Relating to: reducing certain redemption periods in foreclosure actions.
By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative Craig.
hist25093To committee on Insurance and Housing. Relating to: education and training under Wisconsin Works; reducing Wisconsin Works benefits; a minimum copayment, maximum child care hours, and reducing income based on marriage for eligibility under Wisconsin Shares; changes to the food stamp program relating to financial eligibility for benefits, allowing an election to reduce benefits, recouping unused benefits, and prohibiting supplier discounts; prohibiting advertising concerning means-tested public assistance on radio or television; requiring consideration of the income and assets of all individuals in a household for purposes of eligibility for any means-tested public assistance; eligibility requirements for persons or families of low and moderate income to receive certain housing, housing assistance, grants, loans, or benefits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Department of Administration, and local housing authorities; reducing the authority of local housing authorities; eligibility requirement for purposes of receiving low-income energy assistance; prohibiting new claims under the earned income tax credit; limiting eligibility for the homestead tax credit; elimination of certain grant programs administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and transfer of the unencumbered balances in the appropriations for those programs to the University of Wisconsin System for the purpose of tuition reduction; consideration of the income and assets of both parents of a student under 22 years of age for purposes of awarding a grant or scholarship to such a student and the permissible uses of grant or scholarship moneys awarded; income eligibility requirements for enrollment in a private school participating in a parental choice program; the school lunch program; and granting rule-making authority.
By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative Craig.
hist25094To committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: providing free tuition and fees for resident students enrolled in technical colleges and University of Wisconsin college campuses and making an appropriation.
By Senators Vinehout and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Wachs, Sargent, Ohnstad and Young.
hist25095To committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: proof of physical fitness requirement for certain local transit employees.
By Senator Risser; cosponsored by Representatives T. Larson and Smith.
hist25096To committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 478
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
hist25013Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption. Ayes: 9 - Senators Olsen, Farrow, Darling, Vukmir, Gudex, Lehman, T. Cullen, Harris and Vinehout.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Olsen, Farrow, Darling, Vukmir, Gudex, Lehman, T. Cullen, Harris and Vinehout.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 598
Relating to: utilizing an alternative process for educator effectiveness.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Olsen, Farrow, Darling, Vukmir, Gudex, Lehman, T. Cullen, Harris and Vinehout.
Noes: 0.
LUTHER OLSEN
Chairperson
Committee on Education
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The committee on Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 644
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Cowles, Kedzie, Harsdorf, Hansen and Miller.
Noes: 0.
ROBERT COWLES
Chairperson
Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform
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The committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the ALS Association and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 577
Relating to: traffic control at nonfunctioning or malfunctioning traffic control signals.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 639
Relating to: physical qualifications for a restricted commercial driver license.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 646
Relating to: parking violations involving spaces reserved for persons with disabilities and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 647
Relating to: enforcement of parking violations involving spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 648
Relating to: allowing county and municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 650
Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Leibham, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 659
