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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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 218
Relating to: ratification of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact.
By
Senators
Burke, Plache, Cowles, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Balow, Black, Bock, Berceau, La Fave, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Richards, Turner and Urban.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 219
Relating to: the billboard elimination grant program, prohibiting the erection of new billboards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Baumgart and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Miller and Boyle.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 220
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for textbooks.
By
Senators
Lazich, Grobschmidt, Schultz, Baumgart, Hansen, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk, Musser, Shilling, Ryba, Schneider, Pettis, Gunderson, Boyle, Balow, Hoven, Powers, Freese, Lassa, Petrowski, McCormick, Plale, Seratti, D. Meyer, Jeskewitz, Wade, Plouff, F. Lasee, Gronemus, Young and Owens.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 221
Relating to: juvenile court dispositions for a juvenile who is found to have made a bomb scare involving a school premises or to have possessed or discharged a firearm in a school zone.
By
Senators
Baumgart, Burke, Darling, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Turner and Ryba.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 222
Relating to: restructuring of legislative partisan caucus staffs.
By
Senator
Baumgart
; cosponsored by Representatives J. Lehman and Staskunas.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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The joint committee on Employment Relations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 223
Relating to: executive salary group assignments for certain state employees.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Risser, Burke and Chvala. Representatives Jensen and Black.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Panzer. Representative
Foti.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 224
Relating to: determination of annual salaries for the director and the executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Risser, Burke and Chvala. Representatives Jensen and Black.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Panzer. Representative
Foti.
To committee on Education.
Fred Risser
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
July 10, 2001
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
Department of Health and Family Services
June 29, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
As required by s.
242.04(11), Wis. Stats., enclosed is the Annual Statewide Immunization Program Report. Please distribute this report to the appropriate standing committees.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affaris.
State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Madison
July 10, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
As required by Sections
227.485(9) and
814.245(10) of the Wisconsin Statutes, our office is submitting the report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs may be awarded when an opposing party prevails in an action against a state agency and it is determined that the agency's position was not substantially justified. Payments for fiscal year July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001 are shown on the attached schedule.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact me. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nancy K. Lynch
Associate University Legal Counsel
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Relating to control of particulate matter emissions.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, July 10, 2001.
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources,
July 12, 2001.
Relating to the cooperating forester program and private forestry priorities for assistance.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, July 10, 2001.
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources,
July 12, 2001.
Relating to administration of the forest crop law and the managed forest law.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, July 10, 2001.
