Senate Journal: Thursday, February 8, 2001

  THIRTY-SECOND CALENDAR DAY
  TWENTIETH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 8, 2001

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:05 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Honorable Ken Veenstra, member of the
  Senate from Sioux County, Orange City, Iowa.

  The Journal of Wednesday, February 7, 2001, was approved.

  SPECIAL GUEST

  Senator Freeman welcomed Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of
  former President Richard M. Nixon and daughter-in-law of former
  President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  She addressed the Senate with
  brief remarks regarding the Jobs for American Graduates (JAG)
  program.

  The Senate rose and expressed its appreciation.

  President Pro Tempore McKean took the chair at 9:20 a.m.

  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 February 7, 2001, adopted the following resolution in which the
  concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution
  relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for
  the Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on February 8, 2001, adopted the following resolution in which the
  concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, a concurrent resolution
  relating to the compensation of chaplains, officers and employees of
  the Seventy-ninth General Assembly.

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on February 8, 2001, adopted the following resolution in which the
  concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  House Concurrent Resolution 8, a concurrent resolution
  honoring Herb Plambeck.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:27 a.m.,
  until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 12, 2001.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  February 7, 2001, 9:35 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Discussion on specific departments' budget requests.

  Adjourned:  11:53 a.m.

  AGRICULTURE

  Convened:  February 7, 2001, 4:15 p.m.

  Members Present:  McLaren, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
  Angelo, Bartz, Black, Fiegen, Gaskill, Greiner, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer,
  Soukup,
  Veenstra, and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Approved SSB 1057 (as amended).

  Adjourned:  5:20 p.m.

  COMMERCE

  Convened:  February 7, 2001, 3:05 p.m.

  Members Present:  Johnson, Chair; Schuerer, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking
  Member; Bolkcom, Flynn, Gronstal, Hansen, King, Lundby, Maddox, Redfern and
  Redwine.

  Members Absent:  Freeman, Jensen, and McCoy (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.

  Adjourned:  3:15 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 9:52 a.m.
  Members Present:  Gaskill, Chair; Sexton, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member;
  Fink
  and Greiner.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Dr. Stanley Johnson, Vice Provost for Extension at ISU,
  provided an update on extension programs.

  Adjourned:  10:48 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 10:05 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  McKinley (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation on the Vision Iowa program and Community
  Attraction and Tourism program.

  Adjourned:  10:55 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 10:05 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  McLaren (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Julie Nixon Eisenhower on Jobs for
  American
  Graduates (JAG).  Presentation by Leland Tack, Administrator of the Division
  of
  Financial and Information Services, Department of Education.

  Adjourned:  11:17 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 10:05 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Dearden (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation on HAWK-I program.  Department of Human
  Rights presented budget requests.

  Adjourned:  12:03 p.m.
  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 9:54 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Boettger, Vice Chair; and Redwine (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations on status changes in rehabilitation
  options,
  DHS Medicaid services, risk pool board proposal and prevention of
  disabilities policy
  council, U of I hospital school, and the Olmstead Supreme Court case.

  Adjourned:  11:22 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 10:07 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by Tom Miller, Attorney General; Charles
  Larson, Sr., Board of Parole; and Kip Kautzky, Director of the Department of
  Corrections.

  Adjourned:  10:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 10:07 a.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; King, Vice Chair; and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  Deluhery, Ranking Member; and Freeman (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by David Bolender, Executive Director of
  Iowa
  Public Television.

  Adjourned:  10:23 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS

  Convened:   February 8, 2001, 10:04 a.m.

  Members Present:  Jensen, Chair; and McKibben.

  Members Absent:  Lamberti, Vice Chair; Soukup, Ranking Member; and Connolly
  (all excused).
  Committee Business:  Presentation by Department of General Services and
  Governor's recommendations for the vertical infrastructure program.

  Adjourned:  11:10 a.m.

  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 12:05 p.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Hansen and McKean (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved SSB 1103.

  Adjourned:  12:40 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened: February 8, 2001, 1:04 p.m.

  Members Present:  Sexton, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member;
  Bolkcom, Dearden, Freeman, Johnson, Kibbie, Miller, and Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  Black, Deluhery, Drake, Lundby, and McLaren (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by ISU and USDA on manure management and
  phosphorus index.

  Adjourned:  2:04 p.m.

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

  Convened:  February 8, 2001, 1:04 p.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Flynn and Veenstra (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by the Iowa Finance Authority and the
  Department of Economic Development.

  Adjourned:  1:52 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, by Iverson, Drake, Rittmer,
  Horn, Dearden, and Gronstal, a concurrent resolution urging United
  States Congressional support for the Railroad Retirement and
  Survivors Improvement Act.

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

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 144, by committee on Transportation, a bill for an act
  requiring contracts for the construction or maintenance of highways
  to include certain provisions for the restoration of areas in which fill
  dirt or other materials are to be removed.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 145, by Redwine, a bill for an act relating to
  information to be included in termination of pregnancy reporting.

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

  Senate File 146, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
  relating to the tobacco master settlement agreement and providing an
  effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 147, by Fraise, a bill for an act relating to the
  issuance of special motor vehicle registration plates to members of
  Iowa's congressional delegation and establishing a fee.

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

  Senate File 148, by Rehberg, a bill for an act making interest on
  bonds and notes issued for school infrastructure purposes exempt
  from state income tax.

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

  SSB 1124	Human Resources

  Relating to children's program and juvenile court provisions
  involving the department of human services in regard to the foster
  home insurance fund, psychiatric medical institutions for children,
  group child care providers, juvenile delinquency and child in need of
  assistance dispositions, and termination of parental rights.

  SSB 1125	Human Resources

  Relating to child support enforcement, including disclosure of
  certain juvenile court records to the child support recovery unit,
  waiting periods for administrative review and adjustment of orders,
  and federal tax and nontax setoff payments for accrued support, and
  providing effective dates.

  SSB 1126	Human Resources

  Relating to and establishing the resuscitation status orders Act,
  and providing penalties.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 116

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Dvorsky, Chair; Miller and Tinsman

  Senate File 118

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Angelo, Chair; Hansen and Miller

  Senate File 133

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Sexton, Chair; Dearden and Miller

  SSB 1124

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Bartz, Chair; Hammond, Holveck, Tinsman, and Veenstra

  SSB 1125

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Schuerer, Chair; Bartz and Shearer
  SSB 1126

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Schuerer, Chair; Harper and Miller

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 146 (SSB 1103), a bill for an act relating
  to the
  tobacco master settlement agreement and providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

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

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  TRANSPORTATION

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 144 (formerly SF 18), a bill for an act
  requiring
  contracts for the construction or maintenance of highways to include certain
  provisions
  for the restoration of areas in which fill dirt or other materials are to be
  removed.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Rittmer, Drake, McCoy, Dearden, Fink, Fraise,
  Freeman,
  Jensen, Kibbie, McKinley, McLaren, Sexton, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or not
  voting, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive
  changes to the members of the Transportation Committee on Senate File 144,
  and they
  were attached to the committee report.
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