76th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Tuesday, February 06, 2001

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Putnam, Vice-Chair
P    Madden
E    Koskan
P    Kleven
P    Greenfield
P    Apa
P    Duxbury
P    Dennert
P    Drake, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Drake

         SB 221: make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented By:    Mr. Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 221

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

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Madden, Kleven, Greenfield, Apa, Duxbury, Dennert, Drake

Excused:    Koskan

         SB 223: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons.


Presented By:    Mr. Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Mr. Rew Hanson, AARP

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 223

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

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Madden, Koskan, Kleven, Greenfield, Apa, Duxbury, Dennert, Drake

         SB 132: make an appropriation to provide for an electronic message display board in the senate chamber.

Presented By:    Senator Koskan

MOTION:     DEFER SB 132 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

Moved by:    Duxbury
Second by:    Madden
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 131: make an appropriation to provide for an electronic voting machine in the Senate chamber.

Presented By:    Senator Koskan

MOTION:     DEFER SB 131 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

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

         SB 118: make an appropriation to the ethanol fuel fund.

Presented By:    Senator Diedrich
Proponents:    Mr. R. Mark Garber, SDCGA
         Mr. Darrin Ihnen, SDCGA
         Mr. Herb Heesch, TCP
         Mr. Kermit Keifer, TCP
         Mr. Jeff Broin, Broin & Assoc.
         Mr. Gary Gall, BEI
         Mr. Trevor Guthmiller, AME
         Mr. Jeff Fox, ACE
         Mr. Dale Schut
         Mr. Brian Woldt
Opponents:    Mr. Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DEFER SB 118 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

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

         SB 66: make an appropriation to reimburse the counties in Districts 28A and 28B associated with a special primary election conducted on September 12, 2000, and to declare an emergency.

Presented By:    Senator Bogue
Proponents:    Mr. Rich Sattgast, SDACO

MOTION:     DEFER SB 66 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

Moved by:    Madden
Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 224: make an appropriation to help fund the memorials for persons awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and for a fiftieth anniversary ceremony of the Korean War and to declare an emergency.

Presented By:    Mr. Andy Gerlach, Fiscal Officer, Department of Military and Veteran Affairs

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 224

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

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Madden, Koskan, Kleven, Greenfield, Apa, Duxbury, Dennert, Drake

         SB 60: expand the uses of the special education extraordinary cost fund.
Presented By:    Mr. Todd Vik, Fiscal Officer, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
Proponents:    Ms. Charisse Oland, President, Children's Care Hospital & School
         Ms. Cindy Olson

MOTION:     AMEND SB 60

60fa
     On page 1, after line 12 of the printed bill, insert:

"
     Section  1.  That § 13-37-35.1 be amended by adding thereto NEW SUBDIVISIONS to read as follows:

    
    "Level six disability," prolonged assistance for children from birth to three years old;

     "Allocation for a child with a level six disability," for the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, is $7,237. For each school year thereafter, the allocation for a child with a level six disability shall be the previous fiscal year's allocation for such child increased by the lesser of the index factor or three percent.

     Section  2.  That subdivision 13-37-35.1(18) be amended by adding thereto a NEW SUBSECTION to read as follows:

     Multiply the number of children having a level six disability as reported on the child count for the previous school fiscal year by the allocation for a child with a level six disability;".

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Duxbury
Action:    Was not acted on.

 MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 60 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY WITH PENDING AMMENDMENT

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

          SB 222: make an appropriation to replenish the special emergency and disaster special revenue fund and to declare an emergency.

Presented By:    Mr. Andy Gerlach, Fiscal Officer, Department of Military and Veteran Affairs


MOTION:     DO PASS SB 222

Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    Madden
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 222 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

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

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Madden
Second by:    Kleven
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

LeAnn Allstot

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Committee Secretary
Bob Drake, Chair

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