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Ms. Bettman wanted to support the bill at a high priority level and lobby for an amendment that provided funding to support it. Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy, Mr. Cushman said he would characterize the current system as working. He did not think the bill would make the system work any better. Mayor Piercy agreed with Ms. Bettman’s concerns but suggested the City continue to monitor the bill given the additional work load it would create. Ms. Bettman concurred. She asked why the definition of half-way house was deleted in the bill. Mr. Cushman did not know. Ms. Wilson noted that the bill had not moved at all. SB 846 Ms. Wilson said the bill, which would require law enforcement agencies to take DNA samples from persons arrested for certain felony crimes, had not yet been referred to a committee. She believed the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would be opposed to it and said she could double-check that. The bill was sponsored by Senator Winters and Ms. Wilson speculated that it arose from a personal situation. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to drop the bill from consideration. The mo- tion passed unanimously, 3:0. Mr. Cushman recommended that the committee also drop HB 2949, which was identical. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to drop HB 2949 from consideration. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. SJR 32 Ms. Bettman support Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 32, which would amend the Oregon Constitution to allow revenue from gas taxes and vehicle registration fees to go to the State police, with an amendment to hold the existing allocations to the cities harmless. Mr. Jones said the bill appeared to be stalled while other related bills were moving forward. He asked if those were perhaps more viable bills to support. Ms. Wilson said if the joint resolution passed, the legislature would refer an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to the voters. She agreed there were other bills the legislature was considering, and if it could succeed with legislation, it would turn to the ballot. Ms. Wilson suggested the City also work toward a similar amendment for the related bills. The committee concurred. Ms. Taylor opposed the bill because it would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Mayor Piercy concurred. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to assign the bill a status of Priority 3, Sup- port with amendments. The motion passed, 2:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. HB 2372-A Ms. Bettman wanted to support the bill, which would require employers of 25 or more employees to provide unpaid rest periods to employees to express milk. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 19, 2007 Page 5