobs         	Jenkins        	Jochum        
	Kinzer         		Klemme         	Koenigs        	Kreiman       
	Kremer         		Lamberti       	Larkin         	Larson        
	Lord           		Martin         	Mascher        	May           
	Mertz          		Metcalf        	Meyer          	Millage       
	Mundie         		Murphy         	Myers          	Nelson        
	O'Brien        		Osterhaus      	Rants          	Rayhons       
	Reynolds-Knight		Richardson     	Scherrman      	Schrader      
	Siegrist       		Teig           	Thomas         	Thomson       
	Tyrrell        		Van Fossen     	Van Maanen     	Vande Hoef    
	Veenstra       		Warnstadt      	Weidman        	Weigel        
	Welter         		Whitead        	Witt           	Mr. Speaker 
  			 Corbett

The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 5:
Moreland       	Shoultz        	Sukup          	Taylor        
		Wise           	
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6
Millage of Scott called up for consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution requesting that the Iowa
State Fair Board establish a policy ensuring that Iowa
businesses, associations, and organizations are provided with
ample opportunities to showcase Iowa products and services
during the Iowa State Fair, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: 
House File 200 and House Concurrent Resolution 6.
HOUSE FILES 253 AND 254 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House Files 253 and 254, previously
referred to committee on ways and means were rereferred to
committee on local government.
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
1997\123	Helen and Clark Carmichael, Corning - For celebrating
their 64th wedding anniversary.
1997\124	Kyle Palmer, Manchester - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\125	Mary Nelson, Shenandoah - For celebrating her 95th
birthday.
1997\126	Betty and Owen Bailey, Camanche - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
1997\127	Jeanette and Henry Claussen, Bettendorf - For
celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary.
1997\128	Joan and Dwayne Guy, Indianola - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
1997\129	Gladys Ruble, Indianola - For celebrating her 88th
birthday.
1997\130	Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Pierce, Colfax - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
1997\131	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warner, Sr., Woodbine - For
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
1997\132	Emma Ohl, Dunlap - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
1997\133	Shirley and Bill Comstock, Clinton - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 144
State Government: Drake, Chair; Burnett and Hansen.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 139
Transportation: Welter, Chair; Chiodo and Heaton.
House Study Bill 141
Local Government: Huseman, Chair; Dix and Mundie.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 142  Economic Development
Relating to a statute of repose for products liability actions
and providing immunity from products liability under certain
circumstances and providing for the Act's applicability.
H.S.B. 143  Local Government
Relating to notarial acts and the issuance of marriage licenses
by county registrars.
H.S.B. 144  State Government
Providing for state government reform by abolishing the
commission on compensation, expenses, and salaries for elected
state officials, making changes in the number and qualifications
of members of the investment board of the Iowa public employees'
retirement system, and changing election and appointment
provisions relating to the secretary of agriculture and the
director of the department of commerce.
H.S.B. 145  Human Resources
Relating to child welfare provisions involving juvenile justice
dispositional orders, hearings, and placements and providing an
effective date.
H.S.B. 146  Human Resources
Relating to the certificate of need program.
H.S.B. 147  Judiciary 
Relating to procedures applicable to civil commitment, and
including an implementation provision.
H.S.B. 148  Judiciary 
Relating to compensation to victims of international terrorism
who are residents of Iowa and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 149  Judiciary 
Relating to civil actions and statutes of limitations in civil
actions, the rate of interest on judgments and decrees,
testimony by expert witnesses, procedures for furnishing patient
records of plaintiffs, comparative fault in consortium claims,
damages in civil actions, joint and several liability, and
disclosure of psychological test material.
H.S.B. 150  Education 
Relating to four-year competitive demonstration grants and
establishing an alternative education program for certain
at-risk students and making an appropriation.
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 APPROPRIATIONS
House File 255, a bill for an act relating to the allowed growth
factor adjustment for county mental health, mental retardation,
and developmental disabilities services, making appropriations,
and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 17, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 50), relating to
trademarks and service marks registered with the secretary of
state.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1997. 
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
House File 121, a bill for an act relating to notification
procedures prior to the performance of an abortion on or
termination of parental rights of a minor and applicable
penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_1035 February 13,
1997.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 9, by Burnett, Dotzler, Scherrman, Whitead, Kinzer, Mascher,
Fallon, Witt, Bernau, Moreland, and Schrader, a concurrent
resolution requesting that the Congress of the United States
propose a constitutional amendment, for ratification by the
states, which would specify that the people of the United States
have a right to a clean and healthful environment.
Referred to committee on environmental protection.
AMENDMENTS FILED

H_1033	H.F.	142	Bell of Jasper
H_1034	H.F.	142	Bell of Jasper
H_1035	H.F.	121	Committee on Human
				Resources
H_1036	H.F.	236	Taylor of Linn
H_1037	H.F.	236	Murphy of Dubuque
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
4:40 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 18, 1997.

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