CONTINUED MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 

 

FEBRUARY 4, 2005 - 9:00 a.m.

ROOMS 306/308 - LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

 

Senate Members of JLCAR

House Members of JLCAR

 

 

Robert B. Flanders

Betsey L. Patten

Andre A. Martel

Kathleen N. Taylor

Robert J. Letourneau

Janet G. Wall

Iris W. Estabrook

Elbert I. Bicknell

Martha Fuller Clark

Nelson S. Allan

Robert E. Clegg, Jr. (Alt.)

Robert K. Dodge (Alt.)

Bob Odell (Alt.)

Sharon M. Carson (Alt.)

Peter E. Bragdon (Alt.)

Alida I. Millham (Alt.)

Sylvia B. Larsen (Alt.)

MaryAnn N. Blanchard (Alt.)

Lou D'Allesandro (Alt.)

Maurice L. Pilotte (Alt.)

 

The times and order specified for the agenda and items listed below are only tentative.  The Committee may change the order or may change the amount of time allotted for such items.

 

1.    9:00 am    Convene and Review Minutes

 

 

 

2.    9:05 am    Disc. on INT 2005-1 Env-Wr

 

3.    9:15 am    FP's 2004-174 He-M & OR's 2004-128 He-W & 2004-148 He-M

 

4.  11:15 am     Orientation for JLCAR Members

 

5.  11:45 am     Disc. on Saf-C petition

 

6.  12:00 pm     Petition Responses

 

 

 

Other Business

 

7.  12:15 pm     Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP - Final Proposal

OR - Preliminary Objection Response

ROR - Revised Objection Response

ER - Emergency Rule

INT - Interim Rule


1.   Convene and Review Minutes

 

JLCAR Deadlines Noted Below:

For OR's and ROR's:

Deadline is for sponsoring a joint resolution.

For FP's:

Deadline is for approval, conditional approval, or preliminary objection. Otherwise, rule is automatically approved.

For INT's:

Deadline is for approval or conditional approval.
Otherwise, agency cannot adopt the interim rule.

 

2.      Discussion on procedure of Committee vote on January 21, 2005 to approve the following rules:

 

INT 2005-1

Approval

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Division of Water

Dam Rules

 

3.      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

(a)  FP 2004-174

Objection

Former Division of Mental Health and Development Services

Day Services

(JLCAR Deadline February 22, 2005.  Existing Interim rules will expire February 17, 2005.)

(Formerly Item 15(a) on 1-21-05 agenda.)

 

 

(b)  OR 2004-128

Final Objection

Former Division of Human Services

Medicaid for Employed Adults with Disabilities

(JLCAR Deadline February 22, 2005.)

(Formerly Item 15(b) on 1-21-05 agenda.)

 

 

(c)  OR 2004-148

Approval

Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services

Case Management and Low Utilizers

(JLCAR Deadline April 5, 2005.)

 

 

4.      Orientation for JLCAR members.

 

 

5.      Discussion on proposed rulemaking petition for the Department of Safety relative to amending Saf-C 5203.04 on maximum rates for hazardous materials incident response.

         (Formerly Item 14 on 12-30-04 agenda and Item 16 on 1-21-05 agenda.)  Postponed

 

6.      Discussion on responses to petitions.  Postponed

 

(a)  Petition to the Department of Environmental Services relative to Env-Ws 905 concerning standards for management of mercury-containing amalgam.  (Petition made October 28, 2004.  See response dated December 10, 2004).

(Formerly Item 24(a) on 12-16-04 agenda, Item 15 on 12-30-04 agenda, and Item 17(a) on 1-21-05 agenda.)

 

(b)  Petition to the Board of Education to undertake a new rulemaking proceeding relative to standards for educational personnel and approval of professional preparation programs in order to conform with federal law regarding the use of Social Security Numbers.  (Petition made November 19, 2004.  See response dated December 16, 2004).

(Formerly Item 15(b) on 12-30-04 agenda and Item 17(b) on 1-21-05 agenda.)

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

7.      Other