Thursday, March 13, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moore, Panzer, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 30.
Absent - Senator Meyer - 1.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Carpenter led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: declaring May 14 Hmong-Lao Appreciation Day.
By
Senators
Welch, George, Zien, Brown, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker, M. Meyer, Carpenter, Hansen, Cowles and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Hundertmark, Ladwig, Kreibich, J. Wood, Musser, Petrowski, Vrakas, Plale, Schooff, Krug, Travis, Boyle, Balow, Krawczyk, Bies, Cullen, Plouff and Huber.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 71
Relating to: treatment of prescription drug costs, diagnostic testing, and payments under mandated insurance coverage of treatment for nervous and mental disorders and alcoholism and other drug abuse problems, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 72
Relating to: increasing the limits for insurance coverage of nervous or mental health disorders or alcoholism or other drug abuse problems.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 73
Relating to: requiring the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the state centers for the developmentally disabled.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 74
Relating to: adding legislative members to the Council on Developmental Disabilities; requiring the Council on Developmental Disabilities to report annually to the legislature; expanding eligibility, requiring submission of wavier requests by a specified date, and providing transitional services under a pilot program for long-term care of children with disabilities; requiring the Department of Health and Family Services to develop a plan to administer and fund services for persons with developmental disabilities; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator M. Meyer be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Senator Lazich, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 11:30 A.M..
10:10 A.M.
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11:30 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the third order of business.
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Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: commending the families and friends of those soldiers serving on active duty in the Middle East and praying for the prompt and safe return of their loved ones.
By
Senators
Welch, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Schultz, Kanavas and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Kreibich, Jensen, Kaufert, Hundertmark, Grothman, Suder, Bies, Hines, Hahn, Nischke, Pettis, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Van Roy, Seratti and Gielow.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments be taken up en masse.
Adamski, Paul C.,
of Stevens Point, as a member of the Savings Bank Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Read.
