Legislature(1999 - 2000)
01/26/1999 03:35 PM Senate HES
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SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
January 26, 1999
3:35 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Mike Miller, Chair
Senator Pete Kelly, Vice Chair
Senator Kim Elton
Senator Gary Wilken
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Drue Pearce
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Organizational meeting.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 99-01, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN MIKE MILLER called the Senate HESS Committee meeting to
order at 3:35 p.m., and noted the presence of Senators P. Kelly,
Wilken and himself. He stated that this is an organizational
meeting for the committee. He then introduced Roxanne Turner, the
new Committee Secretary, and congratulated Lynne Collins, also
present, for her promotion to Supervisor at Senate Records.
CHAIRMAN MILLER said he would introduce Sharon Clark, HESS
Committee Aide, as soon as she returned to the committee room.
Number 024
CHAIRMAN MILLER discussed committee structure and bill scheduling
this year. The Tuesday committee meeting will begin at 3:30 but
since the Senate Majority Caucus is going to meet every Tuesday at
4:30, the Tuesday meetings will only be an hour long. Bills will be
scheduled for the week on Tuesday, and whatever the committee
doesn't get to on Tuesday will be taken up at the Thursday meeting.
CHAIRMAN MILLER stated that Senator Wilken, who co-chaired the
long-term health care task force with Senator Sharp, and
Representative Bunde will give the committee a report next week on
Tuesday. The committee will deal with some issues related to long-
term health care during the next two years.
Number 039
CHAIRMAN MILLER noted the arrival of Senator Kim Elton for the
record.
Number 042
CHAIRMAN MILLER expressed interest in hearing the report from the
task force, and his intent at some point to reintroduce his bill on
the amount of money that is given to the assisted living homes. A
joint report by the assisted living homes and DHSS addressing some
of their needs will be coming out. CHAIRMAN MILLER concluded that
those are the issues he's interested in looking at this year. He
invited the members to share their suggestions on issues they'd
like to see the committee cover.
Number 064
SENATOR WILKEN requested Beth Lape, Special Assistant to the
Department of Education, who was present and has been working on
the 60-65-70% instruction in the classroom, to give the committee
a half-hour briefing sometime during the next month on those issues
and the obstacles to school districts in achieving their goals. In
that same presentation, he'd like the committee to be updated on
last year's big spreadsheet and how it's played out through the
school districts in real life. SENATOR WILKEN stated that he and
Representative Bunde will present the long-term care report next
Tuesday, and will ask the committee to address the things that
need to be done, either individually or as a committee.
Number 089
SENATOR ELTON agreed that there are some education issues that need
committee review, to at least ensure that last year's cleanup is
going along as it should. Mental health parity has also been the
subject of a legislative task force review, the question of whether
or not investing in some biologically-based mental health problems
may not incur long-term savings down the road. SENATOR ELTON
stated that this committee would be especially well-prepared to
look at those issues.
Number 102
CHAIRMAN MILLER agreed with Senator Elton. He noted that next week
on Thursday another group will give a brief summary.
SHARON CLARK, HESS Committee Aide, explained that Patrick Rhinehart
of the State Independent Living Council will brief the committee on
their needs in the community and throughout the state.
CHAIRMAN MILLER stated that their 45-minute presentation will be
on Thursday of next week, so the first bills will be taken up by
the committee the week after next, on February 9 and February 11.
The first bill he'll take up was assigned to the committee by
Senator Pearce, and relates to the Mental Health Authority's
operating and capital expenditures for the year. HESS will review
it and refer it to Finance. CHAIRMAN MILLER stated that not many
bills have been assigned to the committee so far, and with so many
people focused on the current state fiscal situation, it may be a
year that not a lot of bills are introduced.
Number 133
SENATOR WILKEN requested a schedule of the terms of the University
Board of Regents indicating the names and when the terms expire.
Four new regents will be appointed, and the committee will be
talking about it at some point.
Number 140
CHAIRMAN MILLER adjourned the meeting at 3:40 p.m.
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