Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
July 18, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have completed a financial audit of the Division of gaming within the Department of Administration and have issued an unqualified opinion on its budgetary-based financial statements for fiscal years (FYs) 2000-01 and 1999-2000. The Division regulates the State's racing, Indian gaming, and charitable gaming activities. Later this year, we will issue an evaluation of the Division's oversight and regulatory authority.
We note the Division's financial activity has changed significantly from prior years as a result of two events. First, the gaming compacts between the State and the 11 Native American tribes within Wisconsin were recently renegotiated. As a result, while the division received a total of $350,000 annually in tribal regulation revenue prior to FY 1999-2000, the tribes agreed to pay an additional $21.7 million in FY 1999-2000 and $24.0 million in FY 2000-01. Second, a 1999 constitutional amendment requires the Division to transfer unencumbered appropriation balances related to racing and bingo operations to the Lottery Fund at year-end. In FYs 2000-01 and 1999-2000, the Division transferred a total of approximately $6.5 million to the Lottery fund.
Copies of the audit report have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive them. Electronic copies of the report are available on line at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/windex.htm. If you are interested in receiving a printed copy of the report, please contact our office and request report 02-11.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
July 23, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Archia, Stephanie City of Milwaukee
Gutman, Gretchen Mirant Americas Inc (formerly SEI Wisconsin LLC)
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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Relating to defining failing to cooperate in a timely manner in an investigation as unprofessional conduct.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, July 17, 2002.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, July 24, 2002
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Relating to publication of health insurance rates for small employer health insurance.
Submitted by Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Report received from Agency, July 19, 2002.
Referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation, July 24, 2002
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Relating to defining sexual contact with a patient as unprofessional conduct.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, July 19, 2002.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, July 24, 2002
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The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Relating to bank sales of certificates of deposit of third-party banks.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
