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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
February 10, 2005
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Public Instruction is submitting the 2004 annual report on the status of bilingual-bicultural education programs as required under s.
115.96, Wis. Stats. The report provides data from the state-aided bilingual-bicultural/ESL education programs for the 2004 fiscal year (July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004).
This annual report presents details on the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin, including the number of pupils from minority languages served, the locations of the state-aided programs during the 2002 and 2004 fiscal years, and staff-related data. In addition, the report comments on factors contributing to program expansion and the continuously lower annual reimbursement rates for school districts.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Burmaster
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Kreuser, Wasserman and A. Williams. Granted.
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Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 14 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: the military service of Pvt. 1st Class James Anagnostopoulos.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
14 be adopted?
Motion carried.
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Special Guest
Representative Hines introduced Private First Class James Anagnostopoulos of VFW Post 6003 in Oxford, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 14. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 14 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Gundrum introduced members of the 432d Civil Affairs Battalion who were deployed in Iraq; Major Mark Chamberlain, the Public Health Team Chief and Captain David Albino, who addressed the members from the rostrum and presented Speaker Gard and members of the State Assembly with a Wisconsin Flag that was flown over Iraq.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:38 A.M.
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3:10 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Kreuser asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative A. Williams asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly Resolution 5
Relating to: Black History Month and honoring Company F of the 29th USCT.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 5 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Resolution 5. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in the state of Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 4 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 2005, as St. David's Day.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
11 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 11 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
The question was: Assembly Bill 4 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 63.
Noes - Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Grigsby, Hebl, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Lehman, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick - 33.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Fields, Pocan and Sinicki - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
Representative Kreuser objected.
Representative Huebsch moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 62.
Noes - Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Grigsby, Hebl, Hubler, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Lehman, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick - 34.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Fields, Pocan and Sinicki - 3.
Motion failed.
Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: the assembly rules.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that Assembly Resolution 6 be placed following Assembly Joint Resolution 3 on today's calendar.
Representative Kreuser objected.
Representative Huebsch moved that Assembly Resolution 6 be placed following Assembly Joint Resolution 3 on today's calendar.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 6 be placed following Assembly Joint Resolution 3 on today's calendar?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood and Speaker Gard - 60.
Noes - Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Grigsby, Gronemus, Hebl, Hubler, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Lehman, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Fields, Pocan and Sinicki - 3.
Motion carried.
