The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
TEACH Wisconsin
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am writing to report to you the activities of TEACH Wisconsin since its creation on October 14, 1997 under
1997 Act 27, as required by Wis. Stats. s.
44.71(1)(f).
Thank you for your continued support of TEACH Wisconsin and its goals and duties. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Doris J. Hanson
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
September 30, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Attached is the Annual Report to the Legislature of the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority. The document outlines our major accomplishments, including our financial performance, for the 1997-98 fiscal year. UWHC continued its growth in admissions and clinics visits during the year, and we plan, in 1998-99, to add additional space to help us meet the increased demand for our services.
UWHC was again rated among the best hospitals in the nation in several specialties according to U.S. News and World; we have the best Organ Procurement Organization in the country; and our programs regularly receive national attention. While the challenges facing academic medical institutions will grow in the future, we are confident that UWHC will remain a source of pride to the State of Wisconsin and its people.
If you have questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Gordon M. Derzon
Chief Executive Officer
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Environmental Improvement Fund program legislation (s.281.59(3), Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration to submit the first version of the Biennial Finance Plan to the Legislature and to the State Building Commission. The purpose of the plan is to provide information on loan, loan subsidy, and bonding levels for program operations in the 1999-2001 biennium.
If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan, please contact Kathryn A. Curtner at 266-0860 or Frank Hoadley at 266-2305.
Sincerely,
Kathryn A. Curtner, Director
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance
Department of Natural Resources
Frank R. Hoadley, Capital Finance Director
Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin
Health and Family Services
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Wisconsin SS49.665(6) requires that the Department submit an annual report on enrollment and costs associated with the BadgerCare program. As of this date, the Department of Health and Family Services has not received the federal waivers required for implementation of the BadgerCare program specified in Wisconsin SS49.665. The Department is rigorously pursuing the necessary federal approval and is actively engaged in efforts to obtain this approval through either administrative or legislative actions.
Sincerely,
joe leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Defender
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to
1997 Wis. Act 27, the Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) submits this report on the time spent providing representation to persons subject to petitions under chapter 980 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Please advise me if you would like additional information on this topic.
Sincerely,
Nicholas L. Chiarkas
State Public Defender
State of Wisconsin
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Director of State Courts
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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Pursuant to s.
758.19(5)(i), Wis. Stats., the information reported to the Director of State Courts under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., by Wisconsin's counties has been compiled and is herein submitted. Under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., each county is required to submit an annual report to the Director of State Courts which provides information on the actual amount expended in the previous calendar year for court costs relating to the circuit court support and the guardian ad litem payment programs.
Sincerely,
J. Denis Moran
Director of State Courts
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 6, 1998
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.
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.
Massage Therapy Assn., American, Wis Chapter, MultiState Associates on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
Pasteur Merieux Connaught Labs, MultiState Assoc. Inc. on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
Singer Asset Finance Company, MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
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,
Roth Judd
Director
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Relating to lake protection grants and lake classification technical assistance grants.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, October 6, 1998.
Referred to committee on Environment and Energy, October 7, 1998
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Relating to the exemption of accessibility requirements for certain multifamily dwelling units.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
