OFFICIAL JOURNAL To the Honorable President and members of the Senate: OF THE Please be advised that the following individuals have been commissioned as Notaries Public for the parishes indicated through SENATE April 30, 1999. In compliance with Article IV, Section 5(H)(3) of the OF THE Louisiana Constitution of 1974, I do hereby present them for your review. STATE OF LOUISIANA ______Sincerely, M. J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR. TWENTY-FIRST ______DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Twenty-Fifth Regular Session of the Legislature Caddo Under the Adoption of the Saralynn Beasley Margaret E. Sampson Constitution of 1974 7521 Millbrook Dr. 239 Carrollton Ave. ______Shreveport, La 71105 Shreveport, La 71105-3311 Senate Chamber State Capitol Calcasieu Baton Rouge, Louisiana Jackie Boyer P. O. Box 12234 Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Lake Charles, La 70612-2234 The Senate was called to order at 1:30 o'clock P.M., by Hon. East Baton Rouge Randy Ewing, President of the Senate. Tina M. Dennis Ryan P. Riley 4728 Alvin Dark #3 265 S. Foster ROLL CALL Baton Rouge, La 70820 Baton Rouge, La 70806 The roll being called, the following members answered to their Michele L. Staggs Cynthia Tippit names: P. O. Box 18147 6512 E. Myrtle Ave. Baton Rouge, La 70893 Baker, La 70714 PRESENT Evangeline Lafayette Mr. President Dyess Lambert Kelly P. Tate Kelly C. Domingue Bajoie Ellington Landry 2346 East Main 3206 Moss St. Barham Fields C Lentini Ville Platte, La 70586 Lafayette, La 70507 Bean Fields W Malone Boissiere Greene Robichaux Orleans Branch Hainkel Romero William M. Blackston Kris Elliott Cain Heitmeier Schedler 650 Poydras St., Ste. 2100 3624 Inwood Ave. Campbell Hines Siracusa New Orleans, La 70130 New Orleans, La 70131 Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver Pointe Coupee Cravins Johnson Theunissen Haley D. Major Stephanie Smith Dardenne Jones Thomas 640-c Napoleon St. P. O. Box 248 Dean Jordan Ullo New Roads, La 70760 New Roads, La 70760 Total—39 ABSENT Rapides Michael Bearb Thomas C. Cardwell Total—0 515 Washington St. 515 Washington St. Alexandria, La 71309 Alexandria, La 71309 The President of the Senate announced there were 39 Senators present and a quorum. Larry Coutee Paul Rutledge 515 Washington St. 515 Washington St. Prayer Alexandria, La 71309 Alexandria, La 71309 The prayer was offered by Senator Cox, following which the Wanda Smith-lee Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of 6503 Springhill Rd. America. Pineville, La 71360 Sabine Reading of the Journal Brandy L. Soileau 29342 Hwy. 191 On motion of Senator Cox, the reading of the Journal was Many, La 71449 dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. St. Mary Morning Hour Betty Augman Doreen Francis P. O. Box 1670 P. O. Box 1670 Messages from the Governor Morgan City, La 70381 Morgan City, La 70381 The following messages from the Governor were received and read Leroy Hose Herbert Johnson as follows: P. O. Box 1670 P. O. Box 1670 State of Louisiana Morgan City, La 70381 Morgan City, La 70381 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Baton Rouge Gary Pederson P. O. Box 1670 May 4, 1999 Morgan City, La 70381 Page 2 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

St. Tammany HOUSE BILL NO. 1174— Patricia D. Daret Kim Kelly BY REPRESENTATIVES CRANE, DEWITT, AND MURRAY 1280 Clausel St. 4331 Iberville St. AN ACT Mandeville, La 70448 Mandeville, La 70471 To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1727, relative to unemployment compensation contributions; to provide that certain assessments do Nell Pounds not affect certain security interests; to provide for a lien for future P. O. Box 990 unpaid contributions, interest, and penalties; to provide for the Sun, La 70463 ranking of liens; and to provide for related matters. Webster Reported without amendments. Christa Lynn Brabham 400 Hanson Dr. HOUSE BILL NO. 1183— BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON AND MURRAY Doyline, La 71203 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:233(A)(introductory paragraph) and Part Privilege Report of the VI-B of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of Legislative Bureau 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 22:244 through 248, to enact R.S. 22:231(G), 232(29), and 233(A)(3), and to repeal R.S. May 4, 1999 22:6(2)(b)(ii), relative to health insurance; to authorize pilot programs developed by the Department of Insurance for increasing To the President and Members of the Senate: access to affordable health insurance; to authorize development of such pilot programs for small employers that include options for I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the following reinsurance of excess risk, enhanced benefit design options, and report: purchasing cooperatives; to authorize the Louisiana Health Insurance Association to maintain a small employer insurance risk The following bills are approved as to construction and duplication. account; to abolish the Basic Health Insurance Plan Pilot Program Development Council and its advisory committee; and to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 63— for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, BRUCE, AND MARIONNEAUX AN ACT Reported without amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.3(C)(4), relative to the earning of Respectfully submitted, diminution of sentence for good behavior; to provide that such ARTHUR J. LENTINI diminution is not allowed for inmates incarcerated for certain Chairman attempted sex offenses; and to provide for related matters. Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report Reported without amendments. On motion of Senator Lentini, the Bills and Joint Resolutions were read by title and passed to a third reading. HOUSE BILL NO. 750— BY REPRESENTATIVES MARTINY, ANSARDI, BOWLER, DAMICO, LANCASTER, SCALISE, AND VITTER AND SENATORS HAINKEL, HOLLIS, Reports of Committees LENTINI, AND ULLO AN ACT The following reports of committees were received and read: To enact R.S. 23:1034(E), relative to public employers' liability for workers' compensation; to provide that workers' compensation is REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON an injured public employee's exclusive remedy in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. AGRICULTURE Reported without amendments. Senator Cain, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on HOUSE BILL NO. 751— Agriculture, submitted the following report: BY REPRESENTATIVES MARTINY, ANSARDI, BOWLER, DAMICO, LANCASTER, SCALISE, AND VITTER AND SENATORS HAINKEL, May 4, 1999 LENTINI, AND ULLO AN ACT To the President and Members of the Senate: To enact R.S. 23:1034(E), relative to workers' compensation for public employees; to clarify the definition of "public employees"; and to I am directed by your Committee on Agriculture to submit the provide for related matters. following report: Reported without amendments. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 75— BY SENATOR BARHAM HOUSE BILL NO. 1103— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE THERIOT To urge and request the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, with AN ACT the advice of the Louisiana Forestry Commission, to proceed To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1405(B), relative to the Property without delay in promulgating rules and regulations in accordance Insurance Association of Louisiana; to provide with respect to the with the Administrative Procedure Act, provided that such membership of the board of directors of the association; and to promulgation is required by the passage of any legislation during provide for related matters. the 1999 Regular Session of the legislature, which addresses the transportation and receipt of forest products and further to conduct Reported without amendments. a comprehensive study of all existing civil and criminal statutes as they relate to the sale and removal of forest products. Reported favorably. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE May 4, 1999

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 76— ROLL CALL BY SENATOR MALONE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the The roll was called with the following result: House Committee on Agriculture to meet as a joint committee to study the state laws concerning the sale of jointly owned timber YEAS and issues related thereto. Mr. President Dyess Lambert Reported favorably. Bajoie Ellington Landry Barham Fields C Lentini Bean Fields W Malone HOUSE BILL NO. 912— BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY Boissiere Greene Robichaux AN ACT Branch Hainkel Romero To amend and reenact R.S. 3:3004(A) and to repeal R.S. 40:1379.5, Cain Heitmeier Schedler relative to the office of state police; to delete the requirement that Campbell Hines Siracusa state police impound livestock found at large upon public Casanova Hollis Smith highways; to abolish the violent crimes unit within the office of Cox Irons Tarver state police; and to provide for related matters. Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas Reported favorably. Dean Jordan Ullo Total—39 HOUSE BILL NO. 1844— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVES DIEZ, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, CRANE, BRUCE, AND FRITH AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, SCHEDLER Total—0 AN ACT ABSENT To amend and reenact Section 1(A) of Act No. 207 of the 1990 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Departments of Total—0 Agriculture and Forestry and Transportation and Development; to remove the Department of Transportation and Development from The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and participation in designing and developing a brochure presenting an adopted. Senator Greene moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill ecological tour of Louisiana's natural and scenic resources along was passed and laid the motion on the table. Interstate 49; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 392 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 930)— BY SENATOR DARDENNE AND REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY Reported favorably. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1127, relative to workers' compensation; Respectfully submitted, to provide for the release of medical records and information on the JAMES DAVID CAIN injured worker; to authorize the release of such medical Chairman information verbally; to provide immunity for disclosure of such medical information; to provide that a vocational rehabilitation Rules Suspended counselor shall provide a written summary of their verbal communication with the health care provider; and to provide for Senator Dardenne asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules related matters. for the purpose of advancing to the order of Floor Amendments Sent Up Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third Reading Senator Dardenne sent up floor amendments which were read. and Final Passage SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: Amendments proposed by Senator Jordan to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 392 by Senator Dardenne SENATE BILL NO. 380— BY SENATOR GREENE AMENDMENT NO. 1 AN ACT To enact R.S. 48:1001, relative to public transportation; to provide On page 3, line 10, after "shall" insert the following: relative to ferries; to authorize the Department of Transportation and Development to endeavor for operation and maintenance of "cooperate in scheduling a reasonable date and time for such the St. Francisville ferry through private contract; to require communication or conference and the employee or his agent or compliance with the public bid requirements of the department; to representative shall" require promulgation of rules; to provide exceptions; to provide for a two-thirds vote to increase toll; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 3, line 19, after "communication" insert "and any work The bill was read by title. Senator Greene moved the final passage restrictions or modifications required for the employee's reasonable of the bill. return to employment" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 4, after line 13, insert the following: "D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize any case manager, vocational rehabilitation counselor assigned to Page 4 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

provide rehabilitation services for the injured employee, or agent Cain Heitmeier Schedler of the employer who is not treating the injured employee for his Campbell Hines Siracusa injuries to attend the injured employee's medical examinations." Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver On motion of Senator Dardenne, the amendments were adopted. Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas The bill was read by title. Senator Dardenne moved final passage Dean Jordan Ullo of the amended bill. Total—39 NAYS ROLL CALL Total—0 The roll was called with the following result: ABSENT YEAS Total—0 Mr. President Cravins Johnson The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Bajoie Dardenne Jordan adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Barham Dean Malone was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bean Dyess Robichaux Branch Ellington Romero SENATE BILL NO. 433— BY SENATOR LANDRY Cain Fields W Smith AN ACT Campbell Hines Theunissen To amend and reenact R.S. 48:253(E) and 255(D)(2) and (3), relative Casanova Hollis Thomas to the Department of Transportation and Development; to provide Cox Irons Ullo relative to projects advertised by such department; to provide Total—27 relative to certain bonds relating to such projects; to authorize such NAYS bonds to be written by certain companies locally owned or domiciled; and to provide for related matters. Total—0 ABSENT Floor Amendments Sent Up Boissiere Heitmeier Lentini Fields C Jones Schedler Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Greene Lambert Siracusa Hainkel Landry Tarver SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—12 Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 433 by Senator Landry read and adopted. Senator Dardenne moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 15, following "D." delete "(1)" Personal Privilege AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 17, following "company" delete the remainder of the Senator Boissiere asked for and obtained the floor of the Senate on line and line 18, and on line 19, delete "approved bonding companies" a point of personal privilege, and stated he appeared as absent on the vote on Senate Bill No. 392. He had intended to vote yea on the bill. He AMENDMENT NO. 3 asked that the Official Journal so state. On page 3, line 1, before "(3)" delete "D." SENATE BILL NO. 432— BY SENATOR LANDRY On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 48:461.4(c)(2), relative to outdoor The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of advertising; to provide relative to spacing requirements of such the amended bill. advertising; to provide for exceptions to such requirements; and to provide for related matters. ROLL CALL The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved the final passage The roll was called with the following result: of the bill. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dyess Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Bajoie Ellington Landry Barham Fields C Lentini YEAS Bean Fields W Malone Boissiere Greene Robichaux Mr. President Dyess Lambert Branch Hainkel Romero Bajoie Ellington Landry Cain Heitmeier Schedler Barham Fields C Lentini Campbell Hines Siracusa Bean Fields W Malone Casanova Hollis Smith Boissiere Greene Robichaux Cox Irons Tarver Branch Hainkel Romero Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 5 SENATE May 4, 1999

Dean Jordan Ullo Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Total—39 Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 485 by Senator Landry NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—0 On page 1, line 15, following "B." delete "(1)" ABSENT On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. Total—0 The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was the amended bill. read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL SENATE BILL NO. 445— The roll was called with the following result: BY SENATOR COX AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1967(A), relative to fire protection; to YEAS provide that a captain shall be in charge of each force on each shift employing seven or more employees, including the fire chief; to Mr. President Dardenne Jones provide relative to the fire departments to which such provision is Bajoie Dean Jordan applicable; and to provide for related matters. Barham Dyess Landry Bean Ellington Malone The bill was read by title. Senator Cox moved the final passage of Boissiere Fields C Robichaux the bill. Branch Fields W Romero Cain Greene Siracusa Campbell Heitmeier Smith ROLL CALL Casanova Hines Tarver Cox Hollis Theunissen The roll was called with the following result: Cravins Johnson Total—32 YEAS NAYS Mr. President Dardenne Jordan Total—0 Bajoie Dyess Landry ABSENT Barham Ellington Malone Bean Fields C Robichaux Hainkel Lentini Ullo Boissiere Fields W Romero Irons Schedler Branch Greene Smith Lambert Thomas Cain Heitmeier Tarver Total—7 Campbell Hines Theunissen Casanova Hollis Thomas The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Cox Johnson read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by Cravins Jones which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total—31 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 486— BY SENATOR LANDRY Dean AN ACT Total—1 To enact R.S. 38:2318, relative to public contracts; to provide relative ABSENT to professional services for such contracts; to establish prescriptive periods related to contracts for professional services; and to provide Hainkel Lentini Ullo for related matters. Irons Schedler Lambert Siracusa Floor Amendments Sent Up Total—7 Senator Landry sent up floor amendments which were read. The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Cox moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS was passed and laid the motion on the table. Amendments proposed by Senator Landry to Engrossed Senate Bill No. SENATE BILL NO. 485— 486 by Senator Landry BY SENATOR LANDRY AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2260, relative to public contracts; to AMENDMENT NO. 1 provide relative to authorized preferences for certain Louisiana On page 1, line 11, after "contract", add "for public works construction" products or businesses; to require penalties for falsification of claims for such preferences; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 1, after "contract", add "for public works construction" Floor Amendments Sent Up On motion of Senator Landry, the amendments were adopted. Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of the amended bill. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Page 6 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

