Thursday, March 23, 2000
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth 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 and referred:
Senate Resolution 5
Relating to: proclaiming September as "Citizenship Month".
By
Senator
Grobschmidt
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To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 504
Relating to: increasing the family income that an individual may have to be eligible for the medical leave premium subsidy program; changing the term "informal conference" to "case conference" for resolution of appeals of alleged violations by certain facilities; additional medical assistance payments to a hospital that qualifies as a disproportionate share hospital; the amounts of revenues in excess of allowable costs that may be retained by nonprofit providers of rate-based services under contracts with the department of health and family services or with certain county departments; requiring the presence of a manager or his or her agent at certain times in specifically classified community-based residential facilities; funding for fiscal year 1993-94 for pilot alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program for hearing-impaired individuals; funding for social services and mental hygiene services for American Indians; the provision of financial information by a parent of a child who is placed in substitute care; the licensing of foster homes; the conditions that must be met for a person to receive kinship care or long-term kinship care payments; and granting rule-making authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of health and family services).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 505
Relating to: the use of community options program funds and community integration program funds to provide services in community-based residential facilities.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Erpenbach, Huelsman, Robson and Breske; cosponsored by Representatives Hundertmark, Waukau, Brandemuehl, Boyle, Suder, La Fave, Porter, Ryba, Ladwig, Kelso, Hahn, Plouff, Montgomery, Musser, F. Lasee, Balow, Steinbrink, Johnsrud, Meyer, Powers, Schooff, Rhoades, Handrick, Spillner, Ainsworth, Meyerhofer, Stone, Jeskewitz and J. Lehman.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 506
Relating to: license fees based on the sale of wholesale electricity.
By
Senators
Wirch and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, J. Lehman, Steinbrink and Turner.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 507
Relating to: the suspension or revocation of a motor vehicle operating privilege upon a conviction for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Farrow and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Huebsch, Wasserman and Kelso.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 508
Relating to: causing property damage by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Gundrum and Wasserman.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
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The joint committee on Employment Relations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 509
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Professional Employes Council, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-2001 biennium, covering employes in the professional fiscal and staff services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Burke, Chvala and Panzer. Representatives Jensen and Foti.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Fred Risser
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on
Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 456
Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtract modification for amounts spent on medical insurance premiums by certain individuals.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 487
Relating to: qualifications of a notary public.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 571
Relating to: repealing the transition provision regarding the name of the head of the legislative council staff (suggested as remedial legislation by the legislative council staff).
