No. 76

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, September 1, 2004.

1:00 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Clerk.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

Mr. Doug Simon, Committee Clerk Director, offered the following invocation:

"God in Heaven, thank You for the blue sky and bright sunshine we are blessed with on this glorious day in the capital city of our great state. But Lord, we must pray for those less fortunate on this day, the school children in Russia who are in so desperate need of Your help. We pray that Your will is a safe return for those precious young people to their families. Amen."

Notices

September 1, 2004

Gary Randall, Clerk of the House

Ground Floor, Capitol

Lansing, MI 48909

Dear Mr. Randall:

I am hereby removing Representative David Farhat from the Conference Committee on Senate Bill 1067, which is the Higher Education appropriations for FY 2004-2005, and replacing him with Speaker Rick Johnson.

If you have any questions, please contact my office.

Sincerely,

Rick Johnson

Speaker of the House

Communications from State Officers

The following communications from the Secretary of State were received and read:

Notices of Filing

Administrative Rules

July 7, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:02 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-01) for the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Director's Office, entitled "Cosmetology", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

July 15, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:48 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-02) for the Department of Community Health, Office of the State Registrar, entitled "Cancer Reporting", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

July 26, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:13 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-03) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 808. Payment of Breeder's Awards", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

July 26, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:15 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-04) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 814. Michigan Futurity and Sire Stakes Races", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

July 26, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:17 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-05) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 820. Michigan-bred Pari-mutuel Races", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

July 26, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 3:19 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-07-06) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 812. State Aid for Harness Horse Racing", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

August 10, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 1:56 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-08-01) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 817. Quarter Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplement", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

August 10, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 1:58 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-08-02) for the Department of Agriculture, Fairs, Exhibitions and Racing Division, entitled "Regulation No. 823. American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplement", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

August 17, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 1:03 P.M. this date, administrative rule (04-08-03) for the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Office of Financial and Insurance Services entitled "Standards for Safeguarding Customer Financial Information", effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

Sincerely,

Terri Lynn Land

Secretary of State

Robin Houston, Office Supervisor

Office of the Great Seal

The communications were referred to the Clerk.

The following communication from the Auditor General was received and read:

August 31, 2004

Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report and/or report summary:

Performance Audit of the Automated Information Systems,

Department of State and Department of Information Technology

August 2004

Sincerely,

Thomas H. McTavish, C.P.A.

Auditor General

The communication was referred to the Clerk and the accompanying report referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

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The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Thursday, September 2, at 10:00 a.m.

GARY L. RANDALL

Clerk of the House of Representatives