Senate Bill 418
Relating to: disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
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[MOTION]
That Assembly Bill 375
be withdrawn from the calendar of Thursday, February 25, 2010 and referred to, and withdrawn from, the Joint Committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), and placed on the calendar of Thursday, February 25, 2010.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Decker, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Grothman.
Noes: 0 - None.
RUSS DECKER
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of Senator Lena C. Taylor
February 24, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
75, please have the Senate Journal reflect how I would have voted had I been present for the roll call votes taken on Tuesday, February 23, 2010:
Confirmation of Barland, Judge Thomas: Aye
Concurrence of Assembly Bill 166: Aye
Tabling of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 389: Aye
Passage of Senate Bill 408: Aye
Passage of Senate Bill 448: Aye
Passage of Senate Bill 460: Aye
Rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 465: Aye
Passage of Senate Bill 465: Aye
Passage of Senate Bill 475: Aye
Concurrence of Assembly Bill 592: Aye
Please contact me if you have any questions pertaining to this matter.
Sincerely,
lena c. taylor
State Senator, 4th Senate District
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Corrections In:
2009 SENATE
BILL
525
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(February 24
, 2010)
1. Page 3, line 2: on lines 2, 13, and 23, delete "give" and substitute "given".
2. Page 4, line 16: delete that line.
3. Page 4, line 19: after that line insert:"(dm) "Customer" has the meaning given in s. 421.301 (17).".
****NOTE: Items 2 and 3 move the definition of "Customer" to the correct alphabetical order in the section.
4. Page 4, line 21: delete "(3) (a)" and substitute "(a) (3)".
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
February 22, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to ss.109.12(2) and (3) Wis. Stats., I hereby submit the Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) 2009 annual report on the administration and enforcement of ss.109.07 and 109.075, Wis. Stats. The report contains three sections. The first section lists all employer in 2009 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 and the current status or outcome of those complaints.
Business Closing or Mass Layoff Notification Cases:
On January 1, 2009, the department had 19 business closing or mass layoff cases pending either within the department [DWD] or at the Department of Justice [DOJ]. Since January 1, 2009, fourteen of those cases have been resolved. One case was settled and four were closed as uncollectible. Nine cases were closed as invalid complaints. Of the remaining five cases, all five remain with the DOJ in various stages of litigation.
During 2009 and thus far in 2010 the department has received 44 new cases. 16 of these cases remain under investigation. Twenty-seven (27) cases have been closed as invalid. One case was withdrawn.
Overall in 2009 the departments collected more than $157,000 in increased wages for 119 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, 2009 the department had four healthcare plan cessation notification cases pending either at DWD or DOJ. Since January 1, 2009 the department had four healthcare plan cessation notification cases pending either at DWD or DOJ. Since January 1, 2009, one case was closed as invalid. The remaining three cases are pending litigation by DOJ.
During 2009 and thus far in 2010 the department has received five new cases. DWD has completed its investigation of three of these cases and determined two were invalid and another case was dismissed. The two remaining cases are under investigation.
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 Children and Families and Workforce Development.
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Wisconsin Technical College System
February 23, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to share with you the attached report in compliance with section
38.04(21) of the statutes. This provision requires the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board to submit an annual report regarding high school students attending technical colleges. The report is to be submitted to the Legislature and to four state agencies (Departments of Administration, Children and Families, Public Instruction, and Workforce Development). The reporting requirement was established in the 1997-99 biennial budget (
1997 Wisconsin Act 27).
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• This edition of the report provides enrollment information from 2000 through 2009. The following level of activity occurred in 2008-2009.
• 2,067 high school students attended the WTCS under the 118.15 Compulsory Education Option.
• 2,863 high school students attended the WTCS under the Youth Options Program.
• Over 13, 922 high school students enrolled in WTCS postsecondary level course through means other than 118.15 Compulsory Education or Youth Options.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Ann Westrich, Tech Prep Education Director, at (608) 261-4588.
Sincerely,
Daniel Clancy
President
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 22, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Brenner, Elizabeth (Betsy), of Waukesha, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
