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House Journal: Thursday, March 9, 2000

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

Sixtieth Calendar Day - Fortieth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 9, 2000

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:52 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Sukup in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Reverend Russ Burnett, pastor of Colo
United Methodist Church, Colo.

The Journal of Wednesday, March 8, 2000 was approved.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Leave of absence was granted as follows:

Jacobs of Polk on request of Rants of Woodbury; Parmenter of Story and Whitead of
Woodbury on request of Schrader of Marion; O'Brien of Boone, until his arrival, on
request of Schrader of Marion.

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
March 8, 2000, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:

Senate File 2324, a bill for an act relating to DNA profiling.

Also: That the Senate has on March 8, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2348, a bill for an act relating to the loess hills development and
conservation authority by creating a hungry canyons alliance and providing
membership guidelines for board of directors of the conservation authority and loess
hills alliance.

Also: That the Senate has on March 8, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2388, a bill for an act relating to the filing of reports with the secretary
of state by corporate entities.

Also: That the Senate has on March 8, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2411, a bill for an act relating to public retirement systems and
providing implementation, applicability, and effective dates.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Foege of Linn introduced to the House Marian Wright Edelman,
founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund from
Washington, D.C. She addressed the House briefly regarding
children's health care.

The House rose and expressed its welcome.

On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 9:00
a.m., until 10:15 a.m.

LATE MORNING SESSION

The House reconvened at 10:15 a.m., Speaker pro tempore Sukup
in the chair.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Leave of absence was granted as follows:

Osterhaus of Jackson on request of Schrader of Marion; Chiodo of Polk, until his
arrival, on request of Cataldo of Polk.

INTRODUCTION OF BILL

House File 2541, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an
act expanding the number of counties that may designate
unincorporated areas containing private lakes as rural improvement
zones and setting the limits for the standby taxes imposed in those
zones.

Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.


SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 2324, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to DNA profiling.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2348, by committee on natural resources and
environment, a bill for an act relating to the loess hills development
and conservation authority by creating a hungry canyons alliance and
providing membership guidelines for board of directors of the
conservation authority and loess hills alliance.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2388, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the filing of reports with the secretary of state by
corporate entities.

Read first time and referred to committee on state government.

Senate File 2411, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to public retirement systems and providing
implementation, applicability, and effective dates.

Read first time and referred to committee on state government.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar

House File 2422, a bill for an act relating to funding of the local
housing assistance program and providing an effective date, was
taken up for consideration.

Boggess of Page 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. 2422)


The ayes were, 92:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Metcalf
Millage Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson-Forbes Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens
Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 8:
Chiodo Jacobs Johnson Mertz
O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter Whitead

 


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

House File 2512, a bill for an act relating to certain violations
attributed to motor vehicles rented from motor vehicle rental
companies, was taken up for consideration.

Brauns of Muscatine 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. 2512)


The ayes were, 92:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Metcalf
Millage Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson-Forbes Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens
Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 8:
Chiodo Jacobs Johnson Mertz
O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter Whitead

 


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

House File 2378, a bill for an act relating to requirements of and
authorizations for schools and area education agencies, and providing
an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

Grundberg of Polk 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. 2378)


The ayes were, 94:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise
Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 6:
Chiodo Jacobs O'Brien Osterhaus
Parmenter Whitead

 


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

House File 2502, a bill for an act relating to fee-supported
services provided by a county including the payment of county law
enforcement salaries and expenses, was taken up for consideration.

Kuhn of Floyd offered the following amendment H-8260 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-8260

1 Amend House File 2502 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 26 the

3 following:
4 "Sec. ____. INTERIM STUDY ON FUNDING COUNTY
5 SHERIFFS. The legislative council is requested to
6 establish an interim study to study all aspects of the
7 funding of law enforcement services of the office of
8 county sheriff. The findings and recommendations of
9 the study committee shall be reported to the
10 legislative council and the general assembly."

Amendment H-8260 was adopted.

Kuhn of Floyd 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. 2502)

The ayes were, 94:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise
Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, 1:
Greimann

 



Absent or not voting, 5:
Jacobs O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter
Whitead

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Barry of Harrison asked and received unanimous consent that the
following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House Files
2378, 2422, 2502 and 2512.

