Noes, 0 - None.
Gary George
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Joseph C. Czerwinski.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the election of Robin Yount to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Badgers for their 1999 Rose Bowl victory.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 8, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report pursuant to s.
48.981(9), Stats. The report includes a statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received by county child protective services agencies in 1996. This report describes the extent of abuse and neglect in Wisconsin and discusses steps Wisconsin has taken to address the needs of maltreated children and their families.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3)Stats.) and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of December 1998.
On December 1, 1998 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$3 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$6 thousand on December 8, 1998 and continued into the month of January 1999. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On December 11, 1998 the Wisconsin Environmental Fund balance was -$3 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$551 thousand on December 17, 1998 and continues into the month of January 1999. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund and Wisconsin Environmental Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 19, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
In
1997 Act 27, the 97-99 Biennial Budget, the Legislature established requirements in state law intended to strengthen protections for children and vulnerable adults in organized care settings. The provisions require, among other things, that designated caregivers conduct background checks on all new and existing staff and bar them from employing anyone who has committed certain crimes or acts. DHFS and (for certain child care providers) counties and local school boards must perform checks on a provider before issuing a license or other credential. Individuals who have committed prohibited crimes or acts may apply to the Department, counties, or school boards for a waiver of the employment or licensing bans upon evidence of rehabilitation.
Sections
48.685(5g) and
50.065(5g) of the Wisconsin Statutes direct the Department to submit an annual report to the legislature that specifies the number of persons who have sought waivers of employment or licensing bans by requesting to demonstrate that they have been rehabilitated. The report must specify the number of requests that were approved and the reasons for the success or failure of the requests. Attached is the report for 1998.
Questions about this report should be referred to Linda Dawson, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, at 608-266-0355.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 13, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
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The Department of Administration is required by s.
16.705(8), Wisc. Stats., to submit a report to the Governor, the Joint Committee on Finance, the Joint Committee on Audit and the Chief Clerk of each house concerning the number, value and nature of contractual service procurements authorized for each agency during the preceding fiscal year. Enclosed is that report for fiscal year 1997-1998.
The report follows the format of the fiscal year 1996-97 report. Additional information about state contractual services and additional copies of this report are available for committee members by contacting our Bureau of Procurement at (608) 266-2755.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
January 21, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.230.04(9)(em), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the Veterans Employment Report for Fiscal Year 98. The report summarizes veteran new hires and on-board statistics for the time period and includes information for each state agency and each institution of the University of Wisconsin System.
Please contact Greg Jones, Administrator of the Division of Affirmative Action, at 266-3017, if you have any questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Peter D. Fox
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
December 18, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I have enclosed a copy of the State of Wisconsin's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. this report contains the "general purpose" or combined financial statements, and the combining financial statements for each fund type. As such, it represents a summary of all State transactions during the fiscal year.
I am pleased to report that the Government Finance Officers Association of the United Sates and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the State of Wisconsin for its fiscal year 1997 CAFR. The GFOA's Certificate is a prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the highest standards for state and local government financial reports. The Sate of Wisconsin is again applying for the Certificate, and the 1998 CAFR has been submitted to the GFOA.
If you have specific questions regarding the CAFR's contents or comments on its usefulness, please contact me at (608) 266-3628.
Sincerely,
William J. Raftery, CPA
Sate Controller
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
January 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This is the biennial report of the operations and performance of the Legislative Audit Bureau for the period January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1998, as required by s.
13.94(1)(j), Wis. Stats.
The Legislative Audit Bureau is a nonpartisan service agency of the Wisconsin Legislature and is responsible for conducting financial and program evaluation audits to assist the Legislature in its oversight of executive branch agencies. The Bureau's reports are received and reviewed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. On December 31, 1998, Audit Committee members were:
