Thursday, December 27, 2001
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and public service of Frederick F. Kaftan.
By
Senators
Cowles, A. Lasee, Welch, Burke, Panzer, Lazich and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Meyerhofer, Boyle, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Owens, Petrowski, J. Lehman, Bies, Urban and Grothman.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 357
Relating to: licenses to carry a concealed weapon, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Zien, Huelsman, Welch, A. Lasee, S. Fitzgerald and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Huebsch, Starzyk, Schneider, Bies, McCormick, Sykora, Nass, Hines, Stone, Lippert, J. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gundrum, Pettis, Reynolds, Suder, F. Lasee, Owens, Hundertmark, Musser, Petrowski, Albers and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 358
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for military services flags, POW/MIA flags, and flag kits.
By
Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Baumgart, Huelsman, Darling, Schultz and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Leibham, J. Fitzgerald, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Lassa, McCormick, Musser, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Shilling, Starzyk, Turner, Urban and Vrakas.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 359
Relating to: rest and meal periods for employees and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Chvala, Hansen, Plache and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Miller, Young, Musser, Reynolds, Berceau, Pocan, J. Lehman, Ryba, Lassa, Bock and Morris-Tatum.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Senate Bill 360
Relating to: investigations to determine compliance with certain prohibitions against selling or giving cigarettes and tobacco products to minors and requiring certain information to be included on an application for a license to sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, exchange, barter, dispose of, or give cigarettes or tobacco products to a person.
By
Senators
Robson, Roessler, Risser and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Lippert, Urban, Bock, La Fave, J. Lehman, Turner, Ott, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Staskunas and Berceau.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
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The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 361
Relating to: the size of restored, enhanced, or created wetlands that are parts of wetland mitigation projects.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Robson, Grobschmidt, Hansen and Cowles. Representatives Seratti, Gunderson, Turner and Hebl.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Welch. Representative
Grothman.
Judith Robson
Senate Chairperson
Read first time and referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 19, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the following nominations:
Elaine August for appointment to the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board. Ms. August has notified my office that due to a family illness she cannot accept the nomination at this time.
Harold Kolb for reappointment to the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors. Mr. Kolb has notified my office that he has resigned from the Board due to the time commitment.
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Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 14, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Section
46.03(26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information systems projects under development. The attached report is a summary of the departmental systems currently under development.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Legisaltive Audit Bureau
December 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have audited the financial statements of the Radio and Television Networks operated by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001 and have issued our reports on these statements, dated December 20, 2001.
The audits were requested by ECB to fulfill audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities and certifications of these entities' non-federal revenue sources in determining future funding levels.
Copies of the audit reports have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive them. Electronic copies of the reports are available on line at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/windex.htm. If you are interested in receiving a copy of these reports, please contact our office and request the following report numbers:
01-20 An Audit of Educational Communications Board Radio Network
01-21 An Audit of Educational Communications Board Television Network
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Schools
December 17, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed you will find a copy of the report entitled "High/Scope All-Day Five-Year-Old Kindergarten Program and High/Scope First Grade Program". This report summarizes the projects and the data collected for the 2000-2001 school year.