Friday, January 26, 2001
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the student athletes, coaches, and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Volleyball Team for their achievements.
By
Senators
Risser, Plache, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Roessler, Chvala, S. Fitzgerald, Burke, Moen, Wirch, Huelsman, Baumgart, Lazich, Darling, Schultz, Hansen, George, Farrow and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Young, Gunderson, Sherman, Hebl, Rhoades, Ryba, Boyle, Ladwig, Starzyk, Richards, Hundertmark, Wood, Pocan, Skindrud, Hoven, Berceau, Townsend, J. Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Ward, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Albers, Owens, Coggs, Sykora, Kreuser, Lippert, Seratti, Vrakas, Turner, Williams, Nass, Lassa, Travis, Petrowski, Huber, Underheim and Ott.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: commending and congratulating Tommy G. Thompson for his public service to the people of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Darling, Chvala, Panzer, Welch, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Roessler, George, S. Fitzgerald, Shibilski, A. Lasee, Moore, Cowles, Erpenbach, Plache, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman, Robson, Jauch, Lazich, Baumgart, Harsdorf and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Foti, Suder, Jeskewitz, Rhoades, Hoven, Gunderson, Kreibich, Hahn, Loeffelholz, Pettis, Walker, Owens, Sykora, Ladwig, Turner, Huebsch, Albers, Wieckert, Schneider, Nass, Vrakas, McCormick, Olsen, Krawczyk, Leibham, Ainsworth, Freese, Plouff, Urban, Wade, Ryba, Lippert, Ott, Gundrum, Kedzie, Boyle, Huber, Petrowski, Seratti, Wasserman, Hundertmark, Miller, Kreuser, Bies, Gard, Stone, Ward, J. Lehman, Krug, Hebl, Starzyk, F. Lasee, Underheim and Gronemus.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 29
Relating to: low-speed vehicles, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Breske, Schultz, M. Meyer, Baumgart, Huelsman and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Powers, Musser, Bies, Ladwig, Townsend, Gronemus, Pettis, Ryba, Berceau, Vrakas, Wade, Freese, M. Lehman, Urban, Krawczyk, Ward, Gunderson and Plouff.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: renaming the women's minimum security correctional facility at Union Grove, Racine County.
By
Senators
Plache, Burke, Moore, Moen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Starzyk, J. Lehman, Coggs, Pocan, Townsend, Berceau, Miller, Albers and Wasserman.
To committee on Economic Development and Corrections.
Senate Bill 31
Relating to: basing certain urban mass transit operating assistance payments on projected operating expenses.
By
Senators
Robson, Plache, Baumgart, Burke, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman, M. Meyer, Moen and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Wood, Schooff, Coggs, Kaufert, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, Lassa, J. Lehman, McCormick, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Ott, Petrowski, Richards, Ryba, Shilling, Townsend, Turner, Underheim and Vrakas.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 25, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
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As directed by
1997 Wisconsin Act 154, the Department and the Statewide Trauma Advisory Council is submitting a joint report on the development and implementation of a statewide trauma care system to the Legislature, Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Governor and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board. In addition, Act 154 directs the Department to seek the advice of the Statewide Trauma Advisory Council and to develop and implement a Statewide Trauma Care System no later than July 1, 2002. The Department is prohibited from promulgating rules relating to the Statewide Trauma Care System until the JFC has approved the report.
National and state data show that traumatic injury is a serious public health problem. It is the leading cause of death of individuals between the ages of 1 and 44 and is the fourth leading cause overall. The goal of a trauma care system is to reduce suffering, disability, death and the cost associated with traumatic injury. The Statewide Trauma Care System Plan establishes a conceptual framework from which a Statewide Trauma Care System can be developed.
The Advisory Council engaged in extensive discussions regarding funding the Statewide Trauma Care System. These discussions examined several funding sources and also focused on the need for not only stable trauma system funding, but also stable Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as a whole, since trauma will be integrated administratively within the Bureau of EMS and Injury Prevention.
To establish a stable funding for the Emergency Medical Services as a whole, including the trauma system, the Department proposes a $1 increase in each motor vehicle registration fee and to use the new funding that is generated, to support the Statewide Trauma Care System and all current administrative costs for the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Injury Prevention in the Division of Public Health. This proposal is based on recommendations developed by the Advisory Council in the Statewide Trauma Care Plan report. Justification for the proposed use of motor vehicle registration fees to support the statewide trauma system include the facts that:
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury-related deaths.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of individuals between the ages of 1 and 44.
Motor vehicle registration pays for EMS systems and trauma in other states.
Motor vehicle crashes potentially impact all the citizens of Wisconsin.
The large number of motor vehicles spreads this cost across a large base and as a result, no single entity bears an unreasonable cost.
A detailed listing of the use of these funds is provided in Appendix I.
As an alternative, the Committee could choose to fund only the additional costs associated with the trauma system. This would require $540,000. Under this option, the Department proposes an increase of $1.00 to the driver's license registration fee to generate approximately the amount of funding needed. A more detailed listing of the use of the funds under this alternative is provided in Appendix II.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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Relating to mines, pits and quarries.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, January 26, 2001.
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources, January 26, 2001.
Relating to continuing education requirements.
