By
Representatives Balow, Schneider, Sherman, Musser, Bock, Ainsworth, Black, Berceau, Boyle, Plouff, Suder, J. Lehman, Plale, Sykora, Riley, Gundrum and Reynolds; cosponsored by Senators Chvala and Zien.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
July 22, 1999
Mr. Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charles:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 99-1 Legislation on Capture of Federal Resources
(1999 Assembly Bills 417, 418 and 419)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
Madison
DATE: July 1, 1999
TO: Governor Tommy G. Thompson
Appropriate Standing Committees
FROM: Department of Regulation and Licensing
and Medical Examining Board
1997 Act 311 Implementation Committee
SUBJECT: Study Regarding Education and Training
of Physicians
1997 Wisconsin Act 311 mandated a joint study by the Medical Examining Board and Wisconsin medical schools of whether the physicians licensed by the medical examining board are sufficiently informed, educated or trained about advances in techniques and procedures for making a diagnosis or providing treatment.
Marlene A. Cummings, Secretary of the Department of Regulation and licensing, assembled an implementation committee to plan and conduct a meeting to respond to the mandate. She appointed Dr. Barbara Showers, Director, Office of Examinations to serve as the coordinator and the Medical Examining Board appointed Dr. Sidney Johnson to serve as the Chair of the Committee.
Representatives of the legislature, the Medical Examining Board, the Department of Regulation and Licensing, the medical schools, residency programs, hospitals, health maintenance organizations, continuing medical education providers, equipment providers, medical liability insurers, and the State Medical Society convened on March 24, 1999 to discuss the issues and determine whether there were any recommendations for proposed legislation.
The conclusions were:
* Credentialing by hospitals and insurers is critical to safe practice by physicians. The review process that takes place in these settings should remain and be protected.
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* Voluntary certification programs being developed by the American Medical Association (AMAP) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) may permit physicians who are not now reviewed by hospitals and insurers to obtain a review of their practice similar to those in institutional settings.
* Further legislation is not needed at this time.
The Medical Examining Board will continue to maintain information on disciplinary actions and stipulations. This information will be reviewed periodically to determine whether any trends emerge that may call for legislative action.
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
July 15, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As directed by the Legislature in Section
9137 of
1997 Wisconsin Act 27, I am submitting on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources proposed legislation to encourage the practice of sustainable forestry.
Enclosed is a proposal that was developed by the Department in collaboration with a wide array of individuals and groups with an interest in Wisconsin's forests. I am pleased to say that there is widespread agreement that it is in the public interest to keep forestland as forestland. The Natural Resource Board approved this proposal at their most recent meeting.
This process has already afforded us a valuable opportunity to work with many of our partners and customers to begin to address the tensions that exist between issues such as resource management, resource protection, private rights and local ordinances and zoning. We look forward to working with the Legislature and our other partners as this proposal moves forward.
Sincerely,
George E. Meyer
Secretary
Referred to committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Madison
July 22, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We are pleased to submit to you, the Recycling Market Development Board Quarterly Report for April through June 1999. In accordance to the statutory requirement, the Recycling Market Development Board is submitting the Quarterly Report to the Senate Chief Clerk and the Assembly Chief Clerk, for your review.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to update you on the Recycling Market Development Board activities. We hope this report will answer any questions you may have, as well as demonstrate the accomplishments we have made in our constant efforts to develop and sustain recycling markets in Wisconsin.
If you have any further questions or comments, please contact me at (608) 267-9360.
Sincerely,
Gail Miller Wray
Executive Director, Recycling Market Development Board
Referred to committee on Environment.
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Agency Reports
Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
July 22, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park Monthly Progress Report for the month of June 1999 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's "four for four" objectives of building a quality facility, on time, within budget and with strong community participation.
As always, please feel free to contact me if you should have any question or comments regarding the enclosed report.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.l.s.
Executive Director
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 380
1. Page 59, line 12: substitute "s." for "s.".
2. Page 59, line 13: delete "757.68 (1)" and substitute "757.68 sub. (1)".
Assembly Resolution 11
1. Page 2, line 9: after "federal" insert a comma.
2. Page 2, line 10: delete "state," and substitute "state".
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Representative Underheim moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 29.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
10:01 A.M.
