The Honorable, The Senate:
To provide for the transition of leadership on the Joint Legislative Council, pursuant to s.
13.81 (1), stats., I hereby resign the office of Senate Co-Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Council, effective immediately. As President of the Senate, I designate Senator Fred A. Risser to serve as the Senate Co-Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Council to fill the vacancy caused by my resignation.
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It has been a pleasure to serve in this capacity.
Sincerely,
Brian D. Rude
President of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
June 13, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
To provide for an efficient and smooth transition as a result of the election June 4, 1996, I hereby resign my position as Senate President, effective today, June 13, 1996.
It has been a sincere pleasure for me to have your confidence and trust in serving in this position. I have tried to carry out my goal to represent each of you and this great Wisconsin institution by carrying out my duties in a fair manner and in preserving the traditions, order and decorum in our deliberations. Thank you for giving me this opportunity of service to you and the people of our state.
Sincerely,
Brian D. Rude
President of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
June 13, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
To provide for a smooth transition as a result of the election June 4, 1996, I hereby resign my position as Senate President Pro Tempore, effective today, June 13, 1996.
It has indeed been a pleasure to serve in this position and I would like to thank my colleagues for providing me with this opportunity.
Sincerely,
Alan Lasee
Senator
State of Wisconsin
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
15.345 (4) (b) 2, Wisconsin Statutes, I have appointed Emily Earley of Madison to serve as a member of the Public Intervenor Board for a four year term.
Sincerely,
CHUCK CHVALA
Senate Democratic Leader
State of Wisconsin
January 2, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
It is with regret that I write to you today. I must resign from the Wisconsin Women's Council. My schedule has not permitted my total participation on the Council and I do not foresee an improvement in the near future.
The Wisconsin Women's Council has been extremely instrumental in providing choices to working women in Wisconsin. I wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
Alberta Darling
Senator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection was instructed in the
1995 Wisconsin Act 27 to prepare a report, which proposes a permanent funding source for the sustainable agriculture program. I am enclosing a copy of the report.
I am recommending that the sustainable agriculture program be revised and renamed, but continue to provide demonstration grants to farmers and others working in agriculture. To be successful, we need to address the concerns of mainstream agriculture in the state, become more efficient and more customer service oriented. To achieve this, we will develop mechanisms to ensure that this program will be coordinated with other related state programs.
The new agricultural stewardship program, with a mainstream agricultural focus and enhanced coordination effort, will benefit all citizens of the state. While it was not possible to identify a short term funding source for 1997, I believe this program should be funded. Therefore, the department recommends long tern funding using either agricultural chemical funds or general purpose revenue with matching contributions as a program funding source. The department intends to prepare a 1997-1999 budget initiative that will propose these potential funding sources for consideration by the Governor and legislature.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
alan t. tracy
Secretary
Referred to committee on Agriculture,Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
June 6, 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 May, 1996.
On May 1, 1996 the Wisconsin Lottery Fund balance was -$1.5 million. This shortfall continued until May 3, 1996 when the balance reached $.3 million. On May 6, 1996 the Wisconsin Lottery Fund balance was -$.1 million. This shortfall continued until May 9, 1996 when the balance reached $1.3 million. These shortfalls were due to timing of revenues.
On May 13, 1996 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$9 thousand. This shortfall continued until May 22, 1996 when the balance reached $6 thousand. On May 31, 1996 the Wisconsin Health Education and Loan Fund balance was -$1 thousand. This shortfall continued through the end of the month. These shortfall were due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Lottery Fund and Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
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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 klauser
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment relations
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
230.04 (13) (e), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 1995 report on employment of recipients of Aid to families with Dependent Children (AFDC) This report includes: 1) a description of each agency's efforts to employ aid recipients, and 2) the number of persons receiving aid under s.
49.19, Wis. Stats., employed by each agency and the job title or classification of each position filled from July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995.
Please contact Greg Jones at 266-3017 if you have questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 11, 1996
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers.
