By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
952
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional patient treatment collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: directing the joint committee on legislative organization to request that each member of the Wisconsin delegation to the U.S. Congress appear at least once during the 1997-98 session before a joint session of the Wisconsin legislature.
By Representatives Schneider, Gronemus, Williams, Murat, Albers, Goetsch, Olsen, Musser, Green, Lazich and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Schultz.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: proclaiming May 15, 16 and 17, 1998, Syttende Mai Weekend.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Skindrud, Underheim, Bock, Ward, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, R. Young, Owens, Dobyns, Krug, Turner, Murat, Grothman, Baldwin, Urban, Notestein, Hahn, Musser, Ott, Walker, Olsen and Hebl; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Wineke, Zien, Farrow, Breske, Drzewiecki, Moen, Huelsman and Burke.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: fully funding the social security system.
By Representatives Plale, Jensen, Albers, Baldwin, Black, Gard, Green, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Jeskewitz, Kelso, Ladwig, Musser, Otte, Owens, Plouff, R. Potter, Ryba, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop, Walker and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Breske.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 123
Relating to: honoring the life of Ray Nitschke
By Representatives Huebsch, Ryba, Gard, Walker, Boyle, F. Lasee, Ott, Duff, Bock, Vrakas, Spillner, Otte, Wood, Freese, Owens, Hoven, Ourada, Harsdorf, Brandemuehl, Turner, Dobyns, Klusman, Kelso, Kreuser, Underheim, Musser, Huber, Goetsch, Jeskewitz, Sykora, Krug, Plale, Kreibich, Porter, Handrick, Kedzie, Ainsworth, Springer and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Plache, Farrow, Jauch, Cowles, Fitzgerald, Wineke, A. Lasee, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Moen, Grobschmidt, George, Breske, Huelsman, Weeden and Wirch.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 125
Relating to: honoring the 1998 U.S. women's Olympic team members who have ties to Wisconsin.
By Representative
Hanson
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 127
Relating to: the life and public service of Curtis McKay.
By Representatives Hoven, Otte, Grothman, Baumgart and Lorge; cosponsored by Senators Panzer and C. Potter.
Read.
Considered as priviledged and taken up.
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 127.
Assembly Joint Resolution 128
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Ward, Freese, Powers, Albers, Baldwin, Boyle, Dobyns, Goetsch, Johnsrud, Musser, Ott, Spillner, Staskunas and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Breske, Burke, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Weeden and Wirch.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 1:42 P.M.
10:38 A.M.
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1:42 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that all of the appointments be taken up en masse.
Barnard, Charles P.,
of Menomonie, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Read.
Bohen
, Mary Lou,
of Madison, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Read.
Brandau, Robert R.,
of Wilton, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002.
Read.
Clark
, Frederic A.,
of Poynette, as a member of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 2000.
Read.
Ficks
, Judith E.,
of Mequon, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
Gabower, Vivian,
of Mauston, as a member of the Land Information Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 2003.
Read.
Gill
, Wilber G.,
of Oconomowoc, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
Kell
, Susan A.,
of Madison, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
Lindgren, Ruth E.,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
Schimming, Brian A.,
of Fitchburg, as Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
Uphoff
, Robert,
of Dunn, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2000.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Senate Bill 335
Relating to: evaluating proposed major highway projects; adjustments to appropriations of the department of transportation to reflect federal highway aid changes; joint committee on finance approval of any plan for the expenditure of income augmentation funds for any purpose other than augmenting federal revenues; agreement between the department of natural resources and Indian tribes or bands concerning the issuing of fishing or hunting approvals or the registration of all-terrain vehicles, boats or snowmobiles; a study on paving state bicycle trails; adjustment of agricultural chemical cleanup surcharges; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 335 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senator George, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 410 be placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of March 26, 1998.
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Senate Bill 59
Relating to: classifying state probation and parole officers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
Read a second time.
