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
Hajdu
, Katie,
of Madison, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2013.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, September 26
, 2011.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 198
Relating to: the rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
By
Senators
Cowles, Lasee, Holperin, Kedzie, Schultz, Grothman, Olsen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Kerkman, Wynn, Jacque, Spanbauer, Brooks, Ripp, Steineke, A. Ott, Strachota and Endsley.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 199
Relating to: adoption by governmental units of a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
By
Senator
Galloway
; cosponsored by Representatives Tauchen, Petrowski, Williams and Suder.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 200
Relating to: requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad to maintain its right-of-way.
By
Senators
Leibham, Olsen, Hansen and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Mursau, Brooks, Endsley, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Nerison, A. Ott, Rivard, Sinicki, Spanbauer and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Corrections In:
2011 SENATE
BILL
161
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(September 26
, 2011)
1. Page 19, line 5: delete "(ow)" and substitute "(cw)".
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The committee on Natural Resources and Environment reports and recommends:
Relating to the revision of the state's reasonably available control technology emission limitations for volatile organic compound to address deficiencies identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
Referred to joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, pursuant to 227.19(5)(a),Wisconsin Statutes
.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 21
Relating to: public notice for meetings of senate committees.
S466
By
Senators
Vinehout, Holperin, C. Larson, Lassa and Risser.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 201
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals.
By
Senator
Wanggaard
; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Bies, E. Coggs and Doyle.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 202
Relating to: elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing.
By
Senators
Grothman, Galloway, Darling, Lasee, Kedzie, Zipperer and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Litjens, LeMahieu, Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, Honadel, Brooks, Knodl, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Kooyenga, Rivard, Kapenga, Steineke, Severson, Petersen, Stroebel, Vos, Knilans, Craig, A. Ott, Kaufert, Tauchen, Bies, Kuglitsch, Endsley and Strachota.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an employer related to medical care.
By
Senators
Wanggaard, Leibham, Olsen and Holperin; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Kaufert, Doyle, LeMahieu, Spanbauer, Endsley and Kerkman.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: allowing certain pupils to possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector.
By
Senators
Galloway, Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Moulton, Vinehout and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Severson, Pridemore, Petryk, Jacque, Steineke, Kaufert, Brooks, Ripp, Bies, Ballweg, Rivard, Marklein, Endsley, Molepske Jr and Bewley.
To committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
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The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 40
Relating to: advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Olsen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
204
.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
September 1, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
227.485(9) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. The attached report reflects payments made during SFY 2011.
In addition, under 814.245(10) of the Wis. Stats., the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. In SFY 2011, no motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
dennis g. smith
Secretary