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Senate Calendar monday, may 15, 2000 133 DAY OF BIENNIAL SESSION
ORDERS OF THE DAY ACTION CALENDAR CONSIDERATION POSTPONED S. 320 An act relating to state police promotions. PENDING QUESTION: Shall the Senate accept and adopt the report of
the Committee of Conference? (For text of report, see Senate Journal for Wednesday, May 10, 2000, page
2061) H. 838 An act relating to workforce reports. PENDING QUESTION: Shall the Senate accept and adopt the report of
the Committee of Conference? (For text of report, see Senate Journal for Wednesday, May 10, 2000, page
2063) UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2000 House Proposal of Amendment to Senate Proposal of Amendment H. 688 An act relating to state employees' and teachers' retirement systems. The House concurs with the Senate proposal of amendment with the
following amendment thereto: By striking Sec. 28 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new
Sec. 28 to read as follows: Sec. 28. RESTORATION RIGHTS; STUDY The Secretary of Administration and the Vermont State Employees'
Association shall collaborate to study restoration rights of all employees
of the state of Vermont. The Secretary of Administration shall file a
report with the House and Senate Committees on Government Operations by
October 1, 2000 which documents the results of this study and which
clarifies the restoration rights of all state employees to the greatest
extent possible. PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT TO H. 688 TO BE OFFERED BY SENATORS ILLUZZI AND
SHUMLIN Senators Illuzzi and Shumlin move that the Senate propose to the
House to amend the bill by striking out Sec. 26 (EARLY RETIREMENT
EXTENSION) in its entirety and inserting a new Sec. 26 to read as follows: Sec. 26. EARLY RETIREMENT EXTENSION, OTHER PROVISIONS (a) If the secretary of administration determines that an extension
previously granted under the provisions of No. 76 of the Acts of 1996
(Early Retirement Offering), Sec. 2, and No. 66 of the Acts of 1998, Sec.
57, should be further extended in the interests of the state, an additional
extension of not more than two years may be offered. Upon retirement, an
employee subject to such extension shall be entitled to the benefits under
said act. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3 V.S.A. § 477a(a) or any other
provision of law to the contrary, a Group F member who has rendered 33 or
more years of creditable service and is a state liquor control investigator
shall be entitled to receive up to three years of credit for military
service for service during the period of August 5, 1964 through May 7,
1975, and shall not be required to make a contribution so long as the
member exercises his option under this section by no later than December 1,
2000. PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT TO H. 688 TO BE OFFERED BY SENATORS BROWNELL,
MAYNARD, KITTELL, CUMMINGS AND DOYLE Senators Brownell, Maynard, Kittell, Cummings and Doyle move that the
Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment with the following
amendment thereto: By inserting a new Sec. 28a to read: Sec. 28a. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS; STUDY OF MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT The State Treasurer is directed to conduct a comprehensive study of
the military service credit in the State Employees Retirement System, the
State Teachers Retirement System, and the Municipal Employees Retirement
System, and report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on
or before January 15, 2001.
NOTICE CALENDAR Report of Committee of Conference H. 842 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Committee of Conference to which were referred the disagreeing votes
of the two Houses upon House Bill entitled: H. 842. AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF
GOVERNMENT. (For text, see bound report) Jeb Spaulding
Robert D. Ide
Jan Backus Committee on the part of the Senate Sally G. Fox
Richard A. Westman
Carolyn S. Kehler Committee on the part of the House Report of Committee of Conference H. 850 An act relating to capital appropriations and state bonding. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The Committee of Conference to which were referred the disagreeing votes
of the two Houses upon House Bill entitled: H. 850. AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS AND STATE BONDING. Respectfully report that they have met and considered the same and
recommend that the Senate recede from its proposals of amendment in their
entirety, and that the bill be amended by striking out all after the
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: * * * Appropriations * * * Sec. 1. STATE BUILDINGS (a) The sum of $1,535,000 is appropriated to the department of buildings
and general services for: (1) Bennington, option to purchase downtown property for state office building or use by private parties, subject to conditions provided
by subsection (c) of this section: 600,000. (2) Hyde Park, purchase 10 Main Street property:
200,000. (3) Middlesex, general services facility, separate wastewater
streams: 80,000. (4) Springfield, Massachusetts, Eastern States Exposition Building, repairs:
20,000. (5) Statewide activities: (A) Building reuse: 100,000. (B) Contingency fund: 500,000. (C) Planning: 35,000. (b) The sum of $7,950,000 is appropriated to the department of buildings
and general services for: (1) Barre, McFarland House, phase one renovations. (2) Bennington, state office building, replace air handling systems. (3) Essex, agency of natural resources regional office, construct an
addition. (4) Montpelier, 133 State Street, phase one renovations. (5) Montpelier, follow-up 1999 study of child care space, subject to
provisions of subsection (d) of this section, in the amount of $15,000. (6) Montpelier, State House, Senate chamber restorations, including
sconce, furniture, window treatment, chandelier and other light fixtures,
in the amount of $150,000. (7) Waterbury, State Complex: (A) Agricultural and environmental laboratory, repair indoor
moisture handling systems. (B) Electrical loop and generator system, improvements. (8) Statewide, major maintenance. (9) Montpelier, parking structure. The commissioner of buildings and
general services is authorized to begin the design and engineering of a
parking structure on state-owned property located behind the Thrush Tavern.
The structure shall provide spaces for approximately 200 automobiles, and
shall be engineered to accommodate the future construction of office and
retail commercial space on upper levels and for expansion onto property
owned by Vermont Mutual Insurance Company. (c) Bennington, property purchase option. (1) Prior to exercising a purchase option as authorized by subdivision
(a)(1) of this section, the commissioner of buildings and general services
shall renegotiate the purchase price. In negotiating the purchase price
the commissioner shall determine its appraised value as determined by a
certified appraiser retained for this purpose by the commissioner. The
commissioner is authorized to use funds to consummate this transaction if
necessary from the appropriations of this section. (2) Subject to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the commissioner is
authorized, with the approval of the secretary of administration, to
purchase and renovate sufficient space in downtown Bennington to alleviate
the crowding at the current state office building, and to allow for the
planned growth of government services in the region. (3) The property shall be used for state or private purposes. The
department shall assess each state or private occupant a fee to assist with
operation and maintenance of the building plus related costs, including
deferred maintenance. Such fees shall be deposited into a special fund for
use by the department to construct office space approved by the general
assembly. (d) Child care space. The commissioner of buildings and general
services, in consultation with the commissioner of personnel and staff of
the legislative council, shall follow-up the 1999 study of the feasibility
of making state-owned space in Montpelier available for child care for
state employees. A report of such follow-up activity shall be presented to
the house and senate committees on appropriations and on institutions by
January 15, 2001, and shall include: (1) surv