WHEREAS, Wisconsin must ensure educational opportunities for all students;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby:
1) Establish the Governor's Task Force on the Compulsory School Attendance Age (hereinafter "the Task Force") to study the need for any changes to the compulsory school attendance age; and
2) Provide that the Task Force shall consist of not more than twenty-five (25) members representing a range of community interests to include a parent of an at-risk student, teachers, students, principals, administrators, governmental officials, the business community, and other disciplines concerned with reducing the student dropout rate and related issues; and
3) Provide that the Governor shall designate two members of the Task Force as co-chairs; and
4) Direct the Task Force to explore the advisability of changes to the compulsory school attendance age to increase opportunities for all children while striving toward a non-disruptive classroom environment for teachers and students; and
5) Require the Task Force to submit a report to the Office of the Governor outlining its findings and supporting information; and
6) Require the Task Force to establish, not later than its second meeting, a date certain for the submission of its report to the Office of the Governor and that such date shall be communicated to the Office of the Governor by the Friday following that meeting; and
7) Require the Task Force to disband upon the acceptance of its final report by the Office of the Governor.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this eighteenth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint McGregor, Elaine H.,
of Waukesha, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Thompson, Jean M. Heyt,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Johnson, Dr. Sidney E.,
of Marshfield, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Dodson
, Rebecca A.,
of Wausau, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Patterson, Mikki,
of Madison, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Grossman, Dr. Ronald E.,
of River Hills, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging and Corrections.
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Relating to soil and water resource management.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 13, 1996.
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions, August 14, 1996
.
Relating to standards for water public utility service.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, August 8, 1996.
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions, August 14, 1996
.
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The committee on Economic Development, Housing, Government Operations and Cultural Affairs reports and recommends:
