SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                    April 26, 2000                                                                                              
                      11:40 a.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 191(FIN)                                                                                    
"An Act relating to charter schools."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(FIN)                                                                                    
"An Act relating to the weekly rate of compensation and minimum and                                                             
maximum compensation rates for workers' compensation; specifying                                                                
components of a workers' compensation reemployment plan; adjusting                                                              
workers' compensation benefits for permanent partial impairment,                                                                
for reemployment plans, for rehabilitation benefits, for widows,                                                                
widowers, and orphans, and for funerals; relating to permanent                                                                  
total disability of an employee receiving rehabilitation benefits;                                                              
relating to calculation of gross weekly earnings for workers'                                                                   
compensation benefits for seasonal and temporary workers and for                                                                
workers with overtime or premium pay; setting time limits for                                                                   
requesting a hearing on claims for workers' compensation, for                                                                   
selecting a rehabilitation specialist, and for payment of medical                                                               
bills; relating to termination and to waiver of rehabilitation                                                                  
benefits, obtaining medical releases, and resolving discovery                                                                   
disputes relating to workers' compensation; setting an interest                                                                 
rate for late payments of workers' compensation; providing for                                                                  
updating the workers' compensation medical fee schedule; and                                                                    
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 191 - See HESS minutes dated 3/27/00 and 4/10/00, see Finance                                                                
Report dated 4/15/00.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 419 - See Finance Report dated 4/26/00.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 11:40 a.m.  Present were Senators T. Kelly, Miller, Leman,                                                                   
Ellis, and Pearce.  The first order of business to come before the                                                              
committee was SCS for CS for HB 191.                                                                                            
                     HB 191-CHARTER SCHOOLS                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved SCS for CS for HB 191 (FIN) with individual                                                                 
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at                                                                
the Chairman's discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                              
                  HB 419-WORKERS' COMPENSATION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved SCS for CS for HB 419 (FIN) with individual                                                                 
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at                                                                
the Chairman's discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                              
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:42 a.m.