03/11/2004 03:35 PM Senate STA

            SR   3-COMMEMORATING SEN. FRANK FERGUSON                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GARY STEVENS announced SR 3  to be up for consideration. He                                                               
asked Mr. Gray to come forward.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
DAVE GRAY, staff to Senator  Donny Olson, bill sponsor, explained                                                               
that  the  resolution  seeks  to  commemorate  the  late  Senator                                                               
Ferguson.  Because the  capitol  building is  short on  committee                                                               
rooms  that  could  be  named   after  legislators,  the  sponsor                                                               
suggests that  it would be appropriate  to place a plaque  in the                                                               
capitol for  that purpose. Senator  Ferguson's name would  be the                                                               
first to appear and other  distinguished senator's names could be                                                               
added in the future.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GARY  STEVENS said it's  an interesting thought  and agreed                                                               
that  there  weren't  many  rooms in  the  capitol  that  weren't                                                               
already named after someone.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BERT STEDMAN asked if  they'd thought about how large the                                                               
plaque might be.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. GRAY  showed an example of  a plaque that held  24 names then                                                               
said that  he would leave  the decision regarding size  to Pamela                                                               
Varni, the executive director of Legislative Affairs.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There were no further questions or comments.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GARY STEVENS asked for a motion.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEDMAN  made a motion to  move SR 3 from  committee with                                                               
individual recommendations  and zero fiscal note.  There being no                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.