Ayes: 10 - Representatives Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Kreibich, Freese, Grothman, Kestell, Miller, Coggs, Colon and Sinicki.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Bonnie Ladwig
Chairperson
Committee on Children and Families
The committee on Highway Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: the use of high-beam headlamps on motor vehicles.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Stone, Townsend, Brandemuehl, Urban, Hasenohrl, Ryba and Young.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Jeff Stone
Chairperson
Committee on Highway Safety
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: requiring schools to instruct pupils about Veterans' Day and the contributions and sacrifices of veterans.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Education.
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by certain members of the U.S. armed forces.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Terry Musser
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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Speaker's Appointments
March 31, 1999
Glenn Grothman
State Representative
59th Assembly District
15 North, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Representative Grothman:
As Assembly Speaker, it is my pleasure to appoint you as a member of the Assembly Children and Families Committee. You will be replacing Representative Ward, who is now a member of the Joint Committee on Finance and this appointment is effective immediately. Thank you in advance for your service
If you have any questions, please contact Brett in my office.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: April 1, 1999
TO: Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Donald J. Schneider
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Deputy Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the March 31, 1999,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 519.
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Madison
April 1, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The department is submitting the 1998 Business Development Assistance Center Annual Report, as required under s.
560.42(5), Wisconsin Statutes.
The enclosed report provides data on the center's record of assisting persons and discussions with regulatory agencies. It includes information on the number of persons assisted; the kinds of assistance provided; and the center's major accomplishment and initiatives during 1998.
If you have any questions on any aspect of this report, please contact Hampton Rothwell, director of the Business Development Assistance Center, at email
hrothwell@commerce.state.wi.us or 608/267-0313.
Sincerely,
Brenda J. Blanchard
Secretary
Referred to committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
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State of Wisconsin
Technical College System Board
Madison
April 5, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I am pleased to share with you the attached report in compliance with section
38.04(21) of the statutes. This provision requires the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board to submit a report regarding high school pupils attending technical colleges. The report is to be submitted annually to the Legislature and to three state agencies (Departments of Administration, Public Instruction and Workforce Development).
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This is the second time that the WTCS Board has issued a report under this provision. The requirement was established in the 1997-99 state budget bill (
1997 Wisconsin Act 27). Although the statutory deadline for submitting the report is the third Monday in February, we were not able to obtain complete data from all 16 technical college districts until two weeks age. We apologize for the delay and will make every effort to comply with the deadline next year.
In summary, the report indicates that the number of high school pupils who attended technical college increased between 1996-97 and 1997-98. In particular, the following change in numbers occurred between the two years:
* The number of high school pupils who attended the WTCS under the 118.15 compulsory education option increased from 4,031 in 1996-97 to 4,375 in 1997-98.
* The number of high school pupils who attended the WTCS under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program increased from 505 in 1996-97 to 624 in 1997-98. It should be noted that these figures do not reflect the recent changes made to this program. Beginning in 1998-99, the PSEO program was renamed the Youth Options Program and a number of changes related to WTCS attendance was enacted. The impact of these changes will be reflected in next year's report.
* The number of high school pupils who enrolled in WTCS postsecondary level courses through means other than 118.15 or PSEO increased from 6,047 in 1996-97 to 6,223 in 1997-98.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Dan Clancy, Assistant State Director, at (608) 266-7983.
Sincerely,
Edward Chin