Governor's Veto Message
March 9, 2012
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I have approved Assembly Bill 450 as
2011 Wisconsin Act 123 and have deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised the partial veto in Section 7, as it relates to s.
108.04 (16m)(h), and in Section 11, as it relates to the effective date of the bill.
Assembly Bill 450 establishes a pilot program to permit unemployment insurance beneficiaries to participate in specialized occupational training and receive a stipend to help offset the costs of participating in the training. This program will not only assist unemployment insurance beneficiaries in finding employment sooner, but businesses with skilled worker vacancies can train individuals to meet specific needs.
I have exercised the partial veto in Section 7, as it relates to s.
108.04 (16m)(h), because it conflicts directly with other provisions of the bill. In Section 3, the bill provides that a program trainee is an employee of the employer for worker's compensation purposes. This language was included in an amendment to the original bill. However, the amendment inadvertently failed to remove the conflicting language of Section 7, which specifies that a program trainee is an employee of the state for worker's compensation purposes. My partial veto of Section 7, as it relates to s.
108.04 (16m)(h) ensures that trainees will be considered employees of the participating employer for purposes of worker's compensation, in accordance with the intent of the amendment.
I have exercised the partial veto in Section 11, as it relates to the effective date of the bill, because delaying the effective date for 180 days would prevent the Department of Workforce Development from collecting meaningful data about the effectiveness of the program. Under the bill, the program sunsets on July 1, 2013. If the bill did not become effective until 180 days after publication, which would be approximately mid-September, the pilot program would last less than a year. This is an insufficient amount of time to evaluate the pilot program's parameters and results. Further, a longer pilot program will match more trainees with more potential employers. My partial veto helps people get back to work and employers to hire workers with needed skills.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Walker
Governor
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Speaker Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:09 P.M.
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1:24 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Murtha. Granted.
Representative Clark asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Fields. Granted.
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Senate Bill 321
Relating to: limiting the number of individual income tax checkoffs and combining the breast cancer and prostate cancer checkoffs into a checkoff for cancer research.
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The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 321 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 321 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
321 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 321 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
321 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: limiting the number of individual income tax checkoffs.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 242 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Senate Bill 317
Relating to: electronic prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 317 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
317 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 317 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
317 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: electronic prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 440 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Senate Bill 335
Relating to: authorizing a school board to grant a vocational high school diploma.
Representatives Kaufert, Kooyenga, Tauchen, Kleefisch, Farrow, Brooks, Knudson, Krug, Thiesfeldt, Mursau, T. Larson, Petryk, Nygren, Williams, Klenke, Spanbauer, Severson, Pridemore, J. Ott, Marklein, Ripp, Tranel, Jacque, Petersen, Rivard, Van Roy, Kuglitsch, Weininger, Knilans, Bies, Stroebel, Kerkman, Ziegelbauer, Danou, Billings, Vruwink, Steinbrink, Ringhand and Molepske Jr asked unanimous consent to be added as cosponsors of Senate
Bill 335. Granted.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 335 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
335 be given a third reading. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 335 be placed after Senate Bill 421 on today's calendar. Granted.
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Senate Bill 361
Relating to: payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school diplomas.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 361 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
361 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 361 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
361 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 451
Relating to: payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school diplomas.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 451 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Senate Bill 353
Relating to: the use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 353 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
353 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 353 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
