THE SENATE NINTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994

SESSION DAY CALENDAR DAY TIME

1st Day August 11, 1994 10:00 a.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER

A. ROLL CALL: 8 members were present; Senator H. San Nicolas was excused, but came in late

B. READING AND APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL: None

C. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR:

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-113: July 1, 1994 - A letter nominating Mr. Leo Lamotte for the position of Public Auditor.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-114: July 13, 1994 - A letter nominating Ms. Carmen U. Hofschneider to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to represent Tinian.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-115: July 5, 1994 - A letter of certifying and granting approval to allow the Public Auditor to receive a salary in excess of $54,000.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-116: July 8,1994 - A letter informing the Legislature that HB 9-196, amending the Uniform Condominium Act to conform with Amendment 35 of the Constitution, was signed into Public Law No. 9-6 on July 8, 1994.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-117: July 24, 1994 - A letter informing the Legislature that HB 9-199, Appropriations and Budget Authority Act of 1994, was vetoed on July 24, 1994.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-118: July 24, 1994 - A letter to the Legislature submitting the administration's proposed tax reform bill. (Copies of the proposed bill were given to all Senators on 7/27/94)

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-119: July 27, 1994 - A letter to the Presiding Officers of the Legislature enclosing two proposed House bills regarding CUC Debt Relief.

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-120: August 9, 1994 - A letter to the Presiding Officers of the Legislature enclosing a copy of the completed indirect cost negotiated agreement for FY 1995. ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______

Gov. Mesg. No. 9-121: August 8, 1994 - a leter to the Presiding Officers of the Legislature enclosing the Fiscal Year 1995 application for the Maternal and Child Health Services and Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.

_____ 2 ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______D. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS:

Dept. Mesg. No. 9-3: August 9, 1994 - A letter from the Director of Finance to the Presiding Officers of the Legislature regarding the financial status of the CNMI.

E. HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS:

Hse. Comm. No. 9-67: Transmitting for Senate action H.B. No. 9-224, H.D.1, the Puerto Rico Dump Site Closure Act of 1994.

Hse. Comm. No. 9-68: Transmitting a certified copy of HR 9-53, authorizing the House Legal Counsel to represent the interests and will of the House in the Commonwealth Superior Court Case Sablan v. Demapan et al, in which the Ninth Legislature as a whole has been named as a defendant.

Hse. Comm. No. 9-69: Transmitting a certified copy of House Commemorative Resolution No. 9-60, recognizing the successful efforts of House Legal Counsel Maya Kara, Esq. and Gail Vore, Esq. in their filing and arguing of the Amicus Curiae Brief in the matter of MVB v. CNMI Civil Action NO. 94-156.

F. WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE'S COMMUNICATIONS: None

(Recess: 10:15 to 10:20 a.m.)

G. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Standing Comm. Report No. 9-39: From the Committee on Executive Appointments and Governmental Investigations reporting on the Governor's appointment of Mr. David Q. Maratita to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Ports Authority. [ADOPTED]

Standing Comm. Report No. 9-40: From the Committee on Executive Appointments and Governmental Investigations reporting on the Governor's appointment of Mr. George A. Sablan to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Ports Authority. [ADOPTED]

H. SPECIAL/CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS: None

I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None

J. PREFILED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS:

(Recess: 10:28 to 10:30 a.m.)

Sen. Res. No. 9-63: To express sincere gratitude and appreciation to Guillermo C. Borja for his service as an Armed Forces Representatives to the NMI and as a special escort and body guard to Mr. Haydn William's, United States Ambassador to the NMI, during the

_____ 3 ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______presentation of the Covenant, and to recognize the vital role that Mr. Borja's action served in the historic process through which the Covenant was born. (SEN. DM. CING 07/27/94)

_____ 4 ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______Sen. Res. No. 9-64: A Senate Resolution to extend a Warm Hafa Adai and welcome to the Board of Directors of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL) and all the participants of the 11th Annual Pacific Educational Conference and best wishes for a most successful meeting on . (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/08/94) [TEMPORARILY ADOPTED ON 8/8/94]

Sen. Res. No. 9-65: A Senate Resolution to encourage the Board of to implement a requirement that all educators must receive basic First Aid training before they are allowed to teach in the Commonwealth. (SEN. R.S. ATALIG 08/10/94)

Sen. Res. No. 9-66: A Senate Resolution to require that the Board of Education implement an Alternative Class Scheduling pilot program in no more than two schools in the Commonwealth's Public School System prior to initiating any full scale changes. (SEN. R.S. ATALIG 08/10/94)

Sen. Res. No. 9-67: A Senate Resolution to congratulate Rita Hocog Inos Ed. D., for her recent accomplishment in earning a Doctorate of Education from the University of Southern California, emphasizing on policy, planning and administration; and for being the first citizen of to attain such a prestigious and honorable level of academic achievement; and for other purposes. (SEN. JUAN S. DEMAPAN 08/10/94)

Sen. Bill No. 9-112: A Bill for an Act to amend 3 CMC Section 2125 by adding Subsection (a) to require all schools in the Commonwealth to provide water fountains for drinking and water catchments for adequate sanitation and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUTC)

