PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR RAUSCHENBERGER) Senate will reconvene. Messages from the House. SECRETARY HARRY; Message from the House by Mr. McLennandy Clerk. Mr. President I am directed to inform the Senate that the Hcuse of Representative has refused to concur with the Senate in the adoption of their amendment to a bill of the following title, to wit: House Bill 32, With Senate Amendment We have a like Message an House Bill 2226, With Senate Amendments l and 2. Non-concurred in by the House, May 25th, 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR RAUSCHENBERGER) The Senate will stand in recess until 9 o fclock -- till 9 a.n., May 26th, 1995. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) The regular Session of Ehe 89th General Assembly Will come to order. Will the Members please be a: their desksy and Will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer today will be given by Reverend W. P. Wltkop, Lutheran -- Luther Memorial Evangelical Churchr Springfieldp Illinois. Reverend Witkop .
(Prayer by the Reverend W. P. Witkop) l STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Leglslative Day May 26, 1995
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) All rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Sieben. (Pledge of Allegiance, 1ed by Senator Sieben)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Reading of the Journal.
Senate Journals cf Thursday, May 18th and Fridayr May 19th, 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Butler.
Mr. President, I move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless scme Senator has addittons or corrections to offer.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Butler moves to approve the Journals just read. There being no objection, it is so ordered. Senator Butler.
.. . president, I nove that reading -- reading and approval of the Journals of Sunday, May 21st7 Monday, May 22nd; Tuesday, May 23rd; Wednesday, May 24th; and Thursdayr May 25th, in the year 1995, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Butler moves to postpone the readtng and approval of the Journal, pending approval <sic> of *he printed transcripts. j ' There being nc objeckion, lt ls so ordered. Committee Reports.
Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports the followlng Legislative Measures have been assigned to ! j 1 committees: Referred to the Commibtee on Appropriations - Senate I Anendment 1 to House Bill 803: to the Connittee on Revenue - Conference Committee Report l to Senate Bill 3687 Be Approved for i 2 ' STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Consideration - the motian to recede from Senate Amendment 3 to House Bill 2177, Conference Committee Report 1 to House Bill 838: and Conference Committee Report 1 to House Bill 2403.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) On the bottom of page are -- on Secretary's Desk, Non-concurrencey House Billsr House Bill 1279. Senator Rauschenberger.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I'd like to refuse to recede on Senate Amendnent No. 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Rauschenberger moves that the Senate refuse to recede from the adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to House Bill 1279 and that a conference committee be appointed. Al1 those in favorr say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carries, and the Secretary shall so inform the House. On *he bottom of page 7, Secretary 's Desk, Ncn-concurrence, House Bills, House Bill Mr. Secretary, read the bill. Senator Butler.
Mr. President, I move that the Senate refuse to recede from Senate Amendment No. 3 and ask fcr a conference committee, please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Butler noves that the Senate refuse to recede from the adoption of Senate Amendment Nc. 3 to House Bill 32 and that a conference committee be appointed. A1l those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have The motlon carrlese and the Secretary shall so inform the House. Senator Demuzio, what purpose do you rise?
Mr. President, if you could just tell us a little bit ahead of time where these things are on the Calendar, we'd be grateful.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) STAQE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Thank you, Senator Demuzio. Senator Rauschenbergerr for what purpcse do you rise? SENATOR RAUSCHENBERGER J Thank you, Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen of the Senate. I rise for the purposes of an announcement. For the benefit of Members on both sides cf the alsle and staffs, I thought I'd try to do what I could to explain where we are on some matters that will be before Approprlations today. The infcrmatlon on the budget that we 've been working on is now in a conference committee report that hopefully will be signed soon. It's 925. The Budget Inplementation Act is in 486# a conference commlttee report. There 's also a trailer to that bi11 containing some sunset provisions in House Bill 1279, conference comllllttee report, and the Court of Claims awards are contained in a Senate amendment to House Bill 803. It's our intention, since we Were late in delivering the information to both sides of the aisle, that We wil1 caucus at approximately noonw Republicansr and I presume the Democrats would like to caucus then. We hope to schedule a hearing at the concluslon of that, around 2 ofclock, and would hope to be ready for Floor action on these matters, assuming favorable consideration in the com ittees, late afternoon or early evening.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR DEMUZ10 : Senator , we -- we haven 't seen any of thls and unless we begin to get some of it before too long, we may not be prepared to caucus at the hour of 12. And I think that the sooner you get lE into our hands, the sooner we are able to analyze it. And when we - - when we see itr then we night consider what you have indicated. But we don't want to go to caucus until we have something to give our Members .
PRESIDING OFFICER : (SENATOR DUDYCZ) 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 Senator Rauschenberger.
certainly appreciate that, Senator Demuzio. We tried to provide, I think, copies of the -- the bills containing the budget in their final form at about 8 o'clock this morning, and I apolcgize that wasn't earlier. We had to make a change in form. We had originally intended to run these as Senate amendments to House bills. Problems with the other Chamber and their timing and procedures forced uss in the middle of last night, to change it tc a conference commtttee report in order to -- for process purposes. Yeahr you fre -- youfre staff has the -- the budget itself, and as far as the Implementation Act, we would hcpe to have that available to you in the next fcrty-five ninutes or an hour.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Demuzlo .
Well, whether or not we vote for it or not is imnaterial. The fact of the matter is, is that we'd like to have the opportunity to see And I don't quarrel with the fact that you told us that last night we were going to have it by and I understand hitches that go along in the -- in the wagon, and we didn't get the budget 8:30 this morning. understand format. But we'd ltke to do -- to have the opportunity to really look at this stuff before we go. And you 've had budget briefings; we haven't. So, 486 is key for us, and if we don't receive that, why, we may not be prepared to -- to go to caucus at the kime that you have suggested.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Demuzio.
Senator Rauschenberger indlcated that the budget implementaticn bill was 486. Am I -- I'm told that that's 465. 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Is that -- I see Mike motioning that we shculd go out and get ready for a field goal, or am -- am I right? Oh, okay. Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) For the information of the Membership/ We will be going into the Order of Executive Appointments. In about fifteen minutesr we will be going into Executive Session for Executive Appointments, in approximately fifteen minutes. Senator Maitlandr for what purpose do you rise?
Thank your Mr. President. I have a group of students frcm Tri-point Junior High in the gallery behind the -- the Democrats. would like to ask them to stand and be recognized by the Senate. And welccme to Springfield.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Will our guests please rise and be recognized? Welcome to Springfleld. We will now go to Executive Session for the purpose of advise and consent. Will the Members please come to the Floor? Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. McLennand: Clerk. Mr. President I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to recede from their Amendment No. 1 to a bill of the following titlez to wit: Senate Bill 293. I am fureher directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives requests a First Conmittee of Conference. We have a like Message on Senate Bill 907 and Senate Bill 925.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Without objection, the Senate accedes to the request of the House for conference committees on thcse bills just read by the Secretary. Leave is granted. Mr. Secretary, Committee Reports.
6 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Le:islative Day May 26, 1995 Senator Burzynskir Chair of the Committee on Executive Appointments, to Which was referred the Governor's Message of January 31st, 1995, reported the same back with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the following appointment.
FRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senatar Burzynskl.
Thank you, Mr. President. move the Senate resolve itself into Executive Session for purpcse of actlng on the Governor's appointnents set forth in his Messages of January 31st, 1995, February 10th, 1995, and May 16thr 1995: the Secretary of State's Messages dated April 7th: 1995 and May 16th, 1995) and the Comptroller's Message dated May 14th -- May 4thr 1995. Mr. Presidentr with respect to the Governor's Message of January 3lst# 1995, I will read the salaried appointment to uhieh the Senate Conmittee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: To be the Director the Department of Corrections for a term ending January 15th, 2001 <sic>, Odie Washinqton of Dixon. Mr. Fresident, having read the salaried appointment, now seek leave to conslder this appointment on a roll call. And, Mr. President, will you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any discussion? Senator Geo-Karis.
Will the sponsor yield for a question?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Sponsor indicates he will yield. Senator Geo-Karis.
On the Department cf Transportationr I notice Director. Do you mean Kirk Brown? It's -- it's said here as Robert Brcwn.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) 7 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Senator Burzynski.
His name is Robert Kirk Brown.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Any further discussion? If not, the question does the Senaee advise and consent to the nomination just made. A11 those in favor will vcte Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have all voted Who wish? Take the record. On that question: there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And a majority of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nomination just made. Mr. Secretary.
Senator Burzynski, Chair of the Committee on Executive Appointments. to which was referred the Gavernor's Message of February 10th, 1995, reports the same back With the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the following appointmenks.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DDDYCZ) Senatar Burzynski.
Thank your Mr. President. With respect to the Governor's Message of February 10th, 1995, read the salaried appointments to which the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: To be the Director of the Department of Aging for a term ending January 20*h, 1997, Maralee Lindley of Springfield. To be the Director of the Department of Agriculture for a term ending January 20thr 1997, Rebecca Doyle of Gillespie. To be the Assistant Director of the Department of Agriculture for a term ending January 20thy 1997, David Bender of Lincoln. To be the Director of the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse for a term ending January 20thr 1997, Barbara 8 STATE 0P ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Cimaglio of Chicago. To be the Director of the Emergency Managenent Agency for a term ending January 20th, 1997, John Mitchell of Orland Park. To be the Director of the Department of Employment Security for a term endin: January 20th, 1997, Lynn Doherty of Park Ridge. To be the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Mary Gade of Springfield. To be the Director of the Department of Finaneial Institutions for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Frank Casillas of Downers Grove. To be the Assistant Director of Financial Institutions for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Halina Bielowicz of Glenview. To be the State Fire Marshal for a term endin: January 20th, 1997, Thomas Armstead of Springfield. To be the Director of the Department cf Human Rights for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Rcse Mary Bcmbela of Chicago. To be the Assistant Dlrector of the Departnent of Insurance for a term endin: January 20th, 1997, Madelynne Brown of Chieago. To be the Director of the Department of Labor for a term ending January 20thr 1997, Shinae Chun of Riverwoods. To be the Chief Factory Tnspector for the Department of Labor for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Robert Nicol of Edinbûrg. To be the Superintendent of Safety Inspection and Edueation for the Department of Labor for a term ending January 20thr 1997, Francis Mon of Skokie. To be the Director of the Department of Nuclear Safety for a term ending January 20thy 1997, Thomas Ortciger of Flossmoor. To be the Director of the State Police for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Terrance Gainer of Springfield. To be the Director the Department of Professional Regulations for a term endtng January 20th , 1997, Nlkki Zollar of Chicago. 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 To be the Director of the Department of Public Hea1th for a term ending January 20th, 1997, John Lumpkin af Chicago. To be the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services for a term ending January 20thr 1997, Audrey Mccrimon of Chicago. To be the Director of the Department of Revenue for a term ending January 20th, 1997: Raymcnd Wagner of Springfleld. To be khe Assistant Director af the Department of Revenue for a term ending January 20th# 1997, Patricia Marriott of Springfield. And to be the Secretary of the Department of TransporEation for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Robert Kirk Brown of Sherman. Mr. President, havlng read the salaried appointments, now seek leave to consider these appointments on a roll call. And, Mr. President, will you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) Is there any discussion? notr the question is, does the Senate advise and consent to the nominations just made. A11 those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the vcting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a11 voted Whc Wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that questicnr there are 58 Ayesr no Nays, none votlng Present. And a majority of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nominations just made. Senator Klemm, khat purpose do yau rise?
Just for a purpcse of an announcement, since We're between bills. And that is, I wanted to have the Senate Welcome some retired teachers fron McHenry County in the gallery behind the Senate upstairs, and theyfre here, of course, on the issue khat you're famlliar with. And welcome to the Senate. 10 STATE OF JLLJNOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ' REGULAR SESSION i SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26y 1995
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Will our guests please rise and be recognized? Welcone to the Senate. Senator Peterson, What purpose do you rise?
For the purposes of an announcement, Mr. President. The Revenue Committee will meet at 11 ofclock in Room 212 to consider concurrence motion on Senate Bill 368.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRYJ Senator Burzynski, Chair of khe Commieeee on Sxecutive Appointments: to which was referred the Governor's Message of May 16th, 1995, reported the same back with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the follouing appointments.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to the Governor's Message dated May 16th, 1995, I Will read the salaried appointments to which the Senate Cammittee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: To be the Assistant Dtrector of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Levi Moore of Chicago. To be the Director of the Department of Conservation for a term ending January 20th, 1997, Gordon Brent Manning of Pawnee. To be the Director of the Department of Mental Hea1th and Developnental Disabilities for a kerm ending January 20th, 1997, Ann Patla of Barrington. To be the Assistant Director of the Department of Public Hea1th for a term ending January 20th , 1997, Mark Schmidt of Chatham . 11 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 To be the Director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs for a tern endlng January 20th, 1997, Rcbert Foster of Springfield. To be the Assistant Director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs for a term endinq January 20th, 1997, George Cramer of Woodridge. To be a Menber of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board for a term ending January 25th, 1999: Robert Healey of Homewood. To be the Chalrman of the Pollution Control Boardr effective July 1, 1995, for a term ending July 1r 1998, Claire Manning of Williamsville. To be Members af the Pollution Control Board , effective July 1995, for terms endinê July 1w 1998, Marili McFawn of Palatine and Joseph Yi of Park Ridge. Mr. President, having read the salaried appointments, I now seek leave to consider these appointments on a roll call. Andy Mr. President, will you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If noty the questlon isr does the Senate advise and consent to the nominations just made. A1l those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed Will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a1l vcted who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that questian, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none votâng Present. And a majority of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nominations just made. Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to the Governor's Message dated May 16th, 1995, will read salaried appolntments to which the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments recommends the Senate do advise and consent: To be nembers of the State Bcard of Eleetions, effective June 30thr 1995, for terms endlng June 30th, 1999, Kenneth Boyle of 12 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY RCGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26' 1995 Springfield, Hannelore Huisman of Rock Island, Mitchell Kobelinski of Chicago, and Theresa Petrone of Chicago. Mr. President, having read the salaried appointments, I nok seek leave to constder these appotntments on a roll call. Mr. Prestdent, will you put the question as requlred by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If not, the question isr dces the Senate advise and consent to the nominations just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed Will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have al1 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who Wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, the Ayes are 58, none voting Present, none voting Nay. And a two-thirds majority of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nominations just made. Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, President. With respect to the Governcr's Message of May 16th, 1995, I Will read the unsalaried appointments to which the Senate Committee on ExecutiMe Appointments recommends the Senate do advise and consent: To be members of the Capital Development Board for terms ending January 18th, 1999: George Fleischli of Springfield . To be members of the Children and Family Servtces Advisory Council for terms ending January 20th, 1997, Rerbert Holzman of Highland Park, Susan Kelsey of Chicago . To be a member of *he Chlldren and Fanily Services Advisory Council for a term ending January 18th, 1999, Robert Gillogly of Peoria. To be a member of the Advisory Bcard to the Department of Conservation for a term endlng January 13th, 2001, George Fleischli of Springfleld . To be a member of the Illinots Hea1th Care Cost Containment STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Councll for a term ending September 5khr 1996, Kristine Coryell of Chicago. To be a member of the Kaskaskia Regional Port Distrtct Board for a term ending June 30th, 1995, Roqer Rubemeyer of Freeburg. ... tmicrophone cutoffl...a member of the Lottery Control Board for a term ending July 1, 1996, Hilder Garrison of Naperville. To be members of the Illtnois State Medical Disetplinary Board for terns ending January 11th, 1999, Boyd Mccracken of Greenvllle, Michael Murphy of Belleville. To be a member of the Medlcal Licensing Board for a term ending January 8th, 1998, Thomas Schrepfer of Urbana. To be the Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Massac County for a term ending December 7th, 1998, Clifford Johnson of Joppa. Mr. President, having read the unsalaried appointments, now seek leave to consider these appointments on a roll call. Andy Mr. President, will you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If not, the questicn, does -- does the Senate advise and consent to the noninations just made. Al1 those in favor Will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a11 voted who Wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Take the record. On that questlon: there are 58 Ayes, no Naysr none voting Present. And a majority of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nominatlons just nade. Senator Burzynskl.
Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to the Governor's Message of May 16th, 1995, 1$11 read khe unsalaried appointment to uhich the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments recommends the Senate do advise and consent) 14 ? STATE oF zLczxols 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY RSGULAR sesszon SSNATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 To be a member of the Kaskaskia Regional Port Distrtct Baard fcr a term ending June 30th, 1998, Roger Rubemeyer of Preeburg. Mr. President, having read the unsalaried appointmenk, I now seek leave to consider this appointment on a roll call. Mr. President, vill you put the question as required by our rules? PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) Is there any discussion? Senator Smith. SENATOR SMITH: Mr. President and Members, I uould like to ask the Chairman of the advise and consent a question. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Sponsor indicates be will yield. Senator Smith. SENATOR SMITH: I'd like tc get a clarification about the appointment of Mr. Odie Washingtcn as Director of Department of Corrections. Did you name a salary or anything as far as he is concerned in announeing your appointments here thls morning? PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Burzynski. SENATOR BURZYNSRI: No, ma'am. We do not name the salaries, as we do the appointments, during this process. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Smith. SENATOR SMITH : . .. is officially appointed as Direcbor of Corrections. Is that right? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDVCZ) Senator Burzynski. SENATOR BURZYNSKI: Yes, ma 'am. PRESTDTNG OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) l 15 STATE OF TLLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Senator Smith.
Thank you, sir. just received some information here. Thank youz kindly. PRESIDING OPFTCER1 (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any further discussion? not, does the -- the question is, does the Senate advise and consenè to thek nominations just made. All those in favor vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have al1 vcted who wish? Have voted who wish? Have all voted who kish? Take the record . On that question, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And a majortty of Senators elected concurring by record vcte, the Senate does advise and consent to the ncmination just made. Mr. Seeretary.
Senator Burzynski, Chair the Committee on Executive Appolntments, to Nhich was referred the Secretary of State's Message of April 7th , 1995r reported the same back with the recom endatton that the Senate advise and consent to the following appointment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. With respeet to the Secretary of State's Message A of Apri1 7thr 1995, I wi11 read the appointment to which the Senate CommiKtee on Executive Appointments recommends that the Senate do advise and consent: To be Commissioner of the Merit Conlmission for the Office of the Secretary of State for a term ending June 30thr 1995: Monroe Flinn of Cahckia. Mr. President, havin: read the salaried appointment, I noW seek leave to consider this appointment on a roll call. Mr. 16 1 ' I STAT; OF ILLINOIS I 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR szsszoN SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 59*h Legislative Day May 26, 1995 President, will you put the question as required by our rules? I PRESIDING OFFfCER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If not, the question is, does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made. A1l those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have al1 vated who wish? Rave al1 voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And a majoriEy of Senators elected concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nominatlon just nade. Senator Hendon, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR HCNDON: I Thank you, Mr. President. I uas trying to push my button and it didn't quite work, but if I was in -- if I was timelyr I would I I have voted Yes. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DDDXCZ) The record will so reflect. Senator Burzynski. I SENATOR BuRzvNsxz: Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to the SecreEary of State's Message B of April 7th, 1995: 1'11 read the appointment to which the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments recommends ( Senate do advise and consent: To be Commissioner of the Merit Commission for the Office of Secretary of State for a term ending June 30th, ehe year 2001, Monroe Flinn of Cahokia, effeceive July 1, 1995. Mr. Presidenty having read the salaried appointmentp I now seek leave to consider this appointment on a roll call. And, Mr. President, will you put the ques*ion as required by our rules? PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If not, the question isr does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made. All those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed wlll voke Nay. The voting is I 17 . ) . ' I j - STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATZ TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26y 1995 open. Have all voted kho wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 Ayes, no Naysr none voting Present. And a majority of Senators elecked concurring by record vote, the Senate does advise and consent to the nomination just made. Mr. Secretary.
Senator Burzynskiz Chair of the Committee on Executive Appointmentsr to Which was referred the Secretary of State's Message of May l6th# 1995, reported the same back with the reconnendation that the Senate advise and consent to the following appointment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Burzynski. SENATOR BURZYNSKJ; Thank ycu, Mr. President. With respect to the Secretary of State's Message of May l6thr 1995, 1'11 read the salaried appointment to whlch the Senate <s1c> on Executive Appcintments recommends the Senate do advise and consent: To be the Director of the Department of Personnel for the Offiee of the Secretary of State, Tina Prose of Girard. Mr. President, having read the salaried appointmenty now seek leave Eo consider this appointment on a roll call. Mr. President, w1ll you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If notr the question is, does the Senate advise and eonsent to *he nomina*lon just made. Ehose in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open. Have a1l voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have all vcted who wish? Take the record. On that questicn, there are 58 Ayes, no Nays, none voting Present. And a majority of Senators elected concurring by record voter the Senate does advise and consent to the nominations just made. Mr. Secretary. 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995
Senator Burzynski, Chair of the Committee on Executive Appointmentsr to which was referred the Office of the Comptroller's Message of May 4th, 1995, reported the same back kith the reconmendaticn that the Senate advise and consent to the following appointment.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Burzynski.
Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to the Comptroller's Message dated May 4th, 1995, read the salaried appointment to which the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments reconmends Senate do advise and consent: To be the -- to be the Director of the Departnent of Personnel for the Office of the Comptrollerr Susan Vespa of Springfield. Mr. President, having reading the salaried appointmentr I noW seek leave ko conslder this appointment on a roll call. And, Mr. Presidentr will you put the question as required by our rules?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Is there any discussion? If not, the questlon is, does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just nade. A11 those in favor w1ll vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. The voting is open. Have all voted Who kish? Have voted Who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that questlonz there are 57 Ayes, no Nays, none -- ncne voting Present. And a majority cf Senators elected concurrlng by record vote, the senate does advise and consent to the nomination just made. Senator Burzynski.
Mr. President, move the Senate arise from Executive Session.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) You've heard the motion. A11 those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The motion earries. Resolutions. 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995
Senate Resolution 81, offered by Senator Denuzio. It's a death resolutione Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DVDYCZ) Consent Calendar.
Senate Joint Resolution 51, offered by Senators Karpiel, Barkhausen and Parker. It's substantive. PRESJDING OFFJCSR) (SENATOR DUDYCZ) If you turn your Calendars to the top of page 8, we Will now go to the Order of Secretary's Desk, Non-concurrence: House Bills. House Bill 2226. Senator Cronin.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I move to refuse to recede fron Senate Amendments No . l and 2.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDXCZ) Senator Cronin moves that the senate refuse to recede from *he adoption of Senate Amendnents No. l and No. 2 to House Bill 2226 and that a conference commtttee be appointed. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The motion carriesy and the Secretary shall so inform the House. The Senate will stand at recess till the hour of l p.m . Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rlse?
Have have we deelded uhat time wedre meeting kith the Appropriationg Committeer or did I miss tt? PRESIDING OPPïCER: (SENATOR DUDBCZ) Senator Rauschenberger.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. It's our intention that we go into caucus probably around noon and 20 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26s 1995 would hope to go into Appropriation hearings at about 2, assuming that two hcurs was sufficient for caucuses to -- I mean, I guess you guys could caucus sooner, but We are walting for our analysts to finish their mark-ups. I'm reliably advised that -- our caucus probably won't start till closer to 1 now, so we would -- whatever time's necessary for people to feel comfortable in caucus on the budget, we would hope to go to Appropriation Comnittee at 2:30 or 3 and then come back to the Floor for action late afternoon, early evening.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Denuzio .
Well, so there's no misunderstanding, we -- we havenft decided that wedre going to caucus yet, and wedll decide when -- when the Leader indicates.
PRESTDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Rauschenberger.
just -- just as a matter of convenlence: we vere letting you know that was our anticipated plans. Thank you, Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Smith, for what purpose do you rise?
A matter of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) State your poin*.
love my Chairman of Appropriation: but this is the Senate, and I'm asking him -- and I kncw he doesn't mean but don't call us over here ''guys''. Recognize us as Senators, please. It's just, you know, common courtesy. Thank your very kindly.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) 21 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY . $ REGULAR.SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 Senator Rauschenberger.
I'd like to apologize to Senator.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SSNATOR DUDYCZ) Senate will stand in recess until the hour of 1 p.m. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DONAHUE) For a11 the Republlcan Senators that are within earshot of my voice, there ls a Republlcan caucus in Pate Philip's Offiee immediately. Tmmediately.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) We'd like to take a moment of the Senate here today to make a presentation. As you know, each year we have the Illinois House-senate Softball Came, and all the Members help contribute to Ehat and we always give money to a local charlty here in Springfield . The House contributes and, of course, each Member of the Senate contributes this year, and I want to thank every Member for that. And this year, our neW Mayor, Karen Hasara - of course r still our Senator - is going to make a presentation to a local charity and we have Representative Raymond Poe With us also, who was instrumental ln the selection of Ehis pareicular local charity. Sor Senator/Mayor Hasara.
Thank you very much, Senator Watson, and to a1l of the players of the softball game who certainly helped with this contribution. Representatives Klingler and Poe and I are delighted this year to 22 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 present a check for fifteen hundred dollars to Andy Anderberg, who's the director of the local YMCA. This money will be used for twenty youth memberships for disadvantaged youth whc would not have the opportunity withouk our help to have a year's membership at the YMCA. So, I just want to thank everyone who participated in the game and donated, and I know that this money will be put to good use. Andy, you'd like to say a Word or two, be delighted to have you do that.
Okay. Thank you very mueh. On behalf of the YMCA Bcard of Directors and the youngsters who will be receiving memberships to the YMCA, I Want to thank you. I'm sure the youngsters will appreciate this. Last year we served over one thousand underprivileged youth with scholarship menberships, and this year the funds are downr but the demand is up, and so this contribution will be especially kelcomed and -- and useful to us. So again, thank you very much.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Yesy Representative Clayborne, for What purpose do you rise? Senator Clayborne. Pardon me.
Thank your Mr. President. The -- Senator Jones is requesting a 3 p.m . caucus - Denocratic Caucus - in his office at 3 p.m .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) would assume that the Members Who heard that in their offices will be notified properly. That request ls certainly Will be honored.
Thank you, Mr. President. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) 23 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY '' 1. REGULAR SESSION ' SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The Senate'will come to .order. Comnittee Reports.
Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports the follcwing Leglslative Measures have been assigned to committees: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations Conference Committee Report l to Senate Bill 465; referred to the Committee on Transportation - Conference Committee Report to Senate Bill 10397 and Be Approved for Consideration - Conference Committee Report l to Senate Bill 925, Conference Committee Report 1 to House Bill 314, and Conference Committee Report to House Bill 2226.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The Senate will continue to stand in recess till the call of the Chair. (SENATE STANDS IN RECESS) (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) The Senate will come to order. Senator Rauschenberger, for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President. For purposes of an announcement.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) State your announcement.
24 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY . REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 For the Members, we expect at 4 o'clcck to convene in Room 212 to hear the conference committees relating to the budget, as well as the Senate on the Court of Claims. would appreciate al1 Members being prompt. Thatfs 4 o'clocky Room 212, for a11 Members of the Senate Appropriation Committee.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Thank youz Senator Rauschenberger. Committee Reports.
Senator Peterson, Chair of the Committee on Revenuey repcrts Senate Bill 368 the First Conference Committee Report Be Approved for Consideration.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Messages from the House.
Message from the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to concur with the Senate in the adoptlon of their amendment to a bill of the following title, to wlt: House Bill 1069, With Senate Amendment 1. Non-concurred in by the House, May 26th, 1995. We have another Message. The House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the adoption of their amendment to a bill of the followin: title, to wit: House Dill 4ly with Senate Amendment 1. I am further direcEed to lnform *he Senate Ehat the House of Representatives has refused to -- concur with the Senate in the adoption of Amendmenk No. 3. Action taken by the House, May 26thr 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Senator Fawell, for What purpose do you rise?
25 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 For purpose of an announcement. The Transportation Committee kill meet at o 'clock - 4 o'clock - in Room 400. We have one comnittee amendment - a concurrence.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 82 Isic> (83), offered by Senator Demuzio. It's a death resolution, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR DUDYCZ) Consent Calendar. The Senate Will stand at ease and welll convene lmmediately following the Appropriatlons hearing, which ls expected to conclude approximately 6:30. Senate will be standing at ease until the Appropriations Committee concludes their buslness, estimated at approximately 6:30 p.m. (SENATE STANDS AT EASE) (SENATE RECONVENES)
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The Senate will reconvene, 6:30 having arrived. Commlttee Reports.
Senator Rauschenberger, Chalr of the Committee on Appropriations, reports Senate Bill 465 - the Flrst Conference Committee Report Be Approved for Consideration; Senate Amendment 1 to House Btll 803 Be Adopted. Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rulesy reports the follouing Legislatlve Measures have been assigned to committees: Re-referred from the Transportation Committee to the Rules 26 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY '' REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Committee - Conference Committee Report 1 on Senate Bill 10397 Be Approved for Consideratlon Conference Conmlttee Report l on senate Bill 1039, Conference Ccmmittee Report l on Senate Bill 293, and Conference Comnittee Report l on Senate Bill 907.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) would like to encourage al1 the Menbers to proceed to the Floor. Wedre gaing to start With Senate Calendar, 89th General Assembly, State of Illinoisy Supplemental No. 1, dated Friday, May 26th# in the year 1995. We Will proceed now With Supplemental Calendar No. On the Order of Non-concurrence is House Bill 2177. Senator Madigan. Mr. Secretary, please read his motion.
move to recede from Senate Amendment to House Bill 2177. Filed by Senator Madigan.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Madigan.
Thank you -- thank youy Mr. President and Members of the Senate. would move to recede from Senate Amendment No. House Bill 2177.
PRESIDING OFFJCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Madigan has noved to -- that the Senate recede from Senate Amendments <sic> No. to House Bill 2177. Is tbere any discussion? Any discussion? Senator Berman.
Would the sponsor please explatn wha: the motlon -- wha: the amendment Was that we are being asked to recede from?
FRESTDJNG OFFTCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Madigan.
Thank you, President. Senator Bermanr Senate Amendment No. 3 contained the provisions of Senate Bill 95r Senate B11l 27 STATE OF ILLJNOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 Senate Bill 738, a11 of khich passed this Chamber with no negative votesr and lt also allowed downstate suburban police and sheriffs to transfer time from local penslon funds to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund or the State Employee System .
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any further discussion? Further discusslon? If nct - this is final actton the question is, shall the Senate recede from Senate Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 2177. Thcse favor, vcte Aye. Opposed, vote no. The voting is open. Have all voted Who Wish? Have all voted who wish? Have a1l voted Who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 32 voting Yesy 22 voting Nor no voting Present. The Senate recedes from amendments -- Senate Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 2177, and having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. We are noW still on Supplemental Calendar Nc. on page 2 of the Calendar, on the Order of Conference Committee Reports. Madam Secretary, do you have on file a conference committee report on Senate Bill 2937
Yes. First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 293.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Tcm Walsh. Senator Walsh.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate. Conference Committee on Senate Bill 293 creates the Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaratlon Act. Permits mentally capable adults to make a declaration of preferences or instructions regarding future mental health treatment. The prlnclpal may designate an attorney-in-fact to make decisions about mental health treatment when the principal has been determined to be incapable. This bill passed the -- the Senate. There was no opposition. Additionally, this bill has some clean-up language for 28 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY t. REGULAR SESSION ..1 SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. There is some language that passed here before on -- for State's Attorney O'Malley that was agreed upon, and there is also the psychotropic nedication bill which passed here, I believe, with no opposition. And I'd ask fcr a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any dlscusslon? Any discussion? Seeing noney the question is, shall the Senate adopt Conferenee Committee Report on Senate Bill 293. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voeing is open. Have a1l Moted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wlsh? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Yes, no votlng No: no votin: Present. The Senate dces adopt Conferenee Committee Report on Senate Bill 293, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Madam Seeretary, do you have a conference committee report filed on Senate Bill 3687
Yes. Pirst Conference Committee Report on Senate Bi11 368.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Thank you, Mr. President. Conference Committee Reporu No. l on Senate Bill 368 is the so-called trailer bill for properey tax caps. Many, many issues were discussed . In the end: We concluded with two items that do not raise the -- that do not ralse the caps, and one is the remaving of the alternate bonds from the Eax caps, and the other one is to turn around and permit non-referendum debt to continue in the future on a cap basls based on the 1994 anount. Be happy to answer any questions.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Is there any discussion? Pirst of all, why don't we -- Why don't We take our conferences off the Floor and give our attentton 29 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY .' . REGULAR SESSION .,. SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 to those kho may want to ask questions and thcse who may Want to present their conference committee reports. Now we have a question and a concern from Senator Berman. Senator Berman.
Thank your Mr. Presldent. On the -- on the notion: I'm going to vote Yes on the Conference Conmittee Reporty but 1et me just point out to you that the House really didn't do much of a job in addressing the needs of local çovernments or schools by the action that -- that followed the Senate's approval of Senate Bill 401. Senator DeAngelis worked veryy very hard to put together Senate Bill 401: which was the traller bill to the tax caps. And Senate Bill 401, just to refresh your memory, did some fine-tuning Eo the - - tax cap bill. And to Cook County and the ccllar counties that now have tax caps, Senate Bill 401 addressed the following issues: It it addressed the question and the problems of increased enrollment; addressed *he problems of -- in Cook County, of the prior year equal assessed valuation, which penalizes every one of the taxing bodies in Cook by making up -- making them use not 1994, but 1993 assessed valuation. In the South Triad, the south one-third of Cook County, those taxing bodies and those schools in particular, including schools in the sponsor's home districtz those schools -- some of those schools nay not be here next year because of the crucial problems that they face that We addressed in Senate Bill 40l to allow them a seven-and-a-half percent increase that the House refused to act on. And then the other issue was life safety, which is addressed Eo somê very, very, very small part in Senate Bill 368. My school districts in the suburbs called me and asked me to suppcrt 368. Their gettlng a veryr very little response in this bill. They want it. I'm going to vote to give it to them, but it certainly ts a pittance a pittance - fron what they deserve, and the House failed to respond to the needs of the chlldren and the citizens that are served in the 30 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 collar counties and in Cook County under the tax caps. I urge a Yes voter but I want to 1et you know how these taxing bodies and the people they serve have really been neglected by the House's action.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discusslon? Senator Lauzen.
Thank your Mr. President. I rise in opposition to this bill. This Senate Bill - the -- the Conference Comnittee Report on Senate 3il1 368 - punches a hole in the tax caps. And what this does is create a permanent bond indebtedness, a line up to which different governments can borrow money and extend it cn our property tax payments. This is analogous to if you -- if you buy an asset, you sign a mortgage; after you get finished paying that mortgage off, or after you get finished paying off the bond issue, then should go -- the -- the argument against doing this is that the -- it goes down, and it -- this -- once you get finished paying for something, you ought to be done with it. And if people want to buy either another park or something, they ought to go to referendum and ask the voters, again, to pay for
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Jones.
Thank you, Madam President -- Mr. President. I reluctantly rlse to support this legislation, but when you rush to judgmenty when you try to do somethin: just to meet a time frame, you make huge mlstakes. And Ehis is a clear example of suchr 'cause a portion of my district schools will be impacted by the tax caps. But during the course of debate cn the tax cap, Was known that time that the south suburbs in my -- part of my district would be adversely impacted, as well as the sponsor of this piece of legislation. We Were really concerned about the schools, 31 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 this should have been included in the tax cap leglslation. It should have been -- the provisions af 401 should have been included in the tax cap leglslation, and as a result, the schoolchildren would pot be hurting in Ry district. So reluctantly rise to support thisr but again: when you rush to judgment without reading and thoroughly debating the issues, you do harm to people, and as a result, the schoolchildren will suffer as a result of the House failure to act. And we in this Bodyr as well as the other Chamber, hastily pushed through some tax capsp just to meet some artificial deadline.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senatcr Jacobs.
Thank your Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen of khe Senate. find myself in a awkward position, because it's very seldom that I agree with Senator Lauzen, but in this case, I definitely do. look at it from khe standpoint of being a Senator who doesn't vote on property tax caps because I thlnk it's the wrong Way to go . think that a property tax cap is fine if we are fulfilling our respcnsibillty. When we're not doing that and then to tell local governments that we're going to cap them too is wrong. Here's a case khere we said - this Body: no* me but this Body said: ''Yeah, let's -- let's cap these taxes.'' Now : a11 of a sudden, we say, ''Whoops! We want a little reprieve here.'' So nowz all of d sudden, we want an exemption fron the tax cap. And as I see thi: and as read there appears to be, in Ehis tax cap, in this language of llmited bonds, thak they can be property tax bonds. Is that correct, Senator?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sponsor will yieldy Senator Jacobs. Senator DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Yes. 32 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Weaver.
I'd move the previous question, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The previous question has been remcved -- or, moved, excuse me. And there are two more speakers. Senator Farley.
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I asked a question about this -- this particular concurrence early on - this Conference Committee Report, should say. And the way I read it is, if you are for tax caps, if you voted for tax caps, you would be vcting against this Conference Committee Report. Nokr I heard a 1ot of conversation early on the Session. We passed cut bills early on in the Session dealing with this particular issue: tax caps. think that those of us that support tax caps should be consistent and keep them in place and not 1et this bill supersede, go around, do an end runy on that base principle. I think also, and I have a question also, about Whether this is, in fact, a new tax. I'm not sure that we are just going around or going behind the tax cap proposal. I think We might - and we'd have to take a very, very close look - we might be creating and establishing a new tax. So, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, would suggest that the No vote on this particular Report would be the correct vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATEON) Further discussion? Senator Tom Dunn.
Thank you, Mr. President. voted for an income tax increase in '89 when I thought it was warranted for education, and voted for tax caps because T thought things were out of control. And I voted this year for Senate Bill which provided some 33 STATE OF ILLZNOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 adjustment for park districts on capital development, and I voted for Senate Bill 40l this year for education. 5ut this bill different. This bill gives and is being sold to us on the basis that it's bonding but only at the 1994 level. Well, the bonding is frozen at the 1994 level. The problem is that the bonding authcrity is going to be frozen in time forever. And that's the problem : that thts bondtng authority be used until we go back and change it and take it away, and that's not going to happen. There does seem tc be a certain fear of some of these taxing bodies to take things to referendum to the public. That's what the tax caps Were designed to do# and that's what they ought to be doing.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussicn? Seeing none, and the previous quesklon had been moved, Senator DeAngelks, to close. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Thank you, Mr. President. I'm just utterly amazed at some of the comments here. First of all, what we're talking about are items that are non-referendum bonds. When we passed ehe tax caps, inadvertently or Whatever way, Was not the intent that somebody could not roll over thelr bonds. But be that as it may, it was interpreted as such. First and foremost, this does not exceed the caps. Thts does not exceed the caps . This does not exceed the caps. What you're allowing somebody to do is, under an extension that is frozen from the 1994 levelr to use in the future or not use the ability to levy those kind of bonds, provlded khey do not exeeed the cap at that level, Which means, essentially, as the CPI goes up and they're frozen, you're golng to be below the caps. There was never any intent on the -- on the non-referendum bcnds to do that. dc not know how, in any shape, form or manner that this can be interpreted as a tax ëncrease or as a new tax, because the non-referendum bonds have been there since day -- day one. STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 urge ycur -- the Hcuser by the way, overwhelmingly approved this.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The... SENATOR DeANGELIS: I'd urge your favorable vote on it.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question shall the Senate adopt the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 368. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted Who wish? Have al1 voted Who kish? Take the record. On that questionr there are 37 voting Yes, 20 voting No, voting Present. Senate Bill 368 -- the Senate does adopt the Copference Conmlttee Report on Senate Bill 368, and the bill, having recelved the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. This is Senate Bill 465. We would like to utilize the timer at this particular time, and it'll be a three-minute timer during debate. On the -- page two of the Calendar ls Senate Bill 465, Conference Committee Report. Madam Secretary, do you have on file a conference commlttee report on Senate Bill 465?
First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 465.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) We have a considerable number af lights here. I don't know if you wish to speak now. Senator Jones, for what purpose do you rise?
The point I rise on, Mr. Presidenty is that you -- you made a statement that there would be a three-minute time fcr debate on this issue. On what basis did you make that statement?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, on the basts -- recall rightr Senator Jim Donnewald, a former Member of your particular side of the aisle, STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 that was sort of a rule that he instituted When you controlled the Chalr, and we think that that was a pretty good rule and We Would like to see that furthered . Senator Maitland. Yes. Senator Jones.
Well, I thought this Body adopted a rule that said flve minutes, and had some conversation with Senator Philip along these lines. don't know you had consultation with him, but if there is a rule as such as it would come to debate, then the prcper procedure would be for one to suspend the rules for you to do that.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Well, thank you for that input, Senator Jones. We'11 now proceed to Senator Maitland, on Conference Committee Report on Senate Bil1 465. Senator Maltland. SENATOR MAITLAND t Thank you very much, Mr. President and Members of the Committee <sic>. The Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 465 is the budget implementation language for the FY'96 budget: and if I Righty Mr. President, just 1e* me Walk through some of the more important aspects of the Act, then I would be happy to respond to any questions any Member might have. First of allr it does extend the hospital assessment for Medicaid for two -- two years, sunsetting that tax on June 30th: 1997. is at reduced level from what it was before. As you may recall, it was 1.88 pereent. It ls now reduced by 1.25 percent of gross revenues. further allows the Department of Public Aid establish criterion and develop methodologies for the disbursement af the adjustment payments to hospitals. As you know, the current 1aW sunsets many of those hospital add-on payments, and cur FX '96 budget that we will be proposing to you later will appropriate roughly sixty million add-backs for critical hospital adjustments across this 36 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION i SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 State. It does continue the freeze on hospital base reimbursement rates which has been in place since January 1994. continues the Medicaid reimbursement rate freeze on long-term care facilities. Tt exempts Medicaid serviges from the provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. It elimlnates the Department of Publlc Aid's Interim Assistance Program and restructures the Qransitional Assistance Program , b0th effective September l of Elimination of this program will save approxlmately forty-five nillion dollars. Some of the people Who Were eligible for Interim Assistance will now be eligible for the restructured Transitlonal Assistance Program. The restructured program will offer a cash assistance grant of roughly sixty dollars per month -- month, plus some medical services. The reciptents who are determined by the Department of Public Aid to be disabled uill receive full Medicaid services. Qhe restructured TA Progran will cover persans who have applied for SSI and are -- determined disabled and perscns Who are unemployable because they are they meet one of four criterion, and I won't read through those now. I Would be happy to mention those later if any Member wants to know khat they are. further amends the Illinois Act on Aging, Nursing Hone Care Act and the Disabled Person Rehabilitation Act to require universal preadmission screening of a11 nursing home new admlssions effective July 1z 996. It imposes a tax at a rate of elqhteen percent on the Wholesale price of tobacco produets sold or otherwise disposed of in Illinois. That money, of courser is deposited in the Long-Term Care Provider Fund in the State Treasury . addresses some concerns for the Department of Children and Family Services, specifically home af relative reform. In the past year -- past six years: you may recall, that particular program has grown five times. It has grown very rapidly. This the second-highest rate in the nation. In order to address this problem , the agency proposes to clarify the 37 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 ' boundaries of private kinshipr and whak we are going to do is children <ho have no proteceive need - no protective need - and are safely and securely cared for in hcmes of relative will not be wards of DCFS. There is absolutely no neçd for this at all. DCFS custody will be restrlcted only to children removed from the home of parents or relative due to abuse cr neglect. We further, in our home of relative, wl11 -- will offer two types two types of programs. First of all, DCFS will operate a single foster care licensing program open to both relatives and nonrelatives. Relatives who choose to apply for foster home licensing and subsequently become licensed receive the DCF <sic> boarding rate. Wlth these licensin: change changes, DCFS will incur a savlngs of nearly six million dollars. Eamily preservation services: This bill delays the full implementation of the Family Preservation Program until July l of the year 2000. TRS Hea1th Insurance Plan clean-up language that addresses Hcuse Bill 323, the plan to finance the contknuation of the TRS health insurance subsidy by making technical changes requested by CMS. It consolidates the Governor's Purchased Care Review Board under the State Board of Education. It creates the Schocl Technology Program. It anends the Riverboat Gambling Act. And finally, provides emergency rule-making authority to implement the components of this Act. Mr. President, would be happy to respond to any questions any Member might have. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discusslon? Senator Weaver. END OF TAPE TAPE 2 38 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 I
Thank you: Mr. President. I'd move the previous question.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Okay. Previous question has been moved. There are eight people wishing to speak. We will begtn Wtth Senator Collins.
Yes. Thank your Mr. Chair and Members of the Senate -- Mr. President. I'm sorry. I Was reninded that you are the President. But, Senator, I raised some questions with DCFS, and itfs very disturbing to me - very, very disturbing - and I think it's because we haven't really thought very carefully about what We dre doing to those children who are charged with a crime, who's picked up on the streets and who is taken to the police station and has to be detained sone place until they -- the court date comes up for trial. It ls in this bill -- and -- and if you heard the Director, and I know that many of you were not paying that nuch attention, it is because an increased number of children now comnitting crimes, and there's no place to put then . And I'm sure that you know that many of the countiesr especially Cook County, is operating under federal orders now not to commingle juveniles With -- w1th adults, even While they're awaiting crlme Isicl. ; Now, we're not dealing with those children who have been adjudicated a crimlnal, but werre talking about children who are out there on the streets. Many of them are stealing for a livlng. i Many of them are homeless. The -- over the age of -- of -- let's say a fourteen-year-old, thls bl11 would prohibit the courts from I assignin: temporary custody of this child to DCFS unless that child was already in that system or came in that system because 1 the child Was abused. And that bothers me. It bothers me because the counties now - and I don 't know where the counties Were when ! al1 of this kas going cn - will have to come up with the money to - - to -- to build new facilities or fînd places for these children : I i 39 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Leglslative Day May 26, 1995 while they are awaiting their trials. And in addition to that, these cbildren need guardians, they need counseling, they need advocates or sonebody there, tn addttion to theër publtc defender, helping them with the needed social services until such time that they can -- that they do go to trial. And I'm concerned about it, and this is a poor Way to balance the budget. And that's basically the theme of this whole budget. It is to balance the budqet on the backs of the poorr the children and the elderly of this Stater and this is a blatant exanple and I think it's wrong.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) WAND-channel 17 and WclA-channel 3 have asked permission to videotape. Leave is granted. Purther discussion? Senator Carroll.
Thank you, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. You know, Illinois 1aw prohlbits marriages between certaln close relatives. It does so because of the product of thase marriages over time have been felt to be sonething less than what society might want in terms of their mental capabllities. I think we have seen by this product what happens when there's too nuch inbreeding and not enough bringing ën others, whether it Was us or some of the interest groups, and might even, Senator, vlolate some State criminal law. But let me go into the content. I am very concerned about the issue that affects health care in Illinois, and I do believe that this implementation approach Willr in fact, cause a health care crisis, khe likes of which this State has never seen before. It Will be a crisis of availability, a crisis of access to health care: access in my community, the suburbs of Chicago, the City of Chlcago and, yes, downstate. What this implementatlon bill does is elininates four hundred millton dollars of statutorily created adjustment payments, and then 1et ne explain what they d1d in an attempt to resolve some of 40 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT l ! 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 They took it a1l out and then added back what I have called a i ''cannibal fund''. Why ''cannibaln? Because if you want into that fund: you've got to eat up somebcdy else who was otherwise going to be in thqre or you cannct get any money. Instead of four I hundred million, they're putting in about fifteen percent cf that. i Let me tell you what they're taking out and what they said ''may'' - not shally not by Statute anymorer but by a rule later to be created by a Departnent - ''may'' allow payments. They are taking out obstetric care. They are taking out entirely and will not be even in the cannibal fund, according to the Director, rural primary care. They will leave in some amount for trauma. Less than they got this year, but some amount. They are taking out, totally, perinatal. They are taking out a11 but about two million in rehabilitation services. They are taking out altogether any adjustment for indigents in an outpatient setting. They are takin: out altogetherr from all hospitals, anything for unconpensated care. They are taking out altogethery a11 over this State, any funding for teaching - a significant amount of money. They are totally eliminating it by this legislatlon, and by rule, only trauma and rehab may, in fact, be partially put back. What are they gcing to cause? If you look at the loss of four hundred million dollars, even on a lesser taxy 1et me just give you a few examples of what happens to a few of your and my hospitals. A hospital in Chicago, Norwegian American, which once had about seven million dollars to put into some of its capital programsy will lose twenty million dollars, will have an operating loss of twelve million dollars. They have said they cannct stay open. Mercyr which had had 2.6 million available for things like upgradtng thetr facilkties, W(ll lose ten and a half mlllkon dollarsr a net operating loss of 6.7 million. They have said also they probably cannot stay open. Even the great Rush-pres. St. Luke 's would lose over fourteen million dcllars and Would be in I 41 ' . ) STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT i 59th Legislative Day May 26: 1995 I red ink. Michael Reese would have red ink of over six million dollars. Schwab would be wiped out. Illlnois Masonic would go to four million dollars loss, red ink, at the end of the year, after we take away you take away thirteqn nillion dollars. Mount Sinai, we take away over twenty-six mlllion dollars. They w1ll have red ink of twenty-twc million dollars. And is no secret in this chamber that they have told the Governor, ''Here 's the keys to the hospital. We cannot malntain it. It can be yours.'' But let's talk for a moment about Olympia Fields. They Will lose... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Very short moment a very short moment, Senator. SENATOR CARROLL: ... over two million dollarsr as will United Samaritan, the 53rd District: will lose over six million dollars, of red ink. I'm no* talking about only what we take away, but they don't have enough money to offset What will happen - and 1,11 bring to a close if I night, and I appreclate the time, Mr. President you just talk about the City, what is going to happen is the - - the people of the suburbs are going to pay for this, and 1et me explain why. If Mercy closes, if Mount Sinai closes, if Norwegian closes, some of those patients have nowhere to go but to Cook County. Cook County is funded by the taxpayers of the County of Cook. Fifty-seven percent of the taxes in Cook County come from the suburbs. There will be a tax increase in order to keep County open; that taxes be pald a majority by the people the suburbs. Those patients who go elsewhere, because we underfund in their uneompensated care, Whatever hospital they go to, is known that that hospltal have to cost shift, and that cost shifting Will raise your and my insurance rates 'eause they Will have to charge the insurance companies more and mcre and more for those services. So you want to eliminate these additional payments, remember: to your constituents, that you are first 42 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1 REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 increasing their insurance premium, and second, if yau happen to have a district that touches the County of Cook, particularly the suburbs, you are going to be raising the real estate taxes in order to make up for this. And at the same time, pity anyone driving down the Eisenhower who gets into an accident and tries to find a place for care. There Won't be any hospitals left. Thank you, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Severns. SENATOR SEVERNS: Thank you, Mr. President. 1'11 keep my comments very briefr as I'd prefer to speak more speclfically to the budget document itself. Just to say, as Senator Maitland, the sponsor, knows, and - - and many of us in thls Chamber know, the Prompt Payment Act, which was suspended at the request of Governor Edgar during the Energency Budget Act, '92-93, was suspended With the hope, prayer and promlse for only one year. Several years later, we've seen that it's still suspended, and to those of you who share the concern, this bill, among many other things, suspends the Prompt Payment Act. PRESIDTNG OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Trotter. SENATOR TROTTER : Hello? Thank you . Thank you very much, Mr. President. Will tbe sponsor yield? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sponsor indicates he will yield, Senator Trotter. SENATOR TROTTER: Yes. Senator Maitlandy I'm sort of curious, this -- this tax - the assessment tax - how long has it been extended for? Isn't this in the... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 43 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION I ! SENATE TRANSCRIPT 1 I 59th Lesislative Day May 26, 1995 ! 1 Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: Thank you, Mr. Presldent. Two years, Senator Trotter. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Trotter. SENATOR TROTTER: Yes. And hoW much money will generate? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: About four hundred millionr Senator. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Trotter. SENATOR TROTTER: Pour hundred million. And the -- the deficit is -- is 1. What? -- is it l.6 billion? Is -- that What the numbers were? PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: 1.25 at the end of '95. Senator Trotter, 1et me just make sure that you understand that the number I gave you on the tax, that's the gross number; that's not the net number. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Trotter. SENATOR TROTTER: Okay. Can you explaln, Eoo, what the difference is? PRESIDIKG OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: is the federal match, sir. PRESIDING OFFJCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further -- Senator Maitland. 44 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995
It is the federal match, sir.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Cullerton. Oh! Senator Trotter. Excuse me.
Yes. I'm -- Okay. I'm -- we basically know now what's in this budget, and we know, of course, that there's not enough dollars in here to really accomplish what we need to be doing. I just want to make a commentr if I -- if I may. Having been born here in the State of Illinois and as -- attended its schools and traveled throughout the State -- basically: for those who may know , : Was born in Calro, Illinois, and in travellng through this State, I've -- I've seen a diversity; I've actually enjoyed the differences of -- of cultures and actually the kaletdoscope of individuals that you run in here into the State. I've experienced its good times. I've certainly been part of some of its bad times, and -- and the strength of this State has actually added to the strengths of ny character. And those things that I saw -- about the worst in this State I saw, actually has made me more resolved - resolved to try to ensure that -- that things are better for those who do not have as much as -- as many of us do here in this Chanber. And because of that -- and because of that resolve, I have gotten involved in politics, gctten involved into a system in which we will Work towards -- and work towards in trylng to keep khls a good place for a11 of lts cltizens Eo llve. I've gotten involved in a process in which: in the past seven years that I've been in the various Chambers, I've been proud to say I've been a part of. Todayr what we're - and you - are getting ready to do is something that no one here shculd be proud of. We should not -- we should be proud -- we should not be proud of this political process, because though it can be fascinating 45 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 and though many of us sometimes think it can be complex, what this systen really is and what it used to be was a very simple one. It was a system in which people who gave their word kept their word . It was a system tn Ahich many of us believe that we should not only be dealinî with giving out compassion: we should not only be dealing with what makes this process Work, and that is compromise, but we should be dealing with *he concerns of those individuals who do not have a voice or a big voice here in this State. We should have been concerned with being -- dealing with fairness fairness into where as we brought this process and We took something home to a11 of its citizens, not just taking care of those billionaire cronies who make thirty million doltar -- get thirty-million-dollar write-offs. We are, right now, looking at a system that is failing, failing the people of this State, failing -- making us a mockeryr making us the laughing stock of the other states in this country . We're looktng at a system that looks and talks and says that they want to do something by -- per our Constitution, that we should be doing something for the poor and the elderly, but instead what we see is we're taking 31.6 million dollars out of a system and naking cuts in the optometry services and the other health services that keeps this system and our citizens healthy and strong. We see a budget that now is filled with broken promises - promises made by the Governor of this State who stated that he would provide thirty percent -- thirty-six percent of the General Revenue funds for educationy where, in fact, he only provided 1.9 percent. What we see here - and those of you who are going to vote for this budget is a vote for losers. It's a budget that has been crafted, crafted by individuals who, like thieves in the nightr are stealing from the citlzens. They are stealing the services that We have said and by Constitution have been predicated by the Constitution saying that we must serve and protect the cltizens. But we're not protecting 46 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSIOX SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 I anyone, and no one but the rich. This is not...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Cullerton...
.. . this is a theft of services that we have here...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Trotter, your time -- your time is expired.
If I -- if I just -- nay just -- a few minutes -- a few more conments, Mr. President. If this is What you have chosen to be your legacy, this legacy of theft: this legacy of destructton, this legacy of school closings, then not only 1et it be your legacy and 1et it be your sloqan and also be your epitaph, as you have wished death on the citizens of this State.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Yes. Further dlscussion? Senator Cullertcn.
.. . sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Cullerton.
Would the sponsor yield?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sponsor indicates he will yield, Senator Cullertcn.
senator Maltland, dlrechlng your attenklon Eo page 185 of the Conference Committee Reporty there is a paragraph that I have a question, concerning the paragraph of new additional language ta the Statute. This is Section 4.8 <sic> (14-8) of the -- of the bill regarding children 's hospitals. So with regard to children 's hospitals inpatlent hospltal rates and children 's hospitals outpatient rates, is it the intention of this legislation to 47 ' è . I i ! ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 maintain bcth of those rates at the same dollar amount that are now in effect? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: Yesr Senator Cullertony to the best of our knowledger it is. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Cullerton. SENATOR CULLERTON: And alsor you could direct your attention to the last phrase of that sentence, it says, ''less the portion of such rates attributed by the Illinois Department to the cost of medical education.'' To what does that refer in the previous paragraph? Does that refer to the children 's hospitals or to the other hospitals? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland. SENATOR MAITLAND: Senator, to the best of our knowledge, that ls -- that is the per diem rate plus the the kids ' add-on the kids' teaching add-on. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discusslon? Senator Maitland, to close. Senator Maitland. Senator Cullerton. was watchlng your and you did not have your tight on, nor did you ask for further -- Senator Cullerkon. SENATOR CULLERTON: Mr. -- Mr. President: as you know, after we ask a question: they turn the light off, and I was listening to the answer, and just -- it's a very complicated... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) That's fine. ïou go ahead. ïou proceed. Ycu have -- you 48 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 have a few seconds left. SENATOR CULLERTONI Does that mean that the -- maybe you could just sort of explain it in terns of the children 's hospitals that have -- as I understand 1t, they have the cost of medical educaticn. Is it going to be cut, or is it not going to be cut? My understanding is it's not going to be cut.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland.
Senator, the the language freezes their base rate. I think we agree on that. We are putting back in -- one of our add-ons is a fifteen-mlllion-dollar component for kids' teaching hospltals.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussicn? Senator Maitland, to close.
Thank you very muchr Mr. Thank you very nuch -- thank you very much..
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Jones, do you Wish to speak? Senator Jones.
Just a point of personal privilege, Mr. Presldent.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) State your point.
I think it's totally improper for you to arbitrarily cut off debate and go to Senator Maëtland. No one has moved the previous question and Members on this side of the aisle had their lights on. Nowr it's okay to try to attempt to abuse the authority and power just because you happen to have the majority, but a deliberative Body as such, Senator, don't arbitrarily just ignore the Members on this side of the aisle. Their lights were on, and 49 STATE OF ILLINOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT i i ! 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 give them the due courtesy as a fellow Senator, to -- to then be reccgnized on that all-important issue.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sen#tor, the previous question had been moved by Senator Weaver. Senator Jones.
You indicated, and as the previous person who -- who sat there indicated, that there were lights on when I recall Senator Weaver made the same type of thin: right after the sponsor made his openlnç remarks. But -- but the person sitting in the Chair at that time, the Senator had enough respect for his fellow colleagues and recognized that We had these other Members. So are -- are you qoing to follow that same procedurer or are you just going to arbitrarily just say that welre going to cut off debate and go to the sponsor? 1...
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) We will go to the sponsor for closing now: Senator. Senator Carroll and Senator Severns asked for extra tine and consideration and they said that the debate Would be limited. So if you have a question of thisy I would su:gest you talk to Senator Carroll. Senator Maitland, would you like to close? Senator Maitland. Senator Maitland.
Thank you very much -- thank you very much, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. I -- I appreciate the discussion on -- on thls issue, and it is an important one. My good frtend, Senator Carroll. and I have debated issues like this for -- for a number of years and -- and there's always two sides to every story. Let me just -- let me just make it very clear, Ladies and Gentlenen of the Senate, the tax has been cut by one-third, and that's difficult not to support. And it's not as though there aren't add-ons to every hospital in this State. Let me -- let me read to 50 r. STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ' REGULAR SESSION SENATE'TRANSCRIPT I I 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 you a few of them, a1l right? A hundred and twenty-faur million, Senator Carroll, go to the hospitals for dispropcrtionate care that you were concerned about. A hundred and twenty-four million. Thak's an add-on. That is an add-on. That's above base. Fifteen million for kids ' teaching. One hundred and fifteen million for capital. That's a total of two hundred fifty-four million. In addition, we have the sixty million in add-ons. You mentioned trauma. The add-ons for trauma last year was twenty-eight nillion. Wedre putting back in twenty-seven. I'n not worrled about traveling on the Stevenson or the Eisenhower. Money 's there. Money's there. Three hundred and fourteen millicn dollars in add-ons, over and above base for the hospitals, plus reducing the tax. Many of those add-onsr Ladies and Gentlemen, were political in nature. Let's face it. They were done for one reason or another. We absolutely must work through this interim period before we get a11 of our system under Mediplan Plus, under managed care. We 're a1l working for that. This will begln to get us there, and it's absolutely necessary. Mr. President, I'm -- I'm not going to comment on anymore of the bill. T would just r appreciate very much an affirmative vote. ! 1 PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) l The question is, shall the Senate adopt Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 465. Those in favor: vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have all voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have a1l voted who wish? Have al1 voted Who wlsh? Take the record. On that question, there are 33 votlng Yesr 26 voting No, no voting Present. The Senate does adopt the conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 485 <sic>, and the billy having received the required constitutional majority, ls declared passed. It was Senate Bill 465, Conference Committee Report. Conference Committee Reportsr on page 2 of the Supplemental Calendar. On the Order of Conference Committee 51 l .. - STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26y 1995 Reportsr Madam Secretary, do you have a flle on the Conference Comnittee Report on Senate Bill 1039.
First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 1039. PRESIDTNG OFFICER; (SENATOR WATSON) Madam -- Senator Fawell.
Thank you very much . The House has refused to adopt the First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 1039, and so I'd like to request a Second Commlttee of Conference.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall the Senate adopt Conference Ccmmittee Report -- is there any discussion? Senator Jacobs.
Thank you, Mr. President. Evidently this light doesn't work over here, and I apologize for that. But it's not my fault. Yeah' I -- I think it's a very good idear Senator, that you do that. It's my understanding that the bill, as writtenr Was called in the House and failed 0 to 116, and it was a good death for that bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Welch .
I had a point of personal privilege, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Please state your point.
I put ny light on when Senator Maitland stood up on the last bill and it was lit the whole time, and you refused to recognize ne. Now, I don't know if because I'n on the end here, if that's the occurrence or what, but I hope that in the future you'll lock over to that end of the board to see if there are any lights 1it and -- and maybe I can get to say something tonight. Thank yau. 52 è - . STATE 0F ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ' REGULAR..SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995
PRESIDING OEFICER: (SEHATOR WATSON) Thank you, Senator. Further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Fawell, do you wish to close? Senator Fawell.
would like to dump this Conference Report and request a...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Jones, for what purpcse do you rise? She is closing, Senator.
do recognize that sometines the glare up there - I don 't know what from - may cause you not -- not...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) is a problem. There's no doubt abouk it.
But, Mr. Presidentp notiee you did reeognize Senator Welch and our esteemed colleague on this side, Senator Collins, had her light on. Now is her light working, could you tell the Body?
PRESTDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) There's several lights Working, but they 've been working for quite some time, and I -- were just inadvertently put on, I would aSSume .
But she -- but she had sought recognition cn a point of personal privilege, and -- if you 're not recagnized, then how -- how do you know? She's been holleringr so I just -- Wish you would give her that due courtesy.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Collins, on a point of personal privilege.
Senator, if you -- if you want her to closer I want to -- I'n not -- not speaking on the bill. I --
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 53 E i STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION ' ' SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 I Well, see, thls is part of the problem . If everybody would ; just turn their lights on when khey want to talk, We'll have a better idea who wants to speak. SENATOR COLLINS: . I -- okay. Let -- then le* me... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Fawell. Senator Fawell. The question is, shall the Senate adopt Conference Committee Repcrt on Senate Bill 1039. Those in favor, vote Aye. Oppcsedr vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted who Wish? Have all voted who wish? Take the reeord. And it truly is a record. There are 0 voting Yes, 59 voting Nay, no voting Present. The Conference Conmittee Report is not adoptedr and the Secretary shall so inform the House. Senator Collins, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR COLLINS: Thank youy Mr. President and Members of the Senater and I ask for this point of personal privilege because I do not intend to speak on the budget. We do have, I think, some very able people that's going to get in the technical aspects of the budget. But what I would llke to -- to -- to speak about here for a few minutes, hopefully we can have some order and some dignity for the rest of -- of this Session. I've heard time and time again reference nade by the Leadership and others on the side -- that side of the aisle thae, when the Democrats were in powerr We did the same kinds of things that you 've been doing, in terms of puttlng out bills at *he las: minute. Bu* never in the eighteen years have I served in this Senate, have there not been a budget process by which Members on both sides of the aisler designated by the Minority and the Majority Leaders, whc have sat at the table together and discussed a budget. And if you feel that you have the right, somehow, to say to the people of the State of Illinois, because you were *he Majority Party in this electionr that we have 54 è - . STATE 0F TLLTNOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 no rights to participate in the budget, so be it. But just since you know - just since you know - you have violated the spirit of the Constitution of this SEate, because you have not allowed tWo parties to participate in something as crucial as the expenditures of tax dollars for this State. That is fundamentally wrong. I know it, and you know So I would ask that When the budget bill comes up here, that Senator Weaver, or whoever has been prompted to get up and ask to move the previous question, would hold their seats and allow people on this slde of the aisle the cne and only opportunlty that they 've really had, except the feW that was on Appropriations, to ask questions and discuss this budget. It is only fair. It is only decent, and it's the right thing to do.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Thank you. WICS-TV requests permisston to videotape in the gallery. Permission is granted . Now We are on... Madam Seeretary, Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President an directed to infarm the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to adopt the First Conference comnittee Report on Senate Bill 1039 and requests a Second Conmittee of Conference to consider the differences between the two houses in regard to No . -- Amendment No. 1. Action taken by the House, May 26th, 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Palmer, for what purpcse do you rise?
Thank your Mr. President. A point of personal privilege. PRESTDTNG OFFTCERI (SENATOR WATSON) Yesr ma'an, please state your point.
55 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 I am appalled at the rudeness in this Body. There are fifty-nine people in this room. Each of us got here the same kay. Ncw have had my light on from the monent that bill was introduced. have a right to ask what happens to the hospitals in my district, especially since I have two of the major teaching hospitals in the State of Illinoisr and they don't just train people from Chicago. So when I want to ask about what happens to the University of Chicago, I ought to be able to answer <sic>that. Now, had this light on. I was part of the eight people who had on, and I resent it that I was not able to speak and was totally ignored. Nowr that is outrageous behavior and reminds me of that saying that power eorrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Palmer, Would you mind turning Senator Shaw's light off. That light's been on the whole time. Senator Shaw. And he's not even been in his seat, so why should We recognize someone who 's not in his seat. Senator Shaw.
I was here. I was here. I Was one of the eight. And I rise on a point of personal privilege, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICERJ (SENATOR WATSON) Please state your point.
You know, my -- -- if your side of the aisle is goin: to insist on having Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder in khe Chair, then they should get a Seeing Eye dog. The -- the -- the...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) We are now on Supplemental Calendar No. 2.
The -- Mr. -- Mr...
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 56 STATE OF TLLTNOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 House Bill 2226. Senator Cronin. Madam Secretary, do you have on file a Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2226?
Pirst Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2226.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Cronin. Senator Cronin.
Thank you, Mr. Presidenty Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I'd defer to Senator Maitland for purposes of debate on this bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland.
Thank you very much, Mr. Presidentr Members of the Senate. The First Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2226 sunsets the long-term health care bed tax at the same tine that the hospital tax expires in two years.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Purther discussion? Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd move the previous question.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) There are two speakers that wish to speak. Senator Carroll.
Just a question of sponsor. I thought this tax sunsetted June 30th. Is this extending that tax now for a couple years? Otherwise, the tax, would it not have expired of its own?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland.
Senator Carroll, I explained that when I was debating or -- or talking about the previous bill, the Budget IRplementation Act, and this simply then adds language that is not -- in the Act 57 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR'SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 that will cause this tax to expire on the sane date.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SCNATOR WATSON) Senator Carroll.
understocd that part of your answer. My question wasy When did the tax -- if we didn't do thls or 465, when d1d this tax expire? Is -- was this a forever and ever taxr or did thts tax also not expire on June 30, 19952
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Maitland.
Once againr Senatorr it did expire on June 30th, 1995.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Seeing naner the question isr shall House Bill -- Senator Carroll. I just look for lights, Senator. That's what I uas told to do by your -- your side of the aisle. Senator Carroll.
know. I apologizey and I Was late hitting the button again, 'cause was -- people were asking me then, putting the two sentences together, the tax ended. Thisy in effect, then, is a tax that goes till -- for tuo more yearsz 'cause Ehe tax, otherwise, ended June 30th. Thank you, Mr. -- it's not a question. Thank ycu, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall the Senate adopt Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2226. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposedy vote Nay. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who Wish? Have al1 voted who Wish? Take the record. On that question, khere are 57 voting Yes, no voting No, no voting Present. The Senate does adopt Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2226, and the bill, havtng received 58 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV , REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Madam Secretary, do you have on file a Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 925?
First Conferenee Committee Report on Senate Bill 925.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Philip, or... SENATOR PHILIPI Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. Somebody stole this bill from me, and I'm going to 1et him explain it. Senator Rauschenberger.
PRESIDING OFPICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Rauschenberger.
Senate Bill 925, Conference Committee Repore No. 1, contains the budget for the State of Illinois for the next fiscal year. For the first time in -- in many people's memories, the budgek is dcne before the end of our fiscal year. This budget is available ko local nunicipalities and school dlstricts and people Who depend on us providers more than thirty days before the end of our fiscal year so they can plan. This budget is predicated on the revenues that were submitted to us by the Bureau of the Budqet and lncludes no revenue fluff. This budget is based on the liabilities that the Bureau of the Budget conservatively estimated more than three months ago. It's eighty-five percent, precisely as the Governor introduced, with, we think, some reasonable enhancemenis that reallocate government resources, that make a major impact cn old bills in the Medicaid systen, reduee liability in that system by close to three hundred million dollars. This budget implements the one-third reduction in the provider taxr providing relief revenue relief - for hospitals all across the State of Tllinois. 1'11 be happy to answer questions on it. f Would appreciate a 59 I STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBL? I RZGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26# 1995 favorable roll call. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Weaver. SENATOR WEAVERJ T would nove the previous guestionz Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The prevlous question having been moved: we have eight additional speakers. Senator Severns. SENATOR SEVERNS: Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Senate. This is the bill, Mr. President, that I had hoped I'd be able to speak a little longer on, because at long last, we have a budget document that a hand full of people put together. While a hand full of people crafting the final bud:et document is not new: what is new is the fact that it was crafted entirely by one side of the aisle. Our sider quite simply, had no opportunity or no invitaEionr in fact, no participatlon in drafting the final docunent. And rather than letting the sun shine in# as President Philip and Speaker Daniels had promised, the sun, in fact, has been eclipsed by a dark cloud of exclusionr in factr the politics of exclusion on the bud>et b111. rn my eight years in the Senate' such exclusion on the budget has never happened. In fact, I would challenge anyone to flnd a year in our history that it has ever happened. And While no one has ever accused the current Governor of being courageous, he should have demonstrated the leadershlp ko require that both sides of the alsle be reprecented aE the negotiating table, for it is Republicans and Democrats who Work in Illinoisy it is Republicans and Denocrats who pay taxes in Illinoisr and it is Republicans and Democrats who elect all of us to Ehis Chamber; yet, only Republlcans were represented at the table. For the twenty-six Menbers on our sidey Who also represent one hundred and ninety-three thousand pecple ln each of our respective districts, 60 1 . STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION 1 SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 it is appropriate to say that a total of fkve million eighteen thousand Illinois citizens had no representation at the table at all. And before anyone casually dismisses our concern as politics as usual, let me suggest that there is nothing usual about total exclusion at the budget table and, in fact, lt is politics at its worst. While no one in this chamber would consider the budget acceptable if it Was the product of only one Chamber, neither should we consider it acceptable as the product cf one party. While most, if not all, of us Would agree that any budget in Illinois is going to be a difficult one to digest, given our fiscal difficulties, are you prepared to carry on your shculders the entire responsibility for what this totally Republican budget I will do? Let me cite just a few examples. Educational funding dominates much of the political debate in our State; yet, Nhen working and when looking at the SBE report on the State aid I formula, most of our districts could sing the song of Professor 1 Harold Hill in The Music Man: ''We got trouble right here in River City.,, In fact, Superintendent Spagnolo said that one hundred and eighteen school distrlcts in Illinois will see their general State ' aid formula drop from Fiscal Year '95 to Fiscal Year '96. I suspect, Senator Maitland, with a1l due respect, that given your role in this budget document, it will be dlfficult to explain hoW you support a buuqe.thatszashes eisuthundred and thzrty-nsne thousand and sixty-three dollars from the Normal Community Unity not to mention the 37.l9-percent decrease in the formula at Rooks Creek And for the Crain report thae T just read on the ''Fab Five'v I suspect many of your school districts will think your performance is less than fabulous when they look at *he State Board of Education formula report. Frankly: Chairman Rauschenberger, With the respect that I hold for ycu, I Wculdn't want to be in your shoes when you have to explain how School District 46 lost one million two hundred and seventy-one thousand 61 ' ' . J . 1 STATE OF ILLIHOIS l 89TH REGE UN LE ARAL SEA SSS TE OM NBLY SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 and thirty-eight dollars in the school aid formula: under your helm. And, Senator Syverson, it is even Worse to your district. Rockford, who celebrated in khis great Capitol only a feN weeks ago, gces down by one million three hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and eighty-four dollars, and it doesn't stop there. Belvidere Community Unit dcwn by six hundred thousand and sixteen -- six hundred and fourteen dollars. Senator Lauzen, your district will need a good accountant when they see how the numbers, especîally in Aurora West Unit, khere they lose two hundred and twelve thousand and eighty-two dollars . And, Senator O'Malley, I would join you if I were in your shoes to gut the formula too, if I saw thenearly eighteen-percentdecreasethe Worth District is about to take, not to mention the seven other school districts in your Senate District that will find a decrease. Andr Senator Fitzgeraldr I bet a 1ot of school districts, with all due respect, wish they owned a bank when they go through What this budqet will do to their budget. Senator Raica, I don't pretend to know what is golng on in Willoe Springs. In fact, I doubt that I've ever been there, but with their 60.03 decrease ip the generat State aid formula, I suspect I'd consider skipping the Memorial Day parades there if I uere you. The same is true in Brookfield where they take a 42.64-percent drop in the State aid formula from last year, and somehow Indlan Springs uill have ta find nearly one thousand dollars a day for the next year to make up for their three-hundred-and-sixty-thousand- eight-hundred-and-stxty-four-dollar loss. Senator Geo-Karis, as a Leader: you 're not even exempt from the bad news. A11 of us admire -- admire your dedication to your local communities, and that is why it must be difficult to explain why -- why your hometown of zion is getting slashed one hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars in general State aid fcrmula. Of course' they should know that Antloch Ccmmunity High School is getting 6: i y ' STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislatlve Day May 26, 1995 clobbered even more with a seven-hundred-and-twenty- thousand-seven-hundred-and-forty-five-dollar reduction. And, Senator Hasara, finally is a good thing that you ran for mayor and not school superintendent, because the Springfield schools get Whopped -- the Springfield schools get whopped one million seventy-six thcusand eight hundred and thirty-one dollars. And, Senator Weaver, al1 of us hold respect for you: and I held respect as you Worked with the people of Rantoul on the closing of Chanute to introduce important economic development legislation, but is clear that Rankoul is going to need it when they look at this budget. Rantoul City schools get a six-hundred-and-sixty-five-ehousand-and-seventy-dollar decrease, and Rantoul Township High School goes down by a hundred and four thousand. Senator Donahue, I heard many times when traveled in western Illinois about the concern of -- of Porgotonia and know that you've worked very hard to make certain that Ehat doesn 't continue, but when you go hcme to your hometown and see that Quincy gets a cut of four hundred and ninety-five thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars in this State aid formula and Maconb gets stripped two hundred and fifty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-one dollars, frankly I think people are going to be surprised. To my remaining colleagues' school distrëets, you'd better take a look before you vote at the State Board of Education distribution of formula dollars. It's not my figures. It's not the Demoeratic staff flgures. It's not even your figures. It's the State Board of Educaticn that put this list together, and nearly everyone except you, Mr. Prestdenty Senator Watson, this evening, did poorlyr except, quite frankly, for our new colleague -- everybody always said ycu could play ball and think that you must have. With al1 due respect to our new colleague, Senator Parkerr I want to conqratulate you, because every school district in your Senate District gets an increase in 63 STATE 0F ILLINOTS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 the State aid formula, most notably Winnetkar Kenilworth, Wilmette and New Trier High School.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Severnp, we appreciate gou bringing your remarks to a close.
I will Wrap up very qulckly, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Thank you.
Our hcspitals are going to be hurt - no doubt - and T fear some may close. To each of us outside of the City of Chicago Who have constituents Who make the trip to the Big City for needed specialized care or to the children's hospitals, this budget guarantees the trip just got nore expensive; that is, if the hospitals stay open. think that those who were reluctant a few years ago and 1'11 wrap up my comments, Mr. President to support the granny tax ought to think twice before they support the tax as proposed in this budget docunentr because I suspect the grannies and their families will be providing a revolution on the prairie when the details are provided on this tax. Mr. President, in closing, T don't know why you 'd want your caueus to carry the full burden of this budgety but I do want to appeal to the best decency and honor in each of you, for this process kas never intended to have the participation of only one party at the budget table, for the budget document more Ehan any cther single piece of legislation: the goals of our State and: if done properly, the hopes and dreams of our people are represented. Mr. President and my colleagues in thls Chamber, let us resolve to make this the first and the last year that any statewide budget is developed, drafted and decided by only one side of the aisle. If we fail to meet this challenge, I suspect ue will be left with a hollow 64 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 apology of T. S. Eliot when he Wrote: That is not What I meant at all; that is not it at all. Thank you, Mr. Presldent.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Purther discussion? I want to renind the Menbers that the timer is on. Senator Clayborne.
Thank you, Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I've been here a litkle over a month. I've recognized the fact that we have a difficult task maklng choices. Some choices We believe are for the betterment, and some choices have their consequences. As one author put liberty permits choices; however, genuine freedom is the power to make the right choice from existing options. Clearly, this budget does nct recognize that freedon . We have nade drastic cuts in DCFS. We have made cuts in Medicaid that Will jeopardize the existence of at least tWo hospitals in my district. We have put incarceratlon cver educating our children. Abraham Lincoln once said the legitimate object of governnent is to do for the people that they would like to have done, however they cannot do in their separate and individual capacities. In reading this budgety have a devastating problen in my area. We currently have problems of floodinq. In reading thls budget, there's an lndication that almost two million dollars will be are cut from help and assistance my area. There's a loss a water development project, the loss of design and implenentation to reduce urban flooding, the loss of federal flood control projects because of the lack of -- of matchtng funds. We have chosen to cut out Medicaid versus reducing corporate welfare. We have chosen to excuse thirty to forty nillion dollars for a hotel deal. The most important thing is that we were chosen, as stated in Theologians, to comfort the frightened, to help the weak, be patient with everyone, see that none of you repay evil for evil, 65 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 but always seek to do good for one another and to all. can only say that this budget has been rationalized by you on that side of the aisle . Ratlonalism ls the belief that hunan reason is the source of knowledge. In your case, rationalism has been used to permit the proponents of this budget to decide that what is right what is right in his own eyes. Rationalisn on this budget Will ruin lives, will destroy families, will create an unsafe society and choke the dreams out of many people in thls society. Thank you, Mr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator de1 Valle. Just want to remind the Members that the green lightls on for two minute, the yellow light comes on you have one minute left and the red light means it's over. Senator del Valle. SENATOR dEL VALLE: Can you put the green light on? Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I guess today Welre supposed to be making history herer because we're supposed to be wrapplng things up . And a 1ot of my colleagues on the other side of the aisler if not all, are going to be patting themselves on the back and talking to the press about what a wonderful job was done. But what 1'11 be saying back in my district is that the cnly good thing about this budget is that we Democrats had absclutely nothing to do with crafting We were totally excludedy as has already been stated here. We weren't consulted. We weren't asked for opinions. One of the hospitals mentioned by Senator Carroll is my districk: Norwegian American Hospital. That hospital may be closing, but I'm going to call that hcspital and say I had nothing to do with had nothing to do with it. But it's still my district, and I'm still going to have to live With the consequences. And I'm going to have to deal with your path of destructlon, because your path of destruction goes right down the middle of my 66 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLV REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 district, just as it goes down the middle of everyone's district here. And yet - and yet - motions to move the previous question get nade to limit debate, and the whole Session has come down to thls Senator and other Senators here having three minutes, having to watch a red light. How do I explain that back in my district; that when you turn on the red light, I couldn't speak anymore and that a1l got, to talk about the most important acticn of this legislative Sessian, was three minutes? And you call that democracy? You call that democracy, or are We headed for a dictatorship here in the State of Illinois? Are we going backwards here? Is the What we have? Is that arrogance that I see day in and day out even from those who were mentioned earlier in that Crain article, the ''Fab Flven, the ones Whc came - ''Fab Five'' - who I saw in committee present bills in unison to increase accountability and to make government responsible? What happened? HoW did the transformation take place in such a short period of tine? HoW could you look at anyone straight in the eye and say that you belleve in gocd government? You can't do that - you just can't - not when you 're locking out half -- almost half of the legislators in the Illincis Senate. It is Wrong. It is irresponsible. And I think you ought to be ashamed of yourself, because I'm ashamed having to talk about it back home. I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed. Now, khere are a of legislators here who won't talk about it, not because they don't ltke it, but because they have a hard time facing it and facing thelr constituents. How do you Ehink feels to tell a constituent, ''Listenr I'm in Springfield, but I have no voice; I have no say; it doesn't matter What I do''? And that's a11 you hear. That's a11 you hear. Arrogance. As Senator Palmer said, power corrupts. Power corrupts, and that's exactly What has happened here during this Session. And I think history will show, and it's your history, not my history, because not going to 67 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 help write it. It's your history. And history Will show that you did wrong.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Jacobs.