ROLL CALL Branch Heitmeier Smith Cain Hines Tarver The roll was called with the following result: Campbell Hollis Theunissen Casanova Johnson Thomas YEAS Cox Jones Ullo Dardenne Jordan Mr. President Dyess Landry Total—32 Bajoie Ellington Malone NAYS Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Romero Total—0 Boissiere Greene Siracusa ABSENT Branch Heitmeier Smith Cain Hines Tarver Cravins Irons Schedler Campbell Hollis Theunissen Ellington Lambert Cox Johnson Thomas Hainkel Lentini Dardenne Jones Ullo Total—7 Dean Jordan Total—32 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was NAYS read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total—0 ABSENT SENATE BILL NO. 491 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 404)— BY SENATOR THOMAS (BY REQUEST) AND REPRESENTATIVE JACK Casanova Irons Schedler SMITH Cravins Lambert AN ACT Hainkel Lentini To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 56:302(A), Total—7 R.S. 56:302(B), and (C) and to enact R.S. 56:8(57.1) and 302.3(B)(8) and (9), relative to recreational fishing; to provide for The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was certain gear for which a fishing license shall not be required; to read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by provide for licenses for certain fishing gear; to define certain which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. fishing gear; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 487— The bill was read by title. Senator Thomas moved the final passage BY SENATOR LANDRY of the bill. AN ACT To enact R.S. 38:2216(M), relative to public contracts; to require any provision of such contracts to comply with Public Bid Law; ROLL CALL provides for severability of contract provisions; and to provide for related matters. The roll was called with the following result: Floor Amendments Sent Up YEAS Mr. President Dyess Lentini Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Bajoie Ellington Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Schedler Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Branch Heitmeier Siracusa Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 487 by Senator Landry Cain Hines Smith Campbell Hollis Tarver AMENDMENT NO. 1 Casanova Irons Theunissen On page 1, line 13, following "of" and before "Title" insert "this" and Cox Johnson Thomas following "Title" delete the remainder of the line and on line 14, delete Cravins Jones Ullo "Statutes of 1950" Dardenne Jordan Dean Landry On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. Total—37 NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of the amended bill. Total—0 ABSENT ROLL CALL Hainkel Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Total—2 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Thomas moved to reconsider the vote by which the Mr. President Dean Landry bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bajoie Dyess Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Siracusa 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 7 SENATE May 4, 1999

SENATE BILL NO. 492— Floor Amendments Sent Up BY SENATOR THOMAS (BY REQUEST) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56: 302.3(B)(2) and (B)(4), relative to Senator Hines sent up floor amendments which were read. recreational gear use; to provide that the mobility impaired may use a slat trap or a hoop net to catch catfish for home consumption; SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Senator Hines to Engrossed Senate Bill No. The bill was read by title. Senator Thomas moved the final passage 546 by Senator Hines of the bill. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 3, line 1, between "receive" and "for" insert the following: ROLL CALL "for each student based on average daily membership in the charter The roll was called with the following result: school" YEAS On motion of Senator Hines, the amendments were adopted. Mr. President Dyess Landry The bill was read by title. Senator Hines moved final passage of Bajoie Ellington Lentini the amended bill. Barham Fields C Malone Boissiere Fields W Robichaux Branch Greene Romero ROLL CALL Cain Heitmeier Schedler Campbell Hines Siracusa The roll was called with the following result: Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver YEAS Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas Mr. President Dyess Lentini Dean Jordan Ullo Bajoie Ellington Malone Total—36 Barham Fields C Robichaux NAYS Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Schedler Total—0 Branch Heitmeier Siracusa ABSENT Cain Hines Smith Campbell Hollis Tarver Bean Hainkel Lambert Casanova Irons Theunissen Total—3 Cox Johnson Thomas Cravins Jones Ullo The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Dardenne Jordan adopted. Senator Thomas moved to reconsider the vote by which the Dean Lambert bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total—37 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 546— BY SENATOR HINES Landry AN ACT Total—1 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3973(2)(b)(iv) and 3997(E) and to enact ABSENT R.S. 17:3995(F), and (G), relative to the Charter School Demonstration Programs Law; to provide relative to the enrollment Hainkel of students from outside the local school system for a certain type Total—1 of charter schools under certain circumstances; to provide for the attendance of part-time students; to provide relative to the age of The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was students; to provide relative to the employment conditions of read and adopted. Senator Hines moved to reconsider the vote by which certain employees; to provide for construction and facilities the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. funding; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 554 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 1733)— Floor Amendments Sent Up BY SENATOR DARDENNE AND REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT AND COAUTHORED BY SENATORS EWING, HAINKEL AND BARHAM AND Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ AND CRANE AN ACT SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 17:3972(B)(1), 3973(1)(a), 3982, 3983(A)(2)(a)(i), (3)(a), (4), Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative and (5), (B)(1), and (D), 3991(B)(1), (3), (6), (7), (10), and (21), Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 546 by Senator Hines 3992(A)(1), 3995(A), (B), and (C), 3996(C), 3997(A)(1)(a), (2), (C)(1)(a), (2), (D), and (E), 3998 (C) and (D), 3999, 4001(A) and AMENDMENT NO. 1 (C), and to enact R.S. 17: 3973(1)(f), 3991(B)(23), (C)(1)(c)(iv), On page 2, line 23, following "count" and before "the" insert "in" (E)(5) and (H), relative to the Charter School Demonstration Programs Law; to provide relative to purposes, definitions, local On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. school board duties, chartering process, charter terms, charter operations, charter renewal length, pupil admission requirements, charter contents, charter school employees, assets, property, and Page 8 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

funding; to provide for the application of certain laws; to provide ABSENT relative to charter school loans; and to provide for related matters. Cravins Dean Hainkel Floor Amendments Sent Up Total—3 Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Dardenne moved to reconsider the vote by SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative SENATE BILL NO. 578— BY SENATOR LANDRY Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 554 by Senator Dardenne AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:863.2(A)(6), relative to automobile AMENDMENT NO. 1 insurance; to require notification of the cancellation of insurance On page 3, line 5, following "within" and before "days" change "30" to under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. "thirty" AMENDMENT NO. 2 Floor Amendments Sent Up On page 9, line 16, change "and exceptional child" to "a child with exceptionalities" and change "1943(2)" to "1943(4)" Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Floor Amendments Sent Up Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 578 by Senator Landry Senator Dardenne sent up floor amendments which were read. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 2, following "To" and before "R.S." change "amend and SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS reenact" to "enact" Amendments proposed by Senator Dardenne to Engrossed Senate Bill AMENDMENT NO. 2 No. 554 by Senator Dardenne On page 1, line 6, following "hereby" and before "to" change "amended and reenacted" to "enacted" AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 16, at the beginning of line 6, after "any" delete "1, 3, or 4" On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 2 The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of On page 20, delete line 7, and insert the following: the amended bill. "and legal cost associated with the charter school program." ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 21, at the beginning of line 15, after "persons" insert "for any The roll was called with the following result: purchase not related to the creation of the charter school" YEAS On motion of Senator Dardenne, the amendments were adopted. Mr. President Dyess Landry The bill was read by title. Senator Dardenne moved final passage Bajoie Ellington Lentini of the amended bill. Barham Fields C Malone Bean Fields W Robichaux Boissiere Greene Romero ROLL CALL Branch Heitmeier Schedler Cain Hines Siracusa The roll was called with the following result: Campbell Hollis Smith Casanova Irons Tarver YEAS Cox Johnson Theunissen Cravins Jones Thomas Mr. President Dyess Lentini Dardenne Jordan Ullo Bajoie Ellington Malone Dean Lambert Barham Greene Robichaux Total—38 Bean Heitmeier Romero NAYS Boissiere Hines Schedler Branch Hollis Siracusa Total—0 Cain Irons Smith ABSENT Campbell Johnson Tarver Casanova Jones Theunissen Hainkel Cox Jordan Thomas Total—1 Dardenne Lambert Ullo Total—33 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was NAYS read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Fields C Fields W Landry Total—3 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 9 SENATE May 4, 1999

SENATE BILL NO. 645 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 2014)— The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was BY SENATOR SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE SALTER read and adopted. Senator Hainkel moved to reconsider the vote by AN ACT which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3972(B)(2), 3973(2)(b)(ii), 3982, and 3991(B)(1) and to repeal R.S. 17:3983(A)(2)(a)(ii), all relative to SENATE BILL NO. 711— charter school demonstration programs; to provide relative to the BY SENATORS CAMPBELL, CRAVINS, COX, DYESS, IRONS, JORDAN, purpose of the charter school law; to provide relative to the LANDRY, MALONE AND W. FIELDS definition of a type 2 charter school; to provide for duties of local AN ACT school boards; to provide relative to conversions of preexisting To enact R.S. 17:409.1, to designate R.S. 17:408.1 and 408.2 as public schools; to repeal certain provisions relative to proposals for Subpart A of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana a type 3 charter school; and to provide for related matters. Revised Statutes of 1950, and to designate R.S. 17:409.1 as Subpart B of such Part, relative to Educational Excellence Funds; On motion of Senator Smith, the bill was read by title and returned to provide for the requirements for school systems and certain to the Calendar, subject to call. schools to expend certain money available to them as a result of the investment of monies in certain permanent trust funds; to provide SENATE BILL NO. 689— relative to the establishment of certain committees; to provide for BY SENATOR HAINKEL the terms and other conditions of membership on such committees; AN ACT and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 39:1547, relative to the office of risk management; to create a return to work program; to establish as the goal of the Floor Amendments Sent Up program the safe and expedient return of state employees with job related injuries and illnesses to transitional or regular employment; Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. to provide for the design of the program; to provide for periodic reporting; and to provide for related matters. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Floor Amendments Sent Up Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 711 by Senator Campbell Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On page 4, line 14, following "C." and before "The" delete "(1)" Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 689 by Senator Hainkel On motion of Senator Campbell, the amended bill was read by title AMENDMENT NO. 1 and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. On page 2, line 20 and page 3, line 1, before "compensation" change "worker's" to "workers' " SENATE BILL NO. 737— BY SENATOR ELLINGTON On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 34:1904(C) and to enact R.S. 34:1903(F), The bill was read by title. Senator Hainkel moved final passage of relative to navigation and shipping; to provide relative to the debts the amended bill. and obligations of the Columbia Port Commission; and to provide for related matters. ROLL CALL The bill was read by title. Senator Ellington moved the final passage of the bill. The roll was called with the following result: YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dyess Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Bajoie Ellington Landry Barham Fields C Lentini YEAS Bean Fields W Malone Boissiere Greene Romero Mr. President Dyess Lambert Branch Hainkel Schedler Bajoie Ellington Landry Cain Heitmeier Siracusa Barham Fields C Lentini Campbell Hines Smith Bean Fields W Malone Casanova Hollis Tarver Boissiere Greene Robichaux Cox Irons Theunissen Branch Hainkel Romero Cravins Johnson Thomas Cain Heitmeier Schedler Dardenne Jones Ullo Campbell Hines Siracusa Dean Jordan Casanova Hollis Smith Total—38 Cox Irons Theunissen NAYS Cravins Johnson Thomas Dardenne Jones Ullo Total—0 Dean Jordan ABSENT Total—38 NAYS Robichaux Total—1 Total—0 Page 10 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

ABSENT Bajoie Hainkel Lambert Campbell Hines Robichaux Tarver Cox Irons Romero Total—1 Cravins Johnson Tarver Fields C Jones The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Fields W Jordan adopted. Senator Ellington moved to reconsider the vote by which the Total—16 bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 785— Mr. President Dyess Schedler BY SENATORS COX AND C. FIELDS Barham Ellington Siracusa AN ACT Bean Greene Smith To enact R.S. 33:228, 228.1, and 228.2, relative to planning and zoning Boissiere Heitmeier Theunissen of municipalities and parishes; to authorize the governing Branch Hollis Thomas authorities of municipalities and parishes to adopt minimum buffer Cain Landry Ullo zones around industrial areas; to provide for a comprehensive plan Dardenne Lentini for the establishment of the buffer zones; to provide for notice to Dean Malone affected parties; and to provide for related matters. Total—22 ABSENT Floor Amendments Sent Up Casanova Senator Cox sent up floor amendments which were read. Total—1 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The Chair declared the amended bill failed to pass. Amendments proposed by Senator Cox to Engrossed Senate Bill No. Notice of Reconsideration 785 by Senator Cox Senator Cox, pursuant to Senate Rule Number 11.12, gave notice AMENDMENT NO. 1 that before the expiration of the Morning Hour of the next succeeding On page 2, line 8, after "provide" delete "at a minimum," legislative day of the Senate, he would move to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 9, after "property of " delete "at least" SENATE BILL NO. 802— BY SENATOR LANDRY AMENDMENT NO. 3 AN ACT On page 2, line 10, after "feet" "or less" To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2241(A)(2), relative to public contracts; to provide relative to public works; to decrease the amount at On motion of Senator Cox, the amendments were adopted. which a bond is required; and to provide for related matters. Floor Amendments Sent Up The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved the final passage of the bill. Senator Cox sent up floor amendments which were read. ROLL CALL SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by Senator Cox to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 785 by Senator Cox YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. President Dyess Lentini On page 2, line 11, after "The" delete "regulations" and insert "zoning Bajoie Ellington Malone ordinances" Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Romero AMENDMENT NO. 2 Boissiere Heitmeier Schedler On page 2, line 19, after "which the" delete "regulations and Branch Hines Siracusa restrictions" and insert "zoning ordinances" Cain Hollis Smith Campbell Irons Tarver AMENDMENT NO. 3 Casanova Johnson Theunissen On page 2, line 21, after "No" delete ""regulation or restriction" and Cox Jones Thomas insert "zoning ordinance" Cravins Jordan Ullo Dardenne Lambert On motion of Senator Cox, the amendments were adopted. Dean Landry Total—37 The bill was read by title. Senator Cox moved final passage of the NAYS amended bill. Greene Hainkel ROLL CALL Total—2 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Total—0 YEAS 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 11 SENATE May 4, 1999

The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Floor Amendments Sent Up adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. SENATE BILL NO. 808— SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BY SENATOR LANDRY AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B), relative to public contracts; to Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative provide for public works which may be undertaken by a public Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 871 by Senator Hainkel entity itself; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 7, at the beginning of the line, and before "fifteen" Floor Amendments Sent Up change "employees" to "employs" Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Floor Amendments Sent Up Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 808 by Senator Landry Senator Barham sent up floor amendments which were read. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On page 1, after line 15, insert "***" Amendments proposed by Senator Barham to Engrossed Senate Bill On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. No. 871 by Senator Hainkel The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved final passage of AMENDMENT NO. 1 the amended bill. On page 2, line 7, change "fifteen" to "twenty" On motion of Senator Barham, the amendments were adopted. ROLL CALL The bill was read by title. Senator Hainkel moved final passage of The roll was called with the following result: the amended bill. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dyess Lambert Bajoie Ellington Landry The roll was called with the following result: Barham Fields C Lentini Bean Fields W Malone YEAS Boissiere Greene Robichaux Branch Hainkel Romero Mr. President Ellington Landry Cain Heitmeier Schedler Bajoie Fields C Lentini Campbell Hines Siracusa Barham Fields W Malone Casanova Hollis Smith Bean Greene Robichaux Cox Irons Tarver Boissiere Hainkel Romero Cravins Johnson Theunissen Branch Heitmeier Schedler Dardenne Jones Thomas Campbell Hines Siracusa Dean Jordan Ullo Casanova Hollis Smith Total—39 Cox Irons Tarver NAYS Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas Total—0 Dean Jordan Ullo ABSENT Dyess Lambert Total—38 Total—0 NAYS The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Total—0 read and adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by ABSENT which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Cain SENATE BILL NO. 871— Total—1 BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was To amend and reenact R.S. 23:311 and 341, to enact R.S. 23:302(4) read and adopted. Senator Hainkel moved to reconsider the vote by and 303 and Part VII of Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 23:361, and to repeal R.S. 23:313, 321, 325, 331, 333, 351, and 353, relative to SENATE BILL NO. 883 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL employment discrimination, to define employer; to provide for NO. 439)— filing civil suits and the award of damages, fees, and court costs; BY SENATOR DEAN AND REPRESENTATIVE ODINET to prohibit retaliation against certain employees; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 56:333(B)(1), relative to mullet fishing; to delete certain prohibitions; and to provide for related matters. Page 12 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

The bill was read by title. Senator Dean moved the final passage Total—39 of the bill. NAYS ROLL CALL Total—0 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Total—0 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Cain Hines adopted. Senator Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Dean Siracusa was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total—4 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 974— BY SENATOR DEAN AN ACT Mr. President Ellington Landry To amend and reenact R.S. 56:492 and to repeal R.S. 56:326(H), Barham Fields C Lentini relative to size and possession limits of southern flounder; to Bean Fields W Malone authorize commercial fishermen to retain southern flounder caught Boissiere Greene Romero as by-catch; and to provide for related matters. Branch Hainkel Schedler Campbell Heitmeier Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Dean moved the final passage Casanova Hollis Tarver of the bill. Cox Irons Theunissen Cravins Johnson Thomas Dardenne Jones Ullo ROLL CALL Dyess Lambert Total—32 The roll was called with the following result: ABSENT YEAS Bajoie Jordan Robichaux Total—3 Mr. President Dean Jordan Bajoie Dyess Lambert The Chair declared the bill failed to pass. Barham Ellington Lentini Bean Fields C Robichaux Boissiere Fields W Schedler Notice of Reconsideration Branch Greene Siracusa Cain Heitmeier Smith Senator Dean, pursuant to Senate Rule Number 11.12, gave notice Campbell Hines Tarver that before the expiration of the Morning Hour of the next succeeding Casanova Irons Theunissen legislative day of the Senate, he would move to reconsider the vote by Cox Johnson Thomas which the bill failed to pass. Cravins Jones Total—32 SENATE BILL NO. 915— BY SENATOR JONES NAYS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:921(A), relative to contracts of Dardenne Landry Ullo employment; to provide with respect to restraints on choice of Hainkel Malone forum clauses in employment contracts; and to provide for related Hollis Romero matters. Total—7 ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator Jones moved the final passage of the bill. Total—0 The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and ROLL CALL adopted. Senator Dean moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill The roll was called with the following result: was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS SENATE BILL NO. 985 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 485)— BY SENATOR LAMBERT AND REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX Mr. President Dyess Lambert AN ACT Bajoie Ellington Landry To authorize and provide for the transfer, lease, or cooperative endeavor Barham Fields C Lentini of certain state property in St. James Parish to the town of Bean Fields W Malone Gramercy from the Department of Transportation and Boissiere Greene Robichaux Development; to provide terms and conditions; to provide effective Branch Hainkel Romero date; and to provide for related matters. Cain Heitmeier Schedler Campbell Hines Siracusa The bill was read by title. Senator Lambert moved the final Casanova Hollis Smith passage of the bill. Cox Irons Tarver Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas Dean Jordan Ullo 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 13 SENATE May 4, 1999

ROLL CALL Mr. President Ellington Landry Barham Fields C Lentini The roll was called with the following result: Bean Fields W Malone Branch Greene Robichaux YEAS Cain Hainkel Romero Campbell Heitmeier Schedler Mr. President Dyess Lambert Casanova Hines Siracusa Bajoie Ellington Landry Cox Hollis Smith Barham Fields C Lentini Dardenne Jones Theunissen Bean Fields W Malone Dean Jordan Thomas Boissiere Greene Robichaux Dyess Lambert Ullo Branch Hainkel Romero Total—33 Cain Heitmeier Schedler NAYS Campbell Hines Siracusa Casanova Hollis Smith Bajoie Johnson Cox Irons Tarver Boissiere Tarver Cravins Johnson Theunissen Total—4 Dardenne Jones Thomas ABSENT Dean Jordan Ullo Total—39 Cravins Irons NAYS Total—2 Total—0 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was ABSENT read and adopted. Senator Theunissen moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total—0 Personal Privilege The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Lambert moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senator Irons asked for and obtained the floor of the Senate on a bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. point of personal privilege, and stated she appeared as absent on the vote on Senate Bill No. 989. She had intended to vote nay on the bill. She SENATE BILL NO. 989— asked that the Official Journal so state. BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 999— To amend and reenact R.S. 39:554, relative to bonded indebtedness for BY SENATOR IRONS school purposes; to authorize school districts to incur debt and AN ACT issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring school and activity buses; To enact R.S. 23:1006, relative to employment; to prohibit certain and to provide for related matters. discriminatory practices; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions; and to provide for related matters. Floor Amendments Sent Up Floor Amendments Sent Up Senator Hainkel sent up floor amendments which were read. Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senator Hainkel to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 989 by Senator Theunissen Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 999 by Senator Irons AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, at the beginning of line 10, before "The" insert "A." AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 6, change "for profit" to "for-profit"; and on line 15, AMENDMENT NO. 2 delete "an"; and on line 16, change "individual" to "individuals" On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 18, change "as long as" to "if" "B. Bonds issued pursuant to this Section for school and activity buses shall have a maturity date of no greater than seven On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. years." On motion of Senator Irons, the amended bill was read by title and On motion of Senator Hainkel, the amendments were adopted. returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

The bill was read by title. Senator Theunissen moved final passage SENATE BILL NO. 1019— of the amended bill. BY SENATOR HOLLIS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1681.1(A), and to enact R.S. ROLL CALL 33:2201(E), relative to benefits for certain law enforcement officers; to provide certain benefits to enforcement officers or their The roll was called with the following result: survivors; and to provide for related matters. YEAS Page 14 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

Floor Amendments Sent Up Boissiere Hainkel Schedler Branch Heitmeier Siracusa Senator Hollis sent up floor amendments which were read. Cain Hines Smith Campbell Hollis Tarver SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Cox Irons Theunissen Cravins Johnson Thomas Amendments proposed by Senator Hollis to Engrossed Senate Bill No. Dardenne Jones Ullo 1019 by Senator Hollis Dean Jordan Dyess Lambert AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—37 On page 2, line 6, after "tuition" delete "books," NAYS On motion of Senator Hollis, the amendments were adopted. Total—0 ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator Hollis moved final passage of the amended bill. Casanova Malone Total—2 ROLL CALL The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The roll was called with the following result: adopted. Senator Cain moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS SENATE BILL NO. 1032— BY SENATOR ROMERO Mr. President Dyess Lambert AN ACT Bajoie Ellington Landry To amend and reenact R.S. 56:305(B)(2), relative to crabbing; to limit Barham Fields C Lentini the number of crab traps a commercial fisherman may possess; to Bean Fields W Robichaux provide that the crab trap gear license is non-transferrable; and to Boissiere Greene Romero provide for related matters. Branch Hainkel Schedler Cain Heitmeier Siracusa On motion of Senator Romero, the bill was read by title and Campbell Hines Smith returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Casanova Hollis Tarver Cox Irons Theunissen SENATE BILL NO. 1048 (SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE Cravins Johnson Thomas BILL 928 BY SENATOR Dardenne Jones Ullo JOHNSON)— Dean Jordan BY SENATOR JOHNSON Total—38 AN ACT NAYS To amend and reenact R.S. 36:109(R), the heading of Chapter 20 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and R.S. Total—0 51:1751, 1752(1), (2), (3), and (5), 1753(A), (B)(2), (3), and (4), ABSENT 1754(A), 1755(A) and (D), 1756(1), (2), (5), and (6), 1757, 1758, 1760(A) and (B), 1761, 1764, 1765(A) and (C)(2), and to enact Malone R.S. 51:1755(F), relative to economic development; to provide for Total—1 the Louisiana Small and Emerging Business Act; to provide for applications; to provide for certification; to provide for duties, to The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was provide for reports; to provide for complaints; and to provide for read and adopted. Senator Hollis moved to reconsider the vote by which related matters. the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Floor Amendments Sent Up SENATE BILL NO. 1022— BY SENATOR CAIN Senator Johnson sent up floor amendments which were read. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4580, relative to special districts; to create the Vernon Parish Arena District; to provide for a board of commissioners as SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS the governing authority of the board; to provide for the Amendments proposed by Senator Johnson to Engrossed Senate Bill membership and terms of the board; to provide for duties and No. 1048 by Senator Johnson powers; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 The bill was read by title. Senator Cain moved the final passage of On page 1, at the beginning of line 4, after "(3)," insert "(4)," the bill. ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 11, after "1752(1), (2), (3)," insert "(4)," The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 3 YEAS On page 3, delete line 14 and insert the following:

Mr. President Ellington Landry "(4) "Economically disadvantaged Small and emerging business Bajoie Fields C Lentini person" means a citizen of the United States who has resided in Barham Fields W Robichaux Louisiana for at least one year and whose ability to compete in the free Bean Greene Romero enterprise system has been impaired historically due to diminished 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 15 SENATE May 4, 1999 capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same or ROLL CALL similar line of business, and whose diminished opportunities have historically precluded, or are likely to preclude, such individual from The roll was called with the following result: successfully competing in the open market. YEAS On motion of Senator Johnson, the amendments were adopted. Mr. President Dyess Lambert The bill was read by title. Senator Johnson moved final passage of Bajoie Ellington Landry the amended bill. Barham Fields C Lentini Bean Fields W Malone ROLL CALL Boissiere Greene Robichaux Branch Hainkel Romero The roll was called with the following result: Cain Heitmeier Schedler Campbell Hines Siracusa YEAS Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver Mr. President Dyess Lambert Cravins Johnson Theunissen Bajoie Ellington Landry Dardenne Jones Thomas Barham Fields C Lentini Dean Jordan Ullo Bean Fields W Malone Total—39 Boissiere Greene Robichaux NAYS Branch Hainkel Romero Cain Heitmeier Schedler Total—0 Campbell Hines Siracusa ABSENT Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver Total—0 Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Dean Jordan Ullo read and adopted. Senator Ullo moved to reconsider the vote by which Total—39 the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 382— Total—0 BY SENATOR DARDENNE ABSENT AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 13:1899(C), Total—0 relative to the assessment and disposition of court costs; to increase such costs; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Johnson moved to reconsider the vote by The bill was read by title. Senator Dardenne moved the final which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. passage of the bill. SENATE BILL NO. 356— ROLL CALL BY SENATOR ULLO AN ACT The roll was called with the following result: To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1231 and 1233, and to enact R.S. 15:1237, relative to law enforcement services for the elderly; to YEAS create the Aged and Law Enforcement Response Team Program; to provide for objectives, duties and responsibilities; to establish Mr. President Dyess Lambert state and parish level participation; to provide for a selection, Bajoie Ellington Landry testing, training and certification program; and to provide for Barham Fields C Lentini related matters. Bean Fields W Malone Boissiere Greene Robichaux Floor Amendments Sent Up Branch Hainkel Romero Cain Heitmeier Schedler Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Campbell Hines Siracusa Casanova Hollis Smith SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Cox Irons Tarver Cravins Johnson Theunissen Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Dardenne Jones Thomas Bureau to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 356 by Senator Ullo Dean Jordan Ullo AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—39 On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert "***" NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total—0 On page 2, between lines 4 and 5, insert "***" ABSENT On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. Total—0 The bill was read by title. Senator Ullo moved final passage of the The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and amended bill. adopted. Senator Dardenne moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Page 16 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

