Assembly Journal of March 10, 1994 .......... Page: 760
  Point of order:
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1235 [relating to the sale of library products and services by the department of public instruction; the Wisconsin educational opportunity programs; development and update of instructional television programs specific to the state; youth apprenticeship training grants; and making an appropriation] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  [Note:] The bill made a number of minor substantive education policy changes dealing with creating a revolving account for the income of the sale of library products by the department of public instruction, Wisconsin educational opportunity programs, instructional television programs prepared by the educational communications board, and youth apprenticeship training grants.

  A.Amdt-1 proposed to reduce the department of public instruction appropriation for general program operations by $1,445,000 in 1994-95 (about 10% of the total appropriation).

  A.Amdt-3 (below) attempted to give $60,000 to the department on industry, labor and human relations "to eliminate artificial barriers to the promotion of women and minorities".

  A.Amdt-4 attempted to increase funding for aid to county handicapped children's education boards by $1,383,700.

  A.Amdt-5 proposed to adjust "a school district's revenue limit based on the amount of increased special transfer aid received".

  A.Amdt-6 proposed changes in the laws governing charter schools, including authorization to exceed, in the start-up year, the average per-pupil expenditure in the public school.

  A.Amdt-7 proposed to give $350,000 in 1994-95 to a nonprofit corporation for the development and operation of a youth village program.

  A.Amdt-8 proposed changes in the general school equalization aids formula and increased state funds for that purpose by $171 million for the 1994-95 school year.

  A.Amdt-9 attempted to increase the 1994-95 funding for the morning milk program by $100,000.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Kunicki rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
172   The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Notestein rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Point of order:
Assembly Journal of March 10, 1994 .......... Page: 761
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Bell rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 1235 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 9, 1994 .......... Page: 749
  Point of order:
  Representative Black rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1056 [relating to burning yard waste and providing
  an exemption from rule-making procedures] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  [Note:] The original bill permitted the department of natural resources (DNR) to grant permits for the burning of brush up to 6" in diameter, without energy recovery, at a wood burning facility if the DNR concludes that energy recovery is not feasible at the area in which the brush or other material is generated and issues a permit to the wood burning facility.

  A.Sub-2 broadened the scope of the proposal by authorizing DNR to issue wood burning facility permits without the area restriction.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 735
  Point of order:
173   Representative Kunicki rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1160 [relating to: the purchase of health care coverage by private employers through a program offered by the group insurance board and requiring the governor to submit legislation to the legislature regarding a universal health care plan; health insurance market reform; and granting rule-making authority] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  [Note:] A.Sub-2 substituted changes in the existing health insurance structure for the bill's broad-based approach to health insurance market reform.

  Exchanging one group of individual propositions for a different group of individual propositions is, probably, not germane under A.Rule 54 (3) (a).

  A.Amdt-15 to A.Sub-1 (below) expanded the scope of the proposal by adding tax-exempt individual employe medical savings accounts as an alternative approach to comprehensive health care financing.

  A.Amdt-16 to A.Sub-1 tried to incorporate another unrelated individual proposition, "limiting medical malpractice noneconomic damage awards".

  A.Amdt-20 to A.Sub-1 deleted most of the substitute amendment's content and attempted to replace the bill's approach to universal health care under private and group insurance with a basic health insurance plan incorporating medical assistance and general relief.

  A.Amdt-22 attempted to prohibit health insurance coverage of nontherapeutic abortions.

  A.Amdt-31 attempted to create a new state government agency, the "council on health care fraud and abuse".
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 740
  Point of order:
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 15 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1160 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 16 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1160 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 741
  Point of order:
  Representative Kunicki rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 20 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1160 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 22 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1160 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 743
  Point of order:
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 31 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1160 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
174   The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 733
  Point of order:
  Representative Bock rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 [to A.Sub-1] to Assembly Bill 902 [relating to the approval of aerobic private sewage systems and granting rule-making authority] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  [Note:] AB 902 and A.Sub-1 tp AB 902 dealt exclusively with the approval of aerobic private sewage systems under rules promulgated by the department of industry, labor and human relations (DILHR).

