SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                    March 9, 2000                                                                                               
                      11:30 a.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 85                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to credited service in the public employees'                                                                   
retirement system for temporary employment."                                                                                    
          -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 85 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CONTRACT FOR LEGAL REVIEW OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 85 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/9/99.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 00-5, SIDE A                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 11:30 a.m.  All members were present.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all versions of CSSB 85(FIN).                                                                   
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved that the Senate Rules Committee approve the                                                                
solicitation and award of a contract for legal services, and the                                                                
expenditure of session funds under the contract, by Senator Tim                                                                 
Kelly, Rules Committee Chair, in an amount not to exceed $50,000                                                                
for the purpose of obtaining legal review and advice regarding                                                                  
existing state employee collective bargaining agreements, and                                                                   
proposed extensions and changes to the proposed collective                                                                      
bargaining agreements.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected and asked for an explanation.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER explained the money would be spent to take a look at                                                             
what the bargaining agreements do and do not do.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY added the State has 12 collective bargaining                                                                     
contracts that have all been renegotiated and presented to the                                                                  
Legislature.  The Senate Rules Committee is asking that an outside                                                              
legal analysis of those contracts take place.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS asked if any in-house resources are adequate to do                                                                
the job.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked for a roll call vote.  The motion carried with                                                             
Senators Leman, Miller, Pearce and Kelly voting "yea," and Senator                                                              
Ellis voting "nay."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:32 a.m.