Senate Bill 63
Relating to: expanding the authority of villages to create combined protective services departments.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Relating to allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Relating to the receipt of facsimile and electronic mail communications by the department.
No action taken.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: declaring the week of April 11 to 15 UW Spirit Week.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Hansen and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Shilling, Kerkman, Ott, Owens, Jeskewitz, Seidel, Pocan and Sheridan.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: the creation of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
By
Senators
Breske, Harsdorf and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Hahn, Musser, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Bies, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Ballweg, Wood, F. Lasee and Pridemore.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: the full and equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement by a person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal.
By
Senators
Miller, Roessler, Wirch, Grothman, Coggs, Erpenbach and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Hahn, Pridemore, Berceau, Vos, Pocan, Sheridan, Ballweg, Albers, Hebl, Lehman, Boyle, Ott, Molepske and Mursau.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 158
Relating to: fishing with a bow and arrow at night.
By
Senators
Zien, Brown, Reynolds and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Moulton, Suder, Gundrum, Townsend, Gronemus, Albers, Sheridan, Musser, Molepske, Hahn, Pettis, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Wieckert and Petrowski.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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State of Wisconsin
April 1, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
This letter is to inform you of a replacement on the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy. Senator Fred Risser will be replacing Senator Spencer Coggs.
This appointment will be effective immediately, as the committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, April 4, 2005.
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Sincerely,
DALE W. SCHULTZ
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
March 31, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I will be appointing Heather Smith of Deerfield, WI to serve on the Wisconsin Women's Council. Her term of service begins effective immediately and will expire on July 1, 2006. I am confident Ms. Smith will bring a wealth of experience and depth of knowledge necessary to enhance the Council. Her personal and legislative experiences combined will enable her to become a tremendous asset in serving the women across the State of Wisconsin.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
ALAN J. LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
April 4, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2005 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2005-02 Special Committee on Child Guardianship and Custody
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Sincerely,
TERRY C. ANDERSON
Director
executive order #92
Relating to the Creation of the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy
WHEREAS, over 10 million households in America do not have a relationship with a bank or credit union; and
WHEREAS, consumer debt continues to rise and annual bankruptcy filings remain at record levels in Wisconsin and nationwide; and
WHEREAS, high school seniors received low marks on a financial literacy survey, answering only 58.8 percent of the questions correctly; and
WHEREAS, families that lack financial assets have little ability to build wealth; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin families continue to be challenged by the evolving and increasingly complex range of choices which they must make within the financial services markets;
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 Wis. Stat. s.
14.019, do hereby:
Create the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy ("Council");
2.
The Council shall consist of 20 members or less, and will have the positions of Honorary Chair, Chair, Vice-Chair
and members;
3.
The Department of Financial Institutions will provide
administrative support to the Council and will serve as the "Executive Director";
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4.
The Council's mission will be to measurably improve the financial literacy of Wisconsin's citizens. This will be accomplished by collaborating with existing state agencies, private entities, and non-profit associations to ensure that resources are utilized in an efficient and meaningful manner;
5.
The Council shall serve as a continuous sounding board for the Governor's Office and the Department of Financial Institutions' Office of Financial Literacy and will give guidance to complete the following tasks:
a.
Develop a unified interagency strategy for state and local governments to coordinate the development of their financial literacy resources efficiently and effectively, without duplication;
b.
Catalog existing public and private financial literacy programs and materials and centralize this information as a "Financial Literacy Resource" which is openly accessible to the public;
c.
List collaborations resulting from the Council's efforts and measure the number of citizens positively impacted, including the identification and promotion of best practices;
d.
Create a standalone financial literacy web based portal that is connected to the following websites: Wisconsin.gov and wdfi.org; and
e.
Identify and establish benchmarks for measuring the level of financial literacy among citizens, patterned after and coordinated with the National Jumpstart Coalition;