House File 2430, a bill for an act providing for a study of
undergraduate tuition and fees applicable to certain individuals who
were placed in foster care or another out-of-home placement, was
taken up for consideration.

Foege of Linn offered the following amendment H-8250 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-8250

1 Amend House File 2430 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 1, by inserting after the word
3 "EXEMPTION" the following: ", INCENTIVE, AND GRANT
4 OPTIONS".
5 2. Page 1, line 22, by inserting after the word
6 "with" the following: "expanding the commission's
7 current assistance to youth who are in a foster care
8 placement and with".
9 3. Page 1, line 25, by inserting after the figure
10 "1." the following: "The commission shall also
11 consider options for providing undergraduate
12 opportunities for eligible students, including
13 incentives for foster parents who continue to support
14 eligible students after the students become adults."
15 4. Page 1, line 33, by inserting after the word
16 "eligible," the following: "special forms of support
17 necessary for eligible students to achieve academic
18 success,".
19 5. Page 2, line 1, by inserting after the word
20 "implementation" the following: "of the options".

Amendment H-8250 was adopted.


Foege of Linn 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. 2430)

The ayes were, 93:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes Raecker Rants
Rayhons Reynolds Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr.
Stevens Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T.
Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell
Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman
Weigel Welter Wise Witt
Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 7:
Drees Jacobs Martin O'Brien
Osterhaus Parmenter Whitead

 


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

House File 2435, a bill for an act repealing a provision
authorizing the raising of an additional enrichment amount to fund
asbestos removal projects, was taken up for consideration.


Boal of Polk 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. 2435)

The ayes were, 94:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Houser Huseman Huser Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
Raecker Rants Rayhons Reynolds
Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shey
Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise
Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 6:
Jacobs O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter
Warnstadt Whitead

 


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

House File 2471, a bill for an act directing the department of
education to implement and establish criteria for recognition of
performance excellence exemplified by outstanding comprehensive
school improvement plans submitted by school districts, was taken up
for consideration.

Ford of Polk offered amendment H-8105 filed by him as follows:

H-8105

1 Amend House File 2471 as follows:
2 1. Page, 1, by inserting after line 17 the
3 following:
4 "(6) Results of school district efforts to
5 eliminate educational inequities in student
6 performance among Iowa's minority students as
7 identified in district goals and plans under section
8 280.18 and results of school district efforts to
9 enhance interaction among students of culturally
10 diverse backgrounds."

Ford of Polk offered the following amendment H-8188, to
amendment H-8105, filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-8188

1 Amend the amendment, H-8105, to House File 2471, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 8 through 10 and
4 inserting the following: "280.18.""

Amendment H-8188 was adopted.

Ford of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-8105, as
amended.

Amendment H-8105, as amended, was adopted.

Shey of Linn 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. 2471)

The ayes were, 95:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Houser Huseman Huser Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
Raecker Rants Rayhons Reynolds
Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shey
Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 5:
Jacobs O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter
Whitead

 


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

House File 2506, a bill for an act relating to the provision of
police protection in cities having a population of less than one
thousand two hundred, was taken up for consideration.

Carroll of Poweshiek asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-8166 filed by him on March 2, 2000.

Gipp of Winneshiek in the chair at 11:40 a.m.

Carroll of Poweshiek 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. 2506)

The ayes were, 78:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Blodgett Boal Boddicker Boggess
Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta
Carroll Cataldo Chiodo Cormack
Davis Dix Doderer Dolecheck
Dotzler Drake Eddie Fallon
Foege Ford Garman Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Houser Huseman Huser Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kuhn Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Myers
Nelson-Forbes Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Scherrman Shey Siegrist, Spkr.
Stevens Sukup Sunderbruch Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Welter
Witt Gipp,
Presiding

 


The nays were, 16:
Bell Cohoon Connors Drees
Falck Frevert Greimann Larkin
Murphy Richardson Schrader Shoultz
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Weigel Wise

 


Absent or not voting, 6:
Jacobs Kreiman O'Brien Osterhaus
Parmenter Whitead

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Barry of Harrison asked and received unanimous consent that the
following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House Files
2430, 2435, 2471 and 2506.

