Senate of Pennsylvania Session of Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (Prepared in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate) THE SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA CONVENED AT 10:00 A.M. CHAPLAIN Prayer was offered by Reverend Cora Suiter, AS BS, First Baptist Church of Braddock Hills, Braddock, Pennsylvania COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED From Governor Wolf - Executive Nominations – Gubernatorial Appointments presented – referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations The following Reports presented were noted in the Journal and filed in the Library – PA 529 College and Career Savings Program 2017-2018 Annual Report Inspector General’s Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Report STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIR APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Printed in the Journal – (see attached listing) CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT The Certificate of Election of The Honorable John Fetterman, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was presented ESCORT COMMITTEE Senators Jake Corman, Chair, Jay Costa and Lindsey Williams were appointed to escort The Honorable John Fetterman to take the Oath of Office and assume the duties of the Office of Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate INAUGURAL CEREMONY – OATH OF OFFICE Invocation presented by Pastor Nick Taliaferro, West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church, Philadelphia, PA The Oath of Office was administered to The Honorable John Fetterman by The Honorable Deborah Kunselman, Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Benediction presented by Minister Teri L. Gilmore, First Baptist Church of Braddock Hills, Braddock, PA APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Senator Argall – Majority Policy Chairman Senator Kim Ward – Majority Caucus Administrator Senator Browne – member of the Public School Employees’ Retirement Board Senator Gordner – member of the Capitol Preservation Committee and member of the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Senator Yaw – member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, and member of the Board of Directors of the PA College of Technology Ms. Cynthia Carrow – member of the Citizens Advisory Council APPOINTMENT BY THE MINORITY LEADER Senator Schwank – member of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education RESOLUTIONS Recess Resolution - ADOPTED THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY’S LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY THE SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA RECESSED AT 10:53 A.M. TO RECONVENE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 AT 11:00 A.M. UNLESS SOONER RECALLED BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE .