Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.
Order
Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Mel Taylor.
Roll Call Present--Total, 30.
Absent/Excused--Bishop, Hernandez, Johnson--Total, 3.
Absent--Dennis, Lacy--Total, 2.
Present later--Dennis, Lacy.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Chlouber, reading of the Journal of January 14th was dispensed with
Journal and the Journal stands approved as corrected
by the Secretary.
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Judiciary After consideration on the merits, the
committee recommends that SB 98-22 be amended as follows
and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 1, line 9, after "named
in the", insert "SUMMONS OR".
Business After consideration on the merits, the committee
recommends that SB 98-26 be Affairs amended as follows
and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
and Labor with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 4, line 14, strike "regional"
and substitute "GEOGRAPHIC,
regional,".
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-1 be
amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred
to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 2, before line 1, insert
the following:
"SECTION 1. Part 2 of
article 33 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
2233201.5. Definitions.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PART 2, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
(1) "EDUCATIONAL SERVICES"
MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF SERVICES TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION
IN THE ACADEMIC AREAS OF READING, WRITING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE,
AND SOCIAL STUDIES:
(a) TUTORING SERVICES;
(b) ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS;
(c) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 2, strike lines 9 and 10 and substitute the
following:
SB 98-1
(Cont.)
"district, ANY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE
DEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR THE STUDENT BY";
strike lines 13 through 17 and substitute the following:
"complete the GED. whichever
is deemed appropriate by the expelling school district, the student's
parent or guardian, and the student.
THE EXPELLING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT
THE STUDENT SHALL RECEIVE TOWARD GRADUATION FOR THE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.";
line 20, strike "A STUDENT WHO IS RECEIVING"
and substitute "WHILE RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, A STUDENT
MAY BE SUSPENDED";
strike line 21.
Page 3, line 3, after "(c)", insert "(I)";
strike line 10 and substitute the following:
"district.
(II) Such
EDUCATIONAL services may be provided by the school";
line 16, after "receiving", insert "EDUCATIONAL";
line 19, before "PARAGRAPH", insert "SUBPARAGRAPH
(I) OF";
line 22, strike "such" and substitute "such
EDUCATIONAL";
line 24, strike "such" and substitute "such
EDUCATIONAL";
line 25, after "providing", insert "EDUCATIONAL".
Page 4, line 3, strike "such" and substitute
"such
EDUCATIONAL";
strike lines 14 through 20;
line 21, strike "(5)" and substitute "(4)";
line 22, strike "AS" and substitute "IS".
Page 5, line 5, strike "district" and substitute
"district, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPELLED
BY THE DISTRICT,";
line 10, after "organizations,", insert
"WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS,";
strike lines 16 and 17 and substitute the following:
"(a) Tutoring
services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED
TO BE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 2233203 (2);".
Page 6, line 9, strike "such" and substitute
"such
EDUCATIONAL";
line 10, after "provides", insert "EDUCATIONAL".
Education After consideration on the merits, the
committee recommends that the following be referred favorably
to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-9
INTRODUCTION OF BILL--FIRST READING
The following bill was read by title and referred
to the committee indicated:
SB 98-109 by Senators Wells, Matsunaka, Perlmutter, Wattenberg, and Wham; also Representatives Grossman, Adkins, Kaufman, Kreutz, and Nichol--Concerning implementation of recommendations of the committee on legal services in connection with legislative review of rules and regulations of state agencies.
Legal Services
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
The following resolution was read by title:
SJR 98-4 by Senator Bishop; also Representative Entz--Concerning
additions or modifications to, and deletions from, the project
eligibility list of wastewater treatment system projects eligible
for financial assistance from the water pollution control revolving
fund and the Colorado water resources and power development authority.
Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(b), and placed
on the calendar of Friday, January 16.
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On motion of Senator Powers, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the Senate proceeded out of order for Consideration of SJM 98-1.
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CONSIDERATION OF MEMORIAL
SJM 98-1 by Sen. Coffman--Congressional Severance
& Termination Payment Tax Prohibition
Senator Coffman moved that SJM 98-1 be referred to
the Committee on Finance.
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having
voted in the affirmative, the motion was adopted.
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Agriculture, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be Natural referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-18
Resources
and Energy
Health, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be Environment, referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-36
Welfare and
Institutions
Senate in recess.
Senate reconvened.
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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 Thursday, January 15, was laid over until Friday, January 16, retaining its place on the calendar.
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On motion of Senator Powers, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Friday,
January 16, 1997.
Approved:
Tom Norton
President of the Senate
Attest:
Joan M. Albi
Secretary of the Senate