Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: environmental compliance audits, environmental management systems, providing incentives for improving environmental performance, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp and Zien.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Risser and Wirch.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Frazier, J C,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Funeral Director's Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hamberger, L. Kevin,
of Franklin, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Heinz
, Geri A.,
of Wausau, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kaufmann, Marilyn A.,
of Cleveland, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Peters
, Alma,
of Mequon, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodriguez, Mariana,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Seldin
, Barbara,
of Neenah, as a member of the Psychology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Busalacchi, Frank,
of Brookfield, as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
April 24, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Kedzie to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Leibham.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
April 22, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please find enclosed a copy of the State of Wisconsin 2003 Consolidated Annual Plan to address housing and community development needs for the state. The plan was developed by the Department of Administration, Division of Housing and Intergovernmental Relations, and the Department of Commerce and is submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Wisconsin State Statute 16.31(4) requires the Department to submit a copy of the state housing strategy plan to the Governor and the Chief Clerk of each house before October 1 of each year.
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If you have any questions regarding the plan, please contact Marty Evanson, Director, Bureau of Housing, at (608) 267-2713.
Sincerely,
Patrick J. Farley, Administrator
Division of Housing and Intergovernmental Relations
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
April 25, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Bureau of Health Information, Department of Health and Family Services, is pleased to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the Health Care Data Report, 2001. The data for this report were collected under section 153.05, Wisconsin Statutes, and are published as authorized by the requirements of section 120.20, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
This report is based on data reported quarterly to the Bureau of Health Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals and Medicare-certified, freestanding and ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin. It presents a summary of data on utilization and charges at those facilities in 2001.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System
April 22, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At its meeting April 11, 2003 the Board of Regents accepted the attached report for submission to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3).
The law requires UW System institutions to incorporate into their orientation programs for newly entering students oral and written information on sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information on: (1) sexual assault by acquaintances of the victims; (2) the legal definitions and penalties for sexual assault; (3) generally available national, state, and campus statistics on sexual assault; (4) the rights of victims; and (5) protective behaviors including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment. In addition, each institution must annually supply to all students enrolled in the institution printed material that includes information on all of these topics. This law was enacted in April 1990 and this is the thirteenth report to be compiled for the legislature since its enactment.
If you need additional information regarding this report, please contact Janice Sheppard at
jsheppard@uwsa.edu or 608-262-5563.
Sincerely,
Katharine C. Lyall
President
Referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
