Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 427
Relating to: eligibility for tuition fee remission for spouses and children of certain veterans.
By
Senators
Hansen, Erpenbach, Grothman, Plale and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Nischke, Boyle, Sinicki, Sheridan, Freese, Lehman, Vruwink, Albers, Berceau, McCormick, Petrowski, Hines, Ott and Molepske.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Relating to: prohibiting certain state agencies or any city, village, town, or county from using the word squaw in the name of a public place, highway, or geographic feature.
By
Senators
Jauch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Parisi, Musser, Freese, Grigsby, Pocan, Wasserman, Turner and Boyle.
To committee on State and Federal Relations.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
November 1, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
As required by s.
250.03(3)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am pleased to submit to you the biennial report on the preparedness of the Wisconsin public health system to address public health emergencies. The Department of Health and Family Services' Division of Public Health manages two major federal grants for public health and hospital preparedness and response to bioterrorism, outbreaks of infectious disease, and other public health threats and emergencies. The Division of Public Health approach to implementing preparedness initiatives has been that of multi-agency cooperation, regionalization, and the dual-use enhancement of state and local public health infrastructure.
If you have any questions about this report, please contact Steven Marshall, Public Health Preparedness Program Director in the Division of Public Health at (608) 266-9783 or
marshs@dhfs.state.wi.us.
Sincerely,
HELENE NELSON
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
College Savings Program Board
November 8, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
We are pleased to submit the College Savings Program Annual Report for the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2005. This eighth annual report covers the EdVest and tommorow's scholar plans, including key developments in the program over the past fiscal year and summaries of the financial audit and actuarial valuation. The program experienced significant growth and success in FY05. As of June 30, we were meeting the college savings needs of nearly 200,000 families nationwide with over $1.4 billion in assets under management.
Highlights for the year:
• Wells Fargo purchased Strong Financial Corp. and assumed the contracts for management of the program in a seamless transaction.
• The Board hired Evaluation Associates, Inc. to provide ongoing independent monitoring of investment performance of all program portfolios.
• All investment options were improved and fees were lowered as part of a September 2005 "re-launch" of the program.
The College Savings Program Board and staff look forward to continued growth with quality service to participants in this exciting program. If you have any questions regarding the Annual Report, please contact Marty Olle at 264-7886.
Sincerely,
SENATOR ALBERTA DARLING
Chair, College Savings Program Board
STATE TREASURER JAck c. voight
Vice-Chair, College Savings Program
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Miller added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 765.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 310,
Senate Bill 164, and
Senate Bill 186.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Zien added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 50 and
Senate Bill 386, and a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 56.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 164 and
Senate Bill 349, and a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 436 and
Assembly Bill 765.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Stepp added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 50.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate substitute amendment 3 to
Senate Joint Resolution 50.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Brown withdrawn as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 155.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the reading be dispensed with, and that the appointments be taken up en masse.
Cook
, Mary,
of Madison, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Diercks, Andrew,
of Coloma, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Roblee
, Patricia,
of Oshkosh, as a member of the Dietitians Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Rude
, Brian,
of Coon Valley, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Sheehy
, Patrick,
of Mequon, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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The committee on Agriculture and Insurance reports and recommends:
Relating to revising requirements for insurers offering defined network plans, preferred provider plans, and limited service health organization plans in order to comply with recent changes in state laws and affecting small businesses.
Modifications requested, Ayes 7, Noes 0, October 26, 2005:
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Report objection recommended, Ayes 7, Noes 0, October 31, 2005:
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Referred to joint committee for Review of Administrative Rules, November 4, 2005.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 47
Assembly Bill 143
Assembly Bill 202
Assembly Bill 262
Assembly Bill 295
Assembly Bill 311
Assembly Bill 366
Assembly Bill 387
Assembly Bill 511
Assembly Bill 527
Assembly Bill 615
Assembly Bill 635
Assembly Bill 666
