Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: appointment of a new committee of conference on 2007 Senate Bill 40, the executive budget bill of the 2007 legislature.
By
Representatives Boyle and Staskunas.
To committee on Assembly Organization
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Assembly Bill 516
Relating to: disclosing income and franchise tax settlements and audits.
By
Representatives Black, Musser, Jorgensen, Zepnick, Pocan, Seidel, Berceau and A. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Sullivan, Lehman and Hansen.
To committee on Ways and Means
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Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: eliminating racial balance as a basis for rejecting a pupil under the Open Enrollment Program.
By
Representatives Nass, Suder, Tauchen, Nygren, Bies, Vos, Hahn, Owens, LeMahieu, Mursau, Pridemore, A. Ott, Jeskewitz and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Lazich
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To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: the design of special distinguishing registration plates for groups that are military in nature.
By
Representatives Musser, Turner, Bies, M. Williams, Ziegelbauer, Tauchen, Boyle, Gronemus, Nass, A. Ott, Townsend and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Leibham, Cowles, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Transportation
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Assembly Bill 519
Relating to: acceptance of certain political contributions by certain members of the legislature and committees.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Jorgensen, Berceau, Boyle, Hraychuck, Seidel, Sinicki, Soletski, Van Akkeren and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Lehman and Sullivan.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
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Speaker's Communications
September 28, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
This letter is to inform you of a change on the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. Per the request I received from Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, please remove Representative Thomas Nelson and replace him temporarily with Representative Jim Kreuser until a permanent replacement is found.
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Thank you for your assistance. Please let me know if you should have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
September 27, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Huebsch:
Please remove Representative Thomas Nelson from the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. I will be serving as a temporary replacement on that committee until a permanent replacement is selected.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
Assembly Democratic Leader
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October 1, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Patrick:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-19 Special Committee on Affirmative Action [2007 Senate Bill 265 and 2007 Assembly Bill 510]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Madison
August 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Groundwater Coordinating Council (GCC) is pleased to release its 2007 Report to the Legislature. The GCC was formed in 1984 to help state agencies coordinate non‐regulatory activities and exchange information on groundwater. For the past 23 years, the GCC has served as a model for interagency coordination and cooperation among state agencies, the Governor, local and federal government, and the university. It is one of the few groups in the nation to effectively coordinate groundwater activities in its state from an advisory position.
This report summarizes GCC and agency activities related to groundwater protection and management in FY 07 (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007) and provides an overview of the condition of the groundwater resource. See the Executive Summary for highlights and the GCC's recommendations in Future Directions for Groundwater Protection. The full report will be made available online at
http://dnr.wi. gov/org/water/dwg/gcc/rtl/gccreport.htm.
We hope you will find this report to be a useful reference in protecting Wisconsin's valuable groundwater resource.
Sincerely,
Todd Ambs, Chair
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
September 28, 2007
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 August 2007.
On August 8, 2007, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $441 thousand. This negative balance continued through August 9, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $21.4 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 1, 2007, the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance closed at a negative $30 thousand. This negative balance continued through August 2, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $38 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
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On August 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2 thousand. This negative balance continued through August 31, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund and 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.
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,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Veterans Affairs
Madison
September 28, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
