Nov-06-2009Some bills make it; others don't
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CONTENTS:SOURCESFIND OUT MORE ON THIS SUBJECTMADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Assembly has decided against voting on a bill toughening drunken driving laws even after it approved a similar measure and the Senate passed it unanimously earlier Thursday. Democratic Assembly leaders said in a press release issued late Thursday night that they needed more time to work out what they called minor differences.
[1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A sweeping bill designed to strengthen Wisconsin's child care subsidy program has passed the Legislature. The measure passed unanimously in both the Senate and Assembly on Thursday. Gov. Jim Doyle has indicated he will sign it into law.
[2] MADISON, Wis. - The state Assembly early in the morning Friday passed a bill that removes a ban on using student test results to evaluate teachers in order to be eligible for nearly $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money. It cleared the Senate on Thursday and now heads to Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle who said he will sign it.
[3] " his issue is too important to let the calendar dictate the timetable," Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, said, indicating action yet this year. "We feel it's critical to include treatment options and a stable funding source. We will sit down with the Senate in the coming days and work out the minor differences and are more than willing go into extraordinary session to get this important work done." Four education bills aimed at bolstering the state's application for federal "Race to the Top" funds were also moved through the Legislature and sent to Gov. Jim Doyle, who with President Obama urged their passage earlier this week in a Madison appearance.
[4] WisPolitics: Race to the Top, Impartial Justice, DNR appointment, Shares reforms approved by Legislature; Assembly wants more time on OWI bill 11/6/2009 The state Assembly and Senate OK'd legislation to help the state compete for "Race to the Top" funds, to publicly finance Supreme Court campaigns and to change how the DNR secretary is appointed as lawmakers met Thursday and early Friday for the final time in regular session this year.
[4] The Impartial Justice bill passed Thursday by the Assembly and Senate easily qualifies as the most significant campaign reform in Wisconsin in more than 30 years. Not since 1977 has a reform approaching this magnitude been achieved in this state. Wisconsin has been electing Supreme Court justices for more than 150 years, but in very recent years these elections have been turned into auctions. Passage of this legislation marks the beginning of Wisconsin's return to the kind of high court elections that served our state extremely well for over a century and a half.
[5] The Impartial Justice bill does not address every cause of eroding public confidence in the independence of our courts and the fairness and impartiality of judges, and it does not solve every problem plaguing the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Other reforms - such as those proposed in Senate Bill 43 and Assembly Bill 63 - are surely needed. This legislation does free candidates for the state's highest court from the money chase and enables any who seek this office to vigorously campaign and communicate with voters without having to raise huge sums of private special interest money from individuals and organizations who may end up appearing before them in court.
[5] Legislation providing for publicly funded campaigns for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court heads to the governor's desk. During Senate debate Thursday, State Senator Mike Ellis, a longtime advocate of campaign reform, announced he wasn't happy with the bill, and would not be voting for it.
[6] The Senate also passed bills Thursday concerning public financing for Supreme Court election and education reforms that would make the state eligible for the federal grant program Race to the Top, which President Barack Obama spoke about at Wright Middle School Wednesday.
[7] The votes came after President Barack Obama came to Madison on Wednesday to tout the Race to the Top grant program and urge states like Wisconsin to make bold reforms. "If you're willing to hold yourselves more accountable, if you develop a strong plan to improve the quality of education in your state, we'll offer you a grant to help make that plan a reality," Obama said in his speech at a Madison middle school.
[3] The final vote came at around 3:00 a.m. Friday after Democrats met for more than three hours behind closed doors. The action came as the Legislature neared the end of its session and just one day after President Barack Obama stopped at Madison's Wright Middle School to tout his Race to the Top grant program.
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The powerful state teachers' union, Wisconsin Education Association Council, supported the bill as long as the scores couldn't be used to discipline teachers. Other education reform bills passed Thursday by the Legislature would clear the way for data about student performance to be shared among Wisconsin colleges and universities and the state Department of Public Instruction. Another bill that would expand the powers of the state superintendent to intervene in failing schools was not taken up. Doyle has indicated that he may call lawmakers into special session to deal with the most controversial education reform bill of all. It would allow the mayor of Milwaukee to take over control of that city's struggling school district.
[3] Ninety-four percent taught human sexuality and 88 percent taught pregnancy prevention in the 2007 school year, according to the department. The bill does not change a 2007 law that requires Wisconsin teachers to stress celibacy as the best behavior for unmarried students and the best means of avoiding pregnancy and diseases such as AIDS. Wisconsin is one of 22 states that require abstinence to be stressed in sex education, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Doyle's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he would sign the bill should it pass.
[9] The measure passed 48-43. It still must clear the Senate and be signed by Gov. Jim Doyle before it becomes law. Sex education is not required in Wisconsin schools, but for those that chose to provide it would be required to include birth control as part of that instruction under the bill. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
[10] Sen. Jim Sullivan, D-Wauwatosa, authored the bill and began the debate by reading a letter written by Matthew Heroux, the sibling of an 18-year-old victim of drunken driving, according to a statement released Thursday by Sullivan. "It is frustrating to realize there is nothing within the power of the legislative body to make up for the kind of tragedy families have suffered as a result of drunk driving. We cannot bring Talhia home for the holidays, but we can honor her memory by passing," Sullivan said. Senate Democrats previously proposed an increase on the state's existing liquor tax to help pay for the bill, but this amendment was deemed no longer necessary and was removed from the bill. Many around Wisconsin thought this was progress in the fight against drunken driving, even across party lines. Kimber Liedl, spokesperson for Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said the legislation passed today will help make the state a less dangerous place for both motorists and others.
[7] MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A fourth offense drunken driving conviction would be a felony in some cases, instead of just a misdemeanor, under a bill passed by the Wisconsin state Senate.
[11] Lawmakers plan to work all Thursday, the final day of the legislature's fall session. The state Senate passed their version of the bill early Thursday, which makes a fourth-offense drunken-driving conviction a felony in some cases. This may be one of the biggest steps that Wisconsin lawmakers have taken in years to target drunk driving, but some said that it's not enough.
[12] Thursday, the Senate approved the bill that would make a fourth offense drunken driving conviction a felony, instead of a misdemeanor. Supporters say this sends a message that Wisconsin is getting tough, even though a first offense remains a traffic violation.
[13] Under the bill, a first offense would be a crime only if someone under age 16 is in the car. "How can we send out a very strong message to our constituents if we say first-time offense, it's like a traffic offense?" asked Sen. Alberta Darling, D-River Hills, prior to the Senate passing the measure. "It's a slap on the hand." She urged Democrats to support a bill she sponsored that would make the first offense a crime. Supporters of the approved bill said other changes -- such as making a fourth offense a felony if it occurs within five years of the previous offense -- significantly toughen Wisconsin's law.
[14] The bill would strengthen current legislation by making fourth-offense OWIs a felony if committed within five years of a previous offense and criminalize a first offense if a child under the age of 16 is a passenger in the vehicle. It would also require ignition interlock devices for all repeat offenders and first-time offenders with blood alcohol content of.15 or higher. A similar OWI reform bill was passed by the Assembly in September, but currently resides in the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform and Housing.
[7] The Senate bill includes the same reforms approved by the Assembly. It makes four-time drunken driving a felony if it happens within five years of the previous offense requires all repeat offenders and the most serious first-timers to breathe into a tube to prove they'''re sober before they can start their vehicles, reduces jail time for those who finish treatment, and makes first-time OWI a crime if a kid'''s in the car.
[15] The Senate bill would have paid for all that with increases in the fees drunk drivers are assessed. The Senate earlier this week dropped a proposed increase in the state's liquor tax which had been part of the bill.'' "It moves that cost onto the people who are out there causing the problems," Sullivan said Thursday. "It's not a perfect bill, but it's definitely a step in the right direction." '''From the start the Senate and the Assembly have been in agreement we must make drunken driving reform a priority," said Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan in a statement released by his office. "We agree on most of the major steps needed to tackle this problem. This issue is too important to let the calendar dictate the timetable.
