CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

Doneen Hollingsworth    Secretary of the Department of Health
James W. Ellenbecker    Secretary of the Department of Social Services
Ronald W. Wheeler        Secretary of the Department of Transportation
John N. Jones            Secretary of the Department of Human Services
Gary R. Viken            Secretary of the Department of Revenue
Craig W. Johnson        Secretary of the Department of Labor
Donald J. Goldhorn        Assistant Adjutant General, Army

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Amended SJ 27th LD: SB 59, 101, 208, 210
     HB 1076, 1116 (Consent Calendar), 1176 (Consent Calendar), 1177 (Consent Calendar),      1186, 1271, 1297, HCR 1002

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
* Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

HB 1095      to revise certain administrative rules relating to telecommunications services.
HB 1143      to permit municipalities and school districts to open their polling places earlier.
HB 1196*      to allow the investment council to invest certain public funds and to restrict the investment of certain public funds.
HB 1288      to revise certain time frames for election procedures that follow an election.
HCR 1007      Requesting federal legislation that prohibits the federal government from recouping any of the state tobacco settlement funds.

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

SB 0203*      (deferred from 27th LD) to enact the Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
SB 0059*      to authorize the examination and use of commercial vehicle weigh scale tickets in the enforcement of vehicle weight restrictions.
          to authorize the examination and use of commercial vehicle weigh scale tickets in the enforcement of vehicle weight restrictions and to revise certain provisions regarding penalties for violations of such restrictions.
SB 0089*      to appropriate money to the Black Hills Forest High School.
          to clarify average daily membership in the state aid to education formula.
SB 0101*      to revise the formula for assigning assessed railroad valuation to counties.
SB 0164*      to provide emergency payments for certain pork producers through a temporary fee on processed pork products, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
          to regulate certain livestock packer transactions.
SB 0208*      to create the Higher Education Advance Payment Plan Task Force.
          to create the Postsecondary Education Advance Payment Plan Task Force.
SB 0210*      to provide mandatory prison sentences for certain violations regarding controlled substances and marijuana.
          to provide mandatory prison sentences for certain violations regarding controlled substances and marijuana, to provide for certain rewards, and to make an appropriation for such rewards.

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

HB 1144*      (removed from Consent Calendar) to increase the annual front footage assessment for certain township road maintenance and repairs.
HB 1258*      to exempt motor vehicle rental companies from certain insurance regulations.
HJR 1005      Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the classification of property for purposes of taxation.

LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATIONS

SC 0013      (SJ 27th LD) Honoring the late Robert Penn, who passed away on February 7, 1999, for his artistic contributions to American Indian culture and the State of South Dakota.
HC 1009      (HJ 590) Honoring Miss Angela Renken, Elk Point, South Dakota, as a recipient of a Prudential Spirit of Community Award.