TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Mathews, Dr. Edwin L.,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the interim term ending July 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Ullrich, Peter F.,
of Cascade, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Gronley, Bill,
of Reedsburg, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Johnson, Jim J.,
of Middleton, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Engelke, Ronald C.,
of Hubertus, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1999.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Blessington, Robert C.,
of New Berlin, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 30, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am vetoing Senate Bill 360 in its entirety. This bill would allow brewers and alcohol beverage wholesalers to contribute money or things of value to nonprofit corporations conducting festivals in 2nd Class cities.
I support the idea of granting nonprofit organizations the opportunity to gain sponsorships for community events. I am concerned, however, the bill will endanger Wisconsin's three-tier system established to help protect beer brewers, distributors and retailers. This was brought to my attention by several constituents. Contributions allowed under this legislation could result in a "tied" relationship between brewer and/or wholesaler and a festival organization. If this occurs, other brewers and wholesalers would be excluded from the opportunity of participating in these events. Forcing small brewers and distributors to "bid" for sponsorship in their own home towns will grant a powerful and unfair advantage to larger businesses who can afford to buy these sponsorships.
Currently this type of sponsorship is only permitted in 1st Class cities. I am directing the Department of Administration to create a task force to study the inequity of granting such sponsorship opportunities based on city size.
I believe Wisconsin provides a friendly atmosphere for small businesses. Small brewers and distributors should compete in the marketplace based on their products and services, not on the amount of assets they are able to contribute to a festival organization in order to be represented.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
Office of the Governor
April 28,1 998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 30, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
I have approved
Senate Bill 147 as
1997 Wisconsin Act 229 and have deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised my partial veto authority in Section 22 (4m).
Senate Bill 147 will grant regulatory authority over the provision of water and sewer service by a mobile home park operator to occupants of a mobile home park to the Public Service Commission. I believe that providing a regulatory framework for the provision of water and sewer service will help protect Wisconsin's mobile home occupants from unfair service-related practices and billing.
I am vetoing section 22(4m) which requires the Public Service Commission, by January 1, 1999, to conduct a study on the feasibility and desirability of requiring a mobile home park operator that is, or is wholly controlled by, a city, village, county or town, and provides water service to the occupants of a mobile home park, to provide individually metered service to the park occupants on the same basis that such service is provided to occupants of a single-family residential development. I am vetoing this section because local units of government already have the authority to accomplish individual metering in mobile home parks. The Public Service Commission should have the flexibility to determine billing and metering issues on a case by case basis.
I support the other provision of Senate Bill 147, and believe it addresses important issues for mobile home occupants in Wisconsin.
Respectfully,
tommy g. thompson
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 30, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
I have approved
Senate Bill 315 as
1997 Wisconsin Act 231 and have deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised my partial veto authority in Sections 1, 3, 4, 11, 22, 28, 43, 49, 62, 65m(1), 66(1) and 67(2).
Senate Bill 315 establishes an assessment mechanism on health care providers including physicians, nurses, dentists and others in order to support the collection of claims data from these providers. This will allow the Department of Health and Family Services' (DHFS) Office of Health Care Information (OHCI) to develop annual consumer guides which can be used by individuals and businesses in selecting a health care provider or a health care plan. The bill also includes numerous provisions on the confidentiality of records, changes the composition of the OHCI Board and gives DHFS greater flexibility in determining health care information needs.
Sections 1, 4 and 66 pertain to OHCI Board members. Section 1 makes the members subject to confirmation by the Senate and part of section 66 pertains to the initial applicability of this provision. I am vetoing these sections because appointments should be based on the expertise of members rather than on political concerns. Section 4 also specifies that five Board members should be health care providers including one nurse and at least two doctors. I am partially vetoing this language to provide that of the five health care providers, two will be physicians. Further, this section, as it relates to physicians appointed to the Board, allows the State Medical Society to recommend up to five physicians to me, one of whom I will appoint to the Board. I am vetoing the words "up to" to ensure that I have a sample of physicians to choose from.
Sections 3 and 11 statutorily create the Bureau of Health Care Information within DHFS. I am vetoing these sections because it limits DHFS' organizational flexibility. DHFS will be reorganizing to split the Division of Health into two division and, in the longer term, may be considering restructuring to accommodate the redesign of the long-term care system. As a cabinet agency, it should be a departmental decision as to where OHCI's functions would best fit.
