Committee on Health
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 38
Senate Bill 56
Senate Bill 128
Senate Bill 157
Senate Bill 196
Senate Bill 225
Senate Bill 240
Senate Bill 244
Senate Bill 251
Senate Bill 259
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Senate Bill 38
Relating to: the speed limit at certain intersections marked with school crossing signs and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Roessler, Darling, Erpenbach and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Kestell, Sherman, J. Lehman, Townsend, Miller, Black, Gronemus, Jeskewitz, Pettis, Powers, Stone, Ainsworth, Olsen, M. Lehman, Hahn, Krawczyk, Lassa, Plale, Albers, Williams, Gunderson, Sykora, Walker, Vrakas and Ott.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Senate Bill 56
Relating to: following snowplows and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Plache, Breske, Burke, Darling, Moen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Boyle, Freese, Huber, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Lassa, M. Lehman, J. Lehman, Lippert, Musser, Olsen, Owens, Plouff, Powers, Ryba, Starzyk, Stone, Townsend, Turner, Vrakas and Wade.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Senate Bill 128
Relating to: requiring health insurance policies to cover contraceptive articles and services.
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By
Senators
Moore, Plache, Burke, Rosenzweig, Risser, Erpenbach and George; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Richards, Johnsrud, Colon, Wasserman, Sinicki, Hebl, Schooff, Pocan, Young, Bock, Black, Carpenter, Krug, Miller, Turner, Boyle and Travis.
To committee on Insurance.
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems.
By
Senators
Panzer, Robson, Rosenzweig, Grobschmidt, Roessler, Risser, Darling, Wirch, Huelsman, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Baumgart, Burke, Moore, M. Meyer and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Bock, Riley, Kreibich, Leibham, La Fave, Kestell, Coggs, Wade, Carpenter, Musser, Wasserman, Freese, J. Lehman, Ott, Schneider, Powers, Turner, Albers, Richards, Gunderson, Gronemus, Kaufert, Williams, Sykora, Boyle, Balow, Black, Miller, Ryba, Pocan, Berceau and Plouff.
To committee on Health.
Senate Bill 196
Relating to: state fleet management and consideration of vehicle's fuel economy and safety ratings.
By
Senators
Risser, Burke, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ryba, Boyle, Ott and Berceau.
To committee on Government Operations.
Senate Bill 225
Relating to: the authority of certain cities, villages, or towns to regulate the operation of bicycles owned by nonresidents.
By
Senator
Jauch
; cosponsored by Representative Sherman
.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 240
Relating to: designating STH 122 as the Walt Bresette Memorial Highway.
By
Senators
Jauch, Moore, Burke and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Stone, Plouff, Staskunas, Ryba, Young, Turner, Williams, Bies, Berceau, Coggs, Black, Miller, J. Lehman, Boyle, Lippert, La Fave, Musser, Pocan, Richards, Sykora and Bock.
To committee on Transportation.
Senate Bill 244
Relating to: school district use of educational technology block grants.
By
Senator
Erpenbach
.
To joint committee on Information Policy and Technology.
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law.
By
Senators
Hansen and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Hundertmark and Turner.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: the deadline for filing a tax exemption report in the city of La Crosse by a church or religious association.
By
Senator
M. Meyer
; cosponsored by Representative Huebsch
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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Communications
October 16, 2001
John A. Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
One East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Scocos:
This letter is to respectfully request that I be added as a co-sponsor to the following Assembly Joint Resolution:
LRB-3772 (Petrowski), Assembly Joint Resolution 67, urging Congress to pass HR 97.
Please advise me to your action.
Thank you,
Jeff Stone
State Representative
82nd Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Educational Communications Board
Madison
October 15, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to present the 1999-2001 Biennial Report of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB), in compliance with s.15.04(1)(d), Wis. Stats.
Among the agency's recent accomplishments are these highlights:
Coordinated production of an instructional television series fostering respect for the diversity of our state, titled "Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin."
Demonstrated techniques for integrating new learning tools into Wisconsin classrooms with a televised professional training series, "Teaching Through Technology."
Expanded ECB's portfolio of online professional development services for mathematics and science educators, school superintendents and principals, to include moderated online meeting spaces for education organizations.
Operated Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television as a cost-effective, efficient partnership with the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
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Worked toward implementing the mandatory transition to digital television broadcasting in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, the state Department of Administration, and Milwaukee Public Television.
Collaborated with state education agencies to sponsor the annual Governor's Wisconsin Educational Technology Conference, with a schedule of more than 175 seminars and hands-on workshops attracting approximately 1800 participants.
Forged partnerships with a greater number and variety of compatible entities that share ECB's vision and goals for serving Wisconsin residents.
In the coming biennium, ECB will continue to advance strategies for bringing people and ideas together through partnerships in telecommunications.
