Friday, September 21, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 167 offered by Senator Decker.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 269
Relating to: terminating a tenancy for imminent threat of serious physical harm, making leases that restrict access to certain services void and unenforceable, and prohibiting the imposition of fees for local government emergency services.
By
Senators
Coggs, Sullivan, Carpenter, Lassa, Darling, Plale, Olsen, Risser, Hansen, Kreitlow, Schultz, Roessler and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Grigsby, Richards, Kessler, Sinicki, Parisi, Musser, Zepnick, Berceau, A. Williams, Turner, Townsend, A. Ott, Strachota, Nerison, Tauchen, Smith, Seidel, Pocan, Kaufert, Honadel, Davis, LeMahieu, Kleefisch, Moulton, Nygren and Petrowski.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 270
Relating to: information required to be included in the biennial state budget report.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Lazich, Schultz, A. Lasee, Darling, Roessler and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Pridemore, Jeskewitz, Ballweg, Albers, Hahn, Vukmir, Kleefisch, Bies, Vos, F. Lasee, Nass, Gunderson, Gundrum, Kramer and Zipperer.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 249
Relating to: payment of the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen, Grothman and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
John Lehman
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
September 13, 2007
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We at the Department of Natural Resources are pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the state statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (ElSs) completed by the Department in the past fiscal year.
Questions about the report can be directed to me at 6-0426.
Sincerely,
James D. Pardee
WEPA Coordinator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
September 18, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
Section
55.14 (11) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit a report concerning any orders for the involuntary administration of psychotropic medications to individuals who are receiving protective services. Counties and their contract agencies are required to submit copies of these orders to the Department. Sections
51.14(3) and
(8) establish the criteria for issuance of court orders. Two counties, Washburn and Dodge, provided copies of protective placement court orders for psychotropic medications in calendar year 2007.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
September 18, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
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Pursuant to Section
46.014(4) of the Wis. Stats., the Department of Health and Family Services is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature concerning the activities of the Community Action agencies under s.
46.30, and their effectiveness in promoting social and economic opportunities for low-income persons.
The attached report describes the uses of the Community Services Block Grant funding and its support of the services provided by the Community Action agencies and Limited Purpose agencies in order to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and empower low-income individuals and families to become economically self-sufficient.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kitty Kocol, CSBG Coordinator at (608) 267-5149 or
kocolkm@dhfs.state.wi.us.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Human Services.
State of Wisconsin
