Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2006/journal/HJ060412.htm
Timestamp: 2017-12-17 09:43:10
Document Index: 556387072

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4080', '§ 4080', '§ 104', '§104', '§ 2222', '§10', '§10', '§10', '§ 261', '§1522', '§ 1522', '§ 5715', '§ 5721', '§ 5717', '§ 3771']

Devotional exercises were conducted by Sister Lucille Bonvouloir, Sisters of Mercy, Burlington, VT.
The Speaker announced that Rep. Houston of Ferrisburgh is assigned to the committee on Judiciary and Rep. Pearson of Burlington is assigned to the committee on Commerce.
Committees Granted Leave of the House
to Meet During Session
Rep. Partridge of Windham moved that the committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Commerce, General, Housing & Military Affairs, Natural Resources & Energy and Ways & Means be granted leave of the House to meet while the House is in session for the remainder of this session.
Pending the question, Shall the committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Commerce, General, Housing and Military Affairs, Natural Resources and Energy and Ways and Means be granted leave of the House to meet while the House is in session for the remainder of this session? Rep. Partridge of Windham demanded the Yeas and Nays, which demand was sustained by the Constitutional number. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll and the question, Shall the committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Commerce, General, Housing and Military Affairs, Natural Resources and Energy and Ways and Means be granted leave of the House to meet while the House is in session for the remainder of this session? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 80. Nays. 52.
I very much appreciate the attempt to make the House schedule fit in our lives. Today is the first day of Passover. This Friday is Good Friday. We must be efficient in our work to support these allowances and to get out of here as soon as reasonable. The committees must be allowed to work.”
Rep. Houston of Ferrisburgh explained her vote as follows:
Once again, Madam Speaker, the democratic process has been ignored in this State House.”
We have just authorized nearly half of the members of the House to be in committee during debate on the floor of the House. With normal absenteeism, this most likely deprives the House of a quorum. This action is not good for democracy.”
Rep. Nease of Johnson explained his vote as follows:
I voted yes. Yes to allowing discretionary judgment, yes to moving things along, yes to adjourning this body at a reasonable date.”
I vote no. Are we in such a hurry to get home that we don’t completely think through legislation in committee and then send it to the floor to be voted on by barely a quorum? I would hope not! Here’s hoping the Senate will fix the issues in the other body.”
An act relating to home-and community-based care workforce issues;
First: In Sec. 1, by striking subdivisions (3) and (4) in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof new subdivisions (3) and (4):
(3) Central to the delivery of quality long-term care services are the direct care workers who provide personal care such as feeding, bathing, toileting, help with other activities of daily living, skilled nursing for technology-dependent individuals, and support for additional personal care needs of children with disabilities and serious health conditions in a variety of institutional and community‑based settings.
(4) National and local experts in long-term care delivery systems express concern that factors such as the aging of society, the increased lifespan of individuals born with complex disabilities, the rise in the incidence of children diagnosed with autism, and the personal and challenging nature of direct care work are combining to cause problems in both the quality and quantity of the direct care workforce, sometimes referred to as the “care gap.”
Second: In Sec. 2, by striking subsection (b) and inserting a new subsection (b) to read:
(b) The commissioner shall submit a report on the results of the needs assessment and recommendations to the house committee on human services and the senate committee on health and welfare no later than December 30, 2007. No later than January 15, 2007, the commissioner shall submit an interim report to the committees, including an assessment of existing needs and recommendations for short-term strategies to address these needs.
Third: In Sec. 3, by striking subsection (a) and inserting a new subsection (a) to read:
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a direct care workforce advisory council consisting of 16 members. The membership shall include one representative each of the community of Vermont elders (COVE), AARP Vermont, Vermont association of professional care providers (VAPCP), Vermont center for independent living (VCIL), Vermont health care association (VHCA), Vermont association of adult day services (VAADS), Vermont assembly of home health agencies (VAHHA), northern New England association of homes and services for the aging Vermont (NNEAHSA), the workforce development partners (WPD), parent to parent of Vermont (P2PVT), the state long-term care ombudsman, developmental service providers, the commissioner of labor or designee, and three at‑large appointees, at least two of whom shall be individuals who are employed providing direct personal care to Vermonters.
Third: By adding a Sec. 4 to read:
In fiscal year 2007, the sum of $50,000.00 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of disabilities, aging, and independent living for the needs assessment under Sec. 2 of this act.
Rep. Hunt of Essex, for the committee on Appropriations, recommended the bill be amended by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following.
