The committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to the Wisconsin lists of endangered and threatened species.
No action taken.
Jim Holperin
Chairperson
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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 139
Relating to: environmental regulation of mining and notice to transferees of interests in mining sites.
By Senators Hansen, Lehman, Taylor, Risser and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Soletski, Berceau, Molepske Jr., A. Ott, Pocan and Spanbauer.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 140
Relating to: posttermination of parental rights contact between a child and a birth relative of the child and disclosure of the report of an investigation of the home of a proposed adoptive parent on the request of the proposed adoptive parent.
By Senators Darling, Plale, Vinehout, Olsen and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Pasch, Spanbauer, Townsend, Gunderson, Petrowski, Grigsby, Richards, Pocan, A. Ott, Knodl, Kestell and Ballweg.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 141
Relating to: requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Coggs, Carpenter, Taylor, Plale, Erpenbach, Risser and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Pasch, Richards, A. Williams, Berceau, Danou, Young, Turner, Fields, Cullen, Colon, Zepnick, Kessler, Sinicki, Toles and Parisi.
To committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
Senate Bill 142
Relating to: slaughter of equine animals.
By Senators Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Taylor, Lassa and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Lothian, Berceau and Sinicki.
To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: bulk transfers of inventory.
By Senators Risser and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Colon, Molepske Jr. and A. Williams.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions.
S116 Senate Bill 144
Relating to: authorizing sharing of tax increments by certain environmental remediation tax incremental districts.
By Senator Plale ; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Turner, Richards, Zepnick and Molepske Jr..
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 145
Relating to: determining the value of billboards for personal property tax purposes.
By Senators Plale, Lehman, Hansen, Holperin, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Staskunas, Smith, Hixson, Fields, Danou, Zepnick, Grigsby, Gunderson, Petersen, Kestell, A. Ott, Suder, Vos, Petrowski, Townsend, Newcomer, Van Roy, Ripp, Kerkman, Brooks, Montgomery, Honadel, Garthwaite and Jorgensen.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Report of Committees
The committee on Economic Development reports and recommends:
Johnson, Ruth, of Madison, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 10
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Julie Lassa
Chairperson
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
March 31 , 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following rules have been published in the March 31, 2009 Wisconsin Administrative Register No. 639:
Clearinghouse Rules Effective Date(s)
07-1084-1-2009
08-0434-1-2009
08-0904-1-2009
08-0954-1-2009
Sincerely,
BRUCE J. HOESLY
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
March 18, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The following information is provided for your consideration and review pursuant to 301.08(6m), Wisconsin Statutes. The figures below pertain to calendar year 2008.
1) There were sixty-three Chapter 51 mental health commitments within the Department of Corrections. Of these, twenty-one were initial commitments and forty-two were extensions of commitments from previous years.
Fifty-five of the sixty-three commitments were obtained at the Wisconsin Resource Center (male inmates). Of these, seventeen were initial commitments and thirty-eight were renewals of commitments from previous years.
Eight of the sixty-three commitments were obtained at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (female inmates). Of these, four were initial commitments and four were recommitments from previous year.
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 372 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, one female was transferred to WMHI and received treatment on a voluntary basis. Average length of stay for committed individuals was 20 days.
2) The total number of inmates who were treated with psychotropic medication in 2008 was 8,115. 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 4,700. Of these, the number treated on an involuntary basis was the same as the number of involuntary commitments (sixty-three). 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.
S117 If you have any questions or need any further information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
rick raemisch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
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