Carson City (Monday), March 17, 1997

Assembly called to order at 11:16 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, The Reverend Stan Pesis.
O Lord, our Governor, Your glory shines throughout the world. We commend our nation, our state to Your merciful care, that we may live securely in peace and may be guided by Your providence. Give all in authority the wisdom and strength to know Your will and to do it. Help them remember that they are called to serve the people as lovers of truth and justice. Finally, we ask that You bless all the shades of the Irish that are part of this Chamber and Your world. Amen.

Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with, and the Speaker and Chief Clerk be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions.
Motion carried.

Bernie Anderson,

Chairman

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 224, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.

Morse Arberry, Jr.,

Chairman

Senate Chamber, Carson City, March 17, 1997

To the Honorable the Assembly:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Bills Nos. 38, 83.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Joint Resolutions Nos. 3, 14 of the 68^th Session.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 68^th Session.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18.
Assemblywoman Evans moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Assemblymen Evans and Mortenson.
Resolution adopted.

Senate Chamber, Carson City, March 17, 1997

To the Honorable the Assembly:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day adopted Senate Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 19, 20.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20.
Assemblyman Hettrick moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Assemblymen Hettrick, Price and Carpenter.
Resolution adopted.

Assemblyman Arberry moved that Assembly Bill No. 79 be taken from the Chief Clerk's desk and placed on the bottom of the General File.
Motion carried.

Assemblyman Williams moved that Assembly Bill No. 39 be taken from the Chief Clerk's desk and placed on the bottom of the General File.
Motion carried.

Assemblyman Anderson moved that the Assembly recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Motion carried.

Assembly in recess at 11:46 a.m.

At 11:49 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Quorum present.

Assemblyman Anderson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Ways and Means:
Assembly Bill No. 277--An Act relating to education; creating the council for the development of standards of content and performance in education; prescribing the membership and duties of the council; requiring the board of trustees of each school district to adopt and incorporate the standards into the curriculum used by the public schools; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Arberry moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 278--An Act relating to domestic relations; providing a formula for determining the amount and duration of alimony under certain circumstances; making various other changes to provisions governing alimony; authorizing a court to order the parents of a minor parent to pay child support for the child of the minor parent; increasing the amount of money that a parent may be obligated to pay for the support of his child; providing for the allocation of expenses for health care and child care of a child; prohibiting the reduction in the amount of support ordered for the support of a child solely because of the birth of another child to the parent; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Anderson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblymen Ernaut, Hettrick, Carpenter, Hickey, Tiffany, Von Tobel, Amodei, Cegavske, Gustavson, Braunlin, Lambert, Humke, Nolan, Berman, Mortenson, Chowning and Sandoval:
Assembly Bill No. 279--An Act relating to compensation for unemployment; clarifying the definition of misconduct related to work; providing an exception to charging benefits against the record of the base-period employer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Ernaut moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Labor and Management.
Motion carried.

By Assemblymen Berman, Ohrenschall, Herrera, Manendo, Nolan, Collins, Koivisto, Gustavson, Buckley, Carpenter, Segerblom, Perkins, Hettrick, Anderson, Price, Ernaut, Cegavske, Krenzer, Chowning, Lee, Braunlin, Parks, Lambert, Bache, Arberry, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Amodei, Von Tobel, Neighbors and de Braga:
Assembly Bill No. 280--An Act relating to sexual predators; providing for the involuntary civil commitment of certain sexual predators who commit sexual offenses against children; requiring the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources to adopt certain regulations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Berman moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Judiciary and Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

Assemblywoman Freeman moved that the Assembly recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Motion carried.

Assembly in recess at 11:54 a.m.

At 11:56 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Quorum present.

Assemblywoman Berman moved that Assembly Bill No. 280 be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Health and Human Services and Judiciary.
Motion carried.

Assemblyman Sandoval moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Labor and Management.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Marvel:
Assembly Bill No. 282--An Act relating to juvenile courts; revising the provisions governing the circumstances under which an attorney must be appointed for a child in proceedings in juvenile court; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Marvel moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

Senate Bill No. 38.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

Senate Bill No. 83.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 68^th Session.
Resolution read second time and ordered to third reading.

Senate Bill No. 48.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.

Assembly Bill No. 131 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Assembly Bill No. 192.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblymen Buckley and Close.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 192:
Yeas--42.
Nays--None.

Assembly Bill No. 192 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Assembly Bill No. 79.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Buckley.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 79:
Yeas--42.
Nays--None.

Assembly Bill No. 79 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Assembly Bill No. 39.
Bill read third time.
The following amendment was proposed by Assemblyman Close:
Amendment No. 68.
Amend section 1, page 1, line 14, by deleting "shall" and inserting "may".
Assemblyman Close moved the adoption of the amendment.
Remarks by Assemblymen Close, Anderson, Lambert and Freeman.
Amendment lost on a division of the house.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 39:
Yeas--35.
Nays--Cegavske, Close, Hettrick, Hickey, Humke, Neighbors, Von Tobel--7.

Assembly Bill No. 39 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.

On request of Assemblyman Goldwater, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Daniel Tuntland and Raymond Tuntland.

On request of Assemblyman Herrera, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Sherwood Rowland and Mac King.

On request of Assemblywoman Krenzer, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Pavel Pudil and Pavel Dvorak.

On request of Assemblyman Nolan, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Ron James, Rick James, Jennifer James and Jerimiah James.

On request of Assemblyman Sandoval, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jaci Test.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly adjourn until Wednesday, March 19, 1997 at 11 a.m.
Motion carried.

Assembly adjourned at 12:35 p.m.

Approved: Joseph E. Dini, Jr.
Speaker of the Assembly
Attest: Linda B. Alden
Chief Clerk of the Assembly