  A.Amdt-4 to A.Sub-1 attempted to require DILHR to promulgate rules also for the design and installation of mound system private sewage systems.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 8, 1994 .......... Page: 732
  Point of order:
  Representative Notestein rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 982 [relating to the definition of sexual harassment and sexual harassment prohibited under the fair employment law] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
  The chair took the point of order under advisement.
  [Note:] A.Amdt-3 created a new process, not found in the existing law prohibiting sexual harassment, for "the awarding of costs and attorney fees against a person who asserts a frivolous claim or defense in a sexual harassment proceeding under the fair employment law".

  Any amendment that "substantially expands the scope of the proposal" is declared not germane by A.Rule 54 (3) (f).
  Ruling of the chair:
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Notestein that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 982 was not germane.
Assembly Journal of January 25, 1994 .......... Page: 558
  Point of order:
  Representative Potter rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to assembly substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 316 [relating to permissible charges in consumer credit transactions] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
175   [Note:] The original bill, and A.Sub.3, were limited to permissible charges in consumer credit transactions.

  A.Amdt-2 to A.Sub-3, which attempted to prohibit disclosure of certain information obtained in consumer credit card transactions, was a nongermane expansion of the scope of the proposal.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 26, 1993 .......... Page: 483
  Point of order:
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 7 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 861 [relating to: gangs; crime; children; controlled substances; law enforcement; substitution of judge; juvenile court jurisdiction, procedures, powers and duties; programs to prevent delinquency; programs to supervise and rehabilitate delinquent children; creating a gang violence prevention council; establishing a task force on improving services to children and families; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
  [Note:] The bill addressed a number of topics related to gang violence and substance abuse by juveniles. One of the topics mentioned in the relating clause was "substitution of judge", but the actual provision in the bill [s. 48.29 (1g), stats] was a narrow limitation on judge substitutions in juvenile court.

  Assembly amendment 7 provided for a written affidavit to be submitted with a petition of judge substitution in any criminal trial "that the judge has a personal bias or prejudice either against the defendant or in favor of any adverse party".
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 26, 1993 .......... Page: 476
  Point of order:
  Representative Krug rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 488 [relating to: mandatory minimum sentences for certain repeat criminal offenders; oleoresin of capsicum and tear gas; participation at parole interviews and hearings; notification to crime victims and protected persons; admissibility of evidence regarding the manner of dress of a complaining
  witness; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
  [Note:] The bill, which provided primarily for crime victim participation in the parole decision-making process, also provided for 5 years additional incarceration for repeat serious sex crimes and repeat serious violent crimes [felony murder, 2nd degree intentional homicide].

  Assembly amendment 4 proposed to create a new Class AB felony, punishable by "imprisonment for 50 years without the possibility of parole", for a repeat conviction for first degree sexual assault or sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 13.
176   The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 26, 1993 .......... Page: 446
  Point of order:
  Representative La Fave rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 666 [relating to increasing to 10 years the period of counting prior convictions, refusals and revocations when determining the penalty for an offense related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
  [Note:] For the purpose of sentencing a person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, the bill increased from 5 years to 10 years the period for which the court is allowed to consider prior drunk driving convictions, refusal of blood alcohol tests or license revocations.

  The amendment said that for the most recent 5 years, access to operating privilege records would remain limited to the court, D.A.s and other attorneys, but if there had been more than one conviction during the first 5 years, that information could be disclosed to any person making the request.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 14, 1993 .......... Page: 397
  Point of order:
  Representative Prosser rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 70 [relating to changes in the law enforcement officers' bill of rights and the applicability of collective bargaining dispute and disciplinary procedures affecting certain local governmental employes] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
  Representative Travis asked unanimous consent that the assembly stand recessed until 1:30 P.M. Granted. The assembly stood recessed.   1:05 P.M.
  The assembly reconvened.   1:35 P.M.
  [Note:] Both Assembly Bill 70 and substitute amendment 1 referred to "just cause" as an accepted technical term and required standard. The bill applied to all law enforcement officers while the substitute amendment (city, town or village) excluded the state patrol.

  The bill proposed to permit law enforcement officers, by collective bargaining agreements, to supersede state law on dismissal, demotion or suspension. The substitute amendment did not permit this but:

  The substitute amendment added a secondary appeals method (to an arbitrator), in dismissal, demotion or suspension proceedings that could be appealed only to circuit court under the existing law.
  The chair (Speaker pro tempore Carpenter) ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Prosser that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 70 was not germane.
Assembly Journal of October 5, 1993 .......... Page: 345
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