Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Harsdorf led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, October 28, 2005.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 327
Relating to: school and school district performance reports.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 361
Relating to: allowing the use of technologies other than fingerprint cards for background checks related to teacher licensing and changing a statutory reference to reflect the name change of the Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 382
Relating to: transportation of public school pupils who live outside the school district in which they are enrolled.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 384
Relating to: counting pupils who attend the Youth Challenge Academy for school district revenue limit purposes.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
The committee on Higher Education and Tourism reports and recommends:
Adamski, Paul,
of Stevens Point, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Cook
, Mary,
of Madison, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Green
, Jerry,
of Black River Falls, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Landes
, Samuel,
of Dane, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Loftus
, Thomas,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Malecki, Andrew,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sheehy
, Patrick,
of Mequon, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 38
Relating to: authorizing a program for tuition gift certificates at the University of Wisconsin System.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: authorizing a program for tuition gift certificates at the University of Wisconsin System.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kapanke, Breske, Plale and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sheila Harsdorf
Chairperson
The committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Moen
, Rodney,
of Whitehall, as a member of the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.