Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke, Schultz and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: increasing the fee for a snowmobile trail use sticker.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke, Schultz and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: all-terrain vehicle routes and trails that may be used by operators of lightweight utility vehicles.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke, Schultz and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances where a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate.
Adoption.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke and Schultz.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Leibham.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 400
Relating to: powers and duties of the Department of Military Affairs, the adjutant general, military officers, military property and assets, the national guard, the state defense force, rights of service personnel, the Wisconsin code of military justice, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 351
Relating to: investments and operations of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Sullivan, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Coggs.
Senate Bill 371
Relating to: offering circulars provided to prospective franchisees under the franchise investment law (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 378
Relating to: the location of bank branches.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Sullivan
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
January 30, 2008
The Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending December 31, 2007. As required by s.
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure Information.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
ROGER M. ERVIN
Secretary of Revenue
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 31, 2008
The Honorable, the Legislature:
In compliance with Wisconsin statute 16.548, please find the Wisconsin Office of Federal/State Relations quarterly report to be submitted to the Legislature for the Fourth Quarter of 2007. This report provides information on the activities of the office and the status of federal legislation of concern to the State of Wisconsin.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this material.
Sincerely,
Michael Morgan
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
February 4, 2008
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to §
109.12(2) and
(3), Wis. Stats., I hereby submit the Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) 2007 annual report on the administration and enforcement of §
109.07 and
109.075, Wis. Stats. The report contains three sections. The first section lists all employers in 2007 that notified DWD of business closings and mass layoffs planned in Wisconsin. The second section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received business closing or mass layoff notification complaints and the current status or outcome of those complaints. The third section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received healthcare cessation notification complaints, DWD's actions and the current status or outcome of those complaints.
Business Closing or Mass Layoff Notification Cases:
On January 1, 2007 the department had 21 business closing or mass layoff cases pending either within the department [DWD] or at the Department of Justice [DOJ]. Since January 1, 2007 nine of those cases have been resolved. Three cases were settled. Six cases were closed as invalid complaints. Of the remaining 12 cases, all 12 cases remain with the DOJ in various stages of litigation.
During 2007 and thus far in 2008 the department has received 17 new cases. Eleven of these cases remain under investigation. Six cases have been closed as invalid.
Overall in 2007 the departments collected more than $1.62 million in increased wages for 750 employees due to a combination of employers' failures to provide employees with advance notices of business closings or mass layoffs and unpaid final wages for these employees.
Healthcare Plan Cessation Notification Cases:
On January 1, 2007 the department had five healthcare plan cessation notification cases pending either at DWD or DOJ. One of these cases was settled. One case was closed as invalid. The remaining three cases are pending litigation by DOJ. The amount of money collected in the settlement of the above case is included in the $1.62 million listed as collected under the business closing cases.
In 2007 nine new healthcare plan cessation notification cases were filed. DWD has completed its investigation of three of these cases and determined they were invalid. The other six complaints remain under investigation by DWD.
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this report, please contact Jennifer Ortiz, Administrator of the Equal Rights Division, at (608) 266-0946.
Sincerely,
Roberta Gassman
Secretary
Referred to committee on Labor, Elections, and Urban Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
