February 16, 2000
Journal of the Senate
TWENTY SEVENTH DAY
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| Senate Chamber, Topeka, Kansas |
| Wednesday, February 16, 2000--2:30 p.m. |
The Senate was called to order by Vice-President Alicia L. Salisbury.
The roll was called with thirty-nine senators present.
Senator Huelskamp was excused.
Invocation by Chaplain Fred S. Hollomon:
Heavenly Father,
Most of the time we're passing laws.
In fact, that's why we're here:
To give our folks a helping hand;
To alleviate their fear.
We believe we've done some good;
That folks are better off
Than they were before we came,
Though some will only scoff.
But all of us are quite aware
There are people hurting still.
Some have fallen through the cracks,
And we're afraid that others will.
Some have brought it on themselves,
Bad choices have been made.
No matter how much help they get,
They still expect more aid.
But whether by choice or circumstance
It's not their children's fault.
So help us do our part to bring
Their suffering to a halt.
Lead us to the recipe
That tells what we must do,
And remind us when we find it,
We got the word from YOU!
I pray in the name of Christ,
AMEN
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Vice-President Salisbury introduced Senator Biggs, Leavenworth, to officially welcome
the distinguished guests visiting today in the Senate.
REMARKS BY SENATOR BIGGS
Thank you Madam Vice-President:
Today we witness the Kansas version of the United Nations as we welcome 90
International Officers to our Capitol. These officers represent 79 countries ranging from
Albania to Zimbabwe. They are spending one year in the Leavenworth community while
attending the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth. They represent 8
1/2% of the total class of 1061 officers attending the 10 month course.
Many of the International Officers are able to bring their wives and families with them.
They live in our Leavenworth neighborhoods and enroll their children in our schools. They
do an amazing job of adjusting to our life, culture, and language in a short period of time.
Volunteer civilian and military sponsors for each family are a big part of the Kansas and
American experience for our international visitors.
Let me share a few things I've learned about some of today's guests:
Lt. Col. Ortiz holds the medal of honor from the Phillippines.
Major Al-Shelaimi of Kuwait was a POW during the Gulf War.
Last year, the Ft. Leavenworth International Officers lost the soccer match with the
American officer students for the first time in 50 years. The officers here today are out to
avenge that defeat in May of this year.
Our guests today have taken on a community project in downtown Leavenworth by
volunteering their time and work to remodel a building for a youth activities center.
Finally, if we could take questions from the group, I understand that Lt. Col. Brinkman
of Germany would have the first question or answer.
The military officers you see here today are the ``cream of the crop''. Many will advance
to senior positions in their military. Some will move to top positions in their governments
as many of their predecessors at Ft. Leavenworth have done. They honor us with their
presence.
We also honor Ft. Leavenworth as a historic and national treasure. It has accurately been
described as the heartbeat and intellectual crossroads of the U. S. Army.
With that, Madam Vice-President, I will close for you to introduce Colonel John Moilanen
for remarks and presentation of our International Officers.
Vice-President Salisbury introduced and welcomed Colonel Jon H. Moilanen, Dean of
Students and Administration at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, to address members of the Senate.
REMARKS BY COLONEL JON H. MOILANEN
Thank you for welcoming the International Students of the Command and General Staff
Officers Course-the class of 2000. There are 90 officers here representing our international
partners from Albania to Zimbabwe. Class members change annually. For example, this year
for the first time, Uzbekistan has an officer attending the course.
On behalf of the Commander of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, and
the Commandant of the Command and General Staff College, Lieutenant General Mike
Steele, thank you for hosting us today.
This opportunity to witness state government in action is an exceptional opportunity to
improve understanding, exchange opinions, and grow as an international and global
community. Our International Officers continue a long legacy of excellence in leadership.
Of the over 6000 foreign graduates, 24 have served their nation as Head of State, 306 became
Ministers, Ambassadors and Representatives of their countries. Predecessors of this class
also include almost 300 Chiefs of Staff, while over 2200 became General Officers.
Leaders here today from the class of 2000, some in the near future, will be senior leaders
serving their nations around the world.
