John Gard
Chairperson
Committee on Welfare Reform
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
December 19, 1995
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill(s), originating in the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
583 (partial veto)116December 18, 1995
607117
December 18, 1995
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Governor's Veto Message
December 18, 1995
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I have approved 1995
Assembly Bill 583 as
1995 Wisconsin Act 116 and have deposited it in the office of the Secretary of State. Because this is an appropriation bill, I have exercised the partial veto in sections 1, 1c, 4 and 5.
AB 583 creates a job training loan guarantee program in the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), which will be administered by the Department of Development. I support this program and my objections to the bill are technical in nature. I believe that these vetoes do not change the substance of the bill and facilitate the administration of this program for the Department of Development.
Sections 1 and 1c create appropriation s.
20.143 (4)(hs) - Executive and Administrative Services. I am vetoing these sections because the department already has appropriation s.
20.143 (1)(g) - Gift, Grant and Proceeds which can be used for this purpose. As such, creating a new appropriation for this program is unnecessary.
Section 4 directs that all reimbursements and fees be deposited in the appropriation under s.
20.143 (4)(hs) created under this bill. I am partially vetoing this section to remove the deposit requirement because it is no longer necessary due to my veto of sections 1 and 1c. The department will still have the authority to deposit these funds in the gifts and grants appropriation under s. 20. 143 (1)(g).
Section 5 authorizes WHEDA and the Department of Development to establish an eligibility review panel. I am partially vetoing this provision to clarify that the department has the administrative responsibility for the job training loan guarantee program. This section also directs the Department of Development to submit an annual report on the program every year on November 1. I am partially vetoing this section to remove the reporting date because it imposes additional reporting requirements on the department. I am requesting the Department of Development to include information on the job training loan guarantee program in the semiannual status report on Wisconsin Development Fund Programs, which are submitted to the chairs of the economic development committees of the Legislature.
I believe these vetoes clarify provisions of the bill and facilitate the administration of the program by the Department of Development.
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 1890December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 16891December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 24492December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 27693December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 29994December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 30395December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 36796December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 52098December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 64099December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 264106December 15, 1995
Assembly Bill 138107December 20, 1995
Assembly Bill 222108December 20, 1995
Assembly Bill 676109December 20, 1995
Assembly Bill 557113December 20, 1995
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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December 15, 1995
Assembly Speaker David Prosser
Room 211 West, State Capitol
P.O. Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Prosser:
On December 12, 1995, I was elected Senator for the 7th Senate District. I will be taking the Oath of Office for this position on January 2, 1996. I hereby resign as Representative to the 21st Assembly District effective January 2, 1996.
Sincerely,
Richard Grobschmidt
State Representative
21st Assembly District
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 266
Relating to a Special Election for the
Twenty-First Assembly District
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WHEREAS, State Representative Richard A. Grobschmidt submitted his resignation as a State Representative for the twenty-first Assembly District, effective upon being sworn into the State Senate;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to section 8.50(4) of the Wisconsin Statutes, order that a special election be held on March 19, 1996 to fill the vacancy in the twenty-first Assembly District. A description of the boundaries of the twenty-first Assembly District as created in Prosser et. al. v. Election Board et. al., Civil Action 92-C0078-C (W.D. Wis. 1992) is set out in the 1993-94 Wisconsin Statutes following section 4.005. The term will expire on the first Monday in January, 1997 and, if a primary is neccessary, it shall be held on February 6, 1996. Circulation of nomination papers for candidates may begin on the date of this order and nomination papers may be filed no later than 5:00 P.M., January 2, 1996. This election shall be held, conducted, canvassed and returned in accordance with law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this fifteenth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
November 30, 1995
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
115.38, Wis. Stats., I am transmitting the 1993-94 School Performance Report. Under the law, school districts are required to prepare and distribute reports to parents and guardians each year, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to prepare a statewide summary and submit it to the legislature on an annual basis.
Wisconsin law divides information in the School Performance Report into three categories:
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Indicators of academic achievement, including results of the Eighth and Tenth Grade Knowledge and Concepts Examinations, Third Grade Reading Test, the Advanced Placement examination, and the Enhanced ACT.
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Other indicators of school and district performance, including information about dropouts, attendance, retention in grade, graduation, suspensions, expulsions, habitual truancy, participation in extra-/co-curricular and school-sponsored community activities, advanced coursework, and postsecondary intentions.
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Staffing and financial information to be determined by the state superintendent.
Although the information contained in this report is an important element of educational accountability, it is not a complete picture. The School Performance Report is a starting point for the public discussion that is vital to understanding students and schools.
The efforts of many people throughout the state made the 1993-94 School Performance Report an excellent collection of statistics and information. Those same people will continue to work on this project in the months and years ahead. It is my hope that, as we link the data to Wisconsin's educational goals, this document will become a tool to measure the efforts of young people and schools.
Pursuing educational excellence is long journey. If we are to persevere and stay the course, we must be child-centered. We need to work as a community, and we need to be aware of the successes and the problems we will confront along the way. Hopefully, the School Performance Report will help illuminate that journey.
Sincerely,
