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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA i9iziafibi jrnxrrnd WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010 SESSION OF TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 56 SENATE WEDNESDAY, November 17, 2010 The Senate met at 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Joseph B. Scarnati III) in the Chair. PRAYER The Chaplain, Reverend CHUCK RATHEL, of The Open Door Church, Chambersburg, offered the following prayer: Shall we pray. God, we come to You today thanking You for the privilege of living in a free country. We thank You for these representatives we have here who represent us as our leaders. We pray today that You would give them wisdom; give them knowledge and understanding about what is best for our Commonwealth. We pray You give each one a special insight into the heart of their constituents. We pray that You would give them direction, as they labor together to do the best things for our Commonwealth. Put Your hand upon them today. For those who are stepping down and moving on to new areas, bless them. For those who are stepping into new positions, we pray, God, You would put Your hand upon them and bless them likewise. Thank You for the opportunity to serve in a free country. We pray today this would bring glory to You. Amen. The PRESIDENT. The Chair thanks Reverend Rathel, who is the guest today of Senator Alloway. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communications in writing from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, which were read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations: MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION October 15, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Charles Goodhart (Alternate Member), 407 Herwen Circle, Shippensburg 17257, Franklin County, Thirtythird Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice Richard Hogg, Kittanning, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY October 19, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph L. French, Ed.D., 544 Kemmerer Road, State College 16801, Centre County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. EDWARD G RENDELL MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION October 25, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, The Honorable Austin J. Burke, Jr., (Voting Member), 263 Laurel Street, Archbald 18403, Lackawanna County, Twenty-second Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice The Honorable Dennis Yablonsky, Harrisburg, resigned. EDWARD G. RENDELL MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION October 25, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Bryce Maretzki (Alternate Member), 251 Cumberland Street, #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fif-

2 2560 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, teenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice John Blake, Archbald, resigned. EDWARD G. RENDELL JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, YORK COUNTY In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable Joseph A. Dych, deceased. EDWARD G RENDELL October 27, 2010 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SELINSGROVE CENTER November 17, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Gregory E. Dunlap, Esquire, 613 Sweetbriar Drive, Harrisburg 17111, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, York County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2012, vice The Honorable John H. Chronister, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS November 17, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Stephanie Moore, R.R. 2 Box 397, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Secretary of Corrections, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2011, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Honorable Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph.D., Camp Hill, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF PENNSYLVANIA November 17, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, B.J. Clark, 611 East Darby Road, Havertown 19083, Delaware County, Seventeenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2011, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, vice The Honorable Joel S. Ario, Hershey, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL JUDGE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY November 17, 2010 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Stephanie Moore, R.R. 2, Box 397, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Selinsgrove Center, to serve until the third Tuesday of January 2011, and until her successor is appointed and qualified, vice Mary Millard, Danville, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL RECALL COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication in writing from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, which was read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations: MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION October 25, 2010 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall my nomination dated September 9, 2010, for the appointment of Stephanie Moore (Voting Member), R.R. 2, Box 397, Millerstown 17062, Juniata County, Thirtyfourth Senatorial District, as a member of the Appalachian States Low- Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice The Honorable Dennis Yablonsky, Harrisburg, resigned. I respectfully request the return to me of the official message of nomination on the premises. EDWARD G RENDELL CORRECTION TO NOMINATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication in writing from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, which was read as follows and referred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations:

3 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2561 MEMBER OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION October 15, 2010 Please note the nomination dated October 15, 2010, and corrected on October 19, 2010 [sic], for the appointment of Charles Goodhart (Alternate Member), 407 Herwen Circle, Shippensburg 17257, Franklin County, Thirty-third Senatorial District, as a member of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice Richard Hogg, Kittanning, resigned, should be corrected to read: October 19, 2010, Charles Goodhart (Alternate Member), 407 Herwen Circle, Shippensburg 17257, Franklin County, Thirty-third Senatorial District, as a member of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, to serve at the pleasure of the, vice Richard Hogg, Kittanning, resigned. EDWARD G RENDELL SENATE BILL RETURNED WITHOUT APPROVAL The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following veto message from His Excellency, the of the Commonwealth, advising that the following Senate Bill had been returned without approval: SB 1280, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, further providing for medical professional liability insurance, for Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund and for actuarial data; and providing for conflict. TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: October 22, 2010 I am returning herewith, without my approval, Senate Bill 1280, Printer's Number 2231, entitled "AN ACT amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L. 154, No. 13), entitled "An act reforming the law on medical professional liability; providing for patient safety and reporting; establishing the Patient Safety Authority and the Patient Safety Trust Fund; abrogating regulations; providing for medical professional liability informed consent, damages, expert qualifications, limitations of actions and medical records; establishing the Interbranch Commission on Venue; providing for medical professional liability insurance; establishing the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund; providing for medical professional liability claims; establishing the Joint Underwriting Association; regulating medical professional liability insurance; providing for medical licensure regulation; providing for administration; imposing penalties; and making repeals," further providing for medical professional liability insurance, for Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund and for actuarial data; and providing for conflict." Senate Bill 1280 amends Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, by (I) freezing primary medical malpractice insurance limits for seven years, (ii) adjusting the formula for determining the assessment by which the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (Fund) is funded, and (iii) purporting to have no impact on certain litigation. This bill fails to recognize the significant progress of the Commonwealth's medical malpractice reform and physician retention efforts. Since the passage of the Mcare Act in 2002, we have seen consistent downward trends in the number of medical malpractice claims paid and the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed. As a result, we have also seen a decrease in the cost of primary and Mcare excess insurance and an increase in the number of private carriers in the market. We also have 39,000 practicing physicians in the marketplace currently versus 32,000 in Under the current law, the Insurance Commissioner is required to study these factors and the market in 2011 and determine whether the primary medical malpractice insurance limits should be increased. To make the significant changes contemplated by Senate Bill 1280 without legislative hearings or other development of public input informing these changes is particularly disconcerting. For example, no evidence was presented to explain and consider how the change in the assessment formula would impact providers. Nor was any evidence presented to explain why a seven year freeze in premium limits is needed or appropriate in general or the rationale for that period of time. A seven year freeze would eliminate the ability of the Commissioner to adjust the primary limits to fairly reflect current and future market conditions at an earlier point in time. Hearings also would have given an opportunity to consider the ongoing positive results of our medical malpractice reforms, and to evaluate whether it is desirable to prevent the expansion of the private insurance market for an additional seven years. Further, I cannot support the changes in the assessment formula set forth in Senate Bill Rather than maintaining a Fund balance to moderate potential fluctuations in Mcare claim payments and assessments from year to year, Senate Bill 1280 would subtract the entire Fund balance from the aggregate assessment amount each year. From a Fund perspective, this would result in an Mcare Fund deficit in each year in which actual Mcare claims and operating expenses exceed the projected claims and operating expenses. In order to pay claims in such years, the Fund would be required to borrow money, which would increase the assessment the following year. More importantly, Senate Bill 1280 would cause extreme swings in the Mcare assessment from year to year, which would be detrimental to providers, would destabilize the medical malpractice market, and would create a crisis atmosphere that would undermine the Commonwealth's continuing ability to retain and attract physicians and other health care providers to Pennsylvania. None of this is prudent or in the best interests of Pennsylvania or its citizens. As deliberations on this bill proceeded, we offered alternative approaches to mitigate the potential for future MCARE rate spikes due to artificial reductions funded with the year end fund balance in the MCARE account. Specifically we recommended that a reasonable balance remain in the account to ameliorate severe swings in MCARE premiums from year-to-year. These reasonable and protective proposals were unheeded. Finally, the provision in Senate Bill 1280 regarding "proceedings challenging any assessment" is vague and ambiguous, and could itself lead to further litigation to determine what that provision means and how it is to be applied to whatever litigation may be pending. It is unwise to create ambiguity and spawn litigation where it can be avoided. For the reasons set forth above, I must withhold my signature from Senate Bill 1280, Printer's Number Sincerely, EDWARD G RENDELL. The PRESIDENT. The communication and bill will be laid on the table. HOUSE MESSAGES HB 101 PASSED OVER GOVERNOR'S VETO The Clerk of the House of Representatives presented for concurrence bill numbered and entitled as follows, together with the objections of the thereto: HB 101, with the information that said bill had been passed by both Houses and vetoed by His

4 2562 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, Excellency, the, and has since been reconsidered in the House of Representatives and passed by the necessary two-thirds vote, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding. The PRESIDENT. The bill and communication will be placed on the Calendar. HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE BILLS The Clerk of the House of Representatives returned to the Senate SB 642, SB 906 and SB 976 with the information the House has passed the same without amendments. HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL The Clerk of the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House has concurred in amendments made by the Senate to House amendments to SB 441. HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS The Clerk of the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House has concurred in amendments made by the Senate to HB 60, HB 174, HB 708, HB 1231, HB 1394, HB 1482, HB 1639, HB 1926, HB 2139, HB 2321, HB 2477, HB 2497 and HB HOUSE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE The Clerk of the House of Representatives presented to the Senate the following bills for concurrence, which were referred to the committees indicated: November 15, 2010 HB Committee on Education. HB Committee on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following Senate Bills numbered, entitled, and referred as follows, which were read by the Clerk: November 8, 2010 Senators ORIE, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BRUBAKER, EICHELBERGER, ERICKSON, FOLMER, MENSCH, PICCOLA, TOMLINSON, WARD and D. WHITE presented to the Chair SB 1474, entitled: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, prohibiting the expenditure of funds to pay for abortions except as provided by State law. Which was committed to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, November 8, Senators DINNIMAN, MELLOW, FONTANA, BOSCOLA, COSTA, ERICKSON, FARNESE, FERLO, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, STACK, STOUT, D. WHITE, WIL- LIAMS, WOZNIAK, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE and GREENLEAF presented to the Chair SB 1485, entitled: An Act amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Marcellus shale job creation tax credit. Which was committed to the Committee on FINANCE, November 8, Senators D. WHITE and COSTA. presented to the Chair SB 1487, entitled: An Act amending the act of December 30, 2003 (P.L.441, No.64), known as the Tobacco Product Manufacturer Directory Act, further providing for directory. Which was committed to the Committee on FINANCE, November 8, Senators EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, ORIE, M. WHITE, STACK, FOLMER and GREENLEAF.presented to the Chair SB 1491, entitled: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other criminal provisions, further providing for supervisory relationship to offenders; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for supervisory relationship to offenders. Which was committed to the Committee on JUDICIARY, November 8, Senators WOZNIAK, PICCOLA and WILLIAMS presented to the Chair SB 1492, entitled: An Act providing for reorganization of school districts, for reorganization plans, for exceptions, for transfer of property and assets, for initial board of school directors, for operational date and transfer of authority, for collective bargaining and for powers and duties of the Department of Education; and prescribing penalties. Which was committed to the Committee on EDUCATION, November 8, Senators ORIE, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, D. WHITE, VOGEL and MENSCH presented to the Chair SB 1494, entitled: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in Treasury Department, providing for boards and commissions. Which was committed to the Committee on STATE GOV- ERNMENT, November 8, Senator PILEGGI presented to the Chair SB 1495, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, establishing a life sciences education tax credit. Which was committed to the Committee on FINANCE, November 8, Senators RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, WAUGH, GREEN- LEAF and DINNIMAN presented to the Chair SB 1496, entitled:

