NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Minutes of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Prairie Room, State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota Representative Al Carlson, Chairman, called the Robinson voted for Senator Taylor. Chairman meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Carlson announced that Senator Bowman is the Members present: Representatives Al Carlson, legislator appointee to the Veterinary Medical Merle Boucher, Chris Griffin, Gary Kreidt, Shirley Education Program Admissions Committee. Meyer, David Monson, Bob Skarphol, Robin Weisz, Chairman Carlson said the next appointments are Lisa Wolf; Senators Robert S. Erbele, Tony S. to the Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement Grindberg, Ray Holmberg, David O'Connell, Tracy Cooperating Committee, consisting of a Potter, Larry J. Robinson, Bob Stenehjem, Rich representative of the House Transportation Wardner Committee and of the Senate Transportation Others present: Jay E. Buringrud, Allen H. Committee. Chairman Carlson said the current Knudson, Jason J. Steckler; Legislative Council, appointees are Representative Robin Weisz and Bismarck Senator Gary A. Lee. RaeAnn G. Kelsch, State Representative, Mandan It was moved by Senator Wardner, seconded See attached appendix for additional persons by Senator Grindberg, and carried on a voice vote present. that Representative Robin Weisz and Senator It was moved by Senator Wardner, seconded Gary A. Lee be appointed to the Multistate by Senator Robinson, and carried on a voice vote Highway Transportation Agreement Cooperating to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the Committee. May 5 and May 20, 2009, meetings and to approve Chairman Carlson said the next appointments are the minutes as distributed. to the Committee on Protection and Advocacy. Chairman Carlson said copies of a proposed It was moved by Representative Weisz, committee structure would be distributed as soon as seconded by Representative Monson, and carried they were ready. He said he has been working on the on a voice vote that Representative Gerry Uglem structure and it is being finalized and copies are being and Senator Robert S. Erbele be appointed to the made by Legislative Council staff. Committee on Protection and Advocacy. Chairman Carlson said the next appointment to APPOINTMENTS consider is the State Hospital Governing Body. Chairman Carlson said the Legislative Council It was moved by Senator O'Connell and would take up consideration of appointments. seconded by Representative Wolf that Senator Chairman Carlson said the first appointments to be Tim Mathern be nominated. It was moved by discussed are the appointments to the Veterinary Representative Kreidt and seconded by Senator Medical Education Program Admissions Committee Stenehjem that Representative Chet Pollert be related to Kansas State University. He said the State nominated. Representatives Carlson, Kreidt, Board of Higher Education staff has asked for Monson, Skarphol, and Weisz and Senators Erbele, additional time to contact potential appointees Grindberg, Holmberg, Stenehjem, and Wardner voted representing the North Dakota State University for Representative Pollert. Representatives Boucher, Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Griffin, Meyer, and Wolf and Senators O'Connell, Sciences, a practicing veterinarian, and a livestock Potter, and Robinson voted for Senator Mathern. producer. He said the legislator appointed during the Chairman Carlson announced that Representative 2007-09 biennium was Senator Bill Bowman. Pollert is the appointee to the State Hospital It was moved by Senator Stenehjem and Governing Body. seconded by Senator Wardner that Senator Bill Chairman Carlson said the next appointments to Bowman be nominated as the legislator appointee. be considered are those to the North Dakota It was moved by Representative Boucher and Commission on Uniform State Laws and the law seconded by Senator O'Connell that Senator requires that there must be one appointee from each Ryan M. Taylor be nominated as the legislator house and the appointees must be attorneys. He said appointee. Representatives Carlson, Kreidt, Monson, the current commission members are Representative Skarphol and Weisz and Senators Erbele, Grindberg, Lawrence R. Klemin and Senator Dave Nething. Holmberg, Stenehjem, and Wardner voted for Senator It was moved by Representative Skarphol, Bowman. Representatives Boucher, Griffin, Meyer, seconded by Senator Stenehjem, and carried on a and Wolf and Senators O'Connell, Potter, and voice vote that Representative Lawrence R. Legislative Council 2 June 16, 2009 Klemin and Senator Dave Nething be appointed to Representative Lisa Wolf replace Representative the North Dakota Commission on Uniform State Jasper J. Schneider and also serve as chairman. Laws. Regarding the Government Services Committee, Chairman Carlson said the Legislative Council is to Representative Boucher suggested Representative appoint two legislators to the State Information Kari L. Conrad, Representative Lisa Wolf, and Technology Advisory Committee. He said the current Senator Tracy Potter be added to the committee. appointees are Representative Bob Skarphol and Regarding the Health and Human Services Senator Rich Wardner. Committee, Senator Stenehjem suggested Senator It was moved by Representative Monson, Robert S. Erbele be added to the committee. seconded by Senator Stenehjem, and carried on a Regarding the Higher Education Committee, voice vote that Representative Bob Skarphol and Chairman Carlson announced that Senator David Senator Rich Wardner be appointed to the State Hogue would be removed from the committee. Information Technology Advisory Committee. Representative Boucher suggested Representative Chairman Carlson announced the Legislative Louis Pinkerton and Senator JoNell A. Bakke be Council is to appoint one member from each political added to the committee. party to serve on the Advisory Commission on Faith- Regarding the Information Technology Committee, Based and Community Initiatives. He said the current Representative Boucher suggested Representative appointees are Representative Bette B. Grande and Corey Mock or Representative Lonny Winrich and Senator Tim Mathern. Senator Richard Marcellais be added to the It was moved by Representative Kreidt, committee. seconded by Representative Skarphol, and carried Regarding the Judicial Process Committee, on a voice vote that Representative Bette B. Representative Boucher suggested Senator Arden C. Grande be appointed to the Advisory Commission Anderson be added to the committee. on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Regarding the Legislative Procedure and It was moved by Senator Robinson, seconded Arrangements Committee, Chairman Carlson by Senator O'Connell, and carried on a voice vote announced that Senator Jerry Klein is the Senate that Senator Jim Pomeroy be appointed to the President Pro Tempore member on the committee. Advisory Commission on Faith-Based and Regarding the Long-Term Care Committee, Community Initiatives. Representative Boucher suggested Senator Joan Chairman Carlson announced that the copies of Heckaman be added to the committee. the proposed committee structure had been delivered Regarding the Natural Resources Committee, and the Council would be in recess while each of the Senator Stenehjem suggested Senator David Hogue caucuses met to consider the proposed committee and Senator Bill Bowman be added to the committee. structure. Regarding the Public Safety and Transportation The Council was in recess until 11:07 a.m. Committee, Representative Carlson suggested Chairman Carlson said the procedure to be used Representative Matthew M. Klein be added to the would be to go through each committee and review committee and Representative Boucher suggested the proposed committee membership and entertain Senator Richard Marcellais be added to the any suggested changes by Council members. committee. Regarding the Administrative Rules Committee, Regarding the Taxation Committee, Senator Representative Boucher suggested that Stenehjem asked that he be added to the committee. Representative Joe Kroeber, Representative Lonny Regarding the Water-Related Topics Overview Winrich, and Senator Joan Heckaman be added to the Committee, Representative Boucher suggested membership of the committee. Representative Lee Kaldor be added to the committee Regarding the Advisory Commission on and Senator Joan Heckaman replace Senator Intergovernmental Relations, Representative Boucher Elroy N. Lindaas on the committee. recommended that Representative Eliot Glassheim Regarding the Workers' Compensation Review replace Senator Tracy Potter as a commission Committee, Representative Boucher suggested member and that Senator Arden C. Anderson be Senator JoNell A. Bakke replace Senator Richard chairman. Marcellais on the committee. Regarding the Agriculture Committee, Regarding the Workforce Committee, Senator Representative Boucher suggested Senator Aaron Larry J. Robinson said he would be willing to serve on Krauter and Senator John Warner be added to the the committee. committee. Senator Stenehjem suggested that Chairman Carlson then asked for Legislative Senator Tim Flakoll be added to the committee. Council input regarding the chairmanship of each Regarding the Commission on Alternatives to committee. Representative Boucher suggested that Incarceration, Representative Boucher suggested Senator Arden C. Anderson be the Advisory Representative Louise Potter replace Representative Commission on Intergovernmental Relations chairman Lisa Wolf and