SENATE BILL NO. 720— ROLL CALL BY SENATOR W. FIELDS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2417(B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), The roll was called with the following result: (J), (K), (L), and (M) and to enact R.S. 30:2417(N), relative to used oil; to require certain used oil facilities to obtain hazardous YEAS waste permits from the Department of Environmental Quality; and to provide for related matters. Mr. President Dyess Lambert Barham Ellington Lentini Bean Fields C Robichaux Floor Amendments Sent Up Boissiere Fields W Romero Branch Hainkel Schedler Senator W. Fields sent up floor amendments which were read. Cain Heitmeier Siracusa Campbell Hines Smith SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Casanova Hollis Tarver Cox Irons Theunissen Amendments proposed by Senator W. Fields to Engrossed Senate Bill Cravins Jones Thomas No. 720 by Senator W. Fields Dardenne Jordan Ullo Total—33 AMENDMENT NO. 1 NAYS On page 1, line 4, delete "hazardous waste" and insert "licenses or" Dean Landry Malone AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total—3 On page 2, at the end of line 1, delete "whose" and delete lines 2 ABSENT through 6, in their entirety, and insert in lieu thereof the following: Bajoie Greene Johnson "to obtain licenses or permits authorizing such facilities to handle Total—3 used oil in compliance with this Section, if any of the above facilities or operations is also conducting processing as defined in The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was LAC 33:V.4001. Such processing includes, but is not limited to, read and adopted. Senator W. Fields moved to reconsider the vote by physical separation of water from the used oil. This Paragraph shall which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. apply only to used oil collection centers, transfer facilities whose processing operations commence after the effective date of this SENATE BILL NO. 1054 (SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE Act. Nothing in this Paragraph shall apply to businesses that BILL 27 BY SENATOR COX)— primarily engage in oil changes." BY SENATORS COX AND W. FIELDS AN ACT On motion of Senator W. Fields, the amendments were adopted. To enact R.S. 17:7.7, relative to a continuing education program for school support personnel in public elementary and secondary Floor Amendments Sent Up schools; to provide for payment of college tuition on behalf of such personnel under certain circumstances; to provide for qualifications Senator W. Fields sent up floor amendments which were read. to participate; and to provide for related matters. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The bill was read by title. Senator Cox moved the final passage of the bill. Amendments proposed by Senator W. Fields to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 720 by Senator W. Fields ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 1 The roll was called with the following result: On page 1, line 3, after “(M)” delete “and to enact R.S. 30:2417(N)” YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 9, after “reenacted” delete the remainder of the line and Mr. President Dean Landry at the beginning of line 10, delete “enacted” Bajoie Dyess Lentini Barham Ellington Malone AMENDMENT NO. 3 Bean Fields W Robichaux On page 5, delete lines 20 through 27 in their entirety Boissiere Greene Romero Branch Hainkel Schedler AMENDMENT NO. 4 Cain Hines Siracusa On page 6, delete lines 1 through 5 in their entirety and at the beginning Campbell Hollis Smith of line 6, delete “from” and insert in lieu thereof the following: Casanova Irons Tarver Cox Jones Theunissen “L. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the Cravins Jordan Thomas contrary, no used oil collection facility shall be relieved of” Dardenne Lambert Ullo Total—36 AMENDMENT NO. 5 NAYS On page 6, at the beginning of line 9, change “N” to “M” Total—0 On motion of Senator W. Fields, the amendments were adopted. ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator W. Fields moved final passage Fields C Heitmeier Johnson of the amended bill. Total—3 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 17 SENATE May 4, 1999

The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and psychological intimidation, threat of great bodily harm or by the use of adopted. Senator Cox moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill influence by virtue of a position of control or supervision over the was passed and laid the motion on the table. juvenile. Lack of knowledge of the juvenile's age shall not be a defense. * * * SENATE BILL NO. 57— BY SENATOR LANDRY On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. AN ACT To enact R. S. 15:874.1, relative to Louisiana State Penitentiary; to The bill was read by title. Senator Cox moved final passage of the provide for the receipt of inmate funds at the Louisiana State amended bill. Penitentiary; and to provide for related matters. ROLL CALL Floor Amendments Sent Up The roll was called with the following result: Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. YEAS SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Mr. President Ellington Lentini Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative Bajoie Fields C Malone Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 57 by Senator Landry Barham Fields W Robichaux Bean Greene Romero AMENDMENT NO. 1 Boissiere Hainkel Schedler On page 1, line 8, following "R.S." and before "is" change "14:874.1" Branch Hines Siracusa to "15:874.1" Cain Hollis Smith Campbell Irons Tarver AMENDMENT NO. 2 Cox Johnson Theunissen On page 1, lines 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, and on page 2, line 1, change Cravins Jones Thomas "1." "2." "3." "4." "5." and "6." to "(1)" "(2)" "(3)" "(4)" "(5)" and "(6)" Dardenne Jordan Ullo Dean Lambert On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. Dyess Landry Total—37 On motion of Senator Bean, the amended bill was read by title and NAYS returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Total—0 SENATE BILL NO. 136— ABSENT BY SENATOR COX AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:80.2(A) and 81(A), relative to sexual Casanova Heitmeier offenses affecting minors; to remove certain elements of law Total—2 relative to the crimes of molestation of a juvenile and indecent behavior with juveniles; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Cox moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Floor Amendments Sent Up Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Senator Barham in the Chair SENATE BILL NO. 158— SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BY SENATOR LENTINI AN ACT Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative To enact R.S. 40:1299.44(D)(6), relative to medical malpractice; to Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 136 by Senator Cox prohibit certain indemnity agreements by the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board and its employees, agents, AMENDMENT NO. 1 and representatives; to provide for discovery of certain evidence; On page 1, line 2, following "R.S." and before ", relative" delete and to provide for related matters. "14:80.2(A) and 81(A)" and insert "14:81(A) and 81.2(A)" The bill was read by title. Senator Lentini moved the final passage AMENDMENT NO. 2 of the bill. On page 1, line 7, following "R.S." and before "are" delete "14:80.2(A) and 81(A)" and insert "14:81(A) and 81.2(A)" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, delete lines 9 through 16, and on page 2, delete lines 1 and The roll was called with the following result: 2 YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, after line 10, insert the following : Mr. President Dean Lentini §81.2 Molestation of a juvenile Bajoie Dyess Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux A. Molestation of a juvenile is the commission by anyone over Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Schedler the age of seventeen of any intentionally lewd or lascivious act upon Branch Hollis Siracusa the person or in the presence of any child under the age of seventeen, Cain Irons Smith where there is the intention of arousing or gratifying the sexual desires Campbell Johnson Tarver of either person, by the use of force, violence, duress, menace, Page 18 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

Casanova Jones Theunissen SENATE BILL NO. 370— Cox Jordan Ullo BY SENATOR ROMERO Cravins Lambert AN ACT Dardenne Landry To amend and reenact R. S. 40:1379.8(B), relative to the Weights and Total—34 Standards Mobile Police Force; to provide that certain members of NAYS the Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force shall be considered peace officers; to provide for the duties and powers of such peace Hainkel Thomas officers; and to provide for related matters. Total—2 ABSENT Floor Amendments Sent Up Ellington Heitmeier Hines Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Total—3 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Lentini moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 370 by Senator Romero SENATE BILL NO. 277 (DUPLICATE OF HOUSE BILL AMENDMENT NO. 1 NO. 63)— On page 1, line 16, following "arrests," and before "perform" insert BY SENATOR COX AND REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER AND "and" COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVES BRUCE AND MARIONNEAUX AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.3(C)(4), relative to eligibility for On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. diminution of sentence; to provide that inmates convicted of attempting certain crimes shall be ineligible for diminution of Floor Amendments Sent Up sentence; and to provide for related matters. Senator Romero sent up floor amendments which were read. The bill was read by title. Senator Cox moved the final passage of the bill. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senator Romero to Engrossed Senate Bill ROLL CALL No. 370 by Senator Romero The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 YEAS On page 2, line 5, after "jurisdictions." delete remainder of the line and delete lines 6 through 8 and on line 9, delete "appropriate." Bajoie Dyess Lambert Barham Ellington Landry On motion of Senator Romero, the amendments were adopted. Bean Fields C Lentini Boissiere Fields W Malone The bill was read by title. Senator Romero moved final passage of Branch Greene Robichaux the amended bill. Cain Hainkel Romero Campbell Hines Schedler ROLL CALL Casanova Hollis Smith Cox Irons Tarver The roll was called with the following result: Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas YEAS Dean Jordan Ullo Total—36 Mr. President Ellington Lentini NAYS Bajoie Fields C Malone Barham Fields W Robichaux Total—0 Bean Greene Romero ABSENT Boissiere Hainkel Schedler Branch Hines Siracusa Mr. President Heitmeier Siracusa Cain Hollis Smith Total—3 Campbell Irons Tarver Cox Johnson Theunissen The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Cravins Jones Thomas adopted. Senator Cox moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Dardenne Jordan Ullo was passed and laid the motion on the table. Dean Lambert Dyess Landry SENATE BILL NO. 361— Total—37 BY SENATOR JONES NAYS AN ACT To enact R.S. 15:574.4(A)(4), relative to parole eligibility; to provide Total—0 with respect to parole eligibility for certain prisoners; to provide for ABSENT conditions of parole; and to provide for related matters. Casanova Heitmeier On motion of Senator Jones, the bill was read by title and returned Total—2 to the Calendar, subject to call. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 19 SENATE May 4, 1999

The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was ROLL CALL read and adopted. Senator Romero moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The roll was called with the following result: SENATE BILL NO. 431— YEAS BY SENATOR LANDRY AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:5628, relative to prescription; to provide Barham Dean Schedler for prescriptive period applicable to state and private health care Bean Dyess Siracusa providers for actions for medical malpractice; to provide that the Boissiere Ellington Smith peremptive period does not apply in cases of fraud; and to provide Branch Greene Tarver for related matters. Cain Hainkel Theunissen Casanova Hollis Thomas On motion of Senator Landry, the bill was read by title and Dardenne Malone returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Total—20 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 441— BY SENATOR COX Bajoie Heitmeier Lambert AN ACT Campbell Hines Landry To amend and reenact R.S. 40:5.6, relative to safe drinking water; to Cox Irons Lentini require the office of public health to perform annual contaminant Cravins Johnson Robichaux testing of public water supplies; and to provide for related matters. Fields C Jones Romero Fields W Jordan Ullo Floor Amendments Sent Up Total—18 ABSENT Senator Lentini sent up floor amendments which were read. Mr. President SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—1 Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini on behalf of the Legislative The Chair declared the amended bill was recommitted. Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 441 by Senator Cox SENATE BILL NO. 488— BY SENATOR LANDRY AMENDMENT NO. 1 AN ACT On page 1, line 14, and page 2, line 3, following "42" and before "f" To enact R.S. 9:2444.1, relative to statutory wills; to authorize a change "U.S.C.A. §300" to "U.S.C. 300" certified interpreter for the deaf or deaf blind to assist in the execution of a statutory will; to provide for a form; and to provide On motion of Senator Lentini, the amendments were adopted. for related matters. Floor Amendments Sent Up The bill was read by title. Senator Landry moved the final passage of the bill. Senator Cox sent up floor amendments which were read. ROLL CALL SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by Senator Cox to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 441 by Senator Cox YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bajoie Ellington Landry On page 1, line 4, after "supplies;" insert "to authorize fees for Barham Fields C Lentini performing tests;" Bean Fields W Malone Boissiere Greene Robichaux AMENDMENT NO. 2 Branch Hainkel Romero On page 1, at the beginning of line 9, before "Notwithstanding" insert Cain Heitmeier Siracusa "A." Campbell Hines Smith Casanova Hollis Tarver AMENDMENT NO. 3 Cox Irons Theunissen On page 2, after line 4, insert the following: Cravins Johnson Thomas Dardenne Jones Ullo "B. The office of public health may establish fees, in Dean Jordan accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, for the costs of Dyess Lambert performing such tests." Total—37 NAYS On motion of Senator Cox, the amendments were adopted. Total—0 Senator Ellington moved that Senate Bill No. 441 be recommitted ABSENT to the Committee on Finance. Mr. President Schedler Senator Cox objected. Total—2 Page 20 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Total—0 adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by SENATE BILL NO. 511— which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. BY SENATOR CRAVINS AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 664— To amend and reenact R.S. 15:536, 15:537, 15:538(C)(1), and BY SENATOR MALONE 574.4(B) and Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 895(E), relative to AN ACT criminal procedure; to provide for mandatory minimum sentences To amend and reenact Civil Code Art. 2324.1, relative to the discretion for certain sex offenders; to provide for conditions of parole, of the court; to provide for additional discretion in determination probation, and diminution or suspension of sentence for certain sex of reasonability and the necessity of medical treatment and offenders; and to provide for related matters. resultant expenditures; to provide that the court shall also consider damage to vehicles in determining the measure of damages; and to Floor Amendments Sent Up provide for related matters. Senator Cravins sent up floor amendments which were read. Motion SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Senator Jordan moved to return the bill to the Involuntary Calendar. Amendments proposed by Senator Cravins to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 511 by Senator Cravins Senator Malone objected. AMENDMENT NO. 1 ROLL CALL On page 2, line 13, after "the" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 14 through 16 in their entirety and insert: "person shall not be The roll was called with the following result: eligible for diminution of sentence for good behavior." YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 24, after "probation," delete "or diminution" Bajoie Fields C Jordan Bean Fields W Landry AMENDMENT NO. 3 Boissiere Heitmeier Lentini On page 3, line 14, after "probation," delete "or diminution" Cain Hines Robichaux Campbell Irons Schedler AMENDMENT NO. 4 Cox Johnson Thomas On page 4, line 2, after "parole" delete ", probation, or diminution" and Dardenne Jones on line 3 delete "or suspension of sentence" Total—20 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 4, line 21, after "probation" add "." and delete the remainder of Barham Hainkel Tarver the line Branch Malone Theunissen Dean Romero Ullo On motion of Senator Cravins, the amendments were adopted. Dyess Siracusa Ellington Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Cravins moved final passage of Total—13 the amended bill. ABSENT ROLL CALL Mr. President Cravins Hollis Casanova Greene Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Total—6 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was returned to the Involuntary Calendar. Mr. President Dyess Lambert Bajoie Ellington Landry Rules Suspended Barham Fields C Lentini Bean Fields W Malone Senator Hainkel asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Boissiere Greene Robichaux for the purpose of advancing to the order of Branch Hainkel Romero Cain Heitmeier Schedler Campbell Hines Siracusa House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Casanova Hollis Smith Third Reading Cox Irons Tarver and Final Passage Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading Dean Jordan Ullo and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: Total—39 NAYS Total—0 ABSENT 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 21 SENATE May 4, 1999

HOUSE BILL NO. 508— Cox Irons Tarver BY REPRESENTATIVES ALEXANDER, JETSON, MITCHELL, AND Cravins Johnson Theunissen WIGGINS AN ACT Dardenne Jones Thomas To repeal Part VI-A of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Dean Jordan Ullo Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:2175 through 2178, Total—36 relative to the licensing and regulation of basic care facilities; to NAYS provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Total—0 The bill was read by title. Senator Schedler moved the final ABSENT passage of the bill. Campbell Hollis Lambert Total—3 ROLL CALL The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The roll was called with the following result: adopted. Senator Hines moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 448— Mr. President Dyess Lentini BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER Bajoie Ellington Malone AN ACT Barham Fields C Robichaux To enact R.S. 41:899, relative to school boards; to authorize the Red Bean Fields W Romero River Parish School Board to exchange unused school land, Boissiere Greene Schedler including but not limited to sixteenth section land; to provide Branch Hainkel Siracusa procedures, terms, and conditions, including advertisement, Cain Heitmeier Smith appraisals, and public hearings; and to provide for related matters. Campbell Hines Tarver Casanova Irons Theunissen The bill was read by title. Senator Smith moved the final passage Cox Johnson Thomas of the bill. Cravins Jones Ullo Dardenne Jordan ROLL CALL Dean Landry Total—37 The roll was called with the following result: NAYS YEAS Total—0 ABSENT Mr. President Dyess Landry Bajoie Ellington Lentini Hollis Lambert Barham Fields C Malone Total—2 Boissiere Fields W Robichaux Branch Greene Romero The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Cain Hainkel Schedler adopted. Senator Schedler moved to reconsider the vote by which the Campbell Heitmeier Siracusa bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Casanova Hines Smith Cox Irons Tarver HOUSE BILL NO. 305— Cravins Johnson Theunissen BY REPRESENTATIVES HILL, HAMMETT, BRUCE, DEWITT, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FRITH, GUILLORY, HUDSON, JOHNS, LONG, MCDONALD, Dardenne Jones Thomas PIERRE, PINAC, QUEZAIRE, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, TRICHE, WARNER, Dean Jordan Ullo AND GAUTREAUX AND SENATORS CAIN AND DYESS Total—36 AN ACT NAYS To amend and reenact R.S. 56:767, relative to private property surrounded by a wildlife management area; to provide for hunting Total—0 and fishing regulations on such property; and to provide for related ABSENT matters. Bean Hollis Lambert The bill was read by title. Senator Hines moved the final passage Total—3 of the bill. The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and ROLL CALL adopted. Senator Smith moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE BILL NO. 507— YEAS BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST AN ACT Mr. President Dyess Landry To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574, relative to the adoption of rules by Bajoie Ellington Lentini the Board of Pardons; to provide with regard to notices of hearings Barham Fields C Malone or applications for a pardon, commutation, or clemency; and to Bean Fields W Robichaux provide for related matters. Boissiere Greene Romero Branch Hainkel Schedler The bill was read by title. Senator Lentini moved the final passage Cain Heitmeier Siracusa of the bill. Casanova Hines Smith Page 22 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

ROLL CALL The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Malone moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill The roll was called with the following result: was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 1018— BY REPRESENTATIVES HILL, BAUDOIN, BRUCE, CARTER, FRITH, ILES, AND THOMPSON Mr. President Dyess Landry AN ACT Bajoie Ellington Lentini To enact R.S. 3:4278.3, relative to forest products, to provide that Barham Fields C Malone persons transporting or receiving forest products shall maintain Bean Fields W Robichaux appropriate records as required by the commissioner of agriculture Boissiere Greene Romero and forestry; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for Cain Hainkel Schedler penalties; and to provide for related matters. Campbell Heitmeier Siracusa Casanova Hines Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Cain moved the final passage of Cox Irons Tarver the bill. Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones Thomas ROLL CALL Dean Jordan Ullo Total—36 The roll was called with the following result: NAYS YEAS Total—0 ABSENT Mr. President Dyess Lentini Bajoie Ellington Malone Branch Hollis Lambert Barham Fields C Robichaux Total—3 Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Schedler The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Branch Hainkel Siracusa adopted. Senator Lentini moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Cain Heitmeier Smith was passed and laid the motion on the table. Campbell Hines Tarver Casanova Irons Theunissen HOUSE BILL NO. 565— BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DANIEL, FLAVIN, AND MICHOT Cox Johnson Thomas AN ACT Cravins Jones Ullo To repeal R.S. 30:607 and Chapter 10 of Subtitle 1 of Title 30 of the Dardenne Jordan Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 30:1001 Dean Landry through 1011, relative to conservation; to repeal certain Total—37 requirements regarding the first sale of new natural gas. NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Malone moved the final passage Total—0 of the bill. ABSENT Hollis Lambert ROLL CALL Total—2 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Cain moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill YEAS was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Dean Jordan HOUSE BILL NO. 1260— Bajoie Dyess Landry BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, Barham Ellington Lentini DIEZ, AND CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, Bean Fields C Malone BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER Boissiere Fields W Romero AN ACT Branch Greene Schedler To repeal Act No. 208 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature, Cain Hainkel Siracusa relative to the requirement that the commissioner of conservation Campbell Heitmeier Smith hold monthly public hearings in Shreveport; and to provide for Casanova Hines Tarver related matters. Cox Irons Theunissen Cravins Johnson Thomas The bill was read by title. Senator Malone moved the final passage Dardenne Jones Ullo of the bill. Total—36 NAYS ROLL CALL Total—0 The roll was called with the following result: ABSENT YEAS Hollis Lambert Robichaux Total—3 Mr. President Dyess Lentini Bajoie Ellington Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Romero 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 23 SENATE May 4, 1999

Boissiere Greene Schedler HOUSE BILL NO. 1559— Branch Hainkel Siracusa BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, CRANE, DANIEL, AND SCHNEIDER AND SENATORS DARDENNE, Cain Heitmeier Smith EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER Campbell Hines Tarver AN ACT Casanova Irons Theunissen To amend and reenact R.S. 34:855.3(C) and (F) and to enact R.S. Cox Johnson Thomas 34:855.3(G), relative to the Personal Watercraft Safety Act; to Cravins Jones Ullo provide relative to regulation of personal watercraft, including Dardenne Jordan hours of operation; to provide relative to violations and penalties; Dean Landry and to provide for related matters. Total—37 NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Malone moved the final passage of the bill. Total—0 ABSENT ROLL CALL Hollis Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Total—2 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Malone moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Mr. President Dyess Lentini was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bajoie Ellington Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux HOUSE BILL NO. 1264— BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, Bean Fields W Romero DIEZ, CRANE, FRITH, AND HEBERT AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, Boissiere Greene Schedler HAINKEL, BARHAM, SCHEDLER, AND ULLO Branch Hainkel Siracusa AN ACT Cain Heitmeier Smith To amend and reenact R.S. 56:700.4(B)(introductory paragraph) and Campbell Hines Tarver (2), relative to the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund; to Casanova Irons Theunissen authorize the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to Cox Johnson Thomas waive the ninety-day limit on the required reporting period in order Cravins Jones Ullo to meet eligibility requirements for payments from the fund; and Dardenne Jordan to provide for related matters. Dean Landry Total—37 The bill was read by title. Senator Bean moved the final passage NAYS of the bill. Total—0 ROLL CALL ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Hollis Lambert Total—2 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Bajoie Dyess Landry adopted. Senator Malone moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Barham Ellington Lentini was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bean Fields C Malone Boissiere Fields W Robichaux HOUSE BILL NO. 1564— Branch Greene Romero BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, AND CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, Cain Hainkel Schedler BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER Campbell Heitmeier Siracusa AN ACT Casanova Hines Smith To amend and reenact R.S. 56:53, 54, 55, and 55.2, relative to wildlife Cox Irons Tarver enforcement agents; to restrict which personnel of the Department Cravins Johnson Theunissen of Wildlife and Fisheries qualify as enforcement agents; to provide Dardenne Jones Thomas for the powers and authority of commissioned wildlife Dean Jordan Ullo enforcement agents; and to provide for related matters. Total—36 NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Malone moved the final passage of the bill. Total—0 ABSENT ROLL CALL Mr. President Hollis Lambert The roll was called with the following result: Total—3 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Bean moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Mr. President Dean Landry was passed and laid the motion on the table. Bajoie Dyess Lentini Barham Fields C Malone Bean Fields W Romero Boissiere Greene Schedler Branch Hainkel Siracusa Page 24 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

Cain Heitmeier Smith enter into agreements with local governments in the parish for the Campbell Hines Tarver use of certain funds of the commission for road improvements; and Casanova Irons Theunissen to provide for related matters. Cox Johnson Thomas Cravins Jones Ullo The bill was read by title. Senator Cravins moved the final passage Dardenne Jordan of the bill. Total—35 NAYS ROLL CALL Ellington The roll was called with the following result: Total—1 ABSENT YEAS Hollis Lambert Robichaux Mr. President Dyess Landry Total—3 Bajoie Ellington Lentini Barham Fields C Malone The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Bean Fields W Romero adopted. Senator Malone moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Boissiere Greene Schedler was passed and laid the motion on the table. Branch Hainkel Siracusa Cain Heitmeier Smith HOUSE BILL NO. 241— Campbell Hines Tarver BY REPRESENTATIVES ALEXANDER AND ROMERO AN ACT Cox Irons Theunissen To amend and reenact R.S. 56:320(A)(1) and (2) and to repeal R.S. Cravins Johnson Thomas 56:320(A)(4), relative to methods of taking fish; to provide relative Dardenne Jones Ullo to the use of bow and arrow for the taking of fish; to prohibit the Dean Jordan taking of certain species of fish by bow and arrow; and to provide Total—35 for related matters. NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Ewing moved the final passage Total—0 of the bill. ABSENT Casanova Lambert ROLL CALL Hollis Robichaux Total—4 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and YEAS adopted. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Dean Jordan Bajoie Dyess Landry HOUSE BILL NO. 403— Barham Ellington Lentini BY REPRESENTATIVE JACK SMITH Bean Fields C Malone AN ACT Boissiere Fields W Romero To amend and reenact R.S. 56:8(25), 303(A), and 303.4(A) and to Branch Hainkel Schedler enact R.S. 56:303.1.1, relative to commercial fishing; to provide Cain Heitmeier Siracusa with respect to a fresh products license; and to provide for related Campbell Hines Smith matters. Cox Irons Tarver Cravins Johnson Theunissen On motion of Senator Smith, the bill was read by title and returned Dardenne Jones Thomas to the Calendar, subject to call. Total—33 NAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 214— BY REPRESENTATIVE MARIONNEAUX Ullo AN ACT Total—1 To enact R.S. 14:101.2, relative to crimes; to create the crime of ABSENT unlawful harvesting of human ova or sperm; to provide for prior written consent of the deceased; to provide for penalties; to provide Casanova Hollis Robichaux for exceptions; and to provide for related matters. Greene Lambert Total—5 Floor Amendments Sent Up The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Senator Hines sent up floor amendments which were read. adopted. Senator Ewing moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS HOUSE BILL NO. 297— Amendments proposed by Senator Hines to Reengrossed House Bill BY REPRESENTATIVE FRUGE No. 214 by Representative Marionneaux AN ACT To amend and reenact Section 4 of Act No. 289 of the 1980 Regular AMENDMENT NO. 1 Session of the Legislature as amended by Act No. 642 of the 1984 In Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Hines and adopted Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the St. Landry Parish by the Senate on April 26, 1999, delete Amendment No. 4. Solid Waste Disposal Commission; to authorize the commission to 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 25 SENATE May 4, 1999

AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE BILL NO. 2014— On page 2, delete lines 1 through 3 and insert the following: BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AN ACT "C. Knowing violation of the provisions of this Section shall To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3972(B)(2), 3973(2)(b)(ii), 3982, and be grounds for immediate revocation of the violator's professional 3991(B)(1) and to repeal R.S. 17:3983(A)(2)(a)(ii), relative to license." charter school demonstration programs; to provide relative to the purpose of the charter school law; to provide relative to the On motion of Senator Hines, the amendments were adopted. definition of a type 2 charter school; to provide for duties of local school boards; to provide relative to conversions of preexisting The bill was read by title. Senator Hines moved final passage of public schools; to repeal certain provisions relative to proposals for the amended bill. a type 3 charter school; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title. Senator Smith moved the final passage ROLL CALL of the bill. The roll was called with the following result: ROLL CALL YEAS The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Dean Jordan Bajoie Dyess Landry YEAS Barham Ellington Lentini Bean Fields C Malone Mr. President Dean Jordan Boissiere Fields W Robichaux Bajoie Dyess Landry Branch Greene Romero Barham Ellington Lentini Cain Hainkel Schedler Bean Fields C Malone Campbell Heitmeier Siracusa Boissiere Fields W Robichaux Casanova Hines Smith Branch Greene Schedler Cox Irons Tarver Cain Hainkel Siracusa Cravins Johnson Theunissen Campbell Heitmeier Smith Dardenne Jones Ullo Casanova Hines Tarver Total—36 Cox Irons Theunissen NAYS Cravins Johnson Thomas Dardenne Jones Ullo Total—0 Total—36 ABSENT NAYS Hollis Lambert Thomas Total—0 Total—3 ABSENT The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Hollis Lambert Romero read and adopted. Senator Hines moved to reconsider the vote by which Total—3 the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and HOUSE BILL NO. 1258— adopted. Senator Smith moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, was passed and laid the motion on the table. DIEZ, CRANE, DEVILLE, FRUGE, HUDSON, AND DANIEL AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER AN ACT Rules Suspended To amend and reenact R.S. 30:128(B)(1), relative to penalties imposed for the untimely submission to the State Mineral Board for Senator Siracusa asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules approval of transfers and assignments of mineral leases or mineral for the purpose of reverting to the order of rights owned by the state; and to provide for related matters. House Concurrent Resolutions On motion of Senator Malone, the bill was read by title and on Second Reading returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Reported by Committees HOUSE BILL NO. 1268— BY REPRESENTATIVES DURAND, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, The following House Concurrent Resolutions reported by CRANE, DANIEL, FLAVIN, FRITH, HEBERT, AND HILL AND SENATORS Committees were taken up and acted upon as follows: DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER AN ACT HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 106— To authorize the state to exchange and convey title to certain state BY REPRESENTATIVE ODINET property in St. Martin Parish for certain properties owned by A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Atchafalaya Land Corporation; to provide terms and conditions, To memorialize the United States Congress to oppose U.S. Food and and to provide for related matters. Drug Administration rules requiring post-harvest treatment of oysters and other shellfish. On motion of Senator Hines, the bill was read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Reported favorably by the Committee on Natural Resources. The resolution was read by title. Senator Siracusa moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Page 26 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, ROLL CALL LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, The roll was called with the following result: POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, YEAS STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD, WINDHORST, WINSTON, WOOTON Mr. President Dean Landry AND WRIGHT Bajoie Dyess Lentini A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Barham Fields C Malone To commend Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons' star and McNeese State Bean Fields W Robichaux University alumnus, on his achievements on and off the basketball Boissiere Greene Schedler court. Branch Hainkel Siracusa Cain Heitmeier Smith Reported without amendments. Campbell Hines Tarver Casanova Irons Theunissen SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 98— Cox Johnson Thomas BY SENATOR SMITH Cravins Jones Ullo A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Dardenne Jordan To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana to the family Total—35 of Joe Bill Adcock on the occasion of his death. NAYS Reported without amendments. Total—0 ABSENT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 96— BY SENATOR JONES A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Ellington Lambert To commend and congratulate Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson on his Hollis Romero success in freeing the American servicemen Christopher J. Stone, Total—4 Steven M. Gonzales, and Andrew Ramirez from their imprisonment by the Serbian forces of Slobadan Milosevic. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Reported without amendments. Regular Order of the Day Resumed Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Messages from the House Clerk of the House of Representatives The following Messages from the House were received and read Message from the House as follows: ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Message from the House HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS CONCURRING IN May 4, 1999 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: May 4, 1999 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate HOUSE BILL NO. 921— Concurrent Resolutions: BY REPRESENTATIVE WINSTON AN ACT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— To enact Children's Code Article 1004.1, relative to parental rights; to BY SENATOR BAJOIE require the Department of Social Services to pursue involuntary A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION termination of parental rights in certain circumstances; and to To commend entertainment mogul and musician Percy "Master P" provide for related matters. Miller, for his recent financial support of organizations located in the community where he grew up in the city of New Orleans. HOUSE BILL NO. 1569— BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, CRANE, AND LEBLANC AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, Reported without amendments. HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER AN ACT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 100— To repeal R.S. 56:799, relative to the Wildlife Refuge and Game BY SENATORS CAIN, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BEAN, BOISSIERE, BRANCH, CAMPBELL, CASANOVA, COX, CRAVINS, DARDENNE, DEAN, DYESS, Preserve Fund and the Wildlife Refuge Protection Trust; to repeal ELLINGTON, EWING, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, GREENE, HAINKEL, such funds. HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LENTINI, MALONE, ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SIRACUSA, SMITH, TARVER, THEUNISSEN, THOMAS AND HOUSE BILL NO. 1580— ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, AND BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, CARTER, CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, SCHEDLER DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DIMOS, DOERGE, DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, AN ACT DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 27 SENATE May 4, 1999

