Thursday, September 20, 2001
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: urging the U.S. Congress to designate The Highground Veterans Memorial Park a national park or a national monument.
By
Senators
Zien, Schultz, Burke, Huelsman, Roessler, Welch, Darling, Harsdorf and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Musser, Vrakas, Schneider, Kreibich, Huebsch, Albers, Ladwig, Owens, Turner, Balow, Urban, Freese, Gronemus, Rhoades, Plale, Hahn, Skindrud, Ott, Sykora, Krawczyk, Lassa, Gunderson, Ryba, Pettis, Petrowski and Starzyk.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 243
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit for the costs of teaching school professional staff how to use digital technology and distance-learning technology.
By
Senators
Erpenbach and Grobschmidt.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 244
Relating to: school district use of educational technology block grants.
By
Senator
Erpenbach
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 245
Relating to: contribution rates under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senator
Wirch
; cosponsored by Representative Vrakas
.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 246
Relating to: references to the Internal Revenue Code for income and franchise tax purposes.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Gard
, by request of the Department of Revenue
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 247
Relating to: the membership of the child abuse and neglect prevention board.
By
Senators
Erpenbach and Darling.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 248
Relating to: prohibiting certain governmental subdivisions from providing or selling certain telecommunications services and Internet access services and from making certain transfers of telecommunications transmission facilities.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Breske, Moen, Rosenzweig, Welch, Kanavas, M. Meyer, Huelsman and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Kedzie, Huebsch, Suder, Gronemus, Musser, Stone, Seratti, Freese, Pettis, Walker, Skindrud, Nass and D. Meyer.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Mickelson, Dr. David M.,
of Madison, as a member of the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Miyamoto, Douglas "Bub" M.,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The committee on Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 128
Relating to: requiring health insurance policies to cover contraceptive articles and services.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch and Hansen.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Roessler and Welch.
Referred to joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e)
