Administrator, Division of Health Professions and Services Licensing
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Gaming Board
Madison
May 1, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Gaming Board (Board), for the nine months ending March 31, 1997. As required by s.562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Racing statistical information as well as the revenues and expenditures for the Board's Racing, Charitable Gaming and Indian Gaming programs.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact me at (608)266-1645.
Sincerely,
F. Scott Scepaniak
Executive Director
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Housing and Economic
Development Authority
Madison
April 28, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 234.95(5), please find enclosed a report on the number and total dollar amount of guaranteed loans under each of the programs guaranteed by the Wisconsin Development Reserve Fund and the default rate on the loans. Please note that the report also includes lending actively in fiscal 1996 and calendar 1996.
Sincerely,
James M. Langdon
Chief Communications Officer
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 30, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec.20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of March, 1997.
On March 20, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$1 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$2 thousand on March 31, 1997 and continued through the end of the month. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On March 19, 1997 the Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund balance was -$2.06 million. This shortfall continued until March 25, 1997 when the balance reached $6.40 million. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On March 1, 1997 the Information Technology Investment Fund balance was -$550 thousand. This shortfall continued until March 6, 1997 when the balance reached $154 thousand. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
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The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment, Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund and Information Technology Investment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
mark D. bugher
Secretary, DOA
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State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
Madison
May 1, 1997
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on April 11, 1997.
The amounts recommended for payment under $5,000 on claims included in this report have, under the provisions of s.
16.007, Stats., been paid directly by the Board.
The Board is preparing the bill(s) on the recommended award(s) over $5,000, if any, and will submit such to the Joint Finance Committee for legislative introduction.
This report is for the introduction of the Legislature. The Board would appreciate your acceptance and spreading of it upon the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
Edward D. Main
Secretary, Claims Board
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 14 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17 and 18, 1997, Syttende Mai Weekend.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 14 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 14 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: proclaiming "Law Enforcement Week" and "Law Enforcement Memorial Day".
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Lorge asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the question of passage of Assembly Bill 5, taken on Wednesday, February 26, 1997. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 104
Relating to: prohibiting marriage between persons of the same sex.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 104 offered by Representative Kreuser.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Seratti moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 104 be laid on the table.
Representative Linton asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 104 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Dobyns, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Owens, Plale, Powers, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Skindrud, Staskunas, Sykora, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Wood, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 61.
Noes - Representatives Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dueholm, Hanson, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Kunicki, La Fave, J. Lehman, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Notestein, Ourada, Plouff, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Schneider, Springer, Steinbrink, Travis, Vander Loop, Wasserman, Williams, L. Young and R. Young - 35.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Porter, Robson and Turner - 3.
Motion carried.
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Representative Robson asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 104 offered by Representative R. Young.
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POINT OF ORDER
Representative Seratti rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to
Assembly Bill
104 was not germane under Assembly Rules
54 (1) and
(3)(f).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order
well taken.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 104 offered by Representative Carpenter.
Representative Duff in the chair.
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POINT OF ORDER
Representative Seratti rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to
Assembly Bill
104 was not germane under Assembly Rules
54 (1) and
(3)(f).
The chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order
well taken.
Representative Carpenter appealed the ruling of the chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
