House Journal: Friday, February 21, 1997

Fortieth Calendar Day - Twenty-eighth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, February 21, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:00 a.m., Heaton of
Henry in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable William Witt, state
representative from Black Hawk County.
The Journal of  Thursday, February 20, 1997 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Meyer of Sac from thirty-nine constituents of Galva (11th
District), favoring the Enrich Iowa: Fund Libraries proposal.
By Meyer of Sac from sixty-seven constituents of Early (11th
District), favoring the Enrich Iowa: Fund Libraries proposal.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 317, by Kremer, Connors, Welter, Gries, Klemme,
Van Maanen, Lord, Barry, Veenstra, Thomson, O'Brien, Chapman,
Koenigs, Bell, Murphy, and Warnstadt, a bill for an act relating
to veterans' benefits, veterans preference, veterans' claims,
and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 318, by Doderer, a bill for an act to prohibit
sexual exploitation by law enforcement officers and providing a
penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 319, by Heaton, a bill for an act expanding the
age range of the employees to whom the board of directors of a
school district may offer a retirement incentive program,
expanding the conditions under which the district may utilize
the district management levy to pay for the program, and
providing effective and retroactive applicability provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 320, by committee on education, a bill for an act
increasing the exceptions to the registration requirements for
postsecondary 
schools, and eliminating an exemption for nondegree specialty
vocational training programs from the accreditation requirement
for postsecondary schools.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 321, by Kreiman, a bill for an act requiring the
executive branch and agencies under the executive branch to
implement a new budgeting process which utilizes certain
performance measures.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 322, by Jochum and Foege, a bill for an act
relating to establishing a prevention of domestic violence
special motor vehicle registration plate and establishing fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 323, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to
directory assistance for state government telephone numbers.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 324, by Mascher, a bill for an act defining the
curricula of practitioner preparation program requirements
relating to students with disabilities.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 325, by Myers, a bill for an act relating to
transfers of membership service for purposes of calculating a
retirement allowance under the Iowa public employees' retirement
system and the statewide fire and police retirement system.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 326, by Sukup, Grundberg, Dix, Garman, Arnold,
Koenigs, Drees, and Weigel, a bill for an act classifying animal
feeding operations as the same operation if located within a
certain number of feet from each other.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 327, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to
dispositional orders pertaining to certain delinquent children
by expanding the criteria for state training school placements
and providing for extension of dispositional orders to allow
completion of sexual abusers treatment programs.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 328, by Nelson, a bill for an act relating to a
state income tax checkoff for juvenile crime prevention programs
and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 329, by Houser, Vande Hoef, Arnold, Carroll, and
Blodgett, a bill for an act relating to the operating
requirements of an intermediate care facility for persons with
mental retardation.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 330, by committee on ways and means, a bill for
an act relating to the state income tax checkoff for domestic
abuse services and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
House File 331, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the authorization of school officials to conduct
searches of students, student protected areas, lockers, desks,
and other facilities and spaces.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on February 20, 1997, passed the following bill
in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 129, a bill for an act updating the Iowa Code
references to the Internal Revenue Code and providing a
retroactive applicability date and an effective date.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
SENATE FILE 61 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that Senate File 61, previously referred
to committee on commerce-regulation was rereferred to committee
on local government.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 241

Commerce-Regulation: Metcalf, Chair; Brunkhorst and Koenigs.
House File 256

Commerce-Regulation: Jacobs, Chair; Holveck and Sukup.

House File 274

Commerce-Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Van Fossen and Wise.

House File 280

Commerce-Regulation: Bradley, Chair; Chapman and Metcalf.

House File 282

Commerce-Regulation: Sukup, Chair; Chiodo and Hansen.

House File 291

Commerce-Regulation: Van Fossen, Chair; Bradley and Cataldo.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

H.S.B. 135.1  Commerce-Regulation

Relating to funds held by life insurance companies and providing
an effective date.

H.S.B. 164  Local Government

Authorizing rural water districts to enter into agreements with
other governmental entities to provide for the acquisition,
construction, and equipping of sewer systems, and authorizing
the issuance of revenue obligations to finance the projects.

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 COMMERCE-REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 125), relating to
certain franchise agreements by establishing a duty of good
faith, providing for alternative dispute resolution, providing
for venue and choice of law, and repealing existing franchise
provisions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House File 137, a bill for an act relating to the probationary
period for deputy sheriffs and police patrol officers.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1997.
House File 254, a bill for an act relating to the county mental
health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities
services fund levy by providing a procedure for a county to make
revisions affecting the services fund levy and other levies, and
providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1997.

RESOLUTION FILED

HCR 13, by Grundberg and Holveck, a concurrent resolution
designating March 1997 as Iowa Women's History Month.

Laid over under Rule 25.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H_1076	S.F.	128	Brand of Tama
H_1077	S.F.	128	Brand of Tama
H_1078	H.F.	133	Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H_1079	H.F.	133	Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H_1080	H.F.	142	Gipp of Winneshiek
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House adjourned at 9:08
a.m., until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 24, 1997.

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