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
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petitions and communications
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
Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
January 28, 2000
The Honorable, The Legislature:
On behalf of the joint committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO), we are pleased to announce the appointment of Terry C. Anderson as the Director of the Legislative Council Staff. Mr. Anderson will begin on March 13, 2000. Mr. Anderson has 23 years' experience with the nonpartisan South Dakota Legislative Research Council, serving as its Director for the past 17 years. Mr. Anderson has also been very active in the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), serving the NCSL as its staff chair, a member of its Executive Committee and in numerous other capacities.
We look forward to Terry Anderson's tenure as Director of the Legislative Council Staff, and ask that you join us in wishing him well in this position.
Sincerely,
President Fred A. Risser
Cochairperson
Speaker Scott R. Jensen
Cochairperson
S410 State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
January 27, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council.
RL 99-14 Legislation on Discipline of Health Care
Professionals (1999 Senate Bills 317 and 318)
I would appreciated your including this letter in the journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc99recs.htm.
Sincerely,
Jane R. Henkel
Acting Director
State of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Schools
January 28, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed you will find a copy of the report entitled "State-Funded High/Scope All-Day Five-Year-Old Kindergarten Program and State-Funded High/Scope first Grade Program." this report summarizes the projects and the data collected for the 1998-1999 school year.
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