One year has passed since we last visited with you. Since then, much has changed around
the world and much has changed in our Army. Global tensions and missions expand our
role as an Army. Tasks can span humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, military
contingencies on an international scale, and the primary role of our nation's military forces
to preserve peace, deter aggression, and when necessary-fight and win our nation's wars.
Today, our Army is transforming the way it operates. Providing relevant land forces with
capabilities to rapidly deploy and be strategically responsive are fundamental to success.
Yet, we know that confident and competent leaders, soldiers, and teams are the bedrock of
sustained readiness.
Current realties around the world demonstrate our nation's commitment to stability and
support in regions such as Kosovo, The Far East, The Americas, and emerging nations across
other continents. A common thread of challenge is the ever-increasing complexity and
ambiguity of conditions which confront our young leaders.
Our National Security Strategy describes the role that the U.S. Military plays in building
coalitions and shaping the international environment. That responsibility is fulfilled, in part,
through peacetime engagement activities such as defense cooperation, security assistance,
and training and exercises with allies and friends.
Fort Leavenworth is renowned as the Intellectual Center of our Army! This training and
educational renown is national, international, and global in scope. A key aspect of the skills,
education, and awareness that our U.S. and International Officers and families exchange,
occurs in Kansas and abroad.
Professional and personal friendships abound now, and will continue into the future. You,
as citizens and elected officials, are an integral part of this growth among allies and friends.
Allies and friends. These descriptions characterize the officers that join you today and the
relationships our respective countries enjoy. Your warm welcome reinforces those bounds.
Our trip here is part of the Informational Program provided to the International Students,
designed to expose them to Democratic ideals of an elected government and effective civil-
military relations. The State of Kansas exemplifies this leadership and cooperation. You help
citizens and soldiers alike in promoting the value of our Democratic lifestyle, our
government, and our training and education of leaders in the Heartland of the United States.
How can we help each other?
The Command and General Staff College has developed a Community Informational
Program entitled ``Service To The Nation.'' We have majors from the Command and
General Staff Officers Course ready to visit civic organizations in your constituencies to
present and discuss the military, leadership, and the Army's value in a changing society. This
enhances an informed and supportive citizenry and military. This program is a practical and
interesting means for our officers to interact with your community leaders. Leaders, both
military and community, will gain a better appreciation of how local organizations and our
military can work together to strengthen fundamental American values.
Our Public Affairs Office at Fort Leavenworth looks forward to scheduling a presentation
at your local Chambers of Commerce, high schools, civic organizations, and other
appropriate gatherings. We need your help to share the good news.
This visit is one of several clear demonstrations of our Democracy in Action. Thank you
very much for this educational opportunity to see elected leaders of state government in
action for Kansas.
We look forward to returning your hospitality when some of you visit us at Fort
Leavenworth next month. For others, come visit us at Fort Leavenworth when your
schedules allow. Share in the educational experience of young leaders in a changing Army
--we are America's Army--The Army--Your Army.
The Senators joined Vice-President Salisbury in welcoming the International Officers.
The International Officers and countries represented were:
Albania--Major Agron Sharra
Argentina--Major Juan Adrian Campitelli
Australia--Major Anthony Bywater, Major Philip Swinsburg
Bahrain--Major Saad Ghali Rashid Mubarak
Bangladesh--Major Mohammad Humayun Kabir
Belgium--Major Frederik Derolez
Benin--Captain Fructueux Candide Gbaguidi
Bosnia and Herzegovina--Major Blaz Ivanda
Botswana--Lieutenant Colonel Therego Seretse
Brazil--Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Maciel Motta
Bulgaria--Captain Gueorgui Stankov Stankov
Canada--Major Charles Douglas Claggett, Major Francois Vaillancourt
Chile--Major Juan C. Nunez Bustamante
Colombia--Lieutenant Colonel William Cruz Perdomo
Croatia--Lieutenant Colonel Berislav Sipicki
Czech Republic--Lieutenant Colonel Jiri Pail
Denmark--Major Jens Riis-Vestergaard
Djibouti--Captain Abdoulgabar Ibrahim Hassan
Egypt--Lieutenant Colonel Abdel-Raouf Mohamed Hegazi, Major Khaled Samir Ali
Kadry
Estonia--Major Indrek Sirel
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia--Captain Zoran Sekulovski
France--Major Richard Lakin
Germany--Lieutenant Colonel Kay Brinkmann, Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Friedrich
Jansohn
Ghana--Major Franklin Kobia Vowotor
Greece--Major Thomaidis Dimitrios
Guyana--Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Michael Anthony Benn
Hungary--Major Sandor Kosa
Israel--Lieutenant Colonel Amnon Eshel
Italy--Captain Luigi Carpineto
Ivory Coast--Major Yao Adjoumani
Jamaica--Major Antony Bertram Anderson
Japan--Lieutenant Colonel Takashi Motomatsu
Jordan--Lieutenant Colonel Ziad Qasem Hmaid Awaidat, Major Fayez Hamed Abdo
Shdaifat
Kazakstan--Lieutenant Colonel Marat Amanov
Kenya--Major Charles Mwangi Kangethe
Korea--Major Yong Jae Lee, Major Moo Bong Ryoo
Kuwait--Major Fahed Refai M. Al-Shelaimi
Latvia--Major Igors Rajevs
Lithuania--Captain Andriejus Grachauskas
Malawi--Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bwanali Kasamale
Malaysia--Major Mardzuki bin Muhammad
Mali--Major Bourama Sangare
Mexico--Major Adalberto Sergio Rojas-Mira
Moldova--Captain Vitalie Marinuta
Morocco--LCDR Rhanemi Abdallatif
Namibia--Lieutenant Colonel Daniel N. Kayoo
Nepal--Major Himanshu Khadka
Netherlands--Major Reinout Alexander Schravendeel
New Zealand-- Major Garry Peter Brosnan
Norway--Major Bjorn Tore Solberg
Oman--Major Said Mubarik Ali Al-Shamali
Pakistan--Major Hafiz Masroor Ahmed
Philippines--Lieutenant Colonel Arturo B. Ortiz
Poland--Major Zdzislaw Sliwa
Portugal--Lieutenant Colonel Mauricio Simao Tendeiro Raleiras
Qatar--Major Nasser Mohanna Al-Rumaihi
Romania--Major Valentin Spataru
Rwanda--Lieutenant Colonel Charles Runigababisha Kayonga
Saudi Arabia--Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Saeid, Lieutenant Colonel
Ahmed Y.A. Al-Thagfi, Major Saad M.E. Al-Harthi
Senegal--Captain Mbaye Cisse
Singapore--Major Siow Terry Meng Meng
Slovak Republic--Major Ivan Pach
Slovenia--Lieutenant Colonel Peter Zakrajsek
Spain--Major Fernando Aznar
Sri Lanka--Lieutenant Colonel Nanediri U.M.M.W. Senanayake
Sweden--Lieutenant Colonel Nil Peter Valdemar Adolfsson
Switzerland--Colonel Walter Baehler
Taiwan--MR Arnold Hou Jeeng-Min
Thailand--Lieutenant Colonel Songwit Noonpackdee, Major Lertrit Chongwarin
Trinidad and Tobago--Lieutenant Colonel Ancil W. Antoine
Tunisia--Major Salem Lassoued
Turkey--Major Rafet Sevinc Sasmaz
Uganda--Lieutenant Colonel Charles Angina
Ukraine--Major Serhii Nebrat
United Arab Emirates--Major Hamdan Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi
United Kingdom--Major Graham John Lawrence, Major Douglas McKenzie Chalmers
Uzbekistan--Major Ilkhomjon Toorsunov
Venezuela--Lieutenant Colonel Miguel Angel Prieto Morales, Lieutenant Colonel Hector
Luis Coronado Bogarin
Zimbabwe--Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy Makavanga
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills were introduced and read by title:
SB 636, An act concerning the equus beds region; prohibiting issuance of certain permits
for confined feeding facilities for swine, water supply systems, waste water treatment
facilities and public water supply systems, by Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 637, An act concerning the Riley county law enforcement agency; amending K.S.A.