House File 2474, a bill for an act providing for the adoption of
administrative rules incorporating a health services component in the
general accreditation standards applicable to school districts, was
taken up for consideration.

Mascher of Johnson asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-8103 filed by Mascher, et al., on February
29, 2000.

Nelson-Forbes of Marshall offered the following amendment H-
8124 filed by her and moved its adoption:

H-8124

1 Amend House File 2474 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 4 through 6 and
3 inserting the following: "2001, to require school
4 districts and accredited nonpublic schools to adopt
5 local policies relating to health services, media
6 services programs and guidance programs, as part of
7 the general accreditation standards applicable to
8 school districts pursuant to section 256.11."
9 2. Title page, by striking lines 2 and 3 and
10 inserting the following: "requiring school districts
11 and accredited nonpublic schools to adopt policies
12 relating to health services, media services programs
13 and guidance programs as part of the accreditation
14 standards applicable to school districts."

Amendment H-8124 was adopted.

Nelson-Forbes of Marshall 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. 2474)

The ayes were, 81:
Arnold Barry Bell Blodgett
Boal Boggess Bradley Brauns
Brunkhorst Bukta Carroll Cataldo
Chiodo Cohoon Connors Cormack
Davis Dix Doderer Dolecheck
Dotzler Drake Drees Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Greimann Greiner Grundberg Hahn
Hansen Heaton Hoffman Holmes
Holveck Houser Huseman Huser
Jenkins Jochum Kettering Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes Raecker Rants
Rayhons Reynolds Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr.
Stevens Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomas Thomson Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weigel Welter Wise Witt
Gipp,
Presiding

 


The nays were, 13:
Alons Baudler Boddicker Eddie
Garman Horbach Johnson Klemme
Sukup Sunderbruch Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Weidman

 


Absent or not voting, 6:
Jacobs Jager O'Brien Osterhaus
Parmenter Whitead

 


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

On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 12:12
p.m., until 2:00 p.m.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The House reconvened at 2:08 p.m., Speaker Siegrist in the chair.

The House stood at ease at 2:10 p.m., until the fall of the gavel.

The House resumed session at 2:50 p.m., Speaker pro tempore
Sukup in the chair.

QUORUM CALL

A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed seventy-six members present, twenty-
four absent.

INTRODUCTION OF BILL

House File 2542, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an
act relating to distributions made to and income from missing
property of certain persecuted victims of World War II and their
heirs, including effective and retroactive applicability dates.

Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar

House File 2316, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of
health organizations for purposes of solvency and establishing a
measure for the risk-based capital of a health organization, was taken
up for consideration.

Hoffman of Crawford 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. 2316)

The ayes were, 94:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Bukta
Carroll Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Huseman
Huser Jager Jenkins Jochum
Johnson Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise
Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 6:
Brunkhorst Houser Jacobs Osterhaus
Parmenter Whitead
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

 


House File 2505, a bill for an act relating to mental health and
developmental disabilities service funding and administrative
provisions and providing an effective date, was taken up for
consideration.

Carroll of Poweshiek 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. 2505)

The ayes were, 95:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Huseman Huser Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien
Raecker Rants Rayhons Reynolds
Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shey
Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sunderbruch
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 5:
Houser Jacobs Osterhaus Parmenter
Whitead

 


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

House File 2436, a bill for an act delaying the repeal of the school
finance formula, was taken up for consideration.

Weigel of Chickasaw asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-8091 filed by him on February 29, 2000.

