Senate Bill 358
Relating to: animal health testing and diagnosis, creating a veterinary diagnostic laboratory board and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Clausing, Schultz, Burke, Erpenbach, Decker, Jauch, Fitzgerald, Moen, Rude, Huelsman, Baumgart, Breske, A. Lasee, Roessler and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Plouff, Lassa, Reynolds, Musser, Urban, Kestell, Spillner, Schneider, Hasenohrl, Hahn, Olsen, Hutchison, Hundertmark, Gronemus, Kreuser, Ainsworth, Ladwig, Brandemuehl, Turner, Pettis, Huebsch, Klusman, Petrowski, Rhoades, Kaufert, Gunderson, Freese, Sykora and Albers.
To committee on Agriculture.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
March 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Public Instruction is submitting the 1999 Annual Report on the Status of Bilingual-Bicultural Education programs, as required under s.
115.96, Wisconsin Statutes. The enclosed report provides data from the 37 state-aided bilingual-bicultural/ESL education programs for the 1998 fiscal year (July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999).
This annual report includes details on the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin and factors contributing to program expansion; the continuously lower annual reimbursement rates for school districts; the number of pupils served from minority languages; the locations of the state-aided programs during the 1999 fiscal year (July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999); and staff-related data.
If you have any questions on any aspect of this report, please contact Barbara A. Bitters, director, equity mission team, at
barbara.bitters@dpi.state.wi.us or 266-9609.
Sincerely,
John T. Benson
State Superintendent
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
2:05 P.M.
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2:50 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly Bill 203
Relating to: automatic fire sprinkler systems in University of Wisconsin System residence halls.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 203 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
203 be given a third reading. Granted.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 203. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 203 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
203 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: liability for the actions of law enforcement officers and other employes of cities, villages, towns or counties who are requested to assist other jurisdictions.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 453 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 453 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
453 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 453 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
453 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 662
Relating to: transaction fees for issuing fishing and game approvals.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that
Assembly Bill 662 be placed at the head of the eleventh order of business on the calendar of Thursday, March 9. Granted.
Assembly Bill 685
Relating to: the sale of fireworks to nonresidents and shipping of fireworks.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 685 be laid on the table. Granted.
Assembly Bill 714
Relating to: use of epinephrine auto-injectors on pupils by certain school employes and volunteers.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 714 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 714 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
714 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 714 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
714 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Bill 146
Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 146 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
146 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 146 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
146 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Bill 163
Relating to: changing certain terminology in laws affecting the state civil service system (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employment relations).
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 163 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
163 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 163 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
163 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 444
Relating to: the term "station wagon"; requests for personalized vehicle registration plates; the contents of certificates of vehicle title; motor vehicle financial responsibility laws; temporary operation plates for leased vehicles; the location of vehicle identification numbers; the expiration date of trailer fleet registration; credit and plate transfer provisions associated with the registration of automobiles; the elimination of certain replacement plate fees; registering semitrailers under the international registration plan; motor vehicles passing within 100 feet of an intersection located outside of a business or residential district; the renumbering of statutory provisions prohibiting individuals from making false statements to the department of transportation; deadlines for submitting applications and awarding grants under the bicycle and pedestrian facilities grant program; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of transportation).
Representative Foti moved nonconcurrence in Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 444.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 444 be nonconcurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, 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, Waukau, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representative Gunderson - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
444 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
