Wednesday, June 11, 1997
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
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Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Darling be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - Senators Darling - 1.
The Senate stood for the invocation which was offered by Leander G. Danforth, the Cultural Advisor for the Oneida Business Committee.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Decker led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: memorializing Congress to work toward an international ban on land mines.
By
Senators
Rude, C. Potter, Moen and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Meyer, R. Young, Kreibich, Freese, J. Lehman, Hanson, Bock, Plouff, Musser, Owens and Hasenohrl.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 244
Relating to: pawnbroking by certain licensed lenders and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Plache, Huelsman and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Schafer, Ward, Kunicki, Dobyns, Goetsch, Green, Kreibich, Musser, Olsen, Porter and Turner.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 245
Relating to: transferring funds in the fixed retirement investment trust of the Wisconsin retirement system and increasing the retirement formula multiplier for certain participating employes in the Wisconsin retirement system for creditable service earned before January 1, 1998.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Wirch, Schultz, Breske, Rude and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Dobyns, Musser, Turner, Schafer, Staskunas, Freese, Boyle, Handrick, Plouff and Sykora.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
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The committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 268
Relating to: permitting the department of corrections to administer the juvenile correctional system under policies and procedures not promulgated as rules and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Moen, Breske, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Bradley, James,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1998.
Read.
Nelsen
, James R.,
of Oconomowoc, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003
Read.
Nicolaisen, Jeanette,
of Reedsburg, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Read.
S194
Petersen, John,
of Madison, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003
Read.
Sauey
, William R.,
of Baraboo, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Adelman, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Darling - 1.
Confirmed.
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Relating to assessment of agricultural land beginning in 1998.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, June 10, 1997.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations, June 11, 1997
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Relating to the licensure of nursing home administrators.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, June 10, 1997.
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs,
June 11, 1997.
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Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 38.
Senator Zien and Welch, with unanimous consent, asked to be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 57.
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 8