19-4429 and 19-4432 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and
State Affairs.
REFERENCE OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills were referred to Committees as indicated:
Energy and Natural Resources: SB 634.
Ways and Means: SB 635
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
Sub SB 243 approved on February 15, 2000.
February 15, 2000
To the Senate of the State of Kansas:
Submitted herewith for confirmation by the Senate are appointments made by me as
Governor of the State of Kansas as of February 15, 2000, pursuant to law.
Bill Graves
Governor
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Bruce Beye, pursuant to the authority vested
in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to serve a
three-year term expiring January 15, 2002.
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Ruth Graham, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
serve a three-year term expiring January 15, 2002.
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, David Herndon, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
serve a three-year term expiring January 15, 2002.
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Devon Knoll, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
serve a three-year term expiring January 15, 2003.
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Willis Musick, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
serve a three-year term expiring January 15, 2003.
Member, Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Denise Tomasic, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 22-4519, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
serve a three-year term expiring January 15, 2003.
Member, Kansas Human Rights Commission, David Hanson, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 44-1003, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate to
fulfill a term expiring January 15, 2002.
Brigadier General, Kansas Army National Guard, Jonathan Small, pursuant to the authority
vested in me by KSA 48-208, effective upon the date of confirmation by the Kansas Senate
for a period as provided in KSA 48-209, when appointee reaches age 64.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS
KANSAS DEPARTMENT ON AGING
January 31, 2000
Connie Hubbell, Secretary of Aging, submitted the Annual Report of Program
Performance for Fiscal Year 1999.
The Vice-President announced the above report is on file in the office of the Secretary
of the Senate and is available for review at any time.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
Announcing passage of HB 2659; Substitute HB 2688; HB 2756, 2781.
INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
HB 2659; Substitute HB 2688; HB 2756, 2781 were thereupon introduced and read
by title.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Committee on Assessment and Taxation recommends SB 613 be passed.
Also, SB 428 be amended by striking all in lines 13 through 21 and inserting the following:
``Section 1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 79-201 is hereby amended to read as follows: 79-201.
The following described property, to the extent herein specified, shall be and is hereby
exempt from all property or ad valorem taxes levied under the laws of the state of Kansas:
First. All buildings used exclusively as places of public worship and all buildings used
exclusively by school districts and school district interlocal cooperatives organized under the
laws of this state, with the furniture and books therein contained and used exclusively for
the accommodation of religious meetings or for school district or school district interlocal
cooperative purposes, whichever is applicable, together with the grounds owned thereby if
not leased or otherwise used for the realization of profit, except that: (a) (1) Any school
building, or portion thereof, together with the grounds upon which the building is located,
shall be considered to be used exclusively by the school district for the purposes of this
section when leased by the school district to any political or taxing subdivision of the state,
including a school district interlocal cooperative, or to any association, organization or
nonprofit corporation entitled to tax exemption with respect to such property; and (2) any
school building, together with the grounds upon which the building is located, shall be
considered to be used exclusively by a school district interlocal cooperative for the purposes
of this section when being acquired pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement; and (b) any
building, or portion thereof, used as a place of worship, together with the grounds upon
which the building is located, shall be considered to be used exclusively for the religious
purposes of this section when used as a not-for-profit day care center for children which is
licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 65-501 et seq., and amendments thereto, or when used to house
an area where the congregation of a church society and others may purchase tracts, books
and other items relating to the promulgation of the church society's religious doctrines.
Second. All real property, and all tangible personal property, actually and regularly used
exclusively for literary, educational, scientific, religious, benevolent or charitable purposes,
including property used exclusively for such purposes by more than one agency or
organization for one or more of such exempt purposes. Except with regard to real property
which is owned by a religious organization, is to be used exclusively for religious purposes
and is not used for a nonexempt purpose prior to its exclusive use for religious purposes
which property shall be deemed to be actually and regularly used exclusively for religious
purposes for the purposes of this paragraph, this exemption shall not apply to such property,
not actually used or occupied for the purposes set forth herein, nor to such property held
or used as an investment even though the income or rentals received therefrom is used
wholly for such literary, educational, scientific, religious, benevolent or charitable purposes.
In the event any such property which has been exempted pursuant to the preceding sentence
is not used for religious purposes prior to its conveyance which results in its use for
nonreligious purposes, there shall be a recoupment of property taxes in an amount equal to
the tax which would have been levied upon such property except for such exemption for all
taxable years for which such exemption was in effect. Such recoupment tax shall become
due and payable in such year as provided by K.S.A. 79-2004, and amendments thereto. A
lien for such taxes shall attach to the real property subject to the same on November 1 in
the year such taxes become due and all such taxes remaining due and unpaid after the date
prescribed for the payment thereof shall be collected in the manner provided by law for
the collection of delinquent taxes. Moneys collected from the recoupment tax hereunder
shall be credited by the county treasurer to the several taxing subdivisions within which
such real property is located in the proportion that the total tangible property tax levies
made in the preceding year for each such taxing subdivision bear to the total of all such
levies made in that year by all such taxing subdivisions. Such moneys shall be credited to
the general fund of the taxing subdivision or if such taxing subdivision is making no property
tax levy for the support of a general fund such moneys may be credited to any other tangible
property tax fund of general application of such subdivision. This exemption shall not be
deemed inapplicable to property which would otherwise be exempt pursuant to this
paragraph because an agency or organization: (a) Is reimbursed for the provision of services
accomplishing the purposes enumerated in this paragraph based upon the ability to pay by
the recipient of such services; or (b) is reimbursed for the actual expense of using such
property for purposes enumerated in this paragraph; or (c) uses such property for a
nonexempt purpose which is minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature if such use is
incidental to the exempt purposes of this paragraph; or (d) charges a reasonable fee for
admission to cultural or educational activities or permits the use of its property for such
activities by a related agency or organization, if any such activity is in furtherance of the
purposes of this paragraph.
Third. All moneys and credits belonging exclusively to universities, colleges, academies
or other public schools of any kind, or to religious, literary, scientific or benevolent and
charitable institutions or associations, appropriated solely to sustain such institutions or
associations, not exceeding in amount or in income arising therefrom the limit prescribed
by the charter of such institution or association.
Fourth. The reserve or emergency funds of fraternal benefit societies authorized to do
business under the laws of the state of Kansas.
Fifth. All buildings of private nonprofit universities or colleges which are owned and
operated by such universities and colleges as student union buildings, presidents' homes
and student dormitories.
Sixth. All real and tangible personal property actually and regularly used exclusively by
the alumni association associated by its articles of incorporation with any public or nonprofit
Kansas college or university approved by the Kansas board of regents to confer academic
degrees or with any community college approved by its board of trustees to grant certificates
of completion of courses or curriculum, to provide accommodations and services to such
college or university or to the alumni, staff or faculty thereof.
Seventh. All parsonages owned by a church society and actually and regularly occupied
and used predominantly as a residence by a minister or other clergyman of such church
society who is actually and regularly engaged in conducting the services and religious
ministrations of such society, and the land upon which such parsonage is located to the
extent necessary for the accommodation of such parsonage.
Eighth. All real property, all buildings located on such property and all personal property
contained therein, actually and regularly used exclusively by any individually chartered
organization of honorably discharged military veterans of the United States armed forces or
auxiliary of any such organization, which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant
to section 501(c)(19) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, for clubhouse, place of
meeting or memorial hall purposes, and real property to the extent of not more than two
acres, and all buildings located on such property, actually and regularly used exclusively by
any such veterans' organization or its auxiliary as a memorial park.
