Senate Bill 5
Relating to: authorizing the establishment of a program for the suppression of gypsy moths, specifying areas eligible for aerial insecticide treatment for the suppression of gypsy moths, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
February 11, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Risser to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Moore.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Panzer
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
February 12, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Meyer to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Risser.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Panzer
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
February 5, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to be able to present to you, for distribution to the Wisconsin Senate, the annual evaluation report on the Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program. It is also available on the web at
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library/publications/topic/safety.htm. The program, created by section 86.53 Wis. Stats., was established by the legislature in 1997 with the requirement that the Department study its impact and report on its findings every even-numbered year.
The Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Program is intended for offenders who are arrested for their second or subsequent OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) offense. Offender participation may be voluntary or court order. It is an intervention model designed to get offenders into counseling, treatment and supervision as soon as possible after the arrest. The program is individual to each community.
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As you will see in the report, no community that has begun a program has dropped it. Offenders who successfully completed the program were less likely than non-participants to be re-arrested for subsequent OWI violations. Those who were re-arrested went significantly longer between arrests than non-participants. Currently there are four counties on a waiting list for funding to begin programs.
I commend those people who have dedicated themselves to making this innovative program a success. There are no "silver bullets" in eradicating intoxicated driving, but I feel this effort is a vital piece in the total transportation safety effort.
Sincerely,
Frank J. Busalacchi
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
February 7, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
In
1997 Act 27, the 97-99 Biennial Budget, the Legislature established requirements in state law intended to strengthen protections for children and vulnerable adults in organized care settings. The provisions require, among other things, that designated caregivers conduct background checks on all new and existing staff and bar them from employing anyone who has committed certain crimes or acts. DHFS and (for certain care providers) counties and local school boards must perform checks on a provider before issuing a license or other credential. Individuals who have committed prohibited crimes or acts may apply to the Department, counties, or school boards for a waiver of the employment or licensing bans upon evidence of rehabilitation.
Sections
48.685 (5g) and
50.065 (5g) of the Wisconsin Statutes direct the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that specifies the number of persons who have sought waivers of employment or licensing bans by requesting to demonstrate that they have been rehabilitated. The report must also specify the number of requests that were approved and the reasons for the success or failure of the requests. Attached is the report for 2002.
Questions about this report should be referred to Linda Dawson, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, at 608-266-0355.
Thank you for distributing this report to members of the Senate.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 31, 2002
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Health and Family Services is please to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the
Vital Records Online Study Committee Report of Findings. Preparation of this report was required under section 9123 (8kk) of
2001 Wisconsin Act 16.
This report was prepared by a committee that included the State Registrar, Local Registrars, and other vital records business partners and stakeholders. It recommends guidelines for the development, maintenance and funding of an electronic online vital records system for Wisconsin. The committee's recommendations were reached after it studied Wisconsin's vital records business needs at the local and state level, and surveyed other states for best practices, system costs, and measures to prevent identity theft in electronic vital records systems.
As required under Act 16, the report also recommends the vital records fee changes needed to fund the development, implementation and maintenance of the system, and how the fees should be allocated. It also notes the revisions to Wisconsin Statute that would be required to implement the recommended fee changes.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 11, 2003
To the Honorable the Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Bartkowski, John Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Bergersen, Gunnar Timber Producers Association of Michigan & Wisconsin Inc
Boyce, Catherine Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
Bright, Michael Survivors Network for Those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
Broydrick, William Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
Brozek, Michael Carl A. Haas Racing Teams Ltd
Brozek, Michael International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
Brozek, Michael Lexmark International
Brozek, Michael National Marine Manufacturers Association
Brozek, Michael Voices of Wisconsin
Cieslewicz, David 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Condo, Joseph Calpine
Cosgrove, Bonnie Customers First! Coalition
Cruz, Annette Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
Cruz, Lorenzo CenturyTel Service Group LLC
Driessen, Anthony Wisconsin Library Association
Elliott, Brian CenturyTel Service Group LLC
Essie, Patrick HLR Service Corporation
Essie, Patrick Wisconsin Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Inc
Fisk, Susan Out of State Landowners Association
Fontana, Angela Allstate Insurance Company
Fountain, Marie Wisconsin Hunting & Fishing Alliance
Froehlke, Scott Gathering Waters Conservancy, Inc.
Garvin, John ATC Management Inc.
Geiger, Karen Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
Gunderson, Dan Wisconsin Hunting & Fishing Alliance
Hall, Linda Wisconsin Council on Children & Families
Hanson, Andrew Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc.
