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SENATE JOURNAL
Sixty-second General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
86th Legislative Day Thursday, March 30, 2000
Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.
Order
Prayer By the chaplain, Rabbi Gorden Rubenstein, Aurora
Roll Call Present--Total, 33.
Absent/Excused--Matsunaka, Owen--Total, 2.
Present later--Owen.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Andrews, reading of the Journal of Wednesday, March 29 was
Journal dispensed with and the Journal stands approved as corrected by the Secretary.
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the Senate proceeded out of order for Consideration of HJR00-1016.
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
HJR 00-1016 by Rep. Gotlieb; Senator Dyer--Colorado Nonprofit Day
(Printed in House Journal, March 15, pages 938-939)
On motion of Senator Dyer, the Resolution was ADOPTED by the following roll call vote:
| YES 34 |  | NO 0 | | EXCUSED 1 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | Y | Evans | Y | Musgrave | Y | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | Y | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | Y | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | Y |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | Y | | |
Co-sponsors added: Anderson, Andrews, Arnold, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Epps, Feeley, Hernandez, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Martinez, Musgrave, Nichol, Owen, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers, Reeves, Sullivant, Tanner, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig.
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COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Approp- After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
riations referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: HB00-1451
Senate Journal-86th Day-March 30, 2000 Page 1
Page 1 Senate Journal-86th Day-March 30, 2000
Approp- After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
riations referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: HB00-1452
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a two-thirds majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, Senate Rule 15(c) was suspended for Consideration of Special Orders.
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a two-thirds majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, HB00-1451 and HB00-1452 were made Special Orders at 9:29 a.m.
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Committee The hour of 9:29 a.m. having arrived, Senator Wattenberg moved that the Senate resolve
of the itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and Senator
Whole Wattenberg was called to the Chair to act as Chairman.
SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS--9:29 A. M.
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported that the following bills, reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent, had been considered and action taken thereon as follows:
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Amendment No. 1, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 23, strike "performance-based pay increases,".
Page 113, line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "116,788" and substitute "125,888" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "90,328" and substitute "99,428";
strike lines 10 and 11.
Page 325, line 11, strike "Performance-based Pay" and substitute "Anniversary".
Page 352, line 12, strike "Performance-based Pay" and substitute "Anniversary".
Page 444, line 11, strike "Performance-based Pay" and substitute "Anniversary".
Amendment No. 2, by Senator Lamborn
Amend reengrossed bill, page 26, line 5, strike "Subprogram7, 8, 9, 9a" and substitute "Subprogram7, 8, 9".
Page 56, strike lines 7 through 10.
Amendment No. 3, by Senator Anderson
Amend reengrossed bill, page 52, line 4, strike "BOARD17, 22a" and substitute "BOARD17".
Page 61, strike lines 1 through 5.
Amendment No. 4, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,043,608,947" and substitute "2,043,458,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,980,874,268" and substitute "1,980,724,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 94, line 4, strike "$15,355.45" and substitute "$15,358.53" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "532,296,712" and substitute "532,403,434";
line 8, strike "$11,044.89" and substitute "$11,047.77" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "60,658,549" and substitute "60,674,344".
Page 95, line 6, strike "$7,898.80" and substitute "$7,901.50" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "415,618,958" and substitute "415,761,178";
line 12, strike "$3,598.47" and substitute "$3,598.89" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "94,970,892" and substitute "94,981,845".
Page 96, line 7, strike "$1,444.52" and substitute "$1,444.62" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "173,266,964" and substitute "173,278,437";
line 10, strike "$2,274.40" and substitute "$2,275.24" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "30,402,905" and substitute "30,414,172";
line 13, strike "$6,105.10" and substitute "$6,105.37" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "34,854,039" and substitute "34,855,548".
Page 97, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "8,265,743" and substitute "8,265,804";
line 11, in the TOTAL column, strike "1,399,618,135" and substitute "1,399,918,135", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "695,902,547(M)" and substitute "696,052,547(M)", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "693,862,455" and substitute "694,012,455".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 5, by Senator Lacy
Amend reengrossed bill, page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,043,608,947" and substitute "2,042,808,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,980,874,268" and substitute "1,980,074,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 126, line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,333,400" and substitute "3,133,400" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "2,333,400(T)a" and substitute "3,133,400(T)a".
Adjust affected totals and affected (T) notation totals accordingly.
Page 277, line 2, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,333,400" and substitute "3,133,400" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "2,333,400" and substitute "3,133,400".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 6, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,043,608,947" and substitute "2,043,108,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,980,874,268" and substitute "1,980,374,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 206, line 2, in the ITEM AND SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,141,101" and substitute "5,641,101" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,141,101" and substitute "5,641,101".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 7, by Senator Wattenberg
Amend reengrossed bill, page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,043,608,947" and substitute "2,044,108,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,980,874,268" and substitute "1,981,374,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 116, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "800,000" and substitute "300,000" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "800,000" and substitute "300,000".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 8, by Senator Anderson
Amend reengrossed bill, page 68, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "138,605,952" and substitute "139,805,952" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "69,410,773" and substitute "70,610,773".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 118, line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "129,601,951" and substitute "129,478,453", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "73,940,439" and substitute "73,762,979", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "55,661,512a" and substitute "55,715,474a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 119, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "268,649,914" and substitute "268,507,663", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "146,157,279" and substitute "145,896,358", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "122,492,635a" and substitute "122,611,305a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 120, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "475,356,461" and substitute "475,296,161", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "206,564,144" and substitute "206,245,617", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "268,792,317a" and substitute "269,050,544a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 122, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "45,154,300" and substitute "45,132,564", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "19,495,658" and substitute "19,449,135", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "25,658,642a" and substitute "25,683,429a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 123, line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "74,374,556" and substitute "74,307,324", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "41,959,738" and substitute "41,861,109", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "32,414,818a" and substitute "32,446,215a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 124, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "205,455,475" and substitute "205,270,646", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "124,464,488" and substitute "124,201,118", and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "80,990,987a" and substitute "81,069,528a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 125, line 3, in the TOTAL column, strike "13,941,543" and substitute "13,906,973" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "13,941,543" and substitute "13,906,973".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 135, line 1, strike "2.9" and substitute "3.0";
line 2, strike "4.0" and substitute "4.1".
Amendment No. 9, by Senators Linkhart, Pascoe, Perlmutter and Rupert
Amend reengrossed bill, page 93, line 12, strike "PREMIUMS 10, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50a" and substitute "PREMIUMS 10, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50a, 50b".
Page 109, after line 15, insert the following:
"50b Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department meet with Medicaid consumers with disabilities and Medicaid providers to examine state options with regard to the new Federal Work Incentives/Ticket to Work Act. The Department is requested to submit a report delineating options and recommendations for providing incentives for persons with disabilities to return to work. This report is requested to be submitted to the Senate and House Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions Committees by October 15, 2000. This report is requested to include a discussion of the pilot program created in S.B. 97-147 and analysis and recommendations on whether this existing initiative can be accomplished under the new Act without the requested waiver.".
Amendment No. 10, by Senators Tebedo, Dyer, Nichol, Reeves, Sullivant, and Wattenberg
Amend reengrossed bill, page 109, line 14, after "providers," insert "of which $0.3 million total funds shall be for family providers, $1.5 million total funds shall be for home and community based services' personal care providers, $1.5 million total funds shall be for private duty nursing, and $1.5 million total funds shall be for home health aides,";
strike line 15 and substitute the following:
"facilities. It is furthermore the intent of the General Assembly that the additional rate increases be used for salaries and mandatory payroll related costs. The Department shall verify that the increases are used for these intended purposes. Such verification shall include the use of certified statements from licensed accountants retained by the respective agencies. Any funds not used as intended shall be recouped by the Department. The Department shall track the impact of the $6.4 million reduction on clients and services to clients, and shall track provider behavior in these areas. The Department shall provide a preliminary report to the Joint Budget Committee and the House and Senate Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions Committees by December 1, 2000, on these areas and on the resources and requirements necessary to measure and monitor the impact of these changes on utilization of community based long-term care services, including any decline of community based long-term care agencies participating in the Medicaid program and any difficulty of clients in securing services and care from community based long-term care agencies. Finally, the Department is instructed to ensure that these adjustments are made and that the budget is not exceeded for FY 2000-01.".
Amendment No. 11, by Senator Pascoe
Amend reengrossed bill, page 109, line 10, strike "32.1" and substitute "14.3";
strike lines 11 through 15, and substitute the following:
"13.02 percent for FY 2000-01. This change will result in a reduction of $3,806,419 (including $1,903,209 General Fund and $1,903,210 federal funds). This amount shall be earmarked for additional 2.0 percent cost of living increases for community long-term care providers. The Department is instructed to ensure that these adjustments are made and that the budget is not exceeded for FY 2000-01.".