Thank you, Mr. Presidentr Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. won't take as long as some of the previous speakersr but, you knowr I can understand the anger in Senator del Valle. don't have that anger. I don't have that anger. But I do have a 1ot of disappointment, and I think we all share in that disappointment. Even that side of the aisle has got to share in the disappointment that they just saw a budget of thirty-three billion plus dollars a few scant hours ago. We all have to be disappointed with that. Senator Rauschenberger said a few minutes ago - and God bless him we're going to give local governments, school districtsy et cetera, a whole month - a whole month - to lcok at this budget. rou know, wouldn't it have been nice if we'd have had that whole month? Wouldn't it have been nice even if we'd have had twenty-four hours? But we didn't have that. Again, I'm a practical person. understand the inevitable. I understand that side of the aisle is going to vote Yes, but I'm a little surprised at scme of my Members over there that I have the utmost respect for; that they very well may come out and vote for what I consider to be a budget that may or may not be gocd. But it's ludicrous for -- for us to stand here and make determlnations at this late point. Let me just close, if 1 kf I could, with what I heard today, and to me, just hit me between the eyes. And basically it saysr why do they always do these things in the mlddle of the night? The answer is: Because certain things you just cannot do in the sunlight. And this is an issue that I think fits that very well. I ask for a No vote.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 68 STATE OF ILLINOIS j l i 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION ! SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 Further discussion? Senator Hendon. SENATOR HENDONI Thank -- thank your Mr. President. I heard some groans over there When you called ny name, but that Won't be necessary because I'm not going to rant and rave or ncthing like that tonight. I haven't done it a11 Session. Why should I start tonight? Oh, you want to hear it? I don't think so. I've chosen to live -- Itve chosen to take Senator Geo-Karis ' advise and survive What's going on right now, beeause I Wasn't here when the Democrats had control and I truly doubt if they treated you as bad as -- as you're treating some of us. I do . I'm -- I'm pleased that the -- the -- the President finally began recognizlng some of my colleagues. You know, I have the highest esteem for Senator Shaw and Senator Palmer, and to not allow them to talk I thought Was -- Wasn't quite right. And God be willing, if I survive till the Democrats take control and I'm sitting in that Chairr I will never do any of you like I've seen some of you do some of us. I just rise to say that we really need to think about the children back at home. When you talk about cutting transitional assistance and making a difference, you got to look at what effects that's going to have on the Correction's budget, 'cause that's a pretty large budget. And people are going to do what they have to do to survive. There's a new mood I spoke with you al1 about earller out there in the community . When Black folks riot, they're not going to tear - - burn up their own community anymore. They sat down and talked about that. I've -- I've been in some of them discusslons. When people get out and get crazyr they're not going to do their own. I am mentioning thls simply because I have a fear for this country, and I have a fear riîht now Eor thës State. 1 notieed one thing, and 1'11 be finished. And I Waited to see if this Would eventually happen, but When they did the bcmbing in Oklahoma, do you kncw there was not resolutlon out of this Senate? 69 STATE OF TLLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Leqislative Day May 26, 1995 Not one. Not one show of compassion for *he people in Oklahoma from this Senate. Not one. And I just sat in amazement, and I came to the conclusion that the reason why it wasn't - the reason why it wasn 't - is because there is a coldness in this Chamber this year. There is an antihumanistic, anti-love feeling in this Chamber this year. And I have just decidedr personally, my friends, and I respect every -- every one of you, and I voted for business, pro-business. You know that. I vcted for tax breaks for businesses, for research and a1l of that, because I believe that right. But just like I believe that's right, I believe it's very, very wrong to cut off and hurt the poor, the elderly and the mentally ill. It is wrong, my friends, and I just pray that we a1l survive And I -- and and I pray that the people survive what Ne're doing here today . Thank you.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Berman.
Thank you, Mr. Prestdent and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I just want to nake a respectful suggesticn to a1k of us; that when we go home and we issue our press releases regarding this budget, I hope that we are very, very specific when it cones to education funding. know that a lot of us want to trumpet the fact that there is a hundred-and-ninety-six-millian-dollar increase in education funding for FY'96 compared to FY'95. But, Ladies and Gentlemenz I've got to tell you sonething : That is very, very nominal from the pclnt of view of what was our discretionary new money for education. And the reason I say that and lt amounts to vlrtually zero - is that when you take the increased gaming revenue - that's the -- the substantial increase from the rlverboats - the Lottery, interestingly, last year was flat; there was virtually no increase last year compared to the year before, so there -- there is no additional money - but the -- 70 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 I but the riverboat gaming was substantial. The requirement that that money automatically go to education was a bill that we passed I last year. The requirement that we fund the pensions, that's I included in this money. So when you -- uhen you figure qut the 1 leewayr the discretionary money that is in this budget regarding I education, it's not even worth the paper that your press release might be on. So to be honest With your parents, to be honest with I your children, to be honest with your voters, I Wouldn 't even l issue a press release regarding any increase in education fundtng l under this budget. l PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 1 Further dlscussion? Senator Garcia. I SENATOR GARCIA: I Thank youz Mr. President and fellow Members of the Senate. I rise in opposition to the propcsed budget because it fails to I address two of the most important issues and concerns of the 1 people in my district and I know in districts throughout the State of Illinois. I have more kids in my district than anybody else in i the State of Illinois. Have the youngest distriet in the State of Illinais. And *he budget that we are debattng tonlght fails to i even neet one of the most modest goals that the Governor i campaigned cn in his reelection bid. It doesn't even meet the I campaign promise of allocating thirty-six percent of General Revenue toward education in Illinois. In addition to that, We i have coupled the hurt on the children in my district and in your I dlstricts a11 over this State because we have legislated a i punitive bill that will make it more dlfficult for Chicago schools I to improve themselves. We have approved taking money from the I kids who need it most in the City of Chicago by not guaranteeing a l promise that we made a feW years ago that this year they would I begin to receive one hundred percent af the money from Chapter 1 funds. In addition to that, the second most important concern of . 71 . ) STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 the people in my district is access to health care. And What we've done so Ear in this closed budget process is ensure that community hospitals, which have been most accessible to people in my area, hospitals like Mount Sinai and St. Anthony, may be endangered and on the verge of closing because of our irresponsibilkty and because we baven't had the courage to face up to adequate reimbursement of the bills that they have to pay. It will further burden and overburden hospitals like Cook County Hospital and the badly needed trauma unit of that hospital. It will overburden neighborhood clinics: the City's health facilities throughout *he City of Chicago. This budget, because of its closed process nature, will further erode the quality of life of senior citizens, mothers and fathers and chlldren all over this great Land of Lincoln. And I think a good example of what this closed process has done, and think rests the case certainly for the Members on this side of the aisle, was the workers' compensation bill. Xcu did not -- we were not able to put together a consensus among the Members of your own party because it was a closed process. It was a closed process. Why, the House, after having had the opportuntty to hear the debate that We put forth and inforning them that they Were going to hurt Working men and Women throughout the State of Illinots, said no to the Senate version of workers' compensation, and that's why. And thank God We do not have that bad bilt. So , Ladtes and Gentlemen, and to closer Mr. President, I'm vctlng against this budget because it has failed the people of the State of Illlnois and because it lacks the courage and inteqrity that is required to ensure that the Land of Lincoln will guarantee a better quality of life for its people.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Bowles.
Thank you, Mr. Chatrman. do not intend to debate this 72 STAQE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 budget. I merely intend to comment. I came from a governmental environment where the budgets Were posted, statutorily required to be posted, at least Ehirty days prior to their adoption. We -- : and I feel overwhelmed as a new Menber of the Senater having been .. . here just about a year and a halfr that was dropped on my desk a budçet that I was supposed to evaluate in a matter of not thirty ; days, not two weeks, but about five hours. I'n embarrassed when I am contacted by my constituents, by agencies, representative agencies, asking me to support this or not support this or -- or be supportive of getting something into the budget, and I have to tell them I have no part. I have not part in that budget process. ! Absolutely none. I can 't even begin to tell you what's in the budget, much less participate in having any part of input into the budget. I feel, in a1l sincerityr to those of you Who have been ' here a number of years - and I respect every one of you - I feel I exactly as Senator Smith feels. We are the House of Lords, and We ! should treat each other aacordingly - with respect. And I respectfully submit to you that I would suggest that some consideration be given to the preparation cf a budget that is made i available to the Members of this Body and available to the : agencies and the people whon this budget affects. At least have it posted at least ten days to one week prior to the tlme that we're being asked to adopt it. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) i Further discussion? Senator Shaw . SENATOR SHAW: i Thank you -- thank your Mr. President. Certainly, I agree i with many of the speakers, but I Wanted to talk about somethkng i else that are in this budget or maybe What's not in the budget. I want to talk about the four million dollars that -- of GRF 1 I reduction grant to the RTA . And I want to talk about how that's going to impact upon the handicapped, the elderly and students 1 ! 73 STATE OF TLLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26: 1995 ' I i that are ln school. What you are dolng here, you are telling senlor citizens that we are going to -- you can no longer get the discount bus passes for the RTA and CTA and the other translt systems arognd this State. That's what you're telling them. Kids will -- children W11l have to walk to school, because they only Was getting twenty-three nillion dollars -- twenty four million dcllars for that program. Senior citizens who are on fixed incomes cannot afford to have a reduction here. But there is no compassion in this Body when you take that. The CTA up in -- up in Chicago just Went up on the fares not too lon: ago by reducing the -- the rides of senior citizens. But if you've Wanted to do the right thtng on your stde of the aisle, you would have talked to somebody and you would not have cut this program for kids who are trying to get an education, for the handicapped who cannot help themselves, many of them. ïou shouldn't want to take their ride from them, but you're doing this. And certainly I think itls deplorable that Weshould do this-- thatyou shouldputa budget ' j together like this. And I Wanted to ask a final question of the sponsor, if he would yield. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Sponsor will yield, Senator Shaw. SENATOR SHAW: Did the -- did the Democrats have anythlng with -- tc do with putting this budget together? PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Rauschenberger. SENATOR RAUSCHENBERGER: SenatorShaw,wehadextensive committee meetings at which 1 both sides of the aisleaskedquestionsrquestioned directors. 1 Bathsides of theaislehad copies of the Governor's proposed 1 budgeE. 80th sides of the aisles have access to the amendnent process. Absolutely. 74 ' . y STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Shaw.
Mr. -- Mr. President, that's the answer that that's the answer that I thought he was going to give, because a Member of this Body and I know had not seen the budget, had no participation in this budget until about four or five hours ago . And want the world to knog that the Democrats did not participate in this process. It Nas a closed processr not because We didn 't Want to participate: because you would not permit us to participate. And I want people of Illinois to know when they feel the effects of the budget that you put together, that you did it alone, and you can't btame anybody else, particularly on this side of the aisle. The Republican, the elephant, got to where thts saddle himself.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Welch. Senator Welch, yes. guess you I believe you had your light on.
I did . thouqht you said Walsh , so I was sitting here Waiting. But thank you, Mr. President. On November 8thr 1994, the Hew World Order was instituted here in the State of Illinols, in which Republicans took cver the House, the Senate, to go With the governorship, and you have been consistent. 1'11 give you that. You have been consistent in your philosophy about what you Nant to do with government, and what you have done is instituted social Darwinisn here as the 1aw of the State of Illinols. It's the survival of the strongest against the survival of the weakest. Your side believes that government there to help business, to help them become stronger, and perhaps some of the benefits government gives to business by the *ax breaks, by the exempticns, by the redistricting, will trkckle doWn somehoW to the poor and 75 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26: 1995 that that way, they will be helped and lift themselves up by the bootstraps sonehow, if the crumbs fall off the table. You think that's a theory that you are following from Ronald Reagan. Those of up on this aisle know it's really a theory youdre following from Herbert Hoover. It doesn't trickle down, friends. It doesn't get that far down. stays in the pockets of the Wealthy, and it doesn't go down to those who need it. Tbe President, Senator Watson, is often fond of saying how seldom we talk about the children, when ue talk abcut legislation. Well, let's talk about them. Look at the lack of funding for education. Once more, glnmicks with the funding of education have shorted the amount we should be givlng to education. Wellr that's money that goes to children, and they're not strong and tbey can't survive. Look at the money that would go to faster parents. We've cut that back, and that helps children. But theyire not part of the strong, in your philosophy. They can't survive by themselves. Look at the noney for senicrs. They're not part of the strong. They can't survive under you sccial Darwlnism. Look at the injured workers that you took care of this week with one of the worst Workers' conpensation bills *he country. The weaky the children/ the seniors, the handicapped, every one of them are those who can't survlve in the survival of *he fittest. That's the Darwinian theory that you have embraced here and have pushed upon us since you took control. You know , we Democrats believe that government is not instituted to help business trickle down benefits Eo those who can't help themselves. We believe that the individuals Who need help should get it from governmentr when necessaryz so they can lift themselves up . You know , tt's very fortunate that we're voting on this budget at night. We 've been in the dark on khe budget al1 year. I'm just surprised that you folks are leaving the lights on so we can see what We're doing from here on out. Thank you. 76 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY . REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Palmer.
Thank you, Mr. President. There shouldn'k be any pride in .. I passing this budget. Unfortunately, it has become -- unfortunately, it's become an accounting exercise, and unfortunately, the people who will experience the consequences of this budget seem to be faceless in this Chanber. And it's not just the poor - my colleagues have spoken eloquently about them - but it's the working people as Well, and particularly higher education. I just want ta read you a few of the cuts that will be in this budget. The minority educational achievement grants which are used for increasing the number of minority faculty at Illinois colleges and universities, preparing minority students fcr medlcal and other health prafessions, particularly kn lkfe sciences, 1 physical science, mathematics, engineering, at public and private doctoral institutions, has been cut by four hundred thousand i dollars. The Consortium for Educational Opportunity, which provides financial assistance to minority students, ; African-Americans, Latino, Native Americans: has been cut by two hundred thousand dollars. Engineering grants, which serve al1 students and provides financial assistance: has been cut by one i hundred thousand dollars. Cooperative work study programs - these are the -- the means by which financially strapped students can go ' to school and became part of the work force in this State - they have been cuk by two hundred Ehousand dollars. You haver indeed, made choices, and you have decided that the glass is half empty and that most of us will just have to be thirsty. Maybe We should have the prayer at the end of this Sessionr rather than just at the beginning. PRESIDIXG OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) ; Further discussion? Senator Demuzio. 77 ( '' STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995
Well, thank you, Mr. President. Let me, first cf allr congratulate you for having all winners in your school dlstrict and your -- your district, so you 'd better watch out when you lre messing around with that formula. ...start losing . Let me say thanks to you also that ny school district, Carlinville, will get ten thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight dollars. I notice that there's a new math and science instructor here, for the Illinois Science and Math Academy is going to get fifty thousand dollars, so sonething sounds like it's little out of whack. Let me nake my renarks to -- to education, and I will try to be brief. I1m delighted this evening that Joe Spagnolo , our Superintendent of Educatlon, is here the gallery this evening so that he can be afforded the opportunity to have a on-site experience of how we feel -- how strongly we feel about education in this State. I thought during the last campaign, during the last yearr and I felt that because of the issues that were raised between Edgar and Netsch: felt because of the polls that I was looking at and the academic research and the public commentary about what was happening with Illinois schools and the fact that there Was a high degree of concern abcut the quality and effectiveness of publlc educatlon in Illinois, that truly this year was going to be the year that we were going to do something about addressing the concerns of education as we look toward the twenty-first century. But despite al1 of what we have learned abcut the importance of resources to education and despite al1 the blue-ribbcn panels, al1 the task forces that are created, a11 the alternatives that had been developed and a1l of the education Governors, Illinols still lacks an adequate, equitabler and stable schaal funding system Nhich ensures high-quality educational opportunities for every child in our State. Illinois does not have an average commitment to educatlon this State. And sor thereds another task force 78 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 created. And this inadequacy and this inequityy that will continue in the State of Illincis, and think that that will diminish our ability to neet our economic challenges for the future. So I'm disappointed tonight with the actions that Ne are taking here, and I'm more disappclntedr as I join the chorus of those of my colleagues who said that we werer in facty shut out of the process. The thirty-three Members on the ather side of the aisle were the persons who were making all of the decisions, but it didn't thwart our opportunity for Senate Democrats to come forth with our budget blueprint, to show that we had an alterative alternative to this budget that is before us tonight. And on a lighter momentr I might say, when woke up this morning, I thought to myself what a truly historic day this is going to be. I had never before met a billionaire, and today I uas gotng to neet thirty-three of them. Thirty-three btllionaires on the other side of the aisle in the Majority. The new billionaires' club that crafted this thirty-three-billion-dollar budget al1 by themselves. And I congratulate a11 of you: because noW I can go home and tell my children and my grandchildren that met some billionaires. I don't think the people of Illlnois are going to approve what you have -- handed us here this evening, and I am truly disappolnted that we were not allowed the oppartunity to amend bills, that this was slapped together and on our desk on the kast legislative day. And think it's an outrageous uay to conduct business in the State of Illinols.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Carroll.
