Senate Journal: Wednesday, March 10, 1999

  FIFTY-NINTH CALENDAR DAY
  THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, March 10, 1999

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:04 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Father Gerald Condon, of St. Patrick's
  Catholic Church, Hampton, Iowa.

  The Journal of Tuesday, March 9, 1999, was approved.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  President Kramer welcomed members of the West Des Moines
  Association of Retired Persons who were present in the Senate
  balcony.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Harper for the day and March 11, 1999, on request of Senator
  Hammond.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  (Deferred March 3, 1999)

  Senate File 276

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 276, a bill for
  an act relating to health care service and treatment coverage by
  providing for continuity of care, discussion and advocacy of treatment
  options, coverage of emergency room services, utilization review
  requirements, and an external review process, deferred March 3,
  1999.
  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3039 filed by him on
  March 3, 1999, to page 2 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3039 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3052 filed by him from the
  floor to page 2 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3052 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3053 filed by him from the
  floor to pages 3 and 4 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3053 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3048 filed by him on
  March 9, 1999, to pages 5-7 and 9 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3048 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3035 filed by him on
  March 3, 1999, from the floor to page 5 of the bill and moved its
  adoption.

  Amendment S-3035 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine offered amendment S-3049 filed by him on
  March 9, 1999, to page 11 and to the title page of the bill and moved
  its adoption.

  Amendment S-3049 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Szymoniak offered amendment S-3050 filed by Senators
  Szymoniak and Redwine on March 3, 1999, to page 11 of the bill and
  moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3050 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Redwine moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.
  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 276), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson
  Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer
  Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife
  Rittmer	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Harper

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title, as amended, was agreed to.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 276 be immediately messaged to the House.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  (Deferred March 3, 1999)

  Senate File 203

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 203, a bill for
  an act relating to transportation, including regulation of school buses
  and special trucks, vehicle titling and registration, commercial
  driver's licenses, regulations on motor carriers, regulations on motor
  vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, size, weight, and
  load restrictions on vehicles, driver education, and administrative
  procedures of the state department of transportation, and providing
  for fees and penalties and an effective date, deferred March 3, 1999.
  With the adoption of amendment S-3041 on March 3, 1999, the
  chair ruled amendment S-3038 filed by Senator Drake on March 3,
  1999, to page 8 and to the title page of the bill, out of order.

  Senator McKean offered amendment S-3044 filed by him on
  March 4, 1999, to pages 8, 12 and to the title page of the bill.

  Senator Drake offered amendment S-3057 filed by Senators
  Drake, McKean, and Jensen from the floor to amendment S-3044
  and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3057 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator McKean moved adoption of amendment S-3044 as
  amended.

  Amendment S-3044 lost by a voice vote.

  Senator Jensen moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 203), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Flynn
  Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal
  Hammond	Hansen	Hedge	Horn
  Iverson	Jensen	Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti
  Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern
  Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup
  Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, 1:

  Fink

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Harper
  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title, as amended, was agreed to.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 203 be immediately messaged to the House.

  INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

  Senator Szymoniak introduced a group of exchange students from
  Kofu First High School, Kofu, Japan, who are attending Hoover High
  School in Des Moines.  The students were accompanied by Judy
  Renoux and Takahito Takesa.

  President pro tempore Redfern took the chair at 10:12 a.m.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Ways and Means Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate Files 305 and 308.

  Senate File 305

  On motion of Senator McKibben, Senate File 305, a bill for an act
  relating to the payment by a county of the family farm tax credit and
  reimbursement to the county of its payment and including an
  effective date, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator McKibben moved that the bill be read the last time now
  and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
  and the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 305), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson
  Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer
  Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife
  Rittmer	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Harper

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senate File 308

  On motion of Senator McKibben, Senate File 308, a bill for an act
  relating to the levy rate for fire protection imposed in an area of a
  benefited fire district and including an effective date, was taken up
  for consideration.

  Senator McKibben moved that the bill be read the last time now
  and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
  and the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 308), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson
  Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer
  Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife
  Rittmer	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Harper

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Appropriations Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate File 361.


  Senate File 361

  On motion of Senator Maddox, Senate File 361, a bill for an act
  relating to enforcement, prevention, education, and treatment for
  substance abuse and sexual abuse, and providing appropriations, was
  taken up for consideration.

  Senator Judge offered amendment S-3054 filed by Senators Judge
  and Flynn from the floor to page 1 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  A record roll call was requested.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-3054 be adopted?" (S.F. 361),
  the vote was:


  Ayes, 19:

  Black	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Dvorsky	Fink	Flynn
  Fraise	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen
  Horn	Judge	Kibbie	McCoy
  Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	

  Nays, 29:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Drake	Freeman	Gaskill	Hedge
  Iverson	Johnson	King	Kramer
  Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern
  Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Sexton	Tinsman	Veenstra
  Zieman

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Harper	Jensen

  Amendment S-3054 lost.

  Senator Flynn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
  amendment S-3055 filed by him from the floor to page 1 of the bill.

  Senator Maddox offered amendment S-3056 filed by him from the
  floor to page 1 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3056 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Maddox moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 361), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson
  Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer
  Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife
  Rittmer	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Harper
  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate Files 305, 308 and 361 be immediately messaged to the
  House.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 362, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
  act relating to destruction of unvoted ballots.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 363, by King, Gronstal, Rife, McKean, McCoy, Behn,
  Rehberg, Freeman, and Horn, a bill for an act relating to limitations
  of liability pertaining to certain construction contracts.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Business and
  Labor Relations.

  Senate File 364, by Deluhery, Gronstal, Black, Shearer, Kibbie,
  McCoy, Horn, Flynn, Dvorsky, Fink, Soukup, Hansen, Bolkcom,
  Szymoniak, Hammond, Connolly, Dearden, Fraise, and Judge, a bill
  for an act relating to enforcement, prevention, education, and
  treatment for substance abuse and sexual abuse, and providing
  appropriations.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Appropriations.

  Senate File 365, by Deluhery, Gronstal, Kibbie, Connolly, Black,
  Soukup, Horn, Hammond, Dearden, Szymoniak, and Judge, a bill for
  an act providing an appropriation for juvenile court liaison officers in
  schools.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Appropriations.

  Senate File 366, by committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act
  making a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year beginning
  July 1, 1998, for replacement of certain embedded chips in the
  technology and equipment of state departments and providing an
  effective date.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 367, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
  adopting the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
  Act.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 368, by committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment, a bill for an act relating to designation of endangered
  and threatened species of fish, plants, or wildlife and providing civil
  and criminal penalties for illegal acts affecting endangered or
  threatened species of fish, plants, or wildlife.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, by committee on Agriculture,
  a concurrent resolution relating to the livestock industry, by
  requesting that the United States Congress take actions necessary to
  stabilize the agricultural economy and to request that the United
  States Department of Justice investigate unfair practices by
  meatpackers.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on March 10, 1999, passed the following bills in which the
  concurrence of
  the Senate is asked:

  House File 293, a bill for an act providing for the administration
  of assessments collected by the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board.
  Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture.

  House File 337, a bill for an act relating to the workforce
  development fund account and fees paid by community colleges and
  generated by the funding of new jobs training programs.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business,
  Economic Development and Tourism.

  House File 379, a bill for an act changing the name of care review
  committee to resident advocate committee.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.

  House File 402, a bill for an act providing for the establishment
  of a scope of practice review committee regarding the proposed
  licensure of certified professional midwives.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  EDUCATION

  Convened:  March 9, 1999, 3:18 p.m.

  Members Present:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fink, Gaskill, Harper, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer,
  Tinsman,
  and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Szymoniak (excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSB 1174.

  Adjourned:  3:35 p.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  March 9, 1999, 10:50 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Kibbie, Ranking
  Member;
  Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery, Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren,
  Sexton,
  and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  Schuerer (excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSB 1163.  Passed
  SFs 236
  and 298.

  Adjourned:  11:28 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 7:36 a.m.

  Members Present:  Schuerer, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Soukup, Ranking
  Member;
  Judge and Lamberti.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Appropriation bill discussion.

  Adjourned:  8:35 a.m.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 1:09 p.m.
  Members Present:  McKibben, Chair; Freeman, Vice Chair; Dearden, Ranking
  Member; Behn, Fraise, Hansen, Hedge, Horn, King, Rife, and Schuerer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Amended and passed SFs 135 and 138.  Approved SSBs 1180
  and 1193.

  Adjourned:  1:55 p.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 1:06 p.m.

  Members Present:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fink, Gaskill, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer,
  Szymoniak,
  Tinsman, and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Harper (excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSBs 1192 and 1195.
  Passed SF 358.

  Adjourned:  2:00 p.m.

  ETHICS

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 3:38 p.m.

  Members Present:  Hedge, Chair; Drake, Vice Chair; Szymoniak, Ranking
  Member;
  Connolly, Hammond, and McKean.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Discussed proposed changes in financial reporting for
  senators.

  Adjourned:  4:00 p.m.

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 2:10 p.m.

  Members Present:  Boettger, Chair; Redwine, Vice Chair; Szymoniak, Ranking
  Member; Bartz, Behn, Dvorsky, Hammond, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer, Tinsman,
  and
  Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Harper (excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved SSBs 1178 and 1185.  Passed SF 182.

  Adjourned:  2:59 p.m.
  TRANSPORTATION

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 2:05 p.m.

  Members Present:  Drake, Chair; Sexton, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
  Fink, Fraise, Freeman, Jensen, Judge, Kibbie, McKibben, Rittmer, and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  McKean (excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSB 1198 and 1200.
  Passed HF 299.

  Adjourned:  2:25 p.m.

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 11:05 a.m.

  Members Present:  Johnson, Chair; McKibben, Vice Chair; Bartz, Bolkcom,
  Connolly,
  Deluhery, Drake, Flynn, Hedge, Lamberti, Maddox, Redwine, and Soukup.

  Members Absent:  Harper, Ranking Member; and McLaren (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Amended and passed SF 6.

  Adjourned:  11:17 a.m.

  CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

  The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
  recognition:

  Lester Ashing, Gilman - For celebrating your 90th birthday on March 10,
  1999.
  Senator Black (03/10/99).

  Bettendorf High School Swim Team, Bettendorf - For winning the State
  Championship.  Senator Tinsman (03/09/99).

  Tysen Christensen, Lenox - For being named State Champion Wrestler in the
  125
  pound weight class.  Senator Angelo (03/09/99).

  Andrew Hayes, Creston - For being named State Champion Wrestler.  Senator
  Angelo (03/09/99).

  Dylan Long, Creston - For being named State Champion Wrestler in the 133
  pound
  weight class.  Senator Angelo (03/09/99).

  BILL 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 bill has 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 10th
  day of
  March, 1999:

  Senate File 70.

  MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  Secretary of the Senate

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 369, by McCoy, Kibbie, Gronstal, Connolly, Deluhery,
  Horn, Harper, Black, Dvorsky, Hammond, Bolkcom, and Fraise, a bill
  for an act establishing a practitioner shortage forgivable loan
  program and fund to replace the industrial technology forgivable loan
  program and fund, making an appropriation, and providing an
  effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Education.

  Senate File 370, by McCoy, Shearer, Deluhery, Horn, Connolly,
  Kibbie, Fink, Dvorsky, Gronstal, Hammond, Bolkcom, Fraise, and
  Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to government efficiency by
  providing retirement incentives for certain government employees,
  providing for the reduction in certain governmental positions due to
  early retirement, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
  Government.

  Senate File 371, by McCoy, Gronstal, Deluhery, Connolly, Horn,
  Bolkcom, Soukup, Szymoniak, Dvorsky, Fraise, and Judge, a bill for
  an act establishing a governor's award for quality care in health care
  facilities.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Human Resources.