[16] MADISON - The Democratic-controlled state Assembly refused to vote Thursday on a comprehensive toughening of Wisconsin's notoriously weak drunken driving laws after the measure unanimously passed the Senate.
[17] Wisconsin News The Wisconsin Senate has unanimously approved drunken driving reforms similar to what the Assembly passed in September.
[15] The Senate unanimously passed a bill toughening laws for drunken driving Thursday in the final floor session of the year.
[7] A Senate committee had previously supported a 58 percent liquor tax increase to pay for it, but discarded the idea. The Assembly's decision not to vote on the bill could mean the Legislature will not pass any tougher drunken driving laws this year despite public pressure to act.
[14] Earlier, the Senate unanimously approved a bill to stiffen penalties for drunken driving.
[4] Madison (WQOW) - Another unanimous vote, sends a puppy mill bill to the governor's desk. The Senate unanimously approved Sen. Pat Kreitlow's puppy mill bill Thursday; this follows a unanimous vote from the Assembly last week.
[18] MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would regulate dog breeders.
[19] MADISON, Wis. (AP) How to properly use birth control would have to be taught if Wisconsin schools decide to offer sex education under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Thursday.
[10] MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a series of education reform bills designed to make the state compete for nearly $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money.
[20] MADISON, Wis. - At least half of the citizen members on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents would have to come from different parts of the state under a bill passed by the Legislature.
[21] MADISON, Wis. -- The state Assembly will take up a bill to strengthen Wisconsin's drunken-driving laws on Thursday.
[12] The bill ( AB 250 ), which earlier passed the state Assembly on a unanimous vote, now heads to Governor Jim Doyle, who's expected to sign it into law.
[22] The Assembly unanimously passed a similar version of the bill two months ago. Gov. Jim Doyle has said he supports the bill and will sign it into law.
[14] The Senate and Assembly will have to come together on one version of the bill, before it can go to the governor. Gov. Jim Doyle has said he supports the bill and is expected to sign it.
[12] The Assembly was expected to pass the bill later on Thursday. Gov. Jim Doyle has said he supports the bill and is expected to sign it.
[11] Governor Jim Doyle's expected signature on the bill means that public financing will be available to candidates in the 2011 state Supreme Court election. Comments on this entry are closed.
[6] Currently, Wisconsin is one of only two states where drunken driving isn't a felony until the fifth offense. "We must send a message to drivers, to parents across the state that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated in Wisconsin," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Jim Sullivan, D-Wauwatosa.
[17] The bill is aimed toward increasing penalties for arrests involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin, a state that has the highest rate of drunken driving in the nation, according to the Department of Transportation.
[7] Wisconsin and North Dakota are the only states where drunken driving isn't a felony until the fifth offense, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
[17] Backers of the measure passed Thursday say it gets tough on drunken driving in Wisconsin, even though first offenses remain a traffic violation.
[11] The bill differed from a similar measure which the state Assembly passed in September, and while the Assembly failed to concur with the Senate bill Thursday night, leaders in that chamber pledged to move the issue forward. Both bills would makes a fourth OWI offense a felony for some drivers with previous OWIs, criminalize first offense OWI if kids are in the vehicle, and expand use of ignition interlock devices and alcohol treatment for some offenders.
[16] Under the bill, a first offense would be a crime only if someone under age 16 is in the car. "How can we send out a very strong message to our constituents if we say first time offense, it's like a traffic offense?" asked Sen. Alberta Darling, D-River Hills, prior to the Senate passing the measure. "It's a slap on the hand." She urged Democrats to support a bill she sponsored that would make the first offense a crime.
[17] Under the bill passed by the Senate, drivers whose licenses are suspended or revoked for a drunken driving-related offense would have to pay a $90 reinstatement fee instead of just $50. It also increases a court fee paid by all convicted criminals from $20 to $163. The devices require a driver to blow into them and won't allow the car to start if the person has been drinking.
[17] The Senate bill included new fees for drunken drivers and all other convicted criminals to pay for the tougher penalties; the original Assembly version had neither.
[14] The Senate and Assembly gave unanimous approval to a bill requiring reforms to the Wisconsin Shares program.
[4] MADISON (WKOW) -- Wisconsin lawmakers debated into the early morning hours of Friday on a series of education reform bills that would allow tying student performance to teacher performance and qualify the state for billions in federal funding.
[8] The state's education reform bills would make Wisconsin eligible for nearly $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money.
[8] SHOREWOOD - Wisconsin schools that decide to teach sex education would have to instruct students on the use of birth control under a bill given preliminary approval by the state Assembly on Tuesday.
[9] Thursday night, the Assembly passed a bill on a 48-43 vote to require schools providing sex education to give students age-appropriate information on how to prevent unwanted pregnancies and STDs while stressing abstinence.
[4] In the Assembly, passage of one of the bills -- allowing the use of student performance on standardized tests to be used in evaluating teachers -- ran into opposition. Republicans objected to the bill because they say it requires school districts to negotiate how the data is used in the teacher evaluations and would tie the hands of administrators who seek to discipline or dismiss poor performing teachers.
[4] Assembly Republicans attempted to change the bill to allow for the student test data to be used to remove teachers, but Democrats blocked a vote.
[3] The bill in question would remove a prohibition in state law from using student test data to evaluate teachers. That ban would make Wisconsin ineligible for the federal grants.
[20] The bills passed today will allow the use of student test data to evaluate teachers. This was previously prohibited under state law.
[23] Wisconsin is one of only a few state that bans using student test data to evaluate teachers.
[8] Sheridan said once the problems are solved, the Assembly could come back in a special session to pass it. "We agree on most of the major steps needed to tackle this problem," he said in a statement. "But this issue is too important to let the calendar dictate the timetable." Even under the reforms that both houses have approved, Wisconsin would remain the only state in the country where the first offense is a traffic offense and not a crime.
[14] Supporters of the approved bill said other changes - like making a fourth offense a felony if it occurs within five years of the previous offense - significantly toughen Wisconsin's law.
[17] Among other things, the bill bars people convicted of offenses like child abuse from receiving a license to provide child care and requires child care providers to undergo background checks every three months, rather than every four years as is current law.
[4] The bill is designed to crack down on fraud and abuse within the system. It would bar child care providers convicted of numerous crimes from participating in the $350 million Wisconsin Shares program.
[2] The legislation also establishes minimum standards of care for licensed facilities. '''This bill represents the work of individuals and groups across Wisconsin that understand the need for regulation that protects responsible breeders and cracks down on problem operations," said state Representative Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire), the measure's Assembly author.
[22] Frank Harris, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said the bill is a good first step towards necessary reforms, but there is still further work needed. "This is really a first step toward further reform that will save lives in Wisconsin.
[7] Madison (WQOW) - A bill that would toughen drunk driving laws in Wisconsin clears another hurdle.
[13] Because of the state's loose laws, Wisconsin has become a magnet for puppy mills where animals are often abused. Gov. Doyle's spokesperson has said he is looking forward to signing the bill into law.
[18] Lee Sensenbrenner, a spokesman for Gov. Jim Doyle, says Doyle looks forward to signing the bill into law.
[19] Some bills have moved on to the Senate, while others are heading for Governor Jim Doyle's desk.
[24] The governor would have to begin making appointments to meet the new standards in 2012. Both the Senate and Assembly passed the measure Thursday. It now heads to Gov. Jim Doyle for his consideration.
[21] Should it pass the Assembly, it must also clear the Senate and be signed by Gov. Jim Doyle before it becomes law.
[9] The state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that would regulate 'puppy mills'. [25] The Wisconsin state Senate passed legislation enacting tougher penalties on drunk drivers in Wisconsin.