Thank your Mr. President. Nor I'm notr Vlncer one of those billionaires you just met, contrary to scne popular belief around this Chamber. But let Me say, as We talk about the budget process, and Wedve heard a lot about it, I admit I Was accused of 79 STATE OF ILLINOIS 8922 GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 a 1ot of things as I chaired the Appropriations Ccmmittee for many years. Some of those were true, but never, ever d(d we craft a budget without input fron the other party. The prior Chairman from the Republican side knows that he spent weeks With ug Norking through every detail and on -- yes, on certain occasions, it was this Chanber versus the obher side of the Rotunda. We would craft a joint Democrat and Republican proposal to re-craft the budgek and fight with the House 'cause they always seemed to want to spend more. But never, ever was there a conference committee report, as this purports to be, where no one else was allowed in the rcom, Nhether Nas us or other groups that might have an interest - ever in history. Shame on you for havlng crafted this in such secret. And I go back to my inbreding Isic> speech. This is a product of lnbreding. A budget is a polttical document. No one doubts that. We happen to believe your mistakes are good for us politically. We think your inbreding will end up changing the results around this General Assembly. And to those who say we could have had inputr you fly in the face of your oWn rules. This - - the subject matter of this bill was never in controversy between the tvo Chambers, as is required under joint action, because We never voted on a budget. It never came out of committee at any time. There could not have been amendments. There isn't even a controversy in this bill between What it did and the other Chamber, because netther one of you ever did anything. Let's talk a little bit, for just a brief second: about what lt does do though. You know, you talk about managed care and it's a Wonderful concept. am the origlnal sponsor of it, 1989, as you know, never implenented by this Governor or h1s predecessor. How you going to implement it when the hospitals you need are going to be closed, because of what you did? You can't have nanaged care if there aren't people out there ta give the care. And let's look for a second what you did to lcnq-tern care, 80 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ,. REGULAR SESSION ), SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 to the mentally ill. Ten dollars a day you took away from those who are treating mental -- mental people in thelr nursing homes. Senator Sleben, for example, Tammerlane loses seven hundred thousand dollars. Senator Ralph Dunn, Park Haven loses two hundred thousand. Let ne just finish, since my tine is runnin: outy by saying, the one thing around here that's supposed to be kmportant is our word. 0ur word is supposed to be good when given verbally and even better if reduced to writlng . This Governor once said to the Mayor of the City of Chicago that the gord given by the prior Governor didn't count. It wasnft his. Wellr What about his own? What about his awn? He signed a letter to the Mayor of the City of Chicago this Governor, Jin Edgar - saying that the circulator wculd be funded. You took out the reappropriation, the money that honored this commitment, signed by *his Governor, and took it out of this budget. He signed a memorandum of understanding, as did the Mayor of the City of Chicago on the 30th day of June, 1993. Where is his word? In Writing, he says: he wl11 still keep funding the 2.l mtklion for the mental health clinics tn the City of Chicago . The Director testified that 's what you cut out of the budget. ïes, the budget is the General Assembly and the Governor: but the Governor had a press conference where he said he adopts this budgetr he agrees with it. And you and know he gets what he Wants out of a budget. His Word isn't worth the paper it was written on.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Just sc that Senator DeAngelis and Senator Viverito know, their lights came on after the previous question had been moved; thereforer we will go to our final -- final speaker, Senator Jones. END OF TAPE 81 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 TAPE 3
Thank you, Mr. President. After listening to'the comments on my Members on this side of the aisle, as they talk about the process, but not being included in the process, as it relate to crafting this budgety let me say to my Members on this side of the aisle, I pray and thank Gcd that We Were not included, because I don't want our fingerprints on this docunent. They wanted it; they got and it's their responsibllity. Unfortunately, you know, the Members on that side of the aisle Was also kept in the dark, and I want to commend the freshman legislator, Senator Rauschenbergerr for keepin: his Members in the dark equally as Well, because -- because you didn't know what was in this budget. We recognize that this budget was crafted in the night. You promised to have it to us last night. We got 8:30 this morning. And I know you caucused and you were told what to do, but you -- you haven't read - the same way you did on Norkmen's compensation. You gct a document, when we told you was bad against the people in Illinois. By the time it left thls Chamber, the Hcuse Republicans had ttme to read. They didn't Want to act llke a bunch of Stepford wives. They wanted to think, and they thought, and they rejected. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I knoN yau 're terribly disgusted from being hung out cn a vote against the people of Illinois. So this budqet was kept in the dark not cnly from Democrats, but it Nas kept away fron you because, believe, especially the ''Fab Flve'' who came here with this great intellect and knowledge abcut budgeting , they would have rejected it as we have. But they haven't read. They don't know what's in it. But as it always has been said, what is done in the night shall be shown in the tight: and the light has been 82 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGDLAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 59th Legislative Day May 26z 1995 1 shown on this particular budget. Werecognizedthatwehada 1 serious problem in the State, and I think most legislators in this Senate, or in the General Assenblyr are responsible. We recognize that. So we sat down and crafted a bluqprint, a corporate blueprint, a blueprint that Would have gotten us out of tbj. 's ness. Instead of you trying to deal uith the situationr you shunned it aslde. I gave it to the Governor just this past Monday, because I knog he had a problem , but he didn't have the courage -- or courage to come forward and say, ''Let's solve this problem.'' If we can continue to provide corporate welfare to the tune of two billion dollars in this State, certainly we can take a portion of that to help provide for better education for our children, to -- to pravide health care. Why should one have to -- a elderly citizen have to go without dental -- dental care, at the same time we constantly pass leglslation on top of legislation to hetp the wealthy in this State? It's unfortunate tha: we did not take the time to take care of the people's business here in Illinois. For example, I Was readtng the budget - and we talk about education and crine - but tn this budget there's a big increase in the Department of Correction's budget, also a big increase to make sure that all the prisoners have the state of the art computer equipment. Lot of dollars. 3ut we cannot give that same increase to students going to public schools in the State of Illinois. So we don't mind our children growing up stupid, but we can go around and say we've got the smartest criminals in the world. That's our priorities. It's terribly unfortunate that We are caught in this dilemma, but I want to thank you - I Want tc thank you, Senator Rauschenberger - for keeping this thing under Wraps not only from Democrats, but fromRepublicans. ButIsuggeskverystrcnglyto youy the Republicans on the other side of the Rotunda saW What 1 happened when they had a chance to read that workmen's compensation document that you voted for in the blindr but I'm I 83 ' T .. STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT i 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 quite certaln that you may not have the courage to do as they have done, 'cause we're going to reject this budget. I'm going to see if you have *he couraqe to do likewise. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Rauschenbergery to close. SENACOR RAUSCHENBERGER : The hour is late. I'm going to try to -- try to be brief, but there's a -- just a few things that I think it's kind of important to mention. This budget is about hard choices, some of Whtch that we've made and someof which you made. We won't go into itfor 1 very long. 1'11 kind of spare you reading lists, but just remember you made hard cholces about the capital budqet of the State of Illinois, made choices that will affect the constructton . projects throughout the State of Illinois because you decided that 1 ycu didn,t want to participate in the process. This budget's i j about hard choices. The chcices we made were to provide health 1 care for the poor, to make sure that there Was a systen and a I i I ne*work established to support the Mediplan Plus Plan if the i federal government approves, choices -- hard choices to make sure i that there was a network that Was intack to serve the people Who i need medical care in the State of Illinols. We reduced optional I programs to do that. We cut bureaucracy to do tbat. We I ; eltminated G-4 and G-5 government jobs to do that. We put our i money Where our nouth was. Senator Severns, f want -- Senator i Severns, I just want to thank you for your prepared remarks. It's i a little disingenuous though to read the State Board allocations i ' fron the State formula that -- that you were here with for the i last eight years and pretend that that's a budgetary item. I j think maybe you owe your Members on your side a little bit more I : i consideration. Senator Clayborne, the drastic cuts that you I ' discussed in DCFS are, in fact, thirteen-percent growth in the j I PX'96 Ievel from FY'95. Thatss a hundred and one million of neW i 1 84 l STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Leglslative Day May 26y 1995 spending in the Department of Children and Family Services. I'd call that a commitment to welfare -- to the Welfare of children in ! our custody. Senator del Valle, I'm not ashamed. Welre the Majority becagse the voters on November 8th no longer believe your side of the aisle. You'll only become an effective Minority caucus when you guys enbrace change. Senator Jacobs, this ls not a new budget. This budget's been under review for over three months. Many agencies of State government never changed one single dollar in the from the introduced level over three months ago to what you're golng to vote on tonight. Vote however you feel. Corrections dldn't change a dime. Department of Mental Health is exactly as introduced. The Illinois Departnent of Transportation didn't change. The Illinois Planning Cauncil on Developmental Disabilities could go an and on and on. To pretend that this budget was somehow produced and dramatically different from what you've had to look at for three months is disingenuous. And it's not midnight - you referencedr late in the night. This debate began at 6:30 this evening after a two-hour public hearing . Senator Hendon, I really believe this budget is about children. There's tWo hundred million new program dollars for education. A hundred and one milllon new dollars in DCFS. Senator Carroll, I'm truly amazed that you could be outrased by any procedural action. And Idm sorry, but it's no longer your turn to brcker the budget of the State of Illinois. Senator Jcnes, don't know how your caucus works, but to -- to say that this caucus: the people -- on my side of the aisle didn't have access to the informaticn is just simply not true. We had many, nany optional briefings. They had access to me my office. Come and ask a Member here if this Was done in the dark. And I'm not surprised -- ory I am surprised, in a way, that you wouldn't want credit for an honest balanced budget. could go on and on and talk about each of your renarks, but I guess -- I don't want to 85 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legkslative Day May 26, 1995 I get partisan about thls, but I guess maybe you can't avoid it in the budget. I am sorry. I'm sorry that -- that we're no longer honoring the o1d deals that past Democratic Majorities made with City of Chicago or the Hea1th Department fpr blind grants, deals that keft our State pension system in a sbambles, spending out of control. The only real art sometimes in those twenty years must have been the Arts Council. That and the art of the deal. The winners in this budget are not in the side atsles of thts Chamber. They're not the old interest groups that -- that the Democrats used to cater to. The winners in this budget are the poor who need a secure health care system , the children in the care of DCFS and in our schools, and most cf all, the fanilies and chtldren back in our districts, the all but forgotten, lag-abidlng, hardworklng i taxpayers of Illinois. This is a good budget. This ls a good budget, and I urge a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question isr shall the Senate adopt Conference Committee ' Report on Senate Bill 925. Those in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a1l voted Who wish? Have a1l . votedwhowish? Haveallvotedkhowish? Take the record. On 1 that question, there are 33 voting Yes, 26 voting Noy no voting Present. SenatedoesadoptConference CommitteeReporton Senate J Bill 925, and the bill: having received the required constitutional majority, is deckared passed. Madam Secretary, Commlttee Reports.
Senator Weaver, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, reports that the followtng Legislature Measure has been assigned to committee: Be Approved for Consideration - Conference Committee Report No. 2 to Senate Bill 1039. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) i I ItIs the intentian of the Chatr to go to Supplemental Calendar 1 i 86 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 No. 3. Senate Calendarr Supplemental Calendar No. 3, With today's date. That should have been distributed. Madam Secretaryr do you have on file a Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 907? ACTING SECRETARY HAWRER: First Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 907. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Walsh. SENATOR WALSH : Thank you, Mr. President and Membets of the Senate. Conference Report No. to Senate Bill 907 contains several noncontroversial provisions, and I will add that it just passed the House with a l09 Yes votes and nc No votes. In Ccnference Committee Nc. it amends the MWRD Act... PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Excuse me. Excuse me, Senator Walsh. Let's give the Gentlenan our attention and take our conferences cff the Flaor. Senator Walsh. SENATOR WALSH: Tt amends the MWRD Act to allow the use of bid bonds instead cf deposits, as long as the bond is issued by an authorlzed surety company. It anends the Condominium Property Tax Ksic> Act to permit the creation of ccndo untts subject to the provisions of the Act on leased property. It authorizes the Cook County Porest Preserve District to swap land parcels with Acme Steel Company. allows any downstate forest preserve district to sell land which is a -- which is a -- an acre or less than an acre. allcws the MWRD personnel director to limit the duration of ellgible ltsts to one year for student programs and entry level engineering positions. It amends the Public Offtcers Prohiblted Activities Act. It amends the County Code to provide that if Cook County purchaslng officer is purchasing supplies or contractual services which can be obtained through correctional institutions, 87 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 the purchasing agent is expressly required to sclicit sealed bids from DOC for supplies or or services. amends the Property Tax Code to allow county boards in counties which have been designated, in whole or part, as disaster areas by the President or Governor to adopt an ordinance, postpone the due date for the property tax anendments <sic> and not charge interest on that -- that amount. That is Senator Shadid's legislation. Furthermore, it allows certain villages to receive confidential sales tax information. Changes the High Impact Business sales tax credit to an exception -- to an exemption. Makes administrative changes to the Manufacturer's Purchase Credit. Clarifies tax treatment of designated dividends, and it directs the Department of Revenue to respond to income tax inquirles. This is al1 noncontroversial and has passed the Hcuse, as I said, l09 to nothing, and I'd ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Trotter.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. I just Want to say this is a good bill. There 's a 1ot of gocd things in It is agreed bill. Just one point: It's just a little disingenuous to call this a conference committeer because ehere was no conference committee put together. mean, there should have been some discussion. Again, I'm going tc vote for the bill, and I'd urge everyone else to vote for it. But once again, wedre saylng that We're not communicating on both sides, and I utsh we Would start doing so.
PRESIDING OFCICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Mahar. Senator Cullerton.
Yes, thank you, Mr. President. Very briefly. It's that tlme of year. We have a big conference committee. There must be 88 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 fifteen thinqs in there, and maybe fourteen of them are not controversial. There is one that's, believe, very controversial. Has to do with an amendnent to the Condominium Act. I understand that the bill is going to pass. Al1 we can do is add -- try to bring new legislation next year to correct sone of tt. There's a major, major change in condominium law. You now, under this bill: will be able to bulld a eondominiun on leased property . It's something which has tremendous pitfalls for consuners. It's something that will have to be corrected next year. I'm going to personally vote No on the bill for that reason only, bu* youfll hear about this issue next year.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Walsh, do you Wish to close?
Thank your Mr. President. juse ask for a favorable roll call.
PRESIDING OPFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is, shall the Senate adopt the Canference Committee Report on Senate Bill 907. The voting a11 thcse in favor, vote Aye. Oppcsed, vote No. The votln: is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Have al1 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 58 voting Yes, voting No, no votlng Present. The Senate does adopt Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 907, and the bill: having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Wedre going to go back tc the regular Calendar. Today's regular Calendar, on page 5, House Bills 3rd Readin: - page 5 ls House Bill 803. Senator Rauschenberger seeks leave of the Body to return House Bill 803 to the Order of 2nd Reading for the purpose of an amendment. Hearing no objection, leave is granted. On the Order of 2nd Reading is House Si11 803. Madam Secretary, are there any 89 STATE OB ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 Floor amendments approved for consideration?
Amendment No. 1r offered by Senator Rauschenberger.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Rauschenberger.
Amendment Nc. 1 to Hcuse Bill 803 is the Court of Claims awards. It's been separated from the budget so that Members who might have a conflict because some of their firms do business with people who have an award in the bill could vote Present or not vote on the bill. It Was noncontroversial. It deals Wlth the -- just the awards made by our Court of Claims from people >ho tried to execute lapsed appropriations. It passed out of committee with a an attendance roll call. urge its favorable its adoption.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Hawkinson.
