tuesDay, January 14, 1997
2:00 P.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(1)(c), the following shall be the committees of the Senate for the 1997-98 legislative session.
Administrative Rules (5)
Agriculture and Environmental Resources (5)
Audit (5)
Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations (5)
Education (7)
Finance (8)
Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs (7)
Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs (5)
Information Policy (5)
Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs (5)
Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions (7)
Utility Regulation (7)
Ayes, 5 - Senators Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
January 7, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.230.04(13)(e), Stats., the annual report of the Department of Employment Relations, Division of Affirmative Action is hereby submitted. Please distribute the enclosed announcements of the report's availability to members of the Senate.
Additional copies may be obtained from the Department of Employment Relations, Division of Affirmative Action, 137 East Wilson Street, Madison 53702. The telephone number is (608)266-5709.
Sincerely,
jon e. litscher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
January 10, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please find the enclosed four documents from the Education Commission of the States (ECS), of which Governor Thompson is the past chairman.
1. 1995-96 Annual Report
2. 1996 Education Agenda
3. A copy of the ECS bylaws with amendments, if any
4. 1995-96 ECS Highlights
The ECS is required to file these with your office in order to meet its statutory requirements under ss.
39.75 and
39.76, Wis. Stats. If there are any questions please call me at 266-9820.
Sincerely,
jon e. litscher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Governor Task Force
January 2, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am submitting the report of the Governor's Task Force on Cheese Pricing.
The report's recommendations address federal milk pricing policy, cheese market information services, and regulatory oversight of the National Cheese Exchange. Addressing these issues will require federal actions, and the Task Force urges you to relay these recommendations to the appropriate federal authorities.
The Task Force has also made recommendations regarding the operations of National Cheese Exchange. We encourages you to forward these recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Exchange. We recognize that the Exchange is a private, non-stock corporation whose by-laws and rules regulating trading are governed by its member-elected board. These recommendations are intended to help improve public confidence in the Exchange and to broaden participation in and access to trading on the Exchange.
On behalf of the members of the Task Force, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to assist you in your efforts to improve the current cheese pricing system.
Sincerely,
robert h. burns
