Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICES

Date:02/11/2009
ATTENDANCE
Time:07:34 AM to 08:56 AM
Brophy
*
Gardner B.
*
Place:SCR 352
Labuda
X
Levy
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Mitchell
X
Senator Veiga
Morse
X
Roberts
X
This Report was prepared by
Schwartz
X
Patty Amundson
Veiga
X
McGihon
*
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Office of Legislative Legal Services Budget
Agenda 2a - Rules of the State Board of Nursing
Approval of Rule Review Bill		Approved
Rules Extended
Approved


07:35 AM -- Office of Legislative Legal Services Budget

Charley Pike, Director, Office of Legislative Legal Services, addressed agenda item 1 - Update on OLLS Budget for FY 2009-10.
BILL:Office of Legislative Legal Services Budget
TIME: 07:40:20 AM
MOVED:Morse
MOTION:To accept staff's recommendation and forward the budget to the Executive Committee
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Gardner B.
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Levy
Yes
Mitchell
Yes
Morse
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Veiga
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




07:41 AM -- Agenda 2a - Rules of the State Board of Nursing

Kristen Forrestal, Senior Staff Attorney, Office of Legislative Legal Services, addressed agenda item 2a - Rules of the State Board of Nursing, Division of Registrations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning advanced practice nursing, Chapter XIV and Chapter XV, 3 CCR 716-3.

Susan Miller, Director, Health Care Section, Division of Registrations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, and Mark Merrill, Program Director, State Board of Nursing, Division of Registrations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, addressed the Committee.

Charlie Hebeler, Colorado Nurses Association, addressed the Committee.

Linda Siderius, Colorado Nurses Association, addressed the Committee.

Fred Miles, Colorado Association of Nurse Anesthetists, addressed the Committee.

Edie Sonn, Director, Division of Public Affairs, Colorado Medical Society, addressed the Committee.
BILL:Agenda 2a - Rules of the State Board of Nursing
TIME: 08:50:34 AM
MOVED:Gardner B.
MOTION:To extend Rule 3.3, Chapter XIV, and Rule 2.8, Chapter XV, of the State Board of Nursing - yes vote
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Gardner B.
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Levy
Yes
Mitchell
No
Morse
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Veiga
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




08:51 AM -- Approval of Rule Review Bill

Debbie Haskins, Senior Attorney, Office of Legislative Legal Services, addressed agenda item 4 - Approval of the Rule Review Bill for Introduction in the 2009 Session.
BILL:Approval of Rule Review Bill
TIME: 08:53:13 AM
MOVED:McGihon
MOTION:To approve the draft rule review bill, with two amendments removing lines 9 through 11 on page 2, and removing lines 5 through 10 on page 5. Ms. Haskins clarified on this motion that the departments will still be listed in the bill, and the descriptions of the two rules is what is being removed.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Gardner B.
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Levy
Yes
Mitchell
Yes
Morse
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Veiga
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS