Thursday, May 22, 1997
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 215
Relating to: voting on legislation that increases certain tax rates.
By
Senators
Welch, A. Lasee, Huelsman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Sykora, Freese, Jensen, Ladwig, Porter, Musser, Albers, Grothman, Schafer, Ainsworth, Ziegelbauer, Goetsch, Jeskewitz, Walker, Owens, Lazich, Nass, Duff, Green, Olsen, Powers, Hahn, F. Lasee, Hoven, Gunderson, Kreibich, Huebsch and Lorge.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 216
Relating to: school district professional employe compensation and fringe benefits.
By
Senators
Rude and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ward, Huebsch, Olsen, Meyer, Turner, Musser and Kreibich, by request of School District of West Salem.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 217
Relating to: abating nuisances caused by solid waste resulting from manufacturing tires.
By
Senators
Moen and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Dobyns, Albers and Kedzie.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
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Senate Petition 6
A petition by 85 residents of the State of Wisconsin in support of continued state funding of Wisconsin Public Radio through the budgets of the University of Wisconsin - Extension and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.
By
Senator
Rude
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To joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
May 12, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of April, 1997.
On April 1, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$2 thousand. this shortfall increased to -$3 thousand on April 30, 1997. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On April 29, 1997 the University Trust Fund-Principal balance was -$226 thousand. This shortfall continued until April 30, 1997 when the balance reached $36 thousand. this shortfall was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment and University Trust-Principal Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 21, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
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Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Services Inc.
Subject(s): Budget proposals affecting long term care providers.
Broydrick, William
McIntosh, Forbes
Families Action Assn.*
Subject(s): Family law, Statute 767.00 - 767.75.
Frey, Richard
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc.
Subject(s): Goodwill Industries operates recycling programs. The nonprofit agency will work to improve recycling opportunities and against proposals that might hinder recycling. Goodwill also promotes the operation of successful social services and employment programs.
Strohl, Joseph
Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
Subject(s): State budget - related to public health, environment, transportation, energy, agriculture and university research. Government reorganization. Dept. of Natural Resources - Land & forest management, water quality & quantity, wetlands, wildlife, mining, waste management, air, state stewardship fund, remedial response, alternative regulatory path. Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - pesticides, agriculture, food safety, animal management. Public Service Commission - electric generation, mergers, energy conservation. Dept. of Transportation - infrastructure planning and budgeting, ISTEA implementation. Dept. of Justice - Public intervenor and enforcement. Dept. of Commerce - PECFA and related, brownfields, economic development.
Terrell, Caryl
