By
Representatives Gard, Jeskewitz, Lothian, Kestell, Ladwig, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Bies, Hahn, Petrowski, McCormick, Hines, Underheim, Hundertmark, Ziegelbauer, Krug and J. Lehman.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 20
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge James W. Rice.
By
Representatives Musser, Huebsch, Johnsrud and Albers.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: state recognition of the sovereign status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 395
Relating to: the number of school days required each school term.
By
Representatives Towns, Vruwink, Nischke, J. Lehman, Jensen, Gronemus, Gunderson, Ladwig, Ott, Pettis, Kreibich, Musser, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Gielow, Friske, Bies, McCormick, Hines, J. Wood, Owens, Albers, Seratti, Petrowski, Kerkman, Lothian, Vrakas and Van Roy.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 396
Relating to: Clean Water Fund Program financial hardship assistance for the Elcho Sanitary District.
By
Representatives Friske and Gard.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 397
Relating to: chelation therapy.
By
Representatives Albers, Seratti and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To 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 46
Senate Bill 109
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Senate Bill 46
Relating to: the designation and marking of certain highways and bridges.
By
Senators
Zien, Brown, Welch, Roessler, Cowles, Darling and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Turner, Bies, Albers, McCormick, Kreibich and Balow.
To committee on Transportation.
Senate Bill 105
Relating to: mandatory operating privilege suspension for certain firearm offenses and bomb scares.
By
Senators
Leibham, A. Lasee and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Hahn, Hines, Ott, LeMahieu, Nass, Albers, Gielow and Townsend.
To committee on Transportation.
Senate Bill 109
Relating to: registration plate decal for recipients of the Purple Heart Medal military honor.
By
Senators
Brown, Schultz, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Stepp, A. Lasee and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Townsend, Turner, Ladwig, Lothian, Krawczyk, Freese, Pettis, Nass, Bies, Van Roy, Lassa, Olsen, J. Lehman, Stone, Kreuser, Shilling, McCormick and Grothman.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The following Assembly proposals, which have been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, have been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
Assembly Bill
1
Assembly Bill
41
Assembly Bill
51
Assembly Bill
74
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 2, line 1: delete "8m" and substitute "8b".
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 9, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to Section
50.04 (5)(fr), Wis. Stats., effective June 17, 1998, the Department is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature related to Class A violations committed by nursing homes (including facilities for the developmentally disabled) and forfeitures assessed on nursing homes for those violations.
The Department issued 18 Class A violations to nursing homes between April 22, 2002 and May 19, 2003. The attached chart details these Class A violations, including the original forfeiture amount assessed and the status of payment. A second chart is enclosed showing the violations reported to the Legislature in May, 2002. At the time of the last submission, the majority of forfeitures had not been assessed. The enclosed chart shows the eventual forfeiture and its status.
It is the Department's goal to assess nursing home forfeitures within 120 days of the survey's exit. The Department briefly met that goal in 2000 and sustained it for a period of 60 days. At that time, both enforcement specialist positions became vacant and remained vacant for four months. After two people were hired for the positions, they completed extensive training over a six month period. This caused a large backlog. In addition, shortly after the positions were filled, there were a couple of litigative cases that took an extensive amount of these positions' time so they were not able to assess new forfeitures at that time.
In addition to the two permanent positions, the Department has temporarily reassigned one position and will be hiring a LTE to work on the backlog. Because both of the people chosen for this project are former employees of the Bureau of Quality Assurance, they are familiar with the forfeiture process, philosophy and goals. This should minimize the time needed to train them. The process is continuously reviewed for effectiveness and efficiency. The Department is working diligently to bring current this backlog.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Representative Montgomery moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 12.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
11:01 A.M.
