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.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, March 17, 2003.
The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Gleason, Edward,
of Muskego, as Administrator of the Divison of Emergency Management in the Department of Military Affairs, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Morgan
, Michael,
of Milwaukee, as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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Relating to peer reviews.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, March 14, 2003.
Referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, March 17, 2003
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Relating to sales and use tax definitions, direct pay, exemption certificates and aircraft.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, March 14, 2003.
Referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform,
March 17, 2003.
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S122
The committee on
Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to examinations, supervised experience, qualifications and responsibilities of supervisors, licensure by comity, reciprocity, holders of the certificate of professional qualification and senior psychologists, continuing education, renewal and professional conduct.
No action taken.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 14 offered by Senator Carpenter.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 6
Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. senate from this state to work to allow a floor vote in the senate on the appointment of Miguel Estrada.
By
Senators
Welch, Cowles and Schultz.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: commending the soldiers serving on active duty in the Middle East and their families and friends and praying for the prompt and safe return of American troops.
By
Senators
Robson and Jauch.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 75
Relating to: creating a civil liability exemption for certain municipalities and their agents that issue fireworks permits.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 76
Relating to: mailing, transmittal, and witnessing of absentee ballots.
By
Senators
Darling, Stepp, Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Reynolds, Schultz and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Jensen, Seratti, LeMahieu, J. Wood, Jeskewitz, Stone, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Montgomery, M. Lehman, Owens, Vrakas, Bies, Hahn, Albers, McCormick, Grothman, Nass and Ott.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 28, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of January 2003.
On January 2, 2003, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2 thousand. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2003, when the fund cash balance closed at a negative $5 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures. This fund's cash balance periodically falls negative due to the fact revenues are drawn only after expenditures are realized.
On January 23, 2003, the Tobacco Control Fund cash balance closed at a negative $21 thousand. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2003, when the fund cash balance closed at a negative $250 thousand. The negative balance was due to the delay of a statutory funding transfer, which has since been corrected.
On January 31, 2003, the University Trust - Principal Fund cash balance closed at a negative $181 thousand. The negative balance was due to the miscoding of a transaction, which has since been corrected.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund, Tobacco Control Fund, and the University Trust - Principal Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
February 27, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required under Section
301.03(6r) of the Wisconsin State Statutes, I am submitting information relative to the number of prisoners that the Department of Corrections considers violent and the total number of prisoners.
On October 31, 2002 the Department had 22,105 adult inmates assigned to Type "1" prisons in state and in contract facilities out of state. Out of the 22,105 inmates, 13,952 or 63.1 percent had assaultive offenses.
Sincerely,
Matthew J. Frank
Secretary
Referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 18, 2003
To the Honorable the Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
