Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 97
Relating to: various changes to the family and medical leave law, leave for school conferences and activities and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Moen, Wirch, Clausing, Risser and Wineke; cosponsored by Representatives R. Young, Vander Loop, Morris-Tatum, Baldwin, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Cullen, Krusick, Notestein, Plale, Riley, Ryba and L. Young.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 98
Relating to: prohibiting smoking in the state capitol building and on the state capitol grounds and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Clausing, Risser, Rosenzweig and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Handrick, Bock, Dobyns, Kreibich and L. Young.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 99
Relating to: requiring insurance coverage of preventive pediatric health care services.
By
Senators
Clausing, Moen and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Carpenter, Robson, Musser, Wasserman, Turner, R. Young, Black, Notestein, Gronemus, L. Young, Baumgart, Bock, Hasenohrl, Boyle and Baldwin.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2) (c), Senate Joint Resolution 15 is withdrawn from the committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations and referred to the committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
February 24, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Due to a clerical error, my name appears as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 85, relating to mergers, consolidations and acquisitions of electric or gas public utilities, formation of electric or gas public utility holding companies, and electric or gas public utility affiliates in a holding company system.
I ask that my name be removed from the list of cosponsors of this bill. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Wirch
State Senator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 19, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec.20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balance" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of January, 1997.
On January 23, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$2 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$3 thousand on January 29, 1997 and continued through the end of the month. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On January 6, 1997 the Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund balance was -$602 thousand. This shortfall continued until January 21, 1997 when the balance reached $7.49 million. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment and Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
mark bugher
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 14, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the nomination of Williard T. Walker for reappointment to the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Mr. Walker has notified my office that he is resigning from the Board.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Relating to motor vehicle trade practices.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 25, 1997.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, February 26, 1997.
Relating to the creation of a catastrophic leave program that permits classified nonrepresented employes to donate certain types and amounts of leave credits to other classified nonrepresented employes who have been granted an unpaid leave of absence due to a catastrophic need and to removal of the reference to Good Friday as a legal holiday for state employes.
Submitted by Department of Employment Relations.
Report received from Agency, February 25, 1997.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, February 26, 1997.