To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 428
Relating to: minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that do not primarily serve the developmentally disabled, requiring audits by the legislative audit bureau, requiring reports, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Burke, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Plache and Shibilski; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Berceau, Black, Bock, Carpenter, Coggs, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Pocan, Powers, Richards, Ryba, Schneider, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Walker, Wasserman and Young, by request of Service Employees International Union - Wisconsin State Council, Coalition of WI Aging Groups, AARP, Board on Aging and Long Term Care, AFSCME Council 11, WI State AFL-CIO, WI Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, WI Citizen Action and Allied Council of Senior Citizens of WI
.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 429
Relating to: expanding eligibility for drug treatment reimbursement grants for persons with HIV infections.
By
Senator
Robson
.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 430
Relating to: coverage of certain members of district boards of local professional baseball park districts under the code of ethics for local public officials and filing of statements of economic interests by candidates for joint municipal judgeships (suggested as remedial legislation by the ethics board).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: employment rights of certain employees in the state civil service (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employment relations).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Senate Bill 432
Relating to: continuing education requirements for optometrists, physicians, and podiatrists; disciplinary action taken and rosters prepared by the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and land surveyors; private detective and private detective agency licenses and private security permits; and eliminating outdated references to transitional appraiser licenses and to certificates of registration to practice audiology and speech-language pathology (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of regulation and licensing).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 492
Relating to: use of educational telecommunications access program grants.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Shibilski and Lazich.
S560
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Robson, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Jauch, Shibilski and Erpenbach.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 393
Relating to: electric personal assistive mobility devices, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
February 6, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please accept my resignation from the Joint committee on Fiance, effective as of February 6, 2002. It was again a pleasure to be able to serve my constituents by serving on the Finance Committee.
Sincerely,
Jim Baumgart
State Senator
9th Senate District
State of Wisconsin
February 6, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a), I have appointed Senator Gwendolynne Moore to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
chair, Committee on Senate Organization
Urban Open Space Foundation
February 4, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
As you know, Wisconsin's annual grant to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation for urban land conservation (Sec. 23.0957) was awarded to Urban Open Space Foundation in 2001, and it has made an extraordinary difference in helping our Foundation accomplish its important mission.
As a grant recipient, UOSF is required each fiscal year to submit a report detailing the activities for which the grant was expended. Copies of the report are to be submitted to "the Department of Natural Resources and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the Senate." According to our legislation, you are a key recipient of this report.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Urban Open Space Foundation, I respectfully submit the following report. Upon review, I think you'll be pleased to note we have managed to leverage the state's investment more than thirteen to one with private-sector funds.
Finally, thank you for helping protect and enhance Wisconsin's critical neighborhood lands and waters by overseeing this grant. This capacity-building financial resource is both needed and appreciated!
Sincerely,
Heather Mann
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please add Representative Tim Carpenter as a cosponsor to Senate Bill 200. If you have any questions please call Karin at 266-1707.
Sincerely,
Timothy W. Carpenter
State Representative 9th Assembly District
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Relating to the children at risk program.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2002.
Referred to committee on Education,
February 7, 2002.
Relating to the elimination of obsolete rules.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2002.
Referred to committee on Education,
February 7, 2002.
