Senate Convenes

All all all all. What's your take five minutes to get there we would to all these announcements. Read the. Meeting will be there for ten minutes. What we get going we just take a break. Please call the roll up before you do on the believe Senator Clark Is Senator Elliot. The objection please call the roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers four four Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Everyone please stand including those in the gallery. Someone just texted me to tell me what microphone was on yes it is. Senator Gilmore. School leaders in order to prepare for the members only father we just thank you for the state we thank you for your many blessings we thank you for your for being sovereign lord we pray lord that you would bless this time less all of us lord in this chambers we go about the people's business lord that we would do it in a way that brings honor award to you we pray lord for the events that are happening globally wars lord I pray for the folks of Ukraine war that you would bless them I pray that you bring peace to that region lord we know that you're in control of everything just like you say and Daniel that you raise up kings you tear down kings lord we thank you for that we know that you're in you're in control of that and we just prefer will be done and then you would get honor glory from it lord we just pray again that you would bless this time give us all wisdom I pray that you would just bless the state plus this nation Wardlaw openly pray that you would that we would decrease in or that you might increase to receive all the honor and glory in the praise and we thank you for what you're gonna do interesting we pray amen. What. One. All. Thank you senator. Chesterfield will go to Senator Solomon center Chesterfield is recognized. Thank you Mr chair one second serve. It is very important. Message today. Thank you Mister chair I am asking senators flowers and Tucker to join me here this is a very special occasion for me. I stepped out of the cloud of the college ranks and went to work at hall high school I was twenty one years old and I met a young man who was eighteen. He's here today and he's going to retire and I hope I will shortly after him but he's a very very special person and I want you to know who he is besides one who used to drive a green Mustang and I used to drive local calling white LeMond's and race down University Avenue. Thank god we didn't account. Where is doctor bill William bill lineman read the check has been dedicated to service to his god his family his church's professional endeavors his students is Stephanie's community and a sample utilized as gifts as a surgeon lecturer educator leader and published author to invest in the field of medicine for over thirty four years his contributions are being celebrated on February on today twenty twenty eight Vance of his official retirement and we're asked about his career not directly served in many roles with several local state and national boards and organizations and has been widely recognized for distinguished service and medical human and we're as Dr Rutledge's demonstrated a special devotion to the health expert care and well being of his patients over the years he's been a role model to many and his commitment to the professional development and education of the students has created a lasting legacy for positions and medical professionals under his leadership and whereas the members of the Arkansas Senate wish to join Senator Linda Chesterfield in congratulating Dr William bill Rutledge on his medical career and in wishing him well in his retirement now therefore pursuant to the motion of senator Chesterfield we ask that the citation be presented today. Senate bill. This is for you thank you to be on the floor. The. Thank you thank you thank you and may have a point of privileges. There far recognized Dr Rutledge's real special to me he's my doctor. That also like you all to know that he's on the medical board the licensed physicians in the state of Arkansas so when I tell you I can come in here without a mask all my doctor knows thank you. The best doctor I know other than my I'll close with a loss. Is a deacon at his church for those of you with you along amended. Twenty five twenty five years he's been a deacon yeah thank you so much for helping me to welcome Dr right next to the Senate. One of my staffers is Mason Smith or is in the Bible AS one of well his mother his mother is up here in the balcony. Thank you Senator Solomon. Thank you governor like to recognize along with US senator Wallace we have some students and their families up here from Ridgeview Christian school that you would please welcome them thank you. Senator Hammer. thank you thank you all right like introduce our doctor of the day been here before we're glad to have them back doctor ball of Simon with family medicine of Little Rock and also he has with him attended also Dr Beth Milligan and we're honored to have our two doctors of the day in our nurse which is also render here glad to see her which I'll give them a round of applause please. This. Yes Sir Mr President this is to inform you on March one twenty twenty two I reviewed and approved the following measures from the fiscal session the ninety third General Assembly Senate bill eighty five ACT one oh seven Senate bill eighty six ACT one oh eight seven eighty seven ACT one oh nine Senate bill eighty eight ACT one ten sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor. Follows. Notice of return of Senate bill eighty four by the from the house as passed. Control. We are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill sixteen Senate bill eighteen Senate bill twenty. Senate bill twenty six Senate bill thirty five Senate bill forty three Senate bill forty six Senate bill forty seven Senate bill forty eight Senate bill fifty nine Senate bill sixty Senate bill sixty one Senate bill sixty two all by joint budget recommend due pass counted. We are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill twelve by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one. Counted Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill twenty three by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one. Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill forty two by joint budget recommend due pass counted as amended number one. Senate resolution thirty five by Senator Dismang to congratulate the Harding academy Wildcats football team on winning the twenty twenty one IST three A. state championship Senate resolution thirty five. Senate memorial resolution one by Senator Ingram in respectful memory of Jason Connor lying and in recognition of his many contributions to the state of Arkansas Senate memorial resolution one. Counted. I'll get a move to the budget calendar. The members are ready. Well. Got a supplemental. I don't have. Senate is mine all right thank you members is going to be what four sections today I already know that we're gonna pull out Senate bill one O. two and Senate bill one O. five for a separate vote and discussion are read the rest of the mall to visit at any others you'd like to pull out just let me know and we'll consider those separately Allen what do by sections of the first section Senate bill one O. three and one oh four would you like to both those separately. Semi one of the three of that for the department of finance ministrations person officer preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal years Senate bill one O. four and I for the department of Veterans Affairs preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. All right yeah. Appreciate a good vote. Going to by twenty three and one oh four one oh four. Any questions anyone. The emergency clause to roll in the vote please role of a yes they do emergency calls. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wish to change their vote. Seeing none cast of about thirty three aces zero days the to Senate bills passports A. calls dropped to transmit the Senate bills to the house. All right Senate bill one O. two. Senate bill one O. two and that for the department of finance administration disbursing officer preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Members this is the million dollars that was for the pregnancy resource center grants and those that say direct transfer from the rainy day fund existing balance questions real Senator Rapert. Yes senator I don't know if it if you prefer a answer for sponsor this would answer for me obviously I know what it's going to do what I'd like to know is a little bit of background on on this and especially line of thinkers between thirty five and forty of these so I just would love some insight on how it's going to be handled a little bit I'll turn that over the sponsor okay. Senator Hickey. Yes you senator per merger question of course what a transpire does a lot of members had been interested in seeing if we can help the pregnancy resource centers so a number of a million dollars was cut was have at it bounced around out here for a few weeks between some different type number so it it come to America twelve million in some conversations with the governor the way it's going to be set up is that that will be coming from the governor's rainy day fund he's not going to make the request because that particular withdrawal is going to be within the bill that that you are are looking at today so that will be automatic. What will happen then is the FNA is they're going to be the overseer of this and. they're going to they're going to develop rules and they're going to develop rules said the that will they'll bring before us it will have to approve. The we had attached amendment only then budget were actually to make a hundred percent sure that the funds will actually go from the FNA. To the pregnancy resource centers. And whatever I say pregnancy resource centers or was all type of different names for those some of them call crisis centre someone called resource centers. So what we did of course is attempted to find those within the language and they have still been established as of January one I believe what's in the bill of this year. Well sorry Stricker sent there for a moment. My concern on it It did you have any discussion at all pregnancy resource centers because there's thirty five. So my thought is you've got a twelve month window. Yeah wait on rules to be promulgated. And if they don't get their grants done by I think the end of fiscal twenty three is that right since the money will not be available the the program itself will be during the fiscal year twenty three so actually definitely can begin the rules be working on that the program itself will be again just in fiscal year twenty three so to start July one. And it will be an application process you know I've heard some people ask me they said well some of the centers are saying that they don't want the money and that's all fine and it'll be up to them to actually make application for the grant program. Well and and why did I was there when I made that testimony and some of them didn't know anything about this so I just kind of wondered how the thing even come up. Who wrote the initial proposal. Well I would say it was a members within the Senate it'll be up to them I guess if they want to come forward as far as the as far as the mechanics of it I was asked to actually work on the language to try to get that structured correctly with the DFM a with with that to make sure that all the physical aspects of it are done right so that it will be in draws so that you know good intentions with all these pregnancy centers and we understand that but by the same token I understand it's taxpayer