SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES

June 3, 2003 Hearing Room B

3:00 PM Tape 59

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice-chair

Sen. Ginny Burdick, Vice-chair

Sen. Roger Beyer

Sen. Tony Corcoran

MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Kate Brown, Co-chair

Sen. Bev Clarno, Co-chair

STAFF PRESENT: Jim Stembridge, Committee Administrator

Patricia Nielsen, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HCR 11 – Public Hearing and Work Session

Executive Appointments

State Apprenticeship and Training Council

Michael Mc Fall

Construction Contractors Board

Sandra Trainor

Walt Gamble

Employment Relations Board

Paul Gamson

State Board of Higher Education

Bridget Burns

Rachael Pilliod

Board of Medical Examiners

Suresht Bald

Physical Therapist Licensing Board

Joana Freedman

Jerry Nickell

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 59, A
005	Vice-chair Atkinson	Calls the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. Opens public hearing on HCR 11 as subcommittee.
HCR 11 – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Jim Stembridge	Committee Administrator. Presents overview of HCR 11, in memoriam of former state Representative and United States Representative John R. Dellenback, 1917-2002.
015	Nan Heim	Former staff of Rep. John R. Dellenback. Presents background of Rep. Dellenback.
060	Sen. Burdick	Observes staff are examples of high caliber who have contributed to Oregon political process.
075	Tom Bessonette	Former state Representative, serving with Rep. Dellenback. Discusses background of Rep. Dellenback.
120	Vice-chair Atkinson	Closes subcommittee and opens full committee.
125	Sen. Burdick	Reads into the record statement of David Foote, Cheryl Perrin, and Don Powell (EXHIBIT A).
165	Bob Peet	Wilsonville teacher and historian. Explains he was a high school student in 1968, invited by Rep. Dellenback to spend a week in Washington, D.C. Comments on fine example set by Rep. Dellenback.
200	Jim Wittenberg	Ret. Pharmacist, Portland. Comments on being guided by Rep. Dellenback during early adulthood.
235	Vice-chair Atkinson	Closes public hearing on HCR 11. Opens work session on HCR 11.
HCR 11 – WORK SESSION
240	Sen. Burdick	MOTION: Moves HCR 11 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 2 – Brown, Clarno
241	Vice-chair Atkinson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. HANNON will lead discussion on the floor.
245	Stembridge	Notes need for correction of birth date in HCR 11, from 1917 to 1918.
255	Vice-chair Atkinson	Closes work session on HCR 11. Opens work session on executive appointments.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL – MIKE McFALL (EXHIBIT B)
260	Jim Stembridge	Committee Administrator. Provides summary of qualifications of appointees.
265	Sen. Burdick	MOTION: Moves that the appearance be waived and moves the APPOINTMENT of Mike McFall to the State Apprenticeship and Training Council to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 2 - Brown, Clarno
270	Vice-chair Atkinson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. BURDICK will lead discussion on the floor.
320	Stembridge	Presents overview of remaining appointees: Construction Contractors Board · Sandra Trainor · Walt Gamble Employment Relations Board · Paul Gamson State Board of Higher Education · Bridget Burns · Rachael Pilliod Board of Medical Examiners · Suresht Bald Physical Therapist Licensing Board · Joana Freedman · Jerry Nickell
415	Vice-chair Atkinson	Asks whether Joana Freedman practices in Oregon.
420	Stembridge	Informs that Freedman lives in Oregon, has worked in Oregon until recently, and currently works in the state of Washington.
445	Sen. Burdick	MOTION: Moves that the appearances be waived and that the committee recommend the following appointments and reappointments be confirmed by the Senate, with multiple appointments made to a single board or commission to be considered en bloc:
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS BOARD – REAPPOINTMENT OF WALT GAMBLE AND APPOINTMENT OF SANDRA TRAINOR (EXHIBIT C)
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD – APPOINTMENT OF PAUL GAMSON (EXHIBIT D)
STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION – APPOINTMENT OF BRIDGET BURNS AND RACHAEL PILLIOD (EXHIBIT E)
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS – REAPPOINTMENT OF SURESHT BALD (EXHIBIT F)
PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSING BOARD – APPOINTMENT OF JOANNA FREEDMAN AND REAPPOINTMENT OF JERRY NICKELL (EXHIBIT G)
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 2 - Brown, Clarno
455	Vice-chair Atkinson	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. BURDICK will lead discussion on the floor.
460	Vice-chair Atkinson	Closes work session on executive appointments. Adjourns committee at 3:34 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HCR 11, written testimony of David Foote, Sen. Ginny Burdick, 1 p.

B – Apprenticeship and Training Council, staff and Governor’s office, 6 pp.

C – Construction Contractors Board, staff and Governor's office, 14 pp.

D – Employment Relations Board, staff and Governor's office, 13 pp.

E – State Board of Higher Education, staff and Governor's office, 27 pp.

F – Board of Medical Examiners, staff and Governor's office, 25 pp.

G – Physical Therapist Licensing Board, staff and Governor's office, 13 pp.