Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 197
Relating to: single sales factor apportionment of income for corporate income tax and franchise tax purposes and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown and Plale.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Moore.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2003 legislature.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Moore. Representatives Coggs and Schooff.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Moore. Representatives Coggs and Schooff.
Alberta Darling
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 288
Relating to: identity theft, unlawful use of an entity's identification documents or identifying information, false statements to financial institutions, and access by law enforcement agencies to driver's license and state identification card photographs and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Frank
, Matthew,
of Middleton, as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Wells
, Lenard,
of Milwaukee, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
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Read and referred:
Senate Bill 198
Relating to: an exemption from requirements for nonmetallic mining reclamation.
By
Senators
Schultz, A. Lasee and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Musser, Gronemus, Owens, Ainsworth, Hahn, Grothman, Hines and Kestell.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 199
Relating to: requiring state agencies, political subdivisions, and housing, redevelopment, and community development authorities, as well as subsidy recipients, to report on subsidies provided to businesses; requiring certain disclosures by business subsidy applicants; prohibiting business subsidies under certain circumstances; requiring the Legislative Audit Bureau to publish a report on business subsidies and to evaluate their effectiveness; defining a full-time job for purposes of development zone tax credits; altering eligibility requirements for development zone and technology zone tax credits; and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Robson, Chvala, Risser, Carpenter and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Miller, Musser, Berceau, J. Lehman, Krug, Black, Pocan, Shilling, Zepnick, Turner, Cullen, Plouff and Morris.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
Senate Bill 200
Relating to: chelation therapy.
By
Senator
Schultz
; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Seratti and Van Roy.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 170
Relating to: the Veterans Mortgage Loan Program, veterans tuition and fee reimbursement, authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire a headquarters building, departmental delivery of services to veterans, veterans personal loans, eligibility for burial at a veterans cemetery, part-time study grants for veterans, housing loans for veterans, mortgage loan repayment fund, grants to county veteran service offices, national guard tuition grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
June 13, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Earlier this year, we completed our fiscal year 2001-02 single audit and issued our report (03-5). During the course of our audit and subsequent follow-up, we identified over $2.0 million available to the General Fund from other funds and accounts that the Legislature may wish to consider during the current 2003-05 budget deliberations.
First, we identified a bank account holding over $1,090,000 related to Wisconsin Health Education Assistance Loan (WHEAL) revenue bonds. This account is no longer needed because the bonds have been fully repaid. If desired, the Legislature could direct the Higher Educational Aids Board, which administers the loan program, to close the account and transfer the balance, as well as any future student loan repayments, to the General Fund for general appropriations.
Second, the Department of Corrections receives federal foster care funds as reimbursement for costs incurred in caring for certain juveniles in its custody. Because these costs were either originally funded by general purpose revenues or by other program revenue sources, the Department should have lapsed the federal reimbursements to the General Fund. However, for fiscal year 2001-02, it credited a net amount of $456,000 in federal foster care reimbursement for administrative costs to one of its own program revenue appropriations. If desired, the Legislature could direct the Department of Corrections to lapse $456,000 to the General Fund and make these funds available for general appropriation.
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Third, each biennium, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands receives approximately $400,000 from the sale of timber on land owned by the Normal School Fund. The Board accounts for timber sales as additions to the Normal School Fund. If the Legislature believes that timber sales should be treated in the same manner as interest income of the Normal School Fund, it could amend the statutes to direct the Board to credit timber revenues to the General Fund to be made available for appropriation.
Finally,
2001 Wisconsin Act 16 directed the Department of Administration to sell two aircraft and deposit the sales proceeds to the General Fund. The Department sold two aircraft during fiscal year 2001-02 for $82,412. However, it deposited the sales proceeds to one of its own program revenue appropriations. The Legislature could direct the Department to account for these sales proceeds as general purpose revenues of the General Fund.
A more detailed explanation of these available funds is attached. We hope that you find this information useful. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
