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SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-first General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

Second Regular Session

8th Legislative Day Wednesday, January 14, 1998


Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner.

Roll Call Present--Total, 26

Absent/Excused--Bishop, Johnson, Perlmutter, Rizzuto, Weddig--Total, 5.

Absent--Coffman, Hernandez, Lacy, Mutzebaugh--Total, 4.

Present later--Coffman, Hernandez, Lacy, Mutzebaugh, Perlmutter.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Chlouber, reading of the Journal of January 13th was dispensed with

Journal and the Journal stands approved as corrected by the Secretary.

SIGNING OF RESOLUTIONS

The President has signed: HJR98-1001 and 1002.

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

Appoint- Letters of designation and appointment from Governor Romer were read and assigned to ments Committee as follows:

November 20, 1997

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit to your consideration, the following:

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

for a term expiring July 1, 1999:

Stephen A. Sonnenberg of Lakewood, Colorado, to serve as a member with a college degree in geological engineering and experience in the oil and gas industry, from the Sixth Congressional District, as a Republican and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Logan MacMillan.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 11/26/97

P. Dicks, Assistant Secretary

Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy

December 18, 1997

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit for your consideration, the following:

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

for a term expiring July 1, 2001:

Robert E. Botts, Jr., of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a member from Transportation District One, appointed;

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 12/19/97

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Transportation

November 20, 1997

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit to your consideration, the following:

MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION

ADVISORY COMMISSION

for a term expiring June 30, 2000:

Charles "Sam" P. Rice of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the First Congressional District and as an Unaffiliated;

for terms expiring June 30, 2001:

John D. Ashton of Fort Collins, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the Fourth Congressional District and as an Unaffiliated;

Phillip R. Garvin of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the First Congressional District and as a Democrat.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 11/26/97

P. Dicks, Assistant Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

September 15, 1997

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit to your consideration, the following:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DENVER METROPOLITAN

MAJOR LEAGUE STADIUM DISTRICT

for terms expiring August 1, 2001:

Raymond T. Baker of Lakewood, Colorado, reappointed;

Debra Brody of Denver, Colorado, reappointed;

Adolph Steven W. DelCastillo of Littleton, Colorado, reappointed;

Josephine W. Heath of Boulder, Colorado, reappointed;

Robert E. Loup of Greenwood Village, Colorado, appointed;

Joseph A. Talarico of Westminster, Colorado, reappointed;

Robert I. Patton of Denver, Colorado, reappointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 11/5/97

P. Dicks, Assistant Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

November 25, 1997

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit to your consideration, the following:

WORKERS' COMPENSATION COST

CONTAINMENT BOARD

for terms effective December 13, 1997 and expiring December 13, 2000:

Jerry L. Mosley of Golden, Colorado, to serve as a representative of an employer who has demonstrated good risk management experience with respect to their workers' compensation insurance, reappointed;

Christopher B. Peck of Lakewood, Colorado, to serve as representative of an employer who has demonstrated good risk management experience with respect to their workers' compensation insurance, reappointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/5/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

January 8, 1998

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

On September 24, 1997, I reappointed Gloria J. Raigoza

of Denver, Colorado to the State Board of Nursing and

her name was submitted for Senate confirmation.

Gloria J. Raigoza resigned from the State Board of

Nursing.

I am hereby withdrawing the name of Gloria J. Raigoza

from further consideration by the Senate.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/12/98

J. Albi, Secretary

COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOARD OF REGENTS

October 8, 1997

To The Honorable Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

200 East Colfax Avenue

Denver, Colorado 80203

Distinguished Members of the Senate:

On behalf of the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, I am pleased to forward to you the following reappointments to the University of Colorado Hospital Authority Board of Directors.

Appointments to this board from the congressional districts are subject to the advise and consent of the Senate in accordance with Section 23-21-503(2) of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Forrest M. Cason, Ph.D., as a resident of the First Congressional District, for a term effective October 1, 1997, and expiring on September 30, 2001;

James T. Moran, J.D., as a resident of the Third Congressional District, for a term effective October 1, 1997, and expiring on September 30, 2001.

Enclosed is a copy of the item on this matter that was submitted to and approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting of September 11, 1997.

Most sincerely,

(Signed)

Milagros Caraballo

Rec'd 10/7/97

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Education

Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

December 22, 1997

Honorable Senator Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

200 East Colfax Avenue

Denver, Colorado 80203

Distinguished Senator Norton:

On June 27, 1996, I received notification that the Senate had confirmed the University of Colorado Hospital Authority Board of Directors appointments per my letter request of March 22, 1996. It has come to my attention that the term dates were incorrect.

The purpose of this letter is to request a correction of the term of appointment. Per the attached approved request for Board of Regents action, Appointments to the University of Colorado Hospital Authority Board of Directors, dated March 5, 1996, the correct information is as follows:

Reappointment: Douglas L. Polson, a resident and representative of the Fifth Congressional District, effective October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1999.

New Appointment: Michael A. Leprino, a resident and representative of the Sixth Congressional District, effective March 21, 1996 through September 30, 1999.

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed)

Milagros Caraballo

Secretary of the University

and of the Board of Regents

Rec'd 12/22/97

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Education

Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS

Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be Government referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-32

Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-27 be

Government amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 7 and 8 and substitute the following:

"PAYMENT DUE DATES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE UNDER ANY PAYMENT PLAN MAY NOT EXCEED TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE".





______________________________

On motion of Senator Powers, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Wednesday, January 14, was laid over until Thursday, January 15, retaining its place on the calendar.

______________________________

On motion of Senator Powers, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Thursday,

January 15, 1997.

Approved:


Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Attest:

Joan M. Albi

Secretary of the Senate