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House Journal: Monday, March 13, 2000

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

Sixty-fourth Calendar Day - Forty-first Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 13, 2000

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:25 p.m., Carroll of
Poweshiek in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Reverend Sue Ellen Sherman, pastor of the
First United Methodist Church, Dunlap.

The Journal of Thursday, March 9, 2000 was approved.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Reverend Brian Sherman of
the Manilla United Methodist Church.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Leave of absence was granted as follows:

Osterhaus of Jackson on request of Schrader of Marion; Sukup of Franklin, until
his return, on request of Rants of Woodbury.

INTRODUCTION OF BILL

House File 2543, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an
act relating to certain school finance formula provisions and
providing an effective date.

Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
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 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was
asked:


House File 2099, a bill for an act affecting eligibility for the beginning farmer loan
program, and providing an effective date.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2238, a bill for an act relating to the use of school improvement
technology program and school improvement technology block grant program moneys
by school districts and area education agencies to employ or contract with information
technology specialists.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2252, a bill for an act eliminating the future repeal of the school finance
formula and providing for periodic legislative review.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2256, a bill for an act establishing a pilot project requiring that the
state department of transportation purchase soydiesel fuel for use in some of its
vehicles, and providing for contingent effectiveness.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2303, a bill for an act relating to judicial administration by providing
for benefits applicable to judicial branch employees, the allocation of magistrates, and
the manner of making certain noncourt and administrative appointments.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2307, a bill for an act relating to public and workplace safety and wage
collection laws administered by the labor commissioner, including changes in the
regulation of boilers in places of public assembly and of elevator installers, and of
employers under the wage payment collection law.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2344, a bill for an act relating to child and family services administered
by the department of human services.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2349, a bill for an act prohibiting a processor from contracting for the
care and feeding of swine in this state, making penalties applicable, and providing an
effective date.


Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2366, a bill for an act relating to the purchase, possession, and sale of
cigarettes and tobacco products and providing penalties.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2390, a bill for an act relating to the duties of divisions within the
department of inspections and appeals and codifying the establishment and duties of
the existing health facilities division.

Also: That the Senate has on March 9, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2395, a bill for an act relating to the creation of an information
technology department and making related changes.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary

SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 2238, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the use of school improvement technology program and
school improvement technology block grant program moneys by
school districts and area education agencies to employ or contract
with information technology specialists.

Read first time and referred to committee on education.

Senate File 2252, by committee on education, a bill for an act
eliminating the future repeal of the school finance formula and
providing for periodic legislative review.

Read first time and referred to committee on education.

Senate File 2256, by committee on transportation, a bill for an
act establishing a pilot project requiring that the state department of
transportation purchase soydiesel fuel for use in some of its vehicles,
and providing for contingent effectiveness.

Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.


Senate File 2303, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to judicial administration by providing for benefits applicable
to judicial branch employees, the allocation of magistrates, and the
manner of making certain noncourt and administrative
appointments.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2307, by committee on business and labor, a bill for
an act relating to public and workplace safety and wage collection
laws administered by the labor commissioner, including changes in
the regulation of boilers in places of public assembly and of elevator
installers, and of employers under the wage payment collection law.

Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.

Senate File 2344, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to child and family services administered by the
department of human services.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2349, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act
prohibiting a processor from contracting for the care and feeding of
swine in this state, making penalties applicable, and providing an
effective date.

Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.

Senate File 2390, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the duties of divisions within the department of
inspections and appeals and codifying the establishment and duties of
the existing health facilities division.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2395, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the creation of an information technology department
and making related changes.


Read first time and referred to committee on state government.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER PREVAILED

Nelson-Forbes of Marshall called up for consideration the motion
to reconsider House File 2474, filed on March 9, 2000, and moved to
reconsider the vote by which 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, passed the House and was placed on its
last reading on March 9, 2000.

A non-record roll call was requested.

The ayes were 65, nays none.

