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  The board reviews all applications for executive clemency and makes recommendations
to the
governor. It holds public hearings on each application that qualifies for
a public hearing. The
hearings are held monthly at a date and place set at least 2 weeks in advance
of the hearing. The
chair conveys in writing to the governor the board's recommendation on each
applicant.

                    Physical Fitness and Health, Governor's Council on
Members: CHET E. BRADLEY, chairperson; QUINN BUCKNER, RONALD COOK, CLIFTON
DEVOLL,
  SCOTT FROMADER, JOHNNIE GRAY, EILEEN LINZMEYER, ARNIE MIEHE, DAVE MINTEN,
CONNIE
  KAY PARKOVICH, SUSIE PETTA, JOHN ROBERTS, GAIL SCHRAUFNAGEL, RUTH SOVA,
SHELLEY
  WEISS.
Contact person: CHET E. BRADLEY.
Address: Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, P.O.
Box 7841, Madison
  53707.
Telephone: (608) 266-7032.
  Governor Earl established the council in Executive Order 10, April 19,
1983, and Governor
Thompson continued it in Executive Order 1, January 21, 1987. It has 15 members.
The council
makes recommendations to the governor concerning programs and policy development
relating
to fitness and better health. It works to forge cooperative relationships
among state agencies,
educational institutions, businesses, associations and foundations in order
to improve the availa-
bility of fitness and health activities to all citizens and works to implement
educational programs
that will increase interest and participation in health and fitness programs.
  The council issued an "Annual Report" on December 16, 1988.

                      Retirement System Study Committee, Wisconsin
Members: LEE WIENBERGER, chairperson; JAMES BLANK, DOROTHY JOHNSON, WILLIAM
KIENZIE,
  ROBERT LYONS, EUGENE MARTIN, EUGENE SLADKY, JAMES UNDERKOFLER.
Contact person: SUE REINARDY.
Address: Department of Health and Social Services, Room 750, 1 West Wilson
Street, Madison
   53702.
Telephone: (608) 266-2019.
  Governor Thompson created the study committee in Executive Order 40, May
19, 1988. The
governor directed the committee to address the following issues: 1) the internal
management of
the Wisconsin Retirement System; 2) the relationship between the employe
trust funds board
and the investment board; 3) possible alternatives to the current method
of calculating post-
retirement adjustments; and 4) possible alternatives to the current money
purchase annuity.
Membership on the committee consists of no more than 8 people serving at
the pleasure of the
governor.
  The committee issued a "Final Report" in May 1989.

                    Rural Development Coordinating Council, Governor's
Members: BRUNO MAUER (secretary of development), chairperson; PATRICK BOYLE,
vice chair-
  person; RON CALDWELL, CURT CHARTER, RICHARD KLUG, RICHARD LEHMAN, JACK
PRICE,
  HOWARD RICHARDS (secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection),
MARK
  ROGACKI, ROBERT SORENSEN, RICHARD STADELMAN.
Contact person: BARRY R. WANNER.
Address: Department of Development, 123 West Washington Avenue, Madison 53702.
Telephone: (608) 267-7200.
   Governor Thompson created the council in Executive Order 36, May 16, 1988.
The governor
directed the council to: 1) identify and recommend appropriate rural development
strategies; 2)
facilitate an inventory of existing state and federal rural development programs
and resources; 3)
identify ways to more effectively coordinate state and federal rural development
programs; 4)
coordinate joint rural development demonstration projects in selected areas
throughout the