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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE JOURNAL
SEVENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2005
TENTH DAY
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Charleston, W. Va., Friday, February 18, 2005
The Senate met at 11 a.m.
(Senator Tomblin, Mr. President, in the Chair.)
Prayer was offered by Pastor Ken Stockwell, First United
Methodist Church, Webster Springs, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Thursday, February 17,
2005,
On motion of Senator White, the Journal was approved and the
further reading thereof dispensed with.
The Senate proceeded to the second order of business and the
introduction of guests.
The Clerk presented a communication from the Real Estate
Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, submitting its annual
report as required by chapter thirty, article thirty-eight, section
seven of the code of West Virginia.
Which communication and report were received and filed with
the Clerk.
Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) presented a communication from
the Department of Revenue, submitting its annual preliminary statewide aggregate tax revenue projection, in accordance with
chapter eleven, article one-c, section five of the code of West
Virginia.
Which communication and report were received and filed with
the Clerk.
The Senate proceeded to the fourth order of business.
Senator Bowman, from the Committee on Government Organization,
submitted the following report, which was received:
Your Committee on Government Organization has had under
consideration
Senate Bill No. 17, Prohibiting payment of public moneys to
certain entities.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the
following title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 17 (originating in the Committee
on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §12-4-17, relating to establishing requirements for
receipt of public money by business entities; and penalties.
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass;
but under the original double committee reference first be referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted,
Edwin J. Bowman,
Chair.
At the request of Senator Helmick, as chair of the Committee on Finance, unanimous consent was granted to dispense with the
second committee reference of the bill contained in the foregoing
report from the Committee on Government Organization.
Senator Hunter, from the Committee on Military, submitted the
following report, which was received:
Your Committee on Military has had under consideration
Senate Bill No. 126, Relating to educational opportunities for
children of certain deceased military.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the
following title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 126 (originating in the
Committee on Military)--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-19-1, §18-
19-2 and §18-19-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
all relating to including children of deceased members of the armed
forces or members of the reserve components called to active duty
by the President of the United States for the purpose of entering
into armed combat in the educational opportunities appropriation;
removing requirement that the children attend a state education or
training institution; increasing the age limitation; clarifying
eligibility requirements; and increasing the scholarship to up to
two thousand dollars per year per child.
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass;
but under the original triple committee reference first be referred
to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on
Finance.
Respectfully submitted,
Jon Blair Hunter,
Chair.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 126), under the original
triple committee reference, was referred to the Committee on
Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.
Senator McCabe, from the Committee on Economic Development,
submitted the following report, which was received:
Your Committee on Economic Development has had under
consideration
Senate Bill No. 162, Modifying time authority may allocate tax
credits under Capital Company Act.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do
pass; but under the original double committee reference first be
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted,
Brooks F. McCabe, Jr.,
Chair.
The bill, under the original double committee reference, was
then referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded to the sixth order of business.
On motions for leave, severally made, the following bills were
introduced, read by their titles, and referred to the appropriate
committees:
By Senators Facemyer and Sharpe:
Senate Bill No. 216--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-2-10b of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that the term of imprisonment for malicious assault on certain
officers, including police officers, is ten years.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Hunter and
Foster:
Senate Bill No. 217--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article,
designated §11-13V-1 and §11-13V-2; and to amend said code by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-10-7c, all relating
generally to incentives for the general education degree.
Referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Hunter and
Foster:
Senate Bill No. 218--A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-3D-4 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the
workforce development initiative generally; and providing that
public sector employers may participate in the initiative under
certain circumstances.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development; and then to
the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Minard, Jenkins,
Hunter and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 219--A Bill to amend and reenact §18C-5-7 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Higher
Education Adult Part-Time Student Grant Program.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Jenkins, Hunter
and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 220--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §18-7-4, relating to the creation of the West Virginia
Literacy Council.
