SJR48: Joint Resolution Text

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 48

September 10, 2013 - Introduced by Senators C. Larson, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Shilling, L. Taylor, Risser, T. Cullen, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Wirch, Cowles, Tiffany, Lassa, Harris, Olsen, Ellis, Miller, Jauch, Lehman, Lazich, Schultz and Vinehout, cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Vos, Murphy, Hebl, Bernard Schaber, Goyke, Johnson, Jorgensen, Hesselbein, Danou, Sargent, Genrich, Tittl, Barnes, Ballweg, Kessler, Kahl, Bewley, Kleefisch, Spiros, Clark, Thiesfeldt, Kolste, Hintz, Kerkman, Ohnstad, Born, Shankland, Schraa, Ringhand, Williams, Kooyenga, Brooks, T. Larson, Wright, Wachs, Zamarripa, Pridemore, Berceau, Murtha, A. Ott, Riemer, Richards, Swearingen, Knodl, Ripp, Jagler, Petryk, Petersen, Sinicki, Billings, Vruwink and Bernier. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.

SJR48,1,3 Relating to: Recognition of the Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau's (LTSB) software development team by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology.

SJR48,1,5 Whereas, the Legislative Technology Services Bureau has been providing a full range of information technology services to the Wisconsin legislature since 1998; and

SJR48,1,9 Whereas, the software development team of the Legislative Technology Services Bureau was awarded the Legislative Staff Achievement Award by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology for its work on the development of Slate, a successful bill drafting, clerking, and publishing system; and

SJR48,1,12 Whereas, the Slate Repository and Slate Explorer were successfully deployed to the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Council to draft for the 2013 legislative session; and

SJR48,1,15 Whereas, DeskClerk was successfully deployed by the Senate Chief Clerk and the Assembly Chief Clerk to record bill and committee activity for the 2013 legislative session; and

SJR48,2,3 Whereas, the Slate Publisher and a new InSession application were deployed to the Wisconsin legislature's public Internet website to provide legislative and public users with timely and accurate updates about legislative activity; and

SJR48,2,5 Whereas, completing Slate in-house provided the Wisconsin legislature with considerable savings; and

SJR48,2,7 Whereas, Slate is a user-friendly suite of applications designed for efficiency and accuracy; now, therefore, be it

SJR48,2,11 Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin legislature hereby commends and congratulates the Legislative Technology Services Bureau for its quality service to the Wisconsin legislature and the citizens of Wisconsin; and be it further

SJR48,2,14 Resolved, That the Senate Chief Clerk shall provide copies of this joint resolution to Director Jeff Ylvisaker and to each member of the Legislative Technology Services Bureau's software development team.

SJR48,2,15 (End)