The motion prevailed and the House reconsidered House File 2474,
placing the motion to reconsider filed by Cormack of Webster on
March 9, 2000, out of order.

Nelson-Forbes of Marshall asked and received unanimous consent
to reconsider the vote by which amendment H-8124, (found on page
662 of the House Journal) was adopted by the House.

Cormack of Webster offered the following amendment H-8304, to
amendment H-8124, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-8304

1 Amend the amendment, H-8124, to House File 2474, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 8, by inserting after the figure
4 "256.11." the following: "This subsection shall be
5 applicable strictly for reporting purposes and shall
6 not be interpreted to require school districts and
7 accredited nonpublic schools to provide or offer
8 health services, media services programs, or guidance
9 programs."

Amendment H-8304 was adopted.

On motion by Nelson-Forbes of Marshall, amendment H-8124, as
amended, 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, 93:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Cormack Davis Doderer Dolecheck
Dotzler Drake Drees Falck
Fallon Foege 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
Parmenter 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 Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 7:
Connors Dix Eddie Ford
Jacobs Osterhaus Sukup

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGE

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 2474 be immediately messaged to the Senate.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar

House File 2458, a bill for an act relating to aviation
transportation and providing an effective date, was taken up for
consideration.

Warnstadt of Woodbury offered the following amendment H-8087
filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-8087

1 Amend House File 2458 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by striking lines 16 through 19 and
3 inserting the following: "shall review existing and
4 potential new funding streams for".

Amendment H-8087 was adopted.

Metcalf 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. 2458)

The ayes were, 91:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Falck Foege Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Huseman
Jager Jenkins Jochum Johnson
Kettering Klemme Kreiman Kuhn
Larkin Larson Lord Martin
Mascher May Mertz Metcalf
Millage Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Parmenter 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 Whitead
Wise Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, 1:
Fallon

 


Absent or not voting, 8:
Eddie Ford Grundberg Houser
Huser Jacobs Osterhaus Sukup

 


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

House File 2425, a bill for an act relating to knowledge of
limitations on authority of managers of limited liability companies by
persons dealing with such companies, was taken up for consideration.

Kettering of Sac 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. 2425)

The ayes were, 93:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Doderer
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Falck Fallon Foege Frevert
Garman Gipp Greimann Greiner
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
Parmenter 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 Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 7:
Dix Eddie Ford Grundberg
Jacobs Osterhaus Sukup

 


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

House File 2442, a bill for an act establishing a protocol for
visitors to the state capitol, was taken up for consideration.

Gipp of Winneshiek offered the following amendment H-8273 filed
by him and moved its adoption:

H-8273

1 Amend House File 2442 as follows:
2 1. By striking everything after the enacting
3 clause and inserting the following:
4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 2D.1 INTERNATIONAL
5 RELATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
6 1. An international relations advisory council is
7 created to provide coordination of state and local
8 international relations activities, through both the
9 public and private sectors, and to provide
10 recommendations to the governor and to the general
11 assembly relating to international relations
12 activities.
13 2. The international relations advisory council
14 shall consist of all of the following members:
15 a. The co-chairpersons of the international
16 relations committee established by the legislative
17 council, or their designees.
18 b. Two members of the senate who are members of
19 the international relations committee of the
20 legislative council, appointed by the majority leader
21 of the senate, after consultation with the president
22 of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate,
23 and two members of the house of representatives who
24 are members of the international relations committee
25 of the legislative council, appointed by the speaker
26 of the house, after consultation with the majority

27 leader and the minority leader of the house of
28 representatives.
29 c. The director of the department of economic
30 development, or the director's designee.
31 d. The secretary of agriculture, or the
32 secretary's designee.
33 e. The director of the department of general
34 services, or the director's designee.
35 f. The director of the department of workforce
36 development, or the director's designee.
37 g. The director of the department of cultural
38 affairs, or the director's designee.
39 h. The director of the department of education, or
40 the director's designee.
41 i. The director of the department of public
42 health, or the director's designee.
43 j. Representatives of agriculture, private
44 business and industry, international programs provided
45 through universities and colleges located in this
46 state, Iowa sister states, the refugee services center
47 of the department of human services, and others,
48 selected by the legislative council, based upon
49 recommendations made by the international relations
50 committee of the legislative council.

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1 3. The co-chairpersons of the international
2 relations committee of the legislative council shall
3 serve as co-chairpersons of the advisory council.
4 4. The executive branch protocol officer and the
5 legislative branch protocol officer shall act in a
6 consultative capacity to the advisory council. The
7 legislative branch protocol officer shall provide
8 staff support to the advisory council.
9 5. The advisory council shall do all of the
10 following:
11 a. Create a statewide network to coordinate
12 international relations activities involving the
13 executive and legislative branches, business and
14 industry, public and private educational institutions,
15 and other entities involved in promoting international
16 relations. The network shall include provision of
17 information to the public via electronic access
18 utilizing the most advanced and cost-effective and
19 efficient technology.
20 b. Coordinate existing resources, provided through
21 state agencies and other entities with international
22 relations expertise, to facilitate international
23 relations activities. Resources shall be utilized in
24 a manner which is most appropriate to the type of
25 international relations activity involved.

26 c. Provide continuity, over time, at the state
27 level in the development and enhancement of
28 partnerships with international colleagues.
29 d. Develop a comprehensive, state international
30 relations policy and define the state's role in the
31 international relations arena.
32 e. Coordinate efforts with the executive branch
33 and legislative branch protocol officers.
34 f. Sponsor an annual state summit on international
35 relations capacity to promote international relations
36 activities in a variety of arenas including but not
37 limited to international market development and civic,
38 cultural, and educational opportunities. The summit
39 should incorporate input from city, county, and state
40 entities from both the public and private sectors.
41 g. Inform and educate the public, workforce,
42 students, businesses, and state policymakers regarding
43 the importance of international involvement in both
44 economic and noneconomic international relations
45 activities.
46 h. Compile reference materials and a listing of
47 resources to be available to policymakers and the
48 public in preparing for international relations
49 activities and travel. The compiled materials and
50 listing of resources shall be provided via electronic

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1 access utilizing the most advanced and cost-effective
2 and efficient technology.
3 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 2D.2 INTERNATIONAL
4 RELATIONS COMMITTEE - PROTOCOL.
5 1. The international relations committee of the
6 legislative council shall establish and utilize
7 protocol for visitors to the capitol, who may include
8 state, national, or international visitors. The
9 protocol established shall include provisions relating
10 to transportation of visitors to and from the capitol,
11 the designation of an official point of entry and a
12 receiving area for visitors, security provisions,
13 official introduction of visitors to the general
14 assembly while the general assembly is in session, the
15 provision of gifts to visitors, and other provisions
16 appropriate to the visitor's position.
17 2. The international relations committee shall
18 work with the executive branch protocol officer and
19 with the legislative branch protocol officer in
20 developing the protocol and in coordinating the visits
21 of state, national, and international visitors to the
22 capitol.
23 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 2D.3 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
24 PROTOCOL OFFICER.

25 The legislative service bureau shall employ a
26 legislative branch protocol officer to coordinate
27 activities related to state, national, and
28 international visitors to the state capitol or with an
29 interest in the general assembly, and related to
30 travel of members of the general assembly abroad. The
31 protocol officer shall serve in a consultative
32 capacity and shall provide staff support to the
33 international advisory council. The protocol officer
34 shall also work with the executive branch protocol
35 officer to coordinate state, national, and
36 international relations activities. The legislative
37 branch protocol officer shall submit periodic reports
38 to the international relations committee of the
39 legislative council regarding the visits of state,
40 national, and international visitors and regarding
41 international activities.
42 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 2D.4 EXECUTIVE BRANCH
43 PROTOCOL OFFICER.
44 The lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant
45 governor's designee, shall be the executive branch
46 protocol officer. The protocol officer shall serve in
47 a consultative capacity to the international relations
48 advisory council. The protocol officer shall work
49 with the international relations committee of the
50 legislative council and the legislative branch

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1 protocol officer in developing and implementing
2 protocol for state, national, and international
3 visitors to the state capitol and in improving
4 coordination between the legislative and executive
5 branches in international relations activities."
6 2. Title page, by striking line 1, and inserting
7 the following: "An Act relating to international
8 relations including the creation of an international
9 relations advisory council and the designation of
10 legislative and executive branch protocol officers."

Amendment H-8273 was adopted.

Gipp of Winneshiek 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. 2442)


The ayes were, 96:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Falck Fallon Foege
Frevert Garman Gipp Greimann
Greiner Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Hoffman Holmes Holveck
Horbach Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jager Jenkins Jochum
Johnson Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Parmenter
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
Whitead Wise Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 4:
Eddie Ford Osterhaus Sukup

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2425, 2442 and 2458.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:


Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on
March 13, 2000, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:

Senate File 2111, a bill for an act providing for a one hundred percent budget
guarantee for school districts, and providing an effective date.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary

The House stood at ease at 2:17 p.m., until the fall of the gavel.

The House resumed session at 3:35 p.m., Speaker Siegrist in the
chair.

SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 2111, by committee on education, a bill for an act
providing for a one hundred percent budget guarantee for school
districts, and providing an effective date.

Read first time and referred to committee on education.

Senate File 2366, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the purchase, possession, and sale of cigarettes and
tobacco products and providing penalties.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

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 13, 2000, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:

Senate File 2141, a bill for an act creating a merchant marine bonus fund and
making an appropriation.

Also: That the Senate has on March 13, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2326, a bill for an act relating to funding of certain household
hazardous material collection efforts and events.


Also: That the Senate has on March 13, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 2364, a bill for an act relating to the residency requirements for city
civil service employees.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary

House File 2433, a bill for an act relating to community college
governance, was taken up for consideration.

Nelson-Forbes of Marshall offered the following amendment H-
8145 filed by her and moved its adoption:

H-8145

1 Amend House File 2433 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 8, by striking the word "Data"
3 and inserting the following: "Financial data".
4 2. Page 1, line 13, by striking the figure "1"
5 and inserting the following: "15".
6 3. Page 1, by striking lines 18 through 26 and
7 inserting the following:
8 "NEW SUBSECTION. 49. Reconcile, with the
9 assistance of the community colleges, audited
10 financial statements and the certified annual report
11 with the financial data submitted to the department.
12 The reconciliation shall include an analysis of
13 funding by funding source."
14 4. By striking page 1, line 29, and inserting the
15 following:
16 "NEW SUBSECTION. 4. a. The council shall prepare
17 a".
18 5. Page 1, line 30, by inserting after the word
19 "plan" the following: "at least once every five
20 years".
21 6. Page 1, line 31, by striking the word
22 "colleges," and inserting the following: "colleges".
23 7. By striking page 1, line 32 through page 2,
24 line 2, and inserting the following: "stakeholders.
25 The working group shall be composed of eleven members
26 appointed as follows:
27 (1) The governor shall appoint one member.
28 (2) The Iowa association of community college
29 trustees shall appoint one member.
30 (3) The Iowa association of community college
31 presidents shall appoint one member.
32 (4) The administrator of the division of community
33 colleges and workforce preparation of the department
34 of education or the administrator's designee.

35 (5) The director of the department of workforce
36 development or the director's designee.
37 (6) The director of the department of economic
38 development or the director's designee.
39 (7) The president of the senate, after
40 consultation with the majority leader of the senate,
41 shall appoint one legislative member.
42 (8) The minority leader of the senate shall
43 appoint one legislative member.
44 (9) The speaker of the house shall appoint one
45 legislative member.
46 (10) The minority leader of the house of
47 representatives shall appoint one legislative member.
48 (11) The speaker of the house shall appoint a
49 representative from a manufacturing operation that
50 utilizes community college services.

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1 b. a legislative member is eligible for per diem
2 and expenses as provided in section 2.10.
3 Appointments to the task force are subject to the
4 requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
5 c. The plan shall be submitted to the state board
6 of education for approval and adoption. However,
7 prior to adoption, the plan shall be submitted to the
8 joint subcommittee on education appropriations for
9 review. By January 1, 2001, and at least every five".
10 8. Page 2, line 10, by inserting after the word
11 "data" the following: "elements".
12 9. Page 2, line 11, by inserting after the word
13 "data" the following: "elements".
14 10. Page 3, by striking lines 15 through 19 and
15 inserting the following:
16 "Sec. . INITIAL STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PLAN.
17 Notwithstanding section 256.31, subsection 4, the
18 state board of education shall submit a preliminary
19 report regarding the initial statewide strategic plan
20 by December 1, 2000. The department shall approve,
21 adopt, and implement the initial plan by July 1,
22 2001."

Amendment H-8145 was adopted, placing amendment H-8094 filed
by Stevens of Dickinson on February 29, 2000, out of order.

Warnstadt of Woodbury offered the following amendment H-8066
filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-8066

1 Amend House File 2433 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 6 and
3 inserting the following: "implementation."

Amendment H-8066 lost.

Fallon of Polk offered amendment H-8193 filed by him as follows:

H-8193

1 Amend House File 2433 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 6 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 260C.19, Code 1999, is amended
5 to read as follows:
6 260C.19 ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS.
7 Boards of directors of merged areas may acquire
8 sites and erect and equip buildings for use by
9 community colleges and may contract indebtedness and
10 issue bonds to raise funds for such purposes. A
11 community college shall not acquire a site, or erect
12 and equip buildings for use by the community college
13 on a site that is not on or contiguous to the existing
14 community college campus unless it can be clearly
15 demonstrated that land on or contiguous to the
16 existing community college campus is not available."
17 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Jacobs of Polk rose on a point of order that amendment H-8193
was not germane.

The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-8193
not germane.

Fallon of Polk asked for unanimous consent to suspend the rules to
consider amendment H-8193.

Objection was raised.

Fallon of Polk moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment
H-8193.

A non-record roll call was requested.

The ayes were 31, nays 52.

The motion to suspend the rules lost.

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. 2433)

The ayes were, 90:
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 Garman Gipp Greimann
Greiner Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Hoffman Holmes Holveck
Horbach Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jager Jenkins Jochum
Johnson Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Myers
Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Osterhaus Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Shey Sukup Sunderbruch
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Weidman Welter Whitead Wise
Witt Mr. Speaker
Siegrist

 


The nays were, 9:
Drees Frevert Murphy Parmenter
Schrader Shoultz Stevens Warnstadt
Weigel

 


Absent or not voting, 1:

 


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


House File 2477, a bill for an act relating to public improvements
and transportation, including procedures for condemnation and
highway projects, aircraft registration, and passenger rail service,
and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

Huser of Polk offered the following amendment H-8218 filed by her
and moved its adoption:

H-8218

1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 27 through 32 and
3 inserting the following: "notices, view the land
4 sought to be condemned and assess the damages which
5 the owner will sustain by".
6 2. Page 2, by striking lines 15 through 24 and
7 inserting the following:
8 "NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Prior to the meeting of
9 the commission, the commission or a commissioner shall
10 not communicate with the applicant, property owner, or
11 tenant, or their agents, regarding the condemnation
12 proceedings. The commissioners shall meet in open
13 session to view the property and to receive evidence,
14 but shall deliberate in closed session. After closed
15 session deliberations commence, the commission and
16 each commissioner is prohibited from communicating
17 with any party to the proceeding, unless such
18 communication occurs in the presence of or with the
19 consent of the property owner and the other parties
20 who appeared before the commission."
21 3. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-8218 was adopted.

Johnson of Osceola offered the following amendment H-8268 filed
by him and moved its adoption:

H-8268

1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 1, line 21, through page 2,
3 line 24.
4 2. Page 4, line 12, by striking the figures and
5 word "6B.2A, 6B.2B, 6B.4, and 6B.14," and inserting
6 the following: "6B.2A and 6B.2B,".
7 3. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-8268 lost.

Garman of Story offered the following amendment H-8098 filed by
Garman, et al., and moved its adoption:

H-8098

1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 3, line 33, through page 4,
3 line 10.
4 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-8098 was adopted.

Huser 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. 2477)

The ayes were, 87:
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
Frevert Gipp Greimann Greiner
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Hoffman Holmes Holveck Horbach
Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs
Jenkins Jochum Kettering Klemme
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Myers Nelson-Forbes
O'Brien Parmenter Raecker Rants
Rayhons Reynolds Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shey Stevens Sukup
Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Warnstadt Weidman Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Mr. Speaker
Siegrist

 


The nays were, 12:
Alons Drees Garman Jager
Johnson Kreiman Mundie Murphy
Osterhaus Shoultz Thomas Weigel
Absent or not voting, 1:

 

Ford

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2433 and 2477.

House File 2321, a bill for an act relating to medical assistance,
including eligibility categories and transfer of assets, 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. 2321)

The ayes were, 99:
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 Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jacobs Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Stevens Sukup Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Mr. Speaker
Siegrist

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 1:
Ford

 


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

House File 2531, a bill for an act relating to services provided by
county officers including funding for emergency medical services and
the disposition of lost property, was taken up for consideration.

Weidman of Cass 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. 2531)

The ayes were, 99:
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 Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jacobs Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Stevens Sukup Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Mr. Speaker
Siegrist

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 1:
Ford

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2321 and 2531.

SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 2141, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act creating a merchant marine bonus fund and making an
appropriation.

Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.

Senate File 2326, by committee on natural resources and
environment, a bill for an act relating to funding of certain household
hazardous material collection efforts and events.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2364, by committee on local government, a bill for an
act relating to the residency requirements for city civil service
employees.

Read first time and referred to committee on local government.

REPORT OF ADMINISTRATION AND RULES COMMITTEE

MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, your
committee on administration and rules submits the following to be
employed in the indicated positions, and at the indicated

classification, grades and steps, and the changes in the classification
of the indicated officers and employees to be effective on the date
indicated:

Grade Class of
and Appoint- Eff.
Position Name Step ment Date

Legislative Research Lon W. Anderson 35-2 to P-FT 03-31-00
Analyst III 35-3

Switchboard Operator Howard S. Cowles 14-2 to S-O 04-28-00
14-3

Doorkeeper Herbert J. Beyer 11-1 to S-O 03-17-00
11-2

Clerk to Chief Clerk Kathryn M. Farrell 16-2 to S-O 03-17-00
16-3

Doorkeeper Charles L. Fogelson 11-1 to S-O 03-17-00
11-2

Legislative Research Justin D. Hupfer 29-2 to P-FT 03-17-00
Analyst I 29-3

Legislative Research Anna M. Hyatt-Crozier 27-3 to P-FT 03-31-00
Analyst
Legislative Research 29-2
Analyst I

Administrative Assistant Carolyn McNeill 32-3 to P-PT 04-28-00
II to Leader Gaukel 32-4

Doorkeeper Gerald V. Orman 11-2 to S-O 04-14-00
11-3

Assistant Finance Officer Kelly Marie Wacht 21-3 to P-FT 04-14-00
Finance Officer I 24-2

Legislative Secretary Michelle K. Bauer 17-1 to S-O 03-17-00
17-2

Legislative Committee Jill J. Beni 17-1 to S-O 03-17-00
Secretary 17-2

Legislative Secretary Jenna S. Brownell 18-1 to S-O 03-17-00
18-2

Legislative Secretary Diane K. Burget 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2

Grade Class of
and Appoint- Eff.
Position Name Step ment Date

Legislative Secretary Marjorie I. Connors 18-3 to S-O 03-31-00
18-4

Legislative Secretary Mary Beth Danzer 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Lindsey R. Dohlman 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary A. Kathleen Eaton 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Doris E. Guess 16-4 to S-O 03-17-00
16-5

Legislative Secretary Lynn M. Hoffman 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Ann I. Ihm 17-1 to S-O 03-17-00
17-2

Legislative Secretary Patrick R. James 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2

Legislative Secretary Julie K. Johnson 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Karen L. Jostes 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2

Legislative Secretary Benjamin N. Knight 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2

Legislative Secretary Angela J. Langrehr 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Catherine M. Mabry 16-2 to S-O 04-14-00
16-3

Legislative Committee Melba K. Murken 17-1 to S-O 03-17-00
Secretary 17-2

Legislative Secretary Ronna G. O'Brien 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Kathy A. Parmenter 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2


Grade Class of
and Appoint- Eff.
Position Name Step ment Date

Legislative Secretary Carolyn J. Ramsay 15-4+2 to S-O 04-14-00
15-5+2

Legislative Secretary Janet R. Ramsay 16-2 to S-O 04-14-00
16-3

Legislative Secretary Mary Lee A. Stephens 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Wilma R. Scieszinski 16-4 to S-O 04-14-00
16-5

Legislative Secretary Vinita J. Smith 17-3 to S-O 04-28-00
17-4

Legislative Secretary Thanh K. Truong 16-1 S-O 02-07-00

Legislative Secretary Jo Ann Thomas 16/4+2 to S-O 03-03-00
16/5+2

Legislative Secretary Darlene A. Van Oort 16-1 to S-O 03-17-00
16-2

Legislative Secretary Pearl I. White 15-1 to S-O 03-17-00
15-2

The following are resignations from the officers and employees of the House:

Doorkeeper Kathleen L. O'Leary 02-03-00

Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, the following is a list of officers
and employees of the Joint Senate/House and their recommended classification
grades and steps:

Facilities Manager II Mark L. Willemssen 38-2 to P-FT 03-31-00
38-3

CARROLL of Poweshiek, Chair

EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 8, 9
and 13, 2000. Had I been present on March 8, I would have voted
"aye" on House Files 2323, 2391, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2424, 2437, 2470,
2491, 2513, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522 and 2525; on March 9, I would

have voted "aye" on House Files 2316, 2378, 2422, 2430, 2435, 2436,
2471, 2474, 2502, 2505, 2506 and 2512; and on March 13, I would
have voted "aye" on House Files 2425, 2458 and 2474.

JACOBS of Polk

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Thursday,
March 9 and early Monday afternoon, March 13, 2000. Had I been
present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 2316, 2378, 2422,
2425, 2430, 2435, 2436, 2442, 2458, 2471, 2474, 2502, 2505, 2506, and
2512.

OSTERHAUS of Jackson

BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on March 9, 2000, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary of
State the following bill:

Senate File 2330, an act relating to the regulation of certain low-speed vehicles and
making a penalty applicable.

PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

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

Sixty-five fifth grade students from Hillis Elementary School, Des
Moines, accompanied by five Hillis staff members. By Holveck of
Polk.

COMMUNICATION RECEIVED

The following communication was received and filed in the office of
the Chief Clerk:

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

The Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 160, 1999 Acts of the Seventy-eighth
General Assembly.


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\511 Ernie Harnisch, Fredericksburg - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2000\512 Agnes O'Hollearn, New Hampton - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\513 Art and Mona Ackley, New Hampton - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.

2000\514 Richard Werthmann, Sr., Davenport - For celebrating his 90th
birthday.

2000\515 Glenn and Shirley McKitrick, Ottumwa - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\516 Lester and June Cains, Ottumwa - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.

2000\517 Earl and Nora Young, Ottumwa - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.

2000\518 William A. and Esther Keasling, Ottumwa - For celebrating their 59th
wedding anniversary.

2000\519 Paul and Marie King, Ottumwa -For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.

2000\520 Ora Young-Holman, Ottumwa - For celebrating her 100th birthday.

2000\521 Maxine Wilson, Ottumwa - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2000\522 Ellen Hyde, Ottumwa - For celebrating her 103rd birthday.

2000\523 Curtis Readel, Ottumwa - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2000\524 Amy Swisher, Cedar Falls - For being named to the Class 4-A All-
Tournament Team and to the Des Moines Register's All-State Team, at
the 2000 Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament.

2000\525 Coach Dan List and the Cedar Falls Girls' Basketball Team, Cedar
Falls - For winning 2nd place in the Class 2-A Division of the 2000 Iowa
High School Girls' State Basketball Tournament.


2000\526 Arthur Lang, Hawkeye - For celebrating his 87th birthday.

2000\527 Oscar Lentzkow, Independence - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2000\528 Etwina Malven, Maynard - For celebrating her 86th birthday.

2000\529 Dorothy and John Kunkle, Oelwein - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\530 Leo "Short" Ellis, Greenfield - For celebrating his 88th birthday.

2000\531 Geneva and Gene Crouch, Bayard - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.

2000\532 Luella Vaux, Bagley - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\533 Irene Doherty Kenyon, Stuart - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\534 Eva L. Amfahr, Independence - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2000\535 Louise Copeland, Newton - For celebrating her 101st birthday.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Senate File 2200 Reassigned

Commerce and Regulation: Holmes, Chair; Hoffman and Wise.

Senate File 2256

Transportation: Rayhons, Chair; Johnson and Thomas.

Senate File 2395

State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Bradley and Whitead.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H-8305 H.F. 2392 Richardson of Warren
H-8306 H.F. 2392 Richardson of Warren
H-8307 H.F. 2392 Warnstadt of Woodbury
H-8308 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8309 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac

H-8310 H.F. 2290 Scherrman of Dubuque
H-8311 H.F. 2366 Kreiman of Davis
Grundberg of Polk
Raecker of Polk
Kettering of Sac
H-8312 H.F. 2229 Foege of Linn
H-8313 H.F. 2229 Foege of Linn
H-8314 H.F. 2229 Doderer of Johnson
H-8315 H.F. 2514 Brunkhorst of Bremer
H-8316 H.F. 2508 Houser of Pottawattamie
H-8317 H.F. 2229 Greimann of Story
H-8318 H.F. 2229 Parmenter of Story
H-8319 H.F. 2292 Jacobs of Polk
Wise of Lee
H-8320 H.F. 2391 Schrader of Marion
Baudler of Adair
H-8321 H.F. 2501 Arnold of Lucas
H-8322 H.F. 2229 Foege of Linn
H-8323 H.F. 2229 Mascher of Johnson
H-8324 H.F. 2229 Mascher of Johnson
H-8325 H.F. 2229 Mascher of Johnson
H-8326 H.F. 2368 Drake of Pottawattamie
H-8327 H.F. 2229 Foege of Linn
H-8328 H.F. 2482 Thomson of Linn
H-8329 H.F. 2229 Parmenter of Story
H-8330 H.F. 2229 Wise of Lee
H-8331 H.F. 2292 Wise of Lee
H-8332 H.F. 2317 Dix of Butler
H-8333 H.F. 2392 Warnstadt of Woodbury
H-8334 H.F. 2514 Lord of Dallas

On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 4:50
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2000.


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