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1 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Twenty-Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the Constitution of 1974 Senate Chamber State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tuesday, The Senate was called to order at 5:00 o'clock P.M., by Hon. Randy Ewing, President of the Senate. ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: PRESENT Mr. President Dyess Landry Bagneris Bajoie Ellington Fields C Lentini Malone Barham Bean Fields W Greene Robichaux Romero Branch Cain Hainkel Heitmeier Schedler Short Campbell Casanova Hines Hollis Siracusa Smith Cox Cravins Irons Jones Tarver Theunissen Dardenne Dean Jordan Lambert Ullo Total 38 ABSENT Johnson Total 1 The President of the Senate announced there were 38 Senators present and a quorum. Prayer The prayer was offered by Senator Dyess, following which the Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Reading of the Journal On motion of Senator Dyess, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. Morning Hour Messages from the House The following Messages from the House were received and read as follows: Message from the House CONCURRING IN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6 BY SENATOR SHORT the death of Reverend Dr. Arthur J. "A. J." Manning. Reported without amendments. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Introduction of Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions a first and second time and referring them to committee. SENATE BILL NO. 104 BY SENATOR IRONS To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.47(B) relative to motor vehicles; provides for prestige plates; changes wording on prestige plate honoring police officers killed in the line of duty; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. SENATE BILL NO. 105 BY SENATOR ELLINGTON To amend and reenact R.S. 11:708(A)(1) relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide for reemployment of retired members who participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Program; to provide for reemployment of such retired members through the qualified teacher shortage provisions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Retirement. SENATE BILL NO. 106 BY SENATOR DEAN To amend and reenact Section 1 of Act No. 931 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, to declare that the public and necessary purpose which may have originally supported the expropriation of certain property in the parish of Plaquemines, known as Cheniere Ronquillo, located in Sections 9, 10, 15, and 16 of Township 21 South, Range 26 East, has ceased to exist; to authorize the heirs of Don Juan Ronquillo and Graciana Solis; to assert their rights of ownership; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

2 Page 2 SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 107 BY SENATOR HEITMEIER To amend and reenact R.S. 11:791(A)(2) and (3) and to repeal R.S. 11:739 and 791(A)(4) and (5), relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide for the reemployment of members who participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan and who have been retired for twenty-four consecutive months; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related referred to the Committee on Retirement. SENATE BILL NO. 108 BY SENATOR HEITMEIER To enact Chapter 23 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 25:1011 through 1016, and R.S. 36:4(T), to create the Louisiana Governor's Mansion Commission; to provide for the jurisdiction and purpose of the commission; to provide for membership appointment, powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for the audit and inventory of certain property; to provide that certain inventory is covered by adequate insurance; to require certain repairs and maintenance be performed; to define public and private areas of the Governor's Mansion and its grounds; to authorize certain civil actions; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 109 BY SENATOR GREENE A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 10.1(C)(2) and (3), the introductory paragraph of (D)(1), (D)(1)(c), the introductory paragraph of (D)(2), and (D)(2)(a), (c), and (g) and Article VIII, Section 3(A), 5(A), the introductory paragraph of (D), (D)(3), (4), and (5), and (E) and 8(B) and to add Article VII, Section 10.1(D)(1)(d), (e), and (f) and Article VIII, Section 7.1, all of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to providing for the governance and management of education; to create and provide for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System; to establish the Board of Community and Technical Colleges and provide for it as a management board for the system subject to the planning, coordinating, and budgeting responsibility of the Board of Regents; to provide for the appointment of members by the governor with the consent of the Senate; to provide for their terms; to provide for a student member; to provide that such board have supervision and management of all public postsecondary-vocational technical schools and certain institutions of higher education as assigned by law; to transfer a portion of the monies appropriated out of the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to the Board of Regents along with the authority to allocate money for postsecondary vocational-technical educational purposes; to provide for effectiveness; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition. SENATE BILL NO. 110 BY SENATOR GREENE To amend and reenact R.S. 17:4, 6(A)(4), (5), (6) and (7), 7(7) and (9), 540(1) and (3), 541(A)(2), 1806(A) and (E), 1808(B)(1), 1821(B), 1822(B), 1825(A) and (B), 1835, 1991, 1994, , 1996(A) and (B), 2004(A) and (B)(2), 2005(A), 2009(B) and (D)(2), 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2046(A) and (B), 2048(A), 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS , the introductory paragraph of , , 2050(C) and (D), 2054(A), 3022(A)(1), (A)(1)(e) and (i) and (B), 3130, (8), (9) and (11), (A), (B), the introductory paragraph of (D)(2), (D)(2)(b), and (F), (A) and (D)(2)(a), (A), (C), (D), (F)(1) and (2), and (G), (A) and (B), , the introductory paragraph of (A), (A)(11), (B), and (C), (A) and (B), , (D), (A)(1), (B)(1)(a), and (C)(1), (A), (B)(7) and (8), (C)(1), (3)(e), (4), (5), (6), and (10), (E), and (F), , (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), 3201, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220(A), 3222(B), 3223(A), the introductory paragraph of (B), (B)(2), (C), and (D), 3224(C), 3225, 3226, 3301(A), 3302(A)(1) and (B), 3351(A), (A)(1), 3381(A), 3387(A) and (C), and R.S. 49:1101(B)(2), and to enact Chapter 5B of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:1871 through 1873, R.S. 17:2049.3(C), 3026(C), , , , and , and to repeal R.S. 17:7(10), (13), and (17), 1992, , 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, (7), and 3301(D), to establish the Louisiana Community and Technical College System; to create and provide for the Board of Community and Technical Colleges to manage the system subject to the powers of the Board of Regents; to provide terms for the initial members of the board; to provide for the selection of a student member to serve on the board; to include representation from the board on all boards and commissions created in this Title which have representatives of other higher education management boards; to transfer all powers, duties, and responsibilities regarding postsecondary vocational-technical schools from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to the Board of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide for the transfer of the obligations, records, property, liabilities, and employees of postsecondary vocational-technical schools to the Board of Community and Technical Colleges; to reorganize the assignment of certain institutions of higher education among the higher education management boards, including the Board of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to the exercise of the power of program approval by the Board of Regents; to require the Board of Regents to adopt and implement a system of articulation; to transfer all powers, duties, and responsibilities of the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the state superintendent of education for the licensing of proprietary schools to the Board of Regents and the commissioner of higher education; to provide the same powers, duties, and responsibilities for the Board of Community and Technical Colleges as is provided for the other higher education management boards; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 111 AND REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER To enact R.S. 56:1847(56), relative to the natural and scenic rivers system; to include Bayou Liberty in St. Tammany Parish; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. SENATE BILL NO. 112 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:322.37(B)(1); to remove certain restrictions on use of funds available to the St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission; to authorize the use of research money provided by the commission to event center districts within the parish to be expended for certain purposes; and to provide for

3 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 113 a school day; to increase the minimum instructional time for grades one through twelve; to remove certain requirements for minimum To enact Subpart E of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:731 and 732, daily sessions and length of school periods; and to provide for relative to the offices of magistrate for the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court; to create the offices; to provide for qualifications, salary, and benefits, restrictions on employment, quarters, supplies, equipment and employees for the office; to provide that there shall be two offices; to provide for duties and powers of the offices; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 119 referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. SENATE BILL NO. 115 To enact R.S. 33:1243(D), relative to maximum penalties imposed by parishes; to provide for a civil penalty for tree preservation violations; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 116 AND REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE AND DEWITT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1536 and to enact R.S. 39:1543(C), relative to the office of risk management; to authorize the office of risk management to perform loss prevention audits of its insured agencies of state government; to provide for credits to premiums; to provide for penalties; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 118 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:154 and 154.1, relative to the length of To enact Subpart E of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 13 of the Louisiana referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:731 and 732, relative to the offices of magistrate for the Twenty-Second Judicial SENATE BILL NO. 114 District Court; to create the offices; to provide for qualifications, salary, and benefits, restrictions on employment, quarters, supplies, equipment and employees for the office; to provide that there shall To amend and reenact R.S. 36:254(A)(6) and (D)(1)(a)(i) and to enact be two offices; to provide for duties and powers of the offices; and R.S. 46:976, relative to child health services; to designate the to provide for Department of Health and Hospitals as the state's sole agent to administer the state's Children's Health Insurance Program; to establish criteria for the program; and