Assembly Bill 61
Assembly Bill 62
Assembly Bill 75
Assembly Bill 79
Assembly Bill 107
Assembly Bill 179
Assembly Bill 259
Assembly Bill 261
Assembly Bill 277
Assembly Bill 441
Presented to the Governor on 08/11/2005.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
July 26, 2005
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Dear Patrick:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2005 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2005-07 Special Committee on Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights Law
[2005 Assembly Bill 521]
RL 2005-07 Special Committee on Tax Exemptions for Residential Property (Columbus Park)
[2005 Assembly Bill 573]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
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Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
208 RJC
Dear Patrick:
I would like to remove my name as a co-sponsor of Representative Schneider's Assembly Bill 578.
Your assistance with this request is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Rob Kreibich
State Representative
93rd Assembly District
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August 12, 2005
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
208 RJC
Dear Patrick:
Please remove my name from Assembly Bill 599. Thank you.
Sincerely,
John Townsend
52nd Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
DATE: July 26, 2005
TO: Patrick E. Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Kevin P. Reilly
University of Wisconsin System
Office of the President
RE: Report Pursuant to
Wis. Stat. §
36.11(22)(2)(b)
Wis. Stat. §
36.11(22)(2)(b) requires the Board of Regents to annually submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature on the methods used by each UW System institution to disseminate information to students on sexual assault and sexual harassment.
The law requires UW System institutions to incorporate into their orientation programs for newly entering students oral and written information on sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information on: 1) sexual assault by acquaintances of the victims; 2) the legal definitions and penalties for sexual assault; 3) generally available national, state, and campus statistics on sexual assault; 4) the rights of victims; and 5) protective behaviors including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment. In addition, each institution must annually supply to all students enrolled in the institution printed material that includes information on all of these topics. This law was enacted in April 1990 and this is the fifteenth report to be compiled for the Legislature since its enactment.
At its meeting April 8, 2005, the Board of Regents accepted the attached report for submission to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
Wis. Stat. §
13.172 (3). The attached report fulfills the requirements of this statute.
If you need additional information regarding this report, please contact Janice Sheppard at
jsheppard@uwsa.edu or 608-262-5563.
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
July 31, 2005
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) 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 cash balances during the month of June 2005.
On June 20, 2005, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $112.4 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued through June 30, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $193.7 million. The General Fund cash balance reached its intramonth low of a negative $286.0 million on June 29, 2005. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On June 1, 2005, the
Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $133.7 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued until June 30, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $1.4 million. The deficit was due to federal revenues falling short of estimates included in
2003 Wisconsin Act 33.
On June 1, 2005, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1 thousand. The fund's cash balance reached its intramonth low of a negative $2 thousand on June 10, 2005. This negative balance continued until June 22, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $13 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, and the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
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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, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
marc Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
Madison
August 4, 2005
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is the report required under s.343.237(9), regarding the release of photos from the Department driver record files to Wisconsin Law Enforcement, Federal Government Law Enforcement and all other eligible State Law Enforcement.
This report is provided annually and contains the agencies and the purpose for which copies of the photographs were provided. Please forward this report, as you feel appropriate to any interested parties.
If you have any questions regarding the release of photographs, please contact Debbie Kraemer, Supervisor in the Records and Licensing Information Section, Bureau of Driver Services, by phone at (608) 264-7060.
Sincerely,
Frank J. Busalacchi
Secretary
Division of Motor Vehicles
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice.
