The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: Vietnam veteran eligibility for veterans benefits.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 77
Relating to: authorizing the activation of the national guard for public disasters related to the year 2000 computer issues.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bie
, Avie,
of Madison, as a member of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the interim term ending March 1, 1999 and for the full term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 215
Relating to: deferred payment agreements between public utilities and customers.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Welch.
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: the requirements for examinations for nursing home administrator licenses and for reciprocal nursing home administrator licenses and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: prescription drug assistance for elderly persons and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Welch and Rude.
Senate Bill 350
Relating to: requiring insurers to establish internal grievance procedures, independent review of certain coverage determinations made by health benefit plans and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: an annual report of the racial or ethnic background, gender and salary of each senior level management employe in this state and providing penalties.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker and Breske.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Zien and Farrow.
Senate Bill 279
Relating to: apprenticeship training and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: membership of the employe trust funds board and the Wisconsin retirement board.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The joint survey committee on Retirement Systems reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 326
Relating to: the making of additional retirement contributions by participants in the Wisconsin retirement system; deferred compensation programs established by the deferred compensation board; purchase of forfeited creditable service under the Wisconsin retirement system; reimbursement of moneys paid by the department of employe trust funds as a result of misrepresentation, fraud or error; and creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employe trust funds).
This bill is good public policy.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Robert Wirch
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 44
Relating to: the joint committee on information policy.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Francis J. Lallensack.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
__________________
State of Wisconsin
January 31, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to advise you that effective immediately, I am resigning from the Senate committee on Finance, the joint committee on Finance, the Joint Survey committee on Retirement Systems and the Retirement Research Committee,
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mary Panzer
Senate Minority Leader
State of Wisconsin
