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SENATE JOURNAL
Sixty-second General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
23rd Legislative Day Thursday, January 27, 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, 28.
Absent/Excused--Andrews, Hernandez, Lacy, Matsunaka, Rupert, Wattenberg, Wham--Total, 7.
Present later--Andrews, Hernandez, Lacy, Matsunaka, Rupert, Wattenberg, Wham.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Epps, reading of the Journal of Wednesday, January 26th 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 Resolutions.
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS
SR 00-003 by Senators Blickensderfer, Powers, Feeley; --Concerning categories of senate committees.
Laid over until Friday, January 27, retaining its place on the calendar.
SR 00-006 by Senators Blickensderfer, Powers and Feeley--Concerning reconsideration.
Laid over until Friday, January 27, retaining its place on the calendar.
HJR 00-1002 by Representatives Dean, George, Spradley and Gordon; also Senators Blickensderfer, Powers and Feeley--Concerning changes to the Joint Rules relating to interim committees.
Laid over until Friday, January 27, retaining its place on the calendar.
HJR 00-1003 by Representatives McPherson, Tool, Berry and Saliman; also Senators Teck, Lacy, Owen and Tanner--Concerning the certification by the general assembly of its estimate of state general fund revenues and allowable state general fund appropriations for the 2000-01 budget year.
(Printed in House Journal, January 20, page 124.)
On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the Resolution was ADOPTED by the following roll call vote:
| YES 33 |  | NO 0 | | EXCUSED 2 | | 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 | E | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
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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, January 27, was laid over until Friday, January 28, retaining its place on the calendar.
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COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB00-058
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB00-117 be
amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 12, strike "tuition," and substitute "tuition and free of room and board charges of the institution,";
strike lines 13 through 15 and substitute the following:
"maintains standards as set by the institution for its students generally, a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above based upon a 4.0 scale, but said benefits shall not be extended beyond twelve academic quarters or eight academic semesters as the case may be the academic year in which the dependent turns twenty-five years of age. Such dependents pursuing";
line 17, after "instruction", insert "and room and board";
line 20, after "tuition", insert "and room and board".
Education The Committee on Education has had under consideration and has had a hearing on the following appointment and recommends that the appointment be confirmed:
STATE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL
effective June 16, 1999, for a term expiring September 1, 2001:
Linda V. Schooley of Grand Junction, Colorado, as a member residing on the Western Slope, appointed.
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COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Agriculture, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Natural postponed indefinitely: SB00-005
Resources
and Energy
Agriculture, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Natural postponed indefinitely: SB00-113
Resources
and Energy
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB00-183 be
amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 5, line 2, after "education", insert "or the executive director's designee";
line 3, strike "technology;" and substitute "technology or the executive director's designee;".
Page 6, strike lines 23 through 26.
Page 7, strike line 1.
Renumber succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL--FIRST READING
The following bill was read by title and referred to the committee indicated:
SB 00-184 by Senator Evans--Concerning prevention of damage to underground facilities resulting from excavations.
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On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Friday,
January 28, 2000.
Approved:
Ray Powers
President of the Senate
Patricia K. Dicks
Secretary of the Senate
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