Tuesday, June 3, 1997
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 73 offered by committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 172 offered by committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 203 offered by Representative Hahn.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 223 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 291 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 291 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 348 offered by committee on Agriculture.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 398
Relating to: including in the public school curriculum information on how and where to register to vote.
By
Representatives Jensen, Riley, Sykora, Ziegelbauer, Schafer, Staskunas, Musser, Huebsch, Meyer, Kelso, Wasserman, M. Lehman, J. Lehman, Ladwig, Skindrud, Urban, Dobyns, Ott, Hoven, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Albers, Seratti and R. Young; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
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To committee on Mandates.
Assembly Bill 399
Relating to: the issuance of alternative teaching permits and teaching licenses.
By
Representatives Duff, Ainsworth, Grothman, Owens, Jensen, Goetsch, Seratti, Nass and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, Huelsman and Welch.
To committee on Education.
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ENROLLED BILLS
The following Assembly proposals, which have been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, have been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
Assembly Bill 186
Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
May 30, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate or the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 1866May 30, 1997
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Communications
June 3, 1997
The Honorable Ben Brancel
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
Dear Speaker Brancel:
I am writing this letter to you regarding the appointment of members to the Subcommittee on Victim's Rights to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. Please appoint the following Representatives to this Subcommittee:
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Representative Mark Green, Chair
Representative Dan Vrakas
Representative Carol Kelso
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Best Regards,
Mark Green
State Representative
Chair, Assembly Committee on Judiciary
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Madison
May 20, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In accordance with s.
601.427(9), Wis. Stat., I am pleased to submit this report to the Wisconsin Legislature. This report is to evaluate the impact that
1995 Wisconsin Act 10 has had on the following:
(a) The number of health care providers practicing in Wisconsin.
(b) The fees that health care providers pay under s.655.27(3).
(c) The premiums that health care providers pay for health care liability insurance.
The evaluation performed included the collection and analysis of statistics regarding the number of health care providers and premiums charged for health care liability insurance. While analysis of these statistics determined that not enough time has elapsed since the enactment of Act 10 to allow for a conclusive analysis of its impact, it should be emphasized that explicit recognition of the cap has been made in the annual fee setting process for the Fund. Specifically, a reduction in the loss costs resulted in an estimated $36.1 million reduction in fees paid by Wisconsin health care providers for fiscal years 1995-1996 through 1997-1998.
The attached report provides information regarding the background of Act 10, the statistics collected and the analysis performed.
Sincerely,
JOSEPHINE W. MUSSER
Commissioner of Insurance
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
May 12, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of April, 1997.
On April 1, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$2 thousand. this shortfall increased to -$3 thousand on April 30, 1997. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On April 29, 1997 the University Trust Fund-Principal balance was -$226 thousand. This shortfall continued until April 30, 1997 when the balance reached $36 thousand. This shortfall was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment and University Trust-Principal Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
