wednesDay, February 8, 1995
The chief clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill
56
Relating to: designation of the "Badger State" as the state nickname.
By
Senators
Farrow, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Moen and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Schneiders, Hahn, Silbaugh, Ladwig and Seratti
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill
57
Relating to: persistent serious felony offenders.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Vander Loop, Owens, Ott and Ainsworth
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill
58
Relating to: providing financial assistance for the costs of gasoline vapor recovery equipment for a school bus company.
By
Senators
Darling, Cowles, Panzer, Burke, Rosenzweig, Huelsman and Helbach; cosponsored by Representatives Schneiders, Lehman and Owens
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
Senate Bill
59
Relating to: transporting bulk materials by vehicle on a highway.
By
Senators
Burke, Wineke, Rosenzweig and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, R. Potter, Black, Bock, Carpenter, Turner, R. Young, L. Young, Grobschmidt, Bell, Kaufert, Notestein, Wilder, Ainsworth, Cullen and Robson
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill
60
Relating to: assuring financial responsibility for the operation of motor vehicles, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Plewa, Andrea, Leean, Jauch, Chvala, Burke, Darling, Buettner, Wineke and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Grobschmidt, Brandemuehl, Lehman, Cullen, Notestein, Black, Carpenter, Ward, Ainsworth, Bell, Boyle, Kaufert, Bock, Turner, Ziegelbauer, La Fave and Ryba
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
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The committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
MCCOSHEN, WILLIAM J.,
of Madison, as the Secretary of the Department of Development, effective December 19, 1994, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation:
Ayes, 5 - Senators Petak, Buettner, Darling, Plewa and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
NUERNBERG, CHRISTINE,
of Mequon, as a member of the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the interim term ending July 1, 1997.
Confirmation:
Ayes, 5 - Senators Petak, Buettner, Darling, Plewa and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
PORTER, SHARON,
of Brookfield, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the interim term ending July 1, 1998.
Confirmation:
Ayes, 5 - Senators Petak, Buettner, Darling, Plewa and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
ROSLANSKY, ROGER D.,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1997.
Confirmation:
Ayes, 5 - Senators Petak, Buettner, Darling, Plewa and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
George Petak
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 40
Relating to: fees for admission to historic sites.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
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Ayes, 15 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 9 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Cowles, Panzer, George; Representatives Foti, Porter, Ourada and Harsdorf.
Noes, 6 - Senators Schultz, Chvala; Representatives Brancel, Schneiders, Linton and Coggs.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 14 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf and Linton.
Noes, 1 - Representative Coggs.
Joseph Leean
Co-Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
February 7, 1995
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program as directed by
1989 Wisconsin Act 336. The choice program provides public funding for low-income students from Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to attend private schools. In the 1994-95 school year, 830 program participants are attending 12 private schools that will receive $3,209 for each student enrolled. In the first five years of the program, 1,636 students have attended choice schools at a cost of approximately $8.4 million.
Although scores on academic achievement tests have been collected for choice students and two comparison groups of MPS students each year, too few students have taken the tests or have participated in the program for enough years to draw meaningful conclusions about the program's effect on academic achievement. In the 1993-94 school year, only 145 of 733 participants had participated since the program's second year or earlier, participants had been in the program an average of 1.8 years, and the average annual rate of attrition (participants not returning) was 30.3 percent. However, surveys show that parents of participants are more satisfied with choice schools than they were with MPS schools.
