"The House will come to order. The Members will please be in their seats. The Chaplain for today will be Reverend Chuck Richardson from the First Christian Church in Morris. Reverend Richardson is a guest of Representative Weller. The guests in the gallery may wish to rise for the invocation please."
"Let's pray. Heavenly Father we give You great praise. For though that You are the creator of the Universe, the creator of all things, You still desire a relationship with us. For being a God who's not gone off into the Universe and forgotten us. We praise You for life, for freedom that we enjoy in this great nation. For the opportunities You have granted these people. You've gifted them with Leadership capabilities, with the opportunities to serve their fellow man. And so we pray for them and we ask You grant them wisdom. Our knowledge so often exceeds our wisdom. Grant these wisdom from above to lead in the hard issues ahead. Grant them courage to make the tough decisions, the right decisions, though they might not always be the popular decisions. Grant them compassion and to be sensitive to the needs of all people, the poor, the elderly, the unborn, those that are weakest and often without a spokesman or influence. Grant them the hearts of servants, seeking to serve rather than be served as Jesus set the example. Grant them a spirit of cooperation that they seek to meet needs rather than serve parties. Help them to put away pride and pettiness because there's so much to be done. And these have been delegated with that responsibility to do so. So Lord You know each of these individuals, You've gifted them. We pray that You'd fit that together into a unified serving Body. And thank You for each of them, and Thy will be done 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 on earth as it is in Heaven. In Jesus name, Amen."
"We will call on Representative Ropp to lead us in Pledge of Allegiance."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"Roll Call for attendance. Representative Matijevich for what reason do you rise?"
"Speaker, regarding the excused absences on this side of the aisle. I have one pursuant to a request by Representative Al Ronan. In a letter to Speaker Madigan he asks that on March 1, 2 and 3 when the Illinois House of Representatives convenes I will be out of the state attending the Road Builders Conference. Please have the House general records reflect these dates as excused absences. Would you...I have that one request as a excused absence. I have no others."
"Representative Piel for what reason do you rise? Representative Piel on the excused absences. Take note the presence of a former Member, Supreme Court Justice Horace Calvo. Horace wave to the Members of the General Assembly. Former colleague of ours, Supreme Court Justice Horace Calvo. There being 115 Members present, there is a quorum present. House Joint Resolution 11."
"House Joint Resolution 11, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 86th General Assembly, the State of Illinois. The Senate occurring herein. That the two House shall convene in joint Session on Wednesday March 1, 1989 at the hour of 12:00 noon, for the purpose of hearing his excellency Governor James R. Thompson present to the General Assembly his budget message for fiscal year 1987 as required by Chapter 127, Section 28 of the revised 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day statutes." March 1, 1989
"Representative Matijevich moves the adoption of the House Joint Resolution. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', those opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it, the Resolution is adopted. Representative McCracken, Representative McCracken."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a good friend on the floor today, standing just in front of me to the right, is the DuPage County States Attorney Jim Ryan. Jim."
"Committee Reports."
"Representative Matijevich, Chairman of the Committee on Rules reported the following Committee Resolution and recommended it be adopted. House Resolution 125."
"Speakers table. Representative Piel on excused absences."
"No excused absences today, Mr. Speaker."
"The Chair recognizes the Doorkeeper for an announcement."
"Mr. Speaker, the Honorable President Rock and Members of the Senate are at the door and seek admission to the chambers."
"Mr. Doorkeeper please admit the Honorable Senators. As designated, in House Joint Resolution #11, the hour of 12:00 noon having arrived. The Joint Session of the 86th General Assembly will now come to order. Will the Members of the House and our esteemed guests from the Senate please take their seats? Mr. Clerk is a quorum present?"
"A quorum of the House is present."
"Mr. President is a quorum of the Senate present in this chamber?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A quorum of the Senate 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day is present."
March 1, 1989 "There being a quorum of the House and a quorum of the Senate in attendance, this Joint Session is convened. If the Members could please take their chairs, the Chair would like to acknowledge the presence of several esteemed guests today. First the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor George Ryan. Governor Ryan. Former Speaker of the House. From the Supreme Court, Justice Ben Miller. Again from the Supreme Court, Justice Horace Calvo. The Comptroller of the State of Illinois, the Honorable Roland Burris. The Chair recognizes the Majority Leader, Mr. McPike."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Clerk read Joint Session Resolution #2?"
