Tuesday, July 9, 1996
10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Charles Chvala.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Fred A. Risser be elected President of the Senate.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Gwendlynne Moore be elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries by made in the jouornal.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
July 2, 1996
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.
Organization recently registered:
Below is the name of an organization recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Midwest Track Associates, Inc.
Any issues related to the continuing operation and growth of live greyhound racing as well as race track simulcasting. Any state rules and regulations which may impact or influence the growth and continuing operation of Geneva Lakes Kennel Club.
Mueller, H. Carl
Remsik, Jeffrey
Irwin, Ron
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organization previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists has authorized to act on its behalf an additional licensed lobbyist:
PROFS, Inc.
O'Meara, Jack
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Assisted Living Assn., Wisconsin
Bartels, Peggy 6/26/96
Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Bartels, Peggy 6/25/96
Children's Health System, Inc.
Bartels, Peggy 6/27/96
Kimmel Family Services
Bartels, Peggy 6/26/96
Medical Society of Wisconsin, State
Adams, Thomas 6/25/96
Pre-Need Coalition, Wisconsin
Hilbert, Lisa 6/28/96
O'Connor, Alice 6/28/96
PROFS, Inc
McClain, Mary Lou 6/24/96
RAM Center, Inc.
Carroll, James 6/24/96
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
Legislative Audit Bureau
July 3, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have completed a financial and compliance audit of the State of Wisconsin as requested by state agencies to meet the audit requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984 and provisions of the federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-128. Our audit covers the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. In addition to satisfying audit requirements, the single audit assists us in meeting state audit requirements under section 13.94, Wis. Stats.
Report 96-9 contains the auditor's reports on internal control structure and compliance; findings of noncompliance with federal requirements and the results of our follow-up to prior audit findings; agencies' responses to our recommendations and their plans for corrective action; and the Schedules of Federal Financial Assistance and accompanying notes. We have identified $720,290 in questioned costs.
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Our unqualified audit opinion on the State's financial statements was included in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995. this report was published by the Department of Administration in March 1996 and is available from the Bureau of Financial Operations in the Department of Administration.
Our single audit report is lengthy and detailed. We are, therefore, limiting our initial distribution to those persons required by law to receive copies and to those who have an obvious and direct interest in our detailed findings. However, if you are interested in receiving a copy of the single audit report, please contact our office and request report number 96-9.
Sincerely,
