Wednesday, March 3, 1999
9:44 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Albers.
Representative Meyerhofer led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Berceau - 1.
Vacancies - 35th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted.
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Relating to biennial continuing education requirements for social worker certification renewal.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, February 18, 1999.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 3, 1999
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Relating to alternative teacher permits.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, February 22, 1999.
To committee on Education.
Referred on March 3, 1999
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Relating to the administration of an electronic benefit transfer system for the delivery of food stamp benefits.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, February 23, 1999.
To committee on Children and Families
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Referred on March 3, 1999
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for its contributions to the quality of life in Wisconsin over the past 125 years.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Kreibich, Klusman, Huebsch, Suder, Freese, Albers, Pocan, Spillner, Miller, Ryba, Reynolds, Kestell, Ladwig, Brandemuehl, Seratti, Sykora, Olsen, Vrakas, Sherman, Gronemus, Plouff and Colon; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Farrow, Burke, Rude, Moen, Erpenbach, Cowles, Schultz and Darling.
To committee on Rules.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Madison
February 19, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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In accordance with Public Law 97-300, Part A, Section 104 (b)(13) of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Annual Reports of Wisconsin's JTPA Service Delivery Areas have been submitted. They are hereby transmitted to you for your review.
If you have any questions concerning these reports or need additional information, please feel free to contact me or my staff.
Sincerely,
Gert Peerenboom
Deputy Division Administrator
Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
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State of Wisconsin
Council on Workforce Excellence
Madison
February 24, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to present you with the 1998 Annual Report of the Council on Workforce Excellence. The report identifies our activities and accomplishments that will help to strengthen Wisconsin's workforce development system. We appreciated your personal participation in the successful Wisconsin Forward Award banquet.
For the future, Council members are enthusiastic about continuing to meet their statutory responsibilities. In particular, we look forward to the challenges of the new Workforce Investment Act, and are poised to serve as the "Board of Directors" on labor shortage issues. I am confident that we can provide solutions with our partners across the state to ensure a healthy workforce and infrastructure.
If you have questions or would like to discuss any issues, feel free to contact me at (608) 756-1241, or Ron Hunt, DWD-DWE, at (608) 266-2687.
Sincerely,
j. michael borden, CWE Chair
President, Hufcor, Inc.
Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
March 1, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Wisconsin school laws include the following provision in s.
115.45 (6)(b) and
(c), Wis. Stats.:
SECTION 115.45 Grants for preschool to grade 5 programs.
(6) The state superintendent shall:
(b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172 (3), a budget report detailing the grants he or she intends to award under this section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results of the annual testing required under sub. (4) (b) and include a description of the guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for such funds.
(c) Annually submit to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) a report on the academic progress made by pupils enrolled in preschool to grade 5 programs under this section.
All Preschool-to-Grade-5 (P-5) Evaluation Reports for 1997-98 are contained herein as well as a report on the academic progress for all schools funded by the P-5 program. If you have questions, please contact my office or Sandra Dercole in the DPI Office of Urban Education. (414-227-4942).
Sincerely,
John T. Benson
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
