Relating to: deductibles for coverage of treatment for alcoholism and other drug abuse problems and nervous and mental disorders.
By
Senators
Roessler, Burke, Shibilski, Panzer, George, Darling, Clausing, Wirch and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Notestein, Harsdorf, Ourada, Bock, Turner, Musser, Robson, Plale, Brandemuehl, Boyle, R. Young, Hasenohrl, Baldwin, Riley, Hanson, L. Young, Wasserman, Kreuser, Springer, La Fave, Murat and Gronemus.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 417
Relating to: creating a Family, Communities and Schools Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
C. Potter
; cosponsored by Representative Olsen
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 418
Relating to: strategic energy assessments, constraints on electric power transmission, control of certain transmission facilities by an independent system operator, the adequacy of retail electric service supplies, electric generating and transfer capacities, certification requirements applicable to certain projects proposed by public utilities, standards, permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines, certain out-of-state sales of retail electric service, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Moen, Rude, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald, Jauch, Risser, Wineke, Clausing, Schultz and C. Potter; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, R. Potter, Otte, M. Lehman, Musser, Freese, Ward, Dobyns, Schneider, Ainsworth, Hanson, Albers, Huebsch, Hubler, Carpenter, Ziegelbauer, Brandemuehl, Robson, Hebl, Bock, Hasenohrl, Meyer, Baumgart, Gronemus, Boyle, Baldwin and Schafer.
To committee on Utility Regulation.
Senate Bill 419
Relating to: food stamps for qualified aliens and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Decker, Moore, Roessler, Moen, Burke, Clausing and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Notestein, Meyer, Ainsworth, Black, Springer, Huber, L. Young, Ziegelbauer, R. Young, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Baldwin, Hanson and Riley.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 420
Relating to: the registration of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Panzer, Wineke, Plache, Chvala, Schultz, Rude, Moore, Weeden, Rosenzweig, Fitzgerald, Breske, Cowles, C. Potter, Risser, Zien, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Clausing and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Murat, Gard, Hasenohrl, Baumgart, Bock, Musser, Hanson, Grothman, Ryba, Goetsch, Springer, Gronemus, Ziegelbauer, Kaufert, Otte, Kreibich, Freese and Hebl.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 421
Relating to: exempting persons who braid hair or who engage in certain activities preparatory to portrait photography from licensing requirements administered by the barbering and cosmetology examining board.
By
Senator
Moore
; cosponsored by Representatives L. Young, R. Young, Albers, Grothman, Seratti and Riley.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 422
Relating to: authority to consider a single violation of law prohibiting furnishing alcohol beverages to an underage person in an action to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a license or permit to sell alcohol beverages.
By
Senator
Moen
, by request of Buffalo County District Attorney James DuVall.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 423
Relating to: the nonstock corporation law and providing penalties.
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By
Senators
Huelsman, Rude, Rosenzweig, Drzewiecki, Panzer, Weeden, Fitzgerald, Darling, Farrow and George; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Green, Staskunas, Huber, Cullen, Murat, Olsen, Porter, Sykora, Kelso, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Urban, Gunderson, Goetsch and Grothman.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 424
Relating to: hours of sales by intoxicating liquor wholesalers.
By
Senators
George and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Plale and Sykora.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 425
Relating to: the delegation of authority by 1st class city school districts over funds held in trust for certain pension plans.
By
Senators
George, Rude and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Plale, Kreuser, Staskunas, Riley and Cullen.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 426
Relating to: authorizing certain counties to let public works contracts under the design and build construction process.
By
Senators
George, Rude, Darling and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Morris-Tatum, Staskunas, Jensen, Riley and Notestein.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District
January 22, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park monthly progress report for the month of December 1997 for your review and consideration.
As we begin the new year, I believe it is appropriate to recognize the continuing efforts of the District Board members. Through countless volunteer hours of dedicated service, the Board and its Committees have successfully guided the Miller Park project thorough another challenging and productive year. With great pride, we continue to report the Miller Park project is meeting our "four for four" objectives of constructing a quality facility, on time, within budget, and with meaningful community participation. The enclosed monthly progress report confirms our project performance to date, and provides additional details on each of our objectives.
During 1997 we also emphasized enhanced communications with legislators, local elected officials, state and local agencies, project partners, general public and other interested parties. We've found the improved communications to be most helpful for all concerned, and plan to continue these efforts in 1998 and beyond. Along these lines, we have recently developed a Miller Park Internet website at
www.millerpark.org.
Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed progress report.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., E.L.S.
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
January 27, 1998
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Subject(s): All matters affecting health care.
Hottenroth, Theresa
Leitch, Laura J
Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co (VALIC)
Subject(s): Issues related to variable annuities including defined contribution plans.
Hough, James E
Osborne, Patrick
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Liquid Waste Carriers Assn, Wisconsin
Swandby, Janet
Surgery Center Assn Wisconsin
Leitch, Laura J
UW Students, Inc, United Council of
Grabel, John
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
To the Honorable the Senate:
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Office of Justice Assistance
January 15, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
As you know, each year the State of Wisconsin receives Federal funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assitance Program, authorized through the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. This year the state is eligible to receive $9,591,000.
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The federal act requires that each state develop an Anti-Drug and Anti-Crime Strategy, identifying and prioritizing needs and programmatic responses in the areas of drug enforcement, prosecution and courts, jails and corrections, victim services, system improvements, treatment and prevention. The Strategy constitutes both a plan for action and the State's application for the Byrne grant. In 1997, the State submitted its first required three-year Strategy covering 1997-1999. The document enclosed is the required 1998 Strategy Update, which serves as the application for the FFY98 Byrne grant. The act further requires that members of the State Legislature be offered opportunities to review the Strategy. Legislators are allowed 30 days for review and comment.
