Tuesday, March 2, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Reverend John McVicker of Christ the King Baptist Church in Milwaukee.
The Senate remained standing and Senator George led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming May 3rd of every year, Trzeciego Maja Day.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Shibilski, Moen, Zien, Grobschmidt, Schultz, Darling and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Ryba, Suder, Plale, Rhoades, Hahn, Sykora, Urban, Montgomery, Krug, Gronemus, Bock, Miller, Seratti, Kreuser and Owens.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 64
Relating to: the amount of funding that a local governmental unit may receive under the safe drinking water loan program.
By
Senators
Clausing, Cowles, Grobschmidt and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Freese, Miller, Albers, Gronemus, M. Lehman, Olsen, Plouff, Nass, Seratti, Sherman, Rhoades, Musser, Hahn, Brandemuehl, Huebsch, Ladwig and F. Lasee.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 65
Relating to: prohibiting or restricting use of or access to the internet by persons who have committed certain crimes and who are on parole, probation or other type of supervised or conditional release.
By
Senators
Darling, Fitzgerald, Welch, Breske, Roessler and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Montgomery, Sykora, Gunderson, Ladwig, Handrick, Vrakas, Albers, Owens, Musser, Wasserman and Turner.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 66
Relating to: state aid to public library systems and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Robson, Darling, Baumgart, Shibilski, Moen and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, J. Lehman, Hahn, Kestell, Spillner, Reynolds, Ryba, Staskunas, Plouff, Seratti, Miller, Gronemus, F. Lasee, Wasserman, Goetsch, Colon and Stone, by request of Department of Public Instruction, System and Resource Library Administrators Association of Wisconsin
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To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 67
Relating to: employment discrimination because of temporary absence from work while responding to an emergency call as a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder or ambulance driver.
By
Senators
Rude, Plache, Baumgart, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Roessler, Wirch, Schultz, Risser, Robson and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Hasenohrl, Albers, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Kedzie, Lassa, M. Lehman, Musser, Ott, Petrowski, Porter, Powers, Ryba, Seratti, Spillner, Sykora, Turner, Sherman, Huebsch, Brandemuehl, Klusman, Freese, Wasserman, Meyer and Colon.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 68
Relating to: making an appropriation for the Wisconsin higher education and Lawton minority undergraduate grant programs.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Darling, Baumgart, Erpenbach, Robson, Shibilski, Drzewiecki, Risser, Clausing, Moen and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Musser, Plouff, Boyle, Meyer, Young, Bock, Sinicki, La Fave, Ryba, Wasserman, Miller, Colon, Pocan, Huber, Berceau and Meyerhofer.
To committee on Education.
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 18
Relating to: the joint rules.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for its contributions to the quality of life in Wisconsin over the past 125 years.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: proclaiming May 14, 15 and 16, 1999, as Syttende Mai Weekend.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: declaring March 2, 1999, Read Across Wisconsin Day.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
February 19, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
In accordance with Public Law 97-300, Part A, Section104 (b)(13) of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Annual Reports of Wisconsin's JTPA Service Delivery Areas have been submitted. They are hereby transmitted to you for your review.
If you have any questions concerning these reports or need additional information, please feel free to contact me or my staff.
Sincerely,
Gert Peerenboom
Deputy Division Administrator
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Sentor Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 9 be taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: declaring March 2, 1999, Read Across Wisconsin Day.
Senator Grobschmidt, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 9.