Wednesday, February 23, 2011
11:07 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Absent - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
The Senate stood for a moment of silence.
The Senate remained standing and Senator S. Fitzgerald led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, February 22
, 2011.
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
Placed the following proposals on the Senate Calendar of Wednesday, February 23
, 2011:
Senate Joint Resolution
7
Senate Bill 15
Ayes: 5 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis, Grothman, Miller and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 21
Relating to: authorizing the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County to create a tax incremental district for a retail project.
By
Senator
Zipperer
; cosponsored by Representative Farrow
.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 22
Relating to: creating a Charter School Authorizing Board, providing additional charter school authorizers, eliminating the limit on the number of pupils who may attend virtual charter schools, modifying teacher licensure requirements, eliminating the limit on the reduction in general school aid used to fund independent charter schools, covering certain charter school employees under the Group Insurance Board health coverage plan for local government employees, allowing a charter school to elect to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Darling, Olsen, Lazich, Vukmir, Kapanke and Galloway; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Kestell, Marklein, Van Roy, Kleefisch, Pridemore, Bies, Nass, Honadel, Ballweg, Knodl and Mursau.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: preemption of city, village, town, or county ordinances requiring employers to provide employees with leave from employment to deal with family, medical, or health issues.
By
Senators
Vukmir, Grothman, Lazich and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Kapenga, Stone and Honadel.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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The committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: authorizing the designation of additional enterprise zones and requiring the designation of enterprise zones in rural areas.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
15
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
15
.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Kaufert added as a cosponsor of
Senate Joint Resolution 13
.
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Corrections In:
Senate Substitute Amendment 1
TO 2011 SENATE
BILL
6
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
