Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: the operation of snowmobiles on the roadways of highways for the purposes of personal access.
By
Representatives Seratti, Hahn, Musser, Porter, Springer, Ward, Johnsrud, Handrick, Freese, Kreibich, Boyle, Plombon, Gunderson, Grothman, Albers, Zukowski, Skindrud and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Huelsman, Breske, A. Lasee, Decker and Chvala
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To committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: the preparation of agricultural impact statements by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
By
Representatives Albers, Goetsch, Hahn and Ainsworth
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To committee on Rural Affairs.
Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: requiring side reflectors on certain trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers.
By
Representatives Albers, Grobschmidt, Boyle and Ainsworth
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To committee on Highways and Transportation.
Relating to: restitution payments for future counseling costs for sexual assault victims and certain child victims.
By
Representatives Albers, Goetsch, Green, Skindrud, Schneiders, Kaufert, Wirch and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Huelsman and Farrow
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To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly Bill 449
Relating to: providing for juvenile court jurisdiction beyond the age of 18 over a child who committed a delinquent act and was adjudicated delinquent before the age of 18.
By
Representatives Albers and Grothman
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To committee on Children and Families.
Assembly Bill 450
Relating to: testing cow's milk before certain auctions and providing notice concerning the test results.
By
Representative Albers
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To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 451
Relating to: harvesting of geese at the Necedah refuge.
By
Representatives Albers, Baldus, Owens and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senator Drzewiecki
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To committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: intergovernmental cooperation in providing services to crime victims and witnesses.
By
Representatives Boyle, Ourada, Turner, Krug, Lorge, Notestein, Albers, Springer, Plombon, Baldwin, Morris-Tatum and Bock; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Buettner, Breske and Clausing
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To committee on Government Operations.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
May 17, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002 (11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of April, 1995.
On April 3, 1995 the Wisconsin Health Education Fund balance was -$3 thousand. This shortfall continued until April 8, 1995. The shortfall was due to the timing of revenues to the fund.
On April 25, 1995 the Health Insurance Risk Fund balance was -$1 thousand. This shortfall continued through April 30, 1995. The shortfall was due to the timing of revenues to the fund.
On April 4, 1995 the University Trust Income Fund balance was -$12 thousand. The shortfall continued through April 30, 1995. The shortfall was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
The Wisconsin Health Education Fund, Health Insurance Risk Fund, and University Trust Income Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by State Finance will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
James R. Klauser
Secretary, DOA
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
TO: Assembly Chief Clerk Charles R. Sanders
FROM: Lee Martinson, Administrator
Division of Housing
DATE: May 22, 1995
RE: 1994 Wisconsin Consolidated Housing Plan
In accordance with s.
16.31, Wisc. Stats., the 1995 Wisconsin Consolidated Housing Plan has been submitted to Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
Attached is a copy of the State of Wisconsin Consolidated Housing Plan which is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as by Wisc. Stats. 16.31.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at 267-4889.
Referred to committee on Housing.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
Madison
May 31, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
A323
Section
9136(3b) of
1993 Wisconsin Act 16 directed the Department of Justice to conduct a study of legal services costs. The specific mandate was to "conduct a study of the actual costs of investigation and litigation, including attorney fees, in cases of medical assistance fraud, unfair trade practices, environmental protection and pollution discharge violations and state and federal antitrust violations and submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under section
13.172(2) of the statutes." The attached report is submitted in fulfillment of this requirement.
Sincerely,
james E. doyle
Attorney General
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
Madison
June 5, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
1991 Wisconsin Act 194 became effective in April, 1992, and established a Class A misdemeanor penalty for harassment accompanied by a credible threat of death or severe harm or that occurs while the actor is subject to a restraining order limiting contact with the victim. Act 194 increased the penalty to a Class E felony for a second violation involving the same victim within a seven year period.
In subsequent legislative session,
1993 Wisconsin Act 96 was enacted which defined "stalking" as intentionally maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear harm to one's self or family. The penalty for stalking was set at either a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony depending on the circumstances of the act. Under s.165.829, this act required the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide an annual report to the legislature detailing arrests and judgements of conviction for violations of s.940.32 (stalking) and s.947.013 (harassment) through October 1, 1997.
Attached is a report fulfilling the DOJ requirements by providing information on calendar year 1994 arrests and judgements of conviction for violations of Wisconsin's stalking and harassment statutes. It is important to note a number of limitations with the data contained in this report.
First, the arrest information relies on what local law enforcement agencies report to DOJ. While this information can provide an overall profile of stalking and harassment arrests in Wisconsin, it should not be viewed as comprehensive data on all incidents in the state.
Second, under prevailing law at the time the enabling legislation was passed, police agencies were not required to report all misdemeanor harassment arrests or ordinance violations to DOJ. Therefore, certain violations of s.940.32 and s.
947.013 may not appear in this arrest data.
In order to ensure that future legislative summaries are more comprehensive, I have designated, pursuant to s.
165.83(2), that all violations of the stalking and harassment statutes are reportable offenses. We should see increased reporting of arrests beginning with the 1995 statistics.
I am pleased that the Department of Justice is able to provide this information to the Wisconsin Legislature. Should any member of the Senate of Assembly require additional information, please contact Michael Moschkau, Director of the Crime Information Bureau, at 266-7399.
Sincerely,
james E. doyle
Attorney General
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
June 5, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations' Bureau of Migrant Services, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The Bureau is responsible for enforcing federal as well as state migrant labor laws. Wisconsin's laws are among the nation's broadest.
In reviewing the Bureau's certification of migrant labor camps for occupancy, we did not find evidence to suggest that certified camps do not meet established housing standards. In addition, in 1994, few variances to the standards were granted. Nevertheless, improvements can be made to the certification process to promote the efficient use of inspector time and camp operator compliance with the standards.
The Bureau also undertakes several activities to ensure compliance with housing and employment standards following the arrival of migrant workers. Few violations are identified as a result of these activities. The Bureau's practices do not, however, maximize the probability that serious violations will be identified. For example, out of respect for migrant workers' privacy, inspectors typically inspect only the exterior of buildings and their grounds. We recommend a number of procedural improvements to better ensure that violations of established standards will be identified if they exist.
