Senate Bill 297
Relating to: membership of the employe trust funds board and the Wisconsin retirement board.
By
Senators
Wirch, Rude, Grobschmidt and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Musser, Black, J. Lehman, Ryba and Waukau.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 298
Relating to: structured settlement agreements.
By
Senators
Breske, Baumgart, Burke, Clausing and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Musser, Hasenohrl, Plale, M. Lehman, Ryba, Waukau, Underheim, Kreuser and Young.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: the requirements for examinations for nursing home administrator licenses and for reciprocal nursing home administrator licenses and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Moen, Erpenbach, Robson, Burke, Rude, Darling and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Wasserman, Pettis, Hahn, J. Lehman, La Fave, Riley and Ryba, by request of Nursing Home Administrators Examining Board.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Pittelkow, Charles R.,
of Brookfield, as a member of the Savings Bank Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
November 18, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 99-13 Legislation Recommended by the American
S354
Indian Study Committee
(1999 Assembly Bills 585, 586 and 587)
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/jlc99recs.htm.
Sincerely,
Jane R. Henkel
Acting Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
November 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, require that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, DC, for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies (Wis. Stats. 16.548(2)).
The report for the period July, 1999, through September, 1999, is attached.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Acting Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Council on Physical Disabilities
November 19, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required by s.
46.29 (f) of the state statutes, I am pleased to submit to you the Annual report of the Council on Physical Disabilities for state fiscal year 1999 (July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999). the Council appreciates the opportunity to participate in state government as a representative of Wisconsin's citizens with physical disabilities.
Large print, Braille, audiotapes, and computer disc versions of this report are available by contacting the staff at the Council at 608/266-9667 (voice) or 608/267-3906 (Fax).
Sincerely,
Joel Rodney
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
November 17, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
25.17(14r) of the Statutes requires that the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) submit a report to the Joint Committee on Audit, joint Committee on Finance and the Chief Clerks of each House summarizing any change in the Board's investment policies, upon adoption of the change.
On October 14, 1999 the Board approved modifications to the Investment Policy Guidelines relating to the Non-Traditional, private equity portfolios. Attached are the modified guidelines.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this report.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
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The committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Relating to computerized examinations.
No action taken.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Relating to securities broker-dealer, agent and investment adviser licensing requirements and procedures, securities registration exemptions, definitions and forms.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 255
Report correctly enrolled on November 22, 1999.
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Corrections In:
1999 SENATE Bill 287
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(November 22, 1999)
1. Page 2, line 5: delete "hydroflurocarbons, perflurocarbons" and substitute "hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons".