Amendment No. 12, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 148, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "162,805,172" and substitute "162,891,614" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,216,530" and substitute "5,302,972".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 167, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "239,873,922" and substitute "239,782,930", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "24,316,273" and substitute "24,229,831", and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "215,557,649a" and substitute "215,553,099a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 167, line 11, strike "$19,463,102" and substitute "$19,458,552".
Amendment No. 13, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 150, line 15, strike "Immigrants81a" and substitute "Immigrants".
Page 190, strike lines 11 and 12.
Amendment No. 14, by Senator Owen
Amend reengrossed bill, page 168, line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,294,674" and substitute "933,563", in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "93,630g" and substitute "57,519g", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "843,840" and substitute "518,840".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 15, by Senator Blickensderfer
Amend reengrossed bill, page 360, line 3, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "841,414(M)" and substitute "841,414";
line 12, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "4,952,104" and substitute "4,952,104b";
after line 16, insert the following:
"b Of this amount, $841,414 shall be subject to the "(M)" head note provision.".
Amendment No. 16, by Senator Evans
Amend reengrossed bill, page 371, line 10, strike "DIVISION" and substitute "DIVISION194a".
Page 397, after line 11, insert the following:
"194a Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department perform routine water quality inspections in Waterton Canyon in response to remediation efforts by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.".
Amendment No. 17, by Senator Powers
Amend the reengrossed bill, page 582, after line 8, insert the following:
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
ITEM & TOTAL FUNDS
SUBTOTAL EXEMPT
"(2) Capital Construction
Projects
State Highway 74 at Jefferson
County Road 73 2,346,000 2,346,000
U.S. 385 in Burlington 2,231,000 2,231,000
I-70 West of the Eisenhower
Tunnel 441,000 441,000
State Highway 86 East and
West of Elizabeth 2,500,000 2,500,000
State Highway 50C, Salt Creek
Bridge 8,500,000 8,500,000
Glenwood Canyon 7,700,000 7,700,000
I-76, Atwood to U.S. 6
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
ITEM & FUNDS
SUBTOTAL TOTAL EXEMPT
Interchange 9,700,000 9,700,000
U.S. 160 and Sierra Grande
High School 1,150,000 1,150,000
U.S. 666, Mile Post 52.43
to 69.6 4,932,000 4,932,000
I-25 at Colfax, Ramp H 9,000,000 9,000,000
Intersection and Signalization
Improvements - 5 Locations 1,500,000 1,500,000
50,000,000".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 18, by Senator Powers
Amend reengrossed bill, page 587, strike lines 2 and 3 and substitute the following:
"additional funding for state highway construction projects unless any or all of this amount is used to provide funding for new legislation that passes in the 2000 session. To the extent funds remain available for additional state highway construction projects, these funds may be changed from an appropriation under the state's six percent general fund limit to a transfer to the capital construction fund during consideration of FY 2000-01 supplemental requests.".
Amendment No. 19, by Senators Musgrave and Feeley
Amend reengrossed bill, page 665, after line 6, insert the following:
"SECTION 19. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of education, distributions, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the State Board of Education to provide additional moneys to the Fort Morgan RE-3 school district for the purpose of removing asbestos from Fort Morgan High School.
(Amendment No. 19 to HB00-1451 continued on next page)
(Amendment No.19 to HB00-1451 continued on next page.)
(Amendment No. 19 to HB00-1451 continued on next page.)
(Amendment No. 19 to HB00-1451 continued on next page.)
SECTION 21. Effective date. This act shall take effect upon passage; except that Sections 19 and 20 of this act shall take effect upon passage only if Senate Bill 00-65, enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly, does become law.".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
HB 00-1452 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Gen Fund Transfer To Cap Const Fund
Amendment No. 1, by Senator Powers
Amend the reengrossed bill, page 2, line 11, strike "plus one hundred eighteen" and substitute "plus one hundred sixty-eight".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
AMENDMENTS TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Senator Thiebaut moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show
that the following Thiebaut floor amendment to HB00-1451, as amended, did pass:
Call of Call of Senate.
Senate
Amend reengrossed bill, page 665, after line 6, insert the following:
"SECTION 19. Appropriation - adjustment. The dollar amounts appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, amended in section 5 of this act shall be further adjusted as follows:
(a) The general fund appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for total program, is increased by thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000).
(b) The cash funds exempt appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for total program, is decreased by thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000). Of said sum, two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be from audit recoveries deposited in the public school fund and eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) shall be from interest earned on moneys in the public school fund.
(Thiebaut amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole to
HB00-1451, as amended, continued on next page.)
(Thiebaut amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole to
HB00-1451, as amended, continued on next page.)
(Thiebaut amendment to the Report of the committee of the Whole to
HB00-1451, as amended, continued on next page.)
(Thiebaut amendment to the Report of the committee of the Whole to
HB00-1451, as amended, continued on next page.)
SECTION 21. Appropriations - adjustments. (1) In addition to the amounts appropriated in section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of education, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the sum of thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of providing additional funding to those public schools that receive an academic performance grade of "D" or "F" on the school report card pursuant to part 6 of article 7 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Board of Education provide additional funding to such schools for the purpose of improving their academic performance or to develop and implement a school improvement plan pursuant to section 22-7-609, Colorado Revised Statutes.
(2) The dollar amounts appropriated in section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall be adjusted as follows:
(a) The general fund appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for the state share of districts' total program funding, is decreased by thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000).
(b) The cash funds exempt appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for the state share of districts' total program funding, is increased by thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000). Said sum shall be from public school fund reserves.
SECTION 22. Effective date. This act shall take effect upon passage; except that Sections 19, 20, and 21 of this act shall take effect upon passage only if Senate Bill 00-65 and Senate Bill 00-186, enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly, do become law. ".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
The motion was declared LOST by the following roll call vote:
| YES 12 | | NO 21 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | N | Evans | N | Musgrave | E | Tanner | N |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | N |
| Arnold | N | Hernandez | Y | Owen | N | Teck | N |
| Blickensderfer | N | Hillman | N | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | N | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | N |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | N | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | N |
| Dyer | N | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | N |
| Epps | N | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | N | | |
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Senator Feeley moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that
the following Feeley floor amendment to HB00-1451, as amended, did pass:
Amend reengrossed bill, page 665, after line 6, insert the following:
"SECTION 19. Appropriation - adjustment. The dollar amounts appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, amended in section 5 of this act shall be further adjusted as follows:
(a) The general fund appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for total program, is increased by two million one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($2,151,734).
(b) The cash funds exempt appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for total program, is decreased by two million one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($2,151,734). Of said sum, two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be from audit recoveries deposited in the public school fund and one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($151,734) shall be from interest earned on moneys in the public school fund.
(Feeley amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole on HB00-1451, as amended, continued on the next page.)
(Feeley amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole on HB00-1451, as amended, continued on the next page.)
(Feeley amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole on HB00-1451, as amended, continued on the next page.)
SECTION 21. Appropriations - adjustments. The dollar amounts appropriated in section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) The general fund appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for the state share of districts' total program funding, is decreased by two million one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($2,151,734).
(2) The cash funds exempt appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for the state share of districts' total program funding, is increased by two million one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($2,151,734). Said sum shall be from public school fund reserves.
(3) The general fund appropriation to the department of education, public school finance, for special education - children with disabilities, is increased by two million one hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars ($2,151,734).
SECTION 22. Effective date. This act shall take effect upon passage; except that Sections 19, 20, and 21 of this act shall take effect upon passage only if Senate Bill 00-65, enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly, does become law. ".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
The motion was declared LOST by the following roll call vote:
| YES 13 | | NO 20 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | N | Evans | N | Musgrave | E | Tanner | N |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | N |
| Arnold | N | Hernandez | Y | Owen | N | Teck | N |
| Blickensderfer | N | Hillman | N | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | N | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | N |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | N | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | N |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | N |
| Epps | N | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | N | | |
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Senator Lacy moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that
the Tebedo floor amendment and the Pascoe floor amendment to HB00-1451, as amended,
did not pass, and that the following Lacy floor amendment to HB00-1451, as amended,
did pass:
Call of Call of Senate.
