Tuesday, September 23, 2003
11:10 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Arni Jacobson of Bayside Christian Fellowship in Green Bay.
Representative Molepske led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Mark Honadel introduced his daughter, Sara, who sang "God Bless America" from the rostrum.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 291 offered by Representative Pettis.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 333 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 472 offered by Representative Olsen.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 486 offered by committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 499 offered by Representatives Schooff and Shilling.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 504 offered by Representative Olsen.
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Relating to the licensing of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, as well as continuing education requirements.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, September 15, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on September 23, 2003.
Relating to accepting examinations from the Medical Council of Canada.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, September 15, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on September 23, 2003.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 532
Relating to: establishment of salary ranges and salary range adjustments for University of Wisconsin System senior executive positions.
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By
Representatives Suder, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Montgomery, Kestell, M. Lehman, Ladwig, Nass, Albers, Freese, Musser, Bies, Owens, Weber and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Kedzie, Schultz and Zien.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
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Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: contracts with persons who take depositions.
By
Representatives Gard, Ainsworth, LeMahieu, Towns, Albers, Rhoades, Freese, Hahn, Nischke, Petrowski, Kestell, Bies, Friske, F. Lasee, J. Wood, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Ott, Lothian, Montgomery, McCormick, Hebl, Ladwig, Cullen, Powers and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Lazich, George and Risser.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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Assembly Bill 534
Relating to: prosecution decisions based on certain payments to organizations or agencies.
By
Representatives Taylor, Hebl, Cullen, Gronemus, Gundrum, Huber, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Pope-Roberts and Young; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Breske, Chvala, Lassa, Moore, Robson and Roessler, by request of Attorney General Peggy A. Lautenschlager
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To committee on Judiciary.
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Assembly Bill 41
Relating to: permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