"Joint Session Resolution #2, resolved that a committee of ten be appointed, five from the House by the Speaker of the House and five from the Senate by the Committee on committees of the Senate to await upon his excellency, Governor James R. Thompson. And invite him to address the General Assembly."
"The Gentleman moves for the adoption of the Resolution. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', all those opposed by saying 'nay'. In the opinion of the Chair, the 'ayes' have it, the Resolution is adopted. Pursuant to the Resolution, the following are appointed as a committee to escort the Chief Executive. The appointments from the House would be Representatives Giorgi, Shirley Jones, Edley, Virginia Frederick and Piel."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From the Senate the Members are Senator Severns, Senator Welch, Senator Jones, Senator Madigan and Senator McDonald."
"Will the Committee of Escort please convene at 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 the rear of the chamber and await his excellency the Governor? Would the Committee of Escort please retire to the rear of the chamber? I'm advised that the Governor is waiting. The Chair recognizes the Doorkeeper for an announcement."
"Mr. Speaker, the Honorable Governor for the State of Illinois, James Thompson and his party wish to admitted to the chambers."
"Admit the Honorable Governor. Will the Members please be in their chairs? Would the Members please be in their chairs? The Chair would like to announce the presence of the First Lady of the State of Illinois, Jayne Thompson. Jayne Thompson."
"Mr, Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the 86th General Assembly of Illinois, my fellow Constitutional Officers, honored guests and my fellow citizens. When I first became the Governor of this state the budget looked this big. Today the budget is this big. And you should be proud of the fact that this budget proposed for fiscal 1990 does good things in great measure for the people of Illinois. And funds important human services that you in your wisdom have determined are necessary and proper for the people of Illinois. I am pleased to tell you today that unlike some States of the Union, whose budgets are forced on a downward track, because of sagging economies, fiscal miscalculations, prior year overspending and revenue errors, Illinois is on an ascending track. Beginning to fund for the first time in some instances important initiatives you have passed in previous years. A combination of natural revenue growth, proposed revenues from an increase in extention in the cigarette tax and importantly in ability to reallocate funds which in prior years have been devoted to the paying off of old bills. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day And which can now be used for new programs. March 1, 1989 Will combine to give us increases in program spending for the people of Illinois next year in the neighborhood of 900 million dollars. I propose a budget that is a result of our rebounding economy and two years of belt tightening, with the help of the Executive and Legislative Branches. A fiscal fitness regimen that strengthened our ability to pay our bills on time, but in some instances in prior years has sapped our ability to provide needed funding for education and human services. But today, for the first time in a long time, we see the results of that regimen. We will be able to pay our bills on time for sevices provided to those most in need. The backlog of income tax refunds can be reduced. And senior citizens again can expect to receive promised circuit breaker relief on time. This budget is a far better budget than any in recent years. It is a muscular budget, neither malnourished or bloated with fat. And it has the strength to lead us into the ninety's and give us a fast start in the world marathon for high-tech jobs and increased exports. While it does not fund all the services needed by our citizens and does not provide all the money needed by our educational systems, it does bring welcomed improvements that will be seen and felt throughout our state. Our schools, the brains and the brawn of the Illinois economy have been subsisting on a low-cal diet of state funding. But this budget puts the meat and potatoes back on the diet, and it's a distinct improvement. One that sends Illinois education on the road to a comeback. This budget provides 21.8 billion dollars in total appropriations. General fund revenues from existing tax sources will be up 507 million dollars. Anticipated fiscal '90 receipts from the cigarette tax proposal will be 170 million dollars. We reached this point because of an 6 8th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE March 1, 1989 improved state economy and job growth. And because we have eliminated a lot of back bills, we are able to reallocate dollars within the base for new program growth. Nine years ago, the growth of personal income for Illinoisans was much less than the growth for most Americans. But that gap has now virtually disappeared. And last month Illinois unemployment rate fell below 6 percent for the first time since October 1979. Nearly a decade ago. Total employment has reached an all time high with 5 1/2 million Illinoisans taking home paychecks. Now all the economic forecasters tell us to expect a managed slow down of the U.S. economy, including the Illinois economy, with increasing interest rates dampening inflation and growth. If they are correct the national slow down will result in job growth in Illinois that will be slower than we've seen the last two years. Those lessened expectations for both the American and the Illinois economy are factored into revenue predictions for fiscal '90 in this book. But of course not beyond that. No one knows what the shape of fiscal '91 will look like. But importantly this budget helps Illinois fight that predicted trend. By doing more ever than before for education, for our infrastructure, for our committment to take an technological improvements out of the labs and onto the production lines. And we will do more than ever before to heal the sick, protect those who cannot protect