Passed.
Senate Bill 95
Relating to: granting high school credit for extracurricular sports; services provided by a special education program; transportation aid paid to school districts; the use of moneys received by a school district from the common school fund; using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate, discharge, suspend, or discipline a teacher or for the nonrenewal of a teacher's contract; the number of teaching days scheduled in the Milwaukee Public Schools; permitting a school district to limit the grades in which to reduce class size under the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Program; permitting a school board to deny enrollment to a pupil who has been expelled from an out-of-state school or from an independent charter school in this state and permitting an independent charter school to expel a pupil; use of law enforcement records to take disciplinary action against a pupil under a school district's athletic code; and changing the date by which a school district must certify the amount of its property tax levy.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 95?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 95 offered by Senators Shilling and Taylor.
Senator Olsen moved that Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
95 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
95 be laid on the table?
Tabled.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 95 offered by Senators C. Larson, Vinehout, Taylor, Carpenter, Risser, Miller, Holperin, Lassa, T. Cullen, Hansen, Erpenbach and S. Coggs.
Senator Olsen moved that Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
95 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
95 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 17.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 95?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 95
Read a third time.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 95 be passed?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 17.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly, with the exception of Senate Bill 92:
Senate Bill 95
Assembly Bill 60
Assembly Bill 64
Assembly Bill 113
Messaged.
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Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of two Girl Scouts who earned their merit badges yesterday here at the capitol. Rebecca Stichert and Amanda Whiteside advocated for the need for more STEM skills which stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Bradford High School football team, which completed a perfect season and will move onto the WIAA playoffs; and the Wilmot High School football team, who also moved onto the playoffs.
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Senator King, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Gordon Stettbacher, 68, of North Fond du Lac, who passed away unexpectedly of heart failure, on Friday, October 14,2011, at St. Agnes Hospital. Gordon took over the family farm at age 12 with his mother, after his father passed away. After their marriage, Gordon and Carole, along with their sons, continued to work the farm. Gordon took great pride in his work and loved being a farmer. Gordon was presently a Supervisor for the Town of Friendship. He was a former member and president of the NFDL School Board, Fond du Lac Babe Ruth Association, NFDL Booster Club, and NFDL Boys Baseball, where he coached for many years. He was also involved in various farming organizations.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the people of Libya, who fought and sacrificed for the liberty of their country and the basic human rights of all Libyans.
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Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until
Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
Adjourned.
2:54 P.M.