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THIRTY-SIXTH CALENDAR DAY TWENTY-FIRST SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 16, 1998 The Senate met in regular session at 1:10 p.m., President Kramer presiding. Prayer was offered by the Honorable Bill Fink, member of the Senate from Warren County, Carlisle, Iowa. The Journal of Thursday, February 12, 1998, was approved. Senator Bartz took the chair at 1:18 p.m. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Senate File 2210, by Tinsman, a bill for an act requiring a peace officer to assist an abused person in removing clothing, medical items, and other personal effects for the immediate need of the abused person and any children in that person's care. Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources. Senate File 2211, by Tinsman, a bill for an act providing for the seizure of firearms as part of the requirements of a protective order against domestic abuse. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate File 2212, by King, a bill for an act changing the conditions for nuisance suit protection for animal feeding operations. Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture. Senate File 2213, by Hansen, a bill for an act relating to contracts for the medical and surgical treatment and care of indigent persons. Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources. Senate File 2214, by Tinsman, a bill for an act relating to the requirements for professional engineering licensure for applicants with certain educational qualifications and providing a retroactive applicability date. Read first time and referred to committee on State Government. APPENDIX BILLS ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report: MADAM PRESIDENT: The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports that the following bills have been enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this 16th day of February, 1998: Senate Files 2082 and 2094. MARY PAT GUNDERSON Secretary of the Senate BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR A communication was received announcing that on February 16, 1998, the Governor approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State the following bill: S.F. 2029 - Relating to the composition of the Board of Podiatry Examiners. COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED The following communications were received in the office of the Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service Bureau: January 26, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Pursuant to Section 272C.4, Code of Iowa, a summary of activities for the 1997 certification programs. This applies to persons engaging in well construction, supervising operation of water treatment, and operating sanitary landfill disposal facilities. January 27, 1998 GAMING ASSOCIATION OF IOWA Examination of the Micro-Economic Impacts of Casino Gaming in Iowa. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES Fleet and Mail Division Private Vehicle Rate Policy. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Pursuant to 77th G.A., Chapter 203, Scope of Practice Review Committee. PILOT PROJECT. Project Report January 1998. GOVERNOR'S ALLIANCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Iowa's Drug and Violent Crime Control Strategy Update 1998. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Comprehensive Plan for the Management of Eurasian Water Milfoil in Iowa. July 1, 1997. January 28, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Annual Report as required by Code of Iowa, Sections 455B.425 and 455B.427. It describes the condition of the Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund and reports on the sites in the registry of hazardous waste, and disposal sites. January 29, 1998 LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU Progress Report. Task Force to Study Iowa's System of State and Local Taxation. Progress Report. Commission on Urban Planning, Growth Management of Cities, and Protection of Farmland. Final Report. Anatomical Gift Referral Study Committee. Final Report. Criminal Sentencing Interim Study Committee. Final Report. County Issuance of Motor Vehicle Licenses Study Committee. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS Annual Report FY '97 in accordance with Iowa Code, Sections 7A.3 and 303.l(6)b. IOWA COMMISSSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Department of Human Rights Annual Report. February 2, 1998 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Pursuant to 77th G. A., Chapter 93: Regarding the Regulation of Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded and Psychiatric Medical Institutions for Children. Pursuant to Iowa Code, Section 135.43, the Report: IOWA CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM. February 3, 1998 TREASURER OF THE STATE OF IOWA In accordance with Iowa Code, Section 12.38, the Linked Investments for Tomorrow Annual Report. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 1996 Rate Comparisons. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Pursuant to 1997 Iowa Acts, Chapter 175, Section 241 (HF612), a report for The Iowa Child Support Recovery Unit. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Commission on Persons with Disabilities 1997 Annual Report. February 4, 1998 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION As required in Iowa Code, Section 307.21. Recycled Content Plastic Bag and Soy Inks Report. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council 1997 Annual Report. February 5, 1998 IOWA'S CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Pursuant to Code of Iowa, Section 262.78(6), the I-CASH ANNUAL Report. February 9, 1998 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pursuant to Iowa Code, Section 327I.8(6), the 1997 Annual Report of the Iowa Railway Finance Authority. February 10, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES As required by HF715, Iowa Medicaid Telemedicine Pilot Project Start-up Evaluation Report. Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 7A.3, the 1997 Annual Report for the Iowa Department of Human Services. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Pursuant to Section 8.6(2) of the Code of Iowa, an updated Statement of Standing Appropriations report for year ending June 30, 1997. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE An audit report on the Iowa Legislature for year ended June 30, 1997. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION Convened: February 11, 1998, 10:15 a.m. Members Present: Lundby, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member; Gaskill and Gettings. Members Absent: None. Committee Business: Presentations. Adjourned: 11:30 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS Convened: February 16, 1998, 1:26 p.m. Members Present: McLaren, Chair; Flynn, Ranking Member; Behn, Black, Borlaug, Douglas, Dvorsky, Freeman, Halvorson, Hammond, Harper, Hedge, Horn, Maddox, Neuhauser, Rehberg, Rensink, Rittmer, and Tinsman. Members Absent: Kramer, Vice Chair; Jensen, Lundby, McCoy, Rife, and Vilsack (all excused). Committee Business: Passed SSB 2116. Rule 40 was suspended. Adjourned: 1:35 p.m. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Senate File 2215, by committee on Education, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of a beginning teacher induction program and making an appropriation. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2216, by Szymoniak, a bill for an act providing for an Iowa reading initiative program and making an appropriation. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Education. Senate File 2217, by Neuhauser, Harper, Hammond, Dvorsky, Dearden, Szymoniak, Black, Fink, Flynn, Halvorson, Deluhery, Judge, Gronstal, and Fraise, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of elder affairs for aging programs and services, and the Iowa department of public health for the public health nursing program, the home care aide program, and the Iowa senior health program. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Appropriations. Senate File 2218, by Zieman, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of highway travel permits to raw milk transporters whose motor trucks exceed gross weight and axle weight restrictions and establishing a fee. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Transportation. Senate File 2219, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of an automatic temporary financial protective order against the parties to a dissolution of marriage, separate maintenance, or annulment action limiting certain actions relating to assets and income of the parties. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2220, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act relating to the definition of a chronic runaway. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2221, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act relating to the payment of costs relating to a contempt of court action for nonpayment of child support. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2222, by Judge, a bill for an act relating to surface water and groundwater monitoring, watershed monitoring, and making appropriations. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment. Senate File 2223, by Dvorsky, Black, Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery, Fink, Flynn, Fraise, Gettings, Gronstal, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Horn, Judge, Kibbie, McCoy, Neuhauser, Palmer, Szymoniak, Vilsack, and Harper, a bill for an act increasing the amount of the child and dependent care credit and including a retroactive applicability date provision. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways and Means. Senate File 2224, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act requiring a court to order a person convicted of domestic abuse assault to complete a batterers' treatment program, and to hold such person in contempt for failure to report for or complete treatment, and requiring related reporting of the status of treatment by the judicial district department of correctional services. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2225, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to legalize the proceedings of the board of directors of the Sigourney Community School District to sell certain school district property and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. Senate File 2226, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to extend the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings. Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar. STUDY BILLS RECEIVED SSB 2120 Agriculture Relating to agricultural production, including animal agriculture, and providing for fees and the appropriation of moneys. SSB 2121 Natural Resources and Environment Relating to the regulation of the deer population. SSB 2122 Natural Resources and Environment Relating to a minimum number of persons required for a railroad train crew and providing a penalty. SSB 2123 Natural Resources and Environment Regulating the sale of dogs and cats by pet dealers, and providing penalties. SSB 2124 Natural Resources and Environment Relating to the administration of the insurance account of the comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund, creating an underground storage tank insurance board, and underground storage tank insurance fund, and transferring assets and liabilities of the insurance account of the comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund. SSB 2125 Human Resources Relating to juvenile justice system provisions involving foster care, termination of parental rights, and adoption preplacement investigations. SSB 2126 State Government Relating to local government authority to hold elections and providing an effective date. SSB 2127 State Government Relating to radiological detection equipment maintenance services provided by the emergency management division of the department of public defense and authorizing fees to be charged for the services. SSB 2128 State Government Relating to hospital clinical privileges of a physician assistant or advanced registered nurse practitioner. SSB 2129 Human Resources Relating to cigarettes and tobacco products by restricting smoking of tobacco products in licensed child day care centers and registered group day care homes, by restricting advertising, and providing a penalty. SSB 2130 Human Resources Relating to the continuation, administration, use, and performance of the community grant fund for juvenile crime prevention programs. SSB 2131 Natural Resources and Environment Relating to the use of net metering systems by certain facilities producing electrical energy and providing an effective date. SSB 2132 Agriculture Relating to the Iowa egg council and to an assessment on the sale of eggs for support of the council. SSB 2133 Local Government Relating to rural water services by authorizing rural water districts to enter into agreements with other governmental entities to provide for the ownership, acquisition, construction, and equipping of sewer systems, and authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations to finance the projects and providing procedures for detaching property from one district and attaching it to another district. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Senate File 2130 STATE GOVERNMENT: Kibbie, Chair; Drake and Harper Senate File 2154 HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Behn and Dearden Senate File 2155 HUMAN RESOURCES: Behn, Chair; Dvorsky and Schuerer Senate File 2160 STATE GOVERNMENT: Borlaug, Chair; Fink and McLaren Senate File 2161 HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Boettger and Redwine Senate File 2170 STATE GOVERNMENT: Tinsman, Chair; Kibbie and McLaren Senate File 2175 WAYS AND MEANS: Borlaug, Chair; Freeman and Szymoniak Senate File 2176 WAYS AND MEANS: Douglas, Chair; Connolly and McLaren Senate File 2177 HUMAN RESOURCES: Redwine, Chair; Behn and Szymoniak Senate File 2181 HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Behn and Dearden Senate File 2186 HUMAN RESOURCES: Behn, Chair; Boettger and Dvorsky Senate File 2198 STATE GOVERNMENT: Borlaug, Chair; McLaren and Szymoniak Senate File 2201 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Rehberg, Chair; Borlaug and Dvorsky Senate File 2202 STATE GOVERNMENT: Borlaug, Chair; Halvorson and King Senate File 2206 HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Dearden and Schuerer Senate File 2209 BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Dearden, Chair; Jensen and King SCR 105 HUMAN RESOURCES: Tinsman, Chair; Boettger and Harper SSB 2121 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Angelo and Judge SSB 2122 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Borlaug and Dearden SSB 2123 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Dvorsky and Rehberg SSB 2124 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Borlaug, Chair; Angelo and Black SSB 2126 STATE GOVERNMENT: Rittmer, Chair; Drake and Fink SSB 2127 STATE GOVERNMENT: Szymoniak, Chair; Harper and Tinsman SSB 2128 STATE GOVERNMENT: McLaren, Chair; Drake and Harper SSB 2131 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Borlaug and Dearden SSB 2132 AGRICULTURE: Angelo, Chair; Gettings and Rehberg SSB 2133 LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Angelo, Chair; Boettger and Fraise SSB 2134 TRANSPORTATION: Borlaug, Chair; Drake and Gettings SSB 2135 APPROPRIATIONS: Rittmer, Chair; Flynn and McLaren SSB 2136 AGRICULTURE: Bartz, Chair; Judge, McLaren, Rensink, and Vilsack SSB 2137 AGRICULTURE: Gettings, Chair; Gaskill and Hedge GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES PLACED ON EN BLOC CALENDAR The following appointees assigned to standing committees for investigation were placed on the En Bloc Calendar with recommendations for confirmation on February 16, 1998: LOCAL GOVERNMENT James M. Lawrence - City Development Board STATE GOVERNMENT Diane R. Weiland - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board COMMITTEE REPORTS EDUCATION Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2215 (SSB 2101), a bill for an act relating to the establishment of a beginning teacher induction program and making an appropriation. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Redfern, Rehberg, Angelo, Boettger, Kibbie, Kramer, Redwine, Rensink, and Tinsman. Nays, 1: Fink. Pass, 3: Dvorsky, Neuhauser, and Szymoniak. Absent, 2: Connolly and Gaskill. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Education Committee on Senate File 2215, and they were attached to the committee report. JUDICIARY Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2219 (SF 455), a bill for an act relating to the establishment of an automatic temporary stay against the parties to a dissolution of marriage, separate maintenance, or annulment action limiting certain actions relating to assets of the parties. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 12: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, McKibben, and Tinsman. Nays, 2: King and Redfern. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Judiciary Committee on Senate File 2219, and they were attached to the committee report. ALSO: Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2220 (SF 2001), a bill for an act relating to the definition of a chronic runaway. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Judiciary Committee on Senate File 2220, and they were attached to the committee report. ALSO: Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 2221 (SF 2014), a bill for an act relating to the payment of costs relating to a contempt of court action for nonpayment of child support. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. ALSO: Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2224 (SF 2030), a bill for an act requiring a court to order a person convicted of domestic abuse assault to complete a batterers' treatment program, and to hold such person in contempt for failure to report for or complete treatment, and requiring related reporting of the status of treatment by the judicial district department of correctional services. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Judiciary Committee on Senate File 2224, and they were attached to the committee report. ALSO: Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 2225 (SF 2032), a bill for an act to legalize the proceedings of the board of directors of the Sigourney Community School District to sell certain school district property and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. ALSO: Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 2226 (SF 2095), a bill for an act to extend the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings. Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. ALSO: Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 599 (HF 327), 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. Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-5039. Final Vote: Ayes, 14: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Boettger, Drake, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, King, McKibben, Redfern, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Fraise. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. STATE GOVERNMENT Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 2079, a bill for an act relating to the retention of identification cards of persons while in premises licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Recommendation: DO PASS. Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Rittmer, Borlaug, Kibbie, Deluhery, Drake, Fink, Halvorson, Harper, King, Lundby, Rife, and Szymoniak. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 3: McKibben, McLaren, and Tinsman. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. AMENDMENTS FILED S-5035 H.F. 299 Steve King S-5036 H.F. 299 Steve King S-5037 H.F. 299 Steve King S-5038 H.F. 299 Steve King S-5039 H.F. 599 Judiciary ADJOURNMENT On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 1:23 p.m., until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 1998. 288 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 36th Day 36th Day MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 289
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