SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    March 10, 1998                                             
                      1:15 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
All members present                                                            
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 36                                                             
"An Act relating to transportation of public school students;                  
relating to school construction grants; relating to the public                 
school foundation program and to local aid for education; and                  
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SB 36 - See Senate Health, Education & Social Services Committee               
        minutes dated 2/12/97, 3/14/97, 3/17/97, 3/19/97, 3/21/97              
        and 5/5/97.                                                            
        Finance report 3/10/98.                                                
        Rules minutes dated 3/9/98.                                            
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 1:15 p.m., and noted all members were present.                              
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 36 - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING before the                
committee as the only order of business.                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved SB 36 be approved for calendaring.  SENATOR               
DUNCAN objected.  The roll was taken with the following result:                
Senators Leman, Torgerson, Taylor and Kelly voted "Yea" and Senator            
Duncan voted "Nay."  CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the motion carried on a             
4-1 vote.                                                                      
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 1:16 p.m.