Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: requesting a study of the current mission of the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and the impact that closing the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped would have on the lives of blind and visually impaired persons.
By
Representatives Wood, Plale, Reynolds, L. Young, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Ziegelbauer, Ward, Ainsworth, La Fave, Black, Notestein, Bock, Williams, Turner, Boyle, Kreuser, Robson, Hanson, Baldwin, Carpenter, Albers, Musser, Kaufert, Lorge, Sykora, Ryba, Wasserman, Walker, Ott, Gard, Kedzie, Nass, Meyer, Porter, Dobyns, Klusman, Staskunas, Harsdorf, Ladwig, Johnsrud, Plouff, Vrakas, Powers, Murat and Goetsch; cosponsored by Senators Weeden, Wirch, Plache, Rosenzweig, Moore, Adelman, A. Lasee, Welch, Farrow, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald and Darling.
To committee on Education.
Referred on December 8, 1997.
Assembly Bill 652
Relating to: point-of-service coverage options, requirements for and certification of health care plans and utilization review programs, prohibiting certain employment terminations, prohibiting requiring prior authorization for emergency services and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Urban, Ladwig, Johnsrud, Wasserman, Bock, Lorge, Vrakas, Robson, Lazich, Brandemuehl, Owens, Musser, Hasenohrl, Gunderson, Baumgart, Porter, Powers, Sykora, J. Lehman, Goetsch and Baldwin; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Rosenzweig, C. Potter, Roessler, Wirch, Darling and A. Lasee.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 653
Relating to: sentencing of a person convicted of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, the counting of the period of imprisonment when determining a penalty for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Huber, Goetsch, Murat, Dobyns, Ziegelbauer, Walker, Baumgart, Schafer, Reynolds, Ainsworth, Staskunas, Grothman, Wasserman and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Decker, Rosenzweig, Wirch, Darling and Plache.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
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Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: the rate for the tax on cider.
By
Representatives Hutchison, Huebsch, Meyer, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Porter, Plouff, Ryba, Seratti and Hasenohrl; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Panzer, Rude, Breske, Shibilski, Roessler and Moen.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 655
Relating to: qualifications for registration as an architect or landscape architect and qualifications for a permit as a designer of engineering systems.
By
Representative
Otte
, by request of Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
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Assembly Bill 656
Relating to: interdepartmental coordination of certain environmental protection measures applicable to transportation projects.
By
committee on Highways and Transportation.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
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Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: membership of the council on veterans programs.
By
Representatives Zukowski, Ryba, Goetsch, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Sykora, Otte, Kreuser, Lazich, Plouff, Seratti, Hahn and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Breske and Roessler.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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The committee on Corrections Facilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 486
Relating to: holding juveniles in municipal lockup facilities and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Walker, Goetsch, Owens, Huber and Staskunas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Walker
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections Facilities
The committee on Urban and Local Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: the publication of a noxious weeds notice by a city, village or town.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gunderson, Schafer, Goetsch, Wieckert, Riley, Williams, Staskunas and J. Lehman.
Noes: 1 - Representative Brandemuehl.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 462
Relating to: limiting certain local residency requirements.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gunderson, Schafer, Goetsch, Brandemuehl, Wieckert and J. Lehman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Riley, Williams and Staskunas.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Gunderson
Chairperson
Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 53229December 3, 1997
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Joint Res. Number Enrolled Number
Pub. Date
Assembly Joint Res. 697Not published
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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December 3, 1997
Scott Jensen
Assembly Speaker
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Jensen:
I have had the good fortune to be appointed as a Commissioner to the Labor and Industry Review Commission. I have greatly enjoyed 27 wonderful years as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. I thank my constituents for their many years of support and the many Assembly colleagues and staff that have made my tenure very satisfying.
Therefore, I hereby resign as State Representative to the 82nd Assembly District effective 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, December 7, 1997.
Sincerely,