  Senate File 372, by McCoy, Gronstal, Deluhery, Black, Horn, and
  Bolkcom, a bill for an act providing for the operational location of the
  drug enforcement and abuse prevention coordinator and the
  governor's alliance on substance abuse.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
  Government.

  Senate File 373, by Deluhery, a bill for an act relating to the
  state individual income tax by reducing the tax rates, increasing the
  standard deductions, increasing the amount of and eligibility for 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 374, by Deluhery, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Black, McCoy,
  Soukup, Kibbie, Shearer, Szymoniak, Horn, Dearden, and Bolkcom, a
  bill for an act relating to the establishment of an Iowa worker
  retraining forgivable loan program and fund and making an
  appropriation.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Business and Labor Relations.

  Senate File 375, by McCoy, Kibbie, Gronstal, Deluhery, Horn,
  and Black, a bill for an act allowing the suspension or revocation of a
  juvenile's driver's license for certain delinquent acts.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Judiciary.

  Senate File 376, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
  act relating to the supervision of the office of state medical examiner.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 377, by Gronstal, a bill for an act providing
  additional funding for community colleges experiencing increases in
  enrollment, and making an appropriation.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Education.

  Senate File 378, by McCoy, a bill for an act relating to personal
  financial disclosure by statewide elected officials, members of the
  general assembly, and candidates for state office and making a
  penalty applicable.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
  Government.

  Senate File 379, by Black, Gronstal, Deluhery, Kibbie, Judge,
  Hammond, Fraise, Shearer, Bolkcom, and Dvorsky, a bill for an act
  relating to linked investment deposits by providing a low- interest
  loan program to assist persons involved in value- added agricultural
  processing.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Small
  Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

  Senate File 380, by Black, Kibbie, Connolly, Deluhery, Gronstal,
  Judge, Horn, Bolkcom, Dvorsky, Hansen, and Hammond, a bill for an
  act relating to a watershed protection task force and creating a
  watershed protection program and a watershed protection account
  within the water protection fund.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Natural Resources and Environment.

  Senate File 381, by Black, Flynn, Soukup, Kibbie, Shearer,
  Gronstal, Deluhery, Bolkcom, Judge, Hammond, Fraise, and
  Dvorsky, a bill for an act providing for the demonstration of best
  management practices to assist livestock producers in storing,
  transporting, and applying manure.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Agriculture.

  Senate File 382, by Black, Shearer, Gronstal, Deluhery, Dvorsky,
  Bolkcom, Connolly, Dearden, Fink, Flynn, Fraise, Hammond,
  Hansen, Harper, Horn, Judge, Kibbie, McCoy, Soukup, and
  Szymoniak, a bill for an act establishing the community economic
  betterment recreational and cultural program and community
  economic betterment recreational and cultural program account.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Appropriations.

  Senate File 383, by Black, Gronstal, Deluhery, Kibbie, Judge,
  and Flynn, a bill for an act providing for investments by banks and
  insurance companies in Iowa agricultural industry finance
  corporations.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Commerce.

  Senate File 384, by Deluhery, a bill for an act relating to crime
  prevention by creating a local corrections infrastructure grant
  program, authorizing the use of bonding, making appropriations,
  imposing a surcharge on criminal fines and forfeitures, providing for
  mandatory wage assignment for certain delinquent fines, and
  providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Judiciary.

  Senate File 385, by Horn, Fink, Hansen, Connolly, Fraise,
  Dearden, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Kibbie, Flynn, and Judge, a bill for an
  act relating to railroad safety by providing for a minimum number of
  persons on a train crew and providing a penalty.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Transportation.

  Senate File 386, by Johnson, Angelo, Gaskill, Boettger, Freeman,
  Hammond, Hedge, Jensen, Rehberg, Kibbie, and Szymoniak, a bill for
  an act relating to the management and operation of certain public
  hospitals.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
  Government.
  Senate File 387, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the
  involuntary annexation of territory in an adjacent county.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
  Government.

