Monday, August 13, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 226 offered by Senator Breske.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 226 offered by Senator Breske.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: removal of a pupil from class, from any portion of school property, or from a school-sponsored activity.
By
Senators
Lehman, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Grothman, Hansen, Lassa, Plale and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Berceau, Davis, Fields, Gottlieb, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hixson, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, A. Ott, Parisi, Petrowski, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Soletski, Staskunas, Strachota, Turner, Van Roy, Vos and Zepnick.
To committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
August 13, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to you, as required by s.253.115 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the annual report on the status of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in Wisconsin. Once again I am pleased to note that in 2006 Wisconsin hospitals have exceeded the legislative directive that at least 88% of all deliveries be performed in hospitals with a UNHS program. In 2006, 99.9% of Wisconsin babies born in birthing hospitals were born in hospitals with a universal newborn hearing screening program. Including children born at home, 96% of all Wisconsin newborns were screened for hearing disorders in 2006.
The identification of hearing loss, however, is only the first step in providing appropriate intervention for children with hearing loss. The Department has made significant progress in supporting and following up with families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Department created an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) program known as Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) which has been instrumental in developing programs that address congenital hearing loss. WSB created an educational program for parents and early hearing detection professionals and worked with audiologists to ensure that they have access to the training and skills required to work with infants. They also provided technical assistance to county Birth to Three programs to enable the programs to work with identified infants and their families. In addition, WSB has developed and implemented a system of parent-to-parent support called the Guide-by-Your-Side program for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, which has received national attention. In order to ensure that families access timely and appropriate follow-up services after their child "refers" on the hearing screening, WSB has developed a data collection and tracking system named WE-TRAC (Wisconsin EHDI Tracking Referral and Coordination) that has been developed as part of the Public Health Information Network (PHIN).
Hearing loss is the most common congenital birth defect affecting Wisconsin infants. If hearing loss is left undetected, it will impede speech, language, cognitive and social development. Working in collaboration with other public and private agencies, the Department has developed an exemplary program of early hearing detection and intervention. The Department looks forward to continuing to provide a sound beginning for Wisconsin babies.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Human Services.
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The committee on Health and Human Services reports and recommends:
Relating to facility reporting of involuntary administration of psychotropic medication under s.55.14, stats., and affecting small businesses.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
Motions Under Senate Rule 98 and Joint Rule 7
for the Month of July 2007
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Darling, for Michael Alexander Asmussen, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Fitzgerald, for Timothy G. Benway, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Coggs, for Beechie O. Brooks, on the occasion of all his hard work and commitment to improving Milwaukee's neighborhoods.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Ellis, for Jonathan M. Cass, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Carpenter, for Dok Champa and owners Mark and Nit Dudenhoefer, on the occasion of the opening of Dok Champa.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Kanavas, for Adam Chrnelich, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lazich, for John Donald Delhey II, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lazich, for Tomas Gilbert Dominguez, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Roessler, for Chief David Erickson, on the occasion of his retirement after 37 years of service with the Oshkosh Police Department.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Coggs, for Mr. Kwabena Robert Falson, on the occasion of his retirement after 27 years of distinguished service to the citizens of Milwaukee County.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lazich, for David Fox, on the occasion of his outstanding dedication and service to the Village of East Troy and the State of Wisconsin.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Cowles, for Kyle Gerarden, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Cowles, for Brandon Hein, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lasee, for Alvin F. Helland, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Jauch, for Father Philip J. Heslin, on the occasion of his 50th year of community involvement and service.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Ellis, for Benjamin Hyatt, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Sullivan, for Michael J. Korsmeyer, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Roessler, for KFIZ AM Radio, on the occasion of the dedicated personnel, past and present, and the 85th Anniversary of the origin of News-Talk 1450 KFIZ Radio.
