Judge Maxine Aldridge White
Chair, Committee on Judicial Selection
State of Wisconsin
Circuit Court
December 20, 2000
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As Chair of your Task Force on Racial Profiling, it is with great pleasure that I submit the Committee's report, including findings and recommendations on the matter. You assembled an excellent group of professionals who worked diligently to gain an understanding of the issue, and then produced the best, most comprehensive report possible. We believe that this report will be a useful tool to help our Great State combat even the perception of racial profiling.
Our recommendations go beyond the idea of mere data collection and address ways to end poor police practices before they begin. With the help of law enforcement, both on the Task Force and on the job, we were able to address the areas that will make a positive difference in preventing racial profiling. We made specific recommendations regarding training, supervision, policies, data collection and community outreach. We believe, through our research on this topic, that each element of the plan we put before you is as important as the next one. Some of our recommendations have been adopted and implemented by several law enforcement agencies within the state and many others across the country are interested in emulating our results.
Thank you for recognizing the need for such a study and putting together such a remarkable team. Each and every member of this Task Force gave their valuable time to the study and brought their diverse perspectives to the table, which helped create these effective and attainable recommendations.
Sincerely,
Judge Maxine Aldridge White
Chair, Governor's Task Force on Racial Profiling
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 8, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Bazzell, Darrell,
of McFarland, as Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sincerely,
Scott Mccallum
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
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Relating to licensing of emergency medical technicians-paramedic and approval of emergency medical technician-paramedic operational plans.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, February 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, February 20, 2001.
Relating to placement of Wisconsin-issued motor vehicle identification numbers (VINs).
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 15, 2001.
Referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation, February 20, 2001.
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The committee on Labor and Agriculture reports and recommends:
Relating to pesticide product restrictions.
No action taken.
David Hansen
Chairperson
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By John A. Scocos, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 5
Assembly Bill 37
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Assembly Joint Resolution 30
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Assembly Bill
5
Relating to: authority of a court to suspend a juvenile's operating privilege for violations of ordinances unrelated to the operation of a motor vehicle or for failing to pay a penalty for such a violation.
By Representatives Ladwig, Starzyk, Bies, Friske, Krawczyk, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Freese, Gronemus, Grothman, Hahn, Huebsch, Kestell, Kreuser, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Miller, Montgomery, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Rhoades, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Urban, Vrakas, Ward and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Baumgart, Darling, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Huelsman and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Relating to: basing certain urban mass transit operating assistance payments on projected operating expenses.
By Representatives Wieckert, Krawczyk, Wood, Ott, Ladwig, Underheim, Kreibich, J. Lehman, Petrowski, Turner, Vrakas, Richards, Coggs, Townsend and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Decker, Cowles, Ellis, Roessler, Huelsman, Baumgart, Grobschmidt and Erpenbach.
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: commending Joe Leean for his years of public service in the Wisconsin state senate and the department of health and family services.
By Representatives Hundertmark, Huebsch, Olsen, Wade, Gundrum, Meyerhofer, Suder, Ott, Walker, Gard, Montgomery, Powers, McCormick, Starzyk, Plouff, Lippert, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Urban, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Stone, Ladwig, Wasserman, Owens, Kedzie, Krug, Jeskewitz, Albers, Balow, Freese, Gunderson, Jensen, Nass, Coggs, Ryba, Kaufert, Townsend, Plale, Petrowski, Miller and Skindrud; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Panzer, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Zien, A. Lasee, Lazich, Risser, Harsdorf, Darling and Huelsman.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: commemorating the distinguished record and public service of Cate Zeuske.
By Representatives Montgomery, Ainsworth, Gard, Albers, Balow, Bies, Duff, Freese, Gundrum, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Leibham, Lippert, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Plale, Plouff, Powers, Rhoades, Ryba, Skindrud, Starzyk, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Baumgart, Breske, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Harsdorf, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Risser, Roessler, Schultz and Zien.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator George, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 and Senate Joint Resolution 14.
Adjourned.
4:18 P.M
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 19 offered by Senator Baumgart.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Report correctly enrolled on February 16, 2001.