Ninth. All real property and tangible personal property actually and regularly used by a
community service organization for the predominant purpose of providing humanitarian
services, which is owned and operated by a corporation organized not for profit under the
laws of the state of Kansas or by a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of
another state and duly admitted to engage in business in this state as a foreign not-for-profit
corporation if: (a) The directors of such corporation serve without pay for such services; (b)
the corporation is operated in a manner which does not result in the accrual of distributable
profits, realization of private gain resulting from the payment of compensation in excess of
a reasonable allowance for salary or other compensation for services rendered or the
realization of any other form of private gain; (c) no officer, director or member of such
corporation has any pecuniary interest in the property for which exemption is claimed; (d)
the corporation is organized for the purpose of providing humanitarian services; (e) the
actual use of property for which an exemption is claimed must be substantially and
predominantly related to the purpose of providing humanitarian services, except that, the
use of such property for a nonexempt purpose which is minimal in scope and insubstantial
in nature shall not result in the loss of exemption if such use is incidental to the purpose of
providing humanitarian services by the corporation; (f) the corporation is exempt from
federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986
and; (g) contributions to the corporation are deductible under the Kansas income tax act.
As used in this clause, ``humanitarian services'' means the conduct of activities which
substantially and predominantly meet a demonstrated community need and which improve
the physical, mental, social, cultural or spiritual welfare of others or the relief, comfort or
assistance of persons in distress or any combination thereof including but not limited to
health and recreation services, child care, individual and family counseling, employment
and training programs for handicapped persons and meals or feeding programs.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, motor vehicles shall not be exempt
hereunder unless such vehicles are exclusively used for the purposes described therein,
except that the use of any such vehicle for the purpose of participating in a coordinated
transit district in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-5032 through 75-5037, and
amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 75-5051 through 75-5058, and amendments thereto, shall be
deemed as exclusive use.
Tenth. For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1986, any building, and the
land upon which such building is located to the extent necessary for the accommodation of
such building, owned by a church or nonprofit religious society or order which is exempt
from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue
code of 1986, and actually and regularly occupied and used exclusively for residential and
religious purposes by a community of persons who are bound by vows to a religious life and
who conduct or assist in the conduct of religious services and actually and regularly engage
in religious, benevolent, charitable or educational ministrations or the performance of health
care services.
Eleventh. For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1998, all real property
upon which is located facilities which utilize renewable energy resources or technologies for
the purpose and as the primary means to produce and generate electricity and which is used
predominantly for such purpose, to the extent necessary to accommodate such facilities,
and all tangible personal property which comprises such facilities. For purposes of this
section, ``renewable energy resources or technologies'' shall include wind, solar, thermal,
photovoltaic, biomass, hydropower, geothermal and landfill gas resources or technologies.
For purposes of valuation of property subject to valuation under K.S.A. 79-5a01 et seq., and
amendments thereto, the value of the exempt property set forth in this clause shall be
removed from the unit value prior to apportionment under K.S.A. 79-5a25, and amendments
thereto.
The provisions of this section, except as otherwise more specifically provided, shall apply
to all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1995.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 79-201 is hereby repealed.'';
By renumbering existing section 2 as section 3;
In the title, in line 10, before the period by inserting ``; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 79-
201 and repealing the existing section''; and the bill be passed as amended.
Committee on Elections and Local Government recommends SB 566 be passed
and, because the committee is of the opinion that the bill is of a noncontroversial nature,
be placed on the consent calendar.
Also, SB 231 be amended on page 1, in line 21, by striking ``No person who is a
professional employee or administrative'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection
(c), no''; by striking all in lines 24 through 26 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
``(c) Any employee of a unified school district who, on the effective date of this act,
currently serves as a member of the board of education of such unified school district shall
be permitted to serve in such capacity until an eligible successor is elected or appointed in
accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 72-7902 and amendments thereto.''; and the bill
be passed as amended.
Committee on Public Health and Welfare recommends SCR 1636 be adopted.
Committee on Transportation and Tourism recommends SB 540 be passed.
REPORT ON ENGROSSED BILLS
SB 116, 411, 455, 471, 472; SCR 1632 reported correctly engrossed February 16, 2000.
On motion of Senator Emert the Senate adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February
17, 2000.
HELEN A. MORELAND, Journal Clerk.
PAT SAVILLE, Secretary of Senate.