Relating to: the expenditure of $23,850 from moneys appropriated to the department of transportation for payment of a claim against the state made by Barbara Hestekin.
By
Senators
Moen, Decker and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Linton, Meyer, Schafer, Boyle, Gronemus and Seratti.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 53
Relating to: eligibility for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's property tax deferral loan program.
By
Senators
Risser, Clausing and C. Potter; cosponsored by Representatives Baldwin, La Fave, Hanson, R. Young, Black, Bock, Notestein, Musser, Ryba, Lorge, Boyle and Gronemus.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 54
Relating to: specific information signs.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Freese, Musser, Hasenohrl, Seratti, Kaufert, Gronemus, Ryba, Vrakas, Skindrud and Grothman.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs.
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: restrictions on on-property signs.
By
Senators
Breske, Cowles, Drzewiecki and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Ryba, Seratti and Powers.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 56
Relating to: an individual income tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums.
By
Senators
Breske, Buettner, Schultz, Darling and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Meyer, Notestein, Handrick, Ladwig, Wasserman, Linton, Powers, Hasenohrl, Seratti, Ward, Springer, Freese, Underheim and Ryba.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 57
Relating to: hazardous materials transportation registration fees.
By
Senators
Jauch, Grobschmidt and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Murat, Goetsch, Turner, Dobyns, Albers, Kreibich, Huber, Kreuser, Linton, R. Potter, La Fave, Boyle, Urban and Baumgart.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 58
Relating to: the individual income tax filing threshold for certain married persons.
By
Senators
Breske, Plache, Wirch, Drzewiecki, Schultz, A. Lasee, Darling, Buettner and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Ourada, Meyer, Turner, Reynolds, Seratti, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Dobyns, Huber, Plale, Boyle, Morris-Tatum, Lorge, Linton, Harsdorf, Springer, Vander Loop, Olsen and Ryba.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 59
Relating to: classifying state probation and parole officers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
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By
Senators
C. Potter, Schultz, Risser, Welch, Darling, Rosenzweig, Buettner, Drzewiecki and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Ziegelbauer, Johnsrud, Goetsch, Freese, Ourada, Linton, Kreibich, Boyle, Murat, Handrick, Ainsworth, Ward, Baldwin, Dobyns, Musser, Kaufert, Albers, Vander Loop, Huber, Springer, Owens, Meyer and Gronemus.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 60
Relating to: income that may be retained by a medical assistance beneficiary who is in an institution.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Rosenzweig, Risser, Grobschmidt, Plache, Breske and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Lorge, Otte, Baldwin, Meyer, Ainsworth, Bock, Black, Baumgart, Ryba, Krusick, Huber, Hasenohrl, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Notestein, Boyle, Cullen and Harsdorf.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations that rehabilitate housing for sale to low-income persons.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Breske, Buettner, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee, Plache, Schultz, Weeden, Welch, Wirch and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Ziegelbauer, Jensen, Schneider, Linton, Kaufert, Albers, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Cullen, Dobyns, Green, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Huber, Hutchison, Kelso, La Fave, J. Lehman, Murat, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Plouff, Reynolds, Schafer, Springer, Vander Loop, Ward and L. Young.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: requiring certain persons to hold boating safety certificates.
By
Senators
Weeden and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Kedzie, Black, Ourada, Ainsworth, Lazich and Olsen.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 63
Relating to: use of vending machines for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Risser, Buettner, Burke and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Boyle, Baldwin, Urban, Ryba, Morris-Tatum, R. Young, Bock, La Fave, Staskunas, Kreibich, Olsen, L. Young and Robson.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
January 31, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to section 13.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes and Senate Rule
5, I do hereby appoint Donna J. Doyle as Assistant Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate, giving her all powers and duties as are derived from and inherent in said position and to perform the duties and functions of the office in the absence of the Senate Chief Clerk.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Schneider
Senate Chief Clerk
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
January 31, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the
1996 Annual Report of the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
227.15 (5), Stats. Copies have been distributed to the offices of each member of the Legislature.
The Report covers the 17th full calendar year of operation of the Rules Clearinghouse. I trust that it will be found to be informative.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
January 30, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The following information is provided for your consideration and review pursuant to a 301.03(6m) WI STATS. The figures below cover the period from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996.
1.
There were 27 inmates transferred involuntarily from a prison to a mental health institute under s.
51.20(13)(A)4. All but four were committed for outpatient treatment. Of the four committed for inpatient treatment, one person was committed at the end of his sentence and the other three stayed an average of 97 days.
No inmates transferred voluntarily from a prison to a mental health institute.
2.
2,172 inmates underwent voluntary treatment with psychotropic drugs. 27 inmates were treated with psychotropic drugs on an involuntary basis.
The types of medication used include antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, antianxiety drugs, mood stabilizers, anti-parkinsonian medications, and medication for side effects.
3.
Mental Health Services, both psychiatric and psychological, are available at all of the major institutions. Services include chemotherapy, group and individual therapy, psychological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological evaluations, crisis intervention, sex offender groups, anger management groups, and domestic abuse groups.
Inmates who need more intensive mental health services are transferred to the Special Management Unit at Columbia Correctional Institution, the Wisconsin Resource Center, or one of the Mental Health Institutes.
If you need any additional information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sullivan
Secretary
Historical Society of Wisconsin
January 29, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
I have the pleasure to enclose a status report on submerged cultural resources management activities in Wisconsin for the two years from January 1995 through December 1996. This report is supplied to your office in compliance with Wisconsin statutes 44.47, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees.
If I may be of any other assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at 608/264-6493.
Sincerely,
david j. cooper
State Underwater Archaeologist
Division of Historic Preservation
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