  Senate File 388, by Johnson, a bill for an act providing for the
  sunset of new state programs requiring a state appropriation.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Appropriations.

  Senate File 389, by Dvorsky, Gronstal, Deluhery, and Horn, a bill
  for an act providing for the reclassification and changing of penalties
  for certain misdemeanor offenses.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Judiciary.

  Senate File 390, by Dvorsky, Deluhery, Gronstal, and Horn, a bill
  for an act relating to compensation for the legal defense of indigent
  persons in criminal, appellate, and certain civil cases.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Judiciary.

  Senate File 391, by Gronstal, Hammond, Dvorsky, Kibbie, and
  Bolkcom, a bill for an act to provide a student bridge loan program for
  loans to needy taxpayers who will receive federal education income
  tax credits for payment of certain postsecondary education tuition
  costs and related expenses and including a one-year appropriation to
  a revolving fund to provide for the loans.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Education.

  Senate File 392, by committee on Commerce, a bill for an act
  relating to telecommunications systems or services which may be
  provided by a city utility, establishing certain requirements on such
  city, and including effective date and retroactive applicability
  provisions.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 393, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
  allowing certain school district bond issues to be issued jointly by two
  or more school districts.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 394, by committee on Business and Labor Relations,
  a bill for an act providing for employer contribution rates under the
  unemployment compensation program.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 395, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
  relating to the department of corrections by providing for purchases
  from Iowa prison industries, the study of inmate worker safety
  issues, the establishment of a criminal offense for attempts to escape,
  the crediting of time served by inmates, inmate work program
  agreements, the revolving farm fund, and deductions from inmate
  work program earnings, and making penalties applicable.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Joint Resolution 10, by King, Angelo, and Lamberti, a
  Joint Resolution requesting the proposal of an amendment to the
  Constitution of the United States on the subject of judicial taxation.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
  and Means.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 1195	Education

  Relating to state school aid for budget years commencing with the
  budget years beginning July 1, 1999, and making appropriations and
  including effective and applicability date provisions.
  SSB 1196	Education

  Relating to the local option sales tax for school infrastructure, and
  including an effective date and retroactive applicability provision.

  SSB 1197	Education

  Establishing the enrich Iowa program for eligible public libraries,
  making an appropriation, and providing an effective date.

  SSB 1198	Transportation

  Providing a protective headgear requirement for juvenile
  bicyclists, creating a bicycle safety fund, and providing for a helmet
  rental fee and a penalty.

  SSB 1199	State Government

  Relating to the moving of duties and responsibilities for providing
  telecommunications cabling necessary to provide state
  communications services from the department of general services to
  the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission.

  SSB 1200	Transportation

  Relating to the requirements for issuance of intermediate driver's
  licenses and full driver's licenses.

  SSB 1201	Agriculture

  Providing for an emergency assistance linked deposit program for
  swine or cattle producers, and providing an effective date.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 8

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Lundby, Chair; Sexton and Szymoniak

  Senate File 267

  EDUCATION:  Angelo, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman
  Senate File 317

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Dvorsky and Rehberg

  Senate File 320

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Fink and King

  Senate File 321

  EDUCATION:  Boettger, Chair; Fink and Veenstra

  Senate File 322

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Kibbie, Chair; Bartz and Johnson

  Senate File 325

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg and Shearer

  Senate File 327

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Drake and Kibbie

  Senate File 328

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  McLaren, Chair; Kibbie and King

  Senate File 329

  EDUCATION:  Rehberg, Chair; Harper and Redwine

  Senate File 330

  EDUCATION:  Veenstra, Chair; Gaskill and Shearer

  Senate File 331

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Johnson, Chair; Lamberti and Soukup

  Senate File 334

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Boettger, Chair; Redwine and Szymoniak

  Senate File 340

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  King, Chair; Hansen and McKibben

