Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Assembly Bill 24164November 16, 1995
Assembly Bill 865November 16, 1995
Assembly Bill 21566November 16, 1995
Assembly Bill 6972November 16, 1995
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
November 20, 1995
To the Honorable the Legislature:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate or the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Assembly Bill 66576November 17, 1995
Assembly Bill 13077November 17, 1995
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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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 6972November 17, 1995
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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A674
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
November 17, 1995
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charlie:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1995 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 95-1 Legislation on Farmland Preservation
(1995 Senate Bill 370)
RL 95-2 Legislation on Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation and Paternity
(1995 Senate Bills 420, 421 and 422)
RL 95-3 Legislation on Communication of Governmental Proceedings and Information Policy
(1995 Senate Bills 395, 396 and 397)
RL 95-4 Legislation on the University and State Economic Development
(1995 Senate Bill 371)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available, on request, in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
October 2, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The
1995 Wisconsin Act 27 requires the Department of Health and Social Services to develop a policy to address the use of scheduled and unscheduled leave, including sick leave by employees of the juvenile correctional institutions. The division of Youth Services (DYS) has begun discussions with AFSCME Council 24 Wisconsin State Employees Union AFL-CIO and its Appropriate Affiliated Locals to inform them of this statutory requirement.
Before any policy can be implemented, it must follow the procedure outlined in the WSEU union contract. For example, a 30-day advance notice of the written policy must be provided to the local unions and to all current employees. Because biennial union/management negotiations have precedent, time was not sufficient to complete a new sick leave policy.
As an interim measure, DYS will implement measures to reduce the use of overtime and will continue discussions with the union to implement the directive for the Legislature. Because DYS will be transferring to the Department of Corrections (DOC) July, 1996, DYS must seek input from DOC and local unions prior to implementation of any changes in sick leave policy.
The attached report outlines the background of the issues, current steps being taken to control overtime, and the implementation process DYS will be following.
Sincerely,
JOe Leean
Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
October 4, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required in s.
46.32(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am providing to the Legislature a report regarding payment of technical college costs for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with federal waiver savings funds. Please distribute the report to the members of the Senate.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Welfare Reform.
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State of Wisconsin
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Madison
October 5, 1995
TO: The Honorable the Assembly
FROM: J. Denis Moran
Director of State Courts
Pursuant to s.
758.19(5)(i), Wis. Stats., the information reported to the Director of State Courts under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., by Wisconsin's counties has been compiled and is herein submitted. Under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., each county is required to submit an annual report to the Director of State Courts which provides information on the actual amount incurred in the previous calendar year for court costs relating to the circuit court support payment and the guardian ad litem reimbursement programs.
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
October 9, 1995
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
1983 Wisconsin Act 27 created s.
46.277 (5m) of the statutes, which requires the Department of Health and Social Services to submit an annual report on its federal Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver, the Community Integration Program II (CIP II). The attached report covers calendar year 1994 for the CIP II and COP-Waiver (Community Options Program Waiver).
These waivers are designed to relocate or divert elderly and physically disabled persons from nursing homes and finance their care with Medicaid. The level of Medicaid waiver funding must be no greater on average than the Medicaid cost for nursing home care. The annual report examines both cost and quality of care in the waiver programs and compares average costs in the waiver program to average nursing home costs.
A second report detailing other public costs incurred by community-based and institutional recipients of Medicaid long-term care services is prepared in conjunction with the annual waiver report. This detail report of public costs has been provided to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and additional copies are available upon request.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
Higher Educational Aids Board
Madison
October 15, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
