Senate Appropriations Minutes 02/02/2007 8:00 AM

82^nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Friday, February 02, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Greenfield
P    Hauge
P    Hoerth
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
P    Maher
P    Smidt (Orville)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa

         HB 1010: make an appropriation to provide for the renovation of the nursing care building on the South Dakota Veterans' Home campus.

Presented by:    Andy Gerlach, Dept. Of Military and Veterans Affairs

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1010

On page 1 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, delete lines 14 and 15 , and insert:

" Section 3. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.".

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Hunhoff
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1010 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1010

On page 1, line 2 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, after " campus " insert "and to declare an emergency".

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Hunhoff
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 112: authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.

The Chair deferred SB 112 until February 9, 2007.

SB 31: make an appropriation to assist sparse school districts.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 31

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

SB 34: revise the definition of an enrolled student.

MOTION:     DEFER SB 34 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Hoerth

         SB 162: establish an alcohol and drug addiction counselor loan forgiveness program and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Kenneth Albers - Document No. 1
Proponents:    Representative Eldon Nygaard - Documents No. 2, 3, and 4
        Dr. Dianne Sevening, self, Documents No. 5 and 6
        Terrance Dosch, SD Council of Substance Abuse Directors
Opponents:    Jerry Hofer, Department of Human Services

MOTION:     DEFER SB 162 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Hundstad

Vice-Chair Hunhoff assumed the Chair.

         SB 158: provide for an additional one-time one percent pay supplement to state employees.

Presented by:    Corey Landeen, SDSEO

MOTION:     TO TABLE SB 158

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 179: increase the veterans bonus payment amount.

Presented by:    Warren L. Aas, American Legion
Proponents:    Ron Boyd, American Legion, Watertown, SD
Opponents:    Andy Gerlach, Dept. Of Military and Veterans Affairs

MOTION:     DEFER SB 179 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 184: make an appropriation to reimburse certain family physicians, midlevel practitioners, and dentists who have complied with the requirements of the physician tuition reimbursement program, the midlevel tuition reimbursement program, or the dental tuition reimbursement program.

Presented by:    Doneen Hollingsworth, Department of Health - Document No. 7
Proponents:    Paul Knecht, SD Dental Association

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 184

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

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

         SB 185: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons for property tax and sales tax refunds.

Presented by:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 185

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Chairman Apa assumed the Chair.

SB 52: make an appropriation for the purchase of certain property in Brookings County from the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 52

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 54: assist fraternities and sororities at South Dakota State University to obtain commercial financing for improvements on land subject to certain reversionary clauses.

MOTION:     DEFER SB 54 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Hundstad
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary

Jerry Apa, Chair