Tuesday, June 14, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the Journal.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs 60 Years of Service to Veterans.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Leibham, A. Lasee, Darling, Brown, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz, Risser, Carpenter and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Gard, Nischke, Gundrum, Kestell, Freese, Hahn, J. Fitzgerald, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Ott, Townsend, Owens, Albers, Van Roy, Krawczyk, Strachota, Lothian, Pettis, Seidel, Sinicki, Lehman, Van Akkeren, Bies, Hebl, Turner, Kreuser, Travis, McCormick, Kreibich, Gunderson and Nass.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming an annual Renewable Energy Awareness Week (the week of the summer solstice) and an annual Renewable Energy Awareness Day (June 21).
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Kapanke and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Hahn, Freese, Montgomery and Gronemus.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: expressing support for the continued presence of military installations throughout the state.
By
Senator
Brown
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 239
Relating to: access to employment records of candidates for local law enforcement officer positions.
By
Senators
Leibham and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Hines, Gronemus, Davis, Vos, Kestell, LeMahieu, Petrowski and Townsend.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 240
Relating to: special or seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops.
By
Senators
Kedzie, A. Lasee, Roessler, Olsen, Breske and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Gronemus, Albers, Ballweg, Davis, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Mursau, Musser, Nerison, Ott, Pettis, Strachota, Towns, Boyle, Van Roy, Townsend and Owens.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 138
Relating to: voluntary and informed consent for abortions.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Roessler, Darling and Brown.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Roessler, Darling and Brown.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 75
Relating to: regulating the cremation of human remains, creating a Crematory Authority Council, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Assembly Bill 75 contains a fiscal note in excess of $10,000. Pursuant to s.16.47(2) the committee on Senate Organization considers this bill to be an emergency and authorizes passage prior to the passage of the Budget Bill:
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance by committee on
Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
S253
Withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and placed on the calendar of 6-15-2005 by committee on
Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
June 13, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This letter is to inform you of a permanent change in membership on two Senate Committees. Senator Leibham will be taking Senator Kedzie's place on the Senate Committee on Higher Education and Tourism, and Senator Kedzie will be replacing Senator Leibham on the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
These appointments will be effective immediately.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
DALE W. SCHULTZ
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
June 14, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Senate Joint Resolution 27 be withdrawn from the committee on
Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform and rereferred to the committee on
Senate Organization.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
June 8, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Council on Small, Veteran and Minority Business Opportunities, respectfully submit the Council's 2003-2004 Annual Report.
The Council on Small, Veteran and Minority Business Opportunities has legislative authority (Wis Stat. 15.107) to make recommendations to the Governor and the Chief Clerk of each House of the legislature on a variety of procurement policies and practices related to increasing Small, Veteran and Minority business participation. The Council continues to invite representatives from various State Agencies to quarterly meetings to assess both the opportunities and challenges that they face in meeting the states purchasing goals. The process also includes the Council making recommendations to the presenting agencies. The agencies are diverse, which also presents diverse opportunities and challenges. Therefore, it is essential that each agency research, analyze and utilize good faith efforts to determine what is in effect "best practice" for them.
The Council's recommendations are outlined in the attached Annual Report. Effective capacity building initiatives and ownership of the MBE participation goals by State Agencies and prime contractors will be key factors in improving State purchases from Small, Veteran and Minority Businesses. We urge you to hold the Director of each State Agency accountable for improving purchasing from Veteran, Minority and Small Businesses. It is the Council's experience that what is monitored and measured happens. This responsibility should not be left to PUrchasing Managers, but should be the responsibility of all State Employees. The meager 5% State goal has never been met and in the past couple of years the State's MBE purchases have decreased rather than increase.
We hope that our recommendations will assist the Administration in meeting its goals of ensuring opportunity and participation by all.
