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Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Chair: Rep. Terry Musser
Legislative Council Staff: David L. Lovell and Joyce L. Kiel
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The committee is directed to study issues relating to American Indians and the American Indian tribes and bands in this state and develop specific recommendations and legislative proposals relating to these issues.  [s. 13.83 (3), Stats.]

February 1, 2006 Mailing
January 19, 2006 Mailing
  • Memo No. 6, Status of Committee Recommendations as of January 19, 2006 (1-19-06)
    • Attachment 1, Recommendations of the 2004-06 Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Introduced by the Joint Legislative Council in the 2005-06 Legislative Session
    • Attachment 2, Recommendations of the 2002-04 Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Introduced by Representative Musser in the 2005-06 Legislative Session
Report to Legislature
June 1, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature, Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations
  • WLC: 0069/6, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by an American Indian tribe or band and used exclusively for a governmental purpose
  • WLC: 0177/2, relating to providing state aid to tribal schools for certain pupils and creating an appropriation
  • WLC: 0176/1, relating to providing benefits to tribal schools and tribal school pupils similar to those provided to private schools and private school pupils
  • LRB-3007/1, relating to an exemption for certain tribal officials under the lobbying law
  • WLC: 0127/3, relating to conservation wardens employed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
  • LRB-3014/3, relating to the creation of the Tribal Charter School Authorizing Board, the establishment of charter schools by the board, and making an appropriation
  • LRB-3023/1, relating to the powers of tribal law enforcement officers under state law
  • LRB-3076/1, relating to cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs
  • Letter, from Scott Hassett, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
  • Letter, from James Schlender, Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
  • Letter, Proposed Legislation Regarding GLIFWC Conservation Wardens, from Peggy Lautenschlager, Department of Justice
May 9, 2005 Meeting
  • WLC: 0069/4, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by an American Indian tribe or band and used exclusively for a governmental purpose
  • WLC: 0111/3, relating to cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs
  • WLC: 0203/P1, relating to participation of tribes and tribal agencies in the Wisconsin retirement system
  • LRB-2840/P1, relating to the creation of the Tribal Charter School Authorizing Board and the establishment of charter schools by the board
  • WLC: 0069/5, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by an American Indian tribe or band and used exclusively for a governmental purpose
  • Property Tax Exemption Request Form, distributed by Department of Revenue
April 15, 2005 Meeting
  • WLC: 0069/3, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by an American Indian tribe or band and used exclusively for a governmental purpose
  • WLC: 0110/2, relating to the powers of tribal law enforcement officers under state law
  • WLC: 0111/2, relating to cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs
  • WLC: 0127/3, relating to conservation wardens employed by the great lakes Indian fish and wildlife commission
  • WLC: 0176/1, relating to providing benefits to tribal schools and tribal school pupils similar to those provided to private schools and private school pupils
  • WLC: 0177/1, relating to providing state aid to tribal schools for certain pupils
  • LRB-2408/1, relating to the establishment of charter schools by the College of Menominee Nation
  • 2005 Assembly Bill 139 and Fiscal Estimate, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band (3-29-05)
  • Memorandum, State Funding of Tribal Schools (3-17-05)
  • Memo No. 5, Participation of Tribal Law Enforcement Officers in the Wisconsin Retirement System:  Issues and Options (4-13-05)
    • Enclosure, Steps to Satisfy the Barriers of Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to be Eligible to Participate in the State Retirement System
March 18, 2005 Working Group
  • WLC: 0158/1, relating to providing benefits to tribal schools and tribal school pupils similar to those provided to private schools and private school pupils
  • WLC: 0159/1, relating to provisions that impose requirements on private schools
  • WLC: 0160/1, relating to provisions relating to private schools that warrant additional consideration before applying them to tribal schools
  • WLC: 0161/1, relating to provisions relating generically to schools
  • WLC: 0162/1, relating to transportation of pupils
  • Memorandum, from Chair Musser to the Working Group on Tribal Schools for the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations (3-4-05)
  • Letter, from Representative Terri McCormick to Terry Musser, Chair, Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations
  • Memorandum, State Funding of Tribal Schools (3-17-05)
February 25, 2005 Meeting
December 17, 2004 Meeting
  • Letter, relating to the cooperative county-tribal law enforcement grant program. from Peggy Lautenschlager, Attorney General (1-15-04)
  • WLC: 0058/1, relating to an exemption for certain tribal officials under the lobbying law
  • WLC: 0069/1, relating to creating a property tax exemption for real property owned by an American Indian tribe or band and used exclusively for governmental purposes
  • Section 70.11, Stats., relating to property exempted from taxation
  • Memo No. 3, Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country (12-10-04)
  • Memo No. 4, Authority of Tribal Law Enforcement Officers to Enforce Criminal Laws (12-16-04)
  • Memo, Relating to WLC: 0069/1, from Lili Best Crane, Office of General Counsel, Department of Revenue, dated December 10, 2004
  • Financial Aid Report 2004-05, submitted by Agnes Fleming, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
October 19, 2004 Meeting
  • Memo No. 1, Legislation Recommended by the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations to the 2003-04 Legislature (10-4-04).
  • Memo No. 2, Issues Suggested for Committee Study (10-11-04).
    • Suggested Study Topics, submitted by John Wilhelmi, Attorney, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (enclosed with Memo No. 2)
    • Suggested Study Topics, submitted by James Schlender, Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (enclosed with Memo No. 2)
    • Suggested Study Topics, submitted by Joan Delabreau, Tribal Chair, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (enclosed with Memo No. 2)
  • Executive Order #39, relating to an affirmation of the government-to-government relationship between the State of Wisconsin and Indian tribal governments located within the State of Wisconsin, issued by Governor Jim Doyle (February 27, 2004)
  • Chapter P, State-Tribal Relations, 2005-06 Wisconsin Legislative Briefing Book (November 2004)
  • Presentation on Role of GLIFWC Conversation Wardens:
  • Protections Against the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease to the Ceded Territory of Northern Wisconsin:
  • Stipulation, on enforcement from litigation leading to the creation of GLIFWC
  • Handout, from Senator David Zien
  • Booklet, Seasons of the Ojibwe, 2004 Edition, GLIFWC