  Senate File 345

  EDUCATION:  Boettger, Chair; Angelo and Dvorsky
  Senate File 347

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

  Senate File 348

  EDUCATION:  Redwine, Chair; Boettger and Harper

  Senate File 349

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Redwine, Chair; Boettger and Szymoniak

  Senate File 354

  COMMERCE:  Deluhery, Chair; Jensen and Johnson

  Senate File 356

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Bartz, Chair; Harper and McKibben

  Senate File 357

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  King, Chair; Fink and Schuerer

  Senate File 358

  EDUCATION:  Sexton, Chair; Angelo and Shearer

  Senate File 360

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  McLaren, Chair; Rittmer and Szymoniak

  Senate File 363

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  King, Chair; Freeman and Horn

  Senate File 374

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  Freeman, Chair; Behn and Horn

  House File 299

  TRANSPORTATION:  Sexton, Chair; Drake and Fraise

  House File 345

  COMMERCE:  Schuerer, Chair; Flynn and Johnson

  SSB 1195

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Connolly, Redwine, Rehberg, and Szymoniak
  SSB 1196

  EDUCATION:  Redwine, Chair; Connolly and Tinsman

  SSB 1197

  EDUCATION:  Rehberg, Chair; Dvorsky and Redwine

  SSB 1198

  TRANSPORTATION:  McCoy, Chair; Drake and Jensen

  SSB 1199

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  King, Chair; Deluhery and Sexton

  SSB 1200

  TRANSPORTATION:  Drake, Chair; Jensen and Kibbie

  SSB 1201

  AGRICULTURE:  Miller, Chair; Fraise and Gaskill

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  AGRICULTURE

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 9 (SSB 1188), a
  Concurrent Resolution relating to the livestock industry, by requesting that
  the United
  States Congress take actions necessary to stabilize the agricultural economy
  and to
  request that the United States Department of Justice investigate unfair
  practices by
  meatpackers.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Gaskill, Miller, Fraise, Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge,
  Judge,
  Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent or not
  voting, 2:
  Black and Soukup.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  APPROPRIATIONS

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 366 (SSB 1171), a bill for an act making a
  supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, for
  replacement
  of certain embedded chips in the technology and equipment of state
  departments and
  providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 22:  McLaren, Kramer, Flynn, Behn, Black, Bolkcom,
  Connolly,
  Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Hammond, Hedge, Horn, Jensen, Johnson, King,
  Lamberti, Maddox, McCoy, Redwine, Rehberg, and Tinsman.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or
  not voting, 3:  Rife, Schuerer, and Soukup.

  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 Appropriations Committee on Senate File 366,
  and they
  were attached to the committee report.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 394 (SSB 1193), a bill for an act providing
  for
  employer contribution rates under the unemployment compensation program.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 6:  McKibben, Freeman, Behn, Hedge, King, and Schuerer.
  Nays, 5:
  Dearden, Fraise, Hansen, Horn, and Rife.

  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 Business and Labor Relations Committee on
  Senate
  File 394, and they were attached to the committee report.

  COMMERCE

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 392 (SSB 1071), a bill for an act relating
  to
  telecommunications systems or services which may be provided by a city
  utility,
  establishing certain requirements on such city, and including effective date
  and
  retroactive applicability provisions.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Jensen, Maddox, Deluhery, Bolkcom, Flynn, Gronstal,
  King,
  Lamberti, and McCoy.  Nays, 1:  Redwine.  Pass, 1:  Redfern.  Absent or not
  voting, 4:
  Hansen, Johnson, Lundby, Schuerer.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  EDUCATION

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 393 (SSB 1192), a bill for an act allowing
  certain
  school district bond issues to be issued jointly by two or more school
  districts.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Redfern, Rehberg, Connolly, Angelo, Boettger,
  Dvorsky, Fink,
  Gaskill, Redwine, Shearer, Szymoniak, Tinsman, and Veenstra.  Nays, none.
  Absent
  or not voting, 2:  Harper and Sexton.
  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 182, a bill for an act requiring licensure
  to practice
  acupuncture.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Boettger, Redwine, Szymoniak, Bartz, Behn, Dvorsky,
  Hammond, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer, Tinsman, and Veenstra.  Nays, none.
  Absent or
  not voting, 1:  Harper.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 367 (Formerly SF 129), a bill for an act
  adopting
  the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise,
  Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, and Tinsman.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not
  voting, 2:  Hammond and Redfern.

  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 367, and
  they were
  attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 395 (SSB 1172), a bill for an act relating
  to the
  department of corrections by providing for purchases from Iowa prison
  industries, the
  study of inmate worker safety issues, the establishment of a criminal
  offense for
  attempts to escape, the crediting of time served by inmates, inmate work
  program
  agreements, the revolving farm fund, and deductions from inmate work program
  earnings, and making penalties applicable.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise,
  Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, and Tinsman.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not
  voting, 2:  Hammond and Redfern.

  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 395, and
  they were
  attached to the committee report.
  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 368 (SSB 1031), a bill for an act relating
  to the
  designation of endangered and threatened species of fish, plants, or
  wildlife and
  providing civil and criminal penalties for illegal acts affecting endangered
  or
  threatened species of fish, plants, or wildlife.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Bartz, King, Fink, Bolkcom, Dearden, Deluhery,
  Drake,
  Freeman, Gaskill, Johnson, Kibbie, Miller, and Rehberg.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or not
  voting, 2:  Black and Rife.

  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 Natural Resources and Environment Committee on
  Senate File 368, and they were attached to the committee report.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 362 (SSB 1163), a bill for an act relating
  to
  destruction of unvoted ballots.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden,
  Deluhery,
  Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays,
  none.
  Absent or not voting, 1:  Schuerer.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 376 (Formerly SF 236), a bill for an act
  relating to
  the supervision of the office of state medical examiner.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Dearden, Deluhery, Drake,
  Fink,
  King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 1:  Connolly.
  Absent
  or not voting, 1:  Schuerer.

  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 State Government Committee on Senate File 376,
  and
  they were attached to the committee report.
  TRANSPORTATION

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 299, a bill for an act relating to
  applications for
  motor vehicle registration and issuance of certificate of title.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Drake, Sexton, McCoy, Fink, Fraise, Freeman, Jensen,
  Judge,
  Kibbie, McKibben, Rittmer, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting,
  1:
  McKean.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.


  REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Pursuant to Senate Rule 21, I report that in engrossing
  Senate File 203, the following corrections were made:

  1.	Page 16, line 27, the word and number "Section 13" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 17".

  2.	Page 16, line 28, the word and number "Section 100" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 19".

  3.	Page 16, line 29, the word and number "Section 15" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 20".

  4.	Page 16, line 30, the word and number "Section 16" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 21".

  5.	Page 16, line 31, the word and number "Section 200" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 22".

  6.	Page 16, line 32, the word and number "Section 21" were changed to the
  word and
  number "Section 28".

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Pursuant to Senate Rule 21, I report that in engrossing
  Senate File 276 and Amendment S-3049, the following correction was made:

  1.	Page 14, line 19, the words and numbers "Sections 5 through 18" were
  changed to
  the words and numbers "Sections 7 through 20".

  Michael E. Marshall
  Secretary of the Senate
  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-3051	S.F. 228	Mike Connolly
  Donald B. Redfern
  S-3052	S.F. 276	John Redwine
  S-3053	S.F. 276	John Redwine
  S-3054	S.F. 361	John Judge
  Tom Flynn
  S-3055	S.F. 361	Tom Flynn
  S-3056	S.F. 361	Gene Maddox
  S-3057	S.F. 203	Richard F. Drake
  Andy McKean
  John W. Jensen
  S-3058	S.F. 306	Merlin E. Bartz

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Hedge, the Senate adjourned at 10:40 a.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 11, 1999.
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  59th Day	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1999	539

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