and wmnf'haj!'o asz-nc:.jiturl' 'natural state of iowa ...p.t··.-i~·w...

BERL E. PRIEBE HATE SESATOR

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Rf[) :l. Box 14i.A

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Senator Bill Hutchins Chair, Legislative Council

Representative Don Avenson Chair, Studies Committee

STATE OF IOWA St·•'fiii!I·St·t·t,,tf Gf·t1fral .4 ..... -u·mMy

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Du liioinn, lomu 50319

COMMITTEE!'

Asz-ricultur<• · ('J, i rmtll• !\a.tural Re!-lourct'~ · \'ir·, Chtt•rmlll•

Tran~portation

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June 26, 1989

Dear Senator Hutchins and Representative Avenson:

Last March, the Agriculture Committee was privileged to listen to a presentation from from Dr. Michael Grimes, a trade consultant from the Republic of Ireland. Dr. Grimes spoke at length on the long anticipated

~economic union of the Eurpoean Economic Community (EEC) in 1992.

Dr. Grimes told us that -it was his opinion that this new economic giant will be a formidable adversary because it will erect a wall so they will need few products that can't be produced in at least one of the countries. This will be especially true in the area of agricultural products. Iowa farmers and Iowa industry will have to either sell or buy into the European market.

Therefore, Dr. Grimes suggested that a state strategy committee be formed that would develop policy to deal with the EEC union. Without a governing policy board it will become more and more difficult to understand what it takes to sell and compete with the Europeans.

As a result, the Agriculture Committee unanimously passed SCR 15, which established a Task Force to study opportunities to increase trade between Iowa and the EEC. The Task Force would be comprised of 12 legislators, 6 public members appointed by the Legislative Council, and an invitation that the Governor appoint 6 other members from various academic and business interests. The Task Force would also be granted a $25,000 appropriation for carrying out the work of the Task Force. This resolution was referred to the Rules and Administration Committee and was not reported to the floor for consideration.

I believe the formation of the Task Force envisioned in SCR 15 is a vital first step in meeting the challange the economic union of European

~countries poses. The presentation before the Agriculture Committee by Dr. Grimes created more concern than I have seen in many years. However, it also resulted in a substantial amount of enthusiasm to put in place an entity that could meet this challange. I heard comments from some of the members of the committee that the presentation was one of the most important

and best in the last ten to fifteen years.

Support for the conceptual framework of the Task Force was both Senators Boswell and Palmer, who would be expected to play role in its work, and by Republican members of the Agricultural -~ · well.

voiced by a inajor Committee

~ Therefore, I would respectfully request that you take what ever steps

are necessary to set up this Task Force, at the earliest possible date, as_ a Legislative initiative, and that its charge be the same as is outlined in sea 15. I believe that this should be one of the more important efforts that we must take during the 1989 int~rim.

Thank you for your urgent consideration of this vital matter.

Sincerely,

~ Berl E. Priebe

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LEGAL DIVISION ::HARD L. JOHNSON

DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L ADKI SSON

MICHAEL J . GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L KAUFMAN

C J MAY. Ill

DEANN E S. NAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L. WILSON

DANIEL PITTS WINEGARDEN

LESLIE E. WORKMAN

RESEARCH DIVISION PATRICIA A FUNARO

THANE A. JOHNSON

JOHN C POLLAK

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BU ILDING DES MOINES, IOWA 50319

515 281-3566 DONOVAN PEETERS. DIREC TOR

DIANE E. BOLENDER. DEPUT Y DIRECTOR

August 16, 1989

MEMOR A NDUM

TO : SPEAKER DON AVENSON, CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 281-5285

PHYLLIS V. BARRY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE EDITOR

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE GERALDINE FAIDLINGTON

ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 281 -5285

JoANN G BROWN IOWA CODE EDITOR

OF THE STUDIES COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

FROM

RE :

Daniel Pi t ts Winegarden, Legal Counsel

Report on speaker fee s and expenses for expert witnesses before the Energy Eff iciency I nterim Study Committee

The temporary Co-cha i rpersons of the Energy Effici ency Interim Study Committee, Representative Ralph Rosenberg and Senator Patrick Deluhery, wish to report to the Studies Committee t he scheduled attendance and part icipat ion of Amory Lovins at the interim committee ' s scheduled Sept ember 14, 1989, meet ing . Amory Lovin s is a nationally known expert in the area of energy efficiency, utility issues , and related environmental issues . Mr . Lovins ts the Research Director of the Rocky Mountain Institute. His comments and assistance are expected to be especially usef ul to the Energy Efficiency Interim Study Committee i n light of its charge to devel op a plan to encourage cooperative and innovat i ve programs for the efficient uses of energy . Amory Livins will charge a $3 , 000 fee , pl us travel expenses.

Additionally, Daniel Gomez-Ibanez is s cheduled fo r the August 28, 1989, meeting and has requested travel expenses f r om Wiscon s in to attend . Daniel Gomez-Ibanez is the Director of Wholesale Services for Wisconsin Power and Ligh t and will speak on areas in which utilities cans encourage and increa se energy effic iency.

This r epo rt i s furni shed for Legi s la t ive Council has previous ly expenses fo r thes e speakers .

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informational purposes only as the authorized the payment of fees and

DENf\Jg MAY :'TATE REI'RESI-::\V,Tin:

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The Honorable Donald Avenson Speaker of the House Iowa House of Representatives Des Moines, IA 50319

Dear Speaker Avenson:

Drs 311oinrs • .3lotua 3L131 ~1

18 July 1989

COM M JTTF:E~

F.m·rsr:• and F:n\'ironmt•ntal Prot~ction. \ 'ir• ( 'J, i r

AJ!ric·u I tun• !\atural Rt>!'ourc·('" Way!- and Mt>an:-

Reference our conversation at Mason City on 10 July 1989 concerning the Legislative Council Funding a liquor study.

~ Last year, I requested Prof. Ken Stone of I.S.U. to write an Analysis of Possible Outcomes if Iowa Lo~ered its Wholesale Liquor Markup from SO% to 40% or 30%. Prof. Stone drew the following conclusions:

1. If all liquor sales leakage could be stopped, Iowa's total retail sales could be increased by app. $180 million per year (assumes a multiplier of 1.7). This would increase Iowa's sales tax by appproximately $7 million per year.

2. If the leakage could be stopped by decreasing state liquor markup from SO% to 40%, overall state revenue could be increased by approximately $15 million annually (minus handling expenses).

3. If it were necessary to decrease state markup from SO% to 30% to stop all leakage, total state revenue would still increase by approximately $12.6 million annually.

4. It is possible that with significantly lower prices than contiguous states, Iowa could attract liquor trade from out-of-state that would then "spillover" and buy other retail merchandise, thereby increasing Io-:.Ja revenues even more.

Senate File 477 is a bill to lower the liquor markup from SO% to 40%. Alcoholic Beverage Division, in its fiscal note states, "Formost, to what

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degree is illegal liquor importation being expe=ienced in Iowa? There have been many estimates based on various factors, but, to date, n~ factual information on exactly how much illegal liquor importation does o~cur.into Io~a. Until a legitimate figure can be proven as to the extent of illegal liquJr importation, it will be extremely difficult to make educated decisions on wl;)ether or not the liquor markup sh:>uld be adjusted."

Inclosure # 1, A study by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau dated 14 July 1988, discusses the illegal importation of Alco~olic Beverages.

Prof. Ken Stone and myself h~ve discussed the possibility of doing a study on the liquor purchasing habits of Iowans. Prof. Stone believes a complete study could be accomplished for ab:>ut $20,000. This would entail interviewing over 600 drinking Iowans. Prof. Stone says he can produce an accurate report of the buying habits of Io~ans fo~ all 99 co~nties. This study should give a very accurate indication o~ the losses of revenues by Io~ans purchasing goods and services out~ide of the State.

I would like to see an additional $2,000 or so included in this study to determine if the liquor price was lowered 10% to 15%, would individuals from other states come into Ioua ~o purchase spirits? I would like a good targeting of the Austin/Albert Lea, MN areas. Additional revenues may be ~ained by out of state residents traveling to Iowa.

~f, indeed, Iowa is loosing $12 to $15 million in lost revenues, a $20,000 to $22,000 study will be more than justified.

Thank you, Speaker Avenson, for your time and consideration. If any further information is needed, please do not hesitate to contact me at my home.

1 Incl as

Sincerely,

~ Dennis May

August 15, 1989

Speaker Don Avenson, Chair Legislative Studies Committee State Capitol Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Dear Don:

At the June Legislative Council Meeting the Council approved an update of the court studies committee report which was done a number of years ago. That study update was prompted as a result of Senate Resolution 16 which called for a collection of that updated information.

The purpose for the request of that information was prompted by a request for additional judges. It was felt that the best way to gather the information to determine whether or not the case load was up in civil cases, and if so, what the distribution of that increase case load was, was to update the already

\..,._)existing court study report.

Since the session ended, I met with the Supreme Court and have found that the information necessary to determine current case load and its distribution by case and geographical location is information which exists in the Supreme Court without the necessity of updating the court study. Therefore, I would recommend to the Legislative Studies Committee that the previously authorized study is not necessary and that the Legislative Council could save $50, 000 .• 00 appropriate for that study by de-authorizing that study.

Very

9-~a Senator Donald Chairman Senate Committee


' EGAL DIVISION

ICHARD L JOHNSON DIVISION CHIEF


PHYLLIS V 8 Ai'<'1Y ADMINISTRA TIV£ COD£ EDI TOR DOUGLAS L ADKISSON

M ICHAEL J GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L KAUFMAN

CJMAYIII

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE

DEANNE S '-JAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L WILSON

DANI EL PITTS WINEGAR DE

LESLIE E WORKMAN

RESEARCH DIVISION

PATRICIA A . FUNARO

THANE R JOHNSON

JOHN C POLLAK

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DES MOINES. IOWA 5031 9

515 281-3566 DONOVAN PEETERS. DIRECTOR

DIANE E BOLENDER. DEPUTY DIRECTOR

August 15, 1989

MEMORANDUM

TO: CHAIRPERSON AVENSON AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDI ES COMMI TTEE

FROM : Senator Donald V. Doyl e

RE : Code Publication Study Committee

GERALDINE FRIOLINGTON ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BU ILDING 5 15 281 -5285

JoANN G BROWN IOWA COO£ EDI TOR

The Chairs of the Senate Judiciary Commit t ee and the House Judiciary and Law Enfor cement Committee traditionally request the establi s hment of a Code Publication Study Committee each year to review suggested Code changes t o be included i n the pro posed Code Editor ' s bills . The Committee, in effect, acts a s a joint Subcommittee of the two Judiciary Committees . The Committee is traditionally compo sed of the Cha i rpe r sons , Vice-Chairperson s , and Ranking Memb e rs of each chamber's Judiciary Committee . The members hip would the r efor e be:

Senator Donald Doyle Senator Tom Mann Senator Julia Gent leman

Repre senative Dan Jay Repre snetati ve Wayne McKinney Representati ve Roger Halvor son

On behalf of Represen t a t i ve Jay and myself , we are r equesting t he f ormal es t ablishment of the Code Publ i cat ion St udy Committ ee and t he author ization of one mee ting day . code, 0809

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tltbt ~tnatt STATE OF IOWA

.-eatrJtOWie

lles moine., 3Jowa 50319

MEMORANDUM

TO: The Studies Committee of the Legislative Council

FR: Senator Joe Welsh and Representative Art Ollie Temporary Co-Chairs, Iowa Air Link Transportation Commission

RE: Commission's Charge

DT: August 15, 1989

\.-1 Part of the Iowa Air Link Transportation Commission's charge is to hire a consultant to study the feasibility of an Air Link program. While the Commission is expected to review and approve a Request for Proposal at its first meeting, there will not be enough time to review consultants' applications and formulate a budget, research design and organization plan by September 1, as required by the Commission's charge. The Commission requests an extension of its deadline for the submission of the budget, research design and organization plan to November 20, 1989. The Commission expects that, because the budget is largely dependent upon the cost of a consultant's work, part of the budget will be submitted earlier in the form of a request for funds to hire a consultant.

While the Air Link Transportation Commission is a legislative committee composed primarily of citizen members, the legislative members serving on that committee do not have to be ex officio members. It is therefore requested that the legislative members who serve on that committee be appointed as voting members.

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TO: Legislative Studies Committee FR: Senator Joe Welsh

I am requesting approval for an interim committee to study several questions that have been raised concerning the Department of Employment Services management and fiscal decisions and policies. It has come to the attention of several legislators that the Department has been fraught with morale problems that may ultimately be affecting the delivery of services to Iowa's employers and unemployed. I am requesting that the committee be allowed two more meeting dates and that the committee include five House members and five Senate members.

The focus of the interim committee would be on five of the area D.E.S. offices; Des Moines, Burlington, Ottumwa, Fort Dodge and Carroll. Staff interview would be conducted to provide information on morale, management style, relations with other agencies, quality of services being provided to clients, management staff relations, etc. Due to the sensitive nature of these inquiries, it may be necessary to hire an outside consultant.

Thank you for your consideration and approval of this request.

' EGAL DIVISION

1CHARD L JOHNSON DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L ADKISSON

MICHAEL J GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L KAUFMAN

C J MAY. Ill

DEANN E S NAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L WILSON


LESLIE E WORKMAN

RESEARCH DIVISION PATRICIA A FUNARO

THANE R JOHNSON

JOHN C POLLAK


LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DES MOINES. IOWA 50319

515 281 -3566 DONOVAN PEETERS. DIRECTOR


August 15, 1989

MEMORANDUM

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 28 ' -5285

PHYLLIS V BARRY ADM INISTRATIVE CODE EDITOR

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE GERALDINE FRIDLINGTON

ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BU ILDING 515 28 1-5285

JoANN G BROWN IOWA CODE EDI TOR

TO: CHAIRPERSON AVENSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON HUTCHINS, AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDIES COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

FROM: Susan Voss , Legal Co~nsel)i· RE: Request for Additional Meeting

On behalf of Senator William Palmer and Representative Minnette Doderer, Co-chai r persons of the Non-gender Based Insurance Study Committ ee , I am requesting approval of an additional meeting day for the Study Committee.

Presently, three meetings have been authorized for the Non-gender Based Insurance Study Committee. However, an additional meeting is necessary to review the fi ndings of the Study Committee and make recommendations to the 1990 General Assembly .

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I.EGAL DIVISION /CHARD L. JOHNSON DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L. ADKISSON

MICHAEL J GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L KAUFMAN

C J MAY. Ill

DEANNE S. NAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L WILSON


LESLIE E. WORKMAN

RESEARCH DIVISION PATRICIA A. FUNARO

THANE R. JOHNSON

JOHN C. POLLAK


LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DES MOINES, IOWA 50319


DIANE E. BOLENDER. DEPUTY DIRECTOR

August 16, 1989

MEMORANDUM




ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 28 1-5285

JoANN G. BROWN IOWA CODE EDITOR

To : CHAIRPERSON AVENSON AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDIES COMMITTEE

From: John Pollak, Legislative Serv ice Bureau

RE: HEALTH CARE EXPANSION TASK FORCE UPDATE

Co-Chairper sons Bruner and Fey drafted a Request for Proposals (RFP) and received approval from the members of the Task Force to distribute the Request . The RFP was ma iled to approximately 100 potential consultants on August 8 and a notice was placed in a national health periodical .

The fi r st meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for Thursday, August 31 and will be used as a pre-bid conference to provide clarifications and answer ques tions from potentia l bidde r s . The final da te for -submission of bids is September 15, after which the Task Force will select a contract or. Other date s within the RFP correspond to the Task Force charge with a preliminary report due on February 1, 1990, and a final report due on November 15, 1990.

The charge to the consultant i s contained in the Scope of Servi ces and corre s pond s to the requirements contained in SF 538. The study i s to have three major tasks: (1) to collect and assemble data on Iowa's un i nsured population, (2) to deve lop a proposal to i mp lement an employer-mandated health insurance plan subject to a variety of conditions and options, and (3) to develop additional program options for providing improved health care coverage , capable of implementation on a demonstrat ion or statewide ba s i s . Other items of the study were contained in the legislation.

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' eGAL DIVISION 'HARD L. JOHNSON

DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L. ADKISSON

MICHAEL J . GOEDERT

MARK W. JOHNSON

GARY L. KAUFMAN

C.J . MAY. Il l

DEANNE S. NAIL

SUSAN E. VOSS

JANET L. WILSON


LESLIE E. WORKMAN


THANE R. JOHNSON

JOHN C. POLLAK


LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DES MOINES. IOWA 50319


DIANE E. BOLENDER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

August 16, 1989

MEMORANDUM


PHYLLIS V BARRY ADMINISTRA TIV£ COD£ EDITOR

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE GERALDINE FRIOLINGTON

ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 281-5285

JoANN G BROWN IOWA COD£ EDI TOR

TO: SPEAKER DONALD AVENSON, CHAIRPERSON , STUDI ES COMMITTEE

At its meeting on August 14, 1989, t he Park and Recreation Enhancement Study Committee voted to recommend that t he Legislative Council authorize the employment of George But l er Associates , I nc . , t o conduct Part I of a Study of Iowa ' s Artificial and Nat ural Lakes. The scope of services include interview of appropriate Department of Natural Resource staff , review of exist i ng lake plans and strategies of the Department, review other state agencies r e l ated effor ts and pr ograms, prepar e a brief histor y and summary of current conditions i n Iowa , research programs and long- term strategies of other states ( up to 25 states ) , rev1ew pr ovi sions a nd restrictions of federa l funding programs for new l a kes , solicit written comments from c i tizens and interest groups, so l i c it expert and professional written input , a nd conduct at least one gr oup meeting , and pr ovide a wri t ten report of fi ndings and recommendations to the Park and Recreation Enhancemen t Study Commi tt ee not l ate r t han December 1, 1989 .

The Park and Recreation Enhancemen t Study Committee also recommends that the con tract for consultant services on behalf of the St udy Committee be entered into by the Chairper son of t he Legislative Council for a sum not to exceed $22 ,000.00.

Based on t he f indings of Phase I of the study , the Study Committee may r ecommend to the Legislative Counci the funding of Phase II of the study to identify and assess options for lakes management and development .

~UJ~~~ Represen t ative Denn is Bl ack, Co- chairperson


LEGAL DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 515 281-5285

::HARD L. JOHNSON DIVISION CHIEF PHYLLIS V. BARRY

ADMINISTRA TIVE CODE EDITOR DOUGLAS L. ADKISSON

MICHAEL J GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L. KAUFMAN


ACTING DIRECTOR

C J. MAY. ill

DEANNE S. NAIL

SUSAN E. VOSS

JANET L. WILSON


LESLIE E. WORKMAN


THANE A. JOHNSON

JOHN C. POLLAK

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DES MOINES, IOWA 50319


DIANE E. BOLENDER. DEPUTY DIRECTOR

August 16, 1989

MEMORANDUM

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUI LDING 515 281-5285

JoANN G BROWN IO WA CODE EDITOR

To : CHAIRPERSON AVENSON AND VICE- CHAIRPERSON HUTCHINS AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDIES COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

From:

RE :

John Pollak, Legislative Service Bureau

UPDATE ON SURVEY OF CHILD CARE NEEDS OF CAPITOL COMPLEX EMPLOYEES

I am writing to r equest an extension of the deadline for the survey of the child care needs of state employees officed at the capitol complex . While a limited survey can be completed before t he September 1 deadline, an extensive needs assessment can be completed by allowing more time.

I r eques t approval to employ the fol lowing schedule :

8/25 -9/8 9/8-30

Dist r ibution of surveys as paycheck inserts Deadline for return of surveys - Data processing and analysis of surveys by

Heart l and Area Education Agency 10/18 - Final report of the survey results , including

assessment of private provider interest, submitted to the Studies Committee and the Legislative Council.

The Heartland Area Education Agenc y has been instrumen tal in assisting with the design of the survey instrument and will be able to provide the data processing within the above schedule. The Heartland AEA has pr ovided technical assistance to LSB in the past and is pleased to he lp in this case as the surve y is 1n the interest of young children who live in the area served by t he AEA .

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EGAL DIVISION

dCHARD L JOHNSON DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L ADKISSON

MICHAEL J GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L t<:AUFMAN

C J \AAY II I

DEANN E S NAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L W ILSON

DANI EL PITTS WINEGARDEN

LESLIE E WORKMAN

RESEARCH DIVISION

PATRICIA A FUNARO

THANE R. JOHNSON

JOHN C POLLAK


LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BUI LDING DES MOINES. IOWA 50319



July 11, 1989

M E MO R AN DU M

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISI ON LUCAS BUILDING 51 5 26. ·5285

PHYL LIS 1/ BARRY

ADMINISTRA TIVE CODE ED I TOR

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE GERALDINE FRIDLI G-ON

ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVI SION LUCAS BU ILDING 5' 5 261 -5285

JoAN N G BROWN IO WA CODE EDI TOR

TO : SPEAKER DON AVENSON, CHAIRPERSON , AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDI ES COMMITTEE

FROM: ' l}v7{ Co rrections System Review Task Fo rce 1, 1

}

RE: Additional members

At the June 30, 1989 meeting of the Co rrections System Revi ew Task Fo r ce, a mo t ion was adopced co maka a fo rmal request to the LegisLa t i ve CounciL fo r authority co add at least two additional persons to the membersh ip of t he Task Force, incl uding per di em and expenses for the s e members . These persons would be selected to represent the views of the judic i a l branch and the prosec uting attorneys . The cons ultants working with the Task Fo rce in developing the Master Plan strongly urged this action, noting that the quality and acceptance of any master plan depends greatly on che input of all partic i pan t s havi ng an impact on the corrections syst em. It is felt by membe r s of t he consultant team and the Tas k Fo rce that input f r om the se two groups 1s essential g1ven the impact which they have on the state ' s corrections population .

Upon app r ova l by sought f r om the Supreme Court, and

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the Council, recommendations for thes e members wi l l be Iowa Judges Associa t ion and the Chief Justice of the Iowa t he Iowa County At to rne ys Association.

DENNIS C. PROUTY S TATE: C APITOL

DES MOINES. I OWA

50319 OIRECTOR

5 1 5 / 28 1·5279 STATE O F IOWA

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL BUREAU

MEMORANDUM

TO: Senator Hutchins and Representative Avenson

FROM: Representative Hatch and Senator Varn

DATE : July 14, 1989

RE: Joint Education Appropriation Subcommittee Interim Study Request

On behalf of the members of the Joint Education Appropriation Subcommittee, we would like to request approval of t hree meeting days for the full subcommittee during the 1989 interim. These days wou ld be used to study the Merged Area School system and formulate policy and recommendations for the 1990 General Assembly on higher education issues .

The first day allowed would be used for each member of the Subcommittee , on an individual basis, to meet with the representative of a merged area school to receive information and visit the community college campus. All 15 merged area schools would be visited, and with only 12 Subcommittee members, some members will have to visit more than one merged area school . Prior to this day, a questionnaire developed by LFB staff and Subcommittee members would be provided to each area school.

The second day of this study would be used to bring the Subcommittee together and discuss findings and experiences at the community colleges, receive a cumulation of the answers provided to questions asked of the schools, receive an update from Dr. Lepley, Director of the Department of Education as to the status of the new Merged Area School Division, and receive the preliminary report of the Higher Education Task Force .

The third day would be used by the whole Subcommittee to develop policy recommendations and draft legislation for the 1990 General Assembly.

Thank you for your consideration and approval of this interim study days request.

LEGAL DIVISION RICHARD L. JOHNSON

DIVISION CHIEF

DOUGLAS L. ADKISSON

MICHAEL J . GOEDERT

MARK W JOHNSON

GARY L. KAUFMAN

CJ MAY. III

DEANNE S NAIL

SUSAN E VOSS

JANET L. WILSON


LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STATE CAPITOL BU ILDING DES MOIN ES, IOWA 50319

515 281-3566




ACTING DIRECTOR

IOWA CODE DIVISION LUCAS BUILDING 5 15 281-5285


LESLIE E WORKMAN

DONOVAN PEETERS. DIRECTOR

DIANE E. BOLENDER. DEPUTY DIREC TOR

JoANN G . BROWN IOWA CODE EDITOR

RESEARCH DIVISION

PATRICIA A FUNARO

THANE A. JOHNSON

JOHN C POLLAK

TO:

FROM:

RE :

August 3 , 1989

MEMORANDUM

CHAIRPERSON AVENSON AND MEMBERS OF THE STUDIES COMMITTEE

Lesl ie Workman a nd Aida Audeh, Legislative Service Bureau

Dropout Prevention Study Committee Request fo r an Addi tio na l Meeti ng Day

On behalf of the Co-Chairpersons of the Dropout Preventi on Study Committee , Senator Wally Horn and Representative Don Shou lt z, I am writing to request approval for an additional meeting day f o r the Study Committee .

