Thursday, September 16, 1999
10:20 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Huebsch in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 119 offered by Representatives Brandemuehl, Hasenohrl and Urban.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 266 offered by Representative Huebsch.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 343 offered by Representatives Ladwig, Freese and Kreibich.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 469
Relating to: permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned.
By
Representatives Kelso, Walker, Grothman, Ladwig, Stone, Jensen, Musser, Montgomery, Owens, Hundertmark, Suder, Porter, Jeskewitz, Townsend, Urban, Kaufert, Nass, Underheim, Vrakas, Handrick and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Rosenzweig and Cowles.
To committee on Labor and Employment
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Assembly Bill 470
Relating to: the procedure for creating a new school district from the territory of one or more existing school districts.
By
Representatives Skindrud and Hahn.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 471
Relating to: providing financial assistance to small businesses for training employes and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Schooff, Krug, Riley, Balow, Ryba, Sykora, Plale, Richards, Plouff, Seratti, Miller, J. Lehman, Sinicki, Hasenohrl, Lassa, Huber, Pocan, Staskunas, Gronemus, Turner, Coggs, Bock, Carpenter, Black, Boyle, Kreuser, Young, Berceau and Waukau; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Robson, Drzewiecki, Erpenbach, Schultz and Wirch.
To committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly Bill 472
Relating to: imposing vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to accidents and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Young, Hahn, Urban, Porter, Riley and Coggs; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Farrow.
To committee on Highway Safety.
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The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 254
Relating to: correcting the fishing license fee for disabled veterans (Revisor's Correction Bill).
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Handrick, Ott, Powers, Boyle, Hubler, Gronemus, J. Lehman and Steinbrink.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 272
Relating to: the issuance of wild turkey hunting licenses to qualified resident landowners.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Handrick, Ott, Powers, Gronemus and Steinbrink.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Boyle, Hubler and J. Lehman.
To committee on Rules.
DuWayne Johnsrud
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Madison
September 10, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Wis. Stat. s.
1.11(2)(j), please find the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin's (Commission) Annual Report to the legislature. The report describes the environmental assessments and environmental impact statements prepared for major actions before the Commission between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999.
If you have any questions regarding the report, please contact Ms. Kathleen Zuelsdorff at (608) 266-2730.
Sincerely,
Ave M. Bie
Chairperson
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
September 10, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f), Wis. Stats. (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3), Wis. 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 August 1999.
On August 4, 1999 the Support Collection Trust Fund balance was -$9.54 million. This shortfall continued until August 5, 1999 when the balance reached $295 thousand. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On August 19, 1999 the Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund balance was -$4.82 million. This shortfall decreased to -$4.79 million on August 20, 1999 and continued until August 23, 1999 when the balance reached $3.98 million. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Support Collection Trust Fund and Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 14, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We at the Department of Natural Resources are pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11(2)(j) of the state statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessments (EA's) and environmental impact statements (EIS's) completed by the Department in the past fiscal year.
Questions about the report can be directed to George Albright, Chief of the Environmental Analysis and Liaison Section, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, phone 266-6437
Sincerely,
