05/10/1997 10:54 AM Senate RLS

                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                          May 10, 1997                                         
                           10:54 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Loren Leman, Chairman                                                 
 Senator Mike Miller                                                           
 Senator John Torgerson                                                        
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Robin Taylor                                                          
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(FIN)                                                
 "An Act relating to the citizen review board and panels for                   
 permanency planning for certain children in state custody; renaming           
 the Citizens' Review Panel for Permanency Planning as the Citizens'           
 Foster Care Review Board; extending the termination date of the               
 Citizens' Foster Care Review Board; relating to disclosures about             
 certain minors; and providing for an effective date."                         
                                                                               
 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6                                             
 Relating to Alcohol-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week.                     
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 114                                                           
 "An Act relating to contributions from employee compensation for              
 political purposes; and prohibiting certain kinds of discrimination           
 against employees for political purposes."                                    
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HB 127 - Finance report 5/9/97.                                               
                                                                               
 HCR  6 - Health, Education & Social Services referral waived                  
      5/9/97.                                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 114 - See Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 3/19/97 and             
      3/26/97.                                                                 
      Finance report 5/8/97.                                                   
      Rules minutes dated 5/8/97.                                              
                                                                               
    ACTION NARRATIVE                                                           
  TAPE 97-7, SIDE A                                                            
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order           
 at 10:54 a.m., and noted the presence of Senators Duncan, Miller,             
 Togerson and Leman.  After reviewing the committee calendar, he               
 requested calendaring motions on the legislation.                             
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER  moved  CSHB 127(FIN)  (FOSTER CARE REVIEW                  
 BOARD/MINORS) be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the            
 Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER  moved  HCR 6  (ALCOHOL-RELATED BIRTH DEFECTS                 
 AWARENESS) be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the               
 Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER  moved  SB 114  (EMPLOYEES: POLITICAL CONTRIB &               
 ACTIVITIES) be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the              
 Chair.   SENATOR DUNCAN  objected.  There being no further                    
 objections,  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  stated the calendaring motion carried on         
 a 3-1 vote.                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  recessed the meeting at 10:56 a.m.