The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 218
Relating to: penalties and private actions for violations of restrictions on telephone solicitations.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
Corrections In:
2009 SENATE
BILL
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Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(August 14
, 2009)
1. Page 2, line 8: before "dentist" insert "a".
2. Page 2, line 9: delete "or
" and substitute "a".
3. Page 2, line 10: before "pharmacist" insert "a".
4. Page 2, line 11: before "chiropractor" insert "a".
5. Page 2, line 11: before "physical" insert "a".
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
May 29, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
In fulfillment of the requirements under s.
299.83(8)(h), Wisconsin State Statutes, I am transmitting the 2009 Green Tier Biennial Progress Report. Please distribute as appropriate. I am also providing a copy of the Report to the Governor and to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
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Green Tier continues to be a powerful, sustainable force for environmental and economic performance. We are confident that with the reauthorization of the Green Tier Law that a permanent stage has been set for those committed to superior environmental performance. We will be able to not only recognize their work through a program with longevity but also to continuously improve the ways that we grow a green Wisconsin economy. It is indeed heartening to see a range of participants from 3 employees in Wisconsin to several thousand employees worldwide that share a common goal - growing green together. Our report covers both our progress and our opportunities for improvement in an effort to give you a report with both the good things being done and good work yet to be done.
For more information on the Green Tier program or additional copies of this report, please contact Mark McDermid at (608) 267-3125, or visit our web site at
http://greentier.wi.gov. Here is a link to the report:
Thank you.
Sincerely,
matthew j. frank
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
August 4, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-05 Special Committee on Strengthening
Wisconsin Families [2009 Senate Bill 210 and 2009 Assembly Bill 296; 2009 Senate Bill 211 and 2009 Assembly Bill 297; 2009 Senate Bill 212 and Assembly Bill 298]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/.
Sincerely,
terry c. anderson
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
August 5, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Department of Health Services is pleased to submit to you, as required by s.253.115 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the annual report on the status of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in Wisconsin. I am especially pleased to report that in 2008, all of the State's birthing hospitals had implemented a hearing screening program.
In 2008, 98 percent of babies born in Wisconsin were born in a facility that offers UNHS and 2 percent were born at home. Currently 96 percent of babies are screened prior to hospital discharge, with a 0.2 percent rate of refusal. The statewide average rate of infants who did not pass the inpatient hearing screen in 2008 was 2.1 percent, which falls within the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of less than 4 percent.
The Department's early hearing detection and intervention program, Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB), continues to provide support to screening and diagnostic organizations and to the county Birth to 3 programs, working with identified infants with hearing loss and their families. With federal funds, WSB has implemented an early hearing loss data collection and tracking system in 94 birthing units, 18 neo-natal intensive care units, and 61 audiology clinics. WSB also has developed a parent-to-parent support system which has received national attention, called the Guide By Your Side program. The program provides services for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, including those who are Spanish- and Hmong-speaking only.
Hearing loss is the most common congenital birth defect, affecting an estimated 200 Wisconsin infants annually. Undetected hearing loss impedes speech, language, and cognitive and social development. The Department is dedicated to helping children and families cope with the effect of hearing loss through its early detection and intervention programs, so that all Wisconsin children can have a sound beginning.
Sincerely,
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
August 6, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-09 Special Committee on Building Wisconsin's
Workforce [2009 Assembly Bill 293 and 2009 Senate Bill 245; 2009Assembly Bill 294 and 2009 Senate Bill 246]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/.
Sincerely,
terry c. anderson
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
August 12, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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The Department of Health Services published a Statement of Scope in Administrative
Register No. 614, February 28, 2007, to provide notice of the Department's intent to modify ch.
DHS (HFS) 117, relating to fees for copies of health care provider records. The Legislature, under
2009 Act 28, established a fee schedule for medical record copies under ch.
146, Stats., which replaces the medical record copy fee schedule established by the Department under ch.
DHS 117.
Accordingly, the Department, under s.
227.14 (6) (b), Stats., hereby withdraws the proposed rulemaking. In addition, the Department will soon begin the process to repeal the existing ch.
DHS 117.
If you have any questions, please contact Rosie Greer at 266-1279.
Sincerely,
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
August 12, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
