Relating to: requiring the department of employe trust funds to establish a health care coverage plan for employers in the private sector, creating a private employer health care coverage board and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Musser, Turner, Ryba, Bock, La Fave, Sykora, Ainsworth, Wasserman, Hebl, Huber, Goetsch, Olsen, Hoven, Handrick, Lassa, Kreuser, Pocan, Miller, Ziegelbauer, Sinicki, Berceau, Albers, Pettis, Hundertmark, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Staskunas, Seratti, Skindrud, Boyle, Kestell, Plouff and Porter; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Breske, Baumgart, Wirch, Plache, Robson, George, Decker, Clausing, Fitzgerald and Roessler.
To committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: requiring schools to instruct pupils about Veterans' Day and the contributions and sacrifices of veterans.
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By
Representatives Musser, Ryba, Boyle, Handrick, Kedzie, Freese, Plale, Hahn, Riley, Turner, Goetsch, Plouff, J. Lehman, Lassa, Gunderson, Johnsrud, Seratti, Hoven, Skindrud, Kreuser and Bock; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Wirch, Welch and Panzer.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 65
Relating to: contributions for a World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Musser, Schneider, Boyle, Pettis, Plouff, Brandemuehl, Kreuser, Ryba, Owens, Ward, Freese, Vrakas, Hahn, Riley, Turner, F. Lasee, Kaufert, J. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Gunderson, Seratti, Powers and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, George, Clausing, Drzewiecki, Welch, Fitzgerald and Panzer.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 66
Relating to: a sales tax exemption for sales to veterans organizations.
By
Representatives Musser, Boyle, Turner, Freese, Suder, Handrick, Riley, Plale, Porter, Pettis, Ryba, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Seratti, Gunderson, Grothman, Powers, Albers and Kreuser; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Fitzgerald, Drzewiecki, Darling and Roessler.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 67
Relating to: preparation of year 2000 impact statements; gathering of information by state and local governmental officers and agencies concerning year 2000 and leap year-related processing and public access to such information; educational outreach concerning year 2000 and leap year-related computer failures; untrue, deceptive or misleading statements in connection with the ability of an electronic computing device to process, transmit or receive date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries, and during the years 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations; admissibility of statements regarding the year 2000 processing capabilities of a product or service; authorizing the department of military affairs to fund the testing of contingency emergency planning regarding the year 2000 computer problems; authorizing the activation of the national guard for public disasters related to the year 2000 computer issues; recovery of damages in certain actions against state and local governmental units and officers, employes and agents thereof caused by the incorrect processing, transmittal or receipt of certain date data; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Schneider and Kreuser.
To committee on Information Policy
.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
1
Assembly Joint Resolution
2
Assembly Joint Resolution
7
Assembly Joint Resolution
8
Assembly Joint Resolution
9
Assembly Bill 49
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Communications
January 26, 1999
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 E. Main, # 402
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Charles:
Please accept this letter as the official appointment of Democratic members to Assembly Standing Committees and the Legislature's Joint Standing Committees. Please refer to Rep. Krug's January 5, 1999 memo and her supplemental January 25th, 1999 memo for the specific assignments for the Democratic members. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact my office if you have any questions. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Scott r. Jensen
Speaker
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January 25, 1999
Scott Jensen
Assembly Speaker
Capitol, 211 West
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Scott:
As per usual, the committee assignments usually engender a few changes after they are released. I am now recommending the following:
Environment
Remove Frank Boyle
Appoint Peter Bock
Tourism
Remove Peggy Krusick
Appoint Chris Sinicki
Consumer Affairs
Remove Peggy Krusick
Appoint Mark Miller
Please let me know if you need any further information or if my members need to do anything before the changes become effective.
Sincerely,
Shirley Krug
Assembly Democratic Leader
January 27, 1999
Mr. Donald Schneider
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Senate
Mr. Charlie Sanders
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Dear Sirs:
Please remove my name as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 13, relating to: commencement of the fall semester at public schools.
I did not request to be a sponsor of this legislation, and my name was inadvertently included on the list of sponsors submitted when the bill was introduced.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Jeff sTone
State Representative
82nd Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
January 19, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
In
1997 Act 27, the 97-99 Biennial Budget, the Legislature established requirements in state law intended to strengthen protections for children and vulnerable adults in organized care settings. The provisions require, among other things, that designated caregivers conduct background checks on all new and existing staff and bar them from employing anyone who has committed certain crimes or acts. DHFS and (for certain child care providers) counties and local school boards must perform checks on a provider before issuing a license or other credential. Individuals who have committed prohibited crimes or acts may apply to the Department, counties, or school boards for a waiver of the employment or licensing bans upon evidence of rehabilitation.
Sections
48.685(5g) and
50.065(5g) of the Wisconsin Statutes direct the Department to submit an annual report to the legislature that specifies the number of persons who have sought waivers of employment or licensing bans by requesting to demonstrate that they have been rehabilitated. The report must also specify the number of requests that were approved and the reasons for the success or failure of the requests. Attached is the report for 1998.
Questions about this report should be referred to Linda Dawson, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, at 608-266-0355.
Thank you for distributing this report to members of the Assembly.
Sincerely,
joe leean
Secretary, DHFS
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
