AB 73064April 1, 1998
AB 95165April 1, 1998
AB 95266April 1, 1998
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
March 24, 1998
Mr. Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charles:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 1997 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 97-9 Legislation on Programs for Persons With Developmental Disabilities
(1997 Senate Bill 513 and Assembly Bill 933)
RL 97-10 Legislation on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control
(1997 Senate Bill 502)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available, on request, in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
April 2, 1998
Mr. Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charles:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1997 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 97-11 Legislation on the Election Process
(1997 Assembly Bills 959 and 960)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available, on request, in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
February 9, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 1997 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 classification title of each position filled from July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997.
Enclosed is a copy of the AFDC report. Please contact Mr. Pepe Indalecio at 266-6475 if you have questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
JON E. LITSCHER
Secretary, DER
Referred to committee on Wisconsin Works.
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State of Wisconsin
Council on Workforce Development
Madison
February 18, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to present you with the 1997 Annual Report of the Council on Workforce Excellence. The report identifies the accomplishments that reflect the priority activities we highlighted to you last May.
The recently appointed Council members are enthusiastic in meeting their statutory responsibilities. We are appreciative to be a part of building and strengthening of Wisconsin's workforce development system.
If you have questions or would like to discuss any issues, feel free to contact me at 608-756-1241, or the Council's Executive Director, June Suhling at 608-266-2439.
Sincerely,
J. MICHAEL BORDEN, CWE Chair
President, Hufcor, Inc.
Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
March 6, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
With this letter, I am forwarding to you the Bureau of Justice Information Systems (BJIS) Second Annual Report. S.13.172(2) directs BJIS to report annually on its activities, and this report is submitted in fulfillment of that requirement.
The report describes the efforts of BJIS on behalf of two inter-related missions: automating the district attorneys state-wide (DA Net) and coordinating inter-agency justice information sharing (IJIS). Both efforts are in full swing and will soon bear the fruits of considerable effort.
The installation of a DA Net computer in each county was completed this year successfully as was the design and testing of local area network (LAN) to allow attorneys to communicate with the county network. Three counties now have pilot LAN's and more are to come this year. This year also saw the development by BJIS, with the help of district attorneys state-wide, of a needs assessment for a case management system (CMS). A case management system for DA's is a crucial step to increasing productivity, public safety, and decision making. The capture and analysis of data by DA's will also be a crucial step in moving Wisconsin toward a comprehensive sharing of justice information across agencies.
The goal of the IJIS project is to give frontline justice officials and the public quicker access to information needed for public safety. BJIS has led a number of efforts this past year to bring justice agencies together to clarify their information systems and information needs. A number of partnerships have already been forged among justice agencies as a -result of this work. BJIS this year has worked hard to build relationships between justice agencies, document the current technology environment, and begin the initial planning for an inter-agency information system.
This is new ground. But with the support of the legislature, BJIS can help improve public safety and bring efficiency to government by working to improve both the communication between agencies and by providing the basic infrastructure needed to be effective.
Sincerely,
MARK D. BUGHER
Secretary, DOA
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Madison
March 13, 1998
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
In accordance with Public Law 97-300, Part A, Section 104 (b)(13) of the Job Training Partnership Act (JPTA), the Annual Reports of Wisconsin's JTPA Service Delivery Areas have been submitted. They are hereby transmitted to you for your review.
If you have any questions concerning these reports or need additional information, please feel free to contact me or my staff.
Sincerely,
JUNE SUHLING
Division Administrator, DWD
Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
March 13, 1998
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is the report from the Department of Health and Family Services entitled, "Study of the Development of Standardized forms to be Used by Managed Care Providers in the Medicaid Program."
The report was required to be submitted by December 31, 1996. We regret the delay in submission. However, during 1996 and 1997 the Medicaid HMO Managed Care program was expanded from five counties to a statewide initiative. We believe this report more accurately incorporates the potential impact of standardized forms on a statewide managed care program, including the eight new HMOs that have recently joined the program.
If you have any questions about this report, please contact Angela Dombrowicki, Chief of the Managed Care Section of the Bureau of Health Care Financing, at 266-1935.