Sen. Bill No. 9-113: A Bill for an Act to amend 4 CMC Section 8141 by adding Subsection (h) to require the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to replace all wooden electrical power poles with concrete poles by the year 2000 and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUTC)

Sen. Bill No. 9-114: A Bill for an Act to amend 3 CMC Section 1181 by adding Subsection (a) to require that every person who is employed in the Commonwealth as a classroom teacher of mathematics, science, or English must pass an aptitude test in their specialized field as promulgated by the Board of Education as a prerequisite for employment and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEW&P)

Sen. Bill No. 9-115: A Bill for an Act to amend 3 CMC Section 1132 by adding Subsection (a)(1) to require that the Board of Education shall establish performance tests that must be passed by commonwealth students in the fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades prior to being promoted to the next grade and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFEREED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEW&P)

Sen. Bill No. 9-116: A Bill for an Act to amend 3 CMC Section 1151 by adding Subsection (a) to require all Commonwealth schools to have air conditioned classrooms by

_____ 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______the beginning of the 1996 school year and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEW&P)

Sen. Bill No. 9-117: A Bill for an Act to establish a Task Force on Educational Excellence in the Commonwealth of the and for other purposes. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEW&P)

Sen. Bill No. 9-118: A Bill for an Act to amend 4 CMC Division 1 to allow Senatorial District No. 1 to transfer portions of its unused poker machine license allocation to poker machine operators in the Third Senatorial District; and for other purposes. (E.A. HOCOG 08/10/94)

Sen. Joint Res. No. 9-9: A Senate Joint Resolution to request the Marianas Public Land Corporation to set aside 25 hectares of public land on the island of Saipan for the construction of a multi-purpose sports complex. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RED&P)

Sen. Joint Res. No. 9-10: A Senate Joint Resolution to request the Marianas Public Land Corporation to set aside 10 hectares of public land on the island of Saipan for use as a public cemetery. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RED&P)

Sen. Joint Res. No. 9-11: A Senate Joint Resolution to request the Marianas Public Land Corporation to set aside public land on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota to serve as sites for affordable townhouses for eligible homestead recipients or qualified first- time homeowners in the Commonwealth. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RED&P)

Sen. Joint Res. No. 9-12: A Senate Joint Resolution to request the Marianas Public Land Corporation in conjunction with the Public School System to set aside 50 hectares of public land on the island of Saipan for the construction of a modern public school complex to accommodate the island's middle school and high school. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/04/94 - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RED&P)

Sen. Joint Res. No. 9-13: A Senate Joint Resolution respectfully requesting the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense to permit citizens of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to attend United States military academies. (SEN. J.S. DEMAPAN 08/10/94)

K. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS:

Sen. Bill No. 9-119: A Bill for an Act to address the fiscal deficit crisis facing the Commonwealth by imposing a conditional moratorium onhiring for the Commonwealth Government; and for other purposes. (SEN. T.P. VILLAGOMEZ)

Sen. Bill No. 9-120: A Bill for an Act to amend 3 CMC §4437(c) to provide that the nonresident worker shall bear the cost of medical expenses resulting from conditions _____ 6 ORDER OF BUSINESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1994 AUGUST 11, 1994 ______encountered and activities undertaken outside of the workplace and outside the property of any employer-provided residences which the nonresident worker inhabits; and for other purposes. (SEN. T.P. VILLAGOMEZ)

Sen. Bill No. 9-121: A Bill for an Act to provide for the preservation, protection and promotion of core indigenous Micronesian handicraft and artifacts and to reserve their manufacture and sale by pesons of indigenous descent, and for other purposes. (SEN. T.P. VILLAGOMEZ0

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First Reading Second & Final Reading

SB 9-85 (Smoker's Health Care) [PASSED] SB 9-74, SD1 [PASSED] (Commercial Hookup to CUC) SB 9-103 [PASSED] (Non-Resident Workers-Medical Exp)

(Sen. D. Cing left the Chamber)

HB 9-30 (Naftan I Tasi) (Moved to Second Reading) HB 9-30 [PASSED]

SB 9-118 [PASSED] (Poker Machine License Transfer) HB 9-198, SD1 [RECALLED FROM HOUSE] (Sen. H. San Nicolas took his seat in the Chamber)

M. RESOLUTION CALENDAR:

SR 9-63 (Guillermo Borja) [ADOPTED]

SR 9-64 (PREL) [ADOPTED]

SR 9-65 (First Aid Training) [ADOPTED]

SR 9-67 (Rita Inos) [ADOPTED]

SJR 9-13 (Military Academies) [ADOPTED]

N. PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None

O. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

P. ANNOUNCEMENT

Sen. R. S. Atalig announced a JGL Committee public hearing on 8/30/94, Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chamber on the Con-Con bill (HB 217).

Q. ADJOURNMENT: 12:20 p.m. subject to the call of the Chair.

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APPEARANCE OF LOCAL BILLS

(None)

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