Thursday, July 22, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Jon Erpenbach.
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 212
Relating to: mental health treatment of minors.
By
Senators
Rosenzweig, Rude, Panzer, Roessler, Schultz, Huelsman and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Skindrud, Jensen, Staskunas, Albers, Ladwig, Wasserman, Kelso, Stone, Musser, La Fave, Gronemus, Owens, Goetsch, Handrick, Ainsworth, Brandemuehl and Spillner.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 144
Relating to: disclosure of child abuse and neglect reports for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of a correctional community placement.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: prisoner access to personal information and contract authority of the department of corrections.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Smith
, Jerry E.,
of Madison, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2001.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 178
Relating to: contract authority of the department of corrections, prisoner access to personal information of persons who are not prisoners, requiring prisoners conducting telephone solicitations or answering toll-free telephone numbers to identify themselves as prisoners and providing a penalty.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
July 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
In accordance with s.
227.485(9), Wis. Stats., each agency is required to submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, annually after June 30, a report detailing the number, nature and amounts of claims involved and claims paid, including attorney's fees and expert witness fees to be paid by the state agency, or to the state agency, depending on who the prevailing party was and whether the losing party's position was substantially justified.
DPI has one such pending case, McMorrow v. DPI, Case No. 98-CV-6697, originally filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court and currently pending in District I in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs prevailed against DPI in circuit Court and DPI has appealed. The plaintiffs have made a claim for $4,346.50 in costs and fees. The validity of this claim has not been adjudicated and is on hold pending the outcome of the appeal. This claim could be dismissed or it could be amended and added to depending on the outcome of the appeal.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Steven B. Dold
Deputy State Superintendent
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Relating to elevators and mechanical lifting devices.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, July 22, 1999.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations, July 22, 1999
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