5 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2563 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for growth supplement for school year; and making an appropriation. Which was committed to the Committee on EDUCATION, November 8, Senators RAFFERTY and BROWNE presented to the Chair SB 1497, entitled: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, adding and changing definitions; further providing for the unified judicial system; establishing the appellate division of the Medical Professional Liability Court; providing for transfers between intermediate appellate courts, for lien of judgments for money, for direct appeals to the Supreme Court from courts of common pleas, for allowance of appeals from Superior Court and Commonwealth Court, for appeals to Superior Court from courts of common pleas, for original jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court, for appeals to the Commonwealth Court from courts of common pleas, for the jurisdiction of the appellate division of the Medical Professional Liability Court and for the organization and jurisdiction of the Medical Professional Liability Court; establishing the Medical Professional Liability Qualifications Commission and prescribing its powers and duties; further providing for selection of judicial officers, for vacancies in judicial offices and for retention election of judicial officers; providing for selection and retention of judges of the Medical Professional Liability Court and for salaries of judges of the Medical Professional Liability Court; establishing the Medical Professional Liability Court Fund and providing for receipts and payments; and further providing for right to appellate review and for appeals generally. Which was committed to the Committee on JUDICIARY, November 8, Senators FARNESE, WASHINGTON, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, COSTA, STOUT, D. WHITE and HUGHES presented to the Chair SB 1493, entitled: An Act relating to bedbug eradication; providing for duty to eradicate, for notification, for administration and enforcement by local boards or departments of health, for inspections, for duties of the Department of Agriculture and for informational brochures; and imposing a civil penalty. Which was committed to the Committee on URBAN AF- FAIRS AND HOUSING, November 15, Senators PICCOLA, FOLMER, VANCE, WAUGH, GORDNER, BRUBAKER, ORIE, TARTAGLIONE, RAF- FERTY, ARGALL and ALLOWAY presented to the Chair SB 1499, entitled: An Act amending the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known as the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, further providing for powers and duties of municipalities and for jurisdiction of court of common pleas. Which was committed to the Committee on FINANCE, November 15, GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows: Senators WARD, D. WHITE, PIPPY, WAUGH, BROWNE, FONTANA, WASHINGTON and MELLOW presented to the Chair SB 1498, entitled: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for duty of witness of violent offense; and imposing a penalty. Which was committed to the Committee on JUDICIARY, November 8, November 15, 2010 The Honorable Mark R. Corrigan Senate Secretary/Parliamentarian Senate Box Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Office of the Controller 1805 N. Broad Street (038-17) 11th Floor Wachman Hall Philadelphia, PA October 26, 2010 Senators LEACH, VANCE, STACK, O'PAKE, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE and WARD presented to the Chair SB 1442, entitled: An Act providing for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Act; and imposing penalties. Which was committed to the Committee on LABOR AND INDUSTRY, November 15, Senators FERLO, COSTA, FONTANA, O'PAKE, STOUT and ORIE presented to the Chair SB 1479, entitled: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for fire protection services in a city of the second class. Which was committed to the Committee on LOCAL GOV- ERNMENT, November 15, Dear Senator [sic] Corrigan: In compliance with Act 12A of July 1, 2010, I submit to you herewith the consolidated audited financial statements of Temple University - of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education for the fiscal year Sincerely, FRANK ANNUNZIATO Associate Vice President & Controller The PRESIDENT. This report will be filed in the Library BUDGET REQUEST OF THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows:

6 2564 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Small Business Advocate Suite 1102, Commerce Building 300 North Second Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 29, 2010 Hon. Edward G. Rendell Hon. Keith R. McCall of Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Room 225 House of Representatives Main Capitol Building P.O. Box Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Hon. Joseph B. Scarnati III President Pro Tempore Senate of Pennsylvania Room 292, Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA Dear Rendell, Senator Scarnati, and Representative McCall: In accordance with the requirements of Section 6 of Act 181 of 1988, 73 P.S et sea., and Section 610 of the Administrative Code of 1929, I am submitting the enclosed Budget Request of the Office of Small Business Advocate ("OSBA") for Fiscal Year Copies are also being delivered today to the Secretary of the Budget, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, and the Insurance Commissioner. As explained in detail in the enclosed Budget Request, the total expenses that the OSBA estimates it will incur in Fiscal Year for both its utility and insurance regulatory activities are $1,286,000. None of the money used to support the OSBA comes from the general funds of the Commonwealth. The OSBA's utility regulatory activities are funded by assessments on public utilities, while the money to support OSBA's activities concerning workers' compensation insurance rates comes from assessments on the insurance companies that issue such policies in Pennsylvania. Please let me know if you or members of your staff have any questions or would like to meet with me to discuss this Budget Request. Sincerely, WILLIAM R. LLOYD, JR. Small Business Advocate The PRESIDENT. This report will be filed in the Library. REPORT ON THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FILING OFFICE The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows: Mr. Mark R. Corrigan Secretary Senate 462 Main Capitol Harrisburg, PA COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Department of State 302 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA RE: Report on the Operation of Department of State's Uniform Commercial Code Filing Office October 29, 2010 Dear Mr. Corrigan: I am submitting the attached report pursuant to Section 9527 (relating to duty to report) of the Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2001 (Act 18 of 2001), 13 Pa.C.S. 9527, which requires that the Department of State report to the and the General Assembly on the operation of the Uniform Commercial Code filing office by October 31 of every even-numbered year. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions or comments. YEA-48 Sincerely, BASIL L. MERENDA The PRESIDENT. This report will be filed in the Library. APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDENT. The Chair wishes to announce the President pro tempore has made the following appointment: Mr. Patrick V. Larkin as a Commonwealth Trustee of Temple University. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I request a legislative leave for Senator Orie. The PRESIDENT. Senator Pileggi requests a legislative leave for Senator Orie. Without objection, the leave will be granted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Senator PILEGGI asked and obtained a leave of absence for Senator VANCE, for today's Session, for personal reasons. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS JOURNALS APPROVED The PRESIDENT. The Journals of the Sessions of October 12, 2010, October 13, 2010, and October 14, 2010, are now in print. The Clerk proceeded to read the Journals of the Sessions of October 12, 2010, October 13, 2010, and October 14, Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, I move that further reading of the Journals be dispensed with and that the Journals be approved. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Senator PILEGGI and were as follows, viz: Alloway Farnese Mensch Stout Argall Ferlo Musto Tartaglione Baker Folmer O'Pake Tomlinson Boscola Fontana One Vogel Browne Gordner Piccola Ward Brubaker Greenleaf Pileggi Washington

7 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2565 Corman Hughes Pippy Waugh Costa Kasunic Rafferty White, Donald Dinniman Kitchen Robbins White, Mary Jo Earl Leach Scamati Williams Eichelberger Mcllhinney Smucker Wozniak Erickson Mellow Stack Yaw NAY-0 A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDENT. The Journals are approved. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS GUEST OF SENATOR DOMINIC F. PILEGGI PRESENTED TO THE SENATE from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, it is my pleasure this afternoon to introduce A.J. Gentzler, the son of Debra Drais Gentzler of my staff. A.J. is a junior at Spring Grove High School in York County, part of Senator Alloway's district, where he is a cornerback on the Spring Grove football team. As part of his graduation project, he is shadowing me today as well as members of my staff. A.J. is here on the floor with us today, Mr. President. I ask that we extend our traditional warm welcome to A.J. Gentzler. The PRESIDENT. Would the guest of Senator Pileggi please rise to be welcomed by the Senate. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS SWEARING-IN OF NEW MEMBER from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, as a special order of business, I ask that the Senate proceed to receive the returns of election for the special election held in the 45th Senatorial District on the 2nd day of November 2010, and that the oath of office be administered to Senator-elect James R. Brewster. The PRESIDENT. Without objection, as a special order of business, the Senate will now proceed to the administration of the oath of office to Senator-elect Brewster. ELECTION RETURNS PRESENTED The PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON- WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, GREETINGS: I have the honor to present the official returns of the Special Election for Senator in the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania held in the forty-fifth Senatorial District, as the same have been certified to and filed with my office by the Allegheny and Westmoreland County Boards of Elections. James R. Brewster, having received the highest number of votes in the Special Election, and having complied with the provisions of Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Election Code pertaining to Primary and Election Expenses, was duly elected a Senator in the General Assembly. (SEAL) IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth at the city of Harrisburg, this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord two thousand ten and of the Commonwealth the two hundred thirtyfifth. BASIL L. MERENDA Secretary of the Commonwealth SPECIAL ELECTION SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 45TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT NOVEMBER 2, 2010 OFFICIAL RESULTS VOTE TOTALS Democratic - James R. Brewster 35,812 Republican - Paul Olijar 29,454 Libertarian - Leonard N. Young 3,221 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT The PRESIDENT. For the record, the Secretary of the Commonwealth has also certified that the Senator-elect has filed the accounts and affidavits as required by the election laws of Pennsylvania. The Chair would like to take the opportunity to politely remind all of our guests that taking still pictures or videotaping in the Senate Chamber is not permitted. So I ask that during the administration of the oath of office, no pictures be taken or video taped. At the end of the oath, however, the Senate will be at ease for a few minutes so that Senator-elect Brewster may remain at the bar of the Senate, and you may take as many pictures as you like. ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE The PRESIDENT. It is an honor to have with us today the Honorable Eugene Riazzi, Magisterial District Judge from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He has kindly consented to be with us today to administer the oath of office to Senator-elect Brewster in accordance with Article VI, Section 3, of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Will the Senator-elect please present himself at the bar of the Senate. Members and guests, please rise. Judge Riazzi will now administer the oath of office. Will the judge please approach the microphone. Judge RIAllI. Sir, place your left hand on the Bible, raise your right hand, and repeat after me: I, (James R. Brewster), do solemnly swear that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. Sir, congratulations. Ladies and gentlemen, Senator James R. Brewster. The PRESIDENT. The Senate will now be at ease for a few minutes to take pictures. (The Senate was at ease.)

