2001-09-28 Assembly Journal

Friday, September 28, 2001

Ninety-Fifth Regular Session

A402

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Assembly Journal

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:

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Amendments Offered

Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 509 offered by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

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Introduction and Reference
of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Assembly Joint Resolution 59

Relating to: proclaiming September 11th of each year as a State Day of Remembrance.

By Representatives Jensen, Black, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Carpenter, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Ryba, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman and Wieckert; cosponsored by Senators Chvala, Panzer, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien.

To calendar.

Assembly Joint Resolution 60

Relating to: commending the President of the United States, the United States Congress, the United States armed forces, and the servicemen and servicewomen called into duty in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom.

By Representatives Jensen, Black, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Carpenter, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Powers, Rhoades, Ryba, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman and Wieckert; cosponsored by Senators Chvala, Panzer, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien.

To calendar.

Assembly Bill 518

Relating to: prohibiting certain governmental subdivisions from providing or selling certain telecommunications services and Internet access services and from making certain transfers of telecommunications transmission facilities.

By Representatives Kedzie, Huebsch, Musser, Gronemus, Freese, D. Meyer, Nass, Pettis, Seratti, Skindrud, Stone, Suder, Walker, Bies, Jensen, Rhoades, Gunderson, Starzyk, Loeffelholz, Wieckert, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Hahn and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Breske, Moen, Hansen, Huelsman, Kanavas, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig and Welch.

To committee on Information Policy and Technology .

Assembly Bill 519

Relating to: designating the bridge on I 43 across the Fox River in the city of Green Bay as the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge.

By Representatives Montgomery, Krawczyk and Ryba; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Cowles.

To committee on Transportation.

Assembly Bill 520

Relating to: effect of nonaction of senate on nominations by governor.

By Representatives Ott, Owens, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Lippert, McCormick, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Rhoades, Ryba, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Urban and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Darling, Harsdorf and Huelsman.

To committee on Judiciary.

A403 Assembly Bill 521

Relating to: permitting employers to refuse to employ, or to bar or terminate from employment, individuals who have been convicted of certain serious felonies, as defined in the bill, and who have not been pardoned; and permitting educational agencies to refuse to employ, or to bar or terminate from employment, individuals who have been convicted of those certain serious felonies or of certain other serious violations and who have not been pardoned.

By Representatives Petrowski, Starzyk, Bies, Huebsch, Jensen, Gronemus, Suder, Ziegelbauer, Stone, Pettis, Musser, Vrakas, Duff, Grothman, Albers, J. Fitzgerald, Ladwig, Skindrud, Owens, Kestell, Friske, Krawczyk, Freese, Nass, Jeskewitz, Urban, Gunderson, Walker, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, Townsend, Leibham, Hahn, McCormick, Ott, Hoven, Kedzie and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Welch, Harsdorf, Schultz, Roessler and Huelsman.

To committee on Criminal Justice .

Assembly Bill 522

Relating to: failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel and suspension of operating privileges after conviction for theft of gasoline or diesel fuel and providing penalties.

By Representatives Montgomery, Ladwig, Ryba, Krawczyk, Meyerhofer, Grothman, Gronemus, Starzyk, Suder, La Fave, Duff, Albers, Ainsworth, Stone, Huebsch, Owens, M. Lehman, Urban, Hundertmark, Vrakas, Ott, Rhoades, Nass, Staskunas and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators M. Meyer, Roessler, Darling, Plache and Breske.

To committee on Criminal Justice .

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Referral of Agency Reports

State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison

September 14, 2001

To the Honorable, the Legislature:

This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f), Wis. Stats. (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3), Wis. Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of August 2001.

On August 1, 2001 the General Fund balance was -$74.2 million. This shortfall continued until August 21, 2001 when the balance reached a positive $290.0 million. During this period, the General Fund balance reached a low of -$202.2 million on August 15, 2001. The shortfall was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures and the delay in issuing the 2001 Operating Note.

The General Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.

The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.

Sincerely,

George Lightbourn

Secretary

Referred to committee on Ways and Means.

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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison

September 28, 2001

To the Honorable, the Assembly:

I am pleased to submit the fiscal year 2000 and 2001 report of employment of Wisconsin Works (W-2) program customers. This report includes: (1) a description of each agency's efforts to employ W-2 customers; and (2) the number of W-2 customers under s. 49.19, Wis. Stats., employed by each agency and the classification title of each position filled from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001.

Enclosed is a copy of the W-2 Hiring Report. If you have any questions about W-2 hiring or the affirmative action planning process, please contact Kathryn A. Moore in the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection (DMRS) or Pepe Indalecio in the Division of Affirmative Action (DAA). Kathryn can be reached at [phone], fax [phone] or by e-mail [e-mail]. Pepe can be reached at [phone], fax [phone] or e-mail at [e-mail].

Sincerely,