80^th Legislative Session _ 2005

Committee: Senate Appropriations

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Earley, Vice-Chair
P    Gant
P    Greenfield
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Napoli
P    Smidt
P    Sutton (Duane)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa.

         HB 1058: make an appropriation to the state fair and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture - Document 1
Comments:    Ken Anderson, Department of Agriculture
Proponents:    Chris Petersen, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Matt Adamski, SD Assn of Fairs and Celebrations
        Susan Hayward, State Fair Manager

The Chair deferred HB 1058 until Monday, February 28, 2005.

         HB 1158: appropriate funds to provide cochlear implants to certain children.

Presented by:    Representative Paul Dennert
Proponents:    Maureen Schloss, Superintendent of the School for the Deaf
        Michel Foy, Self
        Catherine Foy, Self

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MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1158

Moved by:    Napoli
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Greenfield

Excused:    Gant

         HB 1082: appropriate money for postsecondary technical education enhancement.

Presented by:    Jeff Holcomb, Southeast Technical Institute - Document 2
        Gary Williams, Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown
Proponents:    Larry Zikmund, SD Association of Career and Technical Education

The Chair deferred HB 1082 until Monday, February 28, 2005.
                                    
         HB 1024: make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to cover certain cost increases affecting construction of the Lee Medicine and Science Hall renovation or replacement project at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents
Comments:    Jim Abbott, USD President
        Greg Redlin, USD

The Chair deferred HB 1024 until Monday, February 28, 2005.

         HB 1025: authorize the South Dakota Building Authority and the Board of Regents to implement the long-term capital project request of the Board of Regents, providing for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of various structures on the campuses of the state's universities and the School for the Deaf, to make appropriations therefor, and to repeal certain previous capital project authorizations.

Presented by:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents - Documents 3 & 4

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1025

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Moved by:    Smidt
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

         HB 1220:  revise the calculation of state aid to general education and appropriate money therefor.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1220

Moved by:    Sutton (Duane)
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Earley

Excused:    Greenfield

         HB 1051: authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, and modernization of fish hatchery facilities and infrastructure at Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery at Blue Dog Lake, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery at Rapid City, and McNenny Fish Hatchery at Spearfish for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

Presented by:    Doug Hansen, Department of Game, Fish and Parks - Document 5
Comments:    Dennis Unkenholz, Department of Game, Fish and Parks
        John Cooper, Department of Game, Fish and Parks

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1051

Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Gant
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

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Excused:    Greenfield

         HB 1241: create the Student Achievement Enhancement Grant Program and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Representative Phyllis Heineman - Document 6
Proponents:    Senator Ed Olson
        Senator Tom Dempster
Opponents:    Mitch Richter, Technical Institutes
        Donna DeKraai, SDEA
        Christie Johnson, School Administrators of SD

The Chair deferred HB 1241 until Monday, February 28, 2005.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Gant
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

Committee Secretary

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