[16] Legislation which will establish licensing requirements for commercial dog breeders in Wisconsin passed the state Senate Thursday, on a 36-0 vote.
[22] The biggest difference between the version the Assembly passed in September and the one that cleared the Senate without a dissenting vote Thursday was funding.
[14] The Assembly passed three reform bills on Thursday, but the final vote didn't come until 3 a.m. Friday morning after Democrats met for more than three hours before closed doors.
[20] After being blocked by Republicans from taking a final vote on passage, Democrats who control the Assembly were forced to delay that action until Thursday. Milwaukee Democratic State Assemblyman Jon Richards said he expects the bill to pass today. West Bend Republican Assemblyman Glenn Grothman opposes it, but he says that the bill only covers public schools, not private programs.
[9] Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, a Democrat from Janesville, says the bill could be passed in a special session. Thursday was the last scheduled day for the Legislature to be in session this year.
[1] According to a statement released Thursday by Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, the Assembly is willing to call an extraordinary session in order to review the bill and hopefully pass it in a timely manner. "This issue is too important to let the calendar dictate the timetable. We feel it's critical to include treatment options and a stable funding source," Sheridan said.
[7] Shortly after, the Assembly session wrapped up at about 4 a.m. Both houses passed a bill to remove DNR secretary appointment authority from the governor and give it to the Natural Resources Board.
[4] Across the capitol, the sponsor of the Assembly version of the bill said that it is not a guarantee that the bill will be passed on Thursday. It may have to wait until January. If it doesn't get done today, yes I'll be disappointed, but it doesn't mean it's just over.
[12] Ellis complained that the bill actually allows outside interests to spend more than the candidates, and does nothing to address so-called issue ads run by third parties. "This bill does not address the bogus, phony issue ads," said Ellis. "There are certainly things that he's wanted to do with his own Ellis-Erpenbach campaign finance reform bill," said Chippewa Falls Democrat Pat Kreitlow, chief Senate sponsor of the Impartial Justice Act. "I like a lot of elements in it, too, but we weren't debating his bill."
[6] The Senate also voted 19-13 to approve the Impartial Justice Bill, which would give candidates who qualify $100,000 for the primary and $300,000 for the general election. Those who don't participate would be limited to a contribution maximum of $1,000.
[4] How to properly use birth control must be taught in Wisconsin schools, if the Senate approves a bill.
[24] The Wisconsin Association of School Boards opposed the bill because of the prohibition on using the results to discipline teachers.
[3] The bill was supported by Planned Parenthood, groups representing nurses and health departments, and the state teachers' union. Under the proposal, if schools opt to teach sexual education, they would be required to address the health benefits, side effects and proper use of contraceptives and other methods to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. If parents don't want their kids to learn about contraceptives in the classroom, they will have the option to opt out. Tawyana Duncan says her 11-year-old daughter will learn about birth control at home. She's OK with schools teaching it, if parents are informed. "It's not like it used to be," said Duncan.
[9] Republicans argued that the proposal was useless because teachers couldn't be disciplined based on the scores and any evaluation process would have to be bargained with the teachers union. "This bill does nothing for quality education,'' said Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, shortly before the early morning vote. "This is basically a race for the money, not a race for the top.''
[26] States are expected to be able to start applying for the grants in about two months. "This bill does nothing for quality education," said Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, shortly before the early morning vote. "This is basically a race for the money, not a race for the top."
[3] The bill grants the state Department of Agriculture,Trade and Consumer Protection authority to provide workable standards for the dog breeding industry.
[22] A bill designed to strengthen the state's child-care subsidy program now awaits Doyle's signature.
[24] Gov. Doyle is expected to sign the bill. He would not sign a pledge to resign if he's ever caught drinking and driving. A group of students from D.C. Everest High School e-mailed lawmakers asking them to sign that pledge, but so far, only one has agreed to do it.
[13] Republicans argued that means most schools won't even attempt to use the test data when evaluating teachers. Attempts by them to alter the bill were defeated by Democrats.
