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OFFICIAL JOURNAL SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 114— BY SENATORS BOISSIERE, BAJOIE, IRONS, AND HAINKEL OF THE A RESOLUTION To create the New Orleans Regional Task Force on Economic SENATE Development and Health Workforce Training to plan and OF THE implement regional initiatives to meet healthcare employment needs and to promote economic growth and jobs in the STATE OF LOUISIANA _______ healthcare industry. FORTY-EIGHTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS On motion of Senator Boissiere, the resolution was read by title _______ and adopted. Twenty-Ninth Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 154— BY SENATOR IRONS Constitution of 1974 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION _______ To continue the Local Education Governance and Administration Senate Chamber Task Force established pursuant to Senate Concurrent State Capitol Resolution No. 50 of the 2002 Regular Session for the purpose Baton Rouge, Louisiana of providing background information, advice, and assistance as Sunday, June 22, 2003 needed to the superintendent of the Orleans Parish School System and to the members of the school board during this The Senate was called to order at 12:00 o'clock Noon, by Hon. period of transition, and for the purpose of monitoring the John Hainkel, President of the Senate. development as progress is made in New Orleans public schools. The resolution was read by title. Senator Irons moved to adopt ROLL CALL the Senate Concurrent Resolution. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: ROLL CALL PRESENT The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Fields Malone YEAS Adley Fontenot Marionneaux Bajoie Gautreaux McPherson Mr. President Ellington Malone Barham Heitmeier Michot Adley Fields Marionneaux Bean Hines Mount Barham Fontenot Mount Boissiere Holden Romero Boissiere Gautreaux Romero Cain Hollis Schedler Cain Holden Schedler Chaisson Hoyt Smith Chaisson Hollis Smith Cravins Irons Tarver Cravins Hoyt Tarver Dardenne Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Irons Theunissen Dean Jones, B Thomas Dean Johnson Ullo Dupre Jones, CD Ullo Dupre Jones, CD Ellington Lentini Total—29 Total—38 NAYS ABSENT Total—0 Lambert ABSENT Total—1 Bajoie Jones, B Michot The President of the Senate announced there were 38 Senators Bean Lambert Thomas present and a quorum. Heitmeier Lentini Hines McPherson Prayer Total—10 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate The prayer was offered by Rev. Val Taylor, following which the Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reading of the Journal on Second Reading On motion of Senator Adley, the reading of the Journal was The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions were read and dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. acted upon as follows: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 151— Morning Hour BY SENATORS DUPRE AND CAIN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Introduction of Resolutions, To urge and request the Senate Committee on Senate and Senate and Concurrent Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function jointly to study, Senator Bean asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules review, and develop recommendations to revise the Joint Rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, of Order of the Senate and the House of Representatives to Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them provide procedures regarding conference committees and as follows: conference committee reports. Page 2 SENATE 48 DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 22, 2003 On motion of Senator Adley, the resolution was read by title and to redistribute the avails of certain state sales taxes in Orleans referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Parish; and to provide for related matters. Rules Suspended On motion of Senator Bajoie, the bill was read by title and withdrawn from the files of the Senate. Senator Adley asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. Called from the Calendar Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Senator Hainkel asked that Senate Bill No. 454 be called from Third Reading and Final Passage, the Calendar at this time. Subject to Call SENATE BILL NO. 454— BY SENATOR HAINKEL The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third AN ACT reading and final passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted To amend and reenact R.S. 9:4103(A), relative to alternative dispute upon as follows: resolution; to provide for the referral of a case to mediation by the court; and to provide for related matters. Called from the Calendar On motion of Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and Senator Hainkel asked that Senate Bill No. 221 be called from withdrawn from the files of the Senate. the Calendar at this time. Called from the Calendar SENATE BILL NO. 221— BY SENATOR HAINKEL Senator Hainkel asked that Senate Bill No. 455 be called from A JOINT RESOLUTION the Calendar at this time. Proposing to amend Article V, Sections 4, 9, 21, 22, and 24, and Article X, Section 26 and to add Article V, Sections 22.1, 22.2, SENATE BILL NO. 455— 22.3, and 24.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide for BY SENATOR HAINKEL the nomination and appointment of judges; to provide for filling AN ACT of a vacancy or a newly created judgeship or vacancy in the To enact Chapter 1-C of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of office of judge; to provide for retention elections; to provide a 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:51 through 66, and to repeal term of office for judges; to provide for qualifications; to Subpart D of Part VII of Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the Louisiana provide for the criteria to be used in the nomination and Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 18:621, relative to appointment of judges; to provide for the recall, by election, of judges; to create judicial nominating commissions to make judges; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to nominations for the selection of judges; to provide for the the electors; and to specify an election for submission of the membership, terms, duties, and functions of such commissions; proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition. to provide for appointments from such nominations; to provide that appointees shall be confirmed by the Senate; to provide for On motion of Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and a district court nominating commission; to provide for an withdrawn from the files of the Senate. appellate court nominating commission; to provide for a supreme court nominating commission; to provide for Called from the Calendar restrictions for members of a nominating commission; to provide for definitions; to provide for the manner in which a vacancy in Senator Ellington asked that Senate Bill No. 277 be called from office of a judge will be filled; to provide for implementation; to the Calendar at this time. provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 277— On motion of Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and BY SENATORS ELLINGTON AND SCHEDLER withdrawn from the files of the Senate. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1731(A)(2)(a) and to enact R.S. Called from the Calendar 37:1731(A)(2) (c) and (d), relative to emergency care at public and private hospitals; to provide for emergency room patients; Senator McPherson asked that Senate Bill No. 561 be called to provide for persons not primarily employed as emergency from the Calendar at this time. room personnel; to provide a limitation of liability to certain persons providing gratuitous emergency care; to define on-call SENATE BILL NO. 561— physician; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT On motion of Senator Ellington, the bill was read by title and To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 36:801 and withdrawn from the files of the Senate. to enact R.S. 36:610(J) and Subpart I-1 of Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be Called from the Calendar comprised of R.S. 56:799.1 through 799.4, relative to the White Lake Property Fund; to create the White Lake Property Fund in Senator Bajoie asked that Senate Bill No. 328 be called from the the state treasury as a fund within the Louisiana Wildlife and Calendar at this time. Fisheries Conservation Fund; to provide for deposits of monies into the fund; to provide for investment and uses of monies in SENATE BILL NO. 328— the fund; to create the White Lake Property Advisory Board; to BY SENATOR BAJOIE AND REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY provide for its domicile, membership and duties; to authorize the AN ACT board to solicit and accept donations; to provide for an effective To amend and reenact R.S. 47:322.38(A)(1) and to enact R.S. date; and to provide for related matters. 47:322.38(E), relative to the distribution of certain state funds; 48 DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 22, 2003 On motion of Senator McPherson, the bill was read by title and SENATE BILL NO. 1096— withdrawn from the files of the Senate. BY SENATOR JOHNSON AND REPRESENTATIVES RICHMOND AND SWILLING AN ACT Called from the Calendar To amend and reenact R.S. 47:322.38(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 47:322.38(E), relative to the distribution of certain state funds; Senator C. Jones asked that Senate Bill No.