Presently , two mee t ings are allocated for the Dropout Prevention Study Committee . The first meeting will be used to hear p r ese n tations on and discuss factors leading to dropp i ng out of school and to review the effectiveness of existing prevention programs . It is felt that the remainder of the charge, to recommend state and local i nitiatives to curtail the dropout problem and educational alternatives fo r curren t d r opouts , cannot be completed adequately i n the sec ond meeting .

A third meeting to take place prior t o November 1 , 1989 is requested for the Study Committee to complete r ecommendations for legis lative action in the 1990 Session .

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1Jnwa lrpartmrnt of l\griculturr anb 11lanb _@,tewarbs~ip

DALE M. COCHRAN

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Doug Adkisson Legal Counsel Legislative Service Bureau State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Dear Doug:

HENRY A. WALLACE BUILDING DES MOINES. IOWA 50319

SHIRLEY DANSKIN-WHITE

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

August 15, 1989

In accordance with HF59 creating the Quality Grain Marketing advisory committee and with Legislative Council policies, I respectfully submit the following names as my appointments to the Quality Grain Marketing advisory committee.

Iowa Corn Growers:

Iowa Grain and Feed Association:

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation:

National Farm Organization:

Iowa Soybean Association:

Iowa Institute of Cooperation:

Wayne Ryan, President R.R.2 Wapello, Iowa 52653

Fred Tomlinson Iowa Feed and Grain Association 431 East Locust Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Emily Waund Box 128 Sanborn, Iowa 51248

Tim Ennis National Farm Organization 720 Davis Avenue Corning, Iowa 50841

Merlyn Groot Route 1 Manson, Iowa 50563

Tom Feldman P.O. Box 68 Ralston, Iowa 51459

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National Farmers Union: Denise O'Brien R.R. 2, Box 79 Atlantic, Iowa 50022

I respectfully request that these appointments be accepted by the Legislative Council, as all efforts to conform to its policies have been made.

Dale M. Cochran Secretary of Agriculture

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M~ntal II lness Cu::.t As::.essme11t

Pdr k & Rttcr·eat ion Enhancement

Oruu Al.Juse Prevent tun & Entor·cement

P~n~iuu Tca11caliun Equity

Nur1 Geruier Base(t lnsurante

NtH~ lowd Pldll fur the 90's

Wur her~· Con•periSdt ion

Child Ci:ire Evalui:it ion

Carrier Competition in Workers' l.ompensa t ion I nsur·ance

Pr e~tHviny Auequate Water Supplies

l.uruprehensive Campaign Reform

l•r ••puu t 1-'r event ion

f,.t~•~y Etticiency

Iowa·~ New Jol.Js Training Program

Platt tug and Mort9age Surveys

~ubd1apt er S Cor·pora t ion

Air Link freins.purtation Commission

UH~ Institutions

l.AHW\' OVER STUDIES FROM 1988 =~~~~:=:==========:=========

Hiyher Education Task Force

tor r tH. t ions Sys t. Review Task Force

MANOAlEO STUDIES FROM 1989 SESSION ================================== Secouuar·y and Farm- t a-Market Roads

tted It h Ceire Expansion Task Force

ProJJer ty Tax Reduction

t.tlJISI.ATIVE SERVICE BUREAU STUDIES -~~~:=::::::===:==================

Child Care at Capitol Complex

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( ~UMMARV OF 1989 INTERIM MEETINGS 8-16-89

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STATE AGENCY STUDIES WITH LEGISLATIVE INVOLVEMENT TA MH DFM ~================================================ Quality Grains Advisory Committee

Involuntary Hospitalization Task Force

Medical Malpractice and Tort Liability Claims

TOTAL MEETINGS AUTHORIZED .... 56 TOTAL MEETINGS HELD ........... 5 TOTAL MEETINGS REMAINING ...... 51

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL & COMMITTEES ================================ Legislative Council

Administration Committee

Fiscal Committee

Service Committee

Legislative Capital Project Committee

Studies Committee

Legislative Procedures Committee

STATUTORY COMMITTEES ----------------------------------------Administrative Rules Review Committee

Communications Review Committee

Commission on Compensation. Expenses and Salaries of Elected State Officials

Iowa Boundary Commission

Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation

Public Retirement Systems Committee

Judicial Compensation Commission

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