03/31/2011 02:00 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

                SSSB  51-STATE VENDING LICENSES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:03:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  EGAN announced  SSSB 51  to be  up for  consideration, and                                                               
then delayed it until staff returned.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                SSSB  51-STATE VENDING LICENSES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:10:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR EGAN  moved back up the  calendar and announced SSSB  51 to                                                               
be up for consideration.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVIS, sponsor  of SSSB 51, said they had  heard the bill                                                               
before  but  a new  committee  substitute  (CS) was  before  them                                                               
labeled CSSSSB 51 ( ) 27-LS0079\B.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
TOM  OBERMEYER,  staff to  Senator  Davis,  sponsor of  SSSB  51,                                                               
explained that  language in the  sponsor substitute  was returned                                                               
to  that of  the original  draft in  the CS  removing the  recent                                                               
inclusion of municipal  and school property in  the definition of                                                               
"public property" that is in  existing statute. It was determined                                                               
after  diligent  inquiry  that  including  municipal  and  school                                                               
property,  particularly  school  property, would  greatly  reduce                                                               
revenues  needed   in  school   programs  supported   by  vending                                                               
revenues.  The intent  of SB  51 and  the language  in the  CS is                                                               
still  to give  statutory  priority in  vending  licenses to  the                                                               
blind  in   state  and  federal   buildings  under   the  current                                                               
definition of "public property" which  is managed by the business                                                               
enterprise program in the  Division of Vocational Rehabilitation,                                                               
Department of Labor and Workforce  Development (DOLWD). There was                                                               
no intention in the previous  draft to reduce needed revenues and                                                               
programs in the state school districts.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR EGAN objected for questions.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  DAVIS relayed  that  the  bill is  the  same except  for                                                               
removal of the one section.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR EGAN removed his objection.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:12:02 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MENARD moved  to report [CSSSSB 51 (  ) 27-LS0079\B] from                                                               
committee with  individual recommendations and zero  fiscal note.                                                               
There were no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:14:41 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease from 2:14 PM to 2:16 PM.