Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 450
Relating to: eliminating the Wisconsin credit union savings insurance corporation (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of financial institutions).
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 475
Relating to: creating an exemption from securities broker-dealer and securities agent licensing requirements.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 711
Relating to: congressional redistricting.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
The committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 826
Relating to: various changes in election administration laws.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Klauser, James R.,
of Pewaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 304
Relating to: the definition of agricultural land for property tax purposes and the penalty for converting agricultural land.
Senate amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt and Hansen.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Senate Bill 75
Relating to: fees charged by notary publics.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mark Meyer
Chairperson
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executive order #40
Relating to the Creation of the Task Force on State and Local Government
WHEREAS, Wisconsin is facing a budget shortfall that may reach beyond $1.1 billion in the 2001-2003 Biennium; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Reform Bill of 2002 was introduced to rectify this shortfall; and
WHEREAS, one provision of the Budget Reform Bill of 2002 is to phase out shared revenue with repeal of the program completed by fiscal year 2005; and
WHEREAS, it is important to have a forum for discussing and addressing fundamental change to the state and local governments relationship;
NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTT McCALLUM, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby:
1. Create the Task Force on State and Local Government (hereinafter, "Task Force"); and
2. Provide that the Task Force members are appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor; and
3. Provide that the Governor shall designate one (1) member on the Task Force as its chair to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the Governor; and
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4. Provide that the Task Force shall review and answer questions in the following areas:
A. To review government organization, including the size and number of governments;
B.To review efficiency and consolidation of government services;
C. To review land use, boundaries and annexation;
D. To review finances and taxations of state and local government;
E.To review state mandates that are barriers to consolidation; and
F. To identify financial incentives for local governments to consolidate services, where possible; and
5. Make recommendations to strengthen the partnership between the state and local governments to ensure Wisconsin is fully prepared to meet the challenges of the Twenty-First Century; and
6. Require the Task Force to submit to the Governor a final report on its findings and recommendations by February 2003; and
7. Direct the Secretary of the Department of Administration and all other state agencies to provide the Task Force with administrative and support services and with such sums of money as are necessary for travel and operating expenses in accordance with section 20.505(4)(ba) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and
8. Require the Task Force to disband once the Governor has accepted its final report.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this fifth day of March in the year two thousand and two.
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
March 7, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
I write to you today to request to be made a coauthor of 2001 Assembly Bill 850, relating to the declaration of a state of emergency related to public health.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
