The committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 325
Relating to:health care professional service corporations.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Albers, Lorge, F. Lasee, Underheim, Lazich, Hoven, Green, Baldus, Notestein, Robson, Cullen and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Albers, Lorge, F. Lasee, Underheim, Lazich, Hoven, Green, Baldus, Notestein, Robson, Cullen and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules
Sheryl Albers
Chairperson
Committee Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy
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The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 557
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Relating to:state finances and appropriations for the department of transportation; imposing an oil company franchise fee; authorizing populous counties to impose a petroleum products storage fee; the reporting date and payment date for the motor vehicle fuel tax; taxation of motor vehicle fuel that is not sold for use on highways; motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuel taxes and qualified motor vehicles; the formula for indexing the fuel taxes; the international fuel tax agreement and the petroleum product inspection and oil company franchise fees; authorizing construction of additional major highway projects; aids for county forest roads; environmental clean-up activities on lands acquired by the department of transportation; vehicle weight limit exceptions on a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; numerous changes to the classified driver license system and commercial motor vehicle operation; eligibility for an occupational license; demerit point reduction for completion of a rider course relating to Type 1 motorcycle operation; vehicle accidents resulting in property damage; performance of motor vehicle registration and titling functions by motor vehicle dealers; farm truck registration; the fee for issuance or reissuance of special distinguishing motor vehicle registration plates; the fee for furnishing certain operators' records; permitting the department of transportation to make, record and use digitized images of applicants for operators' licenses and identification cards; local transportation and connecting highway aids; the funding of the urban mass transit operating assistance program; repaving a portion of I 43 in Milwaukee County; authorizing the department of transportation to conduct projects under the surface transportation discretionary grants program; railroad rehabilitation and construction loans; rehabilitation of private road crossings; the employment transit assistance program; the registration period and fees applicable to aircraft; eliminating hazardous materials transportation fees; delaying the expiration date of the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program; exempting railroad property acquired by the department of transportation from the tax-exempt property reporting requirement; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Zukowski, Foti and Bell, Senators Fitzgerald, Farrow and Wineke, and Secretary Bugher and Mr. Sosnowski.
Noes: 0.
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance
Robert Zukowski
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 1024July 19, 1995
Assembly Bill 3425July 19, 1995
Assembly Bill 14826July 19, 1995
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Madison
July 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature
Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are pleased to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the second quarter of 1994 (April-June). It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals . . . the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Josephine Musser
Commissioner of Insurance
Trudy A. Karlson, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Health Care Information
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 31, 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 July, 1995.
On July 3, 1995 the Patients Compensation Fund balance was -$2.4 million. This shortfall continued until July 11, 1995 when the balance reached +$4.1 million. The shortfall was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
The Patients Compensation Fund shortfall was 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 R. Klauser
Secretary, DOA
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
Brookfield
September 1, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature
Pursuant to Chapter 231.35(8) of Wisconsin Statutes, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority submits the following report for distribution under s.
13.172(2):
The Rural Hospital Loan Guarantee Program (RHLGP) is operational. Announcements and information about the program are periodically published in WHEFA newsletters and other healthcare newsletters. The first and only application for the program was received and a guarantee issued during 1994. The Osceola Medical Center secured a $100,000 guarantee amount from the Rural Hospital Loan Guarantee Fund to enhance a $500,000 local bank loan. The annual revenue of Osceola Medical Center for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1994 was $4,099,885. To the best of our knowledge, no default on the guarantee has or is occurring.
The Rural Hospital Loan Guarantee Fund now only has a $100,000 balance for the Osceola Medical Center Guarantee. On August 3, 1995 and pursuant to Section 9125 of the Governor's Budget Bill, the Authority returned to the Department of Administration the unutilized funds of the program.
The Authority will continue to administer the RHLGP for the Osceola Medical Center Guarantee.
Sincerely,
Larry Nines
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Madison
September 7, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed in the fourth annual report of the Public Service Commission to the legislature as provided for in s.
1.11(2)(j), Wis. Stats. It reports on the number of environmental assessments and environmental impact statements prepared by the Commission between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1995.
If you have any questions on this report, please contact our Environmental Affairs Coordinator, Michael John Jaeger, at (608) 267-2546.
Sincerely,
Cheryl L. Parrino
Chairperson
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
Madison
September 12, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The enclosed report has been sent to you pursuant to sec. 1.11 (2)(j), Stats. This statute states:
