SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES

June 10, 2003 Hearing Room HR B

3:00 P.M. Tape 60

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bev Clarno, Co-chair, Presiding

Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice-chair

Sen. Ginny Burdick, Vice-chair

Sen. Roger Beyer

Sen. Tony Corcoran

MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Kate Brown, Co-chair

STAFF PRESENT: Jim Stembridge, Committee Administrator

Patricia Nielsen, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HCR 10A – Public Hearing and Work Session

Executive Appointments

State Board of Education

Nikki Squire

Jerry Berger

Steve Bogart

State Board of Tax Examiners

Merry VanAtta

Gerald Zielinski

Oregon Transportation Commission

Michael Nelson

State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minga Guerrero

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 60, A
005	Co-chair Clarno	Calls the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. Opens a public hearing on HCR 10A.
HCR 10A – PUBLIC HEARING
010	Jim Stembridge	Committee Administrator. Presents overview of HCR 10A, which honors Katie Marie Harman, Miss America 2002, for service to state and country.
015	Rep. Laurie Monnes-Anderson	District 50. Presents testimony in support of HCR 10A, and in honor of Katie Harman.
040	Clair Pense	Gresham. Testifies in support of HCR 10A.
050	Co-chair Clarno	Closes public hearing on HCR 10A. Opens work session on HCR 10A.

HCR 10A – WORK SESSION
055	Sen. Atkinson	MOTION: Moves HCR 10A be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
		VOTE: 4-0 EXCUSED: 2 - Burdick, Brown
	Co-chair Clarno	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MINNIS will lead discussion on the floor.
070	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session on HCR 10A. Opens work session on Executive Appointments.
WORK SESSION
080	Sen. Atkinson	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:
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – APPOINTMENT OF NIKKI SQUIRE AND JERRY BERGER, AND REAPPOINTMENT OF STEVE BOGART (EXHIBIT A)
STATE BOARD OF TAX EXAMINERS – APPOINTMENT OF MERRY VANATTA AND REAPPOINTMENT OF GERALD ZIELINSKI (EXHIBIT B)
OREGON TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION – APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL NELSON (EXHIBIT C)
090		VOTE: 5-0 EXCUSED: 1 – Brown
095	Co-chair Clarno	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. ATKINSON will lead discussion on the floor.
STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS – APPOINTMENT OF MINGA GUERRERO (EXHIBIT D)
100	Sen. Atkinson	MOTION: Moves the APPOINTMENT of Minga Guerrero to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
110	Sen. Beyer	Explains his objection, and support for another appointee.
115	Co-chair Clarno	Expresses concerns over Chiropractic Examiner Board candidates’ unprofessional conduct.
125	Sen. Atkinson	Comments further.
		VOTE: 4-1 AYE: 4 - Atkinson, Burdick, Corcoran, Clarno NAY: 1 - Beyer EXCUSED: 1 - Brown
	Co-chair Clarno	The motion CARRIES. SEN. CORCORAN will lead discussion on the floor.

135	Jim Stembridge	Committee Administrator. Explains there are information packets available describing the appointees’ backgrounds and qualifications (EXHIBITS A, B, C, D).
140	Sen. Brown	Expresses concern about the dysfunction and continuing arguments between the several factions of the chiropractic group.
155	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session on Executive Appointments. Adjourns the committee at 3:20 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – State Board of Education, staff and Governor’s office, 22 pp

B – State Board of Tax Practitioners, staff and Governor’s office, 13 pp

C – Oregon Transportation Commission, staff and Governor’s office, 10 pp

D – State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, staff and Governor’s office, 6 pp