To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents at its regular meeting on April 7, 1995, adopted the following resolution:
That the Board of Regents accepts the 1993-94 Minority and Disadvantaged Student Annual Report for submission to the Governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172 (3), Wis. Stats.
The referenced report is attached. The 1993-94 Minority and Disadvantaged Student Annual Report fulfills the requirement in Section
36.25 (14m)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes that the Board of Regents report annually on its precollege, recruitment, and retention plan for students of color and disadvantaged students enrolled in the UW System. The report also includes information on financial aid programs serving those students.
If any questions arise, please feel free to call.
Sincerely,
Katharine C. Lyall
President, UW System
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
April 17, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to s.
51.44 (5) (c), Wis. Stats., the Department of Health and Social Services is submitting its annual Birth to Three Program report which identifies the Department's progress towards full implementation of the program, including the progress of counties in implementing the goals.
Sincerely,
Richard W. Lorang
Acting Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 28, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of March, 1995.
On March 2, 1995 the University Trust Income Fund balance was -$1.2 million. The shortfall continued until March 14, 1995 when the balance reached +$433 thousand. This shortfall was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
On March 23, 1995 the Wisconsin Health Education Fund balance was -$2 thousand. This shortfall continued through March 31, 1995. The shortfall is due to the timing of revenues to the fund.
The University Trust Income Fund and Wisconsin Health Education Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by State Finance will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
James Klauser
Secretary, DOA
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
May 8, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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Enclosed is a copy of the Annual Wisconsin Report on Child Abuse and Neglect pursuant to s.48.981. The report includes a full statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received by county child protective services agencies in 1993. This report describes the extent of abuse and neglect in Wisconsin and discusses steps Wisconsin has taken to address the needs of maltreated children and their families.
Sincerely,
richard w. lorang
Acting Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Gaming Commission
Madison
May 10, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the March 31, 1995 quarterly report of the Wisconsin Gaming Commission as required by s.
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., Lottery sales and financial information, and s.
562.02(1)(g), Racing statistical information,
If there are any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact me or Commissioner Maureen Hlavacek.
Sincerely,
John M. Tries
Chairman
Referred to Special Committee on Gambling Oversight.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Development
Madison
May 15, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In accordance with s.
560.75 (3), the Department of Development is required to provide a report indicating the effectiveness and the results of the development zone program for each fiscal year during which the development zone program is conducted.
I am respectfully submitting the attached Development Zone Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1993-94 in the manner provided in section 13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes. If you have any questions concerning the report contact Bill Wheeler at 267-2045, or to obtain copies, please contact Deb Daly in our Division of Community Development at (608)267-3895.
Sincerely,
william j. mccoshen
Secretary, DOD
Referred to committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
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State of Wisconsin
Employment Relations Commission
Madison
May 16, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to Section
111.71 (4), Wis. Stats., we respectfully submit the Annual Study of the Arbitration law under Sections
111.70 (4)(cm),
111.77 and
111.70 (4)(jm), Wis. Stats., for fiscal year 1992-93.
Sincerely,
A. Henry Hempe
Chairperson
Herman Torosian
Commissioner
William K. Strycker
Commissioner
Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 3, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed financial audits of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for fiscal year 1994-95. We were able to provide unqualified opinions on the institutes' financial statements.
Detailed copies of the audit reports have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive detailed copies. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the audit reports, please contact our office and request a copy of reports 95-9 and 95-10.
Sincerely,
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 10, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the State's debt collection efforts, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. As of June 30, 1994, state agencies reported nearly $1.8 billion in delinquent debt. Four areas - delinquent income, sales, and employe withholding taxes; delinquent child support obligations and social service programs overpayments; unpaid unemployment compensation taxes and overpaid unemployment compensation benefits; and defaulted student higher education loans and other student debt - make up 98 percent of the State's delinquent debt.
Even though agencies reported $1.8 billion in delinquent debt, this amount can only be considered an estimate, partly because the Department of Revenue purposely over - estimates some delinquent tax bills in order to encourage prompt response. In addition, information on welfare - related debt that counties provide to the State is inaccurate.
