Thursday, June 3, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Joanne Huelsman.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 183
Relating to: battery to a member of a citizen crime prevention organization and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Robson and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Schooff, Balow, Colon, Hasenohrl, Musser, Seratti, Sinicki, Turner and Ziegelbauer, by request of Beloit Public Safety and Crime Prevention Council
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To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 184
Relating to: the regulation of firearms by cities, villages, towns and counties.
By
Senators
Jauch, Risser and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle, Young, La Fave, Wasserman, Pocan, Berceau, Bock, Black, Carpenter, Richards, Miller, Travis, Urban and Morris-Tatum.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 185
Relating to: designating a portion of STH 27 as the "Donald K. `Deke' Slayton Memorial Highway".
By
Senators
Moen and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Musser and Huebsch.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 186
Relating to: evaluating children with learning disabilities for phonemic awareness.
By
Senators
Darling, Fitzgerald, Welch, Zien, Roessler and George; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Underheim, Jensen, Ladwig, Kelso, Kestell, Freese, Owens, Gunderson, Albers, Ward, Sykora, Hundertmark and Petrowski.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 109
Relating to: requirements for a state health officer.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Welch.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
June 1, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As directed by s.
29.889(11), Stats., the Department of Natural Resources has prepared a report to the Legislature regarding the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program for the 1998 program year, ending December 31, 1998. Said statute directs distribution to "appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
13.172(3), Stats. In compliance with these requirements, and because the both of you are more apt to determine "Appropriate standing committees", I am submitting this report to you, the Chief Clerks of the Senate and Assembly, for distribution.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
George E. Meyer
Secretary
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
May 24, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed please find reports from evaluations conducted for the Department of Public Instruction on alcohol and other drug abuse grant programs. These reports are submitted in compliance with s.
115.361(7)(c), Wis. Stats.
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Please note that in addition to the report analyzing information on DPI-administered AODA grants, we are providing an in-depth report of a study of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in Wisconsin schools. the study and report were completed in compliance with a plan to more thoroughly evaluate prevention programs. The plan was developed as a result of a recommendation from the Legislative Audit bureau's review of prevention programs administered by state agencies.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding either of these reports, please contact Steve Fernan, Education Consultant for Prevention Education, at (608) 266-3889.
