Tuesday, September 28, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
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 239
Relating to: grants to school districts and cooperative educational service agencies to reduce violence and disruption in schools; safe school plans; establishing a hotline in the department of justice for the reporting of information regarding dangerous weapons and criminal activity in schools; required reporting by certain school personnel of pupils without a parent or guardian; increasing the amount of parental liability for certain acts of a minor child affecting a school; medical assistance reimbursement to school districts and cooperative educational service agencies; authorizing school districts to expel or suspend a pupil for making a threat to the health or safety of a person or making a threat to damage property; suspension and expulsion information in the school performance report; treatment of days of absence due to a suspension or expulsion to determine truancy and habitual truancy; obtaining federal funds relating to school safety; threats to cause death, bodily harm or property damage in certain places; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 240
Relating to: raising the dollar limit for small claims actions.
By
Senators
Baumgart and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Musser, Hasenohrl and Sherman.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 241
Relating to: programs for children at risk of not graduating from high school.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 242
Relating to: planning grants for retained 4th graders and making an appropriation.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 243
Relating to: changing requirements for provision of an audit report by providers of care and services purchased by the department of health and family services or county departments.
By
Senators
Welch, George, Robson, Darling, Roessler, Rude, Farrow, Huelsman and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Kelso, Gard, Ladwig, Underheim, Urban, La Fave, Olsen, Huebsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Seratti, Sykora, Kreibich, Hundertmark, Townsend, Stone and Gundrum.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 244
Relating to: the transfer of a portion of sales and use taxes from the general fund to the conservation fund and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
Baumgart
; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Reynolds and Plouff.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
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The committee on Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Clements, Jennifer J.,
of Sparta, as a member of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Franklin, LaMarr,
of Glendale, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Franklin, LaMarr J.,
of Glendale, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1999.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
S273
Putra
, Susan M.,
of Watertown, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1999.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Putra
, Susan M.,
of Watertown, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: health insurance coverage of smoking cessation treatment and medications.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Robson, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Moore.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Robson, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Moore.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 122
Relating to: an agreement between the state and tobacco product manufacturers.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Judy Robson
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 56
