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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Children and Families
Madison
February 2, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the Child Abuse and Neglect Report, 2007 Data, pursuant to s.
48.981. The report includes a statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received and investigated by county child protective services (CPS) agencies and the state Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare in calendar year 2007. The report also contains information on child fatalities due to child abuse or neglect.
Sincerely,
Reggie Bicha
Secretary
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
February 4, 2009
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed our financial audit of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. UW System's financial statements and our unqualified audit opinion on them, dated December 11, 2008, have been included in UW System's 2008 Annual Financial Report, which is enclosed. This report will be presented to the UW Board of Regents at its meetings on February 5 and 6, 2009.
General Purpose Revenue (GPR) funding for general operations, which is shown as State Appropriations on UW System's financial statements, increased 4.2 percent, from $914.9 million in FY 2006-07 to $953.6 million in FY 2007-08. This funding does not include GPR that is used to repay debt on academic facilities, which is technically debt of the State of Wisconsin and not the UW System. For FY 2007-08, GPR funding for these debt service payments totaled $121.0 million.
UW System's total operating revenues were $2.6 billion in FY 2007-08. Operating revenues increased by $92.3 million, or 3.6 percent, from FY 2006-07. Tuition and fees accounted for the largest portion of this change, increasing from $836.3 million in FY 2006-07 to $885.0 million in FY 2007-08, largely because of a 5.5 percent tuition rate increase that was approved by the Board of Regents for the 2007-08 academic year. We also note that sales and services of auxiliary enterprises, which includes revenues collected for residence halls, food service, and student unions, increased by $28.1 million and revenue from sales and services of educational activities, which range from laboratory fees to revenues for training and workshops, increased by $23.3 million.
UW System's total operating expenses were $3.9 billion in FY 2007-08. Operating expenses increased $226.4 million, or 6.2 percent from FY 2006-07. Salaries and fringe benefits increased by $117.2 million and supplies and services expenditures increased by $92.0 million. Salaries and fringe benefits represent 66.8 percent of all UW System operating costs, while supplies and services account for 26.3 percent.
Government Auditing Standards require us to provide an auditor's report on compliance and internal control over financial reporting. That report accompanies this letter and includes two internal control concerns that we identified during our audit and that are required to be reported under these standards.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 10.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
10:21 A.M.