to provide for related referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. SENATE BILL NO. 120 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4702(B)(2) and to repeal R.S. 33:4702(B)(3) and (4), relative to the New Orleans Business and Industrial District; to reduce the size of the board; to provide for the appointing authority of the board; and to provide for related SENATE BILL NO. 121 BY SENATORS BARHAM, EWING, AND HAINKEL To enact the "Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act"; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Revenue to establish a tax amnesty program as provided for in the Act; to provide for terms and conditions of the program; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Insurance. SENATE BILL NO. 117 To enact R.S. 33: , relative to crime prevention in the old Metairie area of Jefferson Parish; to create the Old Metairie Neighborhood Crime Prevention District; to provide relative to the purposes, governance, duties, and authority of the district; to authorize the governing authority, subject to the approval of district voters, to levy and collect an ad valorem tax within the district and to provide further relative to such tax; and to provide for related SENATE BILL NO. 122 BY SENATORS BARHAM, DARDENNE, EWING, AND HAINKEL To enact Chapter 2 of Subtitle 1 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 47:15, relative to the right of taxpayers for taxes collected and administered by the Department of Revenue; to provide that the rights, privacy, and property of Louisiana taxpayers are safeguarded and protected during tax assessment, collection, and enforcement processes administered by the Department of Revenue under the tax laws of this state; to provide for a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for

4 Page 4 SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 123 BY SENATORS BARHAM, DARDENNE, EWING, AND HAINKEL To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1565(C)(2) and 2419, relative to the Department of Revenue; to conform certain provisions regarding the office of legal affairs created within the department; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 124 BY SENATOR JONES To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art , relative to qualifications and selection of grand and petit jurors; to provide with respect to initial selection of general venire; to provide for sources; to provide for certain transitional provisions; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. SENATE BILL NO. 125 BY SENATORS LANDRY, EWING, DARDENNE, HAINKEL, BARHAM AND ROMERO AND REPRESENTATIVES DIEZ, DOWNER, DEWITT AND MCMAINS To amend and reenact R.S. 39:122(A) and R.S. 48:251(C) and (D), relative to the construction programs of the Department of Transportation and Development; to provide for the adoption of rules and for certain reporting requirements for the implementation of warranty requirements and for the cash management program; to provide relative to the requirements which must be met before certain contracts shall be entered into; and to provide for related referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. SENATE BILL NO. 126 BY SENATORS LANDRY, EWING, DARDENNE, HAINKEL, BARHAM AND ROMERO AND REPRESENTATIVES DIEZ, DOWNER, DEWITT AND MCMAINS To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1(93), 2(C) and (D), 3(C), 388(E) and (F)(1), and 389(A), R.S. 36:408(B)(3) and 409(C)(8), R.S. 40:1379.8, and R.S. 47:718(B)(1) and (C) and 812(C) and to repeal R.S. 32:1(93.1) and 2(E), relative to the Department of Transportation and Development, Weights and Standards Police Force; to transfer the Weights and Standards Stationary Scale Police Force to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police; and to provide for referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. Introduction of Resolutions, Senate and Concurrent for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4 BY SENATOR HEITMEIER A RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Bronson Shropshire for achieving national recognition for exemplary volunteer service from The 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS National Association of Secondary School Principals and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the resolution was read by title and adopted. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8 BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN To express the support of the Legislature of Louisiana for the establishment of a separate, associate degree granting division of McNeese State University to offer certificate and two-year programs of study, including workforce development programs and developmental education programs and parallel lower division programs for those students planning to transfer to four-year institutions. On motion of Senator Bagneris, the resolution was read by title and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9 BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN To urge and request the Board of Regents to study the need for and feasibility of establishing the Lake Area Community College as a public two-year institution on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On motion of Senator Bagneris, the resolution was read by title and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10 To designate November 13th as "National Diabetes Awareness Day". The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Mr. President Bagneris Ellington Fields C Landry Lentini Barham Bean Fields W Greene Malone Robichaux Branch Cain Hainkel Heitmeier Romero Schedler Casanova Cox Hines Hollis Short Siracusa Cravins Dardenne Irons Jones Smith Tarver Dean Dyess Jordan Lambert Theunissen Ullo Total 36 NAYS Total 0 ABSENT Bajoie Campbell Johnson Total 3 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House.

5 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 5 SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11 SENATE BILL NO. 127 BY SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM, AND ROMERO the death of Russell "Tippy" DePaula, mayor of Hammond, Louisiana. The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Mr. President Ellington Lentini Bagneris Barham Fields C Fields W Malone Robichaux Bean Branch Greene Hainkel Romero Schedler Cain Campbell Heitmeier Hines Short Siracusa Casanova Cox Hollis Irons Smith Tarver Cravins Dardenne Jones Jordan Theunissen Ullo Dean Dyess Lambert Landry Total 37 NAYS Total 0 Bajoie Total 2 ABSENT Johnson The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12 To commend Colonel A.E. Voight, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired for outstanding service, both civilian and military, to his community, state and country. The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13 To name the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries building, located at 400 Royal Street in New Orleans, the Judge Fred J. Cassibry Building. On motion of Senator Bagneris, the resolution was read by title and Rules Suspended for the purpose of taking up at this time. Introduction of Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions a first and second time and referring them to committee. AND REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, DEWITT, MCMAINS, LONG, CRANE, AND WALSWORTH To amend and reenact R.S. 17:154(B), 154.1, and 154.3(A), (B), and (D)(2) and to repeal R.S. 17:225, all relative to requirements concerning school time, including the length of the school day and school year, instructional time, and staff development days for teachers; to provide relative to the minimum number of instructional minutes per day and the minimum number of instructional days per year; to provide relative to modifications made to such instructional time by public school governing authorities with certain limitations; to provide relative to the use of instructional time which exceeds the minimum as required by law; to remove certain provisions relative to the minimum session of attendance required; to provide additional staff development days for teachers under certain circumstances; to provide relative to effectiveness; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 128 BY SENATORS DARDENNE, EWING, HAINKEL, BARHAM AND ROMERO AND REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, DEWITT AND MCMAINS To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1533(A), relative to the Risk Management Self-Insurance Fund; to provide for investment of monies in the fund into the planning, construction, and equipping of new buildings in the state capitol complex; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 129 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to creating special assessment levels for homestead exempt property of persons sixty-five years or older; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article VII, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 130 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of prohibiting a state court from exercising the power to tax; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 131 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of authorizing the use of public funds through state infrastructure banks; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article VII, Section 14(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for

6 Page 6 SENATE 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS SENATE BILL NO. 132 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of involving the rights of victims of crime; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article I, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 133 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of involving the operation and management of public hospitals and their programs by the Board of Regents or other higher education management board; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article VIII, Section 16 of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4 SENATE BILL NO. 134 To amend Section 2 of Act No of the 1997 Regular Session of involving a defendant's right to bail; to change the date on which the proposed amendment involving Article I, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana will be submitted to the electorate; and to provide for Motion to Recommit Senator Lentini asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules and recommitted Senate Bill No. 101 from the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection to the Committee on Insurance. Messages from the House The following Messages from the House were received and read as follows: Message from the House ASKING CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3 BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, BRUNEAU, ANSARDI, DONELON, LANCASTER, ALARIO, A. ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, CARTER, CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DIMOS, DOERGE, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD-LEWIS, WINDHORST, WINSTON, AND WRIGHT AND SENATORS EWING, BAGNERIS, BRANCH, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BEAN, CAIN, CAMPBELL, CASANOVA, COX, CRAVINS, DARDENNE, DEAN, DYESS, ELLINGTON, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, GREENE, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LENTINI, MALONE, ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHORT, SIRACUSA, SMITH, TARVER, THEUNISSEN, AND ULLO To record and recognize the remarkable achievements of Major General Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. and to commend him for his able service to the state of Louisiana and the United States as he retires as adjutant general of the state on General Stroud Day. BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER To commend and congratulate Vic Lafont upon his selection as the Louisiana Innovator of the Year for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER To commend Brigadier General Arthur Abercrombie upon his retirement from the Louisiana National Guard and for his exemplary military service. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6 BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of J. Louis Watkins, Jr., Judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8 BY REPRESENTATIVE WILKERSON the death of Mr. F. A. "Red" Davis of Homer, who dedicated his life to the educational system in Louisiana, serving as a teacher in West Carroll and Claiborne Parishes, an administrator for the Claiborne Parish school system, a supervisor for the State Board of Education, and a member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11 BY REPRESENTATIVES DIMOS, ALARIO, A. ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, CARTER, CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DOERGE, DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD, WINDHORST, WINSTON, AND WRIGHT To express the sincere congratulations of the Legislature of Louisiana and to commend William Shurley on being named Louisiana's top

7 2nd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS high school student volunteer and the Louisiana recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12 BY REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS To commend the Alexandria Chapter of Links, Inc. for outstanding service and to congratulate the Alexandria Chapter upon its twenty-fifth anniversary. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13 BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, DANIEL, HOLDEN, AND DIMOS To memorialize the United States Senate to support the inclusion of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14 BY REPRESENTATIVES WRIGHT, LONG, AND BRUNEAU To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Richard Thompson, and to record the tribute of the citizens of Louisiana for the many contributions and achievements of Mr. Thompson, particularly during his twelve-year tenure as a distinguished member of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 BY REPRESENTATIVE LONG To commend Mr. Ben D. Johnson of Natchitoches for his generous donation to the Natchitoches Parish School Board to fund an innovative alternative education center in Natchitoches which has been named the Ben D. Johnson Education Center in his honor and for his many other contributions to education and to his community and state. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21 BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH AND ILES AND SENATOR CAIN To recognize and commend the players, coaches, and managers of the Anacoco High School Lady Indians on an impressive season and on capturing the high school basketball championship. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Privilege Report of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs ENROLLMENTS Senator Dardenne, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: To the President and Members of the Senate: I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: The following Senate Resolution has been properly enrolled: Page 7 SENATE To commend Bill McMahon on his retirement for thirty years of service at the Baton Rouge Advocate. JAY DARDENNE Chairman The foregoing Senate Resolution was signed by the President of the Senate and presented to the Secretary of State by the Secretary. Privilege Report of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs ENROLLMENTS Senator Dardenne, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: To the President and Members of the Senate: I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: The following Senate Concurrent Resolution has been properly enrolled: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY SENATOR BARHAM the death of Houston L. Condrey, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, business owner, community leader, and friend. JAY DARDENNE Chairman The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolution was signed by the President of the Senate. Johnson Leaves of Absence The following leaves of absence were asked for and granted: 1 Day Adjournment Senator Bagneris moved that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at 5:00 o'clock P.M. The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until 5:00 o'clock P.M. on Wednesday, March 25, MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate GAYE F. HAMILTON Journal Clerk SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3 BY SENATORS DARDENNE, BAGNERIS, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BEAN, BRANCH, CAIN, CAMPBELL, CASANOVA, COX, CRAVINS, DEAN, DYESS, ELLINGTON, EWING, C. FIELDS, W. FIELDS, GREENE, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LENTINI, MALONE, ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHORT, SIRACUSA, SMITH, TARVER, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO A RESOLUTION