themselves, extend day care services to keep working parents working, shelter the homeless, educate the public with facts about AIDS, keep ravaged families together whenever possible and find homes for children in need of adoption. We will do more than ever before to assist the growth of Illinois businesses, promote exports of Illinois products, prepare Illinois workers with new technological skills, improve the states business climate, bring more 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 tourism dollars into Illinois. And we will do more than ever before to protect our precious environment, clean up hazardous and toxic waste sights, help communities pay for sewage treatment facilities. And enhance the appreciation of the millions of visitors to our state parks and forests and wild life areas. Viewed in the context of what can be done with present resources and the cigarette tax revenues, this budget does great things. This budget accomplishes a great deal more than any recent budget before it. But then never have we had so much to do. Education funding goes up 345 million dollars, more than one half of the general revenue funds growth. And more than one half of the revenue from the cigarette tax increase. Six social service agencies will share nearly 200 million dollars in increased funding an overall 17 percent increase to help keep families together, improve treatment for the mentally ill, expand services to veterans, people with disabilities and our senior population. We will provide more meaningful family oriented and more normal lives for thousands of our fellow citizens confronted with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Will maintain or improve staff to patient ratio's at our state institutions. Give reasonable salary increases to state employees and give cost of living adjustments for people in businesses providing services to people in need. With the cigarette tax increase we will be able to meet that new high funding level for education, improve math and science instruction, help make college more affordable for all Illinoisans, strengthen job training, boost science and technology research efforts and mount a deadly serious attack on drug and alcohol abuse. But of course the bottom line to all of this is if you choose not to enact the cigarette tax increase we will have to reconsider 100 million dollars of 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 the increased education funding, retreat in the war on drugs and greatly scaleback our commitment to improving math and science literacy and to encouraging growth of high technology businesses. With this budget we will make substantial progress toward a resumption of an adequate state level of funding for public schools, colleges and universities. But only progress. I propose a record 4 1/2 billion dollars in general funds for education programs. An overall increase of nearly 345 million dollars, up 8.25 percent over the current fiscal year. In my view that is not enough. The State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education have requested a combined increase of more than 700 million. And our schools deserve that much. Those are fair requests, fair requests that cannot be met with current tax resources. They are fair requests, because they would allow us to clamp down on burdensome property tax increases. Which in the absence of action on the Illinois Income Tax will continue to plague every citizen of Illinois, and high tuition costs as well which have gone up and up and up and up with an astounding gap between the costs of inflation of every other service in our society and record levels of tuition imposed. With those fair requests of the State Board we could reach the 100 thousand pre-schoolers at risk of failure without early education help. It will not be reached in this budget. We could begin to pay teachers and professors the salarys we need to pay in order to keep the very best in our schools, and attract the very best of the new to education. We are not now attracting the very best of the new to education. We could begin to address the unacceptable dropout rate. One of every two students in Chicago, one of every four in the remainder of Illinois. But this budget will begin to make a difference in the quality of the lives and education 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 of the people of Illinois. And in education we'll be able to quicken the pace of reforms adopted by this Assembly in 1985, but slowed since by underfunding. This budget will increase funding for existing educational programs by 310 million dollars. And provide nearly 35 million dollars for new initiatives. I would spend four and a half million dollars more on prevention programs to keep kids off drugs and clear their minds for classroom work. A new story this morning reminded us that half, half of all our graduating high school seniors in America have on at least one occasion used illegal drugs before graduation. Half. I would spend 5 million dollars in new funding for education scholarships and loan programs to help people who want to go to college and who need to go to college, go to college. I would spend 10 million dollars more for math and science literacy improvement so that Illinois would no longer be part of America's shameful place in the world in math and science achievement. Even here we lag behind other states of the Union and that will cost us dearly and quicker rather than later. And if we expect our college students to learn from and build on the latest advances in science and technology we have to give them more research papers to read. They need hands on experience, which means laboratories and equipment. I would spend 15 million dollars this year and 40 million dollars over the next three years to revamp science and technology research labs on our private college campuses. And in just three months we'll graduate the first class of students from the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora, a crowning achievement for this state. One that is being imitated by other states now and watched by educators and business leaders from around the world. It has given those