The Honorable Jeff Fitzgerald
Speaker, Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 211 West
State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Fitzgerald:
I hereby resign the office of representative to the Assembly (60th district), effective at 4:30 P.M. today.
Sincerely,
Mark Gottlieb
State Representative
60th Assembly District
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January 4, 2011
The Honorable Jeff Fitzgerald
Speaker, Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 211 West
State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Fitzgerald:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, this letter is to inform you that I am officially submitting my resignation as a State Representative for the Eighty-Third Assembly District, effective at 11:59 P.M. on January 4, 2011.
Sincerely,
Scott Gunderson
State Representative
83rd Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
December 14, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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As required by §
16.75 (3m)(c) 4, Wis. Stats., enclosed is the State of Wisconsin Minority Business Report for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). The report provides data on state agency and University of Wisconsin purchasing with certified minority business enterprises (MBE) during the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
I am pleased to report that for the first time since the program's inception in 1983, state government expended over $100 million with MBE firms. In FY10, MBE purchasing totaled $107,722,387, or a 5.76 percent participation rate. In addition, the FY10 rate was the second highest in program history.
After decades of failed attempts to reach the statutory MBE purchasing goal, state government exceeded the five percent goal twice during your administration. Moreover, we are seeing signs of consistent performance as state government had an overall 5.06 percent MBE participate rate during the past four years.
Through your leadership, we have achieved ongoing growth and reached significant milestones in the MBE program. State agencies will continue to build on this success, looking for better and more effective ways to open access to minority-owned businesses interested in doing business with the State.
Sincerely,
Daniel J. Schooff
Secretary
Referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Children and Families
Madison
December 22, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the Child Abuse and Neglect Report, 2009 Data, pursuant to s.
48.981. The report includes a statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received and investigated by county child protective services (CPS) agencies and the State Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare in calendar year 2009. The report also contains information on child fatalities due to child abuse or neglect and data regarding children who are identified as victims of abusive head trauma.
Sincerely,
Reggie Bicha
Secretary
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
December 27, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Please find enclosed the Service Award Program 2010 Annual Report. The Service Award Board approved the report at its meeting on November 16, 2010. The report provides an overview of the program and outlines the accomplishments for the program year.
Wisconsin State Statute 16.25 (6) requires the Department to submit the report to the Chief Clerk of each house annually describing the activities of the board.
If you have any questions regarding the report, please contact Dawn Vick at the Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations at (608) 266-7043.
Sincerely,
Brian Vigue
Secretary, Service Award Board
Referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
December 27, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Wisconsin State Legislature is to be commended for taking steps to address a dangerous and costly threat to Wisconsin's children. In spring 2010, the Wisconsin State Legislature approved Senate Joint Resolution 65 (SJR65) calling for the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination Implementation and Oversight Committee (IOC) within the Department of Health Services, to report on three lead poisoning elimination components: 1) ways to evaluate the costs borne by Wisconsin's educational and criminal justice systems attributable to childhood lead poisoning; 2) alternative methods to prevent lead poisoning and abating lead paint hazards in housing; and 3) various sources of funds to achieve those goals.
Senate Joint Resolution 65 requires the IOC to submit its report to the legislature's standing committees dealing with the public health and welfare of Wisconsin citizens. Due to the prevalence and severe impact of lead poisoning in Wisconsin, this report also is being shared with all Wisconsin legislators. For Wisconsin, the cost benefit of ending lead poisoning amounts to billions of dollars.
Each year, more than 1,500 children across Wisconsin are identified with lead poisoning. Lead-poisoned children are found in all 72 counties and 11 Tribal communities in the state. There are undoubtedly more lead-poisoned children who have not been identified because they have not been tested. Wisconsin can prevent the lead poisoning of children by controlling lead-based paint hazards in Wisconsin homes built before 1950, which are the primary source of poisoning. Over time, chipping and peeling lead-based paint creates dust, especially on windows, floors and porches that gets on children's hands and into their mouths.
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Lead poisoning causes permanent brain damage that research has linked to reduced school performance, juvenile delinquency, adult criminality and life-long physical health problems. As a result, society is faced with increased costs in special education services, criminal justice, medical services, and other harder to measure outcomes like teen pregnancy due to lack of behavioral control.
The IOC, including public and private partners, is committed to eliminating childhood lead poisoning. On behalf of the Implementation and Oversight Committee, we thank you for your interest in creating a solution that eliminates lead poisoning among our children.
Sincerely,
Charles Warzecha, Director
Environmental and Occupational Health Bureau
Public Health
Co-chair, IOC
Karen Ordinans, Executive Director
Children's Health Alliance of WI DHS Division of
Co-chair, IOC
Referred to committee on Public Health and Public Safety.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
December 28, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached in compliance with s.
301.03 (6t) is the Department's information on the use of overtime in each state adult correctional institutions for fiscal year 2010, with the stated reasons for the overtime. Should you have any questions related to this information please contact Roland Couey at 608-240-5405.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
December 29, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In accordance with Section
51.06 (8), Wisconsin Statutes, enclosed is a copy of the report on people relocated and diverted from nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs-MR), and State Centers for the Developmentally Disabled in state fiscal year (SFY) 2010. This report provides information related to four programs, the ICF-MR Restructuring Initiative, Relocations from the State Centers for the Developmentally Disabled, the Community Relocation Initiative, and the Nursing Home Diversion Initiative.
The Department's relocation and diversion programs have been highly successful, providing the opportunity in SFY10 for 898 elderly individuals and people with physical and developmental disabilities to live in community based settings, who otherwise would have resided in ICFs-MR and nursing facilities. Since FY 2006, approximately 3,940 elders and people with physical and developmental disabilities have successfully relocated from institutional settings and an additional 812 individuals were diverted from admission to a nursing home through the Department's programs. The quality of life for these 4,752 individuals has been enhanced through the opportunity to live in the community and be near family and friends and more fully involved in community activities.
Highlights of the relocation and diversion initiatives include:
•735 people with developmental disabilities, many of whom resided in institutions for decades, moved to the community and participated in community activities that were not available to them when they resided in institutions.
•2,187 frail elders who resided in nursing facilities chose to live in the community near their families and friends. Prior to this initiative, these people would have been on a waiting list for home and community-based care, and few would have had the opportunity to return to the community.
