Senate Journal: Thursday, February 1, 2001

  TWENTY-FIFTH CALENDAR DAY
  SIXTEENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 1, 2001

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:08 a.m., Senator Veenstra
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Father Bob Davies of the St. Edward
  Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa, guest of Senator Redfern.

  The Journal of Wednesday, January 31, 2001, was approved.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Bartz, the Senate adjourned at 9:12 a.m.
  until 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2001.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Schuerer, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Flynn, Ranking Member;
  Hansen and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by Iowa Lottery Commissioner, Treasurer
  of
  State, Professional Licensing and Regulation Division administrator, and UNI
  representatives speaking on the Real Estate Education Fund.

  Adjourned:  11:45 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Gaskill, Chair; Sexton, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member;
  Fink
  and Greiner.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Representatives from the Department of Natural
  Resources
  speaking on manure management plans, the Prairie Seed Program, and the Fish
  and
  Wildlife Trust Fund.

  Adjourned:  11:05 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:50 a.m.

  Members Present:  Behn, Chair; Miller, Vice Chair; Fiegen, Ranking Member;
  and
  Holveck.

  Members Absent:  McKinley (excused).

  Committee Business:  Immigration issues.

  Adjourned:  11:15 a.m.
  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:46 a.m.

  Members Present:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member;
  Kibbie and McLaren.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by the president of the University of
  Iowa, the
  president of the University of Northern Iowa, and the interim president of
  Iowa State
  University.

  Adjourned:  11:32 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; and Bolkcom, Ranking
  Member.

  Members Absent:  Dearden and Rittmer (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Continuation of budget presentation by Dr. Steven
  Gleason,
  Director of the Department of Public Health.

  Adjourned:  11:45 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Veenstra, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Harper and Redwine.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations on nursing facilities, long-term care
  alternatives, and fathers' rights.

  Adjourned:  12:15 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:55 a.m.

  Members Present:  Angelo, Chair; McKean, Vice Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking
  Member;
  Fraise and Maddox.

  Members Absent:  None.
  Committee Business:  Presentation by Kip Kautzky, Director of the Department
  of
  Corrections.

  Adjourned:  11:37 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 10:05 a.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking Member;
  Freeman and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation on IowAccess by the Information Technology
  Department.

  Adjourned:  11:20 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Jensen, Chair; Soukup, Ranking Member; Connolly and
  McKibben.

  Members Absent:  Lamberti, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by the Department of Agriculture and Land
  Stewardship and the Department of Natural Resources.

  Adjourned:  11:12 a.m.

  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 3:10 p.m.

  Members Present:  Maddox, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; Holveck, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Fiegen, Fraise, Hammond, Hansen, Horn, King, Lamberti, McKean,
  Miller,
  and Tinsman.

  Members Absent:  Boettger (excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved SSBs 1007 and 1073 (as amended).

  Adjourned:  3:30 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 1:06 p.m.
  Members Present:  Sexton, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member;
  Black,
  Bolkcom, Deluhery, Freeman, Johnson, Kibbie, McLaren, Miller, and Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  Dearden, Drake, and Lundby (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by representatives of the Department of
  Natural
  Resources on proposed AFO legislation and manure management plans.

  Adjourned:  1:58 p.m.

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 1:06 p.m.

  Members Present:  Rehberg, Chair; Zieman, Vice Chair; Shearer, Ranking
  Member;
  Behn, Fiegen, Flynn, Gaskill, Greiner, Holveck, Lamberti, McKinley, and
  Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Dvorsky (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Ken Stone, ISU Extension Coordinator,
  regarding revitalizing rural Iowa communities.

  Adjourned:  1:57 p.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  February 1, 2001, 2:10 p.m.

  Members Present:  King, Chair; Kibbie, Ranking Member; Bolkcom, Connolly,
  Deluhery, Fink, Jensen, Maddox, McKean, McLaren, Rittmer, and Sexton.

  Members Absent:  Lamberti, Vice Chair; Dearden and Drake (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved a motion to create a standing subcommittee on
  veterans' affairs.  Presentation by Department of Personnel.

  Adjourned:  3:08 p.m.

  PETITIONS

  The following petitions were presented and placed on file:

  From 396 residents favoring legislation to increase funding for
  school support staff.  Senator Horn.

  From 88 residents of Polk County, Iowa, favoring legislation
  regarding the importance of including support staff in legislation that
  may increase compensation for all school employees.  Senator Maddox.
  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:

  February 1, 2001

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  Annual Report of Highway Research and Development in Iowa, pursuant to Iowa
  Code sections 310.36 and 312.3A.

  TREASURER OF STATE

  Linked Investments for Tomorrow Annual Report.

  CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

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

  Kadsan and Sotaf Society - For congratulations on the occasion of your
  celebration
  of the Lunar New Year.  Senator Kramer (02/01/01).

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 104, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
  relating to a study of the Iowa communications network as a school
  district instructional tool for students enrolled in kindergarten
  through grade twelve.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 105, by Freeman, a bill for an act relating to
  personnel information regarding the value of public employees'
  compensation.

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

  SSB 1077	Ways and Means

  Relating to the allocation of program job credits to program costs
  under the accelerated career education program and providing
  effective and retroactive applicability dates.

  SSB 1078	Ways and Means

  Excluding certain business property from being considered
  abandoned property under the state's disposition of unclaimed
  property law.

  SSB 1079	Human Resources

  Relating to the rules regarding the authentication of practitioners'
  verbal orders in hospitals.

  SSB 1080	Judiciary

  Making changes to and reorganizing scheduled fines.

  SSB 1081	Ways and Means

  Exempting from state sales and use taxes the sale or rental of
  certain equipment used in transmitting telecommunications services.

  SSB 1082	Natural Resources and Environment

  Renaming the waste management assistance division of the
  department of natural resources.

  SSB 1083	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to tonnage fees paid by sanitary landfills and transfer
  stations.
  SSB 1084	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the registration and titling of all-terrain vehicles and
  snowmobiles, and subjecting violators to a penalty.

  SSB 1085	Agriculture

  Relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture
  and land stewardship.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 73

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKinley, Chair; Flynn and Greiner

  Senate File 89

  AGRICULTURE:  Behn, Chair; Shearer and Veenstra

  Senate File 90

  EDUCATION:  Boettger, Chair; Connolly and Tinsman

  Senate File 93

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  King, Chair; Deluhery and Lamberti

  Senate File 97

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Sexton, Chair; Bartz and Bolkcom

  SSB 1077

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Lamberti, Chair; Harper and McKibben

  SSB 1078

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKibben, Chair; Flynn and Lamberti

  SSB 1079

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Bartz, Chair; Behn and Dvorsky

  SSB 1080

  JUDICIARY:  Maddox, Chair; Hansen and McKean
  SSB 1081

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Rehberg, Chair; Holveck and Lamberti

  SSB 1082

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Black, Chair; Johnson and Miller

  SSB 1083

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

  SSB 1084

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Freeman, Chair; Fink and Lundby

  SSB 1085

  AGRICULTURE:  Greiner, Chair; Black and Sexton

  COMMITTEE REPORT

  EDUCATION

  Final Bill Action:  *Senate File 104 (formerly SF 39), a bill for an act
  relating to a
  study of the Iowa communications network as a school district instructional
  tool for
  students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Boettger, Rehberg, Connolly, Angelo, Fink, Harper,
  McKinley,
  Redfern, Redwine, Shearer, Soukup, Tinsman, and Veenstra.  Nays, none.
  Absent or
  not voting, 2:  Dvorsky and Kramer.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive
  changes to the members of the Education Committee on Senate File 104, and
  they were
  attached to the committee report.
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