Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: authorizing the legislature to reduce property taxes on principal dwellings owned and occupied by residents of this state (first consideration).
By
Senators
Wirch, Carpenter, Decker, Hansen, Erpenbach, Breske and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Turner, Plouff, Berceau, Miller, Boyle, Pocan, Pope-Roberts and Krug.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 234
Relating to: wholesale motor vehicle dealers.
By
Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Plale, Carpenter, Brown, Welch, Risser and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Kestell, Krawczyk, McCormick, Montgomery, Ott, Petrowski, Rhoades, Shilling, Suder, Van Roy and Vrakas.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Senate Bill 235
Relating to: manufacturers, importers, and distributors of motor vehicles and franchised motor vehicle dealers.
By
Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Plale, Brown, Stepp, Welch, Risser, Erpenbach and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, Olsen, Petrowski, LeMahieu, Ainsworth, Friske, Gielow, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Kestell, Krawczyk, M. Lehman, McCormick, Montgomery, Ott, Shilling, Suder, Van Roy and Vrakas.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Senate Bill 236
Relating to: repair of motor vehicle air conditioners and truck trailer refrigeration equipment that contains ozone-depleting refrigerant.
By
Senator
Reynolds
; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Ott, Hines, Hahn, Petrowski and Ladwig.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 237
Relating to: limiting the reasons for which a local government may withhold approval of a conditional use permit.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, M. Meyer, Brown and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Musser, Montgomery, Rhoades, Hines, Gunderson, Seratti, Bies, Van Roy, Albers, Friske and Krawczyk.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 238
Relating to: the purpose and integrity of the patients compensation fund and changing its name to the injured patients and families compensation fund.
By
Senators
Schultz, Roessler, Brown, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Panzer, Reynolds, Stepp, Zien and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Gielow, Weber, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gunderson, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Krawczyk, Kreibich, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Nischke, Olsen, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Van Roy, Vukmir and Wasserman.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: the use by the Department of Natural Resources of seized, confiscated, or unclaimed property for educational hunting, fishing, trapping, and other conservation activities; hunting of antlerless deer by holders of certificates of accomplishment issued under the hunter education program and the bow hunter education program; certificates of hunter safety issued by provinces and other countries; possession of firearms and hunting with firearms by persons under 16 years of age; issuance of resident small game hunting licenses to certain nonresidents under 16 years of age; use of firearms in schools under the hunter education program; use of certain types of arrow tips on crossbows; proceeds received by the Department of Natural Resources for skins of fur-bearing animals that are prepared as part of the course of instruction under the trapper education program; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Relating to: the newspaper recycling fee and the recycled content of newsprint used in newspapers.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Assembly Bill 228
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.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp and Zien.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Risser and Wirch.
Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: failure to pay owners of raw forest products and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Assembly Bill 9
Relating to: authorizing the establishment of a program for the suppression of gypsy moths, specifying areas eligible for aerial insecticide treatment for the suppression of gypsy moths, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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executive order #22
Relating to the Creation of the Governor's Task Force on Educational Excellence
WHEREAS, a high-quality public education system is an essential public good and the pathway to opportunity in a challenging and complex world; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared that every child in Wisconsin has a constitutional right to a sound, basic education, and Wisconsin aspires to provide an outstanding education to every child; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin's citizens must balance many legitimate competing interests in order to provide our children the greatest educational opportunities possible, including the desire of parents to have the best education for their children, the concerns of taxpayers who fund the public educational system, and the need for education to spur economic growth; and
WHEREAS, the most important ingredient of a great education and high student achievement is a great teacher, and, while Wisconsin public schools employ many of the best and brightest teachers in the world, many Wisconsin teachers are leaving the profession, many prospective teachers leave Wisconsin to go to other states, many of our state's most difficult teaching assignments are being handled by our least experienced teachers, and current Wisconsin laws hinder our ability to attract and retain many more world class educators; and
WHEREAS, the refusal of the federal government to live up to its commitment to fund forty percent of special education costs has created significant financial challenges for all school districts, particularly smaller school districts with smaller budgets and districts that establish outstanding special education programs and attract more families with special needs children; and
WHEREAS, while Wisconsin students are nationally renowned for academic attainment, an unacceptable number of students, particularly those in low income areas, perform below state and national standards and fail to graduate from high school; and
WHEREAS, research clearly demonstrates that high-quality early childhood education yields significant results throughout children's lives, including improved academic performance, reduced special education placements, higher graduation rates, and reduced involvement with the criminal justice system.
NOW, THEREFORE, I , JIM DOYLE, 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:
Create the Governor's Task Force on Educational Excellence ("Task Force"); and
2.
Provide that the Task Force shall consist of not more than thirty one members appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor; and
3.
Provide that the Governor shall designate one member of the Task Force as chairperson to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor; and
