Ethics Board
January 2, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organization recently registered:
Below is the name of an organization recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Strong Capital Management, Inc.
Strong Capital Management, Inc. is interested in the approval of amendments to the Wisconsin Corporation Law to authorize the board of directors of open end mutual funds to change the fund names and add additional shares to these funds through the board of directors after notice to shareholders. Current Wisconsin law requires shareholder approval.
Dragisic, John
Lemke, Thomas
Weitzer, John
Mulcahy, Charles
Hagerup, Chris
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
School Administrators, Assn of Wisconsin
Laatsch, Timothy
Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc
Solie, Denise
Intrater, Michelle
McIntosh, Forbes
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Arco Chemical Company
Anderson, Gary 12/22/95
School Administrators, Assn of Wisconsin
Hilston, Charles 12/31/95
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Gaming Commission
January 5, 1995
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
565.45 Wisconsin Statutes, requires the Wisconsin Gaming Commission to submit a report to the legislature regarding the impact on lottery operations of limiting expenses to 15% of revenues.
Sincerely,
scott scepaniak
Chair, Wisconsin Gaming Commission
Mark d. bugher
Secretary of Revenue
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Relating to liquidity levels required for savings banks.
Submitted by Office of the Commissioner of Savings and Loan.
Report received from Agency, January 3, 1996.
Referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions, January 9, 1996
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Relating to the urban mass transit operating assistance program.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, January 4, 1996.
Referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs, January 9, 1996
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Relating to fee payments for appeals.
Submitted by Personnel Commission.
Report received from Agency, January 8, 1996.
Referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, January 9, 1996
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Relating to updated information about the commission's jurisdiction over appeals and complaints and the procedures followed by the commission.
Submitted by Personnel Commission.
Report received from Agency, January 8, 1996.
Referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, January 9, 1996
.
Relating to appeals held by arbitration hearing.
Submitted by Personnel Commission.
Report received from Agency, January 8, 1996.
Referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, January 9, 1996
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Relating to advertising the ownership of remote service units, customer bank communications terminals and remote terminals.
Submitted by Offices of the Commissioners of Savings and Loan, Banking and Credit Unions.
Report received from Agency, January 3, 1996.
Referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions, January 9, 1996
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The committee on Health, Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Relating to requirements for patient medical records.
No action taken.
Relating to the qualifications of medical directors of ambulance services that provide services beyond basic life support services.
No action taken.
Carol Buettner
Chairperson
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Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:10 p.m..
10:35 a.m.
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12:10 p.m.