8 2566 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, The PRESIDENT. The Senate will come to order. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR No. 1 RECONSIDERATION OF HB 101, THE OBJECTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING HB 101 PASSED OVER GOVERNOR'S VETO HB 101 (Pr. No. 4389) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled, An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, further providing for reports to Department of Education and providing for value-added assessment system and for drop-out data collection; in intermediate units, further providing for financial reports; providing for payment of fees associated with certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; in certification of teachers, further providing for disqualifications relating to teacher's certificate; in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence and right to free school privileges and providing for emergency permits at approved private schools and chartered schools for the deaf and blind; in provisions relating to safe schools, further providing for definitions and for the Office for Safe Schools; providing for regulations; and further providing for reporting by school entities; in school health services, further providing for possession and use of asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors, for medical examinations of teachers and other persons and for duties of Department of Education; in terms and courses of study, providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs, for State standards for business, computer and information technology courses and for dating violence education; establishing the Science Technology Partnership Program; in high schools, further providing for academic degrees; in charter schools, further providing for facilities; providing for the Older Pennsylvanian Higher Education Program, for course materials at institutions of higher education and for sexual violence education at institutions of higher education; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for effect of failure to file reports; and making editorial changes and related repeals. The Clerk read the 's veto message as follows October 22, 2010 TO THE HONORABLE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: I am returning herewith, without my approval, House Bill 101, Printer's Number I regret doing so, as there are favorable provisions within the legislation which I support. Prior to the passage of House Bill 101, the Administration put the legislature on notice that this bill was seriously flawed; we informed the Education Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Appropriations Committees in both chambers, and the Leaders' Offices of the serious constitutional infirmity in the provision of the bill which exempts non-profit entities that rent to charter school entities from payment [data missing] real property taxes. Having supported many of the initiatives included in this legislation including provisions related [data missing] dating and sexual violence education and prevention, affordability of textbooks for college students and recognition for Vietnam veterans withholding my signature from this bill is certainly not easy for me. It is my hope that the legislature will act quickly in January to pass legislation encompassing these reforms. Though I understand the importance of the aforementioned provisions of this legislation, I am required to review each bill that reaches my desk for any constitutional defects, and this bill is constitutionally flawed. Our Constitution requires uniformity of taxation, with limited exemptions which are enumerated as follows: (a) the General Assembly may by law exempt from taxation: (I) actual places of regularly stated religious worship; (ii) actual places of burial, when used or held by a person or organization deriving no private or corporate profit therefrom and no substantial part of whose activity consists of selling personal property in connection therewith; (iii) that portion of public property which is actually and regularly used for public purposes; (iv) that portion of the property owned and occupied by any branch, post or camp of honorably discharged servicemen or servicewomen which is actually and regularly used for benevolent, charitable or patriotic purposes; (v) institutions of purely public charity, but in the case of any real property tax exemptions only that portion of real property of such institution which is actually and regularly used for the purposes of the institution. This bill is constitutionally infirm insofar as it would provide a real property tax exemption for property that is leased to a charter or cyber school or an associated foundation by a nonexempt entity. Leased property does not constitute real property "of' the public charity under Pennsylvania's Constitution or under the existing statute which defines a purely public charity, Act 55 of Although I am not supportive of this purpose, and many respected parties who understand our school funding system share my view, as evidenced by the letters attached, if the legislature wishes to legally provide for this property tax exemption for these entities, they can do so by amending Act 55 to include these entities in the definition of a purely public charity. Further, as written this exemption would itself constitute a violation of the Uniformity Clause, as lessors of property to other tax exempt entities would not enjoy a similar exemption, and, as such, I must withhold my signature from this bill. Sincerely, EDWARD G RENDELL from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, pursuant to Article IV, Section 15, of the Pennsylvania Constitution, I move that the Senate proceed with its reconsideration of House Bill No. 101, Printer's No. 4389, and agree to pass the same, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding. The PRESIDENT. Senator Pileggi moves that pursuant to Article IV, Section 15, of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that the Senate do proceed with its reconsideration of House Bill No. 101, Printer's No. 4389, and agree to pass the same, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding. On the question, Shall the Senate reconsider and agree to pass the bill, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding? from Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I rise today and stand here on the final day of our General Assembly's Session extremely disappointed that we are about to embark on this conversation about House Bill No Let me be clear, Mr. President. I intend to vote against the override of the 's veto of House Bill No I will leave it to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I suspect, to discuss the merits and the substance of that decision and the substance of the legislation. I stand here today to discuss a more fundamental issue that I believe continues to plague us, this institution, and this General Assembly, Mr. President, and that is the public's trust.

9 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2567 Mr. President, the public view of our institution--in my opinion, and, I think, as we heard over the course of the last year--is at one of its lowest points in history. Some of the reasons for that may be fair and they may be unfair. But unfortunately, much of it is our own doing. Much of it is our own fault. Repeatedly, we have promised to do one thing, have said we would do one thing, and have done another. We have repeatedly not done our work on time. We have not met our budget challenges with responsible solutions, and we have not lived up to the commitments that we so broadly proclaim, year after year after year. Now, Mr. President, one more time, we stand here with all these folks in this Chamber, and we are now going to sacrifice that public trust on one of the most vocal promises that was made during the course of the past year to our constituents by convening a lame duck Session of the Senate. Mr. President, we have been very clear that this side of the aisle was hopeful that we would have a conversation about a number of issues over the course of the past several months, and consistently, it was told to us that we would not be having a lame duck Session. I did not agree with that decision when it was announced, and I do not agree with it today, but I respect it. We respected the decision that was made on an important reform agenda item, an item by which we wanted to restore the public's trust and continue down the path where we have done that, where we have tried to work to restore the public's trust, a fresh promise to rebuild the integrity of this decisionmaking process for our institution. And now, we see that that promise, in my opinion, was apparently nothing more than a hollow promise, the convenient means to further consider very difficult pieces of legislation that we had committed to--and let us make no mistake about it, we committed to address the issue of Marcellus Shale in this Commonwealth. We committed to it in June of this year. Today, we came back with the belief that we were not going to have any substantive votes or substantive matters to discuss, yet we find ourselves right in the middle of a very important piece of legislation. And while House Bill No. 101 contains a number of very important pieces of legislation--an omnibus bill, I might add, on which great work was done by the respective chairs of the Committee on Education, and so many Members of this Chamber have bits and pieces of legislation in House Bill No the fact of the matter remains that we have left for another day, unfortunately, we failed to address a promise that we made to the people of Pennsylvania to address an issue such as the Marcellus Shale, which has overwhelming bipartisan support. We failed to do that after we made that commitment. And then today, to come back and vote on a piece oflegislation, House Bill No. 101, an education bill, I think continues to undermine the trust that the public has in our efforts, and we need to continue to work to make the reforms that are necessary as we move forward. So I stand here today, Mr. President, and I intend to vote "no" on this override of the 's veto, and I again state my point that it is wholly inappropriate for us to be considering any type of legislation, particularly after we made a very significant, consistent promise to the people of Pennsylvania that we would not be dealing with substantive matters, and yet, the substantive matters that are most important, I think, to the people of Pennsylvania continue to go unaddressed. So I ask for a negative vote. I intend to vote "no." My colleagues can do what they would like to do. Thank you, Mr. President. from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, on February 4, Senator Scarnati and I announced that the Senate will not convene for a regular lame duck Session in We made that announcement 9 months ago, so that everyone had plenty of time to plan the legislative Calendar accordingly, to clearly state that the Senate would not consider any new legislation in a lame duck Session, and with the hope that the House leaders would join us in ending the practice of holding lame duck Sessions. On July 15, I distributed a memo to all Republican Senators that indicated that we did not intend to consider legislation during the post-election Session. On November 10, I distributed a memo to all Republican Senators regarding today's order of business. Again, I indicated that we did not intend to consider legislation. When we made our initial February announcement and I distributed those memos, we did not foresee--and I believe it is safe to say that no one foresaw--the possibility of a House post-election override of a veto by this. It is clear to any objective observer that a vote to override a 's veto is different in substance than a vote on new legislation. By bringing this veto override before the Senate today, I am asking the Members to vote on precisely the same language we all considered on September 29, when we approved House Bill No. 101 by a unanimous vote of 47 to 0. Not a single word has changed since that September 29th vote. In contrast, if the Senate considered any other bill, literally any other bill, the Senate would be voting on new language in a lame duck Session. Those are two entirely different propositions, and I believe the citizens of Pennsylvania understand the difference. Mr. President, I urge the Senate to vote in favor of a veto override on House Bill No from Allegheny, Senator Ferlo. Senator FERLO. Mr. President, first of all, I know this is a ceremonial event, obviously very important, so I will try to be brief. I do want to thank and highlight our colleagues who will be honored, not only in video, for years of dedicated public service, but I also want to point out that our good friend and former colleague, Senator Logan, is here today. While I do not see his picture here, I want to mention that he was a very key and important Member of this Chamber for the last 8 years. More importantly, he served locally as mayor of Monroeville, and I know all of us are thinking about our colleague sitting right here to my left, as we proceed further with ceremonial accolades. Mr. President, we have former President George Bush out there selling a book and engaging in revisionist history right now to try to salvage his former Presidency in the eyes of future citizens and historians, and I feel like there is a little bit of revisionist history going on here right now. When you look at the House, we sent over a major fundamental change to their pension bill, thanks to the leadership of Senator Browne and all of us working together. Despite the fact that most media never reported on the actual contents of that reform bill, we

10 2568 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, performed major surgery on that House bill. We amended it, sent it back, and then, to my applause, the House voted and passed fundamental, substantial pension reform legislation. To suggest that somehow, because we already had a discussion and vote on the comprehensive compilation bill--the so-called education bill, which the has vetoed, and now being able to take it up--to suggest that somehow, since we already discussed it, it is not new, it is something different, I think that is really a little bit disingenuous. The rightfully makes the point that we are getting paid for the rest of the month of November, and when you really look at what our work product has been on both sides of the aisle in this august body, there is a lot of room for improvement in terms of other legislation with which we could be grappling. But first and foremost was an understanding, and I do not believe it is revisionist history to say very clearly that in the formulation of this budget there was an understanding of the leadership on both sides of the aisle, in both the House and the Senate, with the and his administration, that we were going to finish the task of coming up with hard decisions on revenues that were needed because of the displacement of revenues that were no longer realistic or realizable in the tolling of I-80. Also, there was a clear agreement and understanding that we would resolve Marcellus Shale taxation policy. We have ample time to do that. So I want to suggest, and again, I am going to take a stand on principle, one, to support our Honorable, because he is man enough to come up to the plate and say that we have not done our homework and that we have a responsibility and a burden to stay here in Harrisburg, perform our constitutional duty, keep meeting, keep honing in on the need for a Marcellus Shale tax, something the House already passed. So, I am very disappointed in that. I am going to join with my colleague, Senator Costa, and not override the 's veto. I want to thank the for pointing out to the public, rightfully so, that a track record has been lax, that there is no reason why we cannot continue to work, when you have states like Texas and West Virginia with a tax in place for Marcellus Shale gas. Now, I will end with this comment, Mr. President. I have had a moratorium bill. The moratorium bill is not to cease and desist the industry or anything of the sort. It was to allow over 4,000 communities across our great Commonwealth the ability to deal with their rightful decisionmaking process relative to local zoning. Where, when, and in what manner would deep-well drilling happen in their respective communities? We have moved so quickly. We have never addressed that issue. I do not want to speak at length. I see honorable members of the court present today. But a lot of us are concerned about what the declaration of rights, Article I, Section 27, means in terms of the fact that people have a right to clean air, water, streams, and to maintain the aesthetic values here in our Commonwealth. That is going to be a core issue that should come up now, legislatively, when we talk about the tax, because we, on this side of the aisle, wrote extensive amendments to further the regulatory oversight when the tax bill vote was going to come up. That is not going to happen, unfortunately, and it is nice for the Republican Majority on the aisle opposite to grandstand, pre-election, almost sacrosanct, that they will not meet in lame duck, but really, we see that is a charade, nothing of the sort, and we have this vote today. I am very disappointed, and I personally want to thank the for stepping up to the plate and exposing this charade. Thank you. from Dauphin, Senator Piccola. Senator PICCOLA. Mr. President, I would like to speak, first, about process, as it would apply to our work product and to the reform of the way this legislature does business, and then I would like to talk very briefly about the substance of House Bill No One of the goals that I set for myself and for our committee when I became chairman of the Committee on Education a little less than 2 years ago was to avoid what we have been doing in this legislature virtually every time we come to the budget table, and that is seeing a comprehensive Education Code bill that is full of little pieces, many of which we have never seen before, have never been vetted by the committees, some never even introduced into bill form. And my goal was, as Members developed legislation on education that they wanted to see in law, to bring as many of those bills as we could before the committee. And our committee, I think, probably set a modern record for reporting pieces of legislation dealing with education in the Education Code during this last Session. I want to take the opportunity during this debate to publicly thank my Democratic counterpart, the Minority chairman of the committee, Senator Dinniman, who concurred with that goal and helped work on that goal with me throughout this Session. I also want to thank Representative Jim Roebuck, who, while he got a little bit of a late start because of some internal problems in the House and the House Committee on Education, also worked on bringing forth as many pieces of legislation dealing with the Education Code as they could do and passing them through to us. The committee, actually, the chairs of the committee of the four Caucuses, began meeting this summer to develop this piece of legislation, this comprehensive Education Code bill, and one of the things that we set as a minimum benchmark for inclusion in this bill was that the bill had to have passed one House or the other, thus having been thoroughly vetted and the transparency that we are all seeking having been in place with respect to these very important pieces of legislation. I think this bill represents the best, the very best, of the legislative process. It is bipartisan. It is bicameral. It has been thoroughly vetted in both Chambers. It passed this Chamber by a unanimous vote. And I think it is the way that we should enact public policy, particularly this kind of education public policy, in this Commonwealth. So I am very, very proud of the product, and I am very grateful to Senator Dinniman and Representative Roebuck and Representative Clymer, the chairs in the House, for working together to develop this work product. It is a good work product, and it was developed in the finest sense of reform of the legislative process. So, with that in mind, I would like to suggest that we vote in the affirmative. The bill contains--and we have talked about this many times, so I am not going to go into great detail--but it contains a lot of very good pieces of legislation, anywhere from school safety to relieving school districts of some mandates. The piece, the very small piece on which the based his

11 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2569 veto, is a piece that if the is really correct in his assessment, will be decided by some court someplace. If he is wrong, which I believe that he is, but if he is wrong, it will not be decided in that way. It should not jeopardize the content of the rest of this bill. This not only is good in content, it is good in process, Mr. President. And I think, given what the House did earlier in the week, that the Senate can take what I consider to be virtually a procedural vote to just reaffirm our unanimous vote earlier in this Session. So, Mr. President, at this time, I strongly urge that every Member cast a positive vote on the override of the veto of House Bill No Thank you, Mr. President. from Chester, Senator Dinniman. Senator DINNIMAN. Mr. President, this is an excellent bill, and I urge us to vote affirmatively on overriding the. You know, first, this is not a new piece of legislation. Let us understand that. This is a piece of legislation that has gone through either the House Committee on Education or the Senate Committee on Education. Some of these bills actually went through both Committees on Education. We sent this bill--it was approved unanimously by this body--to the. He decided he wanted to veto it. What we are doing today is not talking about a new piece of legislation. We are simply reaffirming our support for a piece of legislation that passed this body unanimously. So, I do not believe we are really engaged in any type of lame duck Session. One of the ways that we reaffirm our positions is that we send bills to the House. The House sends them back. Our President, Senator Scarnati, will be signing his name, indicating that the bill came back from the House. That is an action that is taking place before our eyes on the Senate floor. This is really no different. All we are doing is reaffirming the piece of legislation that passed this body unanimously. I have great respect for my leader, Senator Costa, and I understand his arguments, but I respectfully disagree with those arguments. I have great respect for my colleague, Senator Ferlo. Senator Ferlo, I am the only real historian in this Chamber who has a degree in and has taught history, and this is not revisionist history. This is real history, with all due respect, my friend. This is real history. The history is, we passed it. The history is, the House passed it. The history is, the vetoed it. The history is that the House overrode the veto. And hopefully, the history will be that we override it, too. And all of these wonderful provisions of this bill that deal with healthcare, that deal with respect for our veterans and people in the military services, that deal with curriculum changes, and that deal with textbook affordability, will become law with our vote. One final comment, if I may. In 2007, when we passed the School Code bill, there was an argument over the constitutionality of a portion of that bill. The still signed that School Code bill. And what the court said was, based on the Supreme Court doctrine of severability, the court will decide that question, but the rest of the bill could go forward. The reason that Senator Pileggi introduced this bill in the first place was because only one county, my county and Senator Pileggi's county, had assessed charter schools. This issue is currently in the courts. The courts will settle the issue. The knows that concept, and he also knows of the concept of severability. So, all I am saying is if the did not veto the bill in 2007, why is he vetoing this bill in 2010? The constitutional issues are not decided by governors and legislatures. Constitutional issues are decided by the courts, so let the issues here get decided by the courts. So, I urge my colleagues, in the interest of the education of every child in this Commonwealth, in the interest of making sure that we have good schools, and most importantly, that this piece of legislation, as Senator Piccola has stated--it has been my privilege to work with Senator Piccola--our whole committee has worked in unison and has approved this unanimously. I do not know any other set of bills that have come before this body that have been vetted as much as these bills, that truly represent what the citizens ask. What the citizens want is bipartisanship. They want the vetting of bills in depth and they want us, as a legislature, both the House and the Senate, to come together in unity in the interest of the children of Pennsylvania. And in their interest, I urge you to vote to override the 's veto. Thank you. from Philadelphia, Senator Williams. Senator WILLIAMS. Mr. President, in the interest of time and for those who came to watch us work and are now confused by what we are talking about, I will be as brief as possible. The reality is, with all due respect to our gentlemen--i was not going to speak about this, but I want to make sure the record is quite clear--it is not about those of us who will vote to override the veto, because I voted for the bill that was laid out and I agree with overriding the veto for all the substantive reasons, but the question is not about that. Everybody here knows that I am a huge sports fan. In football, there are four quarters. In college basketball, there are two periods. When the clock runs out, the clock runs out. Those are the rules. We made the rules. This Senate decided that we will no longer do business after a certain time. Splitting hairs, splitting the baby, and describing it all their way does not change the bottom line. The question is, many of us here are coming in a year when our credibility - Democrat, Republican, Tea Party, liberal, conservative, rural, urban - are all on the line. When we make a rule, it is to be followed. And if we break a rule--and we are breaking a rule--if we break a rule, we will be judged in that way. So when my distinguished leader stood up and spoke, it was not about whether we agree with the bill. It is about the process, and I cannot imagine that we will not be talking about it for some period of time. So, the clock has struck. We start a new process. Just make sure that whatever we decide to do, it follows the order that we as a body decide. So the public understands and those who are sitting around us understand, it is not about all the other words in between. It is about a rule we established, and we are breaking that rule. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDENT. For the information of the Members, a vote in the positive, an "aye" vote, will override the 's veto. A "nay" vote will sustain the veto. And the question recurring, Shall the Senate reconsider and agree to pass the bill, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding?

