Wednesday, April 17, 1996
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The committee on Health, Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1034
Relating to: creating and specifying the powers and duties of the council on health care fraud and abuse.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 427
Relating to: the content and public inspection of reports on public assistance recipients and the disclosure of the addresses of public assistance recipients and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 739
Relating to: providing funding for the long-term support community options program, the long-term care ombudsman program, the guardianship grant program and Alzheimer's disease training and information grants, limiting the personal exemptions tax credit and making appropriations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 863
Relating to: including a learnfare sanction as a significant change in circumstances for a work-not-welfare group for the purpose of adjustment of benefits; eligibility for coverage under the health insurance risk-sharing plan; assignment and subrogation of certain rights and clarifying that payment for services under disability insurance and uninsured health plans is primary to payment for services under the maternal and child health program; appealing findings or certifications of noncompliance by nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration; and the administration of the state supplemental food program for women, infants and children (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of health and social services).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 926
Relating to: prohibiting circumcision, excision or infibulation of certain genital tissue of a female minor and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 989
Relating to: certain fraudulent or unfair trade practices against elderly and disabled persons and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sill
, Elmer C.,
of Waupaca, as a member of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Van De Hey, Jane L.,
of Neenah, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Buettner, Rosenzweig, Zien, Welch, Moen, Breske and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Buettner
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employe Trust Funds
February, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to present you with the 1994 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wisconsin Department of Employe Trust Funds (ETF). We continue to strive, with the Legislative Audit Bureau, to improve the timeliness of these reports. This has been one of our main objectives over the past few years, and the 1994 Report is the third one we have published since November 1994.
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This year's report is a milestone for ETF, the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) and residents of the state. We, for the first time, topped the $1 billion a year mark in distribution of retirement annuity payments to more than 86,000 annuitants. There are only a handful of public employe retirement systems in the United States which serve more retired individuals than we do in Wisconsin. In 1994 we also passed the 400,000 mark in total WRS participants, including active employes of the State of Wisconsin, municipalities, counties, public school districts, the University of Wisconsin System, and a variety of other local governments.
ETF manages the public employe retirement program and a number of other fringe benefit programs. The narrative summary of ETF's programs is found in the Introduction of this report. This year's report highlights the Group Life Insurance Program, which is our largest non-retirement fringe benefit offering. At the end of 1994, we served 137,788 active and retired employes with various life insurance plans. The total amount of life insurance in force for all participants has increased in the last ten years from $3.5 billion to $7.1 billion as of December 31, 1994.
The 1994 report contains audited financial data and statistical material, the actuarial report and other related data. To meet the state's requirement for publication of a biennial or annual report we also include material on our objectives, accomplishments, legislation affecting our programs and other information. This provides you with an ongoing record of our program and financial situation.
Your comments would be appreciated and can be directed to me at (608)266-1071 or to Sandy Drew, our Director of Legislation and Planning, at (608)267-2929.
