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SENATE JOURNAL
Sixty-second General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
21st Legislative Day Tuesday, January 25, 2000
Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.
Order
Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Gilbert Caldwell, Park Hill Methodist Church, Denver
Roll Call Present--Total, 30.
Absent/Excused--Arnold, Evans, Lacy, Linkhart, Wham--Total, 5.
Present later--Arnold, Evans, Lacy, Linkhart, Wham.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Epps, reading of the Journal of Monday, January 24th was
Journal dispensed with and the Journal stands approved as corrected by the Secretary.
SENATE SERVICES REPORT
Senate Correctly engrossed: SB00-039; SJR00-003, 004.
Services
Correctly printed: SB00-183; SCR00-002.
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Business After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Affairs referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB00-012
and Labor
Business The Committee on Business Affairs and Labor has had under consideration and has had a
Affairs hearing on the following appointment and recommends that the appointment be confirmed:
and LaborPUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
for a term expiring the Monday preceding the second Tuesday in January 2004:
Paulette “Polly” E. Page of Aurora, Colorado, to serve as a Republican, appointed.
THIRD READING OF BILL--FINAL PASSAGE
On Third Reading, the title of the following bill was publicly read, the reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent:
SB 00-039 by Sen. Evans; Rep. Spence--Building Security Technology Funds
The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:
| YES 27 |  | NO 6 | | EXCUSED 2 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | Y | Evans | Y | Musgrave | Y | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | N | Nichol | N | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | N | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | N |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | E | Perlmutter | N | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | N | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.
Co-sponsors added: Sullivant, Tebedo.
Senate Journal-21st Day-January 25, 2000 Page 1
Page 1 Senate Journal-21st Day-January 25, 2000______________________________
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 Tuesday, January 25, was laid over until Wednesday, January 26, retaining its place on the calendar.
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COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB00-031 be
amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 3, line 7, strike "two" and substitute "six";
line 9, strike "one school district that meets" and substitute "two school districts that meet";
line 10, strike "22-85-103 (2) (a) and only one school" and substitute "22-85-103 (2) (a), only two school districts that meet";
line 11, strike "district that meets";
line 12, strike "(b)." and substitute "(b), and only two school districts that meet the criteria specified in section 22-85-103 (2) (c).";
line 22, strike "(a) or (b)" and substitute "(a), (b), or (c)".
Page 4, line 13, after "shall" insert "require that each applicant outline its annual achievement goals and shall";
strike lines 15 through 26 and substitute the following:
"(a) Two school districts selected for the pilot program shall be large school districts as categorized by the state board of education.
(b) Two school districts selected for the pilot program shall be medium school districts as categorized by the state board of education.
(c) Two school districts selected for the pilot program shall be small school districts as categorized by the state board of education.".
Page 5, strike lines 1 and 2.
Page 7, line 2, strike "program;" and substitute "program and the correlation of those performance levels to the annual achievement goals;";
strike line 22 and substitute "four hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($465,000).".
Page 8, line 1, strike "the sum of dollars ($ )," and substitute "four hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($465,000),".
State, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Veterans, referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB00-086
and Military
Affairs
Finance After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be referred favorably to the Senate for final action: HJR00-1003
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
January 25, 2000
Mr. President:
The House has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes
HB00-1028, amended as printed in House Journal, January 24, 2000, page 83;
HB00-1057, amended as printed in House Journal, January 17, 2000, page 91;
HB00-1127, amended as printed in House Journal, January 24, 2000, page 172.
MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
Message From Revisor of Statutes
without comment, as amended, HB00-1028, 1057, and 1127.
INTRODUCTION OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
The following concurrent resolution was read by title and referred to the committees
indicated:
SCR 00-003 by Senator Evans; also Representative Witwer--Concerning the submission to the registered electors of the state of Colorado of an amendment to article X of the constitution of the state of Colorado, establishing a homestead exemption for a specified percentage of a limited amount of the actual value of owner-occupied residential real property that is the primary residence of an owner-occupier who is sixty-five years of age or older and has resided in such property for five years or longer, and, in connection therewith, allowing the general assembly by law to adjust the maximum amount of actual value of such residential real property of which such specified percentage shall be exempt, requiring the aggregate statewide valuation for assessment that is attributable to residential real property to be calculated as if the full actual value of all owner-occupied primary residences that are partially exempt from taxation was subject to taxation for the purpose of determining the biennial adjustment to be made to the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property, requiring the general assembly to compensate local governmental entities for the net amount of property tax revenues lost as a result of the homestead exemption, and specifying that said compensation shall constitute a voter-approved revenue change and shall not be included in state or local government fiscal year spending or subject to any statutory limitation on general fund appropriations.
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Appropriations
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
HB 00-1028 by Representative Swenson; also Senator Owen--Concerning parental shares in judgment for the wrongful death of an unmarried person.
HB 00-1057 by Representative Swenson; also Senator Musgrave--Concerning an exception to the three-lane highway at-grade intersection prohibition in the "Public Highway Authority Law".
HB 00-1127 by Representatives Fairbank and Stengel; also Senator Hillman--Concerning a prohibition on the collection of moneys for political activities through student fees.
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
On motion of Senator Hillman, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Wednesday,
January 26, 2000.
Approved:
Ray Powers
President of the Senate
Patricia K. Dicks
Secretary of the Senate
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