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By Senator Wineke .

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 14

Relating to: employment relations for members of the University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff.

S18 By Senators C. Potter, Schultz, Wirch, Plache, Jauch, Breske, Moen, Grobschmidt, Clausing and Shibilski; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Dobyns, M. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Bock, Hahn, Wasserman, Ryba, Baumgart, Turner, Plouff, Kreuser, Gronemus, Boyle, Plale, La Fave, Meyer, Goetsch, Murat, Baldwin, Cullen, Ziegelbauer, Vander Loop, Lorge and Steinbrink.

To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.

Senate Bill 15

Relating to: issuing crossbow hunting permits to persons who are physically unable to use a bow and arrow.

By Senators Breske, Decker, Clausing, Grobschmidt and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Ryba, Springer, Ourada, Grothman, Vrakas, Turner, Zukowski, Boyle, Kreuser, Seratti and Powers.

To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

Senate Bill 16

Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system.

By Senators Decker, Clausing, A. Lasee, Burke, Breske, Plache and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Musser, Gronemus, Otte, Plale, Riley, Springer, Zukowski, Hahn, Black, Boyle, Owens, Kreuser, Murat, Dobyns and Seratti.

To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.

Senate Bill 17

Relating to: requiring the public service commission to establish maximum hospital rates, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.

By Senators Decker, Moen, Wineke and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Springer, Notestein, Boyle, R. Potter and Wood.

To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Senate Bill 18

Relating to: limiting the property tax exemption for hospitals to exclude health and fitness centers.

By Senators Decker, Rude, Moen, Wineke and Weeden; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, R. Young, Urban, Musser and Plale.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

Senate Bill 19

Relating to: certification by electors who render assistance in voting at polling places.

By Senators Breske, Plache, Moen and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Ryba, Grothman, Ourada, Riley, Dobyns, Linton, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Murat, Handrick, Bock, Huebsch, Wasserman, Gronemus, Boyle, Seratti, Plale, Olsen and Kreibich.

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 20

Relating to: the authority of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to prohibit the use of atrazine in a specified area in the town of North Lancaster, Grant County.

By Senator Grobschmidt , by request of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules .

To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

Senate Bill 21

Relating to: prohibiting the installation of certain devices in wells.

By Senator Grobschmidt , by request of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules .

To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

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petitions and communications

State of Wisconsin

Senate Majority Leader

January 14, 1996

The Honorable, The Senate:

Pursuant to Senate Rules 20, I have made the following appointments to Senate Committees:

To the committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs: Senators Adelman, (Chair), Risser, Clausing, Huelsman, Drzewiecki;

To the committee for Review of Administrative Rules: Senators Grobschmidt, (Chair), Potter, Wirch, Welch, Schultz;

To the committee on Audit: Senators Wirch, (Chair), Wineke, Burke, Rosenzweig, Schultz;

To the committee on Education: Senators Potter, (Chair), Jauch, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman, Buettner;

To the committee on Finance: Senators Burke, (Chair), Decker, George, Jauch, Wineke, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer;

To the committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs: Senators Moen, (Chair), Breske, Moore, Wirch, Buettner, Rosenzweig, Fitzgerald;

To the committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources: Senators Clausing, (Chair), Shibilski, Wirch, Lasee, Zien;

To the committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations: Senators Moore, (Chair), Plache, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald, Weeden;

To the committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs: Senators Breske, (Chair), Jauch, Shibilski, Schultz, Drzewiecki;

To the committee on Utility Regulation: Senators Moen, (Chair), Clausing, Decker, Shibilski, Rude, Welch, Farrow;

To the committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions: Senators Plache, (Chair), Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling, Farrow;

To the committee on Information Policy: Senators Jauch, (Chair), Moore, Burke, Panzer, Rosenzweig;

To the joint survey committee on Retirement Systems: Senators Grobschmidt, (Co-Chair), Wirch, Rude;

To the joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions: Senators Wineke, (Co-Chair), George, Farrow;

To the Joint Legislative Council: Senators Moen, Shibilski, Jauch, Drzewiecki, Zien;

To the Transportation Projects Commission: Senators Decker, Breske, Plache, Lasee, Weeden;

To the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority: Senators Moore and Buettner;

S19 To the Building Commission: Senators Risser, Moen, Weeden;

To the Education Commission of the States: Senator Jauch;

With regards to the members of the minority party, the appointments reflect the recommendations of that caucus.

Sincerely,

CHuck Chvala

Chair, Committee on Senate Organization

State of Wisconsin

Department of Public Instruction

January 3, 1997

The Honorable, The Legislature:

Pursuant to statutory requirements of 115.361 (7) (c) Wisconsin Statute, the department is submitting its biennial evaluation of the grants made available to Wisconsin schools for the purpose of developing programs that prevent or ameliorate student alcohol and other drug abuse.

We are confident that this information will be distributed to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature by your office. If there are any questions about the report, please contact Steve Fernan at [phone].

Sincerely,

John T. Benson

State Superintendent

Referred to the committee on Education.

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executive communications

State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

December 17, 1996

The Honorable, The Senate:

I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Stewart, Linda, of Milwaukee, as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

Sincerely,

TOMMY G. THOMPSON

Governor

Read and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.

State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

December 17, 1996

The Honorable, The Senate: