Section
227.485 (9) of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department to submit an annual report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined that the agency's position was not substantially justified. The attached report reflects payments made during SFY 2012.
In addition, under s.
814.245 (10), the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against the Department. No motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous in SFY 2012. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
September 14, 2012
To 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 2011, Southern Wisconsin Center and Central Wisconsin Center have relocated three center residents into the community under the CIP program. The Department was able to reduce funding for calendar year 2011 without employee layoffs and without redeploying employees into vacant positions as the result of these placements.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
September 14, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending June 30, 2012, as required by s.
565.37 (3), Wis. Stats. The attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure information.
Lottery sales were $149.4 million for the quarter, up 11.9% from the same quarter last year. For the year, sales are at $547.7 million, up 9.0% over last year.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Richard G. Chandler
Secretary
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Referred to committee on
Homeland Security and State Affairs
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State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System
Madison
September 17, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The attached document reflects the significant Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) activities of the University of Wisconsin System for the period of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This annual report fulfills Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the Wisconsin Statutes, in that it provides information on the number of Type I Environmental Impact Statements and Type II Environmental Impact Assessments completed during the past fiscal year.
Should you have any questions regarding this report, please direct them to Terri Reda, UW System Environmental Affairs Officer, at (608) 263-4410.
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Reilly
President
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Madison
August 30, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 234.931 (5), enclosed please find the following report relating to the Wisconsin Development Reserve Fund:
Annual Report of Guarantee Funds as of June 30. 2012
Should you have any questions or comments on the reports, please feel free to call me at 267-1076.
Sincerely,
Sherry L. Gerondale
Treasury Manager
WHEDA
