76th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Thursday, February 15, 2001

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Putnam, Vice-Chair
P    Madden
P    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 238: provide that a portion of the interest earned on the people's trust fund be deposited in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund.

Presented By:    Senator Daugaard
Proponents:    Ms. Kitty Kinsman, American Cancer Society
Opponents:    Mr. Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DEFER SB 238 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

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

         SB 14: provide for reimbursement of tuition and fees to certain students and to make

an appropriation therefor.

Presented By:    Senator Brosz
Proponents:    Dr. Tad Perry, Executive Director, Board of Regents
         Mr. Curt Everson, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     AMEND SB 14

14da
     On the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"      Section 1. Any student who attends a South Dakota public university who agrees to teach in a South Dakota public school district for a period of four years, beginning with the school year following the year in which the student graduates from a South Dakota public university is eligible for reimbursement of tuition and fees paid for the last two full years, not to exceed the tuition and fees for sixty-four semester-hours.

     Section 2. An eligible student may apply to the Board of Regents for reimbursement as provided for in section 1 of this Act after the eligible student has graduated from a South Dakota public university.

     Section 3. If an eligible student fails to meet the terms of the agreement provided for in section 1 of this Act, the student is required to repay any money received under the provisions of this Act, plus any interest and penalty as may be determined by the Board of Regents, provided that the repayment plus interest and penalty may not exceed the twice the amount of money received.

     Section 4. The Board of Regents may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this Act.

     Section 5. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the general fund the sum of three million eight hundred thousand dollars ($3,800,000) to the Board of Regents to make reimbursements as provided for in this Act.

     Section 6. The executive director of the Board of Regents shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 7. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2002, shall revert in accordance with §  4-8-21."


Moved by:    Putnam


Second by:    Dennert
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 14

14ba
     In the previously adopted amendment (14da) in the first sentence of Section 1, after "any" insert "undergraduate". Also in Section 1, after "reimbursement" insert "grants".

     In Section 5 of the previously adopted amendment (14da), delete "reimbursements" and insert "reimbursement grants and administrative costs".

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

MOTION:     AMEND SB 14

14bb
     In the previously adopted amendment (14ba), in Section 5, after "grants" delete "and administrative costs".

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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 14 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Kleven
Second by:    Duxbury
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-3-0-0)

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

Voting No:    Madden, Koskan, Apa

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 14

14dta
     On page 1, line 1 of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after " to "

and insert "provide for reimbursement of tuition and fees to certain students and to make an appropriation therefor.".


     On page 1 , delete line 2 .

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

MOTION:     SUSPEND THE RULES TO HEAR SB 158

Moved by:    Kleven
Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

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

         SB 158: revise the distribution of funds from the alcoholic beverage fund.

Presented By:    Senator Ham
Proponents:    Mr. Dick Howard, Associated County Commissioner
Opponents:    Mr. Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DEFER SB 158 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

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

Excused:    Apa

         SB 51: transfer funds from the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota- bred racing fund to the Department of Social Services for domestic and sexual abuse shelter programs and to make an appropriation therefor.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 51

51re
     That the previously adopted amendment (51ma) be rescinded.

     On page 1, line 9 of the printed bill, after " inclusive. " insert "The commission shall allocate and disperse on the effective date of this Act fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the Aberdeen horse racing track for center rail replacement and track maintenance and repair. The commission shall allocate and disperse on the effective date of this Act fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the Fort Pierre horse racing track for maintenance and repair.".

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

MOTION:     AMEND SB 51

51rc
     On page 1, line 5 of the printed bill, delete " The " and insert "The Commission on Gaming shall, on or about December 31, 2001, and annually thereafter, unless sufficient revenue is not received by the funds, allocate the first two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the special racing revolving fund and the first two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to licensees, licensed by the commission to conduct live horse racing under §  42-7-68 for the purposes of providing compensation to South Dakota bred horses and for purse supplements or racing operations, unless such licenses do not conduct a total of fourteen live horse racing days. If either such licensee conducts fewer live horse racing days than such licensee conducted in 2001, such allocation shall be reduced proportionately. Such annual allocations shall be increased annually by an index factor which shall be the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers as computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the year before the year immediately preceding the year of adjustment or three percent, whichever is less. Thereafter, the,".

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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 51 AS AMENDED

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


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

Voting No:    Dennert

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 51

51rta
     On page 1, line 1 of the printed bill, after " Act " insert "to provide for the distribution of certain funds from the special revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund to promote South Dakota horse racing,".

     On page 1 , line 3, after " programs " insert ",".

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

         SB 176: clarify the purposes for which funds in the special racing revolving fund and South Dakota-bred racing fund may be used.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 176

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Kleven
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Madden, Koskan, Kleven, Greenfield, Drake

Voting No:    Apa, Duxbury, Dennert

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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 118

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Koskan, Greenfield, Apa, Duxbury, Dennert



Voting No:    Madden, Drake

Excused:    Kleven

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

MOTION:     DEFER SB 131 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Koskan, Greenfield, Dennert, Drake

Voting No:    Madden, Apa, Duxbury

Excused:    Kleven

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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 132

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

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 132 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-4-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Greenfield, Apa, Drake

Voting No:    Madden, Koskan, Duxbury, Dennert

Excused:    Kleven



MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO TABLE SB 132

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-4-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Greenfield, Apa, Drake

Voting No:    Madden, Koskan, Duxbury, Dennert

Excused:    Kleven

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Duxbury
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Putnam, Madden, Koskan, Duxbury, Dennert

Voting No:    Greenfield, Apa, Drake

Excused:    Kleven

         SB 60: expand the uses of the special education extraordinary cost fund.

Presented By:    Representative Holbeck

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:    Madden
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 60

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

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

Voting No:    Koskan

MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

LeAnn Allstot

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Bob Drake, Chair


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