Tuesday, July 20, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Roger Breske.
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 210
Relating to: exempting sales of United States flags and state flags from the sales tax and the use tax.
By
Senators
Chvala, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, George, Roessler, Schultz, Panzer, Zien, Huelsman and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Balow, Bock, Sherman, J. Lehman, Turner, Hasenohrl, Reynolds, Black, Plale, Plouff, Musser, Gundrum, Boyle, Berceau, Lassa, Gunderson and Jensen.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 211
Relating to: classifying certain nurses employed by the state as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Roessler and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Underheim, Ryba, Albers, Turner, Boyle, Hundertmark, Goetsch, Gronemus, Kaufert and Ainsworth.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
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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
Ethics Board
July 20, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list
of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 1999 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Boyce, Catherine Miller & Schroeder Small Business Capital Corporation
Broydrick, William Miller & Schroeder Small Business Capital Corporation
Eleby, Jr., Calvin Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Inc
Essie, Patrick Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc
Kraig, Robert Service Employees International Union, WI State Council
Peshek, Peter Wisconsin Wine and Spirit Institute
Quinn, George Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
July 1, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
As required by s.
252.04(11), Wis. Stats., enclosed is the Annual Statewide Immunization Program Report. Please distribute this report to the appropriate standing committees.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
June 30, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
S217
1989 Wisconsin Act 31, Section
1118i, requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature a report on June 30 annually on the allocation and expenditure of funds for services for homeless individuals. Attached is the Department's ninth annual report.
Departmental staff are available if you have any questions or require any additional information.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
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Relating to ability to and availability for work, unemployment insurance (UI) notices and forms, and exceptional circumstances for failing to apply for UI.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development .
Report received from Agency, July 15, 1999.
Referred to committee on Labor,
July 20, 1999
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Relating to applications for discharge permits and water quality standards variances.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, July 19, 1999.
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform, July 20, 1999
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Relating to the emergency assistance program.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development .
Report received from Agency, July 15, 1999.
Referred to committee on Human Services and Aging, July 20, 1999
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Relating to the training of income maintenance workers.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development .
Report received from Agency, July 15, 1999.
Referred to committee on Human Services and Aging, July 20, 1999
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Relating to the administration of day care funds.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development .
Report received from Agency, July 15, 1999.