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then
to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Minard, Hunter
and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 221--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §5B-2B-10, relating generally to the Self-Employment
Assistance Act.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development; and then to
the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Unger, Kessler, McCabe, Sprouse, Minard, Sharpe
and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 222--A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-2B-3 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the
membership of the West Virginia Workforce Investment Council.
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Senators Love, White, Unger, Dempsey, Jenkins and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 223--A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-15 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the vesting of retirement benefits for those members of the armed
forces accumulating nine or more years of credited service who are
called from participating employment to compulsory military service
or armed conflict and who die or become totally and permanently
disabled during, or as a result of, compulsory active service and
prior to resumption of participating employment.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Love, Yoder, McKenzie, Hunter, White, Minard and
Dempsey:
Senate Bill No. 224--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §61-2-9c, relating to making it a crime for released
inmates to contact correctional employees; and requiring that
inmates be advised of such prohibition upon release.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senator Facemyer:
Senate Bill No. 225--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-9A-3 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and
reenact §49-5-2 of said code, all relating to granting municipal
courts jurisdiction over juveniles who violate laws and ordinances
relating to tobacco use.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and
then to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Yoder, Unger, Foster and Caruth:
Senate Bill No. 226--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-10-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact
§9-6-9 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new
section, designated §9-6-9a; to amend and reenact §48-27-702 of
said code; to amend and reenact §49-6A-2 of said code; and to amend
said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-6A-2a,
all relating to requiring cross-reporting among child protective
service workers, adult protective service workers, law-enforcement
officers and humane officers of suspected child abuse or neglect,
suspected abuse or neglect of incapacitated or elderly adults or
animal cruelty or inhumane treatment.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and
then to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Bailey, Bowman, Foster, Hunter, Love, Sharpe,
Unger, Minard, Dempsey, Jenkins and Weeks:
Senate Bill No. 227--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-5-1 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting
one motor vehicle owned by a resident of this state on active duty
in the United States military from ad valorem taxes for any taxable
year the person is in the military.
Referred to the Committee on Military; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Foster, Jenkins, McCabe, Sprouse, Oliverio,
Hunter, Love and Kessler:
Senate Bill No. 228--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §16-1-19, relating to a child's right to nurse.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources.
By Senators Minard, Jenkins and Sharpe:
Senate Bill No. 229--A Bill to repeal §31A-2-11 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §31C-1-7
of said code, relating to reports of financial institutions to the
Division of Banking; removing the annual deposit and loan reporting
requirement for banking institutions; and modifying the annual
deposit and loan reporting requirement and its submission date for
credit unions.
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Insurance.
By Senators Weeks, Yoder, Bailey, Dempsey, Lanham, Barnes and
Jenkins:
Senate Bill No. 230--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-2-29 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating
a new crime of "negligent homicide by a caregiver"; and
establishing a penalty and statute of limitations for such crime.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Hunter, Weeks, Yoder, Bailey, Foster, Dempsey,
Lanham, White, Barnes, Caruth, Guills and Jenkins:
Senate Bill No. 231--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-22-3 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the
expansion of newborn testing to include sickle cell anemia.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and
then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senator Love:
Senate Bill No. 232--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §5-5-2a, relating to retention salary increases for
Division of Corrections' and Division of Juvenile Services'
employees based on years of service.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
By Senator Harrison:
Senate Bill No. 233--A Bill to amend and reenact §18C-7-1,
§18C-7-2, §18C-7-3, §18C-7-4, §18C-7-5, §18C-7-6, §18C-7-7,
§18C-7-8 and §18C-7-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, all relating to changing the PROMISE Scholarship Program
to the PROMISE Forgivable Student Loan Program; and establishing
deferment and forgiveness conditions.
Referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Love and White:
Senate Bill No. 234--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §60-1-5b; to amend and reenact §60-4-2, §60-4-3 and
§60-4-15; to amend and reenact §60-6-1 and §60-6-2 of said code;
and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated
§60-6-26, all relating to creating and licensing minidistilleries;
allowing the tasting and retail sale of liquor produced by a
minidistillery at the licensed premise; and allowing minidistillery
advertising off the licensed premises.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Edgell, Bailey, Dempsey, Love, Facemyer and
Guills:
Senate Bill No. 235--A Bill to amend the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated §19-9-7a, relating to the National Animal Identification
System; providing rule-making authority; and exempting premises and
animal identification data from disclosure.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Senators McCabe and Foster offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17--Requesting the Division
of Highways name the I-64 bridge in Charleston, known as the Fort
Hill Bridge, crossing the Kanawha River, the "Eugene A. Carter
Bridge".
Whereas, Eugene A. Carter was born in 1909 in Prudence,
Fayette County. At the age of 17, he went to work for the New
River Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company, the same coal company
that employed his father; and
Whereas, In 1934, during the Depression, Eugene A. Carter came
to Charleston and began working as a driver for a local dairy
company. He helped to form the first local Teamsters Union. In
1936, he was elected President of Teamsters Local 175 and served in
that capacity until 1974; and
Whereas, In 1945, Eugene A. Carter was elected President of
the West Virginia Federation of Labor and served in that capacity
until the AFL State Federation and the CIO Industrial Union Council
merged to form the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, in 1957; and
Whereas, The leadership and inspiration of Eugene A. Carter
helped the AFL and the Teamsters to experience dramatic growth
during his tenure. He truly dedicated his life for the betterment
of West Virginia workers and serves as an inspiration to labor
leaders who have followed him; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the I-64 bridge in Charleston, known as the Fort Hill Bridge,
crossing the Kanawha River, the "Eugene A. Carter Bridge"; and, be
it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"Eugene A. Carter Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Senators Prezioso and Minard offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18--Requesting the Division
of Highways name the new bridge on state Route 73, between Fairmont
and Boothsville in Marion County, the "Andrew G. and Carmen L.
Hauge Bridge".
Whereas, Andrew G. Hauge, a resident of Fairmont, Marion
County, and a graduate of Ohio State University, enlisted in the
United States Air Force in 1941; and
Whereas, While serving in the 51st Fighter Squadron in India
during World War II, Andrew G. Hauge met a nurse named Carmen
Larson who was serving in the 20th General Military Hospital and
who had previously worked as a surgical nurse at Mayo Clinic. He
and Carmen were eventually married. After the war, Andrew G. and
Carmen L. Hauge returned to Fairmont, West Virginia, to family-
owned property on Route 73 and the family business, Hauge's Florist
and Greenhouse in Fairmont; and
Whereas, Andrew G. Hauge was instrumental in establishing the
Tri-County Water Association to help provide clean water to the
residents along Route 73. He served as a member and President of
the Marion County School Board. He also led an effort to form the
Grant Public Service District to provide a sewage system for
Boothville and the surrounding area; and
Whereas, Andrew G. and Carmen L. Hauge have set an example of
the highest ideals of family, community service and commitment to
our nation; and
Whereas, It is fitting that the bridge near their home be
named in honor of these two outstanding West Virginians; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the new bridge on state Route 73, between Fairmont and
Boothsville in Marion County, the "Andrew G. and Carmen L. Hauge
Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways have made and place signs designating the bridge as the "Andrew G. and Carman L.