To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1304(E)(2), relative to motor vehicle HOUSE BILL NO. 703— inspection stickers; to provide for the fees of replacement motor BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY vehicle inspection stickers; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:81, relative to bail; to increase the HOUSE BILL NO. 1588— amount of bail which may be set in the mayor's court in the city of BY REPRESENTATIVES DAMICO, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, Kenner; and to provide for related matters. AND CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER HOUSE BILL NO. 815— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2025(E)(3)(a)(introductory paragraph) AN ACT and to enact R.S. 30:2025(E)(3)(c), relative to the Department of To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 339, relative Environmental Quality; to provide relative to civil penalties; to to elections of type of bail; to provide for a single amount of bail provide that the secretary by rule may establish classifications or for each charge to be fixed by the court; and to provide for related levels of violations and the appropriate enforcement response; and matters. to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 817— HOUSE BILL NO. 1654— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ AN ACT AN ACT To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 345(G), relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:532.1(A)(7), relative to public license tag surrender of defendant; to provide for the placing of defendants agents; to provide for the authority to provide information on the charged with a felony who have forfeited their bail bonds to be status of registration privileges; to provide for the authority to placed into the National Crime Information Center registry; and to process certain reinstatements; to provide for fees; and to provide provide for related matters. for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 818— HOUSE BILL NO. 1833— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, AND AN ACT CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 345(D)(3), AN ACT relative to judgments of bond forfeiture in criminal proceedings; to To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1742(A)(1) and (B)(1), relative to provide for the time period for payment by sureties; and to provide enforcement provisions on parking spaces reserved for certain for related matters. disabled persons; to provide for enforcement of such provisions on private property; to provide for citations; and to provide for related Respectfully submitted, matters. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives HOUSE BILL NO. 1989— BY REPRESENTATIVES CRANE, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, AND DIEZ AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND Motion to Make Special Order SCHEDLER AN ACT Senator Campbell asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1643(C), relative to required fire for the purpose of making Senate Bill No. 132, which is on Third protection sprinkler systems; to provide for extensions of time to Reading and Final Passage, Special Order of the Day No. 1 on meet the requirement for high-rise buildings in certain cases; and Thursday, May 6, 1999 immediately following the Morning Hour. to provide for related matters. Mr. President in the Chair HOUSE BILL NO. 2071 (Substitute for House Bill No. 733 by Representative Travis)— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS House Bills and Joint Resolutions AN ACT To enact R.S. 48:278, relative to tourism signs; to require the lieutenant Senator Bean asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to governor to engage in certain activities; to require the secretary of take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just the Department of Transportation and Development to erect received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second certain signs; and to provide for related matters. time by their titles and acted upon as follows: HOUSE BILL NO. 759— HOUSE BILL NO. 459— BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST BY REPRESENTATIVE WESTON AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:627(B)(2) and (C)(2) and 1404.3, To enact R.S. 42:66(N), relative to dual officeholding and employment; relative to fees imposed on criminal bail bonds; to provide that to allow certain state employees to hold certain elective offices in additional fees imposed do not exceed statutory limitations; to certain municipalities of the state; and to provide for related provide with regard to imposition of policy fees; and to provide for matters. related matters. On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred HOUSE BILL NO. 459— to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. BY REPRESENTATIVE WESTON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 703— To enact R.S. 42:66(N), relative to dual officeholding and employment; BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY to allow certain state employees to hold certain elective offices in AN ACT certain municipalities of the state; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 15:81, relative to bail; to increase the matters. amount of bail which may be set in the mayor's court in the city of Kenner; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. Page 28 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

HOUSE BILL NO. 759— HOUSE BILL NO. 1580— BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, AND AN ACT CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER To amend and reenact R.S. 22:627(B)(2) and (C)(2) and 1404.3, AN ACT relative to fees imposed on criminal bail bonds; to provide that To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1304(E)(2), relative to motor vehicle additional fees imposed do not exceed statutory limitations; to inspection stickers; to provide for the fees of replacement motor provide with regard to imposition of policy fees; and to provide for vehicle inspection stickers; and to provide for related matters. related matters. On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. to the Committee on Judiciary B. HOUSE BILL NO. 1588— HOUSE BILL NO. 815— BY REPRESENTATIVES DAMICO, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN AND CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AN ACT AND SCHEDLER To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 339, relative AN ACT to elections of type of bail; to provide for a single amount of bail To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2025(E)(3)(a)(introductory paragraph) for each charge to be fixed by the court; and to provide for related and to enact R.S. 30:2025(E)(3)(c), relative to the Department of matters. Environmental Quality; to provide relative to civil penalties; to provide that the secretary by rule may establish classifications or On motion of Senator Bean, the bill, which was designated a levels of violations and the appropriate enforcement response; and duplicate of Senate Bill No. 569, was read by title and referred to the to provide for related matters. Committee on Judiciary C. On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred HOUSE BILL NO. 817— to the Committee on Environmental Quality. BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1654— To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 345(G), relative to BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ surrender of defendant; to provide for the placing of defendants AN ACT charged with a felony who have forfeited their bail bonds to be To amend and reenact R.S. 47:532.1(A)(7), relative to public license tag placed into the National Crime Information Center registry; and to agents; to provide for the authority to provide information on the provide for related matters. status of registration privileges; to provide for the authority to process certain reinstatements; to provide for fees; and to provide On motion of Senator Bean, the bill, which was designated a for related matters. duplicate of Senate Bill No. 567, was read by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. HOUSE BILL NO. 818— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAIN HOUSE BILL NO. 1833— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, AND CRANE AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 345(D)(3), SCHEDLER relative to judgments of bond forfeiture in criminal proceedings; to AN ACT provide for the time period for payment by sureties; and to provide To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1742(A)(1) and (B)(1), relative to for related matters. enforcement provisions on parking spaces reserved for certain disabled persons; to provide for enforcement of such provisions on On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred private property; to provide for citations; and to provide for related to the Committee on Judiciary C. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 921— BY REPRESENTATIVE WINSTON On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred AN ACT to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. To enact Children's Code Article 1004.1, relative to parental rights; to HOUSE BILL NO. 1989— require the Department of Social Services to pursue involuntary BY REPRESENTATIVES CRANE, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, AND termination of parental rights in certain circumstances; and to DIEZ AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND provide for related matters. SCHEDLER AN ACT On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1643(C), relative to required fire to the Committee on Judiciary A. protection sprinkler systems; to provide for extensions of time to meet the requirement for high-rise buildings in certain cases; and HOUSE BILL NO. 1569— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, DEWITT, DOWNER, MCMAINS, DIEZ, CRANE, AND LEBLANC AND SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND SCHEDLER On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred AN ACT to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. To repeal R.S. 56:799, relative to the Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve Fund and the Wildlife Refuge Protection Trust; to repeal HOUSE BILL NO. 2071 (Substitute for House Bill No. 733 by Representative Travis)— such funds. BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS AN ACT On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred To enact R.S. 48:278, relative to tourism signs; to require the lieutenant to the Committee on Natural Resources. governor to engage in certain activities; to require the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development to erect certain signs; and to provide for related matters. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 29 SENATE May 4, 1999

On motion of Senator Bean, the bill was read by title and referred HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 173— to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY AND QUEZAIRE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Public Service Commission to Messages from the House formulate and begin broadcasting public service announcements to warn consumers against the illegal practices of slamming and The following Messages from the House were received and read cramming. as follows: On motion of Senator Bean, the resolution was read by title and Message from the House referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 174— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, GREEN, ANSARDI, BOWLER, CARTER, CLARKSON, FRUGE, WALSWORTH, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND WRIGHT May 4, 1999 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana on To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: the death of Mr. Johnny Johns. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of The resolution was read by title. Senator Dardenne moved to Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. following House Concurrent Resolutions: ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 174— BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, GREEN, ANSARDI, BOWLER, CARTER, The roll was called with the following result: CLARKSON, FRUGE, WALSWORTH, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND WRIGHT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION YEAS To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana on the death of Mr. Johnny Johns. Mr. President Dean Landry Bajoie Dyess Lentini HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 175— BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY Barham Fields C Malone A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bean Fields W Robichaux To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the Branch Greene Schedler death of Clarence J. Jupiter, retired Vice President of Xavier Cain Hainkel Siracusa University. Campbell Heitmeier Smith Casanova Hines Tarver HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 177— Cox Irons Theunissen BY REPRESENTATIVES WILKERSON AND HUNTER Cravins Johnson Thomas A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Dardenne Jones Ullo To commend and congratulate Mr. Willie Toler Sensley, Sr. for his Total—33 many years of outstanding service to the state as a member of the NAYS Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Total—0 ABSENT HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 173— BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY AND QUEZAIRE Boissiere Hollis Lambert A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Ellington Jordan Romero To urge and request the Louisiana Public Service Commission to Total—6 formulate and begin broadcasting public service announcements to warn consumers against the illegal practices of slamming and The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House cramming. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 179— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 175— BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Ms. Sheila M. Thomas for thirty-three years of service to To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the the Orleans Parish Public School System and to congratulate her death of Clarence J. Jupiter, retired Vice President of Xavier on the occasion of her retirement. University. Respectfully submitted, The resolution was read by title. Senator Irons moved to concur in ALFRED W. SPEER the House Concurrent Resolution. Clerk of the House of Representatives ROLL CALL House Concurrent Resolutions The roll was called with the following result: Senator Bean asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just YEAS received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second time by their titles and acted upon as follows: Mr. President Dean Lentini Bajoie Dyess Malone Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Schedler Page 30 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

Branch Greene Siracusa The resolution was read by title. Senator Bajoie moved to concur Cain Hainkel Smith in the House Concurrent Resolution. Campbell Heitmeier Tarver Casanova Hines Theunissen ROLL CALL Cox Irons Thomas Cravins Johnson Ullo The roll was called with the following result: Dardenne Jones Total—32 YEAS NAYS Mr. President Dyess Lentini Total—0 Bajoie Ellington Malone ABSENT Barham Fields C Robichaux Bean Fields W Schedler Boissiere Jordan Romero Boissiere Greene Siracusa Ellington Lambert Branch Hainkel Smith Hollis Landry Cain Heitmeier Tarver Total—7 Campbell Hines Theunissen Casanova Irons Thomas The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Cravins Johnson Ullo Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Dardenne Jones Dean Landry HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 177— Total—34 BY REPRESENTATIVES WILKERSON AND HUNTER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NAYS To commend and congratulate Mr. Willie Toler Sensley, Sr. for his many years of outstanding service to the state as a member of the Total—0 Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and ABSENT Mechanical College. Cox Jordan Romero The resolution was read by title. Senator Ewing moved to concur Hollis Lambert in the House Concurrent Resolution. Total—5 The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House ROLL CALL Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. The roll was called with the following result: Reports of Committees YEAS The following reports of committees were received and read: Mr. President Dean Landry Bajoie Dyess Lentini REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Barham Ellington Malone Bean Fields C Robichaux JUDICIARY C Boissiere Fields W Schedler Branch Greene Siracusa Senator Jordan, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Judiciary Cain Hainkel Smith C, submitted the following report: Campbell Heitmeier Tarver Casanova Hines Theunissen May 4, 1999 Cox Irons Ullo Cravins Johnson To the President and Members of the Senate: Dardenne Jones Total—34 I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary C to submit the NAYS following report: Total—0 SENATE BILL NO. 58— BY SENATOR LANDRY ABSENT AN ACT To amend and reenact Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of Hollis Lambert Thomas Jordan Romero 1950, relative to criminal law; and to provide for related matters. Total—5 Reported with amendments. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House SENATE BILL NO. 549— Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. BY SENATOR ROMERO AN ACT HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 179— To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 740, relative to restrictions on BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY subpoenas; to require that a subpoena duces tecum for certain A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION records held or controlled by a law enforcement agency shall be To commend Ms. Sheila M. Thomas for thirty-three years of service to the Orleans Parish Public School System and to congratulate her directed to the district attorney; and to provide for related matters. on the occasion of her retirement. Reported with amendments. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 31 SENATE May 4, 1999

