executive order #310
Relating to a Proclamation Amending Executive
Order #300
WHEREAS, Executive Order #300 created the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Campaign Finance Reform (hereinafter"Commission" ); and
WHEREAS, Executive Order 300 required the Commission to submit a report to the Governor on its findings and recommendations by May 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Chair of the Commission has requested that the May 1, 1997 deadline be extended to May 30, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby amend Executive Order #300 and extend the deadline by which the Commission is required to submit its report to the Governor to May 30, 1997:
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this second day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
executive order #311
Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for Peace Officers Who Have Given Their Lives in the Line of Duty
WHEREAS, peace officers throughout the State of Wisconsin place themselves in grave danger on a daily basis to protect and serve the citizens of this great state; and
WHEREAS, it is important and appropriate that the people of Wisconsin pause to remember peace officers who have given their lives in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, the fifteenth day of May has been designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day pursuant to Federal law (see 36 USC ss. 167); and
WHEREAS, the calendar week during which the fifteenth day of May occurs has been designated as Police Week pursuant to Federal law in recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, stand guard in our midst to protect us through the enforcement of our laws (see 36 USC ss. 167); and
WHEREAS, Federal law requires the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day (see 36 USC ss. 175); and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 1997 at a ceremony at the State Capitol, the State of Wisconsin will honor the peace officers of this state who have given their lives in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, similar ceremonies will be held across the state during Police Week (i.e., May 11, 1997 through May 17, 1997):
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by Federal and State law, do hereby:
1.
Order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise on May 15, 1997 and ending at sunset on that date;
2.
Order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin located in the City of Madison beginning at sunrise on May 16, 1997 and ending at sunset on that date;
3.
Authorize any jurisdiction of this state to fly the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin at half-staff on any day during Police Week (i.e., May 11, 1997 through May 17, 1997) that such jurisdiction officially honors, in a public ceremony, peace officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this fifth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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The committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to the definition of prison industry.
Report objection recommended, Ayes 4, Noes 3.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Moen, Breske, Moore and Wirch.
Noes, 3 - Senators Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
Referred to joint committee for review of Administrative Rules
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 104
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Assembly Bill
104
Relating to: prohibiting marriage between persons of the same sex.
By Representatives Seratti, Ladwig, Nass, Albers, Porter, Wood, Dobyns, Grothman, Ryba, Urban, Ainsworth, Zukowski, Musser, Freese, Green, Hoven, Ott, Olsen, Goetsch, Otte, Sykora, Lazich, Owens, Underheim, Gard, F. Lasee, Hahn, Schafer, Huebsch, Kedzie, Kreibich, M. Lehman, Brandemuehl and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Drzewiecki, Buettner, Schultz, Zien, Cowles, A. Lasee, Weeden and Farrow.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Tuesday, May 20 at 10:00 A.M..
Adjourned.
10:01 A.M.