To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 76
Relating to: costs of administering tests for intoxication.
By
Senators
Kedzie, Leibham, Galloway, Wirch and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Farrow, Petersen, Kooyenga, Rivard, Spanbauer, Steineke, Brooks, Bies, A. Ott, Staskunas, Jorgensen, Endsley, Ziegelbauer, Mursau, Tranel and Knilans.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 77
Relating to: membership on the State Trails Council.
By
Senators
Leibham, Holperin and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Bernier, Brooks, Endsley and A. Ott.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 78
Relating to: waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Carpenter, Hansen, Wirch, Holperin, Lassa, Schultz, Miller, Jauch, C. Larson, Erpenbach, T. Cullen, Risser and S. Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Shilling, Pasch, Bewley, Turner, Zepnick, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Molepske Jr, Kessler, Ringhand, Roys, Young, E. Coggs, Fields, Pocan, Staskunas, Mason, Grigsby, Hebl, Hulsey, Vruwink, Steinbrink, Milroy, Clark, Hintz and Sinicki.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 21, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Section
13.489 (1g) Wisconsin Statutes and Senate Rule
20, I am appointing Senator Dave Hansen and Senator Jim Holperin to the Transportation Projects Commission.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
scott fitzgerald
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 22, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
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Pursuant to Section
13.55 (1) Wisconsin Statutes and Senate Rule
20, I am reappointing Senator Rich Zipperer to the Commission Uniform State Laws when his tern expires on May 1, 2011.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
scott fitzgerald
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of Senator Sheila Harsdorf
April 25, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am writing in regards to Senator Robert Cowles' appointment to the Information Technology Management Board. As the co-chair of the Joint Information Policy and Technology Committee, I am requesting that Senator Cowles be appointed to the ITM Board as my designee of the same party.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
sheila harsdorf
Senator, 10th Senate District
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
April 26, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Section
13.81 (1), Wisconsin Statutes, I am appointing Senator Frank Lasee to the Joint Legislative Council as my designee.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
michael g. ellis
Senate President
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University of Wisconsin System
April 26, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 227.19(4)(b)3m, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System hereby recalls its proposed rule relating to accrual and use of sick leave by faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees of the University of Wisconsin System. The proposed rule was submitted to the legislature on February 28, 2011.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
jane s. radue
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
April 27, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the Department of Health Services' (DHS's) Family Care program, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. As of June 2010, Family Care operated in 53 counties and served 28,885 elderly and disabled participants. Program expenditures totaled $936.4 million in fiscal year (FY) 2009-10, including $892.4 million paid to nine public and nonprofit organizations that arrange and manage participants' long-term care and pay the providers who deliver medical care, assist with the activities of daily living, and provide other services.
Several of the managed care organizations (MCOs) have incurred operating deficits as the program expanded from 5 pilot counties to 53 counties as of June 2010. DHS and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, which share financial oversight of the MCOs, have identified three that are at an increased risk of insolvency. Despite increases in the capitation amounts they are paid, the MCOs contend that capitation amounts are not sufficient to pay for all necessary services, in part because of increasing numbers of participants with high-cost needs. High-cost participants represented 16.9 percent of the total caseload in FY 2009-10, and the number of participants with developmental disabilities, who tend to require more expensive care, represented 41.2 percent of the total caseload at the end of that fiscal year.
Our analysis indicates that the program has improved access to long-term care, ensured thorough participant care planning, and provided participants with choices tailored to their individual needs. However, its cost-effectiveness remains difficult to assess, in part because the type and quality of services available under Family Care may be prompting enrollment by some individuals who would otherwise not seek public assistance.
The Governor's 2011-13 biennial budget proposal caps Family Care enrollment at existing levels, pending results of this evaluation. We include a number of questions for the Legislature to consider as it debates the future of the Family Care program.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DHS, the MCOs, and county staff in completing this evaluation. DHS's response follows the appendices.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
April 27, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2011-2012 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
http://gab.wi.gov/S241
Anastasi, Anthony Iron Workers District Council of the North Central States
Blaska, J Michael Wisconsin Counties
Association
Brooks, Bryan Advantage Capital Partners
Brooks, Bryan Enhanced Capital Partners
LLC
Brooks, Bryan Stonehenge Capital
Company, LLC
Brooks, Bryan The Daily Reporter
Craver, Jeff Advantage Capital Partners
Foti, Steven Advantage Capital Partners
Foti, Steven Enhanced Capital Partners
LLC
Foti, Steven Stonehenge Capital Company,
LLC
Graul, Mark Advantage Capital Partners
Graul, Mark Enhanced Capital Partners LLC
Graul, Mark Stonehenge Capital Company,
LLC
Handrick, Joe Aurora Health Care Inc
Henderson, Patrick Quad/Graphics, Inc
Kent, Paul Radtke Contractors Inc
McCoshen, William J WCA Services, Inc.
Mitchell, Brian Plumbing Mechanical Sheet
Metal Contractors Alliance
Newcomer, Scott Government and Municipal
Systems, LLC
Panzer, Mary Government and Municipal
Systems, LLC
Panzer, Mary The Management Group, Inc.
Petersen, Eric J WCA Services, Inc.
Richmond, Ann The Daily Reporter
Swanson, Eric Manitoba Hydro
Wilson, A.J. Iron Workers District Council of the North Central States
Zelenkova, Ramie Iron Workers District Council of the North Central States
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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