Wisconsin Legislature: 2001-03-08 Senate Journal

Thursday, March 8, 2001

2:25 P.M.

Ninety-Fifth Regular Session

S113

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

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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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 77

Relating to: requiring the department of workforce development to submit to the governor, the joint committee on finance, the department of administration, and certain standing committees a statewide plan for providing employment and support services to low-income, noncustodial parents.

By Senators Rosenzweig, Robson, Roessler, George, Darling, Schultz and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Riley, Ladwig, Bock, Powers, Krawczyk, Olsen, Staskunas, Musser, Albers, Berceau, Miller, Lassa, Townsend and Sykora.

To committee on Human Services and Aging.

Senate Bill 78

Relating to: the licensure of child welfare agencies and the classification of an educational institution as a private school.

By Senator Grobschmidt ; cosponsored by Representative Plale , by request of Calvary Academy..

To committee on Education.

Senate Bill 79

Relating to: making an appropriation for the tuition, Wisconsin higher education, and Lawton minority undergraduate grant programs.

By Senators Grobschmidt, Moen, Shibilski, Risser, Roessler, M. Meyer, George, Baumgart and Decker; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Miller, Plouff, Shilling, Kreuser, Young, Carpenter, Schneider, Ryba, Bock, Pocan, Boyle, Turner, Balow, J. Lehman, Berceau, Huber, Richards, Hebl, Lassa and Morris-Tatum.

To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 80

Relating to: eliminating emergency detention under the fifth standard of dangerousness, eliminating termination of involuntary civil commitments under the fifth standard of dangerousness, permitting only petitions approved by the attorney general to be filed for involuntary civil commitment under the fifth standard of dangerousness, and providing access by the corporation counsel to court records and treatment records of persons receiving services for mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or drug dependence.

By Senators Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Burke, Roessler, M. Meyer, Huelsman, Schultz, Darling, Harsdorf and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Bock, Huber, Krug, Ainsworth, Plouff, Miller, Olsen, Turner, J. Lehman, Urban, Riley, Wasserman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Lippert, Huebsch, Vrakas, Wade, Hundertmark, Musser, Gunderson, La Fave, Powers, Ott, Stone, Owens and Ladwig.

To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Bill 81

Relating to: the private employer health care coverage program and making an appropriation.

By Senators Moen, Rosenzweig, Burke, Breske, Schultz, Erpenbach, George, Roessler, Decker, S. Fitzgerald, Plache, Risser and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Schooff, Leibham, Balow, Schneider, Shilling, Ryba, Ladwig, Krug, Turner, Ott, Musser, Gronemus, Reynolds, Huber, Black, Berceau, Jeskewitz, Ward, Riley, Miller, Meyerhofer, Vrakas, Lassa, La Fave, Carpenter, Plouff, Townsend, Kreuser, Wasserman, Young, Hubler and Hahn.

To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

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report of committees

The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:

Behnke , Herbert F., of Shawano, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.

Confirmation.