Senate Journal: Monday, January 10, 2000

  FIRST CALENDAR DAY
  FIRST SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, January 10, 2000

  Pursuant to chapter two (2), sections two point one (2.1) and two
  point three (2.3), Code of Iowa, the 2000 Regular Session of the
  Seventy-eighth General Assembly convened at 10:02 a.m., and the
  Senate was called to order by President Mary E. Kramer.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Dr. Sam Massey, pastor of the
  Westminster Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, Iowa.

  OPENING REMARKS BY THE
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

  President Kramer addressed the Senate with the following
  remarks:

  Welcome back to this beautiful chamber.  It is historic and inspiring and
  brings us
  back each year with a fresh sense of what we might accomplish together.

  Much has been said and written about the issues facing our state in the year
  2000
  and beyond.  Our aging population; the loss of talented and productive young
  people;
  our declining school enrollment and performance; a difficult agricultural
  economy
  engrossed in massive change; a certain "separatism" among rural and urban
  areas of
  our state AND a certain apologist attitude-talk about who and what we are
  not.

  It's time to stop continually defining these issues and problems and look at
  what we
  can do and can become.

  David Gergen, writing in the current issue of US News & World Report says:
  "At
  no time in memory have Americans felt more optimistic about the future and
  with
  greater reason.  As the new century begins, we look back on one of the
  brightest
  decades in memory and forward to a future perhaps even more luminous."

  He continues:  "Three revolutions are sweeping the world and America leads
  the
  way in each...the Cold War has faded and democracy is surging-from 69
  democratic
  countries to 120 democratic countries in one decade.  This expansion of
  human freedom
  is accompanied by a revolution in capitalism that can create a booming
  economy here
  at home and is encouraging entrepreneurs in every nation.  Even more
  revolutionary
  are the breakthroughs in science and technology-our grandchildren may live
  in a time
  when cancer is cured, when multiple universes are discovered, and a decent
  life is
  within reach of even the poorest of God's creatures.  A recent survey by the
  Pew
  Research Center found that fully 70% of Americans are optimistic about
  America's
  future and 81% are optimistic about themselves and their families.  We may
  be on the
  verge of a truly Golden Age."

  And how will we here, in this historic place, lead Iowa to her proper role
  in this
  coming Golden Age?

  As we approached the last millennium, headlines proclaimed, "The United
  States is
  the Envy of the World."  The arrogance of this thinking, perhaps, prevented
  us from
  making the most of our potential during the last century.

  Historian John Keegan has said, "The history of the 20th century can be
  written
  through the biographies of six men:  Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Churchill,
  and
  Franklin Roosevelt.  The first four of these men were tyrants who dimmed the
  lamps of
  freedom and plunged the world into the bloodiest conflicts in all of human
  history."
  Indeed-leadership counts!

  So, the question is:  How can we do a better job of realizing the promise of
  the 21st
  century than we did of the 20th?

  We must nurture and elect more leaders of great stature.  Today, CEOs,
  entrepreneurs, and athletes often command more respect than politicians.  In
  the years
  ahead, men and women in public life provide inspiration, vision, and belief
  in a
  common purpose.

  Isn't that our hope?  No-it's our job!  How will we in this chamber,
  individually
  and collectively, provide that inspiration, vision, and common purpose?

  Again quoting David Gergen, "Our most important protections in this new
  world
  will be our old values.  Nothing we will learn on the Internet will give us
  deeper
  insights than the answers found in the desert 2000 years ago.  As
  Americans," (I would
  say, especially, as Iowans), "we owe an extraordinary debt to those
  generations who
  have brought us to the edge of this new promised land.  Their sacrifices not
  only
  brought us a good life, but through wars and hard times, kept our values
  alive.  These
  values are now the greatest gift we can pass on to the 21st century."

  Martin Luther King defined freedom in this way:  "Freedom is the capacity to
  deliberate on alternatives, the ability to think, to make rational decisions
  about one's
  life, and then have the capacity to accept responsibility for those
  decisions."

  Here and now, each of us has been elected a leader for our own constituency
  and for
  our state as a whole.  John Zenger has said, "There is no mythology or
  charisma that is
  necessary for leadership.  We know what leaders do:  They create shared
  values
  through communication.  They develop responsible followers.  They inspire
  lofty goal
  accomplishment.  They model appropriate behavior.  They focus attention on
  the
  important issues.  They connect their group to the outside world."

  No rocket science here-discipline and practice will get us where we want to
  be.
  In Iowa, we are blessed with the freedom, the values, and the people to
  shape our
  future.

  Traditional thinking says this will be a tough, political year.  It is an
  election year,
  and the bitterness and cynicism of old battles, along with our desire to
  win, will
  interfere with creating good public policy-a bright future-for Iowa.  We
  will disagree.
  We have strong philosophical opinions about the role and the size of our
  government.
  However, we must move a positive agenda.  We can't afford to wait until the
  "right"
  year, or the "right" time.  The time is now today.  I am eager to begin and
  hope you are
  too.

  Thank you for your attention.

  REMARKS BY THE MAJORITY LEADER

  Senator Iverson addressed the Senate as follows:

  I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of you back for the 2000
  Regular
  Session of the 78th General Assembly.  I look forward to working with each
  and every
  one of you during the next few months.

  Each legislative session brings with it numerous challenges, and this
  session will
  be no different.  Our budget is not as healthy as it has been during the
  past several
  years, and we will need to act responsibly to address this issue.

  However, I strongly believe that the opportunities far outnumber the
  challenges.  I
  believe we have an excellent opportunity to make Iowa schools the best in
  the country
  by improving reading programs and making schools more accountable to
  parents.

  We can make Iowa's economy more competitive by opening up our utility system
  to
  competition through a process that ensures strong protections for Iowa
  consumers, and
  we can promote the development of Iowa's work force by preparing young
  Iowans for
  tomorrow's high-tech workplace.

  We also have an excellent opportunity to build on the substantial
  investments we
  have made in additional recreational activities for Iowa families.  I've
  joked this
  summer a couple of times that my idea of the good time is a cowboy movie and
  a cheap
  cigar-I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels that way.  But that hasn't
  stopped
  this legislature from making an impressive commitment to improving the
  quality of life
  for Iowans.  But there is more that we can do to make Iowa a better place to
  work, live,
  and raise a family.  We must also continue to promote value added
  agriculture to help
  Iowa farmers succeed in our global economy.

  These goals that I have outlined aren't just my goals.  They aren't just the
  goals of
  everyone in this room.  They are the goals of the Iowans we represent.
  We've had a
  history of working together to solve Iowa's problems.  Last year, this
  chamber was
  nearly unanimous in voting to expand the size of Iowa's skilled work force
  by passing
  the ACE legislation.  We also voted overwhelmingly to reduce taxes on
  hardworking
  Iowa families.  Not all of the ideas became law, but that doesn't mean we
  don't start
  this session with any less commitment to develop creative solutions to the
  problems
  facing Iowans.  I look forward to working on these issues with each and
  every one of
  you.

  I also want to take this opportunity to thank all of the administrative
  staff and the
  staff of the central staff agencies for all the hard work they have provided
  in the past,
  their efforts in the upcoming session, and also welcome all the new staff to
  the Iowa
  Senate.  I also want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of
  you for the
  kindness you have extended to me over the past year.

  REMARKS BY THE MINORITY LEADER

  Senator Gronstal addressed the Senate as follows:

  Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate:

  First of all, I'd like to welcome everyone back to this first session of the
  2000s.  We
  have an incredible opportunity this year to pursue an agenda that will
  assure the
  future of our families and our state.  There are dozens of issues that
  confront us this
  year, but today I'm going to talk about just three:

  The first priority this session is to help schools be accountable to parents
  and their
  communities.  Schools will report when kids are not at grade level in
  reading, writing,
  and math and will then provide the extra instruction that child needs to
  succeed.  Our
  Accountable Schools Initiative will help parents and schools focus on the
  basics and
  provide five million dollars to pay for the extra help, so all students
  succeed.
  Republican senators rejected similar proposals in 1998 and in 1999, but this
  year we
  are happy that Republican leaders in the House and Senate have started
  talking about
  these common sense proposals.  Back to the Basics and accountability in our
  schools
  will be one of the centerpiece accomplishments of this session.  Our
  families shouldn't
  have to wait to find out when their children are falling behind and our
  schools should
  not have to wait for the resources they need to make sure every child
  succeeds.

  The second Democratic priority of this session is to transform Iowa's health
  care
  system by directing the tobacco settlement to health care.  By taking the
  money we
  have reclaimed from tobacco companies for treating people and using a
  significant
  portion for prevention, we can become national leaders in preventive health
  care.  We
  spend billions of dollars in this state treating disease.  The tobacco
  settlement gives us
  an historic opportunity to begin investing in wellness.  Let's not squander
  this
  opportunity by coming up with a series of pork barrel projects that won't
  improve the
  long-term health of our families.

  The third priority for this session must be a commitment to clean water.
  How can
  we expect our families to stay here and new families to move here and enjoy
  Iowa's
  natural beauty when 159 streams and rivers are polluted.  For a modest state
  investment we can create a 75 million dollar clean-water initiative that
  will put
  thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive land in filter strips along
  those
  polluted streams and rivers.  Iowa's families shouldn't have to wait for our
  waters to be
  safe.

  There are a host of other issues to deal with this year.  Issues like work
  force
  development, crumbling schools, community attractions, utility
  restructuring, and the
  farm economy to name just a few, and we will work on those issues with you,
  as well.
  But we believe that unless we assure Iowans that we have made dramatic
  progress in
  the three priority areas of education, health care, and clean water, this
  session will
  have been a failure.  The Democrats will fight for our families' future.

  Thank you, Madam President.

  COMMITTEE FROM THE HOUSE

  A committee from the House appeared and notified the Senate
  that the House was duly organized and ready to receive any
  communication the Senate might be ready to transmit.

  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE GOVERNOR

  Senator Iverson moved that a committee of five be appointed to
  notify the Governor that the Senate was organized and ready to
  receive any communication that he might be ready to transmit.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote, and the Chair announced the
  appointment of Senators Bartz, Chair; Maddox, Angelo, Judge, and
  Deluhery.

  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE HOUSE

  Senator Iverson moved that a committee of five be appointed to
  notify the House of Representatives that the Senate was organized
  and ready for business.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
  appointment of Senators Johnson, Chair; Zieman, Boettger, Connolly,
  and McCoy.

  The Senate stood at ease at 10:20 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for
  the purpose of a meeting of the committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  The Senate resumed session at 10:28 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.
  SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  the following supplemental report of the committee on Rules and
  Administration:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Your committee on Rules and Administration begs leave to
  submit the names of the following personnel for appointment as officers and
  employees
  of the Senate for the 2000 Session of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly:

   Majority Caucus

  Research Analyst	Stacey Abildtrup
  Research Analyst	Andy Warren
  Research Analyst I	Michael Mulford
  Secretary	Jason White

   Minority Caucus

  Secretary	Sarah Leonard
  Secretary	Ashley Wimmer

   Journal

  Editor I	Janet Hawkins
  Assistant Editor	Toni Wakeman

   Legal Counsel

  Assistant to Legal Counsel	Kerry Williams

   Secretaries to Senators

  Committee Secretary	Judy Dierenfeld
  Committee Secretary	Gerry Gaskill
  Committee Secretary	Kristofer Lyons
  Committee Secretary	Jo Murray
  Committee Secretary	Joel Oswald
  Committee Secretary	Kyle Palmer
  Committee Secretary	Sarah Treiber
  Committee Secretary	Claudia Baumgarten
  Committee Secretary	Beverly Walsmith
  Committee Secretary	Jennifer Johnson
  Secretary	Nichole Bushore
  Secretary	Gary Kaufman
  Secretary	Mary Ellen Kimball
  Secretary	John Larson
  Secretary	Sybil Soukup
  Secretary	Joe Cilek
  Secretary	Loretta Greiner
  Secretary	Barbara Thompson
  Secretary	Seth Miller
  Secretary	Rosalee Klisares

  STEWART IVERSON, JR., Chair

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of the supplemental report
  and the appointment of the permanent officers and employees of the
  Senate.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the foregoing officers and
  employees appeared before the bar of the Senate and were duly
  sworn.

  REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE HOUSE

  Senator Johnson reported that the committee assigned to notify
  the House that the Senate was organized and ready for business had
  performed its duty.

  The report was accepted and the committee discharged.

  REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE GOVERNOR

  Senator Bartz reported that the committee assigned to notify the
  Governor that the Senate was organized and ready to receive
  communication had performed its duty.

  The report was accepted and the committee discharged.

  APPOINTMENT OF PAGES

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  the following report of the committee on Rules and Administration:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Your committee on Rules and Administration begs leave to
  submit the names of the following persons as Pages for the Senate for the
  2000 Session
  of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly:

  Mandy Besler, Manchester
  Angie Boggess, Carlisle
  Kara Breitbach, Fort Dodge
  Sarah Carlson, Rockwell City
  Charise Carstensen, Odebolt
  Sara Falb, Des Moines
  Elizabeth Gauger, Ames
  Julie Gehling, Emmetsburg
  Heidi Gesche, Merrill
  Mike Lindseth, Ellsworth
  Stacey Lyon, Independence
  Justin Manifold, Parkersburg
  Keturah Moretz, Pleasant Hill
  Samantha Morrison, Hamburg
  Matt Nappe, Milford
  Laura Pfeffer, Clinton
  Jesse Schradle, Charles City
  Liz Whims, Swea City
  Alicia Young, Creston

  STEWART IVERSON, JR., Chair

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of the report and the
  appointment of the Senate Pages.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the foregoing Senate
  Pages appeared before the bar of the Senate and were duly sworn to
  their oaths of office.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED

  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 January 10, 2000, adopted the following resolutions in which
  the
  concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  House Concurrent Resolution 101, a concurrent resolution
  relating to a joint convention, Tuesday, January 11, 2000, at
  10:00 a.m., Governor Vilsack to deliver condition of the state and
  budget message.

  This resolution was read first time and passed on file.

  House Concurrent Resolution 102, a concurrent resolution
  relating to a joint convention, Wednesday, January 12, 2000, at
  10:00 a.m., Chief Justice McGiverin deliver his condition of the
  judicial branch message.
  This resolution was read first time and passed on file.

  CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for immediate consideration House Concurrent Resolutions 101 and
  102.

  House Concurrent Resolution 101

  On motion of Senator Iverson, House Concurrent Resolution 101, a
  concurrent resolution relating to a joint convention, Tuesday,
  January 11, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., Governor Vilsack to deliver condition
  of the state and budget message was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of House Concurrent
  Resolution 101, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  House Concurrent Resolution 102

  On motion of Senator Iverson, House Concurrent Resolution 102, a
  concurrent resolution relating to a joint convention, Wednesday,
  January 12, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., Chief Justice McGiverin deliver his
  condition of the judicial branch message, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of House Concurrent
  Resolution 102, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 101, by Miller, a concurrent
  resolution to request a United States Corps of Engineers' study of the
  lower Des Moines River.

  This resolution was read first time and referred to committee on
  Natural Resources and Environment.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2001, by Redwine, a bill for an act relating to
  expenditure of primary road fund moneys for dust control on certain
  municipal streets.
  Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation.

  Senate File 2002, by Angelo, a bill for an act establishing the
  criminal offense of laser pointer harassment and providing a penalty.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.

  Senate File 2003, by Miller, a bill for an act increasing the child
  and dependent care credit under the state individual income tax and
  including a retroactive applicability date provision.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.

  Senate File 2004, by Tinsman, Angelo, Shearer, Szymoniak,
  Deluhery, Veenstra, and Rittmer, a bill for an act providing an
  individual and corporate tax credit for the acquisition or modification
  of assistive technology or the modification of the workplace in order
  to assist persons with a disability in the workplace and including an
  effective and retroactive applicability date provision.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.

  Senate File 2005, by Tinsman and Boettger, a bill for an act
  relating to a senior living insurance tax credit under the individual
  income tax and including a retroactive applicability date provision.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.

  Senate File 2006, by Angelo, a bill for an act establishing certain
  placements in a juvenile detention or shelter care home as a charge
  upon the state.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  House Concurrent Resolutions 101 and 102 be immediately
  messaged to the House.
  SPECIAL GUEST

  Senator Fraise welcomed the Honorable Leonard L. Boswell,
  former member of the Senate, and his wife, Dody.

  Congressman Boswell addressed the Senate with brief remarks.

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 10:43 a.m.,
  until 1:00 p.m.

  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened at 1:05 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Iverson requested a non-record roll call to determine that
  a quorum was present.

  The vote revealed 36 present, 14 absent, and a quorum present.
  APPENDIX

  COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED

  The following communications were received in the office of the
  Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service
  Bureau during the 1999 interim:

  June 24, 1999

  IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION

  1998 Annual Report.

  July 7, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

  Iowa's 1998 Public Drinking Water Program Annual Compliance Report.

  July 8, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

  Annual Report FY '98.

  July 16, 1999

  IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION

  Annual 1997-1998 Report.

  July 19, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  1998 Quadrennial Need Study and First Annual Update - January 1999, as
  required by Iowa Code Section 307A.2(14).

  July 30, 1999

  FY '99 DOT highway construction program expenditures.

  August 3, 1999

  DOT Annual Sufficiency Rating Report, as required by Iowa Code Section
  307A.2(12).
  August 6, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  August 1999 Annual Report of the Iowa Commission on the Status of African-
  Americans.

  August 19, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

  Annual Report, pursuant to the Code of Iowa, Section 455B.425 and Section
  455B.427.  Registry of Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substance Disposal Sites
  &
  Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund.

  August 30, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  Annual Report FY '99 of the Commission of Persons with Disabilities.

  September 1, 1999

  CITIZENS' AIDE/OMBUDSMAN

  Investigative Report 99-1.  Investigation of the State Insurance Division's
  oversight
  of Clinton Memorial Cemetery and Funeral Home, Inc.

  October 5, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

  Energy Fund Disbursement Council Annual Report FY '99.

  October 28, 1999

  IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP

  Annual Report FY '99 of the Office of Renewable Fuels and Co-Products.

  November 15, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

  Allowed Growth Factor Adjustment, as required by Iowa Code Sections
  331.439(3)
  and 331.424A(1), and recommendations on changes to the Incentives and
  Efficiency
  Fund.
  December 14, 1999

  BOARD OF REGENTS

  Annual Technology Transfer and Economic Development Reports from the
  University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern
  Iowa.

  December 15, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

  Report of the review and findings of the Food Stamp Program.

  Adult MH/MR/DD Services Funding Pilot Project Annual Report.

  December 17, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

  Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission report on model
  eligibility guidelines for disability services, as required per Code of
  Iowa, Section
  225C.6.

  Annual report on Personal Assistance and Family Support Services, pursuant
  to
  Section 225C.48.

  December 20, 1999

  BOARD OF REGENTS

  Annual Report on College Bound and IMAGES Programs, as required by Code of
  Iowa, Sections 262.92 and 269.93.

  DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Report by the Aviation Transportation in Iowa Study Committee.

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

  Adoption Services Report, as required by House File 760, Section 46.

  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  Three-way Paternity Affidavit Process Report, as required by 1999 Iowa Acts,
  Chapter 141, Section 41 (HF 497).

  1999 Annual Report.
  December 21, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  December 1999 School Violence Crisis Intervention Task Force report.

  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE

  Quarterly post-audits of state agencies and institutions for fiscal year
  ending
  June 30, 1999.

  LEGISLATIVE FISCAL BUREAU

  1999 Iowa Factbook.

  December 22, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  Recycled Content Plastic Bag and Soy Inks Report for FY '99.

  IOWA HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY

  1999 Annual Report.

  December 23, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

  Reimbursement recommendation to City of Des Moines for police and fire
  protection for FY '01.

  December 29,1999

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIION

  2000 - 2004 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program, as required by Iowa
  Code
  Section 307A.2(12).

  December 30, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  Chapter 1221 Report submitted by the Division of Substance Abuse and Health
  Promotion - an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing federal and state
  funded
  substance abuse treatment and prevention programs in the state.

  Infectious Disease Laws December 1999 Report - an evaluation of current laws
  in
  the state and their effectiveness in promoting public health.
  January 3, 2000

  BOARD OF REGENTS

  Annual Governance Report on Diversity Programs, in accordance with Iowa Code
  sections 262.82 and 262.93.  Annual reports for Affirmative Action and
  Minority and
  Women Educators Enhancement Program.

  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

  Inmate Vocational and Educational Programs update as of December 1999, as
  required by 1999 Senate File 468.

  Inmate Worker Safety Report, as required by 1999 Senate File 468.

  Inmate Hard Labor Law Progress Report, as required by 1999 Senate File 468.

  January 4, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE

  Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the State of Iowa for the FY ended
  June 30, 1999, in accordance with Iowa Code Section 421.31(5).

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  Response of Iowa Pavements to Heavy Agricultural Loads - Interim Report,
  pertaining to the provision in 1999 HF 651 mandating a study and report.

  January 5, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  FY '98 Annual Report on Community Action Programs in Iowa, Division of
  Community Action Agencies.

  Status of Asian and Pacific Islanders Study, as required by 1999 House File
  737.

  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE

  FY '99 Annual Report.

  January 6, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS

  FY '99 Annual Report, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  "Adopt-a-Highway Program Dangers" Report, as required by 1999 SF 424, Sec.
  7.
  January 7, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  IDPH Contractor Compliance in Coordination of Services Report, Division of
  Family and Community Health, as required by 1999 HF 737.

  Report from the Advisory Council that was appointed to make recommendations
  specific to the direction and operation of the Office of the Iowa State
  Medical
  Examiner, as directed by 1999 session law.

  IOWA UTILITIES BOARD

  Customer Contribution Fund Annual Report for FY ended June 30, 1999,
  pursuant
  to Iowa Code Section 476.66(6).

  January 10, 2000

  SUPREME COURT OF IOWA

  Report on Judgeship Formulas - response to the General Assembly's request
  for an
  analysis of the judgeship formulas, pursuant to 1999 Iowa Acts, Chapter 202,
  section
  12(1)(k).


  AGENCY ICN REPORTS

  June 1, 1999

  Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure status report as of 1/5/99.

  November 18, 1999

  IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION

  Report, Review of Maintenance Contract Pursuant to the Code of Iowa,
  Chapter 8D.3(3)(g), and Five-Year Financial Plan for the years ending June
  30, 2000,
  through 2005.

  December 23, 1999

  DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

  Annual Report for FY '99.

  December 29, 1999

  IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION

  Annual Savings Report for ICN usage FY '99, in accordance with Iowa Code
  Chapter 8D.10.
  January 5, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

  FY '99 ICN Usage Annual Report.

  January 7, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  FY '99 Annual Report on use of the ICN for videoconferencing, July '98 -
  June '99.


  ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENTS
  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

  As a result of HF 762, Senator Steve King and Senator Bob
  Dvorsky are appointed to the transition team of the Information
  Technology Department.

  Senator Bolkcom is appointed to the Commission on Elder Affairs.

  Senator Szymoniak is appointed to the Medical Assistance
  Advisory Council.

  Senator Connolly is reappointed to the Education Commission of
  the States.

  Senator Horn is appointed to the MFPRSI Board.

  REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, your
  committee on Rules and Administration submits the following names of
  officers and
  employees of the Senate for the Seventh-eighth General Assembly, 2000
  Session, and
  their respective classifications, grades and steps:

  Legis. Research Analyst	Stacey Abildtrup	P/FT	Grade 27, Step 1

  Legis. Research Analyst	Andy Warren	P/FT	Grade 27, Step 1

  Legis. Research Analyst I	Michael Mulford	P/FT	Grade 29, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Jason White	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Sarah Leonard	S/O 	Grade 17, Step 1
  (1/2 Time)
  Legis. Committee Secretary	Ashley Wimmer	S/O 	Grade 17, Step 1
  (1/2 Time)

  Editor I	Janet Hawkins	P/FT	Grade 22, Step 1

  Assistant Editor	Toni Wakeman	S/O	Grade 19, Step 1

  Asst. to Legal Counsel	Kerry Williams	S/O	Grade 19, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Judy Dierenfeld	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Gerry Gaskill	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Jo Murray	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Joel Oswald	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Kyle Palmer	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Sarah Treiber	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Claudia Baumgarten	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Beverly Walsmith	S/O	Grade 19, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Jennifer Johnson	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Kristofer Lyons	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Nichole Bushore	S/O	Grade 16, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Gary Kaufman	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Mary Ellen Kimball	S/O	Grade 15, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	John Larson	S/O	Grade 16, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Sybil Soukup	S/O	Grade 16, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Joe Cilek	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Barbara Thompson	S/O	Grade 18, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Seth Miller	S/O	Grade 16, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Rosalee Klisares	S/O	Grade 16, Step 1

  Legislative Secretary	Loretta Greiner	S/O	Grade 17, Step 1

  Page	Mandy Besler	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Angie Boggess	S/O	Minimum Wage
  Page	Kara Breitbach	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Sarah Carlson	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Charise Carstensen	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Sara Falb	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Elizabeth Gauger	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Julie Gehling	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Heidi Gesche	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Mike Lindseth	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Stacey Lyon	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Justin Manifold	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Keturah Moretz	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Samantha Morrison	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Matt Nappe	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Laura Pfeffer	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Jesse Schradle	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Liz Whims	S/O	Minimum Wage

  Page	Alicia Young	S/O	Minimum Wage

  STEWART IVERSON, JR., Chair

  REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, the
  committee on Rules and Administration submits the following increases,
  reclassifications, and the effective dates of Senate employees:

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. III	Tom Cope	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 7/99

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. I to	Sara Deeny	Grade 29, Step 1 to
  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. II		Grade 32, Step 2
  effective 6/99
  Caucus Staff Director to	Chris Hull	Grade 38, Step 3 to
  Sr. Caucus Staff Director		Grade 41, Step 2
  effective 2/00

  Sr. Legis. Research Analyst	Jim Boose	Resigned 9/15/99

  Sr. Legis. Research Analyst	Carolann Jensen	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 3/00

  Sr. Legis. Research Analyst	Pam Dugdale	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 5/99

  Legis. Research Analyst II	Michael Savala	Resigned 6/4/99

  Legis. Research Analyst to	Mike St. Clair	Grade 27, Step 3 to
  Legis. Research Analyst I		Grade 29, Step 2
  effective 6/99
  Resigned 9/30/99

  Legis. Research Analyst to	Petricia Ward	Grade 27, Step 3 to
  Legis. Research Analyst I		Grade 29, Step 3
  effective 2/00

  Legis. Research Analyst	Angela Dorsey	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 5/99

  Legis. Research Analyst	Jim Friedrich	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 7/99

  Caucus Secretary	Anissa Cowley	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 6/99

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. III	Rebecca Beach	Step 3 to Step 5
  effective 7/99

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. III	Kaye Lozier	Step 3 to Step 5
  effective 7/99

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. II	Melissa Watson	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 7/99

  Admin. Asst. to Ldr. II	JoAnn Hanover	Step 3 to Step 4
  effective 7/99

  Sr. Caucus Staff Director	Debbie O'Leary	Step 3 to Step 5
  effective 8/99

  Sr. Legis. Research Analyst	Steve Conway	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 9/99

  Sr. Legis. Research Analyst	Theresa Kehoe	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 11/99
  Legis. Research Analyst	James Fitzgerald	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 7/99

  Legis. Research Analyst	Julie Simon	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 7/99

  Legis. Research Analyst	Jeff Lake	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 7/99

  Legis. Research Analyst 	Kerry Wright	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 7/99

  Legis. Research Analyst	Rusty Martin	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 8/99

  Secretary of the Senate	Michael E. Marshall	$74,260 to $80,168
  effective 6/99

  Sr. Asst. Sec. of Senate	Cynthia Clingan	Step 3 to Step 4
  effective 6/99

  Finance Officer I	Lois Brownell	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 6/99

  Confidential Secretary II	Lori Bristol	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 2/00

  Editor II to	Julie Elder	Grade 25, Step 5 to
  Sr. Editor		Grade 30, Step 2
  effective 6/99
  Resigned 11/11/99

  Editor II	K'Ann Brandt	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 1/00

  Indexer I to	Kathy Olah	Grade 22, Step 4 to
  Indexer II		Grade 25, Step 3
  effective 6/99

  Admin. Secretary	LuAnn Randleman	Step 3 to Step 4
  to Secretary		effective 3/17/00

  Sergeant-at-Arms	William Krieg	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 3/17/00

  Doorkeeper	George Finkenauer	Step 3 to Step 4
  effective 1/21/00

  Postmaster	Eleanor Hesseling	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 1/21/00
  Switchboard Operator	Jacki Souer	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 3/17/00

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Alleen Hedge	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 1/21/00

  Legis. Committee Secretary	Myrtle Jensen	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 1/10/00

  Legis. Committee Secretary	LeAnn Jesina	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 2/18/00

  Legislative Secretary	Anne Burnett	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 3/17/00

  Legislative Secretary	Jeff Chavannes	Step 1 to Step 2
  effective 3/17/00

  Legislative Secretary	Jean Goudy	Step 5 to Step 6
  effective 1/10/00

  Legislative Secretary	Kay Kibbie	Step 3 to Step 4
  effective 1/10/00

  Legislative Secretary	Jean Nelson	Step 4 to Step 5
  effective 1/10/00

  Legislative Secretary	Nancy Wayman	Step 2 to Step 3
  effective 3/17/00

  Legislative Secretary	Beverly Zieman	Step 3 to Step 4
  effective 2/18/00

  STEWART IVERSON, JR., Chair

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  January 10, 2000, 3:35 P.M.

  Members Present:  Freeman, Chair; Jensen, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Johnson and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Introductions and discussion of bills.

  Adjourned:  3:40 p.m.
  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Convened:  January 10, 2000; 10:25 a.m.

  Members Present:  Iverson, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Gronstal, Ranking
  Member;
  Dvorsky, Fink, Harper, Jensen, Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Organizational meeting.

  Adjourned:  10:26 a.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 102, by Iverson, a concurrent
  resolution urging the President of the United States, the United
  States Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States
  Congress, immediately take all actions necessary in order to
  immediately prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as an
  additive in gasoline.

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

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 103, by Kibbie, a concurrent
  resolution relating to the observation of the decade of the bone and
  joint.

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

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2007, by McKean, 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.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Judiciary.
  Senate File 2008, by Hammond and Szymoniak, a bill for an act
  prohibiting female genital mutilation, providing education,
  prevention, and outreach activities, and providing a penalty.

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

  Senate File 2009, by Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to
  physicians serving as trustees on county hospital boards.

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

  Senate File 2010, by Angelo, a bill for an act relating to the
  traditional livestock producer's linked investment loan program by
  modifying eligibility requirements.

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

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 3000	Appropriations

  Relating to state budgetary matters by providing for reductions
  and supplementation of appropriations for the fiscal year beginning
  July 1, 1999, transferring, crediting, and appropriating certain
  moneys, increasing certain fees, and providing effective dates.

  SSB 3001	Local Government

  Relating to county warrants.

  SSB 3002	Commerce

  Relating to the restructuring of the electric utility industry by
  providing for consumer choice for certain competitive electric
  services, providing penalties, and providing an effective date.
  SSB 3003	Commerce

  Relating to third-party payor coverage for off-label use of
  prescription drugs.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 101

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Miller, Chair; Fink and Rife

  SSB 3000

  APPROPRIATIONS:  King, Chair; McLaren and Flynn

  SSB 3001

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Judge, Chair; Bartz and Zieman

  SSB 3002

  COMMERCE:  Jensen, Chair; Deluhery, Gronstal, Lundby, and Schuerer

  SSB 3003

  COMMERCE:  Maddox, Chair; Bolkcom and Schuerer

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 1:12 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2000.
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