Hauge Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Senators Prezioso, Fanning, Minard and Sharpe offered the
following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19--Requesting the Division
of Highways name the bridge on I-79 at Route 310, at East Grafton
Road, the "Anthony Joseph Yanero Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Anthony Joseph Yanero was born July 20, 1919, the son
of the late Felix A. and Stephanie Delligatti Yanero; and
Whereas, Anthony Joseph Yanero, a successful businessman, was
co-owner of Valley Distributing in Fairmont; and
Whereas, Anthony Joseph Yanero had a great love of the
legislative process in West Virginia and in earlier days was always
present during legislative sessions in Charleston. His popularity
with legislators was immense and his contributions to the
legislative process were momentous; and
Whereas, After many years of contributing to the legislative
process as a citizen, Anthony Joseph Yanero was appointed to the
West Virginia Senate on January 18, 1985, and served until January,
1987; and
Whereas, Following his service as a distinguished and
dedicated member of the West Virginia Senate, the Honorable Anthony Joseph Yanero was appointed to serve as a member of the Citizens
Legislative Compensation Commission, a position he held until his
passing; and
Whereas, It is fitting that a lasting tribute to the Honorable
Anthony Joseph Yanero, who passed away on Friday, October 17, 2003,
be established in honor of his service to his community and state;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Senate hereby requests the Division of Highways name
the bridge on I-79 at Route 310, at East Grafton Road, the "Anthony
Joseph Yanero Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Senators Hunter, Weeks, Unger and Dempsey offered the
following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20--Recognizing the
importance of increasing funding to the special five-year
demonstration professional development school project in order to
improve the academic achievement of all children in the State of
West Virginia.
Whereas, The citizens of the State of West Virginia realize
that well-educated children and families are essential for
maintaining safe and economically sound communities; and
Whereas, Low student achievement is associated with increased delinquent behavior, drug use, pregnancy rates, unemployment and
adult incarceration rates; and
Whereas, The achievement of all students can be dramatically
improved when schools focus on factors within their control, such
as the instructional day, curriculum and teaching practices; and
Whereas, Ensuring access for all students to the rigorous
curriculum they deserve requires effective teaching strategies that
include, but are not limited to, using a variety of instructional
approaches, using varied curriculum materials, engaging parent and
community involvement and support in the educational process and
providing the professional development, support and leadership
necessary for an effective school; and
Whereas, Enrolled House Bill No. 4669, passed by the
Legislature during the 2004 Regular Session, addresses these policy
concerns by mandating the creation of a five-year special
demonstration professional development school project to commence
with the 2004-2005 school year; and
Whereas, Select Committee E on racial profiling and related
minority issues endorses this special demonstration professional
development school project after hearing testimony from the
project's chief administrator during the 2004 legislative interim
session; and
Whereas, No specific funding to implement the mandated special
demonstration professional development school project was
appropriated for any fiscal year of the project, resulting in an
unfunded mandate; and
Whereas, Additional funding is needed in order to fully
effectuate the special demonstration professional development
school project; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby recognizes the importance of
increasing funding to the special five-year demonstration
professional development school project in order to improve the
academic achievement of all children in the State of West Virginia;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That funding for the term of the special
demonstration professional development school project is essential
to fund the implementation and operation of the special
demonstration professional development school project mandated by
Enrolled House Bill No. 4669 commencing with the 2004-2005 fiscal
year, including a supplemental appropriation for that fiscal year
and special budget appropriations for the remaining fiscal years of
the mandated special demonstration professional development school
project.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Senators Hunter, Weeks, Unger, Jenkins and Foster offered the
following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21--Recognizing the need to
increase resources and make other changes essential to the
elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities in West
Virginia.