[23] Every legislator who voted for the Impartial Justice bill today struck a critically important blow for that principle. Thursday's action was a timely and forceful response to the court majority's outrageous decision last week to approve rules written by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and the Wisconsin Realtors Association allowing judges in Wisconsin to rule on cases involving their biggest campaign supporters.
[5] Current law allows Supreme Court candidates to receive up to $10,000 from an individual and $8,625 from campaign committees.
[4] While Wisconsin law does not require schools to offer sex education, it does require that abstinence be stressed. [9] Wisconsin schools will be able to decide whether or not to offer sex education.
[24] Nearly all Wisconsin public schools offer at least one type of sexual education class between grades six and 12, based on data provided to the state Department of Public Instruction.
[9] Fifteen states currently require that sex education in schools include instruction on contraception, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which studies reproductive health.
[9] Currently, state law only requires breeders who sell to pet stores to be investigated and licensed.
[18] Under current law, providers convicted of many offenses can be rehabilitated and continue receiving money from the state. The program is designed to pay child care costs for poor people so they can work, but numerous examples of fraud and abuse have been uncovered in audits and media reports.
[2] The first offenses remain a traffic violation in Wisconsin, the only state where that's the case.
[12] Under the bill, a first offense would be a crime only if someone under age 16 is in the car.
[12] The vote was 32-0, and the bill's sponsor called it an important measure, in spite of critics who called for even stiffer criminal penalties for a first offence.
[12] The Assembly had given preliminary approval to the bill on Tuesday but Republicans blocked a final vote until Thursday.
[10] The Race to the Top bill is now free to be considered by the Assembly. Alicia Yager contributed to this article.
[7] Race to the Top is intended to improve student achievement, boost the performance of minority students and raise graduation rates. Doyle said in his introduction of Obama that Wisconsin needs to compete for those grants.
[3] The action came after President Barack Obama touted the Race to the Top grant program in Madison on Wednesday.
[20] The public and victims of drunken driving accidents have increasingly pressured the Legislature to take action, pointing to statistics that show high rates of drunken driving in the state. [17] In the five other states, drunken driving can be a felony depending on other factors.
[17] Driving drunk is a felony on the second offense in two states, on the third offense in 22 states and on the fourth offense in 16 states.
[17] As the measure hit the Senate floor, it became apparent that everyone in the chamber was on board with the plan for stiffer drunk driving penalties.
[12] Only in Wisconsin does represent progress against the fight against drunk driving," Harris said.
[7] Lawmakers have been pressured to crack down on drunken driving ever since two newspaper series last year spelled out the high costs of alcohol on society. It helped make the issue a key part of last year'''s election campaigns.
[15] Senators agreed to pay for the added enforcement with higher fees which the Assembly chose not to ratify Thursday night. Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan called them '''minor differences.''' He said a final agreement should come either in a special session before the end of the year, or when lawmakers resume their regular session in January.
[15] Lawmakers had been working on the measure for months and a very similar version passed the Assembly unanimously two months ago.
[1] The increased penalties under the bill passed would be paid for by increasing from $60 to $100 a fee paid by drunken drivers whose licenses are suspended or revoked. [12] We've provided additional sanctions. We've provided prevention and treatment as necessary, but this is a widespread societal type problem. It's not a perfect bill, but it's definitely a step in the right direction," state Sen. Jim Sullivan said.
[12] A bill that would regulate dog breeders moves to Doyle's desk. The governor says he looks forward to signing the bill into law.
[24] Doyle has opposed the bill and may challenge the Democrat-controlled Legislature to override a veto.
[4] Animal rights activists have been pushing for regulations in Wisconsin for years. They say the Wisconsin's lack of regulation makes the state a magnet for puppy mills where animals are often abused.
[19] We feel it'''s critical to include treatment options and a stable funding source. We will sit down with the Senate in the coming days and work out the minor differences and are more than willing go into extraordinary session to get this important work done.''' Comments on this entry are closed.
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