The Senate was called to order by Senator Charles Chvala.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 291
Relating to: the operation of private businesses in state prisons.
By
Senators
Plache, Moen and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Baumgart, Bock, Turner, L. Young, F. Lasee and Meyer.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 292
Relating to: prohibiting the use of telephone solicitations to solicit the sale of burial agreements, cemetery merchandise, cemetery lots, mausoleum spaces, insurance contracts to pay for funeral merchandise or services or cemetery merchandise, or burial, funeral or preneed insurance, and providing a penalty.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Grobschmidt, C. Potter, Wirch, Welch and Schultz; Representatives Grothman, Gunderson and Kreuser.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Richard Grobschmidt
Senate Chairperson
The joint committee on Employment Relations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 293
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the blue collar and nonbuilding trades collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 294
Relating to: changing the name of the clerical and related collective bargaining unit to the administrative support collective bargaining unit, ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the administrative support collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 295
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the technical collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 296
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the security and public safety collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the law enforcement collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 298
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional social services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT, Local 3732, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 300
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the State Engineering Association for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional engineering collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 301
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, AFL-CIO, and its appropriate affiliated locals, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Professional Employes in Research, Statistics and Analysis, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional research, statistics and analysis collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 303
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional education collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators Risser, Chvala, Burke and Ellis; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Jensen and Kunicki.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 304
Relating to: eliminating exceptional performance awards under the compensation plan for nonrepresented state employes.