Ayes: 10 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Bernard Schaber, Fields, Barca, Krusick, Benedict, Toles, Zipperer, Friske and Van Roy.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Louis Molepske Jr
Chairperson
Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
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The committee on
Labor reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 609
Relating to: vacating an award following arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Sinicki, Van Akkeren, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles and Soletski.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Honadel, Nass and Knodl.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 644
Relating to: establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Sinicki, Van Akkeren, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles, Soletski, Honadel, Nass and Knodl.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Christine Sinicki
Chairperson
Committee on Labor
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 142
Assembly Bill 236
Assembly Bill 332
Assembly Bill 400
Assembly Bill 456
Presented to the Governor on Tuesday, February 9.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 558
1. Page 1, line 8: delete "relationship." and substitute "relationship".
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Speaker's Communications
February 9, 2010
Representative Hubler
Co-Chair, Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
Room 119 North, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Representative Hubler:
I am writing in my capacity as Assembly Speaker to request that the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems prepare a report under Assembly Rule
42 (1)(am) on Assembly Bill 644.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sheridan
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 229101February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 177102February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 178103February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 364104February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 376105February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 325107February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 418108February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 83109February 18, 2010
Assembly Bill 202110February 18, 2010
Jt. Res. Number Enrolled Number
Publication Date
Assembly Joint Res. 10425Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 10526Not Published
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
February 2, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following information is provided for your consideration and review pursuant to §
301.03 (6m), Wisconsin Statutes. The figures below pertain to calendar year 2009.
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1). There were ninety-two Chapter
51 mental health commitments within the Department of Corrections. Of these, forty-six were initial commitments and forty-six were extensions of commitments from previous years.
Eighty-two of the ninety-two commitments were obtained at the Wisconsin Resource Center (male inmates). Of these, forty-one were initial commitments and forty-one were renewals of commitments from previous years.
Ten of the ninety-two commitments were obtained at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (female inmates). Of these, five were initial commitments and five were recommitments from previous years.
After a Chapter
51 commitment, male inmates returned to the Wisconsin Resource Center (WRC) for further treatment. Average length of stay for WRC inmates was 428 days. Three male inmates were transferred from WRC to Mendota Mental Health Institute on an involuntary basis.
After a chapter 51 initial commitment, females were transferred to Winnebago Mental Health Institute (WMHI). For recommitments, females remained at TCI. In addition, three females were transferred to WMHI and received treatment on a voluntary basis. Average length of stay for committed individuals was 13 days.
2). The total number of inmates who were treated with psychotropic medication in 2009 was 8,051. This number includes inmates who were incarcerated for short-term stays as well as long-term stays. The number of inmates who were treated with psychotropic medication on any specific date is estimated at approximately 4,750. Of these, the number treated on an involuntary basis was the same as the number of involuntary commitments (ninety-two). Major classes of medication included antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers.
3). Mental Health Services are available at all of the major institutions. Services include crisis intervention, individual counseling, and group therapy. Specific programs include sex offender treatment, anger management, domestic violence, substance abuse treatment, and cognitive interventions. Psychiatrists are available at all major institutions to provide evaluations for psychotropic medication and management of these medications. In addition, consultation is available from both psychologists and psychiatrists to evaluate competency to consent to psychotropic medication and/or medical treatment.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary