Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 2, 2002
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
State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
March 26, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to be able to present to you, for distribution to the Wisconsin Senate, the annual evaluation report on the Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program. The program, created by section 85.53 Wis. Stats., was established by the legislature in 1997 with the requirement that the Department study its impact and report on its findings every even-numbered year.
The Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program is intended for offenders who are arrested for their second or subsequent OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) offense. Their participation may be voluntary or court ordered, the program may support 2nd or 3rd or greater offenders, it may have exclusions for felons or may not. It is an intervention model designed to get the offender into counseling, treatment and monitoring as soon as possible after the arrest. The program is individual to each community.
As you will see in the full report, no county that has begun a program has dropped the program. Offenders who successfully completed the program were less likely than non-participants to be re-arrested for subsequent operating while intoxicated violations. Those who were re-arrested went significantly longer between arrests than non-participants. Currently there are three counties and a multi-county effort on a waiting list for funding to begin programs.
I commend those people who have dedicated themselves to making this innovative program a success. There are no "silver bullets" in eradicating intoxicated driving, but I feel this effort is a vital piece in the total transportation safety effort.
Sincerely,
Gene E. Kussart
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 21, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Engelson, Robin J General Electric Company
Falb, John General Electric Company
Knapp, Randall R Wisconsin Propane Gas Association Inc
Leitch, Laura J Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc
Lukovich, Deborah NARAL Wisconsin
Rezin, Kathleen Community Corrections Corporation
Shafer, Kevin Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 27, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Lundberg, William S.,
of Wisconsin Rapids, as a member of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Sincerely,
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
Relating to revisions of falconry rules.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, April 2, 2002.
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources, April 3, 2002
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Relating to tuition and fee refunds, and grants to students.
Submitted by Technical College System Board.
Report received from Agency, March 29, 2002.
Referred to committee on Education,
April 3, 2002
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Relating to the repayment of cost of legal representation.
Submitted by State Public Defender.
Report received from Agency, April 2, 2002.
Referred to committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform, April 3, 2002
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Relating to the children at risk program.
No action taken.