12 2570 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, The yeas and nays were required by Senator PILEGGI and were as follows, viz: YEA-42 Alloway Erickson O'Pake Tomlinson Argall Famese Orie Vogel Baker Folmer Piccola Ward Boscola Fontana Pileggi Washington Brewster Gordner Pippy Waugh Browne Greenleaf Rafferty White, Donald Brubaker Kasunic Robbins White, Mary Jo Corman Kitchen Scarnati Williams Dinniman Leach Smucker Yaw Earll Mcllhinney Stack Eichelberger Mensch Tartaglione NAY-7 Costa Hughes Musto Wozniak Ferlo Mellow Stout A constitutional two-thirds majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives accordingly. The PRESIDENT. Two-thirds of the Members elected to the Senate having voted in favor of the motion, the Senate overrides the veto. The Senate approves the bill, the objections of the to the contrary notwithstanding. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Senator Richard L. Alloway II) in the Chair. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS ELECTION OF INTERIM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The next order of business before the Senate will be the election of the President pro tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania for the 2011 Session. This is in accordance with Article II, Section 9, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which requires, in part, that the Senate shall, at the close of business, elect one of its Members as interim President pro tempore. Before taking up nominations for the office of interim President pro tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania, the Chair again would like to suggest, if there is no objection, in the event there is only one candidate for the office, the Chair will dispense with the calling of the roll and ask for a voice vote on the nomination. The Chair hears no objection. The Chair will now accept nominations for the office of interim President pro tempore, and recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, today it is my honor to nominate Senator Joseph B. Scarnati of Jefferson County to serve as President pro tempore of the Senate for the interim. During the past 4 years, I have worked closely with Senator Scarnati on many issues important to the people of Pennsylvania, including meaningful government reform proposals and difficult State budgets, along with nearly 1,000 other bills, covering virtually every subject matter you can think of, the vast majority of which passed the Senate unanimously. Senator Scarnati has proven himself to be an effective, even-tempered leader. His focus is always on the citizens of Pennsylvania, even when other interests clamor for attention. Mr. President, for these reasons and many others, I nominate for the office of President pro tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania for the interim, Senator Joseph B. Scarnati. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Pileggi has placed into nomination the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator Joseph Scarnati. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lackawanna, Senator Mellow. Senator MELLOW. Mr. President, I have also had the opportunity for the past 4 years to work with Senator Scarnati as the President pro tempore of the Senate. I concur with everything that was said by Senator Pileggi. I think he did an outstanding job during a very, very difficult period of time. Acting as the President pro tempore, or serving as the President pro tempore, of which I have had the honor and privilege of doing, means that to the best of your ability, you have to put aside your political differences, your political ideology, your political philosophy, and represent the 49 Members of the Senate. I think Senator Scarnati did a great job in doing that and certainly deserves the honor and privilege to be reelected by this body to serve as the President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Mellow seconds the nomination of the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator Joseph Scarnati, for interim President pro tempore. NOMINATIONS CLOSED The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other seconds or any other nominations? The Chair hears none and declares the nominations closed. The candidate for the office of President pro tempore is the Honorable Joseph B. Scarnati III of Jefferson County. All those in favor of the Honorable Joseph B. Scarnati III for the office of interim President pro tempore will please signify by saying "aye"; those opposed, "no." A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair takes pleasure in again declaring Joseph B. Scarnati III unanimously elected interim President pro tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania. COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ESCORT INTERIM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE-ELECT TO THE ROSTRUM The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair takes pleasure in naming as the committee to escort the President pro tempore-elect to the rostrum for the administration of the oath of office: the gentleman from Lancaster, Senator Smucker; the gentleman from Beaver, Senator Vogel; and the gentleman from Luzerne, Senator Musto. The committee will proceed to escort Senator Scarnati to the rostrum.

13 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2571 (Whereupon, the President pro tempore-elect was escorted to the rostrum of the Senate.) ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO INTERIM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE-ELECT The PRESIDING OFFICER. The oath of office will now be administered to Senator Scarnati by the Honorable Thomas G Saylor of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Please rise. Justice SAYLOR. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me: I, Joseph B. Scarnati III, do solemnly swear that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity, so help me God. Congratulations. GAVEL PRESENTED TO INTERIM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair wishes to thank Justice Saylor for his time today in coming to see us. It is my privilege to present to the Senate of Pennsylvania the interim President pro tempore, Senator Joseph B. Scarnati III. The PRESIDENT (Senator Joseph B. Scarnati III) in the Chair. REMARKS BY INTERIM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Well, thank you, Senator Pileggi, Senator Mellow, for your always kind words, and I certainly thank you for your friendship, which I appreciate greatly. I want to thank Justice Saylor for being here with me today to administer the oath of office, I and certainly thank all of the Members of this Chamber for their vote of confidence. My remarks will be as long as my nose has grown since the last time I was here. I am excited to work with the new Democratic Leaders. I am excited to work with all the Members. And certainly, whether you are the newest Member of the Chamber or the longest-serving Member of the Chamber, we all have to be leaders, and we have to be leaders in a very difficult time. This is a time for solutions. This is a time for all of us to be for something and not against everything. This is a time when we have to find compromise in all the issues, but none of us have to compromise our principles. And if we do this, the winners will clearly be the taxpayers of this Commonwealth. I look forward to working through all of these critical issues with all of you, from solving our aging infrastructure problems to getting a budget done, balanced and on time. And I think that this Chamber, having served here for 10 years, we can all look forward to a vision that is good, sound policy, and we can have a sense of pride in what we accomplish in this Chamber. So I want to thank all of you once again, and God bless. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS FAREWELL TO MEMBERS The PRESIDENT. The next order of business will be our farewells to three retiring Members of the Senate: Senator Mellow, Senator Stout, and Senator Musto. The Chair directs the Members and guests' attention to the video monitors for our first tribute, to Senator Mellow. We will now proceed with the tribute to Senator Mellow. (Whereupon, a video tribute of the career of Senator ROB- ERT J. MELLOW was presented.) from Lackawanna, Senator Mellow. Senator MELLOW. Thank you very much, Mr. President. To say that I am both speechless and emotional was just taken care of by Brody Mellow Bargella, who is 15 months old. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, for me to make a speech today, but I cannot because-- before, he was trying to put it on my nose, so you have some indication of what he thought that I would look like with that on my nose. It is very difficult for me to make any kind of a speech today. Obviously, I cannot do that because there were so many people here with me on that day in January of 1970 who are not here today. I can look and see my mom and my dad sitting over here, and obviously, they are no longer with us. I can look at the photo of election night and see my mother and my father, and myself and my wife, Diane. What a strong, beautiful day that was, and how vividly I can remember it. Also, my brother, who has been with me through thick and thin--he is older than I, thank God, but nevertheless--was a person I could always depend upon at any time when I had to call on him. I want to congratulate and thank both Senator Musto and Senator Stout, because if you look, between the three of us, we have 123 years of public service, most of it here in the Senate, a very short period of time by both Senator Musto and Senator Stout in the House of Representatives. I also want to congratulate Sean Logan for doing a great job in a 10-year period of time and to understand, on his own behalf, that there is a time to go back and spend time with your family and to look at other things. And I want to congratulate John Blake, who is seated behind me. John will be taking my position, the position the people have elected him, in trust, to hold on their behalf. I think most of you know him from his work in Harrisburg, and I am sure John is going to do an excellent job. Mr. President, the people I want to introduce, in addition, first, would be my daughter, Melissa, who is seated right here. Missy has been with us, with the exception of the first two times I was sworn in, for all of our swearings-in. My daughter, Tressa, who is the mother of both the little boy and little girl -- young lady; I should not say little girl. Tressa is a kindergarten schoolteacher, and with the activity of her son, she needs that particular type of training. Her husband, Todd, is seated right in front of the one screen. I asked him if he was close enough and if he wanted to get a little closer, but I do not think he could have. Today, most importantly, I want to introduce Hali, my 12-year-old granddaughter who is in 7th grade. If you remember, Mr. President, when you were sworn in 4 years ago, it was

