The delay has resulted from inadequate management of the program, including understaffing and reliance on temporary staff as investigators, a lack of written investigative procedures for staff, limited staff training, inadequate supervision, and a time-consuming internal review process. The Department assigned additional staff in 1997 and could eliminate the case backlog by March 1998. However, the need for management improvements will become more important because the Department has been given, by
1997 Wisconsin Act 27, the 1997-99 biennial budget, responsibility for resolution of complaints of misconduct by more types of health care employes in a larger number of facilities and services.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Department of Health and Family Services and by the health care providers we visited. The Department's response is the Appendix.
Sincerely,
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
Milwaukee Public Schools
Office of Governmental Relations
December 10, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed you will find a copy of the report entitled "State-Funded High/Scope All-Day Five-Year-Old Kindergarten Program and State-Funded High/Scope First Grade Program." This report summarizes the projects and data collected for the 1996-1997 school year.
This report was prepared in response to Sections
119.71,
119.73, and
119.75 of the current state statutes.
Sincerely,
douglas haselow
Chief Lobbyist
Office of Governmental relations.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 2, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the nomination of Stella Young for appointment to the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
Ms. Young notified my office that she has resigned from this position.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Relating to notice of receipt of an application to incidentally take an endangered or threatened species.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, December 5, 1997.
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Referred to committee on
Agriculture and Environmental Resources, December 10, 1997.
Relating to parking.
Submitted by Department of Administration.
Report received from Agency, December 9, 1997.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations, December 10, 1997.
Relating to multiple trip mobile home permits.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, December 9, 1997.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, December 10, 1997.
Relating to waters classified as outstanding resource waters.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, December 5, 1997.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources, December 10, 1997.
Relating to commercial clamming on the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, December 5, 1997.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources, December 10, 1997.
Relating to relicensing Lake Michigan commercial fishers.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, December 5, 1997.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources, December 10, 1997.
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The committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to the wastewater fee program.
No action taken.
Relating to commercial feed.
No action taken.
Relating to solid and hazardous waste management.
No action taken.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
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Corrections In:
1997 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 37
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(December 4, 1997)
1. Page 2, line 15: delete "as been" and substitute "has been".
