Ayes: 17 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Freese, Walker, Lazich, Zukowski, Jensen, F. Lasee, Handrick, Carpenter, Bock, Huber, Springer, Wirch, Meyer and Wasserman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on Labor and Employment reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 502
Relating to: the calculation of a retirement annuity for educational support personnel employes participating in the Wisconsin retirement system.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Vrakas, Walker, Nass, Ladwig, Lazich, Grothman, Hoven, Freese, Baumgart, Turner, Reynolds, Morris-Tatum and Wirch.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Vrakas, Walker, Nass, Ladwig, Lazich, Grothman, Hoven, Freese, Baumgart, Turner, Reynolds, Morris-Tatum and Wirch.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 829
Relating to: wages for Wisconsin conservation corps crew leaders.
Passage:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Vrakas, Walker, Nass, Ladwig, Lazich, Grothman, Hoven, Freese, Vander Loop, Baumgart, Turner, Reynolds, Morris-Tatum and Wirch.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for an employer who, in good faith, provides a reference concerning a current or former employe.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Vrakas, Walker, Nass, Ladwig, Lazich, Grothman, Hoven, Freese, Vander Loop, Turner, Reynolds and Wirch.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Baumgart and Morris-Tatum.
To committee on Rules.
Daniel Vrakas
Chairperson
Committee on Labor and Employment
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 491
Relating to: designation of a State Fire Fighters Memorial and a State Police and Fire Fighters Hall of Fame.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Skindrud, Musser, Silbaugh, Coleman, Gunderson, L. Young, Wood, Baumgart and Ryba.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 653
Relating to: requirements for claiming a prize at a raffle conducted under a Class B license.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Skindrud, Musser, Silbaugh, Coleman, Gunderson, L. Young and Wood.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Baumgart and Ryba.
To committee on Rules.
Rick Skindrud
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 16
Relating to: granting credit for the payment of postretirement health insurance premiums under the state group health insurance program for accumulated unused sick leave earned for service in Wisconsin as a national guard technician prior to 1966 and making an appropriation.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Musser, Zukowski, Dobyns, Skindrud, Lorge, Ryba, Boyle, Baldus and Vander Loop.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Terry Musser
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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Speaker's Appointments
February 9, 1996
Representative Rebecca Young
Room 119 North, State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
Dear Representative Young:
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Due to the resignation of Representative Richard Grobschmidt from the Assembly, it is my pleasure as Speaker to appoint you as a member of the Assembly Committee on
Education.
The appointment is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
David Prosser, Jr.
Speaker
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
Medical Examining Board
Madison
January 19, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Wisconsin Act 180, which became effective on April 29, 1992, changed the requirements for a certificate to practice as a physician assistant. The Act created sec. 448.05(5)(a) 1 & 2, Stats., to require that an applicant for a certificate must be certified to assist primary care physicians by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and that the applicant must have satisfactorily completed a physician assistant training program approved by the board. The board by rule established that an approved educational program is one accredited and approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
Nonstatutory provisions of the Act provided that notwithstanding the requirements of sec. 448.05 (5)(a), Stats., the board was to grant certification to applicants who applied prior to July 1, 1993, and who met the requirement at sec. 448.05 (5)(a)1, Stats., but who did not meet the requirements of sec. 448.05 (5)(a)2, Stats. The board was required to record the qualifications of persons qualifying under this provision, including the evidence satisfying the board that the applicant had experience or informal training substantially equivalent to an approved formal training program, and had completed a physician assistant education program not approved by the board. Finally, the board was to report to the legislature by March 1, 1993, the number of applicants approved for certification under the nonstatutory provisions, which report was to include the board's evaluation of the applicants' qualifications, and any recommendations for changing the requirements for certification of physician assistants.
Only one applicant for certification as a physician assistant was granted certification under the nonstatutory provisions of Wisconsin Act 180. Mark Avery Helgeson was granted certificate #682 on November 19, 1992, based upon his having been granted an associate degree in science from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, on February 19, 1976, and upon his having practiced as a registered physician assistant in the State of Minnesota since September 12, 1987. Mr. Helgeson had successfully completed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission of Physician Assistants, Inc., and was granted certification by the national commission on January 15, 1981.
Based upon the limited experience with applicants applying under the nonstatutory provisions of
1991 Wisconsin Act 180, the Medical Examining Board has no recommendation for changing the requirements for certification as a physician assistant under sec. 448.05(5), Stats.
Sincerely,
Clark O. Olsen, M.D.
Chairman
Medical Examining Board
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Date: January 22, 1996
To: State Agency Financial Managers
From: William J. Raftery, CPA
State Controller
Department of Administration
Subject: Quarterly Accounts Receivable Reporting/
Referral of Delinquent Accounts to Statewide
Collection Agents
All agencies are required to submit a quarterly accounts receivable aging schedule for each receivable type that they manage. Please submit these reports by the end of the month following the quarter. The reports for 12/31/95 are due by Wednesday, January 31st. Attached is a copy of the report and instructions. Also attached is a listing of all accounts receivable types reported for the 9/30/95 quarter.
All agencies that do not have existing contracts with collection agents are required to refer their delinquent accounts through the Statewide Collection Agent Contract. To do this, contact Chris Schwass in the State Controller's Office at 266-6820. Your accounts will be assigned to a collection agent by DOA. Once your accounts are assigned, the collection agent will contact you directly to arrange for the actual transfer of delinquent account information. Agencies are expected to aggressively refer their delinquent accounts when it is in the best interest of the state to do so.
