Office of the Governor
February 27, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Stanley, Tim,
of Monona, as a member of the Cemetery Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 13, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Walsh, Roger,
of Wauwatosa, as a member of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2013.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 25, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Williams, Jay,
of Hartland, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March
14
, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Senate Bill 142 Act 104
March 14
, 2008
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Senate
March
14
, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
On Wednesday, March 12, I had to take a temporary leave of absence after 5:00 p.m.
I would request that the Senate Journal reflect how I would have voted on the following roll-call votes taken during that leave.
On final passage of Senate Bill 355, I would have voted aye.
On concurrence with Assembly Bill 248, I would have voted aye.
On concurrence with Assembly Bill 893, I would have voted aye.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL G. ELLIS
State Senator
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 28, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Wis. Stats. s.46.03(26) requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information systems projects under development including the implementation schedule, an estimate of costs, and proposed methods of determining charges where applicable.
The Department currently has the following three systems under development: (1) Public Health Information Network - Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), (2) the Vital Records Reengineering Project, and (3) the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and related subsystems. The required information is provided in the attached report.
With warm regards,
KEVIN R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance and Job Creation.
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Department of Health and Family Services
February 5, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to you and the Joint Committee on Finance the attached report on the feasibility of modifying the Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan (HIRSP) Pilot Program under Wisconsin Statute, s.
49.686 (6). This report is required under Section
9129 (7p) of
2007 Wisconsin Act 20.
The HIRSP Pilot will provide coverage under HIRSP for at least one hundred uninsured clients of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). The Pilot reduces costs to ADAP and expands access for pilot participants to the full range of medical care available to HIRSP policy holders. ADAP and the companion AIDS/HIV Health Insurance Premium Subsidy Program (Insurance Program) have provided access to life saving medications and medical care for low-income Wisconsin residents living with HIV disease since 1989 without the need for waiting lists or other cost containment measures that would negatively impact this vulnerable population. This is due in part to the rebates that ADAP collects from pharmaceutical companies and the “payer of last resort" status conferred on ADAP by federal guidance and legislation.
The Department concludes that it is not feasible to modify the HIRSP Pilot. The modifications are contrary to the "payer of last resort" status of ADAP and would not result in any further increase in drug rebate revenues to the State or any reduction in the cost of the Pilot for DHFS.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
February 18, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required under Section
301.03(6r) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Department of Corrections submits information relative to the number of prisoners that the Department considers violent and the total number of prisoners.
On November 30, 2007 the Department had 23,776 adult inmates assigned to Type “1" prisons in state and in contract facilities. Out of these inmates, 15,048 offenders had violent offenses.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
February 21, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the
2007 Annual Report Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
227.15 (5), Stats.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
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