Kreiman of Davis offered amendment H-8119 filed by him as
follows:

H-8119

1 Amend House File 2436 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 4 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . LEGISLATIVE REVIEW - SCHOOL FINANCE
5 FORMULA. School finance formula provisions enacted as
6 a successor to chapter 257 following the repeal of
7 that chapter pursuant to this Act shall be subject to
8 legislative review every five years. The review shall
9 be based upon a school finance formula status report
10 to be prepared by the department of education, in
11 association with the departments of management and
12 revenue and finance. The report shall include
13 recommendations for school finance formula changes or
14 revisions based upon the results of a survey of all
15 school districts in the state soliciting input
16 regarding perceived problem areas; demographic
17 changes, enrollment trends, and property tax valuation
18 fluctuations observed by the departments during the
19 preceding five-year interval; an analysis of the
20 operation of the school finance formula during the
21 preceding five-year interval conducted by the
22 departments; recommendations of legislative interim
23 committees impacting the school finance formula
24 conducted during the preceding five-year period; and a
25 summary of issues that have arisen since the previous
26 review and potential approaches for their resolution.
27 The first such report shall be submitted to the
28 general assembly by January 1, 2007, with subsequent
29 reports developed and submitted by January 1 of every
30 fifth year thereafter."
31 2. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the word
32 "formula" the following: ", and providing for a
33 periodic legislative review".


Kreiman of Davis offered the following amendment H-8281, to
amendment H-8119, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-8281

1 Amend the amendment, H-8119, to House File 2436 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 14 through 16 and
4 inserting the following: "revisions based upon
5 demographic".

Amendment H-8281 was adopted.

Kreiman of Davis moved the adoption of amendment H-8119, as
amended.

A non-record roll call was requested.

The ayes were 23, nays 50.

Amendment H-8119 lost.

Grundberg of Polk 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. 2436)

The ayes were, 95:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Carroll Cataldo Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Cormack Davis
Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Houser Huseman Huser Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
O'Brien Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens
Sunderbruch Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 5:
Jacobs Osterhaus Parmenter Taylor, D.
Whitead

 


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

Speaker Siegrist in the chair at 3:28 p.m.

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2316, 2436 and 2505.

MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
(House File 2474)

I move to reconsider the vote by which House File 2474 passed the
House on March 9, 2000.

CORMACK of Webster

I move to reconsider the vote by which House File 2474 passed the
House on March 9, 2000.

NELSON-FORBES of Marshall

EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 8,
2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files

2323, 2391, 2419, 2420, 2424, 2437, 2470, 2491, 2513, 2519, 2520,
2521, 2522 and 2525.

CARROLL of Poweshiek

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 8 and
9, 2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files
2323, 2378, 2391, 2419, 2420, 2422, 2430, 2437, 2502, 2512, 2513,
2522 and 2525.

CHIODO of Polk

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 8,
2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
2513.

HEATON of Henry

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 9,
2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files
2422 and 2512.

JOHNSON of Osceola

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 8 and
9, 2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files
2378, 2391, 2419, 2422, 2424, 2430, 2435, 2437, 2470, 2471, 2474,
2491, 2502, 2506, 2512, 2513, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2525 and "nay"
on House File 2323.

O'BRIEN of Boone

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Wednesday
evening, March 8, 2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye"
on House Files 2323, 2391, 2420, 2437, 2513, 2522 and 2525.

TYRRELL of Iowa


PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:

Eighteen students from West Marshall, State Center, accompanied
by their teacher Carol Eddy. By Garman of Story.

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

2000\496 Ben Foutch, Council Bluffs - For winning 2nd place in the Heavyweight
class in the Class 3-A division of the 2000 Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament.

2000\497 Keith Massey and the Lewis Central High School Coaching Staff,
Council Bluffs - For being the 2000 Class 3-A division State Dual Meet
Championship Wrestling Team.

2000\498 Keith Massey and the Lewis Central High School Coaching Staff,
Council Bluffs - For winning 1st place in the Class 3-A division of the
2000 Iowa State Championship Wrestling Tournament.

2000\499 Virgil Moorman, Indianola - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2000\500 Elaine and Harold Brown, Indianola - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\501 Gabe Rostermundt, Council Bluffs - For receiving 2nd place in the 112
lb. weight class in the Class 3-A Division of the 2000 State Wrestling
Tournament, and for being a member of the Lewis Central High School
Championship Wrestling Team.

2000\502 Chad Davis, Council Bluffs - For winning 1st place in the 119 lb. weight
class in the Class 3-A Division of the 2000 State Wrestling
Tournament, and for being a member of the Lewis Central Hgh School
Championship Wrestling Team.

2000\503 Trent Paulson, Council Bluffs - For receiving 2nd place in the 135 lb.
weight class in the Class 3-A Division of the 2000 State Wrestling
Tournament, and for being a member of the Lewis Central High School
Championship Wrestling Team.


2000\504 Blake Anderson, Council Bluffs - For winning 1st place in the 152 lb.
weight class in the Class 3-A Division of the 2000 State Wrestling
Tournament, and for being a member of the Lewis Central High School
Championship Wrestling Team.

2000\505 Emmetsburg Armstrong Ringsted Wrestling Team, Emmetsburg - For
winning the Class 2-A High School Wrestling Championship and for
winning the 2-A Team Tournament Championship of the 2000 Iowa
High School State Wrestling Tournament.

2000\506 Pauline and Dean Canaday, Birmingham - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\507 Bertha and August Koster, Onawa - For celebrating their 68th wedding
anniversary.

2000\508 Ryan Richardson, Avoca - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2000\509 Jonathan Gress, Avoca - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2000\510 Zac Weiglein, New Hampton - For winning the NCAA Division III
National Wrestling Championship, in the 125 lb. division, for
Wartburg College.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Senate File 2200

Commerce and Regulation: Bradley, Chair; Johnson and Wise.

Senate File 2249

State Government: Brauns, Chair; Bradley and Chiodo.

Senate File 2302

Appropriations: Nelson-Forbes, Chair; Horbach and Murphy.

Senate File 2315

Transportation: Brauns, Chair; Huser and Rayhons.

Senate File 2388

State Government: Holmes, Chair; Jacobs and O'Brien.

Senate File 2411

State Government: Martin, Chair; Arnold, Connors, Gipp, Holmes, Larkin and
Whitead.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

House Study Bill 759

State Government: Bradley, Chair; Holmes and Larkin.

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

Committee Bill, relating to and making appropriations to certain State
departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities, providing for regulatory
authority, and other properly related matters.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

Senate File 174, a bill for an act changing a Code reference to the Iowa association
of community providers and providing an effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

Senate File 2074, a bill for an act authorizing disclosure of certain information to
the legal guardian of an individual receiving assistance or services from the
department of human services.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senate File 2007, a bill for an act relating to responsibilities of a guardian in
procuring professional services for a ward with a physical or mental disability which do
not require prior court approval.


Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

Senate File 2079, a bill for an act relating to the prohibition of shipping or
importing into the state, or the offering for sale, selling, transporting, distributing, or
possessing within the state, of cigarettes and tobacco products which were previously
exported from or which are manufactured for use outside the United States, making
penalties applicable, and providing an effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-8302 March 9, 2000.

Senate File 2142, a bill for an act relating to crime victim compensation.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

Senate File 2145, a bill for an act relating to the national crime prevention and
privacy compact.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2299), relating to the funding of state
mandates.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 9, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

Senate File 2061, a bill for an act relating to the registration and licensing duties
of the county recorder and providing for other properly related matters.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 9, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2338), relating to distributions made to and
income from missing property of certain persecuted victims of World War II and their
heirs, including effective and retroactive applicability dates.


Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass March 8, 2000.

Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2484), relating to certain school finance
formula provisions and providing an effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 8, 2000.

Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 652), expanding the number of
counties that may designate unincorporated areas containing private lakes as rural
improvement zones.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 8, 2000.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H-8279 H.F. 774 Fallon of Polk
H-8280 H.F. 2426 Mascher of Johnson
H-8282 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8283 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8284 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8285 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8286 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8287 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8288 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8289 H.F. 2517 Kreiman of Davis
H-8290 H.F. 2392 Millage of Scott
H-8291 H.F. 2392 Millage of Scott
H-8292 H.F. 2392 Millage of Scott
H-8293 H.F. 2392 Millage of Scott
H-8294 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8295 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8296 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk

Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8297 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8298 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8299 H.F. 2426 Mascher of Johnson
Garman of Story
H-8300 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
H-8301 H.F. 2396 Dix of Butler
H-8302 S.F. 2079 Committee on Judiciary
H-8303 H.F. 2229 Doderer of Johnson

On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 3:30
p.m., until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2000.


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