2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: House Appropriations
Thursday, January 31, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Burg
P    Carson
P    Davis
P    Dennert
P    Glenski
P    Haverly
P    Rausch
P    Putnam, Vice-Chair
P    Tidemann, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Larry Tidemann.

         HB 1046: make an appropriation to assist sparse school districts and to declare an emergency.

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1046

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Haverly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1047: make an appropriation to assist sparse school districts.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education (Document #1)


MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1047

Moved by:    Dennert
Second by:    Haverly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1069: make an appropriation to the coordinated natural resources conservation fund and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Ray Sowers, Department of Agriculture (Document #2, #3, and #4)
        Angela Ehlers, SD Assoc. Of Conservation Districts
        Robert Gab, Conservation Districts
        Representative Clayton Halverson

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1069

Moved by:    Burg
Second by:    Rausch
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1076: revise the funding for K-12 education.

Presented by:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education
Opponents:    Charlie Flowers, SD Coalition of Schools
        Representative Paul Nelson

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1076

        
HB 1077: make an appropriation for the payment of expenses associated with the state aid lawsuit and to declare an emergency.

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1077

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Haverly


Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1102: provide for a statewide visitation enforcement program and to provide for its funding by making an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Representative Paul Dennert
Proponents:    Casey Murschel, Sioux Falls
        Representative Mike Vehle
Opponents:    Judith Roberts, Unified Judicial System

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1102

        
HB 1178: make an appropriation for the costs related to the intensive methamphetamine treatment program in the women's state correctional system.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1178

        
HB 1267: appropriation for the lease, lease purchase, or financing of two airplanes for transportation at the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Tidemann
Proponents:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University
        Rich Vandenhul, USD (Documents #5 and #6)
        Monte Kramer, Board of Regents

Representative Burg distributed Document #7

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1267

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     On page 1, line 5, of the printed bill, delete "general" and insert "state aeronautics".


Moved by:    Burg
Second by:    Dennert
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1267

        
HB 1274: revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008 regarding the South Dakota opportunity scholarships.

Presented by:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management (Document #8)

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1274

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Rausch
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1276: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability of property tax and sales tax.

Presented by:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Sam Wilson, AARP

Representative Glenski Distributed Document #9

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1276

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     On page 1, line 4, of the printed bill, delete "one million dollars" and insert "eight hundred thousand dollars ($ 800,000) ".

     On page 1, line 5, delete "($1,000,000)".


Moved by:    Glenski
Second by:    Rausch
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1276 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Haverly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1129: establish the Commission on Equal Access to Our Courts and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Tom Barnett, State Bar Association of South Dakota (Document #10)

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1129

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     On page 2, line 4, of the House State Affairs engrossed bill, after "." Insert "The commission members shall serve without compensation.".

     On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert:

"
     Section 3. Any order settling a class action lawsuit that results in the creation of a common fund for the benefit of the class shall provide for the distribution of any residual funds to the Commission on Equal Access to Our Courts. However, up to fifty percent of the residual funds may be distributed to one or more other nonprofit charitable organizations that serve the public good if the court finds there is good cause to approve such a distribution as part of the settlement. For the purposes of this section, residual funds are any funds left over after payment of class member claims, attorney fees and costs, and any reversions to a defendant agreed upon by the parties and approved by the court. This section does not apply to any class action lawsuit against the State of South Dakota or any of its political subdivisions.".


     On page 2, line 9, delete "one hundred" and insert "five thousand dollars ($5,000)".

     On page 2, line 10, delete everything before ", or" .

     On page 2, delete lines 14 and 15.


Moved by:    Dennert
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1129 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Glenski
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam, Tidemann

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Glenski
Second by:    Davis
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lisa Shafer

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Committee Secretary
Larry Tidemann, Chair


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