14 2572 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, your birthday. I believe it was January 2, and I was to give a seconding speech for your swearing-in, which I was very happy and proud to be asked to deliver. So I asked her, instead of me giving a speech, if she would sing "happy birthday" to you. She was then 8 years old. We went to the front of the Senate Chamber and she sang "happy birthday." So, knowing that I am an emotional person and that my voice could easily crack--i am trying very much for this not to happen--i asked her, in lieu of my speaking, if she would sing a song for us today here in the Senate, and sing a song for me, and she said she would, but she would not tell me what it was. She wanted to surprise me with the song. So, in closing, I want to tell everybody how much I have enjoyed serving in this body. I have had a tremendous staff that goes back to January 1970, some of them no longer on earth, but each and every one of them I love, respect, and admire. But I would like to conclude, if it is okay with you, by asking my 12-year-old granddaughter--it is not my birthday, although it is Senator Costa's birthday--if she would sing a song for us, and I will conclude with that. Thank you so very much for the respect and honor and privilege it has been of mine to be able to serve the people of Pennsylvania and to be able to serve in the Senate. Thank you very much, and God bless you. Miss BARGELLA. I am so honored to be able to do this today. The song I have prepared is very sentimental to my grandfather. So, it is dedicated to him in honor of my greatgrandfather, who is not with us today, but he was always my grandfather's biggest supporter. So Papa, this song is for you. (Whereupon, Miss Bargella sang "Wind Beneath My Wings" in honor of Senator ROBERT J. MELLOW.) The PRESIDENT. The Chair again directs your attention to the monitors for the tribute to Senator Stout. (Whereupon, a video tribute of the career of Senator J. BARRY STOUT was presented.) from Washington, Senator Stout. Senator STOUT. I thought I had better come up to this podium; I probably need it to hold me up this afternoon. Thank you, Mr. President. Before I start my remarks, I want to thank Majority Leader Pileggi for his cooperation in scheduling today's Session. It was very important to have this schedule so my family and staff could attend, so thank you. The time has come to say goodbye to this beautiful, historical Capitol in which I have been pleased and privileged to have served for four decades. I came here in 1970 as a young man in my 30s, and I am leaving now in 2010 as a senior citizen in my mid-70s. The greatest experience that I have had over these 40 years has been to meet, know, and work with some of the most capable, caring, and dedicated people within our Commonwealth. When I first came to the House from a small community in Washington County, I quickly learned that in order to get things done, you had to work with other people on both sides of the aisle. If my career has had any success, it is because I have been very, very blessed. Over the years, I have had a very loving, supportive family. And first I want to introduce my wife, Lenore, who is seated here on the floor. She has been with me, by my side, for the last 50 years. Senator STOUT. We were privileged to celebrate our 51st wedding anniversary this past July. I said that I had a very loving, supportive family. Four of our six children are here with us this afternoon. My daughter, Lisa Stout-Bashioum, and her husband, Bob; my daughter, Lori Jansante; my daughter, Shannon Hemmingson, and her husband, Brian; and my son, John, and his wife, Jody Stout. Two of my children could not be here with me today. One daughter, her husband was in a vehicle accident over the weekend and is in the hospital, so she could not come down, and our youngest daughter gave birth to our 15th grandchild on Election Day. Senator STOUT. I appreciate their spouses being here. Also with me are some of my siblings. My brother Gary came up here from Georgia yesterday with my son, John, and his wife. It took them all day. When I woke up yesterday morning and turned on the Pittsburgh TV, the weatherman was talking about what a bad day yesterday was going to be and the newscaster asked how do you describe it. He said today would be an ugly day, and yesterday sure was an ugly day. My brother Bill was with me last night. He was going to be here on the floor with me today, but he had a tragedy in his family. His father-in-law passed away early this morning, so he had to go back home to be with his wife. And then I have other members of the family who have circumstances which prevent them from being here. I am very proud that my brother Gary came up here to visit me. First time he has ever been to our State Capitol. Even though he was born and raised in Pennsylvania, this is the first opportunity to have him here. I am also proud that my sister Cindy is with us today. I am very sad that my oldest brother, Philip, is not with us today. He has been very important in my life and my elective process over the years. He has been hospitalized, but I know that his son, my nephew, Stephen, his wife, Lynne, and his daughter, Stephanie, and her husband, Ted Otto, are here to represent his side of the family. I also lost my twin brother and sister several years ago, but both my brother Jim and my sister Jane played a very important role in my life. The other reason that I have had any success is because I have had a very good professional and dedicated staff over the years. And when they talk about seniority, the people in my staff have a combined seniority of 216 years of service in State government. I am very proud of them. Let us start with some of the members: Three of my staff members have over 30 years. Chuck Crouse started with me in the Senate in 1977, and he is here on the floor. Sharon Russell, who has been my district office manager, has over 30 years, and she is here. And Cheryl Hicks--anybody who knows anything about the Vehicle Code knows Cheryl Hicks is probably one of the outstanding authorities on the Motor Vehicle Code. She is here, and I am very proud of her. And also, with over 25 years of service, Mr. Mike Kishbaugh of my staff is here, along with Joyce Popovich, who has handled my transportation inquiries in the district office. She is a very petite lady, yet she has her own hard hat and flak jacket. Also, members of my staff with over 12 years or more are Linda Armstrong, my district office secretary, and Linda Fehrman, who handles various constituent

15 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2573 inquiries in the district. Sharon Willison has represented me in the Greene County portion of the 46th Senatorial District and is very involved in activities within the 46th Senatorial District. Also in my district office is my district secretary, Mary Flaherty. Mary helps to keep me straight, and that is a tough job for her. There is also a junior member of my staff who joined me several years ago. As you know, I had a little accident and fractured my pelvis. You never want to fracture your pelvis. So, as chairman of the Committee on Transportation, I have my own personal mobility problem, but Nizar Zubchevich has been very faithful to me and has enabled me to do my duties the last several years. I appreciate Nizar's support. The other reason I have been successful, besides having a good family and a good staff, is that I have been very blessed to have a lot of good friends. The 46th Senatorial District is comprised of my home county of Washington, Greene County, and portions of Beaver, Allegheny, and Westmoreland Counties. So I have been very blessed. When I first came to Harrisburg, I was told that State government is so large and so complex that you had to specialize in order to have an impact and be able to contribute something. So I looked around. I knew education was important, healthcare, agriculture, and so forth. But I focused on transportation, because I thought that was the best way I could serve my district. I have been blessed to be on the Committee on Transportation in both Chambers for 40 years. We all know that the issue today is jobs, jobs, jobs. Well, you do not have a good economy unless you have a good intermodal transportation system. That is the key to the economy. Over the years, I have been very blessed to work with all the chairmen of the Committee on Transportation. Earlier, I looked across the aisle and saw Jake Corman, and he reminded me of his father, Doyle. We worked here in this Chamber for many years on transportation issues, not only on roads and bridges, but we had the ability to collaborate and develop the first State rail freight transportation program, which is a model throughout the nation, that Pennsylvania had the best rail freight assistance program. We worked together to meet the needs of the public. And later, I had the privilege of working with Roger Madigan--many of you served with Roger--and now, in this term of Session, I work with John Rafferty. I thank him for his support. He has been a leader in trying to develop a consensus for transportation needs. I also was able to work with the House Transportation Committee - my good friend, Joe Markosek, from Allegheny County, and my friend, Rick Geist, from Blair County. Last week, I participated in my last State Transportation Commission meeting, which was held here in Harrisburg. The people who serve on that commission, there are 15 people who make up the State Transportation Commission, and these are all people who are dedicated to improving our transportation network. I was honored when Rendell was there and spoke at the STC. I appreciate him being there, and I appreciate the remarks that PennDOT Secretary Al Biehler made to the Transportation Commission. As you saw in the video, when I started in 1970, there was not a foot of concrete on the Mon-Fayette and Southern Beltway. As I leave, there are over 60 miles constructed which will open up and connect with Interstate I-68 about this time a year from now and will tie in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh region, to the east coast, all the way to Baltimore and D.C. We did not build the Mon-Fayette and Southern Beltway for our generation--people like Rich Kasunic, in this Chamber, worked with me on this over the years--we built it for the future so that our children and grandchildren will have opportunities in southwestern Pennsylvania to contribute and to stay here to be the leaders, the future volunteer firemen, Girl Scout leaders, and the future leaders in the community. So again, I was able to work with other legislators. You learn here very quickly that you cannot do anything yourself. You have to work with other people to get something done. You have to work with other legislators. I have had the privilege to work with five different governors over the years, from Milton Shapp, Dick Thornburgh, Bob Casey, Tom Ridge, and now, finishing up with Ed Rendell. Five governors. Eight years each. So, you learn to work with other people. I have been supported in these projects by good leadership on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The members of the commission and John Durbin, the previous executive director of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and the current executive director, Mr. Joe Brimmeier, worked together to improve the transportation network of southwestern Pennsylvania. As I leave, I am sure you all will remember some of my country sayings that I have used over the years. The one that most people recall is the story about Snuffy the sniff pony, when we considered the horse track casino legislation. That has been a classic. Because of the audience, I cannot tell that story here today. I used the saying that my good friend, Senator Dinniman, likes and picked up on -- down in the Mississippi Senate, there was a Senator Bilbo. When the Mississippi Senate was considering the jackrabbit bill, Senator Bilbo said, "Some of my friends are for the jackrabbit bill. Some of my friends are against the jackrabbit bill. Me, I am for my friends." There is another saying to which I am sure that the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, my friend, Mike Waugh, from York County, and Mike O'Pake, the Democratic chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, can attest. You know, when we sell State assets, we are anxious to get the revenue, but we do not want to lose the asset. So it is kind of like a country saying: "You cannot milk the cow and butcher it, too." That is enough of my country lingo. What would you expect from a boy raised up in Good Intent Hollow, a village of three houses and a one-pump gas station? That is where I was raised. In closing, I want to thank the Senate staff and leadership for all their support and courtesies over the years, for the excellent job that you do keeps this body functioning. Earlier today, I had a special guest stop in to see me here at the Capitol. It was a lady with whom we worked for a number of years, Katie McGinty, the previous Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. She stopped in to see me today, and I very much appreciate that, because she did a lot of things to help the 46th Senatorial District deal with environmental problems. As colleagues, you understand better than anyone the sacrifices you must make to be in public service. You do it sincerely. You serve the best interests of your constituents. I have

16 2574 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, many times been asked, what is the job of a Senator? When I first came here, my youngest daughter was in first grade, and they asked her what her dad did, and she said, I think he types. But I have told people that our job as Senators, our major job, is to make decisions. We make good decisions, and we make bad decisions. That is called life. You have to make decisions. I want to recognize my fellow retirees, Bob Mellow and Ray Musto. As Bob said, we have a combined seniority of 120 years. I have always enjoyed working with them. We have celebrated good times and bad times, but we have been together, and that is what counts. It is almost time for me to grab a hat and get down the road. I have enjoyed knowing and working with you and wish you all success, as we realize that the new administration and new Session in the General Assembly will have many challenging decisions to make. But I firmly believe that this body, by working together and studying the issues and making decisions, will not only be responsible but will fairly and responsibly deal with the people of Pennsylvania. In closing, I want to bless this Commonwealth, the Senate of Pennsylvania, and I want to thank not only the Senate, but my family, my staff, and above all, the residents of the 46th Senatorial District, where I have had a wonderful ride for the last 40 years. Thank you. The PRESIDENT. Again, I direct your attention to the monitors for the tribute to Senator Musto. (Whereupon, a video tribute of the career of Senator RA- PHAEL J. MUSTO was presented.) from Luzerne, Senator Musto. Senator MUSTO. I am leaving, and he is still telling me what to do. Push the green button. Thank you, Senator. Well, thank you very much. I certainly appreciate everything that has been happening. For almost 40 years, I have had the opportunity to serve in three different legislatures: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and I am now completing my 28th year in the Pennsylvania Senate. I have met many, many great people over the years, especially here in the Senate. I want to thank the Senators on both sides of the aisle for your kind words and deeds. I have enjoyed working with each and every one of you, day in and day out. As chairman of the Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy, I especially want to thank Senator Mellow for appointing me to that position for so many years. It has been great to work with him. I also thank Senator Mary Jo White, whose leadership as Majority Chairman has made it possible for the passage of many, many very important pieces of legislation over the years. I want to personally thank you, Senator White, for your dedicated service. It has been a pleasure to work with you. Serving a district of 250,000 constituents is impossible to do alone. I was very fortunate to have been assisted by my very capable, dedicated, and constituent-oriented staff. Many of my staff are here today, and I want to offer a special thank you from me, my constituents, and the people of Pennsylvania. You certainly have been wonderful. Also, it takes more than one person to do the job successfully, and without the support and love of my family, we would not be here today. Please welcome my wife of 57 years, the speaker of my house, Franny. Senator MUSTO. And when I tell you the speaker of my house, I am not kidding. My son Jim is here with his wife, Mary; my son Ray and his wife, Karen; our son Michael and his wife, Laurene; and my daughter, Frances Ann, and her husband, David; we have seven wonderful grandchildren; and one great-grandchild, Kai. I believe he is 6 years old now, and he is a pistol, I can tell you. I have many members of my family, my brothers and my sister, Annette, are here; Franny's family, her brothers and sister; and many, many friends have come down for this special day, and I really do appreciate you coming. You know, everyone is so special to me, but I do have a special introduction to make. Ten years ago, I had a guest on the floor of this Senate, an 11-year-old boy who had many, many, many operations. Both of his legs were in casts. In fact, the Senators just could not get over this young man, his attitude, and his gratefulness for everything. Each one of the Senators signed his cast, if you recall. Many of you were here. But at the same time, Senator Tina Tartaglione had a guest from Rome, Italy, the Grand Knight of the Knights of Malta. And when the Grand Knight saw this young boy, he was so impressed that he knighted him on the floor of this Senate. As a result of the knighting, the Grand Knight had this young man, accompanied by his mother, visit Italy so that the members of the Knights of Malta could see how grateful an individual could be with so many problems. I will hold up the front page of the Vatican Newspaper. Pope John Paul II is embracing this 11-year-old boy on the front page of the Vatican Newspaper. Well, we have him here today. He is no longer 11 years old; he is 21 years old. Chad Wallace. Get up and have everyone-- Senator MUSTO. It is fortunate for me that I am leaving, because Chad said when he reaches 21 years old, he is going to run against me. Chad is accompanied by his mom, Karen. Well, it has been great, and I really appreciate each and every one of you and your help over the years. It has been great working with you. Good luck, and God bless you. from Delaware, Senator Pileggi. Senator PILEGGI. Mr. President, the Senate is saying farewell to three longtime Members today. They have all made their mark on this Chamber, working for their constituents and fighting for what they believed was in the best interest of our great Commonwealth. I rise today specifically to speak about my colleague, the Democratic Leader, Robert J. Mellow. When I was first elected to serve as Majority Leader 4 years ago, Bob had already been in the Senate for 36 years, and he had already been the Leader of the Democratic Caucus for 18 years. Very quickly, I learned that he is a consummate professional, a courteous gentleman, and a passionate advocate for his positions. We could spend the rest of the day talking about his many accomplishments as a Senator. Bob played a key role in the Children's Health Insurance Program, workers' compensation reform, the creation of the Commonwealth Medical College in

17 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2575 reform, the creation of the Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, and countless others. Even the list of his honorary degrees takes time to digest: Marywood University, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Widener University School of Law, Lackawanna College, Keystone College, and the Commonwealth Medical College. Through his four decades of service in the Senate, Bob has always focused on the communities of the 22nd Senatorial District and his constituents. But he also cares passionately about the institution of the Senate. As the longest-serving Member of the Senate, he has a level of institutional knowledge that is unmatched. This is an old saying, but it has never been more true: Bob Mellow has forgotten more about the Senate than most of us will ever know. I appreciate his knowledge and his willingness to share with me as a new Leader 4 years ago and throughout the time that we have worked together. Although we are on opposite sides of the aisle and we often have different perspectives on how to solve a problem, Bob has become a good friend. I will miss him here in the Senate. He has served the people of Pennsylvania and the residents of the 22nd Senatorial District well. He has certainly earned the right to spend more time with his family. Senator Mellow, thank you. The Senate will not be the same without you. CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following resolutions, which were read, considered, and adopted by voice vote: Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Michael Joseph Sempowski, Conococheague Audobon Society and to the Chambersburg Cardinals Minor League Football Team by Senator Alloway. Mrs. Paul Schappell, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Schuetrumpf, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Zeiber, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Serrian, Corporal Travis Fritz, Chief Todd March, Randall M. Kalce, Maureen E. Vanek, Sheldon James Mann, Lehigh Township Lions Club, Tamaqua Leo Club and to the citizens of Rush Township by Senator Argall. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Reverend and Mrs. Wesley Crompton, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Caravaggio, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ellis Dix, Mr. and Mrs. George Everhart, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tomko, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyer, Alexander Michael Suder, W. Roy Smith, Dominick James Duris, Ruth Lenore Bierly, Garrett Joseph Hittle and to Joseph Richard Fedor by Senator Baker. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Gordon Caleb Bill and to Shane Tyler Sternberg by Senator Boscola. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Evan Douglas Winklmann, Michael R. Weidman, Max William Weaver, Garrett Andrew Blauch and to Richard M. Addison by Senator Brewster. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Dr. and Mrs. Sam Bub, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Yanders, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hlay, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marks, Judith Drybola-Brokaw, Andrew David Bushner, Daniel R. Longacre, Drew Michael Stasak, "The Home News" of Bath and to Treatment Trends, Inc., of Allentown, by Senator Browne. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Akshay Damany, George Wolbers, Lisa C. Duncan, Don Potts, Loretta F. DeWalt, Harry A. McGonigle, Allison Joanlanne, Frances Buss, Regina Kunsman, Lori Huth, Theresa Kunsman, Meals On Wheels of Lehigh County, Inc., Vibe Tennis of Reading and to Birchwood Tennis and Fitness Club of Clarks Summit by Senator Browne and others. Mrs. Gus Gegg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barrage, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Esbenshade, Jason Thomas Spicher, Steven James Gerencser, Joseph Tretter, Terry A. Bergman, Emilie Bauman, Linden Hall School of Lititz, John B. Martin Farm of New Holland and to the Newcomer Farm of Mount Joy by Senator Brubaker. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to R. Barry Brandt by Senators Brubaker and Smucker. Mrs. David Lauder, Dr. Larry Schardt, Evan A. Heiser, William H. Stoner, Sean Willard Hough, Paige Smith, Zachariah King, David Alan Bastian, Fernando Vazquez, Matthew Robert Foster, Brady William Ripka and to Joseph Vincent Paterno by Senator Corman. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jayson S. Phouthavong, Nicholas Cavalier, John A. Gorol, James Joseph McKay, Kevin M. Squires, Deborah Glasstetter, Deanna Thomas, Rick Sebak, Samuel T. Cooper III, Francis Ferragonio, Amanda Power, John Bilsky, Robert Patterson, Brian Brown and to Linda Knaus by Senator Costa. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Dr. and Mrs. Roger Barth, Dr. and Mrs. Mark Spool, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Penfil, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Silow, Chief Michael Miller, Andrew J. Matejunas, Connor J. Behm, James C. Del Collo, Sandy Meyer, Elsie Saylor, Stephen J. Ross, Oscar Lewis Lasko, Michele Burkholder, Douglas A. Pacitti, DNB First of Downingtown and to Buck and Doe Trust of Unionville and to the Paoli Library by Senator Dinniman. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Shirley A. Dean by Senators Dinniman and Pileggi. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to the Honorable Thomas G. Gavin by Senators Dinniman and others. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Kevin James Zalewski, Jeremy Schroeck, Lee Kibler and to Adam James Tracy by Senator Earll. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Senior Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Feathers, Christopher Wyerman, Clydene Bell Gorsage, Steven Frankenberry and to Thomas M. Bradley by Senator Eichelberger. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Guy A. Matteo by Senator Erickson. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Joseph Henderson by Senator Farnese. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Randall Mielecki by Senator Ferlo. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Staff Sergeant Sean M. Flannery, Jarred Stratton, Bradley G Harman, Mid-State Field Hockey Club Festival Team and to Bethany Children's Home of Womelsdorf by Senator Folmer.

