Thursday, July 17, 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 261
Relating to: replacing the property tax exemption for benevolent retirement homes for the aged with a property tax exemption for charitable retirement homes for the aged.
By
Senator
Wineke
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To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 262
Relating to: the regulation of massage therapists and bodyworkers, creating a massage therapy and bodywork examining board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Plache, Wirch, Weeden, Roessler, C. Potter, Farrow, Burke, Huelsman, George and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Harsdorf, Schafer, Robson, Urban, Wasserman, Nass, Baldwin, Kaufert, Murat, Hanson, Sykora, Porter and J. Lehman.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
July 8, 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 June, 1997.
On June 27, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$7 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$8 thousand on June 30. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On June 19, 1997 the Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund balance was -$1.56 million. This shortfall continued until June 23, 1997 when the balance reached $6.88 million. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment and Petroleum Inspection 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 the committee on Finance
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
July 15, 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.
Badger State Cemetery Assn.
Subject(s): All areas of legislative or administrative policy which affect the ownership, administration or operation of a Wisconsin cemetery.
Goyke, Gary R
Blind Inc Wisconsin Council of The
Subject(s): All areas of administrative or legislative policies which affect the lives and businesses of individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Goyke, Gary R
Electrical Contractors Assn.-Milwaukee Chapter NECA Inc
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Subject(s): The areas of state legislation and administrative rules the Electrical Contractors Assn.-Milwaukee Chapter, NECA Inc. may attempt to influence include, but are not limited to, utility deregulation, small business, taxation, government operations, employment, labor and job training and workers' compensation issues.
Penno, Timothy A
Game Preserve Assn. Wisconsin
Subject(s): All areas of administrative or legislative policy that affect the ownership, management or operation of a Wisconsin licensed game farm.
Goyke, Gary R
Lake Como Sanitary District
Subject(s): All actions affecting the Clean Water Fund and related provisions.
Brown, George
Self-Service Laundry Assn. Wisconsin
Subject(s): All areas of administrative or legislative policy which affect the ownership, management or operation of a self-service laundry.
Goyke, Gary R
Taxicab Owners Wisconsin Assn. of
Subject(s): All areas of administrative or legislative policy which affect the ownership, management and operation of a taxi or shared ride system.
Goyke, Gary R
