Assembly Bill 227
Relating to: notaries public who are not attorneys and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Colon, Sinicki, Staskunas, Cullen, Pocan, Berceau, Musser, Nischke, Lehman, Townsend, Ott, Seidel and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Carpenter, Hansen, Erpenbach and Lassa.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: increasing funding for local youth apprenticeship grants for programs that are targeted at providing training in the areas of health care and health care technology and making appropriations.
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Representatives Loeffelholz, Pettis, Musser, Davis, Freese, Van Roy, Hahn, Hines, Rhoades and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Miller and Hansen.
To committee on Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: assignment of a landowner's eligibility to apply for a turkey hunting license.
By
Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Pettis, Krawczyk, Petrowski, Ott, Kreibich, Hahn, Ballweg, Hines and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and A. Lasee.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 230
Relating to: the licensing of motor vehicle salvage dealers.
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Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Friske, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Lamb, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Nerison, Ott, Owens, Pettis, Richards, Suder, Towns, Van Roy and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Breske, S. Fitzgerald, A. Lasee, Miller and Olsen.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 231
Relating to: state government holidays.
By
Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Freese and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Lassa
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To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 232
Relating to: classifying employees of the Department of Military Affairs who perform security functions at weapons facilities owned by the state as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
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Representatives Musser, Freese, Boyle, Bies, Hines and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Coggs
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To committee on Military Affairs
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To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
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Assembly Bill 233
Relating to: classifying certain librarians, teachers, and social workers employed by the state as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
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Representatives Musser, Bies, Black and Hines; cosponsored by Senators Risser and Coggs.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
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Assembly Bill 234
Relating to: a sales tax exemption for sales to veterans organizations.
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Representatives Musser, Bies, Townsend, Nass, Suder, Gronemus, Freese, McCormick, Gundrum and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Roessler, Hansen and Grothman.
To committee on Veterans Affairs
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To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: designating and marking STH 173 as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Highway.
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Representatives Musser, Petrowski, Van Roy, Pettis, Gundrum, Owens, Freese, Hahn, Bies, McCormick, Sheridan, Lehman, Townsend, Gunderson, Nerison, Albers, Pridemore, Lothian and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Stepp, Erpenbach and Decker.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: exempting local governments from the motor vehicle fuel tax.
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Representatives Staskunas, Turner, Ainsworth, Van Akkeren, Freese, Berceau, Vos, Hundertmark, Lehman, Vrakas and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Miller, Lassa, A. Lasee and Olsen.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 237
Relating to: a surcharge for convictions related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Representatives Staskunas, Jeskewitz, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Wasserman, Sheridan and Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Leibham and Carpenter.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 238
Relating to: damaging or removing certain highway signs and providing a penalty.
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Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Nass, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Ballweg, Hines, Ott, Petrowski and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 239
Relating to: two-year limit on increases in undergraduate resident tuition and nondiscretionary segregated fees at the University of Wisconsin System.
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Representatives Kreibich, Hundertmark, Shilling, Gronemus, Kerkman, Cullen, Suder, Pocan, Nass, Colon, Ott, Petrowski, Musser, Wood, Freese, Albers, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Stepp, Zien, A. Lasee and Reynolds.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
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Assembly Bill 240
Relating to: the immobilization, impoundment, and disposal of unregistered motor vehicles.
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Representatives Zepnick, Honadel, Ainsworth, Ballweg, Colon, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Molepske, Musser, Ott, Seidel, Sinicki, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter, Coggs, Kanavas, Plale and Stepp.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 241
Relating to: transfer of the business employees' skills training grant program to the Technical College System Board, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
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Representatives Davis, Wieckert, Montgomery, Moulton, Kleefisch, Kerkman, Owens, Vos, Suder, Honadel, Towns, Gronemus, Freese, J. Fitzgerald, Vrakas, Van Roy, Nischke, Gunderson, Albers, Hundertmark, Lamb, Musser, Hines and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Kanavas, Zien, Stepp and Darling.
To committee on Workforce Development
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Communications
March 15, 2005
Patrick Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
17 West Main Street
Room 208
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
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I would like to request that my name be removed from 2005 Assembly Bill 161 relating to solicitation of bids for public procurements by means of an electronic auction and granting rule-making authority. This legislation was introduced by Representative Albers on March 3, 2005.
Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
State Representative
63rd Assembly District
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Address by President of Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
Ray DePerry
On Wednesday, March 16, Representative Mursau asked unanimous consent that the speech from Tuesday, March 8, by Red Cliff Chairman Ray DePerry, President of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., be printed in the Assembly Journal. Granted.
"Good morning and thank-you Representative Gard. It is customary and traditional that when we native people come together for meetings and gatherings, that we must take a few moments to recognize our elders who are in our presence. We do this as a way to show our respect and appreciation to them because of the position they hold amongst us. They have gained their honorable stature because our Creator has blessed them with a long life; because they have guided our own growth and development and because they serve as a daily reminder to us, a younger generation, that we must always do those things which are good and decent for the generation we currently serve, for the generation behind us and for the many generations yet to come. The elders remind us that our deeds and undertakings must always be done in an honorable way, one without selfish motives or reasons. Having said that, I say to all elders who are gathered in this chamber, Indian and non-Indians alike, that we, your children, are pleased that you are sitting with us today, and we ask for your blessing and guidance as we leaders of tribal nations come together, with the leadership of the state of Wisconsin and the good people of our fine state. We are all honored by your presence.
Having said that, I would now like to take this opportunity to formally introduce to you each tribal leader and the tribal nation they represent. As their name is called, I ask each tribal leader to remain standing until I have finished with all the introductions. Representing the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is their President, Victoria Doud; representing the Oneida Nation is their Vice-Chairwoman, Kathy Hughes; representing the Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is their Chairwoman, Sandra Rachel; representing the St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is their Chairman, David Merrill; representing the Forest County Band of Potawatomi Indians is their Chairman, Gus Frank; representing the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Indians is their Chairman, Don Moore; representing the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe is their Vice-Chairman, Wally Miller; representing the Menominee Nation is their Chairman, Mike Chapman; representing the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is their Chairman, Louis Taylor and representing the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is their Vice-Chairman, Mark Montano. Unfortunately, there is no representative from the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
At this time, the Wisconsin Tribe's would like to extend its sincerest and most heartfelt appreciation to the Honorable Assembly Speaker, John Gard, for offering the Assembly Chambers, for this most historic event. Your cooperation and generosity in allowing the Wisconsin Tribal Nations to gather here, along with all of these distinguished guest and witnesses to this historic day, is evident that a new day has arrived in state-tribal relations. We are confident Speaker Gard, that not only will this day result in improved communications for the tribal nations of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin, but it will result in an improved quality of life for our native peoples back home. Opening the dialogue between the tribal leaders and the state lawmakers will broaden our areas of mutual concern and aid us in working through areas of disagreement. And it will be an example to our neighbors back in our very own local areas that open communications, can and will, improve on our very own relationships. Again, thank you Speaker Gard.
It would not be right for me to continue without first recognizing some of our other distinguished guests who are with us today. First, I would like to recognize the Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton who is here today representing Governor Doyle's office. We understand that he is leading a trade mission to Mexico and is not able to be here personally. He did however; contact our offices to let us know that he recognizes the value of the government-to-government relationship that we share as sovereign nations and the valuable benefits that can result from such a relationship. I also welcome member of the State Senate who are here today as well as those individuals who are here from the Governor's Cabinet, as well as the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Treasurer, the Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction and the members of the State Supreme Court. In addition I would like to extend a welcome to those representatives from the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indian Health Services and especially to those tribal representatives, who have journeyed far from their homes to be here today, welcome everyone.
Thank you all for being with us on this historical day.
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This is indeed a most exceptional and significant day in the relationship between the state of Wisconsin and the Tribal Nations of Wisconsin. I am both honored, and humbled, to be standing on this sacred spot, in these hallowed halls of this great state capitol, bringing to all of you assembled here, and to those who are listening throughout Wisconsin, a message which the tribal nations of this state wish to share with you. But first, I must tell you, that the voice you hear is not just that of Ray DePerry, no my friends, it is the voice of these 10 other tribal leaders as well. It is their words and voice also. I am only a conduit through which passes the message the tribes have asked me to deliver.
That's what this day is all about.
This day is not about bringing forth a message laced with anger or bitterness because of past historical atrocities between Indians and non-Indians. Nor is this day about blame or finger pointing on failed Indian policies that didn't work either on the federal level or state level. And while this is not what this day is all about, those are serious issues that we must never forget. Rather this day is to serve as an opportunity for the native people of Wisconsin, the leadership of Wisconsin and the citizens of Wisconsin to better understand us as a people, as a friend, as a neighbor and more importantly as a brother and sister. This is a day of hope and belief that through cooperative efforts we will be able to resolve issues such as discrimination, health needs, economic considerations, educational opportunities and respect for one another.
