Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: proclaiming May as American Stroke Month.
By
Senators
Taylor, Darling, Schultz, Erpenbach, Lehman, Risser, Olsen and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Hebl, Townsend, Steinbrink, Berceau, Bies, Spanbauer, A. Williams, Staskunas, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Hintz, Strachota, Seidel, Grigsby, Pasch and Jorgensen.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 158
Relating to: vehicle stops at railroad crossings.
By
Senators
Plale, Holperin, Lassa, Taylor and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Mursau, Spanbauer, Bies, Brooks, Nerison, Gunderson, Townsend, Molepske Jr., Montgomery and LeMahieu.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 159
Relating to: the issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation.
By
Senators
Taylor, Schultz and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Soletski, Milroy, Wood, Schneider, Berceau, Hilgenberg, Colon, Black, Pocan, Vruwink, Grigsby and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 160
Relating to: increasing the amount of the homestead exemption.
By
Senators
Taylor, Holperin, Lehman, Miller, Decker, Erpenbach, Wirch and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Black, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Turner, A. Williams, Zepnick, Fields, Spanbauer and Molepske Jr..
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 161
Relating to: administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Taylor, Plale and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Sinicki, Fields, Kessler and Pasch.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 162
Relating to: requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Taylor, Lehman, Cowles, Lassa, Risser, Wirch and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Clark, Staskunas, Hebl, Zigmunt, Jorgensen, Petrowski, Pasch, Berceau, Townsend, Smith, A. Ott, Hraychuck, Steinbrink, Cullen and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Wirch, Taylor, Lehman, Hansen, Erpenbach, Risser, Darling, Kapanke, Plale, Coggs, Carpenter and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Colon, Barca, Benedict, Steinbrink, Hixson, Grigsby, Turner, Clark, Hubler, Milroy, A. Williams, Berceau, Jorgensen, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Young, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Townsend, Wood, Pasch and Bernard Schaber.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
The Governor's April 2, 2009 Executive Clemency Report appears in the November 19, 2010 Senate Journal.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
April 6, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Community Integration Program (CIP) for residents of State Centers was created by
1983 Wisconsin Act 27. According to s.
46.275 of the Wisconsin statutes, this program is intended:
"...to relocate persons from the state centers for the developmentally disabled into appropriate community settings with the assistance of home and community-based services and with continuity of care. The intent of the program is also to minimize its impact on state employees through redeployment of employees into vacant positions."
Under Wisconsin statutes s.
46.275(5m), the Department is required to submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature describing the program's impact during the prior calendar year on state employees, including the Department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off.
During calendar year 2008, Southern Wisconsin Center and Central Wisconsin Center relocated 20 center residents into the community under the CIP program. The Department was able to reduce positions and funding for calendar year 2008 without employee layoffs and without redeploying employees into vacant positions.
Sincerely,
Karen e. timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
April 6, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Health Services (DHS) is submitting the attached State Annual Performance Report for the Birth to 3 Program to meet the requirement in s.
51.44 (5)(c) to report on the Department's progress on implementing the Birth to 3 Program. The enclosed report, which covers the federal fiscal year 2007, was submitted to the federal government, to meet federal requirements.
The report highlights the very positive outcomes produced by the Birth to 3 Program. As intended, the vast majority, over 93%, of children are served in their homes or other settings for typically developing children, such as child care centers. Parent satisfaction with the program remains high. In addition, all required compliance federal indicators identified by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) demonstrated compliance between 94.83% and 100%.
In the past year, the state and counties have engaged in a broad array of measures to improve the quality of the program. These efforts will continue to ensure that children with disabilities and their families are well served by Wisconsin's Birth to 3 Program. Of particular note was an intensive collaborative effort with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on improving transition processes for children leaving the Birth to 3 Program and beginning special education services provided by local school districts.
Please contact Carol Noddings Eichinger of my staff at 608-267-3270 if you have questions regarding this report.
Sincerely,
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
April 6, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed, please find a copy of the
Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity Report prepared by the City of Racine Health Department as required by
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, s.
9121. The report highlights activities during 2008 and plans for continuing work during 2009.
Thank you for your support and interest in reducing infant mortality in Southeast Wisconsin. Please contact Georgia Cameron, Division of Public Health at 414-227-4926 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Karen E. timberlake
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Building Commission
April 7, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required under Section
13.48(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am submitting the Building Commission's recommended 2009-11 Building Program. The Building Commission reviewed state agency requests and adopted the recommendations contained in this document on April 1, 2009.
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In summary, the recommended State Building Program continues the pattern, established in 2003-05, of restraint on the overall level of expenditures from General Fund Supported Borrowing, emphasizing high priority projects that will support the state's economy and emphasizing energy conservation and sustainability and continuing capital repair and upgrading of existing state facilities. I trust that the Legislature will agree with the Commission's recommendations and will support the priority projects the Commission has recommended for the next biennium. The staff of the Department of Administration will be available to assist you in any way possible in your review of these recommendations.
Sincerely,
david w. helbach
Secretary
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Relating to to annual patients compensation fund fees and medical mediation panel fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Insurance Commissioner.
Report received from Agency, April 7, 2009.
