TUESDay, April 21, 1998
10:25 A.M.
April 1998 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Powers led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Skindrud, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 93.
Absent with leave - Representatives Boyle, Cullen, Klusman, Krug and Seratti - 5.
Vacancies - 84th Assembly District - 1.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
Executive Order Number 329
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and
Article V, section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in the City of Madison, beginning at 10:00 AM on April 21, 1998 solely to consider and act upon the following legislation:
1. Legislation relating to sentences for felony offenses, parole, extended supervision, creating a criminal code study committee, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing penalties.
2. Legislation relating to the composition and method of election of members of the board of school directors in 1st class city school systems; contract negotiation meetings between a board of school directors for a 1st class city school system and any labor organization recognized or certified to represent school district professional employes under the municipal employment relations act; reorganizing schools in a 1st class city school system and prohibiting collective bargaining with respect to reassignment of employes of a 1st class city school system; conversion of private schools to charter schools; educational service contracts between the board of school directors for a 1st class city school system and private schools and agencies; requiring the Milwaukee Public Schools to meet certain educational criteria, abolishing the board of school directors of the Milwaukee Public Schools and creating the Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission; the use of intradistrict transfer aid to build or lease public schools; contracts with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee to improve attendance at selected schools; the amount appropriated as general school aid; aid to the Milwaukee Public Schools for after-school programs; and making an appropriation.
3. Legislation relating to changes in the campaign finance law, changes in the elections law, the composition of the elections board, issuance of certain rulings by the division of hearings and appeals of the department of administration, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing penalties.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
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hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this seventeenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Boyle, Cullen and Krug. Granted.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Klusman and Seratti. Granted.
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Representative Foti moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 23.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
10:42 A.M.
