House Journal: Page 926: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Eightieth Calendar Day - Fifty-seventh Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 2, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:57 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Duane Marburger, chaplain of
Ottumwa Good Samaritan Rehabilitation and Health Center,
Bloomfield. He was the guest of Representative Kurt Swaim of Davis
County.
The Journal of Monday, April 1, 2003 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Speaker Rants.
SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED
Senate File 383, by committee on education, a bill for an act
authorizing the establishment of an Iowa virtual academy,
authorizing the board of educational examiners to license instructors
of internet courses, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Pella Tulip Festival
Van Engelenhoven of Marion presented to the House, Ashley
Braun, Queen of the 2003 Pella Tulip Festival and escorted her and
her court to the Speaker’s station.
Queen Braun presented her attendants, Elizabeth Terborg, Tiffany
Pol, Amy Laug and Katie Kniff.
Also present from Pella were the parents of the Queen and her
court, who wore native Dutch costumes and distributed the famous
Pella Dutch cookies.

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