SENATE BILL NO. 559— SENATE BILL NO. 239— BY SENATOR JORDAN BY SENATOR ROMERO AN ACT A JOINT RESOLUTION To amend and reenact R.S. 32:633, 664, 667, and 668, relative to Proposing to add Article VI, Section 25.1 of the Constitution of motor vehicles; to provide for operation of motor vehicles while Louisiana relative to mandates on the expenditure of state funds; intoxicated; to provide for approval of methods used to determine to require the payment of state funded salary supplements to intoxication; to provide for license suspension and revocation certain law enforcement and fire protection officers; to require the procedures for violations; and to provide for related matters. appropriation of funds sufficient to fully fund the state supplement to the salaries of full-time law enforcement and fire protection Reported with amendments. officers as required by law; to prohibit the reduction of such appropriation, except under certain circumstances; to provide SENATE BILL NO. 599— relative to reductions in otherwise mandated expenditures; to BY SENATOR SCHEDLER provide relative to authority to appropriate for any purpose money AN ACT from certain dedicated funds; and to specify an election for To amend and reenact R. S. 14:108.1(B), relative to the crime of flight submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot from an officer; to increase the penalty; and to provide for related proposition. matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 294— SENATE BILL NO. 830— BY SENATOR HEITMEIER BY SENATOR BAJOIE A JOINT RESOLUTION AN ACT Proposing to amend Article X, Section 10(A)(1)(a) of the Constitution To enact R.S. 40:1793, relative to weapons; to require firearm dealers, of Louisiana, relative to state and city civil service rules; to manufacturers or importers to provide, when possible, child-safety authorize supplemental pay to certain police officers from funds locking devices for firearms sold or transferred; to provide for available; and to specify an election for submission of the penalties; to provide for the development of rules and regulations; proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition. and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 327— SENATE BILL NO. 1049— BY SENATOR HEITMEIER BY SENATOR BOISSIERE AN ACT AN ACT To enact Part I-C of Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised To enact R.S. 40:1228, relative to law enforcement agencies; to provide Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 15:741 through 743, with respect to seized firearms; and to provide for related matters. relative to inmate litigation; to provide for loss of privileges, sanctions, or forfeiture of good time; to provide for definitions; and Reported with amendments. to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 1078— Reported with amendments. BY SENATOR W. FIELDS AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 922— To amend and reenact R. S. 14:95.2(D); relative to offenses affecting BY SENATOR HEITMEIER the public safety; to provide penalties for carrying a firearm, or AN ACT dangerous weapon, by a student or nonstudent on school property, To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1485.4(3) and to enact R.S. at school sponsored functions or firearm-free zone; and to provide 33:4861.2(8) and R.S. 33:4861.29, relative to the charitable for related matters. raffles, bingo, and keno licensing law; to provide for the establishment of progressive pull tab games; to provide relative to Reported with amendments. the responsibilities of the charitable gaming division in the office of state police; and to provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, J. LOMAX JORDAN, JR. Reported with amendments Chairman SENATE BILL NO. 1050— REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BY SENATOR HEITMEIER AN ACT JUDICIARY B To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2218.2(A), relative to supplemental pay; to provide for supplemental pay for law enforcement officers of Senator Ellington, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on certain state agencies and political subdivisions providing police Judiciary B, submitted the following report: services within certain municipalities; and to provide for related matters. May 4, 1999 Reported favorably. To the President and Members of the Senate: SENATE BILL NO. 1100— BY SENATOR JONES I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary B to submit the AN ACT following report: To enact Part VIII of Chapter 4 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 15:571.41 through 571.44, relative to alternative disposition of persons committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for an alternative disposition pilot project; to require certain Page 32 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

testing and findings; to establish an application process; to provide Reported with amendments. for the role of the courts; to provide for the proper venue, and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 611— BY SENATOR COX Reported with amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:3881(A)(1)(a), relative to seizure; to HOUSE BILL NO. 1644— exempt from seizure certain child support, alimony or Earned BY REPRESENTATIVES BRUNEAU, WINDHORST, HUDSON, AND Income Credit benefits received by an obligee; and to provide for MURRAY related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 27:114, relative to riverboat gaming; to provide that Reported with amendments. electronic gaming devices on licensed riverboats shall be linked by telecommunication to a central computer system for purposes of SENATE BILL NO. 635— monitoring and reading device activities; to provide for the BY SENATOR HAINKEL assessment and collection of fees; to provide for the adoption of AN ACT rules; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2343(A), relative to public trusts; to provide that maximum per diem paid a trustee of a public trust for Reported favorably. which the state is the beneficiary shall be no greater than the per diem paid to members of the legislature; and to provide for related Respectfully submitted, matters. NOBLE E. ELLINGTON Chairman Reported favorable. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SENATE BILL NO. 637— BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT JUDICIARY A To enact Chapter 1-C of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:51 through 54, and to repeal Senator Ullo, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Judiciary Subpart D of Part VII of Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the Louisiana A, submitted the following report: Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 18:621, relative to judges; to create judicial nominating commissions to make May 4, 1999 nominations for the selection of judges; to provide for the membership, terms, duties, and functions of such commissions; to To the President and Members of the Senate: provide for appointments from such nominations; to provide for retention elections for judges; to provide for implementation; to I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary A to submit the provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. following report: Reported favorable. SENATE BILL NO. 122— BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 836— BY SENATOR JOHNSON To enact R.S. 9:2346(C), relative to public trusts; to require a public AN ACT trust in which the state of Louisiana is beneficiary to submit its To amend and reenact R.S. 13:4751(C)(2)(c), relative to authorizing the operating budget to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; custodial parent of a minor child to change the name of a minor to provide for budget modifications; and to provide for related child under certain conditions; and to provide for related matters. matters. Reported with amendments. Reported favorable. HOUSE BILL NO. 331— SENATE BILL NO. 295— BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT A JOINT RESOLUTION To enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 253.3, relative to random Proposing to amend Article V, Sections 4, 9, 21, 22(A),(B) and (C), and assignment of cases; to authorize duty judges to hear emergency 24, and to add Article V, Section 22 (D) and (E) of the matters; and to provide for related matters. Constitution of Louisiana; to provide for the selection of judges; to provide for filling of a newly created judgeship or vacancy in the Reported with amendments. office of judge; to provide for retention elections; to provide a term of office for judges; to provide for qualifications; to provide for Respectfully submitted, submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to CHRIS ULLO specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and Chairman provide a ballot proposition. Reported with amendments. Rules Suspended SENATE BILL NO. 440— Senator Theunissen asked for and obtained a suspension of the BY SENATOR COX rules for the purpose of recalling House Bill No. 1149 from the AN ACT Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 24:933(B) and R.S. 24:933(B)(19) and (C)(2) and to enact R.S. 24:933(C)(3), relative to the Interagency Council on the Prevention of Sex Offenses; to provide for two additional members; and to provide for related matters. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 33 SENATE May 4, 1999

HOUSE BILL NO. 1149— SENATE BILL NO. 146— BY REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI AND HUDSON BY SENATOR LENTINI AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1353(A), 1356, and 1359(D), to enact To enact R.S. 48:278, relative to highways; to provide relative to limited R.S. 33:1359(E), and to repeal R.S. 33:1353(D), relative to access highways; to discourage peak time construction and interlocal risk management agencies; to provide for housing maintenance work on such highways in certain areas; to encourage authorities; to provide for fire and extended risks coverage; to preference for night time construction and maintenance work on provide for liability; and to provide for related matters. such highways in certain areas; to authorize the Department of Transportation and Development to determine exceptions; to The bill which was declared a duplicate of Senate Bill No. 384 was provide for a determination by oversight committee; and to provide read by title; lies over under the rules. for related matters. Rules Suspended Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. On motion of Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and passed to a third reading. Senator Landry asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of recalling House Bill No. 1381 from the Committee on SENATE BILL NO. 198— BY SENATOR W. FIELDS Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(a), relative to the Tuition HOUSE BILL NO. 1381— BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY Opportunity Program for Students; to provide relative to eligibility; AN ACT to provide for residency requirements; and to provide for related To enact R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(a)(iii), relative to the Public Bid Law; to matters. exempt certain purchases of materials and supplies by certain contractors and subcontractors awarded public works contracts by Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. a public entity; and to provide for related matters. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The bill which was declared a duplicate of Senate Bill No. 882 was read by title; lies over under the rules. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 198 by Senator W. Fields Rules Suspended AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senator Branch asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of recalling House Bill No. 1474 from the Committee Delete Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator W. Fields and on Judiciary B. adopted by the Senate on April 14, 1999. AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE BILL NO. 1474— BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT On page 2, line 4, delete “and 1997-1998” and insert “through 1998- AN ACT 1999” To amend and reenact R.S. 27:311(I), relative to video draw poker licensing; to provide that the office of a distributor, device owner, On motion of Senator Hainkel, the committee amendment was or service entity may be located in a parish which voted against the adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and operation of video draw poker devices; and to provide for related passed to a third reading. matters. SENATE BILL NO. 249— BY SENATORS DARDENNE, HAINKEL AND BARHAM AND The bill, which was declared a duplicate of Senate Bill No. 1002, was REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER AND MCMAINS read by title and lies over under the rules. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.4(G)(4) and 346.1 and to repeal Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions 24.4(H), relative to competency-based education programs; to on Second Reading require that summer school remediation programs be offered to certain students; to provide relative to the requirements for summer Reported by Committees school remediation programs; to provide relative to the funding for certain competency-based education programs, including summer The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions reported by school remediation programs; to provide relative to maximum Committees were taken up and acted upon as follows: required length of a school year for teachers and students; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 6— BY SENATOR BEAN AN ACT Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. On motion of To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1300.84(B)(3), relative the Louisiana Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and passed to a third reading. Kidney Health Care Program; to revise the financial criteria for eligibility to participate in the program; to provide an effective date; SENATE BILL NO. 256— BY SENATORS HINES, EWING, IRONS, BAJOIE, SCHEDLER, DARDENNE, and to provide for related matters. HAINKEL AND BARHAM AND REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, DOWNER AND MCMAINS Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. On motion of AN ACT Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and passed To amend and reenact R.S. 46:976(A)(5), (B)(1) and (2), the to a third reading. introductory paragraph of (C), (D), and (E) and to repeal R.S. 46:976(F), relative to the Children's Health Insurance Program; to expand eligibility criteria for the program and for implementation thereof; to provide relative to a private insurance model; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. Page 34 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, delete lines 14 and 15 in their entirety Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 256 by Senator Hines AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, line 16, delete "College at Baton Rouge, for" and insert "(1) AMENDMENT NO. 1 For full-time" On page 2, line 15, change “shall” to “may” AMENDMENT NO. 5 On motion of Senator Hainkel, the committee amendment was On page 2, line 1, change "by" to "of" adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 2, line 2, after "1999" insert a comma "," and after "and" SENATE BILL NO. 467— change "by" to "an additional increase of" BY SENATOR HEITMEIER AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 7 To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1419(A)(4), relative to the insurance On page 2, line 3, after "2000" insert a comma "," and between premium assessment against insurers; to provide with respect to "increase" and "for" insert "based on these amounts" distributions of the assessment; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 8 Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. On page 2, line 4, after "tuition" insert a period "." and delete the rest of the line SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 9 Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original On page 2, delete lines 5 and 6 in their entirety Senate Bill No. 467 by Senator Heitmeier AMENDMENT NO. 10 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 7, delete "College, for" and insert "(2) For full-time" On page 1, line 14, between "systems" and the comma "," insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 2, line 8, change "for full-time students by" to "of" "seven-tenths of one percent of the gross direct premium" AMENDMENT NO. 12 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 9, after "1999" insert a comma "," and change "by On page 2, line 1, after "System" delete the remainder of the line and another" to "an additional increase of" delete line 2 in its entirety AMENDMENT NO. 13 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 2, line 10, after "2000" insert a comma "," On page 2, line 3, delete "System" AMENDMENT NO. 14 On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was On page 2, delete line 11 in its entirety adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. AMENDMENT NO. 15 On page 2, line 12, change "College, for" to "(3) For full-time" SENATE BILL NO. 654— BY SENATORS DARDENNE, GREENE, BRANCH AND SCHEDLER AND REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, CRANE, DANIEL AND FONTENOT AMENDMENT NO. 16 AN ACT On page 2, line 13, change "in tuition by" to "of" To authorize the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to impose certain tuition AMENDMENT NO. 17 increases at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, the School of On page 2, line 14, after "1999" insert a comma "," Veterinary Medicine, the Executive Master of Business Administration program, the schools of medicine in New Orleans AMENDMENT NO. 18 and Shreveport, and the School of Dentistry; to provide for an On page 2, delete line 15 and insert the following: effective date; and to provide for related matters. "(4) For full-time students who are Louisiana residents enrolled in Reported with amendments by the Committee on Revenue and the school" Fiscal Affairs. AMENDMENT NO. 19 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 2, line 16, change "and" to "or the school of medicine in" Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal AMENDMENT NO. 20 Affairs to Original Senate Bill No. 654 by Senator Dardenne On page 2, line 16, change "fees by" to "mandatory attendance fees of" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 21 On page 2, line 17, delete "for residents students" On page 1, line 7, after "Dentistry;" insert "to provide for an effective date;" AMENDMENT NO. 22 On page 2, line 18, after "1999" insert a comma "," and delete "an AMENDMENT NO. 2 increase in fees" On page 1, line 13, after "attendance" delete the rest of the line and insert "fee amounts:" AMENDMENT NO. 23 On page 2, line 18, after "students" change "by" to "an increase of" 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 35 SENATE May 4, 1999

