May 4, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to advise you that I have resigned from the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Alberta Darling
Senator
State of Wisconsin
May 4, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20, I have made the following appointment:
To the Educational Communications Board: Senator Mary Panzer, to replace Senator Alberta Darling.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Ellis
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
May 5, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
Just a note to notify you of my resignation from the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Alan J. Lasee
Senator
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
May 3, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
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
State of Wisconsin
State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
April 25, 1995
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse has completed its review of the Biennial Budget for 1995-97 and prepared the attached document containing its analysis. This review was conducted in compliance with Act 210, specifically Wisconsin Statute 14.24 (4). The Council reviewed the Budget in relation to the Five Year Strategic Plan which was submitted to, and approved by it, in March 1993.
In compliance with State Law, this analysis is hereby forwarded to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, and Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee for their consideration during deliberations regarding the Biennial Budget.
Sincerely,
Senator Carol Buettner
Vice-Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services Board
May 1, 1995
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Wisconsin Statutes section 46.935, which is part of the 1992-1993 state budget, allocated funds to the Wisconsin Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services Board to sponsor Comprehensive, Community-Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Demonstration Grants. Within that section was also a requirement that the Board annually report to the Governor, to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, and to the State Legislature on the "results of the Board's activities under this section and making recommendations on changes needed in state programs, policies, statutes, rules, and budgets to improve coordination of educational programs and services for adolescents and parents of adolescents at the state and local levels." This report is provided in response to that section of the law.
Department of Administration
April 28, 1995
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
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 2, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of ≥s.13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Counseling & Development, Wisconsin Assn of
Subjects: Certification and licensure of professional counselors.
Becker, Dismas
Ho-Chunk Nation
Subjects: Any matter that may impact on the Ho-Chunk Nation or its members.
Burns, Kathleen
Krajewski, Thomas
Schreiber, Martin
School Nurses of Wisconsin
Subjects: We are interested in matters concerning health delivery, especially in the public schools, and in public school staffing.
Buckley, James
United Health Group
Subjects: Matters affecting the delivery of health care and the financing of health care services, including health insurance.
Hottenroth, Teresa
VNAs, Inc, Wisconsin Coalition of
Subjects: We will attempt to influence all areas of concern regarding all phases of the provision of home health care.
Serpe, Michael
Wildlife Federation, Wisconsin
Subjects: Any legislative or administrative actions pertaining to wildlife hunting, fishing, trapping, conservation, etc.
Cook, Sharon
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Electric Power Co, Wisconsin
Tenuta, James
Hough, James
Fair Liquidation of Waste (FLOW)
Kent, Paul
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics 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 the organizations that employ lobbyists.
