Assembly Bill 113
Assembly Bill 184
Assembly Bill 544
Assembly Bill 593
Assembly Bill 627
Assembly Bill 635
Assembly Bill 762
Assembly Bill 844
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Senate Bill 426
Relating to: various changes in the unemployment insurance law, authorized positions for the department of justice, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By
Senator
Zien
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To committee on Insurance.
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Communications
December 6, 2005
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am writing to remove my name as a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 791, legislation that would promote the use of advanced directives for new Medicaid recipients.
This legislation was originally a suggestion that was discussed by the Assembly Medicaid Reform Committee. It was generally viewed as positive change to our Medicaid law. I was unaware that there was a similar requirement that was already part of Federal law. I requested Legislative Council to prepare a memo that would compare Assembly Bill 791 and current federal law. The memo demonstrates that Assembly Bill 791 is unnecessary. Because of this, I request that my name be removed from Assembly Bill 791.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely yours,
Jean hundertmark
State Representative
40th Assembly District
December 7, 2005
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Mr. Fuller :
I am writing to ask that my vote be changed from NAY to AYE on passage of Assembly Bill 844, relating to the Health Insurance Risk Insurance Plan.
As a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 844, I did not intend to vote against the proposal, but I have been alerted that my vote has been recorded as such due to an apparent button malfunction. I respectfully request that the Assembly Journal be amended to reflect that I voted in favor of passage of Assembly Bill 844. I also ask that any allowable action be taken to ensure that my intended vote is reflected in all other records maintained in the Assembly.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
amy sue vruwink
State Representative
70th Assembly District
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December 7, 2005
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am writing to request that my vote on passage for Assembly Bills 26, 219, 258, 428, 429, 432, 443, 581, 746, 775 and 844 on the Assembly floor on December 6, 2005, be recorded as Green/Aye.
Please record my vote on adoption of Assembly Joint Resolutions 26 and 69 on the Assembly floor on December 6, 2005, as Green/Aye.
In addition, please record my vote on concurrence on Senate Bills 132 and 180 on the Assembly floor on December 6, 2005, as Green/Aye.
Finally, please record my vote on concurrence with Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 264 on the Assembly floor on December 6, 2005, as Green/Aye.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sheridan
State Representative
44th Assembly District
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December 7, 2005
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Mr. Fuller :
I am writing to ask that my vote be changed from NAY to AYE on passage of Assembly Bill 844, relating to the Health Insurance Risk Insurance Plan.
As a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 844, I did not intend to vote against the proposal, but I have been alerted that my vote has been recorded as such due to an apparent button malfunction.
I respectfully request that the Assembly Journal be amended to reflect that I voted in favor of passage of Assembly Bill 844. I also ask that any allowable action be taken to ensure that my intended vote is reflected in all other records maintained in the Assembly.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
jennifer shilling
State Representative
95th Assembly District
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 8, 2005
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed a financial audit of the State Life Insurance Fund for the years ending December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. This work was performed to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94(1)(de), Wis. Stats. Our audit opinion on the Fund's financial statements, which are prepared on the basis of accounting prescribed or permitted by the Commissioner of Insurance, was included in report 05-17.
As required by Government Auditing Standards, we are providing you with the auditor's report on internal control over financial reporting, compliance with laws and regulations, and other matters. We identified a material weakness related to the Fund's financial reporting of investments. In addition, we report concerns because the Fund's surplus-to-assets ratio of 2.68 percent as of December 31, 2004, was below the statutory guideline of a minimum of 7.0 percent. We discuss other accounting errors and concerns related to the reconciliation of cash transactions recorded on the Fund's accounting system and in the State's central accounting records. Finally, we make recommendations for improved internal controls related to the processing of computerized information.
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Your office's responses to our recommendations are included in the text so that readers may see your intended resolution of the matters discussed. In future audits, the Audit Bureau will determine the extent to which the findings in this letter have been resolved.
Our auditors found your staff to be helpful and responsive to their requests. We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during the audit.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Underheim moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 13.