18 2576 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE NOVEMBER 17, Mrs. Joseph Raffaele, William C. Beck, Joshua Daniel Pittman, William W. Kolling and to Saint Pamphilus Church of Pittsburgh by Senator Fontana. Mrs. Russell Worhacz, Mr. and Mrs. Barton Gottshall, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Kisenwether, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Minnick, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Strauch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benner, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Feese, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mudrick, Dr. Barry L. Jackson, Aaron Chase August, Kevin Lee Yohey, Daniel Howard Leighow and to Frank V. Petak by Senator Gordner. Mrs. Henry Miniscalco, George L. Gradwell, Jr., Andrew Whalen, Elizabeth MacVey Bye, Jules J. Mermelstein and to Ryan Ansel by Senator Greenleaf. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Brant A. Whisler by Senators Greenleaf and Rafferty. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Honorable Paul W. Tressler by Senator Greenleaf and others. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Alfred B. Hughes by Senator Hughes. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Specialist Patrick Mcllvain, Brian D. Burden, Deanna C. Sherbondy and to North Union Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 44, by Senator Kasunic. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Reverend Bonnie Camarda, Reverend Harry Moore, Sr., Reverend Terrence D. Griffith, Reverend Dr. E. Louise McCrary- Sanders, Dr. Stanley J. Jones, Jr., Edith T. Ford, William W. Savin, Barbara J. McDuffie, Ronald F. Edwards, Emma Roy, Eva Whitley, Maggie Grissette, Mary Louise Walke, Jean Rivers, Carol Speller, Samuel William James, Resources for Human Development and to the Bright Hope Baptist Church of Philadelphia by Senator Kitchen. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Daniel Zeplowitz, Evelyn Warner, Upper Merion Fire Department/Lafayette Rescue and to the Merion Mercy Academy Girls' Volleyball Team by Senator Leach. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church by Senators Leach and Rafferty. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Senior Chief Petty Officer Charlie Sauls, Chief Charles Pressler, Harry Sturza, C. William Doucette, Scott W. Probst, Scott Benley, Eli Metzger, Everald Walker, Derrick Elliott, Richard F. Kane, Elinor Edwards, Michael Lewis Wisnosky, Nancy S. Keenan, Kevin Kuhn, William Joseph Krause, Andrew Ryan Park, Thomas Hische, Timothy Lohan, Delaware Valley Fire Museum, Inc., and to the New Hope Eagle Fire Company by Senator Mcllhinney. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Duane C. Valence by Senator Mellow. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Brooke R. Hartman, Sr., Shane McCauley Casey, William Joseph Krause, Seth A. Hanner and to Gerhart, Hartman and Ritner of Red Hill by Senator Mensch. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., by Senator Musto. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Shane Hobert, Matthew S. Krajewski, Sean P. Slater, Jonathan S. Weaver, Gage Personnel of Reading and to Co-County Wellness Services of Wyomissing by Senator O'Pake. Mrs. Thomas McKeon, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Dean McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kuss, Jr., Cadet First Lieutenant Michelle F. Davis, Chief Tim Sapienza, Art Walker, Jr., Rob Kugler, Justin Haser, Benjamin Holland, Matthew Remaly, Mark Wuycheck, David Syska, Thomas Koedel, Matthew Mannino, Raymond Smith, Jr., Cassandra Miller, Stacy Wynkoop, Alessandro DiBello, Lily Zhang, Mary A. Emmett, Richard Francis Gayler, Andrew William Hickly, Jason Thomas Hopey, Joseph Rocco Tonzo, Will Belsterling, Zach Hebda, Ryan Gil, Gregory Caprara, St. Kilian Parish Soccer Team, members and coaches of the North Allegheny Senior High School Football Team, Mars High School Marching Band, Mars Area High School Girls' Soccer Team, Pine Richland High School Girls' Volleyball Team, North Allegheny Senior High School Boys' Cross Country Team, North Allegheny Senior High School Field Hockey Team, Aquinas Academy of Gibsonia, North Allegheny Senior High School, MEDRAD, Inc., of Warrendale, citizens of Hampton Township and to the Hampton High School Boys' Soccer Team by Senator Orie. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Robert Muchenski by Senators One and Fontana. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Peggy Keiser, Alexander James Sullivan, Elijah Leppo, Virginia L. Martin, Carol Moyer, Cameron Mitchell DeCock, Marc I. Waxman, Robert T. Baum and to Gianni Santo Palanzo by Senator Piccola. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jeffrey R. Auger, Nicholas Christopher Green, Hans Van Trieste, Patrick Finn, Bob Andrews, Michael Anthony Volpe, Jane Finnen, Ryan Andrew McCampbell, Neighborhood Services Center of Oxford and to the Chandler Mill Bridge Consortium of Kennett Square by Senator Pileggi. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Mabel L. Thompson by Senator Pileggi and others. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to the Honorable Wayne T. Murphy, Captain Daniel J. Bonarski, Cadet Second Lieutenant Michael F. Weaver, Cadet Second Lieutenant Darren Boehler, Cadet Second Lieutenant Scott P. Cicero, Cadet Second Lieutenant Michelle Davis, Megan Pantuso, Charles Joseph Haudenshield, Edgar George III, Alfonso Frioni III, Eric Joseph Spangenberg, Robert Dawson Marshall III, Dorothy Butler, Jason Wallace Gorman, Jesse Brian Bonincontro, Charles Lee Davis, Craig Alan Milby, David Thomas Valentine, Joshua Aaron Holbert, Thomas John Sedor-Franzak, Sean Michael Milby, Spencer Caravaggio, Peters Township High School Boys' Soccer Team, Peters Township High School Varsity Boys' Golf Team, Peters Township High School Girls' Varsity Soccer Team, Quaker Valley High School Girls' Tennis Team, Quaker Valley High School Girls' Cross Country Team and to the Quaker Valley High School Boys' Cross Country Team by Senator Pippy. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Colonel Michael Kolessar, Kunal Jha, Theodore Bugda, Joan V. Alex-

19 2010 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL - SENATE 2577 ander, Tyler Skorupsky, Methacton Wolverines Youth Association, Pottstown Moose Lodge No. 369, members and coaches of the 1969 and 1970 Pottstown Firebirds Minor League Football Teams, Perkiomen Valley High School Marching Band and to the Lower Providence 75 pond Varsity Football Team by Senator Rafferty. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Kwak's Tae Kwon Do/Karate of Blue Bell by Senators Rafferty and Mensch. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Cadet Second Lieutenant Timothy Humphrey, Daniel R. Nicklin, Robert Edgar Deitz, Drew William Loutzenhiser, Brandon Conner Hartnett, Billie Bookamer, Warren Edward Lantz, Stephen Michael Karens, Joel T. Shaffer, Julian Burns, Natural Options of Grove City, VacationLand Campground of Sandy Lake, New Wilmington Garden Club, Rural/Metro Ambulance Disaster Response Team, Italian Home Club of Greenville and to the Norrisville United Methodist Church by Senator Robbins. Congratulations of the Senate were extended tomr. and Mrs. Vince Bonfardin, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hoch, Master Chief Constructionman Ronald J. Strong, Kerry D. Snyder, John Edward Slimak II and to Russell P. Marold by Senator Scarnati. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Allen W. Leed, David W. Martin, Lauren Stauffer, Caroline Berry, Thomas G. Littrell, Andrew C. Moriarty, Benjamin A. Clark, Michael L. Rivera and to the Lampeter-Strasburg High School Marching Band by Senator Smucker. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Joseph H. Blass and to Donna Slezak by Senator Stack. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Dr. Feliks Shapiro, Javier Lopez, Kathryn Erby, Mary Jones, Leroy McKnight, Edward J. Lowry, Dorothy Valentino, Gloria Johnson and to Frankford High School of Philadelphia by Senator Tartaglione. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Battalion Chief John Izak, Chief Ronald Harris, Chief Dave Neil, Edward Devenney, James Curran, Louis F. Floge, Jr., James Fox, Fred Sponheimer, Sr., James Esposito, Mark W. Hammer, Jr., David Robson, Russell Wells, Michael Thomas Etzrodt, John L. McCloskey, Jeff Buranich, Edward S. Margavich, Lower Bucks County Chapter of the American Red Cross and to United German Hungarians Club of Oakford by Senator Tomlinson. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Elizabeth Citak by Senators Tomlinson and Washington. Mrs. John Myers, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Miller, Jr., Robert Joseph Owen Daughtry, Jared Wayne Kingsley, Cara Uhrich, Daniel L. LaFrance, William Goodhart, Catherine V. Jenkins, Mark Allen Garraway and to the Carlisle Thundering Herd Midget Football Team by Senator Vance. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to the Honorable Karl Boak, Captain Matthew Crawford, Chief Anthony Blum, Dylan Kerr, Eleanor Redd, R. Tyler Gill, Josh McElhaney, Mary Ellen Smith, Bret Karns, Dale Anderson, Alexander B. Trecha and to John E. McLaughlin by Senator Vogel. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Chief Don Thoma, Christopher James Carbone, Joseph M. Muller, Bessie Olive Hudson Campbell, Robert D. Krider and to Jack W. Wilkinson by Senator Ward. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Homer C. Floyd, Marlene J. Marshall, Denise Savage, Lorina L. Marshall-Blake, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and to the Ancillae-Assumpta Academy of Wyncote by Senator Washington. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Jeffrey Shih-Hsien Chou by Senators Washington and Greenleaf. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to John E Grove, Curtis R. Nash, Joshua M. Hoover, Richard R. Shank, Jr., Jeremy R. Swartz, Scott T. Taylor and to the Knights of Columbus York Council No by Senator Waugh. Mrs. Wayne Baughman, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Lingenfelter, Mr. and Mrs. John Koffman, Jr., the Honorable Gregory A. Olson, Debra K. Cosgrove, Evan Bryce Claypool and to Mardelle Fish by Senator D. White. Mrs. Salvatore Sunseri, Mr. and Mrs. John Staab, Mr. and Mrs. David Aaron, Sr., Michael P. Robb, Garrett J. Burd, David Johnson, Kathy L. Mularski, Eric W. Schultz and to the Fuller Hose Company No. 1 of North East by Senator M.J. White. Congratulations of the Senate were extended to Nicholas E. Drexel Biddle by Senator Williams. Mrs. Bruce Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Hill, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Grenoble, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle K. Oechler, Brandon Gregory Onuschak and to Keith James Thomas by Senator Wozniak. Mrs. Robert L. Swinehart, Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Thurston, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Perechinsky, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith, Dr. Kathleen R. Kelley, Alexander Bellott, Edward J. Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No of Muncy, Elk Lake High School Boys' Cross Country Team, and to the Elk Lake High School Girls' Cross Country Team by Senator Yaw. 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