Rutkowski, James A.,
of Greenfield, as Commissioner of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the interim term ending March 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 397
Relating to: the authority of the personnel commission to receive and process complaints relating to family or medical leave and appeals to the personnel commission of delegatory actions taken by an appointing authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the personnel commission).
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 432
Relating to: the fair hearing process under Wisconsin works.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker and Darling.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Zien and Farrow.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker and Darling.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Zien and Farrow.
Senate Bill 447
Relating to: updating obsolete terminology in the fair employment, vocational rehabilitation, worker's compensation, minimum wage and fair housing laws and deleting an obsolete reference in the fair employment law (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of workforce development).
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 474
Relating to: solvency contribution rates applicable to certain employers for unemployment insurance purposes in 1998, unemployment insurance information technology systems and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kimberly Plache
Chairperson
Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems
The joint survey committee on Retirement Systems reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 329
Relating to: presumption concerning employment-connected disease for certain municipal fire fighters.
The Joint Survey Committee on retirement Systems finds that Senate Bill 329 reflects good public policy, and the Committee recommends its passage.
Richard Grobschmidt
Senate Chairperson
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: proclaiming May 15, 16 and 17, 1998, Syttende Mai Weekend.
Adoption.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 10, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
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.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Wisconsin
Subject(s): All areas affecting the soft drink industry.
Hodan, Patrick
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Cattlemens Assn, Wisconsin
Weisensel, Russell
Medical Society of Wisconsin, State
Broydrick, William
Oakley, Kara
Power and Light Company, Wisconsin
Jensen, Jodi
Rental Dealers Assn, Wisconsin
Weiden, Michael
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Cattlemens Assn., Wisconsin
Hauser, R F (Dick) 3/3/98
Organization's cessation of lobbying activity:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have indicated a cessation of all lobbying activity effective on the dates shown.
Digital Equipment Corporation 3/9/98
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
March 4, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on February 19, 1998.
The amounts recommended for payment under $5,000 on claims included in this report have, under the provisions of s.
16.007, Stats., been paid directly by the Board.
The Board is preparing the bill(s) on the recommended award(s) over $5,000, if any, and will submit such to the Joint Finance Committee for legislative introduction.
This report is for the information of the Legislature. The Board would appreciate your acceptance and spreading of it upon the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
