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The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Relating to background checks and fingerprinting.
No action taken.
Leah Vukmir
Chairperson
Referred to joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, pursuant to 227.19(5)(a),Wisconsin Statutes.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, September 9
, 2011.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
September 4, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
15.377(8), Wis. Stats., enclosed please find a list of nominees to the Professional Standards Council for Teachers. These individuals were selected based upon organizational recommendations as prescribed in statute. Your confirmation of the appointees is requested.
Sincerely,
TONY EVERS
State Superintendent
Anderson, Arthur,
of Shorewood, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, for the term ending June 30, 2014.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Beggs
, Joshua,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, for the term ending June 30, 2014.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Dallas
, William,
of Medford, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, for the term ending June 30, 2014.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Swain
, Katherine,
of Beloit, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, for the term ending June 30, 2014.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Underwood, Julie,
of Madison, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, for the term ending June 30, 2014.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports:
Referred to the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Senate Bill 22
Ayes: 5 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis, Grothman, Miller and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
Placed the following proposals on the Senate Calendar of Tuesday
, September 13
, 2011:
Senate Resolution 20
Senate Joint Resolution
37
Senate Joint Resolution
39
Senate Bill 110
Senate Bill 111
Senate Bill 138
Senate Bill 139
Ayes: 5 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis, Grothman, Miller and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
September 1, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
1.11(2)(j), Wis. Stats., please distribute this notice to members of the Assembly. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board did not consider any proposals or major actions in Wisconsin during fiscal year 2011 that would have significantly affected the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.
1.11 Wis. Stats.
Please contact Vicki Hearing at 261-2415 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
keith bozarth
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
September 1, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on August 12, 2011.
Those claims approved for payment pursuant to the provisions of s.
16.007 and
755.05 Stats., have been paid directly by the Board.
This report is for the information of the Legislature. The board would appreciate your acceptance and publication of it in the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
gregory d. murray
Secretary
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
The State of Wisconsin Claims Board conducted hearings at the State Capitol Building in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 12, 2011, upon the following claims:
Claimant Agency Amount
The following claims were considered and decided without hearings:
Claimant Agency Amount
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1. Wisconsin State Payphones, Inc. of Brookfield, Wisconsin claims $52,921.87 for costs related to an alleged breach of contract by DNR. In July 2001, Wisconsin State Payphones (WSP) entered into a contract with DNR to provide payphone service at WI state parks. The contract expired in December 2005 but was renewed for another five years. On June 25, 2009, WSP received a 30-day notice to terminate the contract. WSP alleges that prior to this letter it had no notice from DNR of any problems, deficiencies or billing errors relating to WSP service. WSP alleges that DNR failed to notify them of any breach of contract and failed to give WSP the opportunity to cure any alleged problems, as required by the contract. WSP believes that this constitutes breach of contract by DNR. WSP states that in response to the notice of termination, it tried to get documentation from the department relating to any deficiencies of service but that DNR was unresponsive. WSP notes that when the department eventually did provide "evidence" of problems, that evidence consisted of hearsay statements alleging problems at only three parks. WSP believes that it is evident that the department did not even begin to gather documentation of alleged problems until well after DNR cancelled the contract and after WSP filed a Notice of Claim. WSP points to the fact that, although DNR alleges that the contract manager sent a 30-day right to cure letter in mid-2007, DNR has been unable to produce a copy of that letter. WSP believes that DNR has failed to provide any evidence of poor service or non-functioning phones. WSP states that it provided service to numerous WI state parks for nine years with no indication of problems from DNR and that DNR's notice of termination came as a complete shock. WSP believes that DNR's real motivation for terminating the contract was budgetary. Finally WSP states that it initially believed the 2005 contract extension expired on 6/30/10; however, WSP has uncovered an email exchange with DNR staff that indicates that both parties understood the extension expired on 12/31/10. WSP requests reimbursement for the remainder of the contract term from July through December 2010.
