03/31/1994 08:00 AM House STA

  HB 531 - ELIMINATE SOME STATE MULTIMEMBER BODIES                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY, under bills previously heard, opened HB 531                  
  to discuss an amendment REPRESENTATIVE ULMER proposeD.                       
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER stated the amendment allows the                         
  committee meetings to be held by teleconference to avoid                     
  travel costs, it raises the jurisdiction of the committee                    
  from $1,000 to $5,000, and adds language in Section 6 to                     
  clarify the Museum Collections Advisory Committee (MCAC)                     
  general duties pertain to acquisition and disposition, which                 
  was recommended by the Karen Crane, Department of Education,                 
  for clarity.  The last line on page 1 deletes those sections                 
  of HB 531 which had deleted the MCAC.                                        
                                                                               
  Number 692                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY referred to Section 6 which states, "the                      
  committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the board."                   
  He could not remember what the board was.                                    
                                                                               
  Number 696                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER stated she guessed the Board of                         
  Education.                                                                   
                                                                               
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  CHAIRMAN VEZEY asked what Section 6 was doing.                               
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER clarified "acquisition and disposition"                 
  is the language being added.  The statute presently                          
  reads,"the committee shall act in an advisory capacity to                    
  the board as the general policies and programs of the state                  
  museum."  She stated Karen Crane suggested the change.  She                  
  reminded the committee most of the testimony received                        
  pertained to MCAC's role in overseeing how money was spent                   
  to either acquire or disposition of assets.  The scope of                    
  the MCAC's jurisdiction is narrowed by this additional                       
  language.  She stated she was imparticular about the change,                 
  but it made DOE more at ease with HB 531.                                    
                                                                               
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  CHAIRMAN VEZEY clarified the amendment would narrow the                      
  scope of the MCAC.  He commented they used the word                          
  "deaccession," and asked if "disposition" would be the                       
  correct word to use.                                                         
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER responded "disposition" was recommended                 
  by Karen Crane and Terri Lauterbach.                                         
                                                                               
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  CHAIRMAN VEZEY stated REPRESENTATIVE ULMER was clarifying in                 
  Section 4 that a meeting could be held by teleconference.                    
  In Section 5, the limit would be raised from $1,000 to                       
  $5,000.  He asked about raising the limit to $10,000.                        
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER replied she did not have any                            
  information about how many acquisitions were within various                  
  categories.  She referred to previous testimony which stated                 
  there are a number of small acquisitions under $5,000 which                  
  would be freed up.  She had no preference for $5,000 or                      
  $10,000.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Number 069                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY stated he remembered the testimony to state                   
  they have a $50,000 acquisition budget, which they make 10-                  
  11 acquisitions per year with.  The average was about                        
  $5,000.                                                                      
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER said she just did not know.                             
                                                                               
  Number 080                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS commented he tended to support the                   
  amendment even though he had concerns about the number of                    
  boards and commissions.  He felt the $5,000 level as                         
  compared to $10,000, was questionable.  He pointed out how                   
  valuable a piece is to a collection might be more of a                       
  question.                                                                    
                                                                               
  Number 101                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY stated he believed the impetus for the change                 
  was to remove fairly minor acquisitions from the purview of                  
  the MCAC.  He questioned the dollar value of a major                         
  acquisition.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Number 113                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER offered to get a list from the museum                   
  as to the costs of acquisitions.                                             
                                                                               
  Number 117                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY stated a list would not be as important as                    
  determining value.  What is a major acquisition versus a                     
  relatively minor acquisition made probably more out of                       
  opportunity.  Something to fulfill a collection would have a                 
  lot a value, thereby costing a lot of money.                                 
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY, hearing no further questions, stated a                       
  committee substitute would be drafted that adopts                            
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER's proposed amendment.  He felt the                      
  $5,000 could still be adjusted, if necessary.                                
                                                                               
  Number 134                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER asked if HB 531 would be rescheduled                    
  for Thursday or Tuesday of next week.                                        
                                                                               
  Number 136                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY believed Tuesday.                                             
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY, having no more business before the                           
  committee, adjourned the meeting at 9:45 a.m.