I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-21 Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families
[2007 Assembly Bills 663, 683, 684, 685 and 700]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
Madison
January 15, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
165.90 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department of Justice to report on the performance of cooperative county‐tribal law enforcement programs receiving aid under this section. This letter constitutes our report.
The Department of Justice's County‐Tribal Law Enforcement Grant Program continues to help local law enforcement provide needed services in Native American communities. In addition, this program helps build a cooperative atmosphere and positive relationship between law enforcement and tribal governments and communities. I am pleased to share information regarding this important program with you.
Sincerely,
J.B. Van Hollen
Attorney General
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
January 18, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In
1997 Act 27, 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 counties (for certain child care providers) 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 also specify the number of requests that were approved and the reasons for the success or failure of the requests. Attached is the report for 2007.
A452
Questions about this report should be referred to Diane Welsh, Chief Legal Counsel, at 266‐1404.
Thank you for distributing this report to members of the Assembly.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
