Stinson, Ceasar Milwaukee Public Schools
Stohr, Matthew Wisconsin Counties Association
Suarez, Sandy United Council of UW Students Inc
Sumi, Gail AARP
Swandby, Janet R Academic Staff Public Representation Organization
Swandby, Janet R Assn of Health Information Outsourcing Services
Swandby, Janet R Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners
Swiderski, Julie All Saints Healthcare
Swiderski, Julie Covenant Healthcare System Inc
Taylor, Chad Dairy Business Association
Taylor, Chad Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy
Taylor, Chad Writing The Script Coalition, Inc
Tenuta, James Association for Equity in Funding UA
Tenuta, James Medco Health Solutions Inc
Tenuta, James Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association
Terrell, Caryl Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
Theo, Michael Murphy Oil USA Inc
Theo, Michael Plum Creek Timber Company Inc
Thiel, Christopher Milwaukee Public Schools
Thompson, Craig Wisconsin Counties Association
Tierney, Jodie Childrens Health System Inc
Tierney, Jodie Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Tyre, Scott General Motors Corporation
Uram, Eric Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
Vance, Vaughn WEA Insurance Corporation
Vaughan, Michael Cendant Corporation
Venne, Kate AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin Inc
Walby, Kathleen General Motors Corporation
Walsh, Kenneth Forest County Potawatomi Community
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Ward, Marjorie Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
Welch, Robert Wisconsin Wine and Spirit Institute
Welsh, Michael Petroleum Marketers Assn of WI / WI Assn of Convenience
Stores
Welsh, Michael Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians
Wieske, JP Council for Affordable Health Insurance
Wilson, John D Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy
Winters, Amy Monsanto Company
Wiswell Sr, Jeffrey L Miller Brewing Company
Wiswell Sr, Jeffrey L Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
Zimmerman, Paul Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 20, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the reports from the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 (April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004), the first quarter of fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004) and the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 (October 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004). 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 for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming, Bingo and Indian Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Meek at (608) 270-2535.
Sincerely,
RICHARD PEDERSEN
Director, Racing and Support Services
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 21, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
On behalf of the Department of Health and Family Services, I am transmitting Wisconsin's Child Abuse and Neglect Report for Calendar Year 2003. In many ways, 2003 represents a transition for child welfare in our state.
Governor Jim Doyle and the Department of Health and Family Services place a high priority on keeping children safe in their own homes and providing adequate services when children must be removed to keep them safe. Throughout 2003, the Department joined with county and tribal child welfare agencies to build a statewide consensus for change in our child protection programs. Staff from tribal, county and state government, as well as advocates and private sector providers joined to create a program Enhancement Plan in order to strengthen the policies and practices that child welfare staff use to respond to abused and neglected children. Our plan was also a response to federal findings that indicated areas in which Wisconsin and all states needed to improve. We completed work on the plan in October 2004 and officially began its implementation on November 1, 2004. Implementation of Wisconsin's plan will be guided by a multidisciplinary team of more than 80 individuals, many of whom were part of the original planning team.
In 2004, Governor Doyle also identified a number of initiatives to enhance child welfare services in Wisconsin through his KidsFirst agenda. These initiatives, as well as the action steps identified in our Program Enhancement Plan, will have a significant impact on the course of child welfare services in the state.
We have much to accomplish over the next two years in order to meet the goals we have identified and we will look to all of our partners, including the state legislature to assist us in accomplishing our tasks. We look forward to working with you in the upcoming legislative session as we identify policy issues to improve how we serve children and families in Wisconsin. We appreciate your support for this important work.
Sincerely,
HELENE NELSON
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 21, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
In
1997 Act 27, the 97-99 Biennial Budget, the Legislature established requirements in state law intended to strengthen protections for children and vulnerable adults in organized care settings. The provisions require, among other things, that designated caregivers conduct background checks on all new and existing staff and bar them from employing anyone who has committed certain crimes or acts. DHFS and (for certain child care providers) counties and local school boards must perform checks on a provider before issuing a license or other credential. Individuals who have committed prohibited crimes or acts may apply to the Department, counties, or school boards for a waiver of the employment or licensing bans upon evidence of rehabilitation.
Sections
48.685(5g) and
50.065(5g) of the Wisconsin Statutes direct the Department to submit an annual report to the legislature that specifies the number of persons who have sought waivers of employment or licensing bans by requesting to demonstrate that they have been rehabilitated. The report must also specify the number of requests that were approved and the reasons for the success or failure of the requests. Attached is the report for 2004.
Questions about this report should be referred to Linda Dawson, Acting Chief Legal Counsel, at 608-266-0355.
Thank you for distributing this report to members of the Senate.
Sincerely,
HELENE NELSON
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
January 14, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
165.90 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department of Justice to report on the performance of cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs receiving aid under this section. This letter constitutes our report.
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This marks the seventeenth year that the Department has awarded grants for cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs. The statutes require counties and tribes to develop joint program plans. The Department requires plans to include resolutions of support for the plan adopted by county boards and tribal governing bodies, to signify cooperation and mutual commitment.
This program pays for a variety of law enforcement services to Native American communities across Wisconsin. Grants have been used for the costs of patrol, investigation, crime prevention, K-9 units, information technology, law enforcement training, alternatives to drug abuse and gang involvement, diversity training, cultural awareness education, water rescue and other emergency equipment. An increasing number of grants are awarded to programs that include tribal police departments, while most generally help pay for services provided by county sheriffs to Native American reservations and communities.
The amount appropriated for this program in State Fiscal Year 2005 was $708,400, an amount that hasn't been increased since 1995. Grant moneys come from Indian gaming receipts as appropriated in the biennial budget. For Calendar Year 2005, the Department issued 18 awards totaling $708,400. These awards were in the following amounts:
COUNTY TRIBE 2005 AWARD
Ashland Bad River $55,036
Barron St. Croix $20,717
Bayfield Red Cliff $63,223
Brown Oneida $27,304
Forest Potawatomi $43,456