AMENDMENT NO. 24 to provide for state participation; to provide for monitoring; and to On page 2, line 20, after "1999" insert a comma "," provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 25 Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. On motion of On page 2, line 21, delete "At the Louisiana State University Medical Senator Hainkel, the bill was read by title and passed to a third reading. Center, for" and insert the following: SENATE BILL NO. 1030— "(5) For full-time students who are Louisiana residents enrolled in" BY SENATOR GREENE (BY REQUEST) AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 26 To amend and reenact R.S. 11:153(B), relative to retirement credit; to On page 2, line 22, delete "fees by" and insert "mandatory attendance authorize the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District to pay the actuarial fees of" cost of acquiring certain military service credit in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; to provide for limitations on AMENDMENT NO. 27 such purchases; and to provide for related matters. On page 2, at the end of line 22, delete "for residents" Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. AMENDMENT NO. 28 On page 2, at the beginning of line 23, delete "students" SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 29 Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original On page 2, line 23, after "1999" insert a comma "," Senate Bill No. 1030 by Senator Greene AMENDMENT NO. 30 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, at the end of line 23, delete "an increase in fees for" and On page 1, line 3, delete "a portion of" insert "for nonresident students an increase of" AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDMENT NO. 31 On page 2, line 12, change "employer contribution" to "required On page 2, at the beginning of line 24, delete "nonresident students by" payment" AMENDMENT NO. 32 On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was On page 2, line 25, after "1999" insert a comma "," adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. On motion of Senator Barham, the committee amendment was adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and SENATE BILL NO. 1067— BY SENATOR BOISSIERE passed to a third reading. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3385.1(C), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K)(3), (5), SENATE BILL NO. 758— BY SENATOR HINES and (6) and to enact R.S. 11:3385.2, relative to the Firefighters' AN ACT Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans; to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 27:15(B)(1) and 31(A)(1) and to enact a Deferred Retirement Option Plan; to increase the duration of Chapter 8 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, possible participation in the plan; to provide for the accrual of to be comprised of R.S. 27:451, relative to Indian gaming interest on an individual account; to provide for the assessment of compacts; to provide relative to the approval of such compacts; to fees on an individual account; to provide for the withdrawal of provide for the distribution of any revenue emanating from such funds from the individual account; to provide for an initial lump compacts; and to provide certain additional requirements regarding sum benefit option for certain members; and to provide for related such compacts; and to provide for related matters. matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. Affairs. On motion of Senator Barham, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 773— Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original BY SENATOR DARDENNE Senate Bill No. 1067 by Senator Boissiere AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 37:795, AMENDMENT NO. 1 795(2)(a), (d), (i), (j), (k), and (3)(c), (g), and (h), and to enact R.S. On page 5, line 2, change "thirty-six" to "sixty" 37:795(2)(l), (m), and (n), and (3)(i), relative to the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry; to revise certain fees and cost schedule of the On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was board; and to provide for related matters. adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. On motion of Senator Barham, the bill was read by title and SENATE BILL NO. 1080— passed to a third reading. BY SENATOR LENTINI AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 1008— To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1318, relative to State Police Retirement BY SENATORS ULLO, SCHEDLER, HAINKEL, ROMERO, BARHAM, COX, Fund; to provide for payment of survivor's benefits to a totally C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS AND SMITH disabled child; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact Chapter 15 of Title VII of Louisiana Children's Code, Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. On motion comprised of Arts. 791.1 through 791.4, relative to the creation of of Senator Heitmeier, the bill was read by title and passed to a third truancy assessment and service centers; to provide for the purpose; reading. to provide for parish involvement through interagency agreements; Page 36 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

SENATE BILL NO. 1083— HOUSE BILL NO. 514— BY SENATOR HEITMEIER BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3384(B), relative to the Firefighters' To enact R.S. 11:701(29), (30), and (31) and 739, relative to the Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans; to provide for Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with respect to a benefit payable to certain members; and to provide for related definitions; to provide with respect to the purchase of service credit matters. and funds usable therefor; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the passed to a third reading. provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. SENATE BILL NO. 1084— BY SENATOR HEITMEIER HOUSE BILL NO. 517— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3384(B), relative the Firefighters' AN ACT Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans; to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 11:537(D) and to enact R.S. 11:537(F), a retirement benefit for certain members; and to provide for related relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; to matters. provide with respect to repayment of refunds, restoration of service credit, and a temporary pilot program related thereto; to provide Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. On motion regarding certain age requirements; to provide an effective date; of Senator Heitmeier, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and and to provide for related matters. passed to a third reading. Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the SENATE BILL NO. 1087— provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was BY SENATOR SCHEDLER read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2260(A)(11)(f)(i), relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 602— Firefighters' Retirement System; to authorize certain fire protection BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY district employees to become members of the system; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 11:2174.1, relative to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund; to provide with respect to out-of-state full-time law Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. On motion enforcement service credit and the purchase thereof; to provide of Senator Heitmeier, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and regarding the application procedures for such purchases; to provide passed to a third reading. regarding the promulgation of rules and regulations; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 1092— BY SENATOR CRAVINS Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the AN ACT provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was To amend and reenact R.S. 11:153(A)(2) and to enact R.S. 11:1310(B), read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. relative to the State Police Pension and Retirement System; to provide with respect to the option to obtain military service credit; HOUSE BILL NO. 729— and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY AN ACT Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. On motion To amend and reenact R.S. 11:403(28), 411(introductory paragraph) of Senator Heitmeier, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed and and (5), 413(6) and (8), 424(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2) passed to a third reading. and (D), and 444(C)(introductory paragraph), (7), and (10)(b), relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; to House Bills and Joint Resolutions provide with respect to definitions; to provide regarding membership and eligibility criteria related thereto; and to provide on Second Reading regarding service credit and the conversion of certain leave to Reported by Committees credit; to provide regarding benefits and the computation thereof; to provide regarding average compensation; to provide an effective The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions reported by date; and to provide for related matters. Committees were taken up and acted upon as follows: Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the HOUSE BILL NO. 166— provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO AN ACT read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1838(introductory paragraph), relative HOUSE BILL NO. 730— to the Louisiana Tax Commission; to authorize the continued BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY assessment and collection of fees assessed in connection with AN ACT services performed by the commission; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2174(B)(1) and (5)(a), relative to the matters. Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund; to provide with respect to membership and contributions; to provide an effective date; and to Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal provide for related matters. Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 37 SENATE May 4, 1999

HOUSE BILL NO. 829— HOUSE BILL NO. 833— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1305(A)(introductory paragraph) and to To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1307(A), relative to the State Police enact R.S. 11:1305(C), relative to the State Police Pension and Pension and Retirement System; to provide with respect to service Retirement System; to provide with respect to membership; to and service credit; to provide regarding average compensation, provide with respect to service credit and the actuarial transfer benefits, and the accrual rate applicable thereto; to provide an thereof; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related effective date; and to provide for related matters. matters. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Engrossed House Bill No. 833 by Representative Daniel Engrossed House Bill No. 829 by Representative Daniel AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 3, line 15, delete "but not to" and insert: On page 1, line 3, after "11:1305(C)" insert "and (D) "and further multiplied by the number of years of service credited to his AMENDMENT NO. 2 account, but his total annual benefit shall not" On page 1, line 12, delete "is" and insert "and (D) are" On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was AMENDMENT NO. 3 adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the On page 2, line 1, after "C.(1)" insert: Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and particularly R.S. 11:1307 or any other provision of this Section, any HOUSE BILL NO. 911— state police employee who is a sworn, commissioned law enforcement BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY officer of the office of state police, who serves in an active capacity in AN ACT an unclassified position in the Department of Public Safety and To amend and reenact R.S. 11:701(6) and (26), 728(F), 762(F), Corrections and who has previously contributed to this system, shall be 781(A)(1) and (3), and 783(A)(Option 1) and to repeal R.S. eligible to continue contributing and accruing service credit in this 11:728(D) and 729, relative to the Teachers' Retirement System; system. to provide with respect to definitions; to provide with respect to (2) Any employee described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection credit for certain teaching service; to provide with respect to the shall be entitled to have his salary earned in such unclassified capacity payment of survivor benefits and the options related thereto; to included in the calculation of retirement benefits which accrue to the provide with respect to the refund of contributions; to repeal employee under this system. provisions granting credit for service in certain limited situations; (3) The provisions of this Subsection are remedial in nature and as to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. such shall be applied retroactively to January 1, 1996. D.(1)" Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative HOUSE BILL NO. 1682— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL (BY REQUEST) Bureau. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1162(A)(6)(introductory paragraph), HOUSE BILL NO. 830— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL relative to the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System; to AN ACT provide with respect to the board of trustees and participation in the To enact R.S. 11:246(A)(10), relative to the State Police Pension and Deferred Retirement Option Plan; and to provide for related Retirement System; to provide with respect to benefits; to matters. authorize supplemental cost-of-living adjustments; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. The bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. read by title and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. HOUSE BILL NO. 1714— BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL, CURTIS, FLAVIN, JOHNS, PERKINS, HOUSE BILL NO. 832— STELLY, TRICHE, AND WALSWORTH BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2266, relative to the Firefighters To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1322, relative to the State Police Pension Retirement System; to provide with respect to the application for and Retirement System; to provide with respect to survivors' membership or disability benefits and penalties for fraudulent benefits; to provide with respect to service credit and contributions; actions related thereto; to provide with respect to benefits and the to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. payment thereof; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Page 38 SENATE 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 4, 1999

HOUSE BILL NO. 1790— Senator Hainkel moved to concur in the amendments proposed by BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH the House. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 44:39(A)(2)(b), relative to all public retirement systems, plans, and funds; to provide with respect to ROLL CALL administration of documents and the digitized preservation of the original source documents; to exempt the systems from certain The roll was called with the following result: requirements otherwise applicable when documents have been electronically digitized; and to provide for related matters. YEAS Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. Mr. President Dean Landry Barham Dyess Lentini Bean Ellington Malone SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Boissiere Fields W Robichaux Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Branch Greene Schedler Engrossed House Bill No. 1790 by Representative Walsworth Cain Hainkel Siracusa Campbell Heitmeier Smith AMENDMENT NO. 1 Casanova Hines Theunissen On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: Cox Johnson Thomas Cravins Jones Ullo Dardenne Jordan "(iii) The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Total—32 Development" NAYS On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was Total—0 adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the ABSENT Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Bajoie Irons Tarver Fields C Lambert Senate Concurrent Resolutions Hollis Romero Returned from the House of Representatives Total—7 with Amendments The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions returned from the concurred in. Senator Hainkel moved to reconsider the vote by which House of Representatives with amendments were taken up and acted the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. upon as follows: Privilege Report of the Committee on SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 47— Senate and Governmental Affairs BY SENATOR HAINKEL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors ENROLLMENTS for the University of Louisiana System to take the necessary steps to name the administration building, located at Southeastern Senator Dardenne, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Louisiana University, the Dr. Luther H. Dyson Administration Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: Building. May 4, 1999 The resolution was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: To the President and Members of the Senate: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 47 by Senator Hainkel The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions have been properly enrolled: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, at the beginning of line 5, delete "the" SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14— BY SENATOR DARDENNE AND REPRESENTATIVE MCMAINS AMENDMENT NO. 2 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION On page 1, line 5, after "Dyson" change "Administration Building." to To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Education, in "Hall." cooperation with the Louisiana Alliance for Arts Education and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, to establish and convene a task AMENDMENT NO. 3 force to study and develop an assessment to measure students' On page 2, line 3, after "Education" and before "head" insert a comma knowledge in arts education. "," SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27— BY SENATORS JORDAN, BEAN, BRANCH, BOISSIERE, CRAVINS, AMENDMENT NO. 4 DARDENNE, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, On page 2, line 26, after "strength" and before "and" insert a comma "," LANDRY, ROMERO, TARVER, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AMENDMENT NO. 5 To urge and request the Adjutant General of the Louisiana National On page 3, line 5, after "University," change "the Dr. Luther H. Dyson Guard to establish the Cold War Victory Medal to commemorate Administration Building." to "Dr. Luther H. Dyson Hall." those members of the Louisiana National Guard who served during the Cold War era from 1945 until 1991. 21st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 39 SENATE May 4, 1999

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 94— BY SENATORS JORDAN, BEAN, BRANCH, BOISSIERE, CRAVINS, BY SENATOR JORDAN AND REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, MICHOT AND DARDENNE, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, PIERRE LANDRY, ROMERO, TARVER, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon To memorialize Congress to establish the Cold War Victory Medal to the death of Jill Tompkins, mother, daughter, student, Christian, commemorate those members of America's armed services who and friend. served during the Cold War era from 1945 until 1991. Respectfully submitted, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 42— JAY DARDENNE BY SENATOR CAIN AND REPRESENTATIVES HILL, BARTON, BAUDOIN, CURTIS, DOERGE, FARVE, KENNEY, POWELL, SALTER AND SHAW Chairman A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to proclaim the first week The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolutions were signed by the in August of each year as "National Week of Prayer for Schools". President of the Senate. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 83 Adjournment (SUBSTITUTE FOR SCR NO. 49 BY SENATOR DYESS)— BY SENATORS DYESS, CAIN, CASANOVA, ELLINGTON AND HINES AND REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, CURTIS, RIDDLE, WIGGINS, WRIGHT AND Senator Bean moved that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, DOWNER May 5, 1999 at 1:30 o'clock P.M. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Board of Regents, under the authority of Article The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until VIII, Section 5(D)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to study and 1:30 o'clock P.M. on Wednesday, May 5, 1999. assess postsecondary programmatic and workforce needs of central Louisiana, the utilization of previously authorized baccalaureate MICHAEL S. BAER, III program offerings presently available to the citizens of central Secretary of the Senate Louisiana, the effectiveness of the University Center for Rapides Parish, and the need for and feasibility of converting Louisiana GAYE F. HAMILTON State University at Alexandria from a college limited to offering Journal Clerk degrees of a lower rank than baccalaureate to a college authorized to offer baccalaureate degrees or establishing Louisiana State University at Alexandria as a branch campus of an existing baccalaureate degree-granting institution and to submit a report to the Senate and House education committees by December 31, 1999. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 89— BY SENATOR COX AND REPRESENTATIVE GUILLORY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the players, coaches, managerial personnel, and statisticians of the Lake Charles-Boston High School boys basketball team upon its excellence during the 1998-1999 season that culminated in winning its first 3A state high school basketball title and in compiling a record of 27-9 and a district record of 10-0. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 90— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER AND REPRESENTATIVE GUILLORY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request development of an ongoing association between the state of Louisiana and the province of Alberta, Canada. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 93— BY SENATORS EWING, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BEAN, BOISSIERE, BRANCH, CAIN, CAMPBELL, CASANOVA, COX, CRAVINS, DARDENNE, DEAN, DYESS, ELLINGTON, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, GREENE, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LENTINI, MALONE, ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SIRACUSA, SMITH, TARVER, THEUNISSEN, THOMAS AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, CARTER, CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DIMOS, DOERGE, DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD, WINDHORST, WINSTON, WOOTON AND WRIGHT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To designate April 28, 1999, as Workers' Memorial Day.