Ayes, 4 - Senators
Wirch, Lehman, A. Lasee and Grothman.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Coggs.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch and Lehman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
A. Lasee and Grothman.
Spencer Coggs
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
March 31, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed our annual financial and compliance audit of the State of Wisconsin. This audit satisfies state agencies' audit requirements under the federal Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, and federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. It also assists us in meeting audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats.
This audit covers $13.6 billion in federal financial assistance that state agencies administered in fiscal year 2008-09, including approximately $1.5 billion in assistance received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We assessed the propriety of revenues and expenditures and tested internal controls and compliance with laws and regulations for 20 federal programs that were selected for review using risk-based assessment criteria established by the federal government.
Our report contains the auditor's reports on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance with program requirements, and our unqualified audit opinion on the State of Wisconsin Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. We also discuss the results of our follow-up to prior audit findings. Overall, state agencies have complied with federal grant requirements and have taken steps to address findings included in last year's single audit report. However, we report several new and continuing internal control deficiencies and areas of federal noncompliance. The federal government will contact state agencies to resolve the findings and questioned costs included in our report.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by state agency staff during our audit. Agencies' comments on individual findings, along with their corrective action plans to address our concerns, are included within the agency narratives.
Sincerely,
janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 31, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Rough
, Steve,
of Madison, as a member of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