money and we just wanted to make sure that all the money is spent. Rackley. Will appreciate chance in the questions you know I did a little math or you're looking at about twenty eight thousand for each of them if they did make an application for that I just wondered why we stopped at a million because obviously I'm supportive of the concept but I just don't know if that's nearly enough if they all make application and then if the rules don't get promulgated soon enough here we are with a very short period of time for them to get it I don't recall and and it's been a while since we had something like this on and off with anything Jack. But did you see in the twelve months or more what would you consider some longer term funding. Well I mean I guess I just have a comment that is as you know senator it's that way with everything down here it's always that everybody you know and these are great great entities or whatever with the what they do of course. Is two million and fits five million and fifteen million in the much like today to bring it up kind of like the law enforcement staffing that we just passed out of here that was one of the hardest things that I did I had to work on because in the end although everybody was worthy and we want to do as much as we can it could well end up being you know from a fiscal policy standpoint we're just trying to make that balance and I guess that the that's how I can say that we we just arrived at that number hi at one point is that five hundred thousand and some you know didn't think that was enough so. Thank you Sir. Senator. To get more Chesterfield but you're. The. Senate surgeon. Thank you. Senator Hickey are these facilities going to be regulated and licensed and there's credentialing oversight of. Well. If if that is a requirement within the D. F. and a. Whatever they bring the rules to be promulgated before us that would be the case I can tell you that all of the entities that currently could apply according to the language isn't in the bill right there would actually be accredited you know but again that's going to be the process that we work out I actually do believe that we have enough time because we know we're at March won't be won't begin to July of this year so whenever those rules are brought before us we'll have that opportunity to actually you'd get down in the weeds in the details and see what this body wants to the licensure will be dealt with at that time as well are they already licensed how does one get a license to be a you're you're asking questions that I cannot answer unfortunately and I apologize thank you in circuit more. Senator Hickey is the intent for these organizations of which I have several months district is intended for them to continue operating in the manner that they have even if they accept these funds are required on. They'll have doubt they'll have as. Again that will be the intent of the thing now that they may have to you know within the guidelines of the FNA brings within the rigs we'll all know exactly how that how that that is going to be structured so that they'll have to make that request for that that draw. But to answer your questions on a on a macro standpoint yes they're going to operate exactly the way they have these funds are just going to be is As a supplement to help them with what they're currently doing it and and this is truly something that they don't have receive if they don't want they have to apply so there has to be that is entered on their part one hundred percent correct thank you. Thank you. We speak against for service closed injection on the vote. We do have an objectionable even send it right over here. So five center please call the roll and I believe you have the. Paris the best Senator Irvin yes Senator Leding that. Ballinger Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark Davis Dismang. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. For for. Garner. Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey Hill. Ingram. Ingram. Irving is yes Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding is nine. Page. Rapert. Right. Rice sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. Anyone wish to vote or change their vote Senator Gilmore aye Senator Ingram no serial no anyone else. Garner I have. Anybody else cast a ballot. Three seven days four days the bill is passed person closest opted transmitted the House circuit design. Senate bill one O. five by Senator hill and that for the department of the military preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. This creates a five million dollar preparation for the Department military With that be happy to take any questions on it is not funded at this time. Any questions your speak against. The military appropriation. But what of okay you would would you wish for. Per person privilege from a. Okay can we get this. Okay. Senator is recognized to speak. Thank you Mr president of. Madam secretary I have potential conflict on this legislation so I would respectfully request that I be recorded as voting present I think it's a wonderful bill but I need to for purposes of the rules to recuse from voting on this particular bill and please of it's okay rolling the vote but please about me as president thank you Mr president thank you that Senator anyone would speak against four centers closed the objections of the vote. The role of a and record him as president. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone wish to vote or change the. Vote Senator. Okay we got your senate Johnson. Cast a ballot. Thirty two A. zero days the bill is passed Merse clauses the opted transmit to the House Senator Dismang H. B. ten ninety six. All right we have to take any questions this is a fifty thousand dollars for breaks fifty thousand dollars for stop in and mileage payments. Any questions they always speak against for for any objectionable. Injectoral invoke me to bring. House bill ten ninety best represented Wardlaw and Senator Hickey I'm not for the Department transformation shares services employee benefits division commission stipend and mileage for operation please will vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace was injured vote. Cast a ballot thirty three eight zero nine is the bill is passed emergency clause is adopted return the bill to the house Senator Dismang. S. P. sixty six. Senate bill sixty six all right from the corporation for the payment of approved claims due this month all right thank you this just a preparation for payment approved claims by the kind claims commission. You always get for. Centers close to junction one votes. This role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you know which change their vote cast a ballot thirty three AZ zero nine is the bill is passed Emergency clauses adopted transmit to the House or design all right so we're at the lasts of the bills for this current counter if you like ponies out let me know Senate bill seven. Senate bill thirteen. Senate bill fifteen. Seventeen. Twenty four. Thirty three. Thirty eight and we will be pulling out Senate bill forty nine for a separate vote. Okay. That one report for forty nine eleven. Without separate the first seven will be bashed. Correct. Senate bill seven an act for the department of labor licensing division of labor of preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill thirteen an act for the department of inspector general appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill fifteen an act for the Arkansas state university Beebe appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill seventeen and I for the University of Arkansas at Monticello preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fifths. Senate bill twenty four an act for the administrative office of the courts preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill thirty three an act for the Department of Parks heritage and tourism state parks and tourism divisions preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal years Senate bill thirty eight and after the department of agriculture preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Any questions service closed juncture on the vote on the batch please role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace was injured above the nine guesses about thirty three eight zero nine. The the batch of bills passed. transmitir the House SP forty nine the last one Senate bill forty nine by joint budget an act for the department of commerce division of workforce services the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. It is one time I'm only aware of one member that wanted vote against this and but I seem in the back but is that really did not want to vote R. one vote against this today so I I would propose we go enrolled to vote and senator garner has indicated he'd like to be a no is anyone else we could even have a Junction rolling vote on this one Martin Senate garner's NO. Okay. Martin senator garner has no role please role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full for Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace if you wish to change their vote cast a ballot. Thirty two days one day the bill is passed transmitted to the house. Members we do have a supplemental calendar for the work we did this morning and so I'd like to move that we suspend the rules to be able to take up that supplemental calendar. You any questions. All those of favour say aye. Those guys. The motion is adopted you want. Yeah. You know she says we do there's no rule number you can faxes amendments talk state. So here's you want to go to the drug. Committee reports. I don't have a list of the. No one. Thank you. That's great. We are we we are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill thirty four by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one counted. Amendment one Senate bill thirty four. Counted. He's. Said. The first option is amendment one. Okay. So this is do you want me to do each one. I move that. I move we adopt Amendment one Senate bill twelve. Thirty four thirty four. What. Cymbal thirty four going to start down at thirty four. Okay okay. That's what the question is. All of the court All those of favour say aye. Is have it members adopted Senator sing it is B. it's an amendment as B. thirty four. We are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one. I move that we adopt Amendment one Senate bill fifty. Questions per se I. Close ties Senators. Are you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty one by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one amendment one to Senate bill fifty one. I move that we adopt Amendment one Senate bill fifty one questions per se I. Those guys have it members adopted centers. When you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty three by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one Amendment one Senate bill fifty three move we document one Senate bill fifty three questions all the time. Close Is have it members adopted senators and. Where you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty four by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one. Amendment one by joint budget I move we document one Senate bill fifty four. Questions all those in favor say aye aye ayes have it members adopted senators. Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty seven by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number one Amendment one Senate bill fifty seven move we document one Senate bill fifty seven. Nine Bose has stopped. When you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill fifty eight by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number today. Amendment to the to Senate bill fifty eight. Amendment ninety two it's to let. Okay transit members I move that we adopt to to Senate bill fifty eight. All the favor say aye. Both sides have it members adopted senators. We are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill sixty three by joint budget recommend to pass as amended number. One. One to Senate bill sixty three I move we dont Amendment one Senate bill sixty three. All those of favour say aye. Is have it members adopted. Let me get. Yep. Well. Let's get through these amendments first and then in between that and start the next. That's okay. Okay. Yes yeah well okay I'm gonna present the amendment you're going to come and speak against an amendment that. Yeah. Which one. Thirty. Twelve twenty three forty. Twenty. Today we start. Fifty fifty one fifty three out to the. Check she's thanks to all accounts on my. Already adopted let me go check. Thank. Read. Yeah. Do. As part of the State Street early start. Process. Amendment one Senate bill twelve. I move we documented Senate will or a Amendment one Senate bill twelve. Nine. Have a one Senate bill twenty three I move we document one Senate bill twenty three all of the first I close my eyes have it members adopted senators. Amendment one Senate bill forty. I move we adopt amend one Senate bill forty others favor say aye opposed Is haven't stopped in Senator amendment to the Senate bill forty five I move we adopt the amendment to Senate bill forty five dollars per se I. Those eyes have it hence adopted. Amendment one Senate bill sixty four all right on Amendment one Senate bill sixty four we do have a member that wants to object to that and I'm assuming means it's the minutes debatable at this point. What is a motion is aware of. Not on whether it should be adopted. Okay okay we'll just go through that whole process so that you make a motion sensor which is to be recognized against the motion. The motion for the adoption centers recognize your pose an imminent thank you Mr president colleagues. That trying to confuse you more than some of this already Army's specially the Amendment is the one that changes in actually postpones the statutory language about when the school start dates are. Now this is been hashed out over many sessions those who've been around they were even talking about this during the Clinton administration I remember it well the issue here is to me is not what date school starts because reasonable people can disagree on that and I'm I'm okay with that but here we are in fiscal session we've already had many discussions about substantive legislation being brought up that should not be brought up without the suspension of the rules in a fiscal session and here we are about to make. Significant changes to legislation that was brought up in Committee debated back and forth both sides made of their points and we this body voted to set these particular parameters on the school start date. Now I'm asking you to vote no on the amendment not because it's bad or because it's good but because it is not it is substantive legislation that should be out of order for the fiscal session so I would ask that if you could defeat this amendment then we can go back to doing things like the constitution spells out keeping this on fiscal matters as we should except for those exceptions that we third two thirds vote of agreed today. And I'll answer questions we buy has one. Senator. Thank you Mr president Senator Johnson I'm looking at the I guess retirement section thirty five special language correct that's a lot about school start date admitted memorized aside senator but I trust you on this one. I'm looking at it and it looks like we. According to this one that's on the website we two calendar years next to each other so says beginning with the twenty two twenty three and then it goes right to twenty three twenty four school year the first at school year sentence public elementary secondary schools not very than Monday two weeks before Labor Day so is there flexibility is there a typo what's what's the deal with having two school years back back no change no transition. I'm not sure I can completely ensure that maybe Senator Dismang can Senator Sturch Senate is being recognized I would deal the Senate is. To the. Sixty. I was thinking the all it did and I'm trying to find it I don't have that it didn't just push out the date of the effective date. Wasn't that the. Yet push that to the following school year so we it was a delay of a year if I remember correctly but I'm trying to so should we strike out more. Sturch. My question in this nation everyone has been strike child that's what I'm trying to find my packet I'm sorry. sixty three. Six. Yeah I mean I guess that's a typo of some kind but looking at it. And I believe that first portion should be struck to twenty twenty two to twenty twenty three. Yeah. So I think it came over on this probably part of the problem within training gross all this and get it to us to could not engrossed but get the amendments all compiled together is what I'm assuming happened there we can. Now the question is that. The question. You shielded him ask questions for him but I did not speak. So what we have right here isn't what was actually I don't know where the issue is we're going to call over BLRC would happen because let the minute that we pass the bill are had twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three struck in the in the amendment so I'm not sure where the we need to figure out where that came from so when a Passover Senate bill. the Amendment to Senate bill sixty four for right now and then touch base to be a large what we need to do to to move forward with that so that brings us to. Senate bill sixty seven or what center you have the service my question to you satisfy. Okay so recognized. Mr president thank you for the questions Senator Sturch obviously we need to get this clarified before we do anything but regardless of my understanding in committee was that The Amendment just was basically a twenty a twelve month postponement for the implementation of the statutory language which my point still stands it is substantive legislative change I would be happy to trust Senator Dismang to to work out the cleaning this up at the top of and we can revisit this afterwards so I would be okay with that if that if the body SpaceIL you the floor now Mister Mister okay. I move on to the next. Espys sixty seven. Senate. All right I move we dont Amendment one Senate bill sixty seven the question follows a favour say aye ayes have it members adopted me withdraw that motion on Senate bill and the the document on Senate bill one I mean I'm sorry Amendment one Senate bill sixty four K. until we get that back says be sixty seven. S. B. sixty four he's got a withdrawal the about. The objection. I'm not one to Senate bill sixty seven and I got it so it can I'm gonna move adoption of amendment Amendment one Senate bill sixty seven follows. Follows eyes have it members adopted senators. Now we're at the service. It would. Recess the Bill. Army I got I got leave unless someone else was given that you're going to pass all of the. Yeah but bills. It's B. seventeen is stricken and Monceau sixteen and eighteen and then all one ACT binary these off really quickly members by bill number of this one you'd like to pull out let me know will pull that out and then if there's not to be pulled out then we'll. Just a quick quick don't want anything pulled out just want to know why the appropriation of the University of Arkansas at Monticello school was it because it was adopted yesterday on its own it's already been done regarding building on. Thank you. All right Senate bill sixteen. Eighteen. Twenty. Twenty six. Thirty five. Forty three. Forty six. Forty seven. Forty eight. Fifty nine sixty. Sixty one or sixty two. Would like to point out separate consideration let me know. Anyone wishing for any of those bills on the back to the questions. Senator eyes closed any objection. She's got to read. What she's done we're gonna roll. Seven sixteen alive for the University of Arkansas at pine but the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill eighteen anak for the University of Arkansas for medical sciences the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill R. twenty nine for the Department of Education Division of Public School academic facilities and transportation appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year simmbook twenty six that Act for the auditor of state deputy prosecuting attorneys the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill thirty five ACT for the Arkansas state university Newport appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill forty three an act for the Department of Parks heritage tourism capital zoning district commission appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year several forty six that Act for the university of Arkansas community college at Batesville preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill forty seven ACT for for the university of Arkansas community college at Morrilton in preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Seven forty eight ACT for the Arkansas State University Three Rivers the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate fifty nine ACT for the university of Arkansas Fayetteville a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill sixty an act for the Arkansas university of Arkansas system in various divisions preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year several sixty one ACT the reverse of Arkansas division of agriculture preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year center sixty two an act for the Arkansas State University preparation Vincent for the fiscal years twenty twenty to twenty twenty three. Centers close madam secretary please roll the vote on the batch Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace if you wish to change their vote. Cast about thirty three eight zero nine the box of Senate bills passed transmitted the House service members were going to recess until they send over the you know it takes a clear clear on Amendment one Senate bill sixty four so if you just hold tight and then we'll come back in here a little bit and take up that Amendment. Senate recess subject to the call of the chair. Senate come to order. Senate come to order. Matt secretariat items at the desk. Yes a Senate resolution thirty six by Senator Ballinger to strongly urge the press the United States to support policies and measures to ensure the United States long term energy affordability security leadership and progress Senate resolution thirty six calendar. Entity you. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill twenty three by joint budget compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed on. The on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill twelve by joint budget committee compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills online Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill forty by joint budget for the rest copy the original find same correctly engrossed calendar. Hi Senators to finish up the supplemental budget calendar we have Senate bill sixty four. Amendment one Senate bill sixty four. That is the main you're recognized. Thank you the members as one real quickly kind of go through with this amendment does it's actually a number of different items that are in one amendment that's governor's letter twelve thirteen amendment by representative Dotson admit by representative Wardlaw in an amendment by representative Irvin and Cozart governor's letter twelve removes to position from Arkansas Public School Computer