Senate
Amend reengrossed bill, page 109, strike lines 9 through 15, and substitute the following:
"50aDepartment of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums --The Department is requested to work with all long-term care clients and providers, including home and community based services, home health, and nursing facilities, to examine any issues of rate disparity and rate shortfalls within the long-term care continuum of care, to evaluate areas of greatest need affecting client services, and ways to control utilization and costs of these services and overall growth in the long-term care system. The Department is also requested to work with the Senate and House Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions Committees and the Joint Budget Committees on a joint basis during the interim to assist in the evaluation of these issues. The Department is furthermore requested to report on its final analysis and recommendations in a joint meeting with the Joint Budget Committee and the Senate and House Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions Committees by October 1, 2000.".
The motion was declared ADOPTED by the following roll call vote:
| YES 17 | | NO 16 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | Y | Evans | Y | Musgrave | E | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | N | Nichol | N | Tebedo | N |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | N | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | N | Thiebaut | N |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | Y | Perlmutter | N | Wattenberg | N |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | N | Weddig | N |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | N | Reeves | N | Wham | Y |
| Dyer | N | Martinez | N | Rupert | N | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | N | | |
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Senator Pascoe moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show
that the Lacy Committee of the Whole amendment to HB00-1451, as amended,on pages 796-797, did not pass and that the Pascoe floor amendment did pass.
Call of Call of Senate.
Senate
The motion was declared LOST by the following roll call vote:
| YES 15 | | NO 18 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | N | Evans | N | Musgrave | E | Tanner | N |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | N | Hernandez | N | Owen | N | Teck | N |
| Blickensderfer | N | Hillman | N | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | N | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | N | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | N |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | N |
| Epps | N | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | Y | | |
HB 00-1451 by Rep. Tool; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill
Senator Tebedo moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show
that the Lacy Committee of the Whole amendment to HB00-1451, as amended, on pages 796-797 did not pass, and that the Tebedo floor amendment did pass.
The motion was declared LOST by the following roll call vote:
| YES 15 | | NO 18 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | N | Evans | N | Musgrave | E | Tanner | N |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | N | Hernandez | Y | Owen | N | Teck | N |
| Blickensderfer | N | Hillman | N | Pascoe | N | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | N | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | N | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | N |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | N |
| Epps | N | Matsunaka | E | Sullivant | Y | | |
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
On motion of Senator Wattenberg, the Report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted and, a majority of all members elected having voted in the affirmative, the following action was taken:
HB00-1451, as amended; HB00-1452, as amended, declared passed on Second Reading.
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SENATE SERVICES REPORT
Senate Correctly revised: HJR 00-1016.
Services
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
Mr. President:
The House has passed on Third Reading and returns herewith SB00-012, 024, 068,
191.
The House has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes;
SB00-088, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29 , page 1145.
SB00-106, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29 , page 1142.
SB00-120, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29 , pages 1146-1147.
SB00-144, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29, pages 1142-1143.
SB00-176, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29, pages 1144-1145.
SB00-189, amended as printed in House Journal, March 29, page 1144.
The House has adopted and transmits herewith HJR00-1022, as printed in House Journal, March 29, page 1137.
The House has voted not to concur in Senate amendments to HB00-1249, and requests that a conference committee be appointed. The Speaker has appointed Representatives Paschall, chairman, and Mitchell and Miller as House conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB00-1249. The bill is transmitted here-with.
MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
March 30, 2000
We herewith transmit:
without comment, as amended, SB00-088, 106, 120, 144, 176, and 189.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 00-211 by Senators Owen, Lacy, and Tanner; also Representatives Tool, Berry, and Saliman--Concerning a pay plan for state employees based on a system of performance evaluation.
SB 00-212 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.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
The following resolution was read by title:
HJR 00-1022 by Representatives Gordon, Dean, George, Gotlieb, Grossman, Morrison, and Saliman; also Senator Pascoe--Concerning Tzedakah Awareness Week.
(Printed in House Journal, March 29, page 1137.)
Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(e), and placed on the calendar of Friday,
March 31.
APPOINTMENTS TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
HB 00-1249 by Rep. Paschall; Senator Andrews--Strengthen The Marriage Relationship
The President appointed Senators Andrews, Chairman, Musgrave and Nichol as Senate Conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB00-1249.
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Thursday, March 30, was laid over until Friday, March 31, retaining its place on the calendar.
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Friday,
March 31, 2000.
Approved:
Ray Powers
President of the Senate
Patricia K. Dicks
Secretary of the Senate
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