Sec. 3. DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE ADVISORY COUNCIL
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a direct care workforce advisory council consisting of 16 members. The membership shall include one representative each of the community of Vermont elders (COVE), AARP Vermont, Vermont association of professional care providers (VAPCP), Vermont center for independent living (VCIL), Vermont health care association (VHCA), Vermont association of adult day services (VAADS), Vermont assembly of home health agencies (VAHHA), northern New England association of homes and services for the aging Vermont (NNEAHSA), the workforce development partners (WDP), parent to parent of Vermont (P2PVT), Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP) or similar organization representing Vermont's refugee and immigrant workforce, the state long-term care ombudsman, developmental service providers, the commissioner of labor or designee, and three at‑large appointees, at least two of whom shall be individuals who are employed providing direct personal care to Vermonters.
Thereupon, Rep. French of Randolph asked and was granted leave of the House to withdraw the report of the committee on Human Services and the report of the committee on Appropriations was agreed to and third reading ordered.
An act relating to common sense initiatives in health care;
Was taken up, and pending third reading of the bill Rep. Maier of Middlebury moved to amend the House proposal of amendment as follows:
First: In Sec.1, 8 V.S.A. § 4080a (healthy lifestyle insurance discount), in subdivision (h)(2)(B)(i), after “cost-sharing amounts to not more than” by inserting the words “a total of”
Second: In Sec.1, in subdivision (h)(2)(B)(i), before the colon, by inserting “, provided that the sum of any rate deviations under subdivision (2)(A) of section 4080a of this title does not exceed 30%”
Third: In Sec.2, 8 V.S.A. § 4080b (healthy lifestyle insurance discount), in subdivision (h)(2)(B)(i), after “cost-sharing amounts to not more than” by inserting the words “a total of”
Fourth: In Sec.2, in subdivision (h)(2)(B)(i), before the colon, by inserting “, provided that the sum of any rate deviation under subdivision (2)(A) of section 4080b of this title does not exceed 30%”
Fifth: In Sec. 7, 18 V.S.A. § 104b (community health and wellness grants), by striking subdivision (c)(2)
Sixth: In Sec. 7, 18 V.S.A. §104b (community health and wellness grants), in subdivision (d)(7), by striking the words “no later than”, and by striking “, all of which shall b e done without participation from the legislative members of the committee.”
Seventh: In Sec. 15, 3 V.S.A. § 2222a (health care system reform; improving quality and affordability), in subsection (a), after the words “The secretary of administration” by striking “,working in collaboration with the general assembly,”
Eighth: In Sec. 20, 18 V.S.A. §10a (loan repayment for health care providers and health educators fund), by striking the words “health educator” wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof the words “health care educator”
Ninth: In Sec. 20, 18 V.S.A. §10a, in subdivision (f)(3),by striking the words “if appropriate” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “if applicable”
Tenth: In Sec. 20, 18 V.S.A. §10a, by striking subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof:
(1) “Health care educator” shall mean an individual employed by or contracted by an accredited postsecondary institution in Vermont to teach in a health care profession educational program.
Eleventh: In Sec. 29b (Medicaid outreach), by striking the words “Medicaid advisory board” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “medical care advisory committee, established in section 1901c of Title 33,”
Thereupon, the bill was read the third time and passed in concurrence with proposals of amendment on a Division vote. Yeas, 84. Nays, 4.
Was taken up and pending the question, Shall the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment? on motion of Rep. Kitzmiller of Montpelier, action on the bill was postponed until Friday, April 14, 2006.
Was taken up and pending the question, Shall the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment? on motion of Rep. Keenan of St. Albans City, action on the bill was postponed until Friday, April 14, 2006.
An act relating to life threatening chronic allergies and illnesses in school;
By striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof:
(14) Annually, in consultation with the commissioner of health, inform superintendents and principals of:
(A) a school district’s legal obligations regarding students with life‑threatening allergies and life‑threatening chronic illnesses; and
(B) technical assistance and other resources, such as guidelines, which may be available to help school personnel reduce the risk of injury to students with life‑threatening allergies and life-threatening chronic illnesses.
(27) Assign an employee to annually:
(A) inform parents of students with life-threatening allergies and life‑threatening chronic illnesses of their rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other applicable federal statutes, state statutes, federal regulations, and state rules;
Pending the question, Will the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment? Rep. Mook of Bennington moved that the House refuse to concur and ask for a Committee of Conference, which was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House:
Rep. Cross of Winooski
An act relating to organization of supervisory districts;
Sec. 1. SUPERVISORY DISTRICT CONFIGURATION; GRANDFATHERING
Notwithstanding 16 V.S.A. § 261, a school district which offers schools in grades K-8 and was designated as a supervisory district prior to January 1, 2006 may remain a supervisory district.
Was taken up and pending third reading of the bill, Rep. Seibert of Norwich moved to propose to the Senate to amend the bill as follows:
In Sec. 2 10 V.S.A. §1522(b) by striking “three and one-half” and inserting in lieu thereof five.
Thereupon, Rep. Seibert of Norwich asked and was granted leave of the House to withdraw her amendment.
Pending third reading of the bill, Rep. Wright of Burlington moved the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill as follows:
In Sec. 2, 10 V.S.A. § 1522(b), by striking “three and one-half” and inserting in lieu thereof “four”
Pending the question, Shall the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill as proposed by Rep. Wright of Burlington? Rep. Seibert of Norwich demanded the Yeas and Nays, which demand was sustained by the Constitutional number. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll and the question, Shall the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill as proposed by Rep. Wright of Burlington? was decided in the negative. Yeas, 36. Nays, 97.
Rep. Marcotte of Coventry abstained.
Our small general stores are on the brink of survival, and this is a public service they do. The least we could do was give them a penny more after 18 years.”
Once again we convince the little guy that a small compromise is all they can get. Then politically we make it the reality through arm-twisting and walking out, not voting. We should be raising this and the deposit level.”
At twelve o’clock and ten minutes in the afternoon, the Speaker declared a recess until the fall of the gavel.
At one o’clock and five minutes in the afternoon, the Speaker called the House to order.
§ 5715. PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE; ADMISSIBILITY; DISCOVERY
§ 5721. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT
Pending the question, Shall the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment? Rep. Jewett of Ripton moved that the House concur with the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto as follows:
In Sec. 1, 12 V.S.A. § 5717, by striking out subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows:
(2) a child protection proceeding under chapter 49 or chapter 55 of Title 33;
Was taken up and pending third reading of the bill, Reps. Helm of Castleton and Johnson of Canaan moved to further propose to the Senate to amend the bill as follows:
By adding two new Secs. to read:
(2) The interest of families to be able to mourn privately and peacefully the loss of deceased relatives is violated when a funeral becomes the target of picketing and other public demonstrations.
(3) Picketing disrupts funerals and causes emotional distress to the grieving families during a difficult and private time.
(4) There is still ample opportunity to exercise freedom of speech and other constitutional rights other than during and within two hours before and after a funeral.
Sec. 5. 13 V.S.A. § 3771 is added to read:
(1) “Funeral” means the ceremonies, rituals, processions, and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person.
(b) No person shall engage in picketing within 500 feet of a cemetery, church, or mortuary under either or both of the following conditions:
(1) When a funeral is taking place.
(2) Within two hours before and after a funeral is held.
Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg raised a Point of Order that the amendment was not germane to the bill, which Point of Order the Speaker ruled well taken.
Thereupon, Rep. Flory of Pittsford moved to suspend the rules to permit consideration of a non-germane amendment.
Pending the question, Shall the House suspend the rules to permit consideration of a non-germane amendment? Rep. Partridge of Windham demanded the Yeas and Nays, which demand was sustained by the Constitutional number. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll and the question, Shall the House suspend the rules to permit consideration of a non-germane amendment? was decided in the negative. Yeas, 55. Nays, 73. A ¾ vote of 96 needed.
I believe this item is germane. Free speech is one of our fundamental rights and so is the right to peaceably assemble. However, when the exercise of these rights interferes with someone else’s ability to do the same, we need to draw the line.”
Rep. Flory of Pittsford explained her vote as follows:
Isn’t it ironic that on a bill designed to protect free speech, we are being denied that right?”
Rep. Helm of Castleton explained his vote as follows:
This is a very important issue to veteran’s groups and constituency. Therefore, to quote the Governor of California, “I’ll be back”.”
Pending third reading of the bill, Rep. Clarkson of Woodstock moved to further propose to the Senate to amend the bill as follows:
In Sec. 2, subsection (h), after the words “enforcement action” by adding the words “or criminal proceeding”
H. 869. An act relating to state’s transportation program.
The Governor has informed the Senate that on the eleventh day of April, 2006, he approved and signed a bill originating in the Senate of the following title:
S. 190. An act relating to the number of witnesses required to attest to a will.
I am directed by the Governor to inform the House that on the eleventh day of April, 2006, he approved and signed a bill originating in the House of the following title:
H. 655 An act relating to the towns and gores of Essex county
I am directed by the Governor to inform the House that on the twelfth day of April, 2006, he approved and signed a bill originating in the House of the following title:
H. 862 An act relating to home study programs
At one o’clock and fifty minutes in the afternoon, on motion of Rep. Sunderland of Rutland Town, the House adjourned until tomorrow at one o’clock and fifteen minutes in the afternoon.