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                                 NEW YORK STATE SENATE





                                THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD







                                   ALBANY, NEW YORK

                                   January 12, 1999

                                      11:05 a.m.



                                    REGULAR SESSION





                 LT. GOVERNOR MARY O. DONOHUE, President

                 STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary





















                                                                
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                                THE PRESIDENT:   The Senate will
come

                 to order.

                                I ask everyone present to rise
and

                 please repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance.

                                (Whereupon, the assemblage
recited

                 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

                                THE PRESIDENT:   In the absence
of

                 clergy, may we bow our heads in a moment of
silence.

                                (Whereupon, the assemblage
respected

                 a moment of silence.)

                                THE PRESIDENT:   The reading of
the

                 Journal.

                               THE SECRETARY:   In Senate,
Monday,

                 January 11th.  The Senate met pursuant to

                 adjournment.  The Journal of Friday, January
8th,

                 was read and approved.  On motion, Senate
adjourned.

                                THE PRESIDENT:   Without
objection -

                                SENATOR LACK:   Madam President,
if I

                 may, without -

                             THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Lack.

                                SENATOR LACK:   -- without
objection,

                 could I respectfully ask that you recognize a
very

                 honored guest that we have in our east gallery
this

                 morning, the Honorable Cemal Dirik, who is the

                 Supreme Court Judge from the Republic of Turkey.







                                                                
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                                (Applause.)

                                THE PRESIDENT:   Without
objection,

                 the Journal stands approved.

                                Senator, go ahead.

                             SENATOR LACK:   Thank you so much
for

                 joining us, Judge.  Pleasure to have you in our

                 chamber today.

                                THE PRESIDENT:   The Chair will

                 recognize Cemal Dirik.  Welcome.

                                Presentation of petitions.

                                Messages from the Assembly.

                                Messages from the Governor.

                                Reports of standing committees. 
The

                 Secretary will read.

                             Reports of select committees.

                                Communications and reports from
State

                 officers.

                                Motions and resolutions.

                                Senator Bruno.

                                SENATOR BRUNO:   Madam
President, can

                 we at this time adopt the Resolution Calendar?

                                THE PRESIDENT:   All in favor of

                 adopting the Resolution Calendar, signify by
saying

                 aye.

                                (Response of "Aye.")







                                                                
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                                THE PRESIDENT:   Opposed, nay.

                                (No response.)

                                THE PRESIDENT:   The Resolution

                 Calendar is adopted.

                                SENATOR BRUNO:   Madam
President, can

                 we return to reports of standing committees?

                                THE PRESIDENT:   We return to the

                 order of the reports of standing committees.

                                The Secretary will read.

                             THE SECRETARY:   Senator LaValle,

                 from the Committee on Higher Education, reports:

                                Senate Bills, Number 28, by
Senator

                 LaValle, an act to amend the Education Law.

                                122, by Senator Rath, an act to
amend

                 the Education Law; and

                                258, by Senator Holland, an act
to

                 authorize the Salvation Army Eastern Territory

                 School.

                                All bills directly for third
reading.

                                THE PRESIDENT:   Without
objection,

                 all bills directed third reading.

                                Senator Bruno.

                                SENATOR BRUNO:   Madam
President, is

                 there any other business that has to be done at
the

                 desk?







                                                                
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                                THE PRESIDENT:   No, there is
not,

                 Senator.

                                SENATOR BRUNO:   There is not. 
Then,

                 there being no other business to come before the

                 Senate, I would move that we stand adjourned
until

                 Tuesday next at 3 p.m., intervening days to be

                 legislative days.

                                THE PRESIDENT:   All right.  On

                 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
Tuesday,

                 January 19th, at 3 p.m., intervening days being

                 legislative days.

                                Have a good day.

                            (Whereupon, at 1:09 a.m., the Senate

                 adjourned.)