Wednesday, November 25, 1998
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am please to provide you with the accompanying report of the State of Wisconsin ethics Board's activities for the year July 1997 through June 1998. This report provides information on the Board's operations and contains the texts of Wisconsin's Ethics Code and lobbying law. It also includes a description of complaints and investigations pursued by the Ethics Board, and summaries of advisory opinions issued by the Board during the year.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
November 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 234.93(5), please find enclosed a report on the number of guarantees, total dollar amount of guarantees and default rates for each of the programs supported by the Wisconsin Development Reserve Fund. Please note that the report also includes Wisconsin Development Reserve fund program activity in fiscal 1998. Please feel free to contact me or Jim Langdon at 266-3529 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Fritz Ruf
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
November 23, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
25.17(14r) of the Statutes requires that the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) submit a report to the Joint Committee on Audit, Joint Committee on Finance and the Chief Clerks of each House summarizing any change in the Board's investment policies, upon adoption of the change.
On October 6, 1998 the Board approved modifications to the Investment Policy Guidelines for SWIB's international equity portfolio of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) and the EdVest Tuition Trust Fund. The changes are indicated on the attached copy of the guidelines. Additions to the previous guidelines are shaded and deletions are stricken material.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
December 1, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following rules have been published:
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Deputy Revisor
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The committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to rental unit energy efficiency standards.
No action taken.
Relating to public employe safety and health.
No action taken.
Gary Drzewiecki
Chairperson