10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian D. Rude, President of the Senate.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Helbach, Huelsman, Jauch, A.Lasee, Leean, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, Plewa, C.Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Weeden, Wineke and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Joseph Leean.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Moen led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to the life and public service of Elmer C. Peterson.
By
Senator
Jauch
; cosponsored by Representative Boyle
.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to the life and public service of Henry Maier.
By
Senators
George, Helbach, Moen, Burke, Jauch, Rude, Schultz, Darling, Andrea, Rosenzweig, Clausing and Plewa; cosponsored by Representatives L. Young, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Notestein, Schneiders, Albers, Seratti, Dobyns, Zukowski, Hahn, Boyle, Bell, R. Potter, Ainsworth, Vrakas and Coggs
.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: the life and public service of Raymond Bice.
By
Senators
Rude and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Meyer and Johnsrud
.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 71
Relating to: the purchase of health care coverage by private employers through the group insurance board, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
Adelman
.
To committee on Insurance.
Senate Bill 72
Relating to: persons who are ordered to be confined as a condition of probation and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Panzer and Andrea; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Goetsch, Ziegelbauer, Baumgart, Dobyns, Brandemuehl, Ryba, Boyle and Seratti
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 73
Relating to: the eligibility of the governor and members of the legislature for group health insurance coverage under a plan offered by the group insurance board.
By
Senator
Clausing
; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Baldwin, R. Young and Boyle
.
To committee on Insurance.
Senate Bill 74
Relating to: sexual contact.
By
Senators
Burke, Andrea, Clausing, Moore, Plewa and Wineke; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Walker, R. Potter, Carpenter, Turner, Notestein, Riley, Plache, Hasenohrl, Cullen, Vander Loop, Wasserman and Baldus
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 75
Relating to: grants to emergency response teams, creating immunity from civil liability for local agencies that sponsor regional or county emergency response teams and making an appropriation.
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By
Senators
Cowles, Farrow, Andrea, Buettner, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, C. Potter, Rude, Schultz and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Ourada, Johnsrud, Ainsworth, Baumgart, Ott, Black, Gunderson, Baldus, Boyle, Duff, Gard, Goetsch, Grobschmidt, Hahn, Harsdorf, Kreibich, Lehman, Musser, Owens, Plombon, Porter, Reynolds, Ryba, Schneider, Seratti, Silbaugh, Turner, Underheim, Wilder, Wirch and Zukowski
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
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The committee on Education and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: the calculation of revenue limits for school district expenditures.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Darling, Petak, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Helbach, C. Potter and Wineke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Darling, Petak, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Helbach, C. Potter and Wineke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 37
Relating to: teacher tenure in populous counties.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Darling, Petak, Huelsman and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 3 - Senators Helbach, C. Potter and Wineke.
Alberta Darling
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Crooks
, Judge N. Patrick,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Study Committee on Juvenile Justice Issues, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Huelsman, Petak, Drzewiecki, Darling, Risser, Adelman and Burke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joanne Huelsman
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
January 23, 1995
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed is a study required in Section
9142(8) of
1993 Wisconsin Act 16. The section requires the Department of Natural Resources to submit recommendations regarding the appropriate allocation of support program funding within the conservation and environmental funds. The study is to be transmitted to you per section
13.172(2) of the statutes, which permits you to distribute the study to the Legislature. As required, the study is also being transmitted to the Governor.
If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Joy Stewart in DNR's Bureau of Management and Budget at 266-2159.