Network preparation salary section with the corresponding appropriation these positions are transferred to the eighty shared services appropriation governors under thirteen request to combine all the items employee benefits division funding in the public school employee insurance line and an increase the line two hundred forty two million fifty nine thousand to the assessment end of level testing line due to increase student eligibility for work related certifications thirty five million this trance or is added to teacher salary equalisation for anticipated need due to end of the educator compensation reform program six million increase Arkansas Public school computer network operating expenses due to an increase in rates from TT SS and then it also deletes section twenty four special language this is related the combination of funding lines and one for the EBT program the member amendments Dotson's amendment would add a new special language section thirty three that requires department education to review and approve governor school curriculum prior to the program year and requires eighty to monitor the program throughout the year starving Cozart Amendment adds a new special language section for thirty four that will hold school districts harmless in their calculations for nine students accurate and school St statewide. We're not recorded are required to be reported collected ESA numbers during the pandemic and then Wardlaw which of these one in question is section thirty five. That's a code section modifies the beginning of the upcoming school year to allow the fall semester or the school year to in prior to the winter break. With that be happy to take any questions. A great service thank. Senate recognized for a question. A vote against this. And does all of the correct that would be correct and. Some of these amendments are impacting legislation did the Education Committee debated and passed last session without involvement of the Education Committee. Well changes I mean it depends I guess if you are on education and also a member joint budget then you would have been able to participate in that debate if that's what you like to do it for asking about the question of policy you know we're this of the legislation special language I just note on the same principles in which probably should've voted against a number of items that came through earlier in regards special language and also there's two additional special language items in this particular bill and so I'm not sure how we wait when we want to take up something that's got a substantive change versus not but again there are two other items related special language the first again is something I think that made maybe you'll support would be the review and approve the governor's school curriculum prior to the program here in again another one would be the fact that we're not gonna hold districts we're gonna hold districts harmless in the calculation for named student ASA numbers during the school year so again there's we pass a number of items the special language I understand I mean I always think it's funny when we talk about special language use the executive branch hates the motion here we have governors letters that typically changed items through special language it's nothing that I think we should be use I don't believe that we are abusing it and I understand the concerns and I'll let him speak to his concerns for. Any further questions Senator Dismang. No further questions anyone speak for against the amendment Senator Johnson to speak against the man. Thank you Mr president and thank you for catching the Scribner's error because that could have been a bigger mistake than it ended up being I think it production plant in awhile ago. This is something that the Education Committee involve bodies has dealt with we made a decision and out of in in a in appropriate manner I believe the change was made I've talked to Mr cook about it and he is informed me that this is kind of thing could potentially lead to litigation and again member this is the entire Public School Fund we're talking about so I would urge defeated the special language amendment the other amendments other things in this manner I think are perfectly fine and good but I would ask that we stick to our business and not try to legislate in the appropriation bill so I would urge you to vote no on the amendment. They're Johnson spoke against the amendment is anyone who would speak for The Amendment. Any others against sensitive both. No with that I appreciate a good vote up by appreciate understand the concerns any and it's not something abnormal that we're utilizing you know special language take up you know substantive legislation or issues it's actually fairly common in what we do in these type of meetings but I do appreciate the concerns and would also appreciate a good vote on the amendment Senate is banks closed for the minute. Amendment say aye. He opposed no. Nine minutes adopted sending those. Senate saying you're recognized. I'm not sure I I'm trying to say so we're going to come in no it's not I mean we're done with business as far as I know today correct. Okay members so joint budget is going to go in at nine o'clock tomorrow we're gonna go into session eleven thirty and you may want to come gets more detail about the. Thank you recognized. Committee members we thought we might come in a little early but we want to stick with the regular schedule that does mention to you although the date is to be eleven thirty trying to work out just so you'll know for Monday on those more to more but as of this moment we think it'll be twelve for Monday but again the March eleven thirty in here joint budget is at nine. Eleven thirty the law yes that for session. Any further announcements. Any further announcements. Say nothing further sense answering service thing of this.