Relating to: memorializing Congress to pass legislation requiring professional sports leagues to permit community ownership of their franchises.
By
Representatives Schneider, Musser, Ziegelbauer, Black, Staskunas, Ainsworth, Kreuser, Berceau, Lassa and Ryba; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Cowles and George.
To committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: petitioning the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Congress to establish a 1st class postage stamp entitled "Game Warden" to honor our nation's conservation wardens, past and present.
By
Representatives Hahn, Freese, Skindrud, Musser, Ourada, Brandemuehl, Handrick, Ott, Goetsch, Sykora, Black, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Kreuser, Kedzie, Turner and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators Breske and Schultz.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the election of Robin Yount to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
By
Representatives Huebsch and Bock.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Badgers for their 1999 Rose Bowl victory.
By
Representatives Foti, Ainsworth, Albers, Black, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Freese, Hahn, Handrick, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, Leibham, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Petrowski, Pocan, Reynolds, Sinicki, Staskunas, Suder, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Porter; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Darling, Drzewiecki, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Plache, Roessler, Schultz, Shibilski, Wirch and Zien.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for district attorneys (2nd consideration).
Adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Walker, Goetsch, Owens, Hahn, Gundrum, Suder, Balow, Pocan and Staskunas.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Travis.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Walker
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections and the Courts
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery and certain moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting and bingo (2nd consideration).
Adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale and Turner.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Communications
January 8, 1999
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, 1 East Main
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Chief Clerk Sanders:
Attached please find the finalized copy of the Assembly Seating Plan for the Republican Assembly members. Please note the changes in the leadership seating (front row).
Representative Foti will now be in seat number 1, Representative Ladwig will be in seat number 2, Representative Freese will be in seat number 3 and Representative Vrakas will be seated in seat number 19.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Bonnie in my office at 6-3007.
Sincerely,
Daniel p. vrakas
Majority Caucus Chair
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Madison
January 7, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed are copies of the annual audit of the Educational Communications Board Radio and Television networks as prepared by the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau. These audits are being submitted to your office to satisfy the requirements of s.
39.11 (17m) which reads:
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The Educational Communications Board shall maintain annual records of its expenditures for programming purposes by type of programming and by source of revenue. By December 1, 1981, and annually thