April 12, 2000
To the Honorable
House of Representatives
Sixty-second General Assembly
Second Regular Session
Denver, CO 80203
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to inform you that I have approved and filed with the Secretary of State the following Act:
HB00-1047 Concerning The Extension Of Certain Sunset Dates Relating To Property Transactions Conducted By The Wildlife Commission.
Approved April 11, 2000 at 4:22 p.m.
Sincerely,
(signed)
Bill Owens
Governor______________
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
First Reading
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
SB00-045 by Senator Musgrave; also Representative Mitchell--Concerning the restriction of valid marriages to those only between one man and one woman.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-085 by Senator Dennis; also Representative Dean--Concerning the establishment of a program of state grants to publicly-supported libraries for the purchase of educational resources, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations
SB00-192 by Senator Lacy; also Representative Dean--Concerning pretrial services program requirements.
Committee on Judiciary______________
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were read by title and laid over one day under the rules:
HJR00-1033 by Representatives Spence, Alexander, Clapp, Hefley, Johnson, King, Lawrence, Lee, Nuņez, Paschall, Spradley, Webster, Witwer, May, Allen, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi, Kester, McKay, McPherson, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Sinclair, Smith, Stengel, Tool, Williams S., and Williams T.; also Senators Teck, Blickensderfer, Andrews, Arnold, Epps, Evans, and Lamborn--Concerning opposition to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
WHEREAS, We, the elected representatives of the citizens of the state of Colorado, are committed to protecting the health and safety of our citizens, especially our children; and
WHEREAS, Our state is now under attack by groups of persons who are part of a well-organized and well-financed national movement to legalize marijuana, which groups have targeted Colorado by organizing an initiative campaign to place on the ballot for the next general election a measure to legalize marijuana in the Constitution of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, One such initiative misleads the voters of Colorado to believe that there are medicinal uses for smoked marijuana; however, the American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society, the Colorado Dental Association, the Colorado Medical Society, and other medical associations have rejected the premise that smoking marijuana is the only way to achieve certain medicinal benefits; and
WHEREAS, Research demonstrates that marijuana actually harms the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system and that it impairs learning, memory, perception, judgment, and the ability to operate a motor vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, indicating that it has a high potential for abuse and that it is recognized as a gateway substance of abuse that frequently leads to the abuse of other drugs, including cocaine, "crack" cocaine, methamphetamine ("speed"), and heroin; and
WHEREAS, There are safe, effective, legal medical alternatives for those suffering with chronic pain and other medical problems, including the synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, called "marinol", which drug is available by prescription; and
WHEREAS, The legalization of marijuana would decrease the perception of risk associated with the abuse of drugs, especially in the eyes of our youth; and
WHEREAS, The proportion of drug possession arrests attributable to juveniles has increased 32% between 1996 and 1998; and
WHEREAS, This proposed constitutional amendment would decriminalize the use and possession of marijuana for medical reasons; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the General Assembly hereby opposes any effort to mandate in the Constitution of Colorado that marijuana be described as a medicine or that the possession and use of it be decriminalized for medicinal or any other purpose.
Be It Further Resolved, That any information provided to the general public that attempts to mislead the public into believing that marijuana has medicinal uses that would justify the legalization of its use for such purposes is hereby rejected._________
HJR00-1034 By Representative Gotlieb; also Senator Wham; also Senator Wham--Concerning recognition of the achievement of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in being named Recycler of the Year.
WHEREAS, In an effort to make environmental conservation one of the festival's cornerstones, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival organized volunteers early in 1998 to implement an overall waste program that included source reduction, material reuse, waste presorting, and on-site materials processing; and
WHEREAS, The overall waste program was directed at all those associated with the festival, including staff, vendors, artists, and the public, thereby influencing an estimated 350,000 people; and
WHEREAS, The Cherry Creek Arts Festival implemented creative solutions for recruiting service organizations to aid with recycling efforts, including harnessing the energy of Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops and donating unrecyclable yet salvageable materials such as commemorative cups to scout troops for camping trips, surplus canned food to local food banks, and discarded aprons and gloves used by volunteer sorters to the Catholic Worker's Soup Kitchen; and
WHEREAS, The Cherry Creek Arts Festival employed a comprehensive educational program, beginning with staff and vendors, and including education of the general public at the festival itself, through the use of abundant signage, easily identifiable colorful trash collection centers, and festival volunteers educating and assisting festival-goers in the sorting and deposit of their waste; and
WHEREAS, Critical partnerships were forged with strategic partners, including multiple community service organizations for festival labor, the Boelter Companies for plastic cups, A-1 Organics for food and paper composting, Tri-R Recycling for processing non-organic recyclables, and BFI Waste Systems for hauling both recovered materials and trash; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 300 cubic yards of mixed waste was sorted over the 3 days of the festival, and over 80% of the volume was diverted through recycling and composting with minimal contamination levels; and
WHEREAS, It is estimated that this diversion resulted in landfill fee savings of approximately $1,000; and
WHEREAS, Colorado Recycles awarded the Cherry Creek Arts Festival the Recycler of the Year Award in 1999 for the Outstanding Community Non-profit Recycling Program of the Year; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the Colorado General Assembly recognizes and applauds the efforts of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival for receiving the Recycler of the Year Award for 1999 from Colorado Recycles, and for displaying their high level of commitment to partnering, educating, and measurably reducing waste products and for encouraging recycling and salvaging at a high-visibility public event, at which hundreds of thousands of people had the opportunity to witness, discover, and participate in possibilities of recycling and reducing waste.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in appreciation of their fine example of community spirit and display of the possibilities available for the production of environmentally responsible community and cultural events._________
HJR00-1035 by Representative George; also Senator Powers--Concerning the designation of the week beginning May 14, 2000, as Police Week and designating May 15, 2000, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
WHEREAS, Congress and the President of the United States have designated May 15th as Peace Officers' Memorial Day and the week in which it falls as Police Week; and
WHEREAS, The members of the law enforcement agencies within the state of Colorado play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of the state of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, It is important that all citizens of Colorado know and understand the responsibilities, problems, and duties of their police officers; and
WHEREAS, It is important that police officers throughout Colorado recognize their duty to serve the people of this state by safeguarding life and property, protecting citizens against violence, disorder, and deception, and protecting the weak against oppression or intimidation; and
WHEREAS, The law enforcement agencies within the state of Colorado have grown to be modern and progressive agencies that unceasingly provide a vital public service; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting and appropriate for the citizens of Colorado to join together in commemorating police officers, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities have rendered a dedicated service to their community and, in doing so, have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all citizens; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That we, the members of the General Assembly of the state of Colorado, hereby proclaim the week commencing May 14, 2000, as Police Week in Colorado in recognition of police officers' efforts in safeguarding the citizens of Colorado, and call upon all citizens of the state and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe Police Week.
(2) That we, the members of the General Assembly, hereby proclaim the day of May 15, 2000, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day in recognition of those officers who, through their courageous deeds, have made the supreme sacrifice or who have been disabled in the line of duty, and call upon the citizens of Colorado to recognize and participate in the observance of this worthy occasion.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to Kenneth Bohling, Vice-President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Colorado State Lodge, and Officer Mike Morehouse of the Thornton Police Department._________
HR00-1013 by Representatives Williams S., Coleman, Decker, Miller, Swenson, Tapia, Tupa, Windels, Zimmerman--Concerning character education.
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Colorado General Assembly finds and declares that, while character development and encouragement is primarily a parental responsibility, such efforts must not remain isolated; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives further finds that research indicates that developmental tools and core character qualities such as family support, community ties, positive peer influence, creative activities, motivation to achieve, respect for person and property, common courtesy, conflict resolution, integrity, honesty, fairness, a sense of civil and personal responsibility, purpose, and sense of self-worth help provide young people with the basic life skills and attributes that are critical building blocks for successful growth and development; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes each school district's authority to exercise control over the specific instruction of students, yet also recognizes a significant statewide interest in providing direction to school districts with regard to character education of Colorado's youth; and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Department of Education is already collecting data and electronically storing data with regard to character education programs; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the state of Colorado hereby encourages each school district to work with parents and community members of each district to establish a character education program designed to help students cultivate the tools and ability to make wise decisions, strengthen their integrity, and choose positive life paths so that they may mature into competent, caring, honest, respectful, responsible, contributing members of society and further, that the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the state of Colorado supports the continuing efforts of the Department of Education to obtain and distribute character education data.
Be it Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each school district in the state of Colorado and to the Colorado Department of Education, and that the copy be displayed in an appropriate location in each facility or office.______________
INTRODUCTION OF MEMORIALS
The following memorials were read by title and laid over one day under the rules:
HM00-1004 by Representatives Clarke, Tate--Memorializing former Representative Daniel Grove.
WHEREAS, By the Will of Divine Providence, our beloved former member, the Honorable Daniel Grove, departed this life September 13, 1999, at the age of seventy-five; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove was born December 14, 1923, in Milport, Alabama, into a family of nine children; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove served as an administrative assistant to the Protestant chaplain at Fitzsimons Army Hospital from 1950 to 1957; and
WHEREAS, In 1963, Representative Grove retired as a major in the Army Medical Corps; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove spent fourteen years working at the Denver Juvenile Hall in several roles, including probation counselor and superintendent; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove worked as a part-time instructor at Loretto Heights College; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove served as director of the Motor Vehicles Division in Denver; and
WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Representative Grove served on the boards of the Curtis Park Community Center, the Boys Club of Denver, and the Colorado Multiple Sclerosis Association; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove worked with the Red Shield Community Center and the Mile High Red Cross and was a member of the Mayor's Commission on Human Relations and the Governor's Special Committee on Minority Programs; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove served well and faithfully in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968 and on the State Adult Parole Board from 1974 to 1984; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grove authored and sponsored legislation creating the State of Colorado's work-release program; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly, pay tribute to the years of dedicated public service of Representative Grove and express our deep regret and sorrow occasioned by his death; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That, in the death of Daniel Grove, the people of the State of Colorado have lost an outstanding citizen and public servant and that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly, do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family and pay tribute to a man who has served his state well and faithfully.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to Representative Grove's wife, Mary Grove, and to his four sons, Elbert Grove, Donnie Grove, Robert Grove, and Maxie Grove._________
HM00-1005 by Representative Gotlieb--Memorializing former Representative William M. Griffith.
WHEREAS, By the Will of Divine Providence, our beloved former member, the Honorable William M. "Beef" Griffith departed this life on January 9, 2000; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith was born April 9, 1928, in Granite City, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1946 and DePauw University in 1950; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith received his law degree from the University of Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith served in the Army, where he was a first lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's office; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith completed the United States Army School of Military Law at the University of Virginia and the International School of Law at the Hague in the Netherlands; and
WHEREAS, In 1956, Representative Griffith moved to Denver as an attorney with Continental Oil Company; and
WHEREAS, On August 17, 1957, Representative Griffith married Alice Lind; and
WHEREAS, Representative Griffith became involved in politics and was president of the Young Republicans and the Littleton Club of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, From 1962 to 1964, Representative Griffith served in the Colorado General Assembly, as a representative from House District 33 in Denver, and was vice-chair of the Judiciary Committee; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly, pay tribute to the dedicated service by Representative Griffith and express our deep regret and sorrow occasioned by his death; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That, in the death of William M. Griffith, the people of the state of Colorado have lost an outstanding citizen and public servant and that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly, do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family and pay tribute to a man who served his state well and faithfully.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to Representative Griffith's wife, Alice Griffith of Denver, his two daughters, Amy Hillenbrand of Santa Fe, and Katie White of Corte Madera, California, and his son, Bill Griffith, of Denver._______________
On motion of Representative Dean, HB00-1026, 1107, 1160, 1221, 1371, 1418 shall be made Special Orders on Thursday, April 13, 2000, at 9:20 a.m._______________
The hour of 9:20 a.m., having arrived, on motion of Representative Gotlieb, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and she was called to the Chair to act as Chairman.
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SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported the titles of the following bills had been read (reading at length had been dispensed with by unanimous consent), the bills considered and action taken thereon as follows:
(Amendments to the committee amendment are to the printed committee report which was printed and placed in the members' bill file.)
HB00-1026 by Representatives Witwer, Alexander, Hagedorn, Hefley, Keller, Larson, Lawrence, Morrison, Tochtrop, Williams S.; also Senators Evans, Linkhart, Rupert--Concerning family resource centers.
Amendment No. 1, Appropriations, Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1387-1388.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative Witwer.
Amend printed bill, page 6, line 7, after "(1)" insert "(a)";
after line 20, insert the following:
"(b) As part of the application for funds appropriated by the general assembly out of federal TANF moneys under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), the family resource center shall:
(I) Request a statement from the governing body of the county or of a city and county indicating whether the governing body supports the request and indicating that local TANF funds are not sufficient for this purpose;
(II) Include in the application a description of how the proposed funding will be used in a manner that is consistent with TANF purposes and with the local county Colorado works plan or proposed amendments to the local county Colorado works plan;
(III) Submit a statement indicating how the family resource center will assure that the funding will be used for purposes allowed under the federal TANF law.".
Amendment No. 3, by Representative Pfiffner.
Amend printed bill, page 11, strike lines 17 through 21 and substitute the following:
"SECTION 6. 26-18-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
26-18-106. Repeal of article. This article is repealed, effective July 1, 2000 2010, or on the date that federal funds are no longer available for this program, whichever comes first.".
Amendment No. 4, by Representative Pfiffner.
Amend printed bill, page 3, line 15, strike "of may" and substitute "are incidences of";
line 16, strike "be".
Amendment No. 5, by Representative Pfiffner.
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 16, strike "may or may not" and substitute "do not necessarily";
line 25, strike "becoming teen parents," and substitute "becoming teen parents,".
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1107 By Representatives Kaufman, Gagliardi; also Senator Wham--Concerning substantive changes for the strengthening of the criminal laws, and making an appropriation therefor.
Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Report, dated January 20, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, January 21, page 149.
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1388-1389.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1160 by Representatives Keller, Alexander, George; also Senator Linkhart--Concerning child placement preferences in dependency or neglect actions.
Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Report, dated February 3, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, February 4, page 368.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative Keller.
Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated February 3, 2000, page 1, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:
"Amend printed bill, page 2, line 11, strike "provide" and substitute "provide, within fifteen days of the hearing,";
line 19, strike "concerted" and substitute "reasonable", and strike "known" and substitute "such appropriate identified".
Page 3, line 1, strike "The court" and substitute "The court";
line 2, strike "may consider and give preference to giving" and substitute "may consider and give preference to giving There shall be a
rebuttable presumption that the best interests of the child will be served by granting";";
line 3 of the committee report, strike "Page 3,";
after line 4 of the committee report, insert the following:
"Page 4, line 9, strike "a preference for placing a child with such a" and substitute "there shall be a presumption that it is in the best interests of a child to be placed with such a relative.";
strike line 10.";
after line 5 of the committee report, insert the following:
"line 9, strike "and" and substitute "and";
strike line 10 and substitute the following:
"the court determines that such placement is in the best interests of the";
line 11, strike "child;" and substitute "child;";
line 19, strike "period if the court determines that such" and substitute "period. If the";
strike line 20;".
after line 6 of the committee report, insert the following:
"Page 6, line 3, strike "preference to the relative or to the person in" and substitute "any presumption.";
line 4, strike "whose care the child has been.";
line 19, strike "may" and substitute "may";
strike lines 20 and 21 and substitute the following:
"give preference to the child's grandparent who is appropriate, capable, willing, and available to care for the child";
line 22, strike "pursuant to" and substitute "shall follow the provisions of section 19-3-403 at the temporary custody hearing and shall follow", and after "19-3-605,", insert "after the temporary custody hearing but prior to or following an order of termination of a parent-child relationship";
line 25, strike "In addition, in awarding legal custody of";
strike line 26.";
strike lines 7 and 8 of the committee report and substitute the following:
"Page 7, strike lines 1 through 9 and substitute the following:
"Any individual agency, or institution vested by the court with legal custody of a child shall have the rights and duties defined in section 19-1-103 (73).".".
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1221 by Representative Bacon; also Senator Linkhart--Concerning the provision of health care to persons in the aid to the needy disabled program who are not receiving medicaid, and, making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Amendment No. 1, Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions, Appropriations Report, dated January 31, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, February 2, page 281.
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1393.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1371 By Representatives Alexander, Kaufman, Larson, and Spradley--Concerning families in the court system, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Report, dated February 10, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, February 11, page 466.
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1395-1397.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
A motion by Representative Dean that the Committee rise, report progress and beg leave to sit again at 3:00 p.m., was adopted by unanimous consent.________________
House reconvened.
The Committee of the Whole reported it had risen, reported progress and would sit again at 3:00 p.m._______________
House in recess. House reconvened.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE
TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB00-1479 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.
SB00-203 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Amend the reengrossed bill, page 8, line 12, after "company", insert
", during the performance of the work and".______________
FIRST REPORT OF FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
on HB00-1151
This Report Amends the Rerevised Bill.
To the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Your first conference committee appointed on HB00-1151, concerning the issuance of professional educator licenses to persons holding educator licenses issued by other states, has met and reports that it has agreed upon the following:
That the House accede to the Senate amendments made to the bill, as said amendments appear in the rerevised bill, with the following changes:
Amend rerevised bill, page 3, line 2, strike "four" and substitute "three".
Respectfully submitted,
House Committee: Senate Committee:
Dorothy Rupert John Evans
Debbie Allen John Andrews
Ron Tupa Jim Dyer______________
FIRST REPORT OF FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
on HB00-1249
This Report Amends the Rerevised Bill.
To the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Your first conference committee appointed on HB00-1249, concerning strengthening of the marriage relationship, has met and reports that it has agreed upon the following:
That the House accede to the Senate amendment made to the bill, as said amendment appears in the rerevised bill, with the following changes:
Amend rerevised bill, page 2, strike lines 11 through 15.
Respectfully submitted,
House Committee: Senate Committee:
Mark Paschall John Andrews
Shawn Mitchell Marilyn Musgrave
Carl Miller Alice Nichol_______________
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and returns herewith HB00-1262 and 1383.
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes: SB00-212;
SB00-019, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 950;
SB00-044, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 948;
SB00-054, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, pages 947-948;
SB00-076, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 948;
SB00-092, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 956;
SB00-121, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, pages 955-956;
SB00-136, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 955;
SB00-163, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, pages 948-949;
SB00-180, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 951;
SB00-181, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 955;
SB00-184, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, pages 946-947;
SB00-185, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 955;
SB00-211, amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 12, page 949._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
We herewith transmit without comment, SB00-212; and without comment, as amended, SB00-019, 044, 054, 076, 092, 121, 136, 163, 180, 181, 184, 185, and 211.________________
On motion of Representative Gotlieb, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for continuation of consideration of General Orders, and she returned to the Chair to act as Chairman.________________
SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
(Continued from page 1471)
HB00-1418 By Representatives May, Young, Dean, George, Gordon, Hagedorn, Lee, McKay, Saliman, and Scott; also Senators Teck, Blickensderfer, Feeley, Hillman, Owen, and Powers, --Concerning legislative oversight of communications and information technology within state government.
Amendment No. 1, Business Affairs & Labor Report, dated February 28, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, February 28, page 777.
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Report, dated April 5, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 5, page 1309.
Amendment No. 3, by Representative May.
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 16, strike "(a)";
line 18, strike "review:" and substitute "review the communication and information resources, communication and information resources technologies, and data processing systems, as those terms are defined in section 24-37.5-102, with regard to each of the following:";
line 19, strike "(I)" and substitute "(a) (I)".
Page 3, strike lines 6 through 9.
Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 6, line 5, strike "or (b)".
Amendment No. 4, by Representative May.
Amend printed bill, page 3, line 25, strike "(2)." and substitute "(2);";
after line 25, insert the following:
"(g) The duties and responsibilities of the office of innovation and technology and the chief technology officer of such office specified in sections 24-37.5-105 and 24-37.5-106;
(h) The purposes, powers, and duties of the commission on information management specified in section 24-37.5-202; and
(i) State agency budget requests for communication and information resources, communication and information resources technologies, and data processing systems that have been submitted to and approved by the commission on information management. Commencing on and after September 1, 2001, and on and after September 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall transmit information on such approved budget requests for the next fiscal year to the committee as such information becomes available and pursuant to a schedule for transmittal of such information that is mutually acceptable to the committee and the commission; except that all such information on approved budget requests shall be transmitted to the committee no later than October 15, 2001, and no later than October 15 of each year thereafter.".
Amendment No. 5, by Representative May.
Amend printed bill, page 4, line 15, strike "section." and substitute "section; and";
after line 15, insert the following:
"(c) Recommendations concerning state agency budget requests for communication and information resources, communication and information resources technologies, and data processing systems for the next fiscal year that have been approved by the commission on information management. Such recommendations may include the basis for approval by the commission on information management, findings or comments on one or more budget requests, and a suggested prioritization of such budget requests.
(4) Any information on approved budget requests transmitted by the commission on information management to the committee pursuant to this section shall include the commission's basis for approval of such budget request, including the standards applicable to and met by such budget request and the necessity of such budget request to the requesting state agency, and a report on the status of any communications or information system that was previously approved for phasing in or for incremental implementation over a period exceeding one year.".
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage._______________
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Representative Young moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that HB00-1221, as amended, did not pass.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 22 NO 40 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 1
Alexander N
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry Y
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank N
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb N
Grossman N
Hagedorn N
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller E
Kester N
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson -
Miller N
Mitchell Y
Morrison N
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor N
Tochtrop N
Tool Y
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. N
Windels N
Witwer N
Young Y
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
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ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Passed Second Reading: HB00-1026 amended, 1107 amended, 1160 amended, 1221 amended, 1371 amended, 1418 amended.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Committee of the Whole Report. As shown by the following roll call vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the Report was adopted.
YES 62 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 1
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller E
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson -
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
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HOUSE RECEDES ON HB00-1202
HB00-1202 by Representatives Clapp, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, King, Lee, McKay, Nuņez, Paschall, and Pfiffner; also Senator Musgrave--Concerning access to student information.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 24, page 733.)
Representative Clapp moved that the House recede from its position on
HB00-1202, that the Conference Committee be discharged, and that the House concur in Senate amendments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 62 NO 0 EXCUSED 3 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller E
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson E
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 44 NO 18 EXCUSED 3 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry Y
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller E
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis N
Tapia Y
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool Y
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. Y
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker Y
Co-sponsor added: Representative Grossman.
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CONSENT GRANTED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Representative McKay moved that the First Conference Committee on HB00-1268 be granted permission to go beyond the scope of the difference between the House and the Senate. The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
______________
CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
SB00-171 by Senators Tanner, Dennis, Hernandez, Lacy, Martinez, Musgrave, Nichol, Reeves, Rupert, Thiebaut; also Representatives Berry, Clarke--Concerning certain abandoned children.
(Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, April 11, pages 1420-1421.)
On motion of Representative Berry, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following roll call vote:
YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 43 NO 20 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker Y
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman N
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair N
Smith Y
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Gotlieb, Tate.
HB00-1314 by Representative Johnson; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning authority for the division of wildlife to reintroduce in Colorado two endangered species that are listed under the federal "Endangered Species Act of 1973", and, in connection therewith, authorizing the reintroduction of the bonytail and the black-footed ferret.
(Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, April 12, page 1445.)
On motion of Representative Johnson, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following roll call vote:
YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 58 NO 5 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley N
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany N
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
_______________
CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS
HB00-1243 by Representatives Lee, Clapp, Dean, Fairbank, McElhany, McPherson, Pfiffner, Spence, Spradley, Witwer, and Young; also Senator Teck--Concerning restrictions on providing firearms to juveniles.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 3, page 472.)
Representative Lee moved that the House concur in Senate amendments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 61 NO 2 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate N
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Gordon, Gotlieb.
HB00-1347 by Representatives Spradley, Alexander, Allen, Coleman, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, George, Gotlieb, Hefley, Hoppe, Kaufman, Keller, Kester, King, Larson, Lawrence, Leyba, May, McElhany, McKay, Miller, Paschall, Smith, Stengel, Swenson, Takis, Tapia, Tochtrop, Veiga, Vigil, Williams S., Williams T., Witwer, and Young; also Senator Perlmutter--Concerning consumer protection against sweepstakes and contests.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 23, pages 720.)
Representative Spradley moved that the House concur in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 64 NO 0 EXCUSED 1 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 60 NO 4 EXCUSED 1 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson E
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
______________
CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
HB00-1249 by Representatives Paschall, Alexander, Clapp, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Hefley, King, Lee, May, McKay, Mitchell, Scott, Sinclair, Witwer; also Senators Andrews, Congrove, Evans, Hillman, Teck--Concerning strengthen-ing of the marriage relationship.
(Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, April 13, pages 1472-1473.)
Representative Paschall moved that the Conference Committee Report be adopted.
A substitute motion by Representative Grossman, that the House reject the Conference Committee Report, discharge the First Conference Committee, and that a Second Conference Committee be appointed was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 29 NO 36 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester N
King N
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
Representative Paschall's motion that the Conference Committee report be adopted was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 38 NO 27 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry Y
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb Y
Grossman N
Hagedorn N
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman N
Keller N
Kester Y
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool Y
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. Y
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 37 NO 28 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry Y
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb Y
Grossman N
Hagedorn N
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman N
Keller N
Kester Y
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool N
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. Y
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
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IMMEDIATE RECONSIDERATION OF HB00-1249
Having voted on the prevailing side, Representative Paschall moved for immediate reconsideration of HB00-1249. As shown by the following recorded vote less than a two-thirds majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the motion was declared lost:
YES 29 NO 36 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester N
King N
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
_______________
On motion of Representative Dean, HB00-1474, 1431, 1467, 1458, 1215, 1427, 1432 shall be made Special Orders on Thursday, April 13, 2000, at 4:17 p.m._______________
The hour of 4:17 p.m., having arrived, on motion of Representative Gotlieb, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and she was called to the Chair to act as Chairman._______________
SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported the titles of the following bills had been read (reading at length had been dispensed with by unanimous consent), the bills considered and action taken thereon as follows:
(Amendments to the committee amendment are to the printed committee report which was printed and placed in the members' bill file.)
HB00-1474 by Representatives Larson, Smith, and Takis; also Senator Dennis--Concerning the authority of the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission to spend forfeited financial assurance moneys.
Amendment No. 1, Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Report, dated April 12, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 13, page 1449.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1431 By Representatives Scott, Witwer, Stengel, and Mace; also Senator Dennis--Concerning water and wastewater facility operators.
Amendment No. 1, Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions, Report, dated March 27, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 28, page 1123.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1467 by Representatives Stengel, Lee, and Kester; also Senator Tebedo--Concerning direct record electronic voting machines.
Amendment No. 1, State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Report, dated April 6, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1411.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1458 by Representatives Dean, Gotlieb, Lawrence, Alexander, Allen, Berry, Clapp, Decker, Fairbank, George, Grossman, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, Kester, King, Larson, Lee, Leyba, Mace, May, McElhany, McKay, McPherson, Morrison, Nuņez, Paschall, Plant, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Taylor, Tool, Veiga, Webster, Williams T., Witwer, and Young; also Senators Owen, and Hernandez --Concerning modifications to existing benefit plans for members of the public employees' retirement association.
Amendment No. 1, Local Government Report, dated March 27, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 28, page 1125.
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1401-1404.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1215 By Representatives Gotlieb, Bacon, Clarke, Gordon, Grossman, Kaufman, Keller, Kester, Larson, Miller, Morrison, Smith, Spradley, Tapia, Williams S., and Witwer; also Senators Arnold, Blickensderfer, Dennis, Dyer, Feeley, Teck, Weddig, and Pascoe--Concerning an increase in the state contribution for employees enrolled in group benefit plans.
Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1389-1390.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1427 By Representatives Webster, Smith, Young, Alexander, Bacon, Clapp, Dean, Fairbank, George, Gotlieb, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, Kester, King, Larson, Lee, Mace, McElhany, McKay, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Nuņez, Plant, Ragsdale, Scott, Sinclair, Spradley, Swenson, Tapia, Taylor, Tool, Veiga, Vigil, Williams S., Williams T., and Witwer; also Senator Owen--Concerning the office of smart growth, and making an appropriation therefor.
Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1400.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB00-1432 by Representatives Berry, Tool, Saliman; also Senators Lacy, Owen, Tanner--Concerning the coordination of suicide prevention programs, and making an appropriation therefor.
Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 7, 2000, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 10, page 1400-1401.
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage._______________
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Passed Second Reading: HB00-1474 amended, 1431 amended, 1467 amended, 1458 amended, 1215 amended, 1427 amended, 1432 amended.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Committee of the Whole Report. As shown by the following roll call vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the Report was adopted.
YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley E
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
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CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS
HB00-1322 by Representative McKay; also Senator Musgrave--Concerning additional requirements for the introduction of species into Colorado
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, pages 698.)
Representative McKay moved that the House concur in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 62 NO 1 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley E
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 41 NO 22 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry Y
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon N
Gotlieb Y
Grossman N
Hagedorn N
Hefley E
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller N
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia Y
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool Y
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels N
Witwer N
Young Y
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
Co-sponsor added: Representative Young.
HB00-1336 by Representatives Coleman, Ragsdale; also Senator Linkhart--Concerning access to adoption records.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 24, page 732.)
Representative Coleman moved that the House not concur in Senate amendments and that a Conference Committee be appointed with permission to go beyond the scope of the difference between the House and the Senate. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 57 NO 7 EXCUSED 1 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman E
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall N
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair N
Smith Y
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The Speaker appointed Representatives Hefley, Chairman, Decker and Coleman as House conferees to the bill.
HB00-1020 by Representatives Alexander, Tupa, Williams S.; also Senators Wham, Linkhart, Pascoe--Concerning the creation of an interdisciplinary child care commission.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, April 7, page 883.)
Representative Alexander moved that the House concur in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 65 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 52 NO 13 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee N
Leyba N
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel N
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
HB00-1025 by Representatives Clarke, Leyba, Taylor, Young; also Senators Linkhart, Anderson, Lamborn, Reeves--Concerning the Colorado children's trust fund.
Laid over until April 14, retaining place on Calendar.
HB00-1182 by Representatives Williams T., Kester, Larson, McKay, Taylor; also Senator Nichol--Concerning the authority of the administrator of the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code" to license collection agencies.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, April 7, page 883.)
Representative Williams T. moved that the House concur in Senate amendments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry E
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell E
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman E
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool E
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 60 NO 1 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry E
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn Y
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell E
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman E
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool E
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
Co-sponsor added: Representative Hoppe._______________
On motion of Representative Dean, HB00-1423 shall be made Special Orders on Thursday, April 13, 2000, at 5:18 p.m._______________
The hour of 5:18 p.m., having arrived, on motion of Representative Gotlieb, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and she was called to the Chair to act as Chairman._______________
SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILL
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported the titles of the following bill had been read (reading at length had been dispensed with by unanimous consent), the bill considered and action taken thereon as follows:
(Amendments to the committee amendment are to the printed committee report which was printed and placed in the members' bill file.)
HB00-1423 By Representatives Swenson, Dean, May, and Larson; also Senator Lamborn--Concerning the temporary withholding of certain items from persons who have outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Laid over until April 14, retaining place on Calendar._______________
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Laid over until date indicated retaining place on Calendar:
HB00-1423--April 14, 2000.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Committee of the Whole Report. As shown by the following roll call vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the Report was adopted.
YES 59 NO 6 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman N
Hagedorn N
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany N
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison Y
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott Y
Sinclair N
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor Y
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
_______________
House in recess. House reconvened.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB00-016 be referred favorably to the Committee on Appropriations.
SB00-205 be postponed indefinitely.
JUDICIARY
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB00-1443 be postponed indefinitely.
SB00-165 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 22, strike “may” and substitute “shall”._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has postponed indefinitely and returns herewith: HB00-1016.______________
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
First Reading
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
HB00-1481 by Representative George; also Senator Powers--Concerning enactment of a pilot project that encourages reporting under the Colorado environmental self-audit law.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1482 by Representative Mitchell--Concerning the authority of a city that has been authorized to become a city and county pursuant to an amendment to the state constitution that has been approved by the registered electors of the state of Colorado to form a local improvement district to provide certain improvements in the district.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1483 By Representatives Larson, Dean, George, Hoppe, Johnson, Kester, McKay, Miller, Smith, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Taylor, Webster, and Young; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning the creation of a predator management plan by the division of wildlife, and, in connection therewith, creating a predator management advisory committee and making an appropriation.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1484 by Representatives McKay, Alexander, Miller, Smith, Taylor, Webster, Young--Concerning an increase in fees for licenses issued by the division of wildlife.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1485 by Representatives Taylor, Morrison, Hefley, Miller, Alexander, Clarke, Coleman, Fairbank, Keller, Kester, Larson, Lawrence, Leyba, Mace, Mitchell, Sinclair, Swenson, Tochtrop, Veiga, Vigil; also Senators Epps, Dennis, Tebedo, Wham--Concerning rate-setting methodology for the reimbursement of home care service providers through the medicaid program
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-019 by Senators Wham, Arnold, Linkhart, Pascoe, Tebedo; also Representatives Alexander, Tupa, Williams S.--Concerning consolidated child care services.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-042 by Senator Sullivant; also Representatives Gotlieb, Gordon, Hagedorn, Tate, Tochtrop--Concerning the creation of the Colorado council for persons with disabilities, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-044 by Senator Reeves; also Representative Scott--Concerning the state treasurer's authority to provide technical assistance to governmental entities relative to the efficient management of public funds.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
SB00-054 by Senators Pascoe, Andrews, Wham; also Representatives Lawrence, Kester, Mitchell, Scott, Witwer--Concerning the creation of a registry of names of Coloradans who volunteer to make anatomical gifts, and in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-092 by Senators Linkhart, Anderson, Lamborn, Reeves; also Representatives Leyba, Clarke, Taylor, Young--Concerning probation supervision fees.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-121 by Senator Lamborn; also Representatives Mitchell, Dean--Concerning a requirement for the genetic testing of certain criminal offenders, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-133 by Senator Arnold; also Representative Gotlieb--Concerning safe schools, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations
SB00-136 by Senator Nichol; also Representative Mitchell--Concerning information from criminal cases on the central registry of child protection in the department of human services.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-137 by Senator Wham; also Representative Lawrence--Concerning the members of the state capitol building advisory committee and, in connection therewith, making changes regarding the appointment of members to the advisory committee and authorizing the reimbursement of expenses of the members, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-146 by Senator Musgrave; also Representative McKay--Concerning authorization for the use of original plates upon vehicles valued by collectors.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
SB00-147 by Senators Hillman, Powers, Andrews, Arnold, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Dennis, Epps, Evans, Lacy, Lamborn, Musgrave, Owen, Teck, Wattenberg; also Representative Williams T.--Concerning the limitation of the use of contingent fee contracts by governmental entities to retain private attorneys, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
SB00-163 by Senator Dyer; also Representative George--Concerning deferred sentences for drug offenders, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-174 by Senator Musgrave; also Representative McKay--Concerning the experience modification factors for workers' compensation insurance premiums, and, in connection therewith, regulating the use of experience modification factors in determining the safety of an employer.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
SB00-177 by Senator Anderson; also Representative Mitchell--Concerning changes in the operation of the state hazardous waste control program, and, in connection therewith, adjusting the funding for such program and providing statutory goals for the operation of the program.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-180 by Senator Wham; also Representative Young--Concerning state medical emergency services, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-181 by Senator Wham; also Representative George--Concerning the funding of public school capital construction projects, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations
SB00-184 by Senator Evans; also Representative Lee--Concerning prevention of damage to underground facilities resulting from excavations.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
SB00-185 by Senators Phillips, Linkhart, Rupert, Reeves, Teck; also Representative Hagedorn--Concerning the exclusion of medicaid payments specifically provided for the payment of medicare premiums when determining whether a person qualifies for assistance grants, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
SB00-208 by Senators Congrove, Andrews, Arnold, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Dennis, Dyer, Evans, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Musgrave, Owen, Perlmutter, Powers, Sullivant, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut; also Representatives Mitchell, McElhany, Lee, May, Clapp, Coleman, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Gordon, Grossman, Hefley, Kaufman, Lawrence, McKay, McPherson, Nuņez, Paschall, Pfiffner, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Williams T.--Concerning the increase of law enforcement responsibilities pertaining to search warrants.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-209 by Senator Lamborn; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning the application of the standards established in the "Colorado Uniform Prudent Investor Act" as the investment standards for trustees of retirement benefit plans established for certain public employees.
Committee on Judiciary
SB00-212 by Senator Weddig; also Representative Allen--Concerning the cessation of jurisdiction by the state over a portion of land located within the Buckley air national guard base.
Committee on Local Government______________
INTRODUCTION OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
SCR00-005 by Senators Owen, Dyer; also Representative Pfiffner--Concerning the submission to the registered electors of the state of Colorado of an amendment to the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the repeal of outdated provisions of the state constitution resulting from obsolescence and applicability to particular events or circumstances that have already occurred.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
SCR00-006 by Senators Chlouber, Powers; also Representative McPherson--Concerning the submission to the registered electors of the state of Colorado of an amendment to articles IV, XII, XIII, and XXI of the constitution of the state of Colorado, eliminating the office of lieutenant governor, and, in connection therewith, deleting all references to said office in the constitution and modifying the order of succession to fill a vacancy in the office of governor.
Committee on Judiciary______________
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were read by title and laid over one day under the rules:
HJR00-1036 by Representatives Hoppe, Miller, Alexander, Johnson, Mitchell, Spence, Spradley, Taylor, Webster, George, Larson, Smith, and Young; also Senator Dennis--Concerning the effective management of forests on federal lands within Colorado.
WHEREAS, The State of Colorado has within its borders 13,880,000 acres of national forests and 628,000 acres of national grasslands; and
WHEREAS, The health of these national forests and national grasslands is vitally important to the culture, economy, and enjoyment of the people of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, The Forest Service within the United States Department of Agriculture ("Forest Service") is currently developing plans for restricting the use of all roadless areas on national forest land, revision of forest planning regulations, and revision of the management plan for the White River National Forest; and
WHEREAS, These developing plans are collectively designed to promote management of national forests and grasslands by means of "natural disturbance processes", a management practice that prohibits off-highway travel on, restricts special uses of, adds special protections for, and reduces commodity outputs from these lands; and
WHEREAS, The Forest Service acknowledges that infestations of bark beetles and other pests threaten the health of Colorado's forests, especially the spruce bark beetle epidemic originating from the Routt Divide Blowdown, a high-wind event that leveled 20,000 acres of forest in the Routt National Forest; and a widespread mountain pine beetle infestation; and
WHEREAS, The Forest Service is currently developing a national fire review strategy to address the risks of catastrophic fire on national forests and adjacent lands; and
WHEREAS, Adequate funding is crucial to ensure implementation of forest plans for national forests and national grasslands within Colorado; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
1. That the General Assembly supports all action necessary and possible in order for projects to proceed aggressively to control the spruce bark beetle epidemic in the Routt National Forest, the mountain pine beetle infestation, and other insect and disease epidemics around Colorado.
2. That the General Assembly supports analysis of roadless areas of the national forests and grasslands in Colorado through the existing forest planning process.
3. That the General Assembly strongly supports the concept of multiple use and strongly opposes a policy of natural disturbance process management on national forests and grasslands within Colorado.
4. That the General Assembly supports the full funding of forest plans for the national forests and national grasslands within the State of Colorado.
5. That the General Assembly supports aggressive action on a fire strategy to comprehensively reduce the catastrophic fire risk and improve the health of Colorado's forests.
Be it further resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the Governor of the State of Colorado, the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, each member of Colorado's Congressional delegation, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Chief of the USDA Forest Service, and the Regional Forester of the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region._________
HJR00-1037 by Representative Dean--Memorializing the President and Vice President to address the issues and concerns surrounding controversial state symbols, customs, and laws fairly and thoroughly among all states.
WHEREAS, The state of Arkansas seceded from the union in 1861 and flew the Confederate flag during the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, The state of Arkansas currently prohibits the display of any Confederate flag or replica thereof except to honor the Confederate States of America; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Arkansas state law, the Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in the state; and
WHEREAS, The Confederate flag serves as an enduring symbol of war, secession, slavery, segregation, and racism for some people, while it is a symbol of honor, independence, and southern heritage for others; and
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding the symbolism of the Confederate flag, President Clinton, while serving as the Governor of the state of Arkansas, condoned his state's annual designation of a day to honor the Confederate flag; and
WHEREAS, The state of Tennessee also seceded from the union in 1861; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Tennessee state law, each year the Governor of the state has the duty to proclaim certain days of special observance, including "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day" on July 13; and
WHEREAS, In June 1861, Nathan Bedford Forrest, a native Tennessean who had amassed a fortune as a slave trader and plantation owner, joined the Confederate army as a private in a cavalry company, ascended in the ranks of the Confederate army, became one of the leading cavalry figures of the Civil War, and is believed to have massacred a garrison of African American troops when he captured Fort Pillow in 1864; and
WHEREAS, After the Civil War, Nathan Bedford Forrest, with several other former Confederate army officers, founded and served as the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan; and
WHEREAS, The original members of the Ku Klux Klan sought to destroy the southern Reconstruction governments that came into power after the Civil War, believed in the innate inferiority of African Americans, and tried to prevent former slaves from achieving civil equality through acts of intimidation and violence; and
WHEREAS, From the beginning of the Civil War to the present, Nathan Bedford Forrest has been a controversial figure among the citizens of Tennessee, celebrated by some as a Confederate army hero while condemned by others as a racist and a terrorist; and
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding the controversy regarding the loyalties and moral character of Nathan Bedford Forrest, Vice President Gore, while serving as one of Tennessee's delegates to the United States Congress, condoned his state's annual designation of a day to honor this controversial historical figure; and
WHEREAS, As proud and patriotic citizens of the United States, we seek to be a united people and therefore should not commemorate historical symbols or figures that many people associate with disloyalty, slavery, discrimination, and racially motivated acts of violence; and
WHEREAS, In response to the recent controversy regarding the Confederate flag that flies over South Carolina's state capitol building, President Clinton and Vice President Gore both stated that the Confederate flag should be removed from atop that state's capitol building; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the General Assembly of the state of Colorado, hereby urge the President and Vice President:
1. Not to reprimand a state for commemorating historical symbols or persons associated with the Confederacy that are thought to represent inequality, segregation, and oppression, while ignoring and condoning the commemoration of similar historical symbols or persons in their home states that could evoke similar criticisms.
2. Not to rebuke any decision made by state political leaders to honor historical symbols or persons commemorative of the Civil War, when each failed to take action with regard to honoring similar symbols or persons in their home states while they served as political leaders in those states.
3. To urge the eradication of all of the remaining official state symbols, customs, or laws that revere the ideals of the Confederacy and slavery in their home states before chastising other states for failing to eliminate such symbols, customs, or laws.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to each member of Colorado's delegation of the United States Congress, to Governor Don Sundquist of Tennessee, and to Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas._________
HJR00-1038 by Representative King; also Senator Blickensderfer--Concerning encouragement and support for the state board of land commissioners in efforts to diversify assets held as school lands for the purpose of increasing the amount of income earned thereon.
WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Colorado Enabling Act provided that certain lands within each township were granted to the state in public trust for the support of common schools; and
WHEREAS, Section 14 of the Colorado Enabling Act provided that, when the lands granted to the state for the support of common schools are sold, the proceeds constitute a permanent school fund; and
WHEREAS, These lands held in public trust are commonly known as "school lands"; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of article IX of the Colorado Constitution establishes the permanent school fund and provides that the interest earned thereon and the income earned on school lands may be expended in the maintenance of the schools of the state;
WHEREAS, Section 9 of article IX of the Colorado Constitution provides that the State Board of Land Commissioners serve as trustee of the school lands; and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Land Commissioners has the constitutional duty to manage, control, and dispose of school lands in accordance with the purposes for which the grants of land were made; and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Land Commissioners also has the constitutional authority to undertake nonsimultaneous exchanges of land; and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Land Commissioners presently manages approximately 3 million acres of surface and 4 million acres of minerals; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the State Board of Land Commissioners is "To manage the assets entrusted to our care for current and future beneficiaries by producing a reasonable and consistent income with long term protection of economic values, while providing responsible environmental stewardship to ensure the conservation of natural resources"; and
WHEREAS, For the 1998-99 state fiscal year, approximately 19.6
million dollars in interest income and 10 million dollars in rental income were distributed to schools through the "Public School Finance Act of 1994"; and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Land Commissioners has indicated a willingness to work with the General Assembly in determining ways to increase the income from the school lands; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the Colorado General Assembly encourages and supports the State Board of Land Commissioners in its efforts to:
(1) Increase the amount of income produced from school lands;
(2) Diversify the types of real estate assets held as school lands;
(3) Increase the principal of the permanent school fund to at least one half billion dollars by the year 2005 through the sale of school lands and mineral rights while at the same time attempting to sell school lands that are currently being used for agricultural purposes to buyers who will continue to use such lands for agricultural purposes;
(4) Lease school lands to persons who will make productive use of the land;
(5) Dispose of low-income producing real estate assets and use the proceeds to acquire assets that will generate a higher level of income; and
(6) Achieve a rate of return on its real estate assets that is comparable to the rate of return on investments made by the state treasurer.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the State Board of Land Commissioners at its office at 1313 Sherman St., Room 620, Denver, Colorado, and to Governor Bill Owens. _________
HJR00-1039 by Representative Plant--Concerning permanent preservation of the Rocky Flats buffer zone as open space.
WHEREAS, The Federal Government, through the Atomic Energy Commission, acquired the Rocky Flats site in 1951 and began operations there in 1952; and
WHEREAS, Since 1992, the mission of the Rocky Flats site has changed from the production of nuclear weapons components to managing wastes and materials and cleaning up and converting the site to beneficial uses in a manner that is safe, environmentally and socially responsible, physically secure, and cost-effective; and
WHEREAS, The approximately 6,000-acre buffer zone surrounding the industrial core area has generally remained undisturbed since the acquisition of the Rocky Flats site; and
WHEREAS, The buffer zone possesses an impressive diversity of plant and animal species that the Colorado Natural Heritage Program has identified as being of extremely high significance in terms of rarity and ecological importance; and
WHEREAS, The state of Colorado is experiencing increasing growth and development, especially in the metropolitan Denver Front Range area in the vicinity of the Rocky Flats site, and such growth and development reduces the amount of open space in this area, thus diminishing for many metropolitan Denver communities the vistas of the striking Front Range mountain backdrop; and
WHEREAS, Some areas of the buffer zone may contain contamination and may require further cleanup; and
WHEREAS, The national interest requires that the ongoing cleanup and closure of the entire Rocky Flats site be completed without unnecessary delay and that the site thereafter be managed to preserve its value as open space and wildlife habitat, thus ensuring that current and future generations of Coloradans can enjoy the wildlife, open space, and ecological benefits of this land; and
WHEREAS, Over 80 percent of the people who live in the communities that surround Rocky Flats support preserving the buffer zone as open space; and
WHEREAS, The Rocky Flats Open Space Act (H.R. 2179), introduced in the 106th session of the United States Congress by Representative Mark Udall, representing Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, would permanently preserve the buffer zone of Rocky Flats as open space; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 2179 will also ensure that the cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats continues without delay and complies with all applicable federal and state environmental laws while maintaining the flexibility necessary to ensure the safety and health of the public; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 2179 would create a process to fully involve the public and local communities in deciding how the buffer zone will be managed as open space; and
WHEREAS, On February 7, 2000, an overwhelming majority of the local jurisdictions immediately surrounding the Rocky Flats site, specifically the cities of Boulder, Broomfield, Superior, and Westminster, along with Boulder and Jefferson Counties, voted to support H.R. 2179 with some minor refinements; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the General Assembly of the State of Colorado hereby expresses its support for H.R. 2179, and urges the United States Congress to approve H.R. 2179.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of Colorado's Congressional delegation._________
HJR00-1040 by Representative Spradley; also Senator Chlouber--Concerning recognition of the outstanding community response to a tragedy in Caņon City.
WHEREAS, On December 21, 1999, a tragedy unfolded in the city of Caņon City. One of four charter buses from Houston, Texas carrying church youth group members and their adult sponsors lost control on an icy hill and rolled off an embankment as it returned from a ski trip at Crested Butte; and
WHEREAS, St. Thomas More Hospital in Caņon City, the nearest hospital, was notified that a mass casualty motor vehicle accident had occurred and to expect at least 50 casualties. The hospital immediately enacted its disaster plan, alerted all available medical staff, and notified administrative personnel. Additional dietary and housekeeping staff were later brought in; and
WHEREAS, Injured people arrived at the hospital with the help of private vehicles, ambulances, and local emergency rescue personnel. The injured ranged from 6 to 40 years of age, with most being teenagers. The injuries ranged from minor to critical; and
WHEREAS, St. Thomas More set up a triage center in its emergency department, with less seriously injured patients overflowing into the waiting room and hallways. Patients were either treated and released, treated and admitted to St. Thomas More, or prepared for air or ground transport to hospitals in Colorado Springs and Pueblo; and
WHEREAS, Nearly every physician in the community responded, as well as clinical staff from other facilities such as the Department of Corrections and local nursing homes. The American Red Cross, local clergy and businesses, and numerous volunteers also responded; and
WHEREAS, It is estimated there was one-on-one counseling or care for patients in addition to the medical care they received; and
WHEREAS, By the early hours of the following morning, parents from Houston began arriving. They were greeted by offers of free or discounted motel rooms, spare bedrooms in individuals' homes, and free rental cars and shuttling services; and
WHEREAS, Community members came from near and far to donate everything from their cellular phones, so shaken teenagers could call home, to donations of blood so that blood banks would be full; and
WHEREAS, It was said many times how the victims' families and friends were positively overwhelmed by the generosity and concern exhibited by the community; and
WHEREAS, According to a statement made by the Windwood Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas, every patient is now on the road to recovery; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the General Assembly, wish to recognize every health care professional, each citizen, community member, agency, and business involved in the care of the victims and the investigation of the accident. Your bravery, compassion, resourcefulness, fast action, and team efforts helped to save lives and comfort those individuals affected by this tragedy. We are proud of the cooperation and the initiative taken among individuals, volunteers, agencies, and medical personnel throughout Caņon City, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and the surrounding communities.
Be It Further Resolved, In recognition of the outstanding efforts made to aid in this tragic situation, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the following:
Hospitals
Memorial Hospital; Parkview Hospital; Penrose Hospital; St. Anthony Central Flight For Life; St. Mary-Corwin Hospital; St. Thomas More Hospital;
Organizations
American Red Cross-Fremont County Services Center; Colorado Department of Corrections; the City of Caņon City; Fort Carson Army Base; Fremont Correctional Center; Grandview Christian Church; the National Transportation Safety Board, Office of Highway Safety;
Law Enforcement Agencies
Caņon City Police Department; Caņon City Police Department Communications Center; Colorado State Patrol; Fremont County Sheriff's Department; Pueblo County Sheriff's Department; Pueblo Police Department;
Fire Departments
Caņon City Fire Department; Florence Volunteer Fire Department; Penrose Volunteer Fire Department;
Businesses
AMR Ambulance Company, Caņon City, Colorado Springs, Pueblo; Berry Motor Company, Caņon City; City Market, Caņon City; Comfort Inn, Caņon City; Custer County Ambulance Service; Domino's Pizza, Caņon City; KRDO-TV; Pizza Hut, Caņon City; Safeway, Caņon City; and Wal-Mart, Caņon City._________
HJR00-1041 by Representatives Williams S., George, Lawrence, Tochtrop; also Senator Weddig--Concerning recognition of the importance of the United States investing in quality tuberculosis control programs around the world in order to save lives and protect the public health.
WHEREAS, Tuberculosis is the greatest infectious killer of women, the greatest killer of people with HIV/AIDS, and the greatest infectious killer of youth and adults worldwide; and
WHEREAS, The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world's population is infected with bacteria that causes tuberculosis; and
WHEREAS, It is estimated that ten to fifteen million individuals are infected with the tuberculosis bacteria in the United States alone; and
WHEREAS, Worldwide, at least one person is infected with tuberculosis every second; and
WHEREAS, Worldwide, approximately eight million people become sick with tuberculosis each year; and
WHEREAS, Two million people die of tuberculosis every year, one person every fifteen seconds; and
WHEREAS, Most cases of tuberculosis and deaths caused by tuberculosis occur among individuals between the ages of fifteen and forty-four, the most economically productive years of life; and
WHEREAS, Few other infectious diseases create as many orphans as tuberculosis; and
WHEREAS, Tuberculosis rates are substantially higher for minorities in the United States due to socioeconomic factors such as high unemployment, low median income, and poor living conditions; and
WHEREAS, In Colorado, the incidence rate of tuberculosis in the Denver metropolitan areas is two times greater than the rate reported in rural areas of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Asians and Pacific Islanders suffer from tuberculosis at a rate that is nearly sixteen times greater than that of Caucasians, African Americans are approximately eight times more likely than Caucasians to be affected by tuberculosis, rates of tuberculosis among Hispanics are almost six times higher than non-Hispanic whites, and Native Americans also become infected with tuberculosis at a rate greater than that of Caucasians; and
WHEREAS, The threat to the health of Americans consists of two elements: The global spread of tuberculosis and the emergence and spread of strains of tuberculosis that are multi-drug-resistant; and
WHEREAS, Over forty percent of tuberculosis cases in the United States are among foreign-born persons; and
WHEREAS, With the increase in international travel, commerce, and migration, the effort to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States can be greatly strengthened by controlling the disease in developing countries; and
WHEREAS, Tuberculosis is spreading as a result of inadequate treatment, and it is a disease that knows no national borders; and
WHEREAS, Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, defined as resistance to the two most important anti-tuberculosis drugs, is caused by incorrect or incomplete treatment, such as circumstances in which patients do not take all of their medications regularly for the required period, doctors and health workers prescribe the wrong drugs or the wrong combination of drugs, or the drug supply is unreliable; and
WHEREAS, Up to fifty million people may be infected with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis; and
WHEREAS, The number of multi-drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis in Colorado has more than doubled since 1993; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, tuberculosis treatment, normally approximately $2,000 per patient, skyrockets to as much as $250,000 per patient to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, and treatment may not even be successful; and
WHEREAS, There is a highly effective treatment for tuberculosis that is recommended by the World Health Organization as the best curative method for non-drug-resistant tuberculosis. This strategy, known as Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS), involves health workers directly monitoring patients with tuberculosis for the purpose of ensuring that such patients take their full course of medicine; and
WHEREAS, An effective strategy called DOTS-Plus exists to manage multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in areas in which such drug resistance is a problem; and
WHEREAS, Implementing DOTS and DOTS-Plus cures the patient, prevents the further spread of infection, and prevents further development of strains of tuberculosis that are multi-drug resistant; and
WHEREAS, Worldwide, fewer than one in five persons who are ill with tuberculosis are receiving effective treatment; and
WHEREAS, Based on World Bank estimates, DOTS treatment is one of the most cost-effective health interventions available, costing just $20 to $100 to save a life; and
WHEREAS, DOTS can produce cure rates of up to ninety-five percent, even in the poorest countries; and
WHEREAS, In order to control tuberculosis in the United States in a more effective manner, it is also necessary to ensure the effectiveness of tuberculosis control programs worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-two countries contain an estimated eighty percent of the tuberculosis cases worldwide, and implementing DOTS and DOTS-Plus programs in these countries must be a global priority; and
WHEREAS, The STOP TB Initiative, under the auspices of the World Health Organization, has set a global goal of reducing global tuberculosis deaths by fifty percent by the year 2005 and has set the goal of successfully treating eighty-five percent of detected infectious cases and detecting seventy percent of such cases by 2005; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the Sixty-second General Assembly:
(1) Recognize the growing international problem of tuberculosis and the impact its continued existence has on the United States and other nations that had previously controlled the disease;
(2) Further recognize that a cost-effective strategy exists to control and treat tuberculosis that is currently reaching fewer than one in five of those persons ill with the disease, and that it should therefore be a major objective of the United States foreign assistance program to control this disease;
(3) Encourage appropriate public agencies to support the goal put forward by the World Health Organization of implementing DOTS programs with the intention of reaching the goals of: Detection of at least seventy percent of the cases of infectious tuberculosis; curing at least eighty-five percent of the persons infected with tuberculosis; and achieving a fifty percent reduction in tuberculosis deaths by the year 2005;
(4) Encourage the United States government to invest at least $100 million in international tuberculosis control in fiscal year 2001 to jumpstart tuberculosis control programs in the highest impact countries around the world; and
(5) Call upon the President of the United States to commit to the STOP TB Goal set by the World Health Organization.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of the Colorado Congressional Delegation._________
HJR00-1042 by Representatives Paschall, King, May, and McKay; also Senators Evans, Andrews, Dennis, Musgrave, and Sullivant--Concerning a recommendation that the United States Congress amend the Clean Air Act pursuant to the report of the Environmental Protection Agency's Blue Ribbon Panel on Oxygenates in gasoline.
WHEREAS, On July 27, 1999, a panel of experts ("Blue Ribbon Panel") appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") submitted recommendations to address the concerns and benefits related to reformulated gasoline and oxygenated fuels and their effects on air quality, water quality, and the stability of fuel supply and cost; and
WHEREAS, Methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"), mandated under the Clean Air Act of 1990 as a clean air reformulated or oxygenated fuel, has been detected in groundwater sources; and
WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon Panel report finds that while incidents of MTBE occurring in drinking water supplies at levels well above EPA and state guidelines are rare, the occurrence of MTBE in drinking water supplies should be reduced; and
WHEREAS, MTBE is currently an integral component of the nation's gasoline supply in terms of volume and octane, and changes in its use on a state-by-state basis may adversely affect the nation's complex fuel supply system and gasoline prices; and
WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon Panel report recommends that the EPA accelerate its ongoing research efforts into the health effects of inhalation and ingestion, air emission transformation by-products, and environmental behaviors of all oxygenates; and
WHEREAS, The report further states that Congress should act to clarify federal and state authority to regulate or eliminate the use of gasoline additives that threaten drinking water supplies; and
WHEREAS, California Governor Gray Davis, by Executive Order (D-5-99), identified actions that must be taken to phase out MTBE use in California by December 22, 2001; and
WHEREAS, On January 19, 2000, eight states under the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) announced support for federal action to repeal the oxygenated mandate in the Clean Air Act and to phase out the use of MTBE; and
WHEREAS, On February 4, 2000, the American Petroleum Institute together with the American Lung Association announced support urging congressional action on oxygenates; and
WHEREAS, Since 1987 Colorado's Front Range communities have been mandated by Regulation 13 and the Clean Air Act to comply with Colorado's State Implementation Plan requiring the use of oxygenated fuels; and
WHEREAS, Ethanol, the primary fuel sold along the Front Range, may be an ozone precursor and because of its biodegradability, increases the dispersion and persistence of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (also known as "BTEX") around leaking tanks; and
WHEREAS, The report notes there is limited research on the adverse health effects of ethanol; and
WHEREAS, Colorado citizens have made significant progress toward improving air quality and reassurance is necessary from Congress and the EPA that future clean air mandates will not threaten the state's water supplies; and
WHEREAS, In order to ensure the health and safety of all citizens, Congress must adopt a comprehensive approach as recommended by the EPA to allow for a process that is the least disruptive to fuel supply and minimizes the price impacts on Colorado motorists; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the Sixty-second Colorado General Assembly, hereby request that the Congress of the United States adopt the recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency's Blue Ribbon Panel on oxygenates to ensure the health and safety of the citizens of Colorado and the rest of the country.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to each member of Colorado's Congressional delegation and to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency._________
HJR00-1043 by Representatives Spradley, Alexander, Coleman, Gordon, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, King, Larson, McPherson, Miller, Tapia, Taylor, Vigil, Webster; also Senators Owen, Chlouber, Evans, Wattenberg--Concerning permanent normal trade relations for China, and, in connection therewith, urging Congress to ratify the admission of China into the World Trade Organization.
WHEREAS, Colorado is an important producer of agricultural products and exports worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Many recognize China as the most important growth market for United States agriculture, and it is projected to account for 37% of future growth for American agricultural exports; and
WHEREAS, The current American agricultural industry has suffered many recent economic setbacks; and
WHEREAS, Increased exports are essential for enhancing the economic prosperity of farming and ranching; and
WHEREAS, The United States has negotiated a trade agreement with China that represents a market opening for United States' agricultural exports and will positively affect American farm income; and
WHEREAS, This trade agreement may only be fully implemented if China receives accession into the World Trade Organization and permanent normal trade relations from the United States; and
WHEREAS, Competitors may benefit from trade relations with China if Congress fails to grant China permanent normal trade relations, resulting in United States farmers and ranchers losing valuable business opportunities; and
WHEREAS, China's entry into the World Trade Organization is expected to eliminate barriers to exportation of American agricultural products to the world's most populous country; and
WHEREAS, China projects that its participation in the World Trade Organization will reduce agriculture tariffs by more than half on priority products; and
WHEREAS, With China as a participant in the World Trade Organization, its policies of discriminatory licensing and importation bans on soft bulk commodities should be obviated, thus creating market access opportunities with a tariff-rate quota system endorsed by the World Trade Organization; and
WHEREAS, If allowed into the World Trade Organization, it is anticipated that China will eliminate export subsidies by capping and then reducing domestic support for exportation of its products and eliminate restrictions on United States agricultural products based on suspect scientific conclusions; and
WHEREAS, The World Trade Organization agreement contains strong policies that discourage unfair trade and import surges; and
WHEREAS, American farmers and ranchers will benefit from expanded exportation of American products to China; and
WHEREAS, If China is allowed into the World Trade Organization, experts estimate that United States' exports to China should increase from about $2 billion to $3 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, If permanent normal trade relations are implemented, the United States Department of Agriculture projects that American exports to China will grow $7.5 billion in the first six years and that one-third of United States' export growth will be in agricultural products destined for China; and
WHEREAS, Such agricultural export growth, including exportation of beef, wheat, corn, and vegetables, from China's accession to the World Trade Organization will benefit Colorado's farmers and ranchers; and
WHEREAS, China's admission into the World Trade Organization and implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the United States does not require the United States to open its market any further to China's imports; and
WHEREAS, The agreement to admit China into the World Trade Organization and the implementation of permanent normal trade relations between China and the United States requires the United States to simply agree that China may join the World Trade Organization and Congress shall grant permanent normal trade relations with China; and
WHEREAS, Farmers and ranchers across the country will benefit from expanded opportunities to sell commodities to China; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the Colorado General Assembly urges the 106th United States Congress, without delay, to support permanent normal trade relations for China.
Be it further resolved, That copies of this joint resolution be forwarded to the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, the entire Congressional delegation from Colorado, the Director General of the World Trade Organization, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the President of the United States Senate._________
HJR00-1044 by Representative Grossman--Concerning Colorado Children's Day.
WHEREAS, The light that shines so brightly in Colorado is best reflected in the faces of Colorado's children; and
WHEREAS, Colorado's children bring us joy and hope for a bright and prosperous future in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Nothing in the human experience is more joyful than the birth and development of Colorado's children; and
WHEREAS, Nothing in the human experience is more important than safe, healthy, and happy children; and
WHEREAS, Nothing in the human experience is more painful than the loss of young lives; and
WHEREAS, Nothing in the human experience reminds us of our collective responsibility for the lives of our children more than the loss of young lives; and
WHEREAS, As parents, teachers, mentors, and leaders, we all share the responsibility for the success and failure of Colorado's children; and
WHEREAS, No adult can shirk the responsibility we share for the many tragedies that afflict our children; and
WHEREAS, April 21st hereafter will be observed as a day to remember our collective and individual obligations to Colorado's children; and
WHEREAS, April 21st hereafter will be observed as a day to acknowledge the importance of Colorado's children to our future; and
WHEREAS, April 21st hereafter will be observed as a day to celebrate the triumphs and accomplishments of Colorado's children; and
WHEREAS, April 21st hereafter will be observed as a day to focus on the children of our state, a day when each and every one of us makes a special attempt to spend time with, support, embrace, and listen to a child of Colorado; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-Second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That April 21, 2000, be proclaimed as Colorado Children's Day.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of this Joint Resolution be sent to Governor Bill Owens who the General Assembly encourages to issue an executive order declaring April 21, 2000, and each April 21st hereafter, as Colorado Children's Day._________
HJR00-1045 by Representative Vigil; also Senator Phillips--Concerning the proclamation of Saturday, July 15, 2000, as "Plan de Salud del Valle Day" in Colorado.
WHEREAS, Plan de Salud del Valle, Inc., is a federally designated community and migrant health center operating in Weld, Boulder, Adams, Larimer, and Morgan counties; and
WHEREAS, This year Plan de Salud del Valle celebrates 30 years of providing medical and dental services to the medically underserved and the farmworker population through a network of nine health centers located in the communities of Fort Lupton, Commerce City, Brighton, Frederick, Estes Park, Longmont, and Fort Morgan; and
WHEREAS, These comprehensive primary health care services are provided based upon a family's ability to pay; and
WHEREAS, Events will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2000, to celebrate and commemorate Plan de Salud del Valle's history of service to the people of Colorado and its continuing commitment to the medically indigent, to the underserved, and to farmworkers; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That Saturday, July 15, 2000, be proclaimed "Plan de Salud del Valle Day" in the state of Colorado._________
HJR00-1046 by Representative Lee--Concerning the creation of an interim committee to study whether any crime victim should have a right to petition a court to close a criminal justice record or any portion thereof.
WHEREAS, The right to privacy is important to all the people of Colorado, but society and the courts have recognized the public's right to know about criminal offenses; and
WHEREAS, Open public records are crucial to ensure our freedoms and our democracy, and open hearings are a cornerstone of our criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, The people of Colorado are very well apprised of cases in the criminal justice system due to the pervasiveness of the media in our society; and
WHEREAS, Although the people of Colorado must be informed, it may not be essential that they know every single detail about every criminal case; and
WHEREAS, Many victims of crime do not take affirmative actions to place themselves in the public eye, and quite often victims of crime feel threatened by public exposure; and
WHEREAS, Many victims of crime face unwarranted dangers when their identities become known to the general public; and
WHEREAS, There are circumstances where a victim of crime should not have to give up the right to privacy merely because a criminal act has been committed against that victim; and
WHEREAS, Under current law, a victim of crime has no venue to personally attempt to protect such victim's privacy; and
WHEREAS, Given the tension between the public's right to know and a victim's right to privacy, the General Assembly finds that it would be beneficial to examine these competing interests to see if there is a way to accommodate both rights; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That there is hereby created an interim committee to work through the 2000 interim to study whether any crime victim should have a right to petition a court to close, seal, or otherwise keep from public view a criminal justice record or any portion thereof. The interim committee shall consider, but need not be limited to, the following issues:
(a) The rationale for and public interests served by having open criminal justice records;
(b) The privacy concerns of crime victims; and
(c) The feasibility and policy considerations of allowing a crime victim to petition a court to close, seal, or otherwise keep from public view a criminal justice record, or any portion thereof.
(2) That the interim committee shall consist of eleven members as follows:
(a) Three state representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and
(b) Three state senators appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and
(c) Five members of the public appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including a district attorney, a police officer, a crime victim, a member of the press, and a member of a group or organization that represents crime victims' interests;
(3) That the interim committee shall consult with, at a minimum, the media, crime victims, law enforcement, and related and concerned organizations;
(4) That the interim committee shall make findings and recommendations regarding the issues reviewed in this study, including but not limited to, any recommended legislation. The committee shall submit a written report of the committee's findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before October 15, 2000. Legislation recommended by the committee shall be treated as legislation recommended by any other legislative interim committee for purposes of any introduction deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the joint rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(5) That the interim committee shall meet at least three times to fulfill its responsibilities in this study;
(6) That the legislative members of the interim committee shall be compensated as provided in section 2-2-307, Colorado Revised Statutes, for attendance at meetings of the interim committee;
(7) That the Legislative Council staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services shall be made available to assist the interim committee in carrying out its duties. All members of law enforcement shall cooperate with the interim committee and with any persons assisting the interim committee in carrying out its duties.
(8) That all expenditures incurred while conducting this study shall be approved by the chair of the Legislative Council and paid by vouchers and warrants drawn as provided by law from moneys allocated to the Legislative Council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the General Assembly._________
HJR00-1047 by Representative Alexander; also Senator Reeves--Concerning an ad hoc working group to study substance abuse in Colorado.
WHEREAS, Substance abuse is a serious and expensive problem for the citizens of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, In a recent national study creating alcohol and drug problem indices, Colorado had the second worst alcohol abuse problem in the nation and the fifteenth worst drug abuse problem in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Many of Colorado's "hardest-to-serve" clients on the welfare, mental health, and corrections caseloads have alcohol and substance abuse problems; and
WHEREAS, Seventy-five percent of adult offenders in prison and eighty-five percent of juvenile offenders committed to the Division of Youth Corrections have substance abuse treatment needs; and
WHEREAS, Many of Colorado's adolescents are smoking cigarettes and marijuana, drinking alcohol, using cocaine and methamphetamines, and experimenting with inhalants at higher levels than their peers nationally; and
WHEREAS, A significant number of Colorado’s youth need the full continuum of substance abuse services, ranging from outpatient to residential treatment programs, in their own communities; and
WHEREAS, The long-term economic costs to society of failing to provide adequate substance abuse prevention, early intervention, and treatment services result in significant medical consequences, premature deaths, impaired productivity at work, increased crime and incarceration, and higher incidents of welfare, motor vehicle accidents, and deaths; and
WHEREAS, One out of every seven dollars spent on health care is spent to treat complications resulting from alcohol and drug problems; and
WHEREAS, Citizens with both a drug or alcohol addiction and a mental health disorder are more likely to be uninsured and rely on public assistance and comprise a large percentage of the persons who seek substance abuse treatment; and
WHEREAS, Medicaid funding in Colorado does not cover substance abuse treatment except as a limited benefit for pregnant women; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That the General Assembly strongly encourages the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to coordinate the formation of and the operation of an ad hoc working group to study substance abuse in Colorado. In addition to representatives of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, the working group could include representatives from the Department of Human Services, including the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, the Department of Public Health and Environment, interested members of the General Assembly, and persons who are experienced and knowledgeable in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment.
(2) That the General Assembly requests that the ad hoc working group formed to study substance abuse in Colorado consider at least the following issues:
(a) The persons and demographics concerning those persons affected by substance abuse;
(b) Effective prevention and treatment models for addressing substance abuse;
(c) The identification of any potential cost savings or cost avoidance to the state General Fund or publicly funded programs in the health care, human services, public safety, adult corrections, or juvenile justice systems;
(d) The availability of state General Fund moneys or moneys from other sources to finance effective substance abuse treatment for the Medicaid-eligible population, including women with dependent children and adolescents;
(3) That the ad hoc working group is encouraged to submit a written report on its findings and recommendations to the Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives by November 1, 2000._________
HJR00-1048 by Representative Tochtrop; also Senator Reeves--Concerning an evaluation by the Health Care Task Force of methods to decrease the number of uninsured Coloradans.
WHEREAS, 44.3 million individuals in the United States do not have health insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, More than 580,000 Coloradans are without health care coverage and the number of Coloradans without health insurance continues to grow; and
WHEREAS, Colorado's population was 3.2 million people in 1990 and it is projected to increase to 4.2 million people by the end of 2000; and
WHEREAS, Expenses for health insurance, whether obtained individually, through an employer, or from state and federal assisted programs, are increasing; and
WHEREAS, The increased premiums discourage more Coloradans from obtaining and keeping appropriate health insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, over one-half million Coloradans were without individual or employer-sponsored health insurance coverage; among this one-half million Coloradans,
• 54% were employees in companies with 50 or more employees;
• 28% were children;
• 61% of the children without health insurance coverage were members of families with an income level of no more than $30,300, which is within 185% of the federal poverty level;
• 87% were members of working families; and
WHEREAS, The costs of medical treatment, prescriptions, and rehabilitative treatment are increasing exponentially because of the advent of new procedures and medications for more efficient and effective treatment; and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Health Care Task Force, created in section 26-15-107, Colorado Revised Statutes, was created to look at the changing aspects of health insurance needs for residents of the state and evaluate answers to address issues related to health insurance for Coloradans; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That the Colorado Health Care Task Force, in cooperation with the private sector, shall study methods for reducing the uninsured population in Colorado. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The ability of uninsured Coloradans who are within 250% of the federal poverty level to pay for health insurance;
(b) The cost of providing health insurance subsidies to uninsured Coloradans who are within 250% of the federal poverty level;
(c) The requirement that any state subsidy for premiums as described in paragraph (b) work in conjunction with the individual paying some portion of the premium; and
(d) Options for financing and administering a premium subsidy program for uninsured Coloradans who are within 250% of the federal poverty level.
(2) That, in conducting such study, the Colorado Health Care Task Force may consult as may be required, with appropriate local, state, and federal agencies and interested members of the public and General Assembly. The study shall not require additional staff for any state agency or any additional appropriation to any state agency.
(3) That the Colorado Health Care Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations, which may include legislative recommendations, to the first regular session of the Sixty-third General Assembly.
Be it further resolved, That copies of this joint resolution be provided to each member of the Colorado Health Care Task Force._________
HJR00-1049 by Representative Young; also Senator Hillman--Concerning the designation of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park System.
WHEREAS, On November 29, 1864, Col. John M. Chivington led a group of 700 soldiers on an unprovoked attack on a Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian village on the banks of the Big Sandy, or Sand Creek, located in Kiowa County, Colorado, resulting in the slaughter of 163 peaceful Indian villagers; and
WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to an act of Congress and acting through the National Park Service, is currently studying the suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park System; and
WHEREAS, As a unit of the National Park System, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is anticipated to include 19.5 sections of land, or 12,480 acres, all located within Kiowa County, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County, Colorado, and the Public Lands Steering Committee of Colorado Counties, Incorporated have adopted a resolution concerning the manner in which the federal government acquires any land to be used for the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site; and
WHEREAS, This resolution recommends that any and all land purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired for the site be acquired solely from willing sellers or lessors and that no condemnation or control be exerted by the federal government upon any landowner who is not willing to enter into an agreement with the federal government for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, The land being considered for designation as a unit of the National Park System is presently owned by private landowners who acquired such land through peaceful, voluntary transactions from willing sellers and have used the land for agricultural and mineral production, adding value to the economy of Kiowa County and the State of Colorado through our system of private enterprise; and
WHEREAS, The current owners of the land being considered for designation as a unit of the National Park System have labored as productive stewards of this land for a number of succeeding generations with the expectation that the land would be preserved for passage to future generations; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
1. That the Colorado General Assembly urges Congress to ensure that any and all land purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired pursuant to designation of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park Service be acquired solely from willing sellers or lessors and that no condemnation or control be exerted by the federal government upon any landowner who is not willing to enter into an agreement with the federal government for such purpose.
2. That the Colorado General Assembly urges Congress to ensure that the current landowners receive just and equitable compensation in any transaction associated with designation of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park System in light of the number of years the succeeding generations of landowners have labored to preserve and add value to the land.
Be it further resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, each member of Colorado's Congressional Delegation, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, and the Director of the National Park Service._________
HJR00-1050 by Representatives Plant, and Grossman--Concerning the prohibition of the use of canine laboratories for human medical instruction in state funded colleges and universities.
WHEREAS, The use of live animals as a teaching tool for human medical education is considered outdated, unnecessary, and costly; and
WHEREAS, Due to wide ranging differences in physiology and anatomy, canine models are inappropriate for teaching human physiological principles; and
WHEREAS, The Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group of more than five thousand physicians nationwide, is opposed to canine laboratories, calling them "outdated and unnecessary"; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the inappropriate nature of using dogs for human medical instruction, the majority of medical schools in the United States, including top universities such as Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins, have discontinued use of canine laboratories; and
WHEREAS, These medical schools have instead chosen to adopt the use of a combination of computer simulations and live surgical observation in place of canine laboratories; and
WHEREAS, The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has been a leader in the development of human surgical simulators and is currently marketing the use of such simulators from the Fitzsimmons campus; and
WHEREAS, These computer simulations and surgical observations are significantly cheaper to the taxpayer, with a $3,817 one time expense versus an ongoing $25,000, or $191 per student, annual appropriation for the canine laboratories; and
WHEREAS, Thirty-two of the one hundred thirty-one first year medical students at the University of Colorado Medical School this year opted out of the canine laboratories, citing ethical as well as academic reasons for their decisions; and
WHEREAS, A March 6, 2000, Denver Post reader survey found that seventy-nine percent of Coloradans were opposed to the use of live dogs in an academic laboratory; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That the People of the State of Colorado request that, as of January 1, 2001, colleges and universities in Colorado receiving public funds discontinue the use of live canines in the teaching of human anatomy and physiology.
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HJR00-1051 by Representatives Scott, Lawrence, Veiga, King, Mitchell, Smith, Fairbank, and Plant; also Senator Andrews--Concerning creation of an interim committee to study public support of pensions for state and local government employees.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly created the fire and police pension association (FPPA) in article 31 of title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, in order to ensure the security of police officers' and firefighters' pension plans in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, In recognition that local governments were burdened with financial obligations relating to pensions in excess of their financial capabilities, the General Assembly provided state moneys to assist local governments with the intent that state participation would decrease annually and terminate at the earliest possible date; and
WHEREAS, The public employees' retirement association (PERA) was established in article 51 of title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, for the purpose of providing retirement and other benefits and programs to state employees; and
WHEREAS, The Denver public school district has established an employees' pension and benefit association independent from PERA, pursuant to article 64 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Numerous discrepancies in cost and benefits exist between plans administered by PERA and the FPPA and for Denver public school employees; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That there is hereby created an interim committee to work through the 2000 interim to study public support of pensions for state and local government employees. The interim committee shall consider, but need not be limited to, the following issues:
(a) The actuarial stability of the pension plans within the FPPA, and the termination of state assistance for those pension plans; and
(b) Discrepancies between PERA, the FPPA, and the Denver public school teachers' retirement fund, including, but not limited to, differences in the actuarial stability of, cost to taxpayers of, and benefits provided by each such pension.
(2) That the interim committee shall consist of six members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint the members of the committee no later than thirty days after the passage of this Joint Resolution, as follows:
(a) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three representatives, one of whom shall be named chair, and no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party; and
(b) The President of the Senate shall appoint two senators, one of whom shall be named the vice-chair, and the Senate Minority Leader shall appoint one senator, and no more than two of the three shall be from the same political party.
(3) That the interim committee shall submit its written findings and recommendations, including, but not limited to, any recommended legislation, to the General Assembly no later than October 15, 2000. Legislation recommended by the interim committee shall be treated as legislation recommended by any other interim committee for purposes of any introduction deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(4) That the interim committee shall meet at least ___ times to fulfill its responsibilities in this study.
(5) That members of the interim committee shall be compensated as provided in section 2-2-307, Colorado Revised Statutes, for attendance at meetings of the interim committee.
(6) That the Legislative Council staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services shall be made available to assist the interim committee in carrying out its duties.
(7) That all expenditures incurred while conducting this study shall be approved by the Chairman of the Legislative Council and paid by vouchers as provided by law from moneys allocated to the Legislative Council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the General Assembly._________
HJR00-1052 by Representative Young; also Senator Teck--Concerning the creation of an interim committee to study the management, storage, retrieval, and archiving of state records.
WHEREAS, The management, storage, retrieval, and archiving of the records generated by Colorado state agencies utilizes valuable office space, consumes employee resources, and often requires storage at costly private facilities; and
WHEREAS, Currently, the state cannot accurately determine the extent of the records that each state agency keeps in its offices or the nature of the records in private storage facilities, nor can it ensure that state records are being maintained in a legal, accurate, and efficient manner; and
WHEREAS, Colorado's state agencies do not have a standardized system for managing and organizing state records, and as a result, the directors of many state agencies do not know what records they have in their offices or in other state or private storage facilities; and
WHEREAS, Many state agencies keep records well after the required retention period or fail to transfer state records that are permanent in nature to the state archivist, as required by state law; and
WHEREAS, Informal reports indicate that many state agencies are storing records with private contractors at a significant cost to the state and that the directors of the agencies are often unaware that the agency has records in those private facilities; and
WHEREAS, Advances in computer and image processing may make it possible for state records to be maintained, stored, retrieved, and archived with significant savings over the methods currently used by state agencies; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That there is hereby created an interim committee to work through the 2000 interim to study the management, storage, retrieval, and archiving of state records. The interim committee shall consider, but need not be limited to, the following:
(a) The state records management policy for purposes of determining whether the current record retention periods are appropriate;
(b) Compliance among state agencies with current records management requirements, including, but not limited to, maintaining chain of custody, forwarding permanent records to the state archives for storage, and destroying records at the end of record retention periods;
(c) Possible methods of converting paper records to other mediums such as microfilm or CD in order to reduce necessary storage space for state records and the cost effectiveness of such conversions;
(d) The storage of state agency records in privately owned facilities and alternative systems available to government agencies for the storage of nonpermanent paper records; and
(e) Policies regarding periodic review by state agencies of all agency records.
(2) That the interim committee shall consist of six members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint the members of the committee no later than thirty days after passage of this Joint Resolution, as follows:
(a) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three representatives, one of whom shall be named chair, and no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party; and
(b) The President of the Senate shall appoint two senators, one of whom shall be named vice-chair, and the Senate Minority Leader shall appoint one senator, and no more than two of the three shall be from the same political party.
(3) That the interim committee shall submit its written findings and recommendations, including, but not limited to, any recommended legislation, to the General Assembly no later than October 15, 2000. Legislation recommended by the interim committee shall be treated as legislation recommended by any other interim committee for purposes of any introduction deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(4) That the interim committee shall meet at least three times to fulfill its responsibilities in this study.
(5) That the members of the interim committee shall be compensated as provided in section 2-2-307, Colorado Revised Statutes, for attendance at meetings of the interim committee.
(6) That the Legislative Council staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services shall be made available to assist the interim committee in carrying out its duties.
(7) That all expenditures incurred while conducting this study shall be approved by the chair of the Legislative Council and paid by vouchers and warrants drawn as provided by law from moneys allocated to the Legislative Council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the General Assembly.
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HJR00-1053 By Representatives Tupa, Allen, Bacon, Hagedorn, Keller, Plant, Williams S., Windels, Zimmerman, Coleman, Decker, Gordon, Gotlieb, Mace, Miller, Saliman, Spence, and Tapia; also Senator Teck--Concerning the collection of data relating to class sizes in public schools.
WHEREAS, The effective education of children is of great importance to those children and their future success and to the overall well-being of the citizens of the state of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Numerous studies have shown that a smaller student-to-teacher ratio is one factor that positively affects student achievement and contributes to successful childhood educational experiences; and
WHEREAS, Smaller class size enhances teaching and learning by providing greater opportunities for individualized attention, increased student participation, and an enhanced ability for the teacher to cover more material in greater depth; and
WHEREAS, Teaching fewer students in a single class gives teachers more flexibility in the teaching methods they employ, increases classroom space and management options, and decreases discipline problems; and
WHEREAS, Reduced student-to-teacher ratios foster more frequent and more substantive parent and teacher communication; and
WHEREAS, Smaller class size appears to bear a direct relationship to positive emotional development, healthier self-concepts, and greater interest in school on the part of students, as well as increased morale of teachers; and
WHEREAS, According to the National Education Association, Colorado has a high ratio of enrolled students to teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, and in the last set of available statistics, was well above the national average with the eighth-largest of all states and the District of Columbia; and
WHEREAS, The state currently receives some federal aid to address class sizes, but that aid is intended to supplement and not supplant the state's efforts to reduce class sizes; and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Department of Education currently collects data that may be used to calculate class sizes throughout the state, and may do so by reviewing the number of licensed teachers actually teaching in classrooms; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That the General Assembly encourages the state board of education and the Colorado department of education, within existing appropriations:
(a) To obtain and compile relevant statistics regarding class sizes in public schools in the state;
(b) To analyze available data and make a determination whether increased expenditures to reduce average class sizes will result in improved student achievement;
(c) To calculate a range of options for the state that includes the goals of optimum class sizes and smaller than current class sizes for elementary, middle school or junior high school, and high schools and the relative costs in dollars of meeting those goals; and
(d) To review efforts by other states to decrease class sizes in their schools and analyze whether any of those approaches would be successful in Colorado.
(2) On or before July 1, 2001, the department of education is requested to prepare and deliver a report on class sizes in public schools in the state that includes the information described above to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to Governor Bill Owens, the state board of education, and Commissioner of Education William Moloney._________
HJR00-1054 by Representative George--Concerning early childhood intervention awareness day.
WHEREAS, The children residing in the state of Colorado are the state's most precious resources and represent the future of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Association of Community Centered Boards and The Children's Hospital have launched an effort to inform families about Colorado resources available to families to address childhood developmental disabilities and developmental delays; and
WHEREAS, In many cases, services and support can greatly impact the severity of a disability or completely eliminate a developmental delay; and
WHEREAS, It is estimated that 2% of all children who are 3 years of age have significant developmental conditions or delays; and
WHEREAS, Studies have proven that the critical window for visual skill development is birth to 6 months of age; and
WHEREAS, Each year more than 1,000 children from infancy to 3 years of age are helped by early intervention services that come at a time in a child's life when critical lifetime developmental issues are at stake; and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Association of Community Centered Boards and The Children's Hospital have joined forces for the second consecutive year to promote awareness and inform Colorado families of the importance and value of early childhood intervention services; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, proclaim April 26, 2000, to be Colorado Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Day._________
HR00-1014 by Representatives Lawrence, Alexander, George, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Morrison, Scott, Smith, Spence, Tool, and Young--Concerning recognition of the month of May as Mental Health Month.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes that good mental health is critical for the well-being and vitality of our families, businesses, and communities; and
WHEREAS, Mental illness will strike one in 5 Americans each year regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status; and
WHEREAS, One in 5 children suffers from a diagnosable mental or emotional disorder and one in 10 children has a serious disorder that, if untreated, can lead to school failure, addiction, and even suicide; and
WHEREAS, Mental disorders are more common than cancer and lung and heart disease combined, making mental illness the most prevalent health problem in America today; and
WHEREAS, On December 13, 1999, Surgeon General David Satcher released the first-ever report to focus on mental health and mental illness stating that mental illness is the second leading cause of disability in the United States and that over the last two decades there has been a scientific revolution in studying the brain and behavior leading to the development of new and more effective treatments and services for people with mental illness; and
WHEREAS, On May 3, 2000, Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D., Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General, will make a presentation to the public in Denver on the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health; and
WHEREAS, The Mental Health Association of Colorado, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Colorado, the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, the Mental Health Services Division within the Department of Human Services, the National Mental Health Association, and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, and their partners observe Mental Health Month each year during May to raise awareness of mental health, mental illness, and insurance discrimination against people with mental illnesses; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That May 2000, is proclaimed as Mental Health Month in Colorado. The General Assembly calls upon all citizens, government agencies, public and private entities and institutions, businesses, and schools in Colorado to recommit our state to increasing the awareness and understanding of mental illnesses and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental illness.
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LAY OVER OF CALENDAR ITEMS
On motion of Representative Dean, the following items on the Calendar were laid over until April 14, retaining place on Calendar:
Consideration of General Orders--HB00-1449, 1454, SB00-202, 178, HB00-1435, SB00-172, 071, 124, HB00-1468.
Consideration of Conference Committee reports--HCR00-1001, SB00-160.
Consideration of Resolutions--HJR00-1008, SJR00-005, HJR00-1012, 1007, HR00-1011, 1012, HJR00-1020, 1021, 1023, 1024, SJR00-011, HJR00-1026, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1018, 1025, 1031, 1032.
Consideration of Senate amendments--HB00-1114, 1208.
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Correction
H.J. page 1362, line 5, after "highway 25", insert "based upon large percentages of private land ownership";
strike lines 34 and 35, and substitute "the program, using division-published male/female ratios for game management purposes for the applicable game management unit of data analysis unit. Such hunts shall be conducted during".
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On motion of Representative Dean, the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., April 14, 2000.
Approved:
RUSSELL GEORGE,
Speaker
Attest:
JUDITH RODRIGUE,
Chief Clerk