This afternoon the House of Delegates adopted House Concurrent Resolution 107, which provides for the issuance not to exceed $45 million of refunding bonds pursuant to the “Safe Roads Amendment of 1996”. This resolution must now be approved and adopted by the Senate.

The House also took up two bills for immediate consideration and read them a first time after they were reported to the floor. These bills, House Bill 111 which would providing for annual evaluations of professional personnel in the public schools and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 1002, were both advanced to 2nd Reading.

Senate Bill 1010, which would create a Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund, was read a second time and advanced to 3rd reading along with the 22 Supplemental Appropriation measures found on the House Calendar. The 22 appropriation measures are duplicate Senate and House versions of the same bills.

The House is in recess until 6:00 p.m. this evening.

Following a short recess, the House of Delegates received two bills passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 1006 relating to alternative training and certification of principals and teachers and Senate Bill 1009 relating to improving performance of schools and school districts. The bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read a 1st time prior to being referred to the House Education Committee.

The House is adjourned until 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, May 18th, 2010.

The following House Committee will meet tomorrow, May 18th, 2010:

Education – 11:00 a.m. – 434M

During this evening’s floor session, the House passed House Bill 109, which would create teacher empowerment teams.

The House also passed Senate Bill 1003 which renames conservation officers natural resources police officers. The bill has completed legislative action and now awaits the Governor’s signature.

All supplementary appropriation bills were advanced to 2nd Reading as well as Senate Bill 1010, which would create the Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund, and Senate Bill 1011, which implements temporary high risk pool programs to provide certain health insurance coverage.

The House also received a resolution pertaining to the Amended Call. House Concurrent Resolution 107, which provides for the issuance not to exceed $45 million of refunding bonds pursuant to the “Safe Roads Amendment of 1996”.

The House will reconvene tomorrow at 4 p.m.

The following House committees will meet tomorrow:

Education – 1 p.m. – 434M

During a Saturday morning session following committee meetings House members briefly met to determine a quorum and continue the work of the 1st Extraordinary Session of 2010.

One bill, Senate Bill 1003, which renames conservation officers natural resources police officers, was read a second time and advanced to third reading.

The House is adjourned until tomorrow, Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

The Following House Committees will meet tomorrow, Sunday, May 16th, 2010:

Education – 4:00 p.m. – 434M

Finance – 4:00 p.m. – 460M

Meeting this afternoon, House members received Senate messages regarding the passage of several pieces of legislation by that body. The House took up three messages for immediate consideration and passed two of them, completing legislative action on both.

The measures which completed action include Senate Bill 1004, which replacing references to “mentally retarded” in state law with “intellectually disabled” and Senate Bill 1005, which relates to criminal offenses and penalties regarding firearms and ammunition sales.

A third message regarding Senate Bill 1003,which renames conservation officers natural resources police officers was also received and taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time.

On the House Calendar, House Bill 103 which would rename conservation officers as natural resources police officers was read a second time and advanced to third reading.

The House is adjourned until tomorrow, Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

The following House Committee will meet tomorrow, Saturday, May 15, 2010:

Education – 9:00 a.m. – 434M

The Following House Committees will meet Sunday, May 16th, 2010:

Education – 4:00 p.m. – 434M

Finance – 4:00 p.m. – 460M

Photo: House Education Committee members meet during the May Special Session dealing with education issues.