Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.
Order
Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Mel Taylor.
Roll Call Present--Total, 28.
Absent/Excused--Bishop, Feeley, Hernandez, Johnson,
Linkhart, Rizzuto, Wattenberg--Total, 7.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Chlouber, reading of the Journal of January 15th was dispensed with
Journal and the Journal stands approved as corrected
by the Secretary.
SENATE SERVICES REPORT
Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-109; SJR 98-4.
Services
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
State, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-17 be
Veterans, amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole
and Military with favorable recommendation:
Affairs
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 6, strike "ten"
and substitute "ten
TWENTY";
line 8, strike "ten"
and substitute "ten
TWENTY".
Page 3, line 6, strike the colon;
strike lines 7 through 10;
line 11, strike "(b)".
State, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be Veterans, referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-40
and Military
Affairs
Education After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-63 be
amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred
to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 1, after line 5, insert
the following:
"SECTION 2. Repeal. 2232110.5,
Colorado Revised Statutes, is repealed as follows:
2232110.5. Charter schools
effectiveness of charter. Any
charter entered into prior to July 1, 1998, shall remain in effect
for the entire term of the charter and shall be subject to the
provisions of article 30.5 of this title, as it existed prior
to July 1, 1998, for the entire term of the charter.".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Education After consideration on the merits, the
committee recommends that the following be referred favorably
to the Committee of the Whole: SB 98-82
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
Appoint- A letter of designation and appointment
from Governor Romer was read and assigned to ment Committee as
follows:
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:
for a term expiring July 1, 2001:
Martelle Chapital of Westminster, Colorado, to serve
as a public member with expertise in finance and as an Unaffiliated,
appointed.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
Roy Romer
Governor
Rec'd 11/26/97
P. Dicks, Assistant Secretary
Committee on Business Affairs and Labor
INTRODUCTION OF BILL--FIRST READING
The following bill was read by title and referred
to the committee indicated:
SB 98-110 by Senators Arnold, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Coffman, Duke, Mutzebaugh, and Tebedo; also Representative Pfiffner--Concerning tax incentives to promote education in Colorado.
Education
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT
Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-55 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 4, line 21, after "TREASURER."
insert the following:
"IN THE EVENT THAT THE ALLEGED VIOLATION HAS
BEEN CURED OR OTHERWISE REMOVED AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE
APPEARANCE DATE IN THE SUMMONS, THEN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SHALL
SO INFORM THE COURT AND REQUEST THAT THE ACTION BE DISMISSED WITHOUT
FINE OR APPEARANCE OF THE DEFENDANT.".
______________________________
On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Friday, January 16, was laid over until Monday, January 19, retaining its place on the calendar.
______________________________
On motion of Senator Wells, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday,
January 19, 1997.
Approved:
Tom Norton
President of the Senate
Attest:
Joan M. Albi
Secretary of the Senate