Organization's modification or amendment of records:
The registered organization listed below has indicated the following modification to its records:
Community Bankers of Wisconsin, Independent (old name) changed its name to Community Bankers of Wisconsin (new name)
Schneider Communications (old name) changed its name to Frontier Communications of the Great Lakes, Inc. (new name)
Philip Morris U.S.A. (old name) changed its name to Philip Morris Incorporated (new name)
Rime, Inc (old name) changed its name to Rime Management Group, Inc. (new name)
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.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
Medical Examining Board
January 19, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Wisconsin Act 180, which became effective on April 29, 1992, changed the requirements for a certificate to practice as a physician assistant. The Act created sec. 448.05(5)(a) 1 & 2, Stats., to require that an applicant for a certificate must be certified to assist primary care physicians by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and that the applicant must have satisfactorily completed a physician assistant training program approved by the board. The board by rule established that an approved educational program is one accredited and approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
Nonstatutory provisions of the Act provided that notwithstanding the requirements of sec. 448.05 (5)(a), Stats., the board was to grant certification to applicants who applied prior to July 1, 1993, and who met the requirement at sec. 448.05 (5)(a)1, Stats., but who did not meet the requirements of sec. 448.05 (5)(a)2, Stats. The board was required to record the qualifications of persons qualifying under this provision, including the evidence satisfying the board that the applicant had experience or informal training substantially equivalent to an approved formal training program, and had completed a physician assistant education program not approved by the board. Finally, the board was to report to the legislature by March 1, 1993, the number of applicants approved for certification under the nonstatutory provisions, which report was to include the board's evaluation of the applicants' qualifications, and any recommendations for changing the requirements for certification of physician assistants.
Only one applicant for certification as a physician assistant was granted certification under the nonstatutory provisions of Wisconsin Act 180. Mark Avery Helgeson was granted certificate #682 on November 19, 1992, based upon his having been granted an associate degree in science from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, on February 19, 1976, and upon his having practiced as a registered physician assistant in the State of Minnesota since September 12, 1987. Mr. Helgeson had successfully completed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission of Physician Assistants, Inc., and was granted certification by the national commission on January 15, 1981.
Based upon the limited experience with applicants applying under the nonstatutory provisions of
1991 Wisconsin Act 180, the Medical Examining Board has no recommendation for changing the requirements for certification as a physician assistant under sec. 448.05(5), Stats.
Sincerely,
Clark O. Olsen, M. D.
Chairman
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 30, 1996
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 December, 1995.
On December 1, 1995 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$4 thousand. This shortfall continued until December 31, 1995 when the balance reached -$22 thousand. The shortfall was due to the timing of revenues to the fund.
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The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment 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 the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
James R. Klauser
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Mullally, Robert R.,
of Onalaska, as a member of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission, to serve for the interim term ending September 25, 1996 and for the full term ending September 25, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environment and Energy.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Lanier
, Shirley J.,
of Mequon, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Turba
, Wilfrid,
of Elkhart Lake, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Lemmenes, Larry H.,
of Waupun, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Sandsnes, Arden T.,
of Monona, as a member of the Land Information Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environment and Energy.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Niemann, Bernard J., Jr.,
of Madison, as a member of the Land Information Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
