Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 293
Relating to: licenses to carry a concealed weapon, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Zien, Schultz, Huelsman, Welch and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Handrick, Huebsch, Reynolds, Albers, Gundrum, Pettis, Goetsch, Walker, Musser, Owens, F. Lasee, Seratti, Suder and Nass.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 294
Relating to: supplemental funding for elderly nutrition programs and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Drzewiecki, Wirch, Breske, Moore, Grobschmidt, Risser, Plache, Erpenbach, Decker, Baumgart, Clausing, Robson, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Darling and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Waukau, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Freese, Lassa, Kaufert, Ryba, Pocan, Gunderson, Turner, Coggs, Seratti, Gronemus, Balow, Petrowski, Black, Berceau, Rhoades, Plouff, Sinicki, Hebl, Staskunas, Miller, Boyle and Young.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 295
Relating to: the duty of a vehicle registrant to notify the department of transportation of any change to the registrant's name or address.
By
Senators
Farrow, Zien, Plache, Huelsman, Roessler, Darling, Rosenzweig, Erpenbach, Cowles and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Huber, Hahn, Albers, Olsen, Jeskewitz, Spillner, Sykora, Musser, M. Lehman, Underheim, Duff, Stone, Pettis, F. Lasee, Ladwig, Meyerhofer, Plouff, Goetsch, Miller, Lassa and Wasserman.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 296
Relating to: issuance of public debt to finance certain projects affecting state-owned historic properties.
By
Senators
Burke and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Freese and Schooff.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: membership of the employe trust funds board and the Wisconsin retirement board.
By
Senators
Wirch, Rude, Grobschmidt and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Musser, Black, J. Lehman, Ryba and Waukau.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 298
Relating to: structured settlement agreements.
By
Senators
Breske, Baumgart, Burke, Clausing and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Musser, Hasenohrl, Plale, M. Lehman, Ryba, Waukau, Underheim, Kreuser and Young.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: the requirements for examinations for nursing home administrator licenses and for reciprocal nursing home administrator licenses and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Moen, Erpenbach, Robson, Burke, Rude, Darling and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Wasserman, Pettis, Hahn, J. Lehman, La Fave, Riley and Ryba, by request of Nursing Home Administrators Examining Board.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Pittelkow, Charles R.,
of Brookfield, as a member of the Savings Bank Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
November 18, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 99-13 Legislation Recommended by the American
S354
Indian Study Committee
(1999 Assembly Bills 585, 586 and 587)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc99recs.htm.
Sincerely,
Jane R. Henkel
Acting Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
November 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, require that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, DC, for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies (Wis. Stats. 16.548(2)).
The report for the period July, 1999, through September, 1999, is attached.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Acting Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Council on Physical Disabilities
November 19, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required by s.
46.29 (f) of the state statutes, I am pleased to submit to you the Annual report of the Council on Physical Disabilities for state fiscal year 1999 (July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999). the Council appreciates the opportunity to participate in state government as a representative of Wisconsin's citizens with physical disabilities.
Large print, Braille, audiotapes, and computer disc versions of this report are available by contacting the staff at the Council at 608/266-9667 (voice) or 608/267-3906 (Fax).
Sincerely,
Joel Rodney
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
November 17, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
25.17(14r) of the Statutes requires that the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) submit a report to the Joint Committee on Audit, joint Committee on Finance and the Chief Clerks of each House summarizing any change in the Board's investment policies, upon adoption of the change.
On October 14, 1999 the Board approved modifications to the Investment Policy Guidelines relating to the Non-Traditional, private equity portfolios. Attached are the modified guidelines.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this report.
