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State of Wisconsin
Committee on Senate Organization
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
With regard to members of the minority party, the appointment reflects the recommendation of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Michael Ellis
Chair
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Council
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 1995 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 95-10 Legislation on American Indian Issues
(1995 Senate Bills 502 and 503)
RL 95-11 Legislation on Children in Need of
Protection or Services
(1995 Senate Bill 501 and
1995 Assembly Bill 837)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available, on request, in the Legislative Council Staff Offices, One East Main, Suite 401.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
January 30, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following information is provided for your consideration and review pursuant to s.
301.03(6m) Wi. Stats. The figures below cover the period from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995.
1.
There were 27 inmates transferred involuntarily from a prison to a mental health institute under 51.20(13)(A)4. All but 3 were committed for outpatient treatment. Of the 3 committed for inpatient treatment, 1 remained for 10 months and the length of stay for two is not known since commitment was at the end of the sentence.
No inmates transferred voluntarily from a prison to a mental health institute.
2.
2088 inmates underwent voluntary treatment with psychotropic drugs. 27 inmates were treated with psychotropic drugs on a involuntary basis.
The types of medication used include antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, antianxiety drugs, mood stabilizers, anti-parkinsonian medications, and medication for side effects.
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3.
Mental Health Services, both psychiatric and psychological, are available at all of the major institutions. Services include chemotherapy, group and individual therapy, psychological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological evaluations, crisis intervention, sex offender groups, anger management groups, and domestic abuse groups.
Inmates who need more intensive mental health services are transferred to the Special Management Unit at Columbia Correctional Institution, the Wisconsin Resource Center, or one of the Mental Health Institutes.
If you need any additional information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sullivan
Secretary
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 344
Assembly Bill 400
Assembly Bill 469
Assembly Bill 547
Assembly Bill 548
Assembly Bill 579
Assembly Bill 644
Assembly Bill 690
Assembly Bill 718
Assembly Bill 733
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 83
Concurred in:
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 237
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Assembly Bill
344
Relating to: creating a separate collective bargaining unit for certain state employes engaged in law enforcement.
By Representatives Gard, Brancel, Lehman, Huebsch, Hutchison, F. Lasee, Ott, Duff, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Ourada, Foti, Kunicki, Musser, Hoven, Silbaugh, Hahn, Kreibich, Albers, Krusick, Coleman, Zukowski, Johnsrud, Olsen, Handrick, Skindrud, Harsdorf, Ryba, Baldus, Riley, Robson, Springer, Seratti and Porter; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Weeden, Jauch, A. Lasee, Farrow, Adelman and Moen
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
400
Relating to: procedures to create a school district out of the territory of one or more existing school districts and information provided to persons filing a petition for a referendum on the detachment of large territory from one school district and its attachment to another school district.
By Representatives Schneiders, Duff, Goetsch, Hahn and Skindrud; cosponsored by Senator Darling
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
469
Relating to: driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the department of transportation and anatomical donations.
By Representatives Kreuser, Urban, Wirch, Carpenter, Plache, Grobschmidt, Krug, Riley, Baldus, R. Potter, F. Lasee, Baldwin, Boyle, Seratti, Klusman, Bock, Bell, Rutkowski, Brancel, R. Young and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Adelman, Andrea, Plewa, Risser and Breske
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Assembly Bill
547
Relating to: collection of copayments, coinsurance and deductibles under the medical assistance program.
By Representatives Walker, Kreibich, Grothman, Ott, Musser, Hahn, Seratti, Baldus, Murat, Plache, F. Lasee, Wasserman, Freese, Hanson, R. Young, Meyer and Olsen; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Cowles, Jauch and Burke
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services and Aging.
Assembly Bill
548
Relating to: employment relations for attorneys employed in the office of the state public defender.
By Representatives Baldwin, Prosser, Baldus, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Cullen, Grobschmidt, Gronemus, Hanson, Huber, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kreibich, Kreuser, La Fave, Lehman, Meyer, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Plache, Plombon, R. Potter, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Springer, Travis, Turner, Vander Loop, Wilder, Wirch, L. Young and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Andrea, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Decker, Moen, Plewa and Risser
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
579
Relating to: a redemption period for land contracts.
By Representatives Reynolds, Musser, Powers, Albers, Wasserman, Plache, Olsen, Goetsch, Gronemus, Baldus, R. Young, Ott, Hahn, Plombon, L. Young, F. Lasee, Robson, Grothman and Wilder; cosponsored by Senators Panzer, Buettner and Zien
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill
644
Relating to: references in wills to other documents.
By Representatives Huber, Grothman, Ziegelbauer, Plache, Otte, Hanson, Baldus, Wood, Gronemus, Notestein, Goetsch, Krug, Musser, Grobschmidt, Brandemuehl, Schneiders, R. Young, Kreuser, Ott, Hubler, Klusman, La Fave, Murat, F. Lasee, Gunderson and Kelso; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Burke, Buettner, Decker and Breske
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.
Relating to: grants for military memorials for women and making appropriations.
By Representatives Dobyns, Musser, Baldus, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Coleman, Freese, Goetsch, Green, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Kaufert, Kelso, Kreuser, Ladwig, Plache, R. Potter, Robson, Ryba, Seratti, Turner, Wirch and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Panzer, Schultz, Fitzgerald, Burke, Clausing and Moen
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
718
Relating to: alcohol testing of public school students.
