STATE OF WISCONSIN JIM DOYLE GOVERNOR State Capitol Room 115 East, Madison, Wisconsin 53702 • (608) 266-1212 • FAX (608) 267-8983 • [email protected] Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today signed into law Assembly Bill 132, and Senate Bills 123, 188, 309, 310 and 311 at the State Capitol in Madison. Assembly Bill 132 requires that employers with more than 11 permanent employees grant a leave of absence without pay for not more than five consecutive days or 15 days total to employees serving in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol. The bill also prevents employment discrimination based on participation in the Civil Air Patrol. Governor Doyle thanked Representatives Huebsch and Murtha, and Senators Kapanke and Vinehout for their work on the bill. Senate Bill 123 furthers protects against invasive aquatic species by establishing statewide enforcement and increasing Department of Natural Resources authority requiring seaplanes, watercraft, vehicles or boats to remove attached aquatic plants. Governor Doyle thanked Senators Jauch and Holperin, and Representatives Milroy and Pocan for their work on the bill. Senate Bill 188 allows the Department of Natural Resources to permit golf cart use by persons 16 and over in certain areas of Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest. Governor Doyle thanked Senators Holperin and Hansen, and Representatives Mursau and Montgomery for their work on the bill. Governor Doyle also signed into law several state employee contracts. The Governor thanked the Joint Committee on Employment Relations for their work on the follwing bills: Senate Bill 309 ratifies the 2007-2009 collective bargaining contract between the State and the Association of State Prosecutors. Senate Bill 310 ratifies the 2007-2009 collective bargaining contract between the State and the Professional Employees in Research, Statistics and Analysis. Senate Bill 311 ratifies the 2007-2009 collective bargaining contract between the State and the Teaching Assistants’ Association.
