relating to small employer uniform employee application for group health insurance.
No action taken.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 685 offered by Senator Plale.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April
12
, 2006
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Senate Bill 414 Act
320
April 11
, 2006
Senate Bill 386 Act
322
April 11
, 2006
Senate Bill 453 Act
323
April 11
, 2006
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
April 11, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
Cullen, Lee ATC Management Inc.
Kammer, Peter AT&T Wisconsin (formerly SBC)
Kent, Paul Anvan Development Corporation
Leonhart, James Comcast
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
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.
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
April 11, 2006
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 2004.
Governor Jim Doyle and the Department place a high priority on keeping children safe in their own homes and providing appropriate, timely services when children must be removed to keep them safe. Throughout 2004 and 2005, the Department continued to partner with county and tribal child welfare agencies, as well as advocates and private sector providers to implement our Program Enhancement Plan (PEP) in order to strengthen the policies and practices that child welfare staff use to respond to abused and neglected children. Governor Doyle also implemented a number of initiatives in 2005 to enhance child welfare services highlighted in his KidsFirst agenda, including the opening of the Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center, implementation of the Milwaukee Ombudsman Program and a statewide increase in rates for foster parents. All of these activities will result in improved services for children and families into the future.
We look forward to working with you in the upcoming legislative session as we identify ways to assure children grow up safe, healthy and successful in strong families. We appreciate your support for this important work.
Sincerely,
HELENE NELSON
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
March 31, 2006
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Public Instruction is submitting the 2005 annual report on the status of Bilingual-bicultural education programs as required under s.115.996, Wis. Stats. The report provides data from the state-aided bilingual-bicultural/ESL education programs for the 2005 fiscal year (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005).
This annual report presents details on the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin, including the number of pupils from minority languages served, the locations of the state-aided programs during the 2005 fiscal year, and staff related data. In addition, the report comments on factors contributing to program growth.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
State Superintendent
executive order #145
Relating to Conserve Wisconsin and the Creation of High Performance Green Building Standards and Energy Conservation for State Facilities and Operations
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has a responsibility to save taxpayer dollars and promote economic development while improving the environment and health of Wisconsin citizens and future generations by incorporating high performance green building standards into the design, construction and operations processes of state buildings; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin has a proud tradition of national leadership in conservation, energy and public health that provides a high quality of life for Wisconsin residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin owns over 6,200 facilities with a total replacement value in excess of $9.5 billion, costing more than $125 million dollars annually in utility costs alone to operate; and
WHEREAS, high performance green building practices can substantially cut costs of operating and maintaining state buildings over the life of the building such that a small investment in green building design yields long-term financial benefits of more than ten times the initial investment while conserving energy, water, materials and land, and improving worker health and productivity; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of high performance green building standards in new and existing buildings will help protect the health and well-being of our children, students, employees and citizens; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin state agencies, through their practices and through public/private partnerships, can have quantifiable, positive environmental and economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin is dedicated to the environmental health and safety of its employees, and to efficient and effective work environments in state-owned facilities; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin enjoys a unique and timely opportunity to design, construct, and renovate buildings for the twenty-first century that will serve the needs of our citizens and employees for years to come and that will incorporate a building's life cycle and reduced operating costs; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the people of Wisconsin that all state buildings constructed, expanded, or renovated shall be modern facilities of the twenty-first century, combining energy-efficient design, environmentally sustainable systems, and maximum access and benefit to employees and the public;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM DOYLE, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State do hereby:
1. Direct the Department of Administration, in consultation with state agencies and the UW System, to set energy efficiency goals for state facilities, office buildings or complexes, and campuses for FY07, FY08, and FY09 by July 30th 2006. The goals should reduce overall actual energy usage per square foot by at least 10% by FY08 from the FY05 state energy report baseline adjusted for weather and 20% by 2010. I further direct the Department of Administration and state agencies to use all existing statutory authority in implementing measures to achieve these energy goals; and
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2. Direct the Department of Administration, in consultation with state agencies and the UW System, to establish programs for energy analysis of state-owned buildings and identify reduced energy use under section 16.858 of the Wisconsin Statutes. In addition, any state agency responsible for state-owned facilities will examine the feasibility for a performance contract for energy and operational cost savings under section 16.858 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The Department of Administration will provide centralized reporting and coordination of comprehensive capital energy improvements; and
3. Direct the Department of Administration to work with the Building Commission and the Energy Center of Wisconsin to ensure that new state facilities are constructed to be 30% more energy efficient than commercial code; and
4. Direct the Department of Administration, in consultation with state agencies and UW System, to ensure better oversight and management of energy purchasing through measures such as utility billing audits, consolidation of accounts and utility bills, and proactive elimination of unnecessary utility accounts; and
5. Direct the Department of Administration to establish sustainable building operation guidelines (for owned and leased properties), which shall be adopted by the Division of State Facilities within six (6) months following the date of this order, based on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDtm) Green building Rating System for New Construction and existing Buildings and other comparable sustainable guidelines and rating systems. The State guidelines will recognize the use of wood-based materials and products from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), American Tree Farm System (ATFS), and Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) certification programs. For certification, LEEDtm and other comparable sustainable guidelines and rating systems may be pursued and the Department of Administration will support projects that request certification as part of the initial project request. In addition, the State will give credit for the use of wood based products and materials from FSC, ATFS and SFI certification programs when LEEDtm certification is pursued. These guidelines will apply to the operations and construction of all new buildings, additions and retrofit projects, including planning, siting, budgeting, design, construction and deconstruction. In addition, these guidelines will address sustainable operation and maintenance, including green cleaning, green purchasing waste reduction and recycling, pollution prevention, energy and water efficiency, and light pollution in existing buildings. The guidelines should include identifying performance data that will be measured to assess the effectiveness of the efforts and for benchmarking purposes. Progress and Outcomes will be reported annually to the Governor's office as well as the State of Wisconsin Building Commission; and
6. Direct that the Department of Administration, at a minimum, shall ensure that on each project the following approaches are implemented: an integrated design process including high performance green goal-setting charrettes; energy modeling used as a design tool and then truthed at the phase of construction documents on buildings more than 20,000SF or Advanced Building Guidelines for those up to 80,000SF; commissioning and retrocommissioning; review at completion of Schematic Design, Design Development documents and Construction Documents that the design intent of the green goals are incorporated into the documents and are being met; minimum indoor air quality approaches to construction; and, minimal ventilation requirements for indoor environmental quality that meet the current version of ASHRAE, now ASHRAE 62.1- 2004 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. Further, the Department of Administration shall provide performance information on a project-by-project basis as part of a statewide building performance database; and
7. Direct the Department of Administration to pursue demonstration projects at state facilities, including the Capitol and Executive Residence, regarding use of photovoltaic (PV) and other renewable technologies to generate electricity and use alternative fuels for heating and cooling; and
8. Direct that each state agency and the UW System assign a lead person to work with the Department of Administration in the development of the sustainability and energy efficiency goals, the budget and management review, the purchasing of renewable energy, and the implementation of the sustainable building guidelines.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this eleventh day of April in the year two thousand six.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Corrections In:
2005 SENATE BILL641
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(April 12, 2006)
1. Page 4, line 6: before "
employee
" insert ", state".
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