State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
June 30, 1998
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
June 30, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I have approved
Senate Bill 473 as
1997 Wisconsin Act 310 and deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised the partial veto in Section 1r, Section 2(1), and Section 2 (2d)(d).
Senate Bill 473 provides that, at least once every five years, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be required to conduct a study of the physical condition and capacity of Wisconsin's public schools and their suitability for use as public schools. The bill also provides that the State Superintendent shall submit a report summarizing the study's results to the Legislature, and requires the State Superintendent to submit the initial report in January 1999.
Senate Bill 473 also authorizes the Department of Commerce to make a loan of not more than $250,000 from the Wisconsin Development Fund to a nonprofit organization for the construction of an adult day care facility. The department would be prohibited from charging an interest rate greater than 4.0% on the loan.
I am partially vetoing this bill. While a study of the condition of our public schools should be completed by the State Superintendent, it should not be required once every five years on an on-going basis since the Superintendent currently has the statutory authority to study the condition of public school buildings in Wisconsin under s.
115.28 (1), stats. I am also vetoing the portion of the bill requiring the State Superintendent to submit an initial report in January 1999 because this deadline will not provide the Superintendent with the amount of time necessary to complete the report.
In addition, I am vetoing the requirement that the Department of Commerce charge an interest rate of not more than 4.0% on the loan for the construction of an adult day care center. This veto will allow the department the flexibility to determine an appropriate interest rate for the loan.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Relating to the school district boundary appeals board.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, June 30, 1998.
Referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions, July 1, 1998
.
Relating to children with disabilities.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, June 30, 1998.
Referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions, July 1, 1998
.
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The committee on Health, Family Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Relating to subsidized health insurance premiums for persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
No action taken.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to the adjustment of the minimum estimated project costs for the application of the requirement to obtain a determination of prevailing wage rates for workers employed on state or local public works projects and the repeal of obsolete rules.
No action taken.
David Zien
Chairperson
The committee on State Government Operations and Corrections reports and recommends:
Relating to lie detector testing of probationers and parolees who are sex offenders.
No action taken.
Relating to filing campaign finance reports in electronic format.
No action taken.
Scott Fitzgerald
Chairperson
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Chief Clerk's Report
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 369
Senate Bill 473
Senate Bill 425
Senate Bill 274
Presented to the Governor on June 30, 1998.
Chief Clerk's Report
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 352
Senate Bill 275
Senate Bill 88
Senate Bill 34
Presented to the Governor on July 1, 1998.
