To committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
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Assembly Bill 433
Relating to: requiring an ignition interlock device for first drunken driving offenses.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Pasch, C. Taylor, Spanbauer, Clark, Richards, Zepnick, Hulsey and Molepske Jr; cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, Carpenter, S. Coggs and Schultz.
To committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
December 16, 2011
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill, originating in the Assembly, has been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 80113December 15, 2011
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Walker
Governor
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Communications
December 16, 2011
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please remove my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 233, relating to an exemption from the prevailing wage law for a public works project that is not less than 85 percent privately funded in which the completed facility is dedicated to the state or a local governmental unit for conservation, recreational, or educational purposes.
Sincerely,
JoCasta Zamarripa
State Representative
8th Assembly District
Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 14, 2011
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Under the open enrollment program, pupils may apply to attend public schools outside of the school districts where they reside. For each participating pupil, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) transfers state aid from the district where the pupil resides to the district where the pupil attends school. This per pupil transfer amount is based on the statewide average of all districts' direct educational costs, which include such costs as teacher salaries and fringe benefits but exclude such costs as those related to administration and building operations. As required by
2011 Wisconsin Act 32, the 2011-13 Biennial Budget Act, we have reported on the amounts transferred since the program began in the 1998-99 school year, as well as on alternatives that could be considered for modifying the per pupil amount of state aid that is transferred between districts.
In the 2010-11 school year, 34,450 pupils participated in the program, and the amount transferred per pupil was $6,665. A total of 224 districts lost more pupils than they gained through the program, 199 gained more than they lost, and 1 did not gain or lose any pupils. Most of the state's 424 districts either had a net gain or a net loss of 50 pupils or fewer, but 39 had a net gain or net loss of more than 100 pupils.
To illustrate a range of options, our report identifies five transfer amount alternatives that the Legislature could consider. To describe the potential financial effects of the five alternatives, we determined the amount of open enrollment funding each district would have gained or lost if any one of the alternatives had been in effect for the 2010-11 school year and compared the results to the amounts each district actually received in that school year.
We appreciate the assistance DPI extended to us in preparing this report.
Sincerely,
Joe Chrisman
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 16, 2011
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats., and as requested by ECB to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels. Our audit report contains ECB's financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended June 30, 2011.
ECB, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin, operates a television network of 5 digital stations and two radio networks consisting of 14 FM stations and 1 AM station. The financial activity of the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc., which was organized by ECB for the exclusive purpose of raising funds for its television and radio networks, is included as part of ECB's financial statements. ECB reported a total of $20.5 million in support and revenue during fiscal year 2010-11, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on ECB's financial statements. In our report on internal control and compliance, we note that ECB continues to take steps to improve its financial reporting process and we identify additional areas for it to consider as part of that process.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by ECB staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Chrisman
State Auditor
