Legislature(1999 - 2000)

04/27/2000 12:52 PM Senate RLS

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                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                    April 27, 2000                                                                                              
                      12:52 p.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 159(FIN) am                                                                                               
"An Act permitting certain employees in state correctional                                                                      
facilities or employed in the Department of Corrections to convert                                                              
their credited service under the public employees' retirement                                                                   
system to credited service as peace officers."                                                                                  
     -MOVED ALL SENATE VERSIONS OF CSHB 159(FIN)am OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 218(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to property loaned to or held by museums."                                                                     
     -RETURNED HB 218 TO THE FLOOR                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 298                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to the compensation of certain public employees                                                                
and officials not covered by collective bargaining agreements; and                                                              
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
     -MOVED ALL SENATE VERSIONS OF SB 298 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 159 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/14/00, Finance Report                                                                
dated 4/17/00 and Rules minutes dated 4/18/00.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 218 - See HESS minutes dated 4/12/00 and Rules minutes dated                                                                 
4/17/00.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 298 -  See Finance Report dated 4/27/00.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
TAPE 00-16, SIDE A                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 12:52 p.m.  All members were present.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
       HB 159-PERS PEACE OFFR STATUS CORRECTION EMPLOYEE                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY noted a proposed SCS CSHB 159(RLS) had been prepared                                                             
and, although he did not plan to calendar the bill right away, he                                                               
would like to adopt the new committee substitute (Version H).  He                                                               
explained that Version H specifies that a management position                                                                   
includes division directors, deputy directors, and assistant                                                                    
directors but that those employees cannot make the switch unless                                                                
they have had at least five years of service as an actual                                                                       
Corrections official.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved to adopt Version H as the Senate Rules                                                                     
Committee substitute.  There being no objection, the motion                                                                     
carried.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar, at the Chairman's discretion, all                                                              
Senate versions of HB 159 with individual recommendations and                                                                   
accompanying fiscal notes.  There being no objection, the motion                                                                
carried.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to return to the floor HB 218-MUSEUM                                                                        
ACQUISITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. There being no objection, the                                                                
motion carried.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
         SB 298-PAY RAISE FOR NON-UNION STATE EMPLOYEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY announced that a Senate Rules Committee substitute                                                               
had been prepared which tightens up the language in the Senate                                                                  
Finance Committee substitute.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to adopt the Senate Rules Committee substitute.                                                             
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all Senate versions of SB 298 at                                                                
the Chairman's discretion with accompanying fiscal notes and                                                                    
individual recommendations.  There being no objection, the motion                                                               
carried.                                                                                                                        
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 12:54 p.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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