Thank -- thank you, Mr. President. Just to announce that the firm that employs me was involved ln one of these awards, and so have a conflict of interest and will be voting Present.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussicn? Seeing none, a11 those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted. Any further Floor amendnents approved for consideration?
No further amendments reported, Kr. President.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) 3rd Reading. We are now on 3rd Reading. Madam Secretary , please read the bill. House Bill 803.
House -- excuse me. House 3ill 803. 90 STATE OP ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 (Secretary reads title of bill) 3rd Reading of the bill.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Rauschenberger.
House Bill 803, as amendedr is the amendment that we just discussed. It's the awards bill for the Court of Claims. It's noncontroversial. It passed out of comnlttee on an attendance roll callr and I urge a favcrable roll call.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The question is: shall House Bill 803 pass. A yy yuose in favor, vote Aye. Opposed, vote No. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wlsh? Have a11 voted who wish? Have a11 voted who wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 57 voting Yes, no voting No, 2 vcting Present. Hcuse Bill 803, havin: received the required constitutional majority, declared passed. On your desk, you should have Supplemental Calendar No. 4. Supplemental Calendar No. Madam Secretaryy do you have on file a Conference Commtttee Report on Senate Bill 10397
Second Conference Connittee Report on Senate B(ll 1039.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Fawell.
Thank you very much. This is a -- an anendment that Senator DeAngelis knows more about than I do, since he's on the Audit Commission, and I would like hin to explain itr please.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Purther discussion? Senator Jacobs. Further discussion? Senator Carroll.
Thank you, Mr. President. think it's ironic - and maybe 91 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 everybody ought to stop and pause for a minute. Can I get a . llttle bit of order? A little b1e of order, if I could, just -- just a little. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) . Certainly. Certainly. That's a request that is in crder.
Thank you.
PRESIDLNG OFFICER: (SENATOR %ATSON) Would you please give the Gentleman your attention. Thank yOu.
I appreciate belng called a qentleman. Thank youz Mr. President. If ycu first look at the Supplemental Calendar No. 4, you see the titke: Amends the Toll Highway Act - the one agency ' of State government that should be audited. Every newspaper has i talked about the scandalcus things that have gone on at the Toll Highway Authority, and that's the one they choose for an auditr but not of themselves. That's the part they took out of the bill. I thlnk this shows what a sham it is.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Petka .
Mr. President, I move the previous question. i
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Thank you. There are four additional speakers, and one for the second time. Senabor Cullerton. ' SENATOR CULLERTON: ; Yes, just very briefly. The -- when I first saw this, I said, gell, they're probably going to include the Dupage County Airport Authority to have them investigated too, but I really kind of thought the answer was pretty innovative. I think Senator Philip gave it. He said the Dupage County Airpart Authority shouldn't be ' 92 / l STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legtslative Day May 26p 1995 audited because they're already under investigaticn by the F9I. So, maybe -- maybe if Chicago's O 'Hare Airpart Was under investigation by the FBI, we wouldn't have to pass thls, but unfortunately, they're not. don't think it's a good idea. thtnk we ought to vote No.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Further discussion? Senator Jacobs.
Thank you, Mr. President. Wedll be brief. This is not an issue that I really give two hoots about 'cause from downstate, but I -- but I do have some questions not questions, but a question. Appears at this point, Senator, the City of Chicago, the people of the City of Chicago -- the City and the people of Chicago are going to be paying for an audit. We passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 47 that's in the House, Nhich will have the General Assembly pay for an audit. And now We 're attempting to pass Senate Bill 1039, which will have the Auditor General pay for an audit. Are ycu going to have each one pay a third, or is the Auditor Generalr this bill is passed, going to be the only one that audits the books of the -- of O 'Hare Airport? I don't care who does but I'm just curious Which one of us the City, the General Assembly, or the Auditor General - Who 's going to pa# fcr the audit that's going g to be done the outside audit that's going to be done on O 'Hare Airport?
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAnqells, are you to -- answer the questions? Senator Fawelly you -- you have leave to answer the question.
I would...
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Would you please answer the question.
93 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26r 1995 I I would -- I would like Senator DeAngelis, since it is his 1 amendment, to answer the question because I honestly don't know.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator DeAngelis. SENATOR DeANGELIS: senator Jacobs, I think your question is in regard to who's going to pay for the audit. The Auditor General's Office will pay for the audit.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Jacobs.
Senator, that's under this bill. But alsc Ne have a I resolution that says the General Assembly 's going to pay for an audit, and the City of Chtcago, who is currently doing the audit, g theylre also going to pay fcr an audit. Sc the taxpayers, evidentlyr if this bill passes, the resolukion passes, and the j current activity goes on, the people of the State of Illinois and the pecple of the Ctky of Chicago are going to be paylng three ' times. I think that's -- that's ludlcrous. I don't care about ! who does the audlt, but I think we should have one person do it, Whether it's the Auditor Generalr and -- and do away With the i resolution, dc away with the City of Chicago's audit, dc whatever you want. But let's only have the taxpayers' money used cnce. I PRESIDING OFFICER; (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussion? Senator Demuzio.
Wellr thank you very muchy Mr. Pceskdent, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. I don't know why we are doing this again. The Audit Commission has already passed a resolution, unanimously, bipartisanly, saying basically the same thing. It was Senator DeAngelis' motion, his resolution, and the Audit Commission. ! This proposal thak is before us: frankly, is redundant. It's 94 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 i absolutelyunnecessaryandno*needed. j PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Further discussëon? Seeing none, Senator DeAnqelts, to close. SENATOR DeANGELIS: Thank youz Mr. President. Just to clear up a feW pcints. Senator Carrolk, I think your being in Minority has diminished your braln power as well. The Toll Highway is audlted by the Audit Commission, is audlted on a regular cycle. To turn around and imply and infer that the Toll Htghway is not audtted is absolutely incorrect. Senator Demuzio, yesr we did pass a resolution; however, I have a letter frcm the Auditor General that says without statutory kanguasez he cannot conduct that audit. So therefcre, this is the statutory language. And this audit is a management and compliance audit, which I don't believe in the investtgation resolution that's What's required. So, this is I samething totally different, and I would urge the Body to comply with the request of the Auditor General, who suggests that in order to compLy with the resolution you and I cosponsored and I passed unanimously, he had to have statutcry authority . That's I a11 I'm doing. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SCNATOR WATSON) The question 1s, shall Senate Bill 1039 pass -- shall we adopt the Conference Committee Report cn Senate Blll 1039. The votin: -- those in favorr vote Aye. Opposed, vote Na. The voting is open. Have a11 voted who wish? Have a1l voted whc wish? Have a11 voted who Wish? Take the record. On that question, there are 32 voting Yes, 25 voting No, 2 voting Present. The Senate does adopt the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 1039, and the bill, havtng received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Senator Demuzio, for what purpose do you rise? SENATOR DEMZZIO: Well, I was wanting to get a verificationr but -- but since I 95 ( ' '' STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 ! I SenatorDeAngelissaid Iwasacosponsorofthisthingzwhich: in ' j fact, I wasn 't, I probably wcn't ask for one. Thank you. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) i The Chair vill stand at ease to make sur: a11 business is completed. Senator Geo-Karis.
Mr. President, on -- on a point of personal privilege. Mr. ' President and Ladies and Gentlenen of the Senate, I'n going to be losing my seatmate 'cause thls is her last day in office as a i Senatcr. And our loss will be Sprlngfield's great, great gain. And I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed and I'm sure a11 of us have enjoyed working with Karen Hasara in the Senate. And a1l We -- I can do is say gcod luck, Godspeed, and I know you '11 make one of the greatest mayors that Springfield will ever have in the hlstory of Illinois. And congratulations again and 6od bless you. ' PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) . Senator Hasara , for what purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. PresidentandcolleaguesintheSenate. You j know, everyone leaves here at one time or another, in one way or another: and I consider nyself extremely fortunate because I6m leaving pretty nuch on my terms, after ten Nonderful Sessions With most of you. However, I'm particularly lucky because I'm not leaving Springfield and I will have the oppcrtunity to be around a lot. Xou'll probably see me lobbying noW around the Rall for Springfield . And 1'11 be able to maintain a 1ot of those frlendships. 1111 particularly miss the seven House Members that came over here with me three years ago. We had some very, very interesting times in the House. We keep remindlng ourselves these last few days that it kind of seemed llke maybe we were back there. I just want to thank each and every one of you for a11 the kindnesses and support you've glven me, particularly this Session, i 96 ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLX REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Leglslative Day May 26, 1995 because T've needed a 1ot of kindness and support, going through two elections just a few months. I also want to thank Pate and Carterr not only for al1 their supportr but also for letting me take several of your people along with me. Certatnly, Brian McFadden and Mark Gordon and my secretary, Sandy Hecht, who are going With me, will be missed here, I know, and certainly will be an asset to the City of Springfield. So, thank you and God bless to a1l of you. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) The -- the business of the Senate is not complete at this polnt. The buslness of the Senate is not complete. Messages from the Housey Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY HARRY: Message from the House by Mr. McLennand, Clerk. Mr. President - f am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of Which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Jcint Resolution 45. (Secretary reads HJR No. 45) Adopted by the Bcuse, May 26th, 1995. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Dudycz moves to suspend the Rules for the purpose of imnediate consideration and adopticn of House Joint Resolution 45. Those favor will say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it. The rules are suspended. Senator Dudycz has moved far the adoptlon of House Joint Resolution 45. Those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The Ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted . Conmittee Reports. SECRETARY HARRY: Senator Weaver, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports the following bills are, pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b), exempt from 97 i ! STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION ! SENATE TRANSCRIPT I 59th Leglslative Day May 26, 1995 the automatic re-referral provision of that rule: In the Committee on Environment and Energy Senate Bills 47: 53, 631, 638 and 10587 Committee on Executive - Senate Bills 154, 187, 474, 475, 547, 633, 655, 705, 800, 806, .957, 1003, 1117, 1137, 1184 and House Bill 21067 the Committee on Financial Institutions Senate Bills 351, 353 and 400: the Comnittee on Tnsurance, Pensions and Licensed Activities Senate Bills 218, 554, 605, 609, 651 and 734: the Comnlteee on Judlciary Senate Bills 6, 12, l3, 156, 381, 402, 415, 438, 522, 551: 603, 792, 844, 861, 862, 863, 935: 936, 937, 938, 939 and 1090, and House Bills 234, 1023 and 14377 the Committee on Local Government and Elections - Senate Bill 9592 the Committee on Public Health and Welfare Senate Bills 309, 385 and 1114, and House Bl11 1140) the Conmittee on Revenue Senate Bills 62, 572 and 668: and the Committee on Transportation Senate Bill 1076 and Hause Bill 1124. PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Resolutions Consent Calendar. We will ncw proceed to the Order of Resolutions Consent Calendar. With leave of the Bodyr those read in today will be added to the Consent Calendar. Mr. Secretary, have there been any objections filed to any resolution on the Consent Calendar? SECRETARY HARRY: No objections have been filed, Mr. President. PRESIDING OFFJCER: (SENATOR WATSON) Any dlscussion? If not, the question isz shall the resolubions on the Consent Calendar be adopted. A1l those ln favor, say Aye. Opposed, Nay. The motkon carries, and the resolutions are adopted. Senate Bills lst Reading. SECRETARY HARRY: Senate Bill 1219, offered by Senator Syverson. (Secretary reads title of bill) lst Reading of the bill. 98 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRTPT 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 I
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Philipr for whae purpose do you rise?
Thank you, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate. A potnt of personal prkvkkege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Please state your pcint, Senator Philip.
Yeah. I'd like to make -- make an observation. And I think we've broken two records this year that probably most people haven't thought abaut. The first record, this is the first time in sixty-two years that the Illinois General Assembly will adjourn ahead of time. Quite a record. The second record: believe it or not, we have been in Session fifty-nine days. We normally are in Session anywhere from ninety to a hundred and twenty days. And I think that we've only had tWo nights that wefve been here late, and I guess I would call this a late night, although it's only 9:15. And we've done everything in the open, where everybody could see it. And I suggest this to the other side: that we had an election November 8thy we got the message. It's the first time since I've been around that we elected the Republican State ticket from the top to the bottom, increased the Senate ane Member, took over *he Illinois House Nith thirteen Members for the first time in twenty years. We not only did that, we went down to Washington, D.C.; took back the House and the Senate - the first time in my lifetlme. And you know what, we got the message. The sëlent majority spoke. And you know What they said to us: Don't increase my taxes; government is too big, it's growing too fast, cut it down; and the thirty-year experinent in public welfare does not work - do something about it, chançe it. And you know what? i We got the message and that's what this budget's al1 about. No tax increases. We reduced the hospital tax by one-third. We 99 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 59th Legislative Day May 26: 1995 balanced the budget. We did tort reform, Structural Work Act. We did charter schools. No, We didn't do charter schools; we did Chicago school reform. We did University of Illinois bcard reform . And tell you pne thing: We have the greatest legislative record this General Assembly has ever seen. And you know what? We 're going to get reelected on that record. I want to compliment both staffs. They wcrked lon: and hard . And...tapplausel...and we're going to miss Karen. She has been great Menber. She's going to do well as the Mayor, will tell you that. And my press secretary for eleven yearsr Mark Gordon, is going to -- bigger and better things; he's going to work for the new Mayory so we 're going to miss him. But we have a good group; we have a 1ot of fun. Have a great summer, and drive very carefully on the way home, because you might run over a Republican.
PRESIDTNG OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Senator Weaver, for what purpose do you rise?
On a point of personal privilege.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) Please state your point, Senator Weaver.
Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Senate . I want to commend President Philip for the orderly and responsible manner ln which he managed the Senate, worked with the Governor and Speaker Daniels, to move forward thls aggressive agenda - a11 in a record anount of time. Two years ago, President Philip set May 22nd <sic> as the goal for adjournment. Tonight we beat that deadline by two days. As you know: today is President Philip's eighty-fifth birthday. Happy birthday, President Philip.
PRESIDING OFFICER: (SENATOR WATSON) No other business to come befcre the Senate, the Senate will l00 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT ( 59th Legislative Day May 26, 1995 i adjourn untik Friday,October 20th,1995, at klo'clock a.m. Have i a great summer. l01 . ... ' 'r- - .. . REPORT: TIFLDZY STATE OF ILLIMOIS 96/09/11 PAGE:001 89TH GENERAL ASSEHBLY 16:18:36 SENATE DAILY TRZNSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX HâY 26, 1995 HB-0032 REFUSE T0 RECEDE PAGE HB-0803 RECZLLFD PAGE HB-0803 THIRD READING PàGE HB-1279 REFUSE T0 RECEDE PâGE HB-21T7 RECEDE PàGE H8-2226 REFUSE T0 RECEDE PAGE H3-2226 CONFERENCE PAGE 58-0293 CONFEREMCE PAGE 58-0368 CONFERENCE PâG: SB-0k65 CONFERENCE PàGE SB-0907 CONFERENCE PAGE 58-0925 CONFEREVCE PAGE SB-1039 COMFERENCE PAGE SB-1039 CONFERENCE PAGE SB-1219 FIRST READING PAGE SR-0082 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE SR-0083 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE HJR-00R5 ADOPTED PâGE HJR-00R5 RESOLUTION OFFERED PZGE SJR-0051 RESOLUTION OFFERED PàGE SUBJECT NZTTER SEMATE RECOVVENES-IZFTER HIDNIGHT) XE88&GES FROX THE HOUSE SENATE STANDS IN RECESS SENATE RECONVENES PRZYER-THE REVEREND %. P. HITKOP PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE JOURNALE-APPROVED JOURNâLS-POSTPONED COMHITTEE REPORTS HESSâGE FROH THE HOUSE EXECUTIVE SESSION COMHITTEE REPORTS-EXEC âPPTS (PAGES 6-19) ARISE FROH EXECUTIVE SESSION SENATE STANDS IN RECESS SENATE RECONVENES INTRODUCTION OF GUEST-SENATOR HASâR: GUEST SPEàKER-MR. ZNDY âNDERBERG SENATE STANDS IN RECESS SENATE RECOMVERES COHMITTEE REPORTS SENATE STAMDS IN RECESS SENATE RECONVENES COMHITTEE REPORTS HESSAGES FROH THE HOUSE SENATE STàNDS AT EASE SENATE RECONVENES COMHITTEE REPORTS HESSAGE FROH THE HOUSE COMHITTEE REPCRTS HESSZGE FROH THE HOUSE COMHITTEE REPORTS RESOLUTIOMS CONSENT CALENDAR ADOPTED ADJOURNHENT