Tuesday, March 2, 2004
11:30 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Vilas Mazemke from St. Martin Lutheran Church in Clintonville.
Representative Hundertmark led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Plouff and Shilling - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Plouff and Shilling. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 623 offered by Representatives Gunderson, Petrowski and Pettis.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 672 offered by Representative Jensen.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 772 offered by Representative Richards.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 793 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 796 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 811 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 847 offered by Representatives Sinicki and Jensen.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 847 offered by Representatives Staskunas and Krusick.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 848 offered by Representative Freese.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 859 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 861 offered by Representative Taylor.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 227 offered by Representative Underheim.
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 227 offered by Representative Underheim.
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Relating to rules concerning the time period covered by a strategic energy assessment.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, February 23, 2004.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Referred on March 2, 2004
.
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: limitations on state appropriations from general purpose revenue (first consideration).
By
Representatives Wieckert, Hines, Owens, Ladwig and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Leibham.
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly Bill 920
Relating to: provision of home and community-based services under a community integration program to persons relocated from facilities, during the period of the relocation.
By
Representatives Pope-Roberts, Krusick, Boyle, Miller, Berceau, Young and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Jauch.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 921
Relating to: a trial jobs plus demonstration project under the Wisconsin Works program.
By
Representatives Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Zepnick, Gunderson, Miller, Montgomery, Shilling, Sinicki and Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Darling, Moore, Plale, Robson and Jauch.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 922
Relating to: funding of guardian ad litem costs and court interpreter fees and making appropriations.
By
Representative
Gundrum
; cosponsored by Senator Kanavas
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 923
Relating to: grants to counties for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Bies, Black, Friske, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Miller, Nischke, Pocan, Staskunas and Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Moore, Zien and Lassa.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
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The committee on Education Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 772
Relating to: expanding the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program to include provision of services to students from 4-year-old kindergarten to grade 6 in public elementary schools, charter schools, and private schools that participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Jensen, Vukmir, Nass, Olsen, McCormick, Towns, J. Wood, Nischke, Cullen, Sherman and Sinicki.
Noes: 1 - Representative
J. Lehman.