Whereas, Racial, ethnic and cultural groups have a disproportionately high rate of disease, disability and death
because minorities are less likely than whites to receive health
services; and
Whereas, More than twice as many pregnant African-American
women than pregnant Caucasian women in West Virginia go without
prenatal care within the first trimester of pregnancy; and
Whereas, Within West Virginia, more than twice as many
African-Americans than Caucasians die from diabetes and prostate
cancer; and
Whereas, Having health insurance coverage does not guarantee
receipt of needed medical care among older African-American adults
living in West Virginia; and
Whereas, A state should have a diverse health care workforce
with providers who know the values, beliefs, traditions and
cultures of the patients they serve; and
Whereas, The database inventory of the Bureau for Public
Health does not include African-American, Indian or other minority
physicians practicing in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Data is essential for policymakers, state agencies
and private health care systems to identify minority health
disparities, to improve minority health programs and to measure
progress in eliminating disparities; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Minority Health Chart Book
reporting data on the health of minorities in this state has not
been updated since its publication in 1999; and
Whereas, A Minority Health Program Coordinator is employed by the Division of Rural Health, but the Division receives no
dedicated state funding for minority health programming and there
is no active minority health advisory group nor is there a
statewide minority health plan; and
Whereas, A strong state minority health office needs
sufficient human and financial resources, a statewide minority
health plan, a statewide advisory group and data on health
disparities and performance measures to address racial and ethnic
health disparities and design strategies to eliminate disparities;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby recognizes the need to increase
resources and make other changes essential to the elimination of
racial and ethnic health disparities in West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the West Virginia School of Osteopathic
Medicine, the Marshall University School of Medicine, the West
Virginia University School of Medicine and other state colleges and
universities should strive to produce a diverse health care
workforce that mirrors the state population and a workforce that is
trained in the cultural and linguistic differences of the minority
populations they may serve; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Bureau for Public Health should
collect, analyze and report health data by race and ethnicity at
regular intervals not exceeding every two years so that it is
available to help determine what programs and strategies are
essential to eliminating minority health disparities; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Bureau for Public Health seek
funding from private and public sources for the operation of the
Minority Health Program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Bureau for Public Health should rename
its Minority Health Program the Office of Minority Health and
establish a statewide minority health advisory council with members
from both within and without government which should be charged
with preparing a statewide minority health plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Minority Health Program is
encouraged to partner with hospitals and other providers, academic
institutions and others to take advantage of resources available
through those partners.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Senators Hunter, Weeks, Unger, Jenkins and Foster offered the
following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 22--Requesting the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study the participation of
minority and other disadvantaged small businesses in the process of
competing for and obtaining state contracts.
Whereas, During the 2004 Regular Session, the Legislature
adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 25 which recognized, in
part, that business ownership among racial and ethnic minorities in
this state appears to be proportionately less than minority
business ownership nationwide and recommended that the state take
steps to encourage minority small business development, including
reviewing state procurement policies and practices; and
Whereas, The state has no established program to encourage
effective and meaningful participation of African-Americans and
other minorities in the process of competing for and awarding state
contracts for goods and services; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Department of Transportation is
required by federal law to develop and have in place a program to
certify "disadvantaged business enterprises" as a means of
fostering equal opportunity for small businesses owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
with regard to federally funded Department-assisted contracts in
state highway and transit programs; and
Whereas, The federal Small Business Administration has in
place programs to encourage participation in the procurement of
federal government contracts by small businesses owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,
including racial and ethnic minorities and women; and
Whereas, It appears that the state should have programs
similar to those administered by the federal Small Business
Administration; and
Whereas, It is in the interest of this state to encourage
successful development of small minority-owned businesses;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the participation of minority and other
disadvantaged small businesses in the process of competing for and obtaining state contracts; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance is hereby requested to study the feasibility of developing
a program similar to the programs operated by the federal Small
Business Administration to encourage minority small business
participation in competing for and obtaining state contracts; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That any study should include, at a minimum,
a review of the disadvantaged business programs of the federal
Small Business Administration and any other similar programs; a
review of how state government contracts are awarded; and
consideration of how to develop goals for awards of contracts to
disadvantaged businesses and provide for reports on the meeting of
such goals by state agencies; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
The Senate proceeded to the tenth order of business.
Senate Bill No. 213, Continuing Oral Health Program.
On first reading, coming up in regular order, was read a first
time and ordered to second reading.
Senate Bill No. 214, Continuing Acupuncture Board.
On first reading, coming up in regular order, was read a first
time and ordered to second reading.
Senate Bill No. 215, Continuing Board of Accountancy.
On first reading, coming up in regular order, was read a first
time and ordered to second reading.
The Senate proceeded to the twelfth order of business.
Remarks were made by Senators Oliverio, Bowman, Boley,
Sprouse, Weeks and Plymale.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Sprouse, and by
unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Oliverio were ordered
printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator Weeks, unanimous consent being
granted, the remarks by Senator Boley were ordered printed in the
Appendix to the Journal.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until
Monday, February 21, 2005, at 11 a.m.
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