kids an intense educational experience that could never be received 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 at their home schools and more importantly it has helped train the teachers of thousands of other students in Illinois who did not go to the academy. Education is the key to the well being of our economy, but it can't do the job alone, coordinated economic development in a modern transportation system are also essential. No other state can really match our home grown efforts in Illinois to bring new businesses and to keep those which we have, 68 enterprise zones at a time when the nation does not yet have enterprise zones, 22 corridor councils, 54 small business development centers, the life blood of our commerce in small business, 6 foreign offices encouraging export and investment, worker retraining grants the envy of the Nation, tourism promotion, low interest loans, business incubators. No state can match us and I'm proud of that and I thank you as I have before for giving us the resources to do these things. This budget continues all of that activity and adds three important new components. I would begin a 20 million dollar challenge fund, money that can be used to attract available federal and private research and development projects to Illinois, all over Illinois. I would begin a 10 million dollar technology investment fund, direct assistance to companies that want to make technological improvements for business expansion, competition into the next century. Next month Members of this Assembly and the delegation of Illinois business and labor leaders will help me open a trade office in Moscow. The first state in the Nation to establish a presence in the Soviet Union. The Soviet market place is clearly changing. As a Governor I have been the beneficiary of wise decisions by Governors before me, to stimulate investment in Illinois and Illinois exports abroad. The decision by Governor Kerner in the 1960's to establish 11 8th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE March 1, 1989 offices in Brussels and Hong Kong clearly pay large dividends for Illinois today. Some Illinois companies have been doing business in the Soviet Union for more than 60 years. They can take care of themselves. But if given the opportunity, Illinois uniquely as a state can deliver through small and medium size businesses who have no representation there, construction equipment, building materials and food processing equipment, pharmaceuticals and grain and more. We need the patience and the skills required for doing business in that part of the world and we need an introduction, and the Moscow presence will give Illinois the lead over our competing states. But if we are to lead in exports, we must pay more attention to our transportation network. And here this budget is deficient. It goes to the limits of our resources, but those resources, whether in highways or in mass transit are clearly not enough. There are signs of danger on the horizon. It is vital to the delivery of raw products to our plants and the delivery of finished goods to the market place. And economic growth must not be allowed to be stunted by gridlock in the suburbs and the deteriorating mass transit system throughout the metropolitan Chicago area. In fact our road program next year will decline to 885 million, down 16 million, at the same time that the cost of building and maintaining and repairing highways. And the age and length of our systems takes its toll. We get by this year, if getting by is good enough, only because we are able to supplement the regular road program with 156 million in Build Illinois Appropriations. We will continue construction on Route 51 from LaSalle-Peru to Bloomington-Normal, the Central Illinois Expressway, Illinois Route 121 from Morton to Lincoln and the new Thorndale Avenue extension in Cook and DuPage. But hard 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 choices are going to have to be made between preserving what we have built and new construction that needs to be done as Illinois expands, grows and changes. And without a change in the motor fuel tax, there will be no money for new major highway initiatives. And the warning has already come from Washington, that capital funds for mass transit, nearly 2 million rides a day in the RTA area will soon go in larger amounts to states and local governments that do more to help themselves and in smaller amounts to those who sit on their hands. The current rule is 80-20, for every 20 percent put up by state and local governments, the Federal Government will match it with 80 percent period, across the board, across the Nation. That's probably going to go as mass transit capital funds decline at the Federal level, Federal Government will help those who help themselves. And will help less those who do not help themselves, and that is a fair rule. Illinois is now in the position of not being able to help itself. The days of no sweat for federal funding are over. State government already plays a vital role in the delivery of needed human services, often the difference between life and death to our citizens who need our help to find a job, care for their families, pay astronomical medical bills or get protection from mental or physical or sexual abuse. And this budget allows us to do much, much more. And I'm proud of that. And I know you are to. We can engage in warfare on the abuse of drugs and alcohol with 50 million dollars to widen our capacity to help addicts trying to shake their habits and to bolster our education and prevention efforts, giving us the ability to reach 1 million more Illinoisans with the message. The State Police can receive one half of the new funds and use them for training 190 new cadets, increasing the capabilities of the states computerized 13 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 fingerprinting identification system, which is about to come on line, increasing highway patrols which are in desperate shortage in some parts of our state, sending 50 more troopers in to grade schools in drug education efforts. and adding 5 meg units statewide. And we can expand the availability of treatment for alcoholics and drug users and make a conserted effort to reach out to young people and to women and to intravenous drug users, populations in special need. This is a deadly serious problem and this is a deadly serious attack. And the budget of the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse needs to be increased by 44 percent to pay for it, in fact nearly every social service agency in state government will see an increase to pay for the rising costs of services now being delivered and to do more wherever it can be afforded. We can increase rates paid to hospitals and health maintenance organizations and physicians and nursing homes and pharmacys, to reflect rising costs, though our Illinois Cost Containment Program is a good one. And more importantly to encourage greater access now deficient in some areas of the state to high quality health care for our citizens who rely on government assistance. We can also provide a cost of living increase for community providers of care for seniors and our fellow Illinoisans with mental illnesses and developmental or physical disabilities. And we can expand our Healthy Kids Program, giving low income, pregnant women, greater access to prenatal delivery and postnatal care. We can place 57 thousand more welfare recipients into jobs, through Project Chance, welfare reform which has already moved 132 thousands Illinoisans into paying jobs. We can add staff to answer calls on the child abuse hotline, an average of 2 dozen calls are logged nearly every hour. And DCFS anticipates a 10 percent increase in the next year. And we 14 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 can add 64 field staff to handle the necessary increase in investigations which follow the calls. We can double the appropriation for family preservation programs which deliver intensive services when appropriate and directly to families in need, sometimes within hours after receiving a report of abuse or neglect in the home. We can retain 113 new direct care staff at state operated mental health facilities, keeping the certification needed for 100 million dollars in medicaid reimbursements. We can help break down the barriers facing Illinoisans with disabilities by providing job coaches for more than 300 of them now in the work place. But only in the work place, because we help them maintain the skills they need to remain in their jobs without costs to their employers. And we can provide 12 million dollars for the first full year of operation of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Program, CHIP. And we will meet our obligations spelled out by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, OBRA. Over the next few months, you and I'll have an opportunity to learn a lot more about OBRA. It's a Federal Government Mandate to Illinoisans and every other state. We either give proper care to persons with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses or we lose federal funding. I don't like mandates handed out from on high any better than you do. But in this case they're right, and we shouldn't look at it as a mandate, but as an opportunity. We have too many people in nursing homes, who should not be there. And it's unfair to have dependent people living in settings, no matter how clean and comfortable, that don't meet their needs. We have an estimated 9 thousand Illinoisans with mental illness and 3 thousand with developmental disabilities who may be affected by the requirements of OBRA. And we must now assess each of their needs. Many of 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 them are in nursing homes, because there was no place else for them to go. And it is time we gave those who want to live elsewhere a more appropriate home. And it will be expensive, nearly 55 million dollars in new services because of OBRA next year. And it will take a great deal of effort and patience and creative thinking, but it can and it must be accomplished. Mr. Speaker and Mr. President, Members, this budget now belongs to you. I encourage you, though you need no encouragement, to examine it, line by line. And I think you will agree that it does move Illinois forward in a variety of ways, improving our schools and business environment, making our state a safer place for law abiding citizens, and a more hostile environment for drug pushers, maintaining our leadership position in high technology and agricultural research, cleaning the water we drink and the air we breathe. And caring for Illinoisans of all ages, who depend on us to keep them alive and safe and enriching all their lives. Thank you, very much."
"Will the Committee of Escort please come forward to escort the Governor from the chamber? The President of the Senate is recognized for a Motion."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that the Joint Session do now arise."
"The President of the Senate has moved that the Joint Session do now arise. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye, all opposed signify by saying 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it and the Joint Session will now arise. And the House would like to thank most profusely the Members of the Senate who have consented to join us today to hear this historic address. Mr. Giorgi in the Chair please. Mr. Giorgi. Mr. Giorgi would you assume the Chair, Sir?"
"Representative DeJaegher for what reason do you 16 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day rise? Representative DeJaegher."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker I am chief sponsor of House Bill 163, and at this particular time I'd like to make a Motion in effect, that I am...that I would like to have this Bill tabled."
"Does the Gentleman have leave to table the Bill? No objections? The Bill is tabled. Representative Stern for what reason do you rise?"
"Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I rise to announce the cancellation of the Health and Human Services meeting called for 3:00 p.m. this afternoon."
"Let the record show. Representative Rice for what reason do you rise?"
"Cancellation of the Election Reorganization meeting tomorrow at 9:00 o'clock, will be cancelled for further notice."
"Let the record indicate that the meetings cancelled. Representative Keane would you approach the podium please? Agreed Resolutions."
"Hold it for a minute."
"Introductions and First Readings of Bills. Representative Young for what reason do you rise?"
"To make an announcement, Mr. Speaker."
"Continue."
"If I could have the attention of the House for a second please? Bang it a little harder for me Zeke."
"Give the Gentleman some attention, he has an important announcement to make. Representative Young."
"The important announcement, if I could have leave of the Body for one minute. I'd like to announce...I'd like to announce that Representative Paul Williams and his wife Erma became the proud parents of a beautiful 7 pound baby girl, yesterday afternoon. They named her Courtney 17 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 Michelle Williams. Mother and baby are doing fine."
"Representative Keane please."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I could have the attention of the Body to note that the Transportation and Motor Vehicles meeting which was to take place today at 2:00 p.m. has been cancelled. Once again all Members of the Transportation and Motor Vehicle Committee, the meeting for 2:00 o'clock today has been cancelled. Thank you."
"Let the record indicate. Representative Mulcahey for what reason do you rise?"
"Same announcement Mr. Speaker. The Elementary and Secondary Education Committee which was scheduled for 4:00 this afternoon will not take place, that likewise has been cancelled."
"Let the record indicate. Representative Levin."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, similarly the House Committee on public utilities meeting previously scheduled for 2:00 o'clock this afternoon has also been cancelled."
"Let the record indicate. House Bills Second Reading. House Bill 104. Read the Bill, Mr. Clerk."
"House Bill 104, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. Second Reading of the Bill. No Committee Amendments."
"Are there any Floor Amendments?"
"Floor Amendment #1 offered by Representative Cullerton."
"Representative Cullerton on Amendment #1. Cullerton."
"Yes...thank you, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. This...what I'm trying to do is get everybody's attention so that I can withdraw this Amendment."
"Are there any objections?" The Amendment is 18 8th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE March 1, 1989 withdrawn. Any further Amendments?"
"No further Amendments."
"Third Reading. Agreed Resolutions. Representative Van Duyne for what reason do you rise?"
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to notify the Members of the Counties and Townships Committee that there will not be a meeting tomorrow morning at 9:00 o'clock."
"Let the record indicate. Agreed Resolutions again."
"House Resolution 69, offered by Representative Terzich. House Resolution 70, Terzich. 72, Black. 73, McGann. 74, Capparelli. 76, Stange. 78, Leverenz. 79, Didrickson. 80, White. 81, Ronan. 82, Matijevich. 83, McNamara. 85, Barger. 88, Curran. 89, Hasara. 90, McCracken. 91, Black. 92, Black. 93, Black. 94, McNamara. 95, Capparelli. 96, McNamara. 99, Hicks. 100, Wennlund. 101, Black. 102, Black. 103, Williams. 106, Johnson. 107, Mautino. 109, Kubik. 111, Churchill. 112, Weaver. 114, Hannig. 116, Terzich. 117, Capparelli. 120, Black. 122, Tate. 124, Currie. 126, Frederick. 127, Frederick. 128, Williamson. 129, Peterson. 130, DeJaegher. And House Joint Resolutions #6, W. Peterson. House Joint Resolution 9, Matijevich. House Joint Resolution 12, Currie. Senate Joint Resolution #2, Goforth. No further."
"Representative Matijevich on the Agreed Resolutions."
"Yes, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, we have examined the Resolutions they are all...congratulatory and accomodation type and we have approved the Resolutions. I move the adoption of the Agreed Resolutions."
"You heard the Motion, all those in favor signify by saying 'aye', those opposed 'nay'. They 'ayes' have it 19 8th Legislative Day STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE March 1, 1989 and the Resolutions are adopted. Representative Richmond."
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. I want to announce the cancellation of the Agriculture meeting for 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. Cancellation of the Ag-Committee meeting."
"Let the record indicate. General Resolutions."
"House Joint resolution #7, Stange. House Joint Resolution #8, Farley. House Joint Resolution #10, Johnson."
"Committee on Assignment. Death Resolutions."
"House Resolution 75, offered by Representative Morrow, with respect to the memory of Juanita Strickland. House Resolution 77, offered by Representative Shaw, with respect to the memory of Antonio McKinney. House Resolution 84, offered by Representative Black, with respect to the memory of Kenneth Brackney. House Resolution 86, offered by Representative Morrow, with respect to the memory of Rosa Hill. House Resolution 87, offered by Representative Matijevich, with respect to the memory of John J. Boyle. House Resolution 98, offered by Representative Daley, with respect to the memory of Catherine R. Derhake. House Resolution 104, offered by Representative Anthony Young, with respect to the memory of Dr. Chetwyn Rodgers. House Resolution 105, offered by Representative Johnson, with respect to the memory of John T. Kearns. House Resolution 108, offered by Representative Daley, with respect to the memory of Mary Murray. House Resolution 110, offered by Representative Countryman, with respect to the memory of Forrest W. Andrews. House Resolution 113, offered by Representative Hensel, with respect to the memory of David Hensel. House Resolution 115, offered by Representative Williamson, with respect to the memory of Edward Patronski Sr. House Resolution 118, 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 offered by Representative Daley, with respect to the memory of Lois A. Steinbarth. House Resolution 119, offered by Representative Daley, with respect to the memory of Marie Abbott. House Resolution 121, offered by Representative Johnson, with respect to the memory of John Braden. House Resolution 123, offered by Representative Currie, with respect to the memory of Arthur Weinberg."
"Representative Matijevich moves the adoption of the Death Resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye', those opposed 'nay'. The 'ayes' have it. Allowing Perfunctory time for the Clerk to enter in some details, Representative Matijevich moves that the House adjourn until tomorrow at 2:00 o'clock, tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. The House is adjourned until tomorrow 2:00 p.m."
"Introduction and First Readings of House Bills. House Bill 374, offered by Representatives Hultgren, Keane, Frederick, Wojcik, Granberg. A Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 375, offered by Representative Novak, a Bill for an Act to amend the Grain Dealers Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 relationship to fire protection districts. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 380, offered by Representative Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 381, offered by Representative Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 382, offered by Representative Ackerman, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Animal Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 383, offered by Representative Saltsman, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act...Sections to the County Supervisor of Safety Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 384, offered by Representative Capparelli et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the Metropolitan Civic Center Support Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 385, offered by Representative Novak et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 386, offered by Representative Wennlund, a Bill for an Act to amend the Park District Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 387, offered by Representative Wennlund, a Bill for an Act in relationship to past due personal property taxes. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 388, offered by Representative Regan, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 389, offered by Representative Regan, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 390, offered by Representative Steczo, a Bill for an Act to amend the Park District Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 391, offered by Representative Steczo, a Bill for an Act relating to reimbursement of certain costs incurred for services provided to children requiring 22 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 special education. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 392, offered by Representative Steczo - et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Act on Aging. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 393, offered by Representative Cullerton, a Bill for an Act to amend the Illinois Banking Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 394, offered by Representative Cullerton, a Bill for an Act to provide for certification of real estate appraisers. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 395, offered by Representative Hensel, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Revenue Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 relationship to the adoption of persons and to repeal an Act herein named. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 405, offered by Representatives Mautino, Leverenz and McNamara, a Bill for an Act relating to educational reform. First, Reading of the Bill. House Bill 406, offered by Representative Ropp et al, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Illinois Income Tax Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 407, offered by Representative Saltsman, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 408, offered by Representative Ropp, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Unified Code of Corrections. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 409, offered by Representative Anthony Young, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Public Aid Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 410, offered by Representative Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Horse Racing Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 411, offered by Representative Giglio et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 412, offered by Representative Leverenz et al, a Bill for an Act in relationship to the issuance and use of credit cards. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 413, offered by Representative Johnson et al, a Bill for an Act to amend the A.I.D.S. Confidentiality Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 414, offered by Representative Breslin et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of an creating the Department of Children and Family Services codifying it's powers and duties and which may be referred to as the Illinois Child Care Development Amendments of 1989. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 415, offered by Representative Breslin, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections 24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 of the Election Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 416, offered by Representative Curran, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 417, offered by Representative Terzich and Capparelli, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 418, offered by Representative Homer, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections to the Code of Criminal Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 419, offered by Representative Homer, a Bill for an Act to amend the Juvenile Court Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 420, offered by Representative Homer, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Criminal Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 421, offered by Representative Phelps et al, a Bill for an Act in relationship to the development of health university resources. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 422, offered by Representative Ropp et al, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the School Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 423, offered by Representative Saltsman, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 424, offered by Representative Flowers, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections to Employees Rights Violation Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 425, offered by Representative Matijevich and Terzich, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 426, offered by Representative Matijevich and Didrickson, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 427, offered by Representative Matijevich and Terzich, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 428, offered by Representative Saltsman et al, a Bill for 25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 429, offered by Representative Capparelli et al, a Bill for an Act to add Sections to the Illinois Pension Code and to amend the State Mandates Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 430, offered by Representative Capparelli et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code and amend the State Mandates Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 431, offered by Representative Capparelli et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code and to amend the State Mandates Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 432, offered by Representative Capparelli et al, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Pension Code and to amend the State Mandates Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 433, offered by Representative Petka and Wennlund, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 434, offered by Representative Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Liquor Control Act. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 435, offered by Representative Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 436, offered by Representative Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend certain Acts in relationship to child, spousal support collection. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 437, offered by Representative Matijevich and Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Illinois Insurance Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 438, offered by Representative Hallock and Giorgi, a Bill for an Act to amend Sections of the Election Code. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 439, offered by Representative Hallock, a Bill for an Act to amend the Code 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 8th Legislative Day March 1, 1989 of Civil Procedure. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 440, offered by Representative Hallock, a Bill for an Act in relationship to juveniles and adults charged with committing a criminal offenses. First Reading of the Bill. House Bill 441, offered by Representative Leitch, a Bill for an Act in relationship to local improvements made by special assessment or special tax in conferring benefits on abating state property...on abutting state property. First Reading of the Bill."
"Further introduction and First Reading of Bills. House Bill 442, offered by Representative Hicks, a Bill for an Act to amend an Act to revise the law in relation to recorders. First Reading of the Bill. Being no further business the House now stands adjourned. 27 DOCUMENT NAME REQ STORE PRINT OPER GROUP D COMMAND DATE COPY WIDTH DEPTH ERROR T030189-1jl 32 0 pj 03/09/89 1 66 78 REPORT: TIFLDAY 15:46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MARCH 01, 1989 PAGE 1 03/30/89 HB-0104 SECOND READING PAGE 18 HB-0163 TABLED PAGE 17 HB-0374 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0375 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0376 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0377 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0378 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0379 FIRST READING PAGE 21 HB-0380 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0381 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0382 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0383 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0384 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0385 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0386 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0387 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0388 FIRST READING PAGE 22 H8-0389 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0390 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0391 FIRST READING PAGE 22 HB-0392 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0393 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0394 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0395 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0396 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0397 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0398 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0399 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0400 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0401 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0402 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0403 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0404 FIRST READING PAGE 23 HB-0405 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0406 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0407 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0408 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0409 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0410 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0411 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0412 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0413 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0414 FIRST READING PAGE 24 H8-0415 FIRST READING PAGE 24 HB-0416 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0417 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0418 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0419 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0420 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0421 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0422 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0423 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0424 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0425 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0426 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0427 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0428 FIRST READING PAGE 25 HB-0429 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0430 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0431 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0432 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0433 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0434 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0435 FIRST READING PAGE 26 REPORT: TIFLDAY 15:46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 86TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX MARCH 01, 1989 PAGE 2 03/30/89 HB-0436 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0437 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0438 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0439 FIRST READING PAGE 26 HB-0440 FIRST READING PAGE 27 HB-0441 FIRST READING PAGE 27 HB-0442 FIRST READING PAGE 27 HJR-0011 ADOPTED PAGE 2 JSR-0002 ADOPTED PAGE 4 SUBJECT MATTER HOUSE TO ORDER SPEAKER GIORGI PAGE 1 PRAYER REVEREND RICHARDSON PAGE 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE 2 ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE PAGE 2 COMMITTEE REPORTS PAGE 3 SPEAKER MADIGAN IN THE CHAIR PAGE 3 JOINT SESSION PAGE 3 PRESIDENT ROCK IN THE CHAIR PAGE 3 SPEAKER MADIGAN IN THE CHAIR PAGE 4 PRESIDENT ROCK IN THE CHAIR PAGE 4 SPEAKER MADIGAN IN THE CHAIR PAGE 4 MESSAGE GOVERNOR JAMES THOMPSON PAGE 5 PRESIDENT ROCK IN THE CHAIR PAGE 16 SPEAKER MADIGAN IN THE CHAIR PAGE 16 SPEAKER GIORGI IN THE CHAIR PAGE 16 AGREED RESOLUTIONS PAGE 19 DEATH RESOLUTIONS PAGE 20 PERFUNCTORY SESSION ADJOURNMENT PAGE 27