Senate Bill 540
Relating to: the child care worker loan repayment assistance program; issuing bonds to finance certain child care centers; authorizing school boards to contract with day care centers; requesting the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to prepare certain written reports containing information about child care services in this state; early childhood councils; requiring the department of industry, labor and human relations to promulgate rules permitting children under the age of 24 months to be provided care on a floor other than the first floor or ground floor of a group day care center; requiring the department of health and social services to promulgate rules which establish requirements that county departments of human services or social services must follow in establishing and maintaining waiting lists for state-allocated day care funds; requiring the secretary of health and social services to submit to the legislature a proposal which will ensure that safe and affordable child care is available for all children of low-income parents upon replacement of the aid to families with dependent children program and a proposal for the consolidation of all child care programs administered by the department of health and social services under a uniform automated voucher system; requiring the department of health and social services to promulgate rules that establish the requirements for obtaining and procedure for granting exemptions to the outdoor play space requirements under the administrative rules Relating to group day care centers and family day care homes; granting rule±making authority; and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 540 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 552
Relating to: authorizing the department of transportation to donate property for veterans memorials.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 552 offered by Senator Zien.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 552?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 552
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 562
Relating to: reimbursement by the public defender board to private attorneys and private investigators and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 562 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 563
Relating to: the purchase of goods, care and services for certain probationers, parolees and other offenders; the general program operations of the department of corrections; intergovernmental corrections agreements; the establishment and operation of state prison industries; youth service rates; and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 563 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 445
Relating to: transfer of food stamps and other governmental benefits through an electronic benefit transfer system and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 445 offered by Senators Rosenzweig and George.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 445?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 445 offered by Senators Rosenzweig and George.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 445?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 445
Read a third time and passed.
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Assembly Bill 378
Relating to: the investment of public library endowment funds.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Drzewiecki, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 378
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: granting professional counselor certificates to certain persons.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
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Senator Drzewiecki, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 440
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 441
Relating to: expanding requirements for a woman's informed consent for performance or inducement of an abortion and for consent to a minor's obtaining an abortion and providing a penalty.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 441 be placed at the foot of the calendar of March 7, 1996.
Assembly Bill 585
Relating to: incidental takings of wild animals and wild plants of endangered species or threatened species and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 585 offered by Senators Jauch and Cowles.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 585?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 585
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in as amended.
Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
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Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 4:36 P.M..
4:06 P.M.
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4:36 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
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4:36 P.M.
Senator Rude in the chair.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the third order of business.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 611
Relating to: the income tax credit and franchise tax credit for environmental remediation expenses.
By
Senators
Burke, Andrea, Buettner and Grobschmidt; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Baldwin, Black, Kaufert, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Riley, Seratti and Springer
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To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.