Senate Calendar 2/12/2009 02:00 PM

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

SCR 3 (SJ p.319) Supporting a study of the potential creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department.

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Amended SJ 20^th LD: SB 21, 151, 154

SECOND READING OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
* Amended

SB 187 *    allow the merger or consolidation of a cooperative and its subsidiary.
HB 1010     revise certain provisions regarding the imposition of sales and use tax on telecommunications services and ancillary services.
HB 1041     provide physicians with a limited permit to practice medicine within a residency program and to revise certain provisions regarding the Board of Examiners authority to administer resident certificates and resident training permits.
HB 1042     permit an extension to the required examination time period allowed for certain medical licensing examinations.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
* Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

SB 47     (Deferred from 20^th LD) make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
SB 48     (Deferred from 20^th LD) make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.
SB 52     (Deferred from 20^th LD) make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission.
SB 77 *    repeal the maximum the number of off-sale alcoholic beverage licenses that may be issued to any person, corporation, or business entity.
SB 91 *     allow certain school districts, for a period of five years, to expend capital outlay funds for certain transportation costs, for the purchase of property and casualty insurance, and for energy costs, and the cost of utilities.
     Allow any school district, for a period of five years, to expend capital outlay funds for certain transportation costs, for the purchase of property and casualty insurance, and for energy costs, and the cost of utilities.
SB 110     repeal the limited campaign finance disclosure statement which could be used by certain candidates or candidate campaign committees for legislative office.
SB 156 *    revise the scope of certain provisions related to hate crimes.
SB 174 *    require a school district to which a former contracting school district is annexed to assign certain resident students to a school district in a bordering state, and to temporarily exempt certain school districts from the requirement to reorganize due to low enrollment.
SB 185 *    revise the graduation requirements for students entering ninth grade in 2010 and thereafter by eliminating the option of the basic high school program.
SJR 2     Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the utilization of English as the official language.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
* Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

HB 1004 *    provide for the killing of mountain lions under certain circumstances.
HB 1011     revise restrictions on the assignment and transfer of certain tax refund permits and refund claims.
HB 1084     (Removed from Consent Calendar) permit the appointment of a special advocate to represent the best interests of an apparent or alleged abused or neglected child.
HB 1092     regulate the practice of genetic counseling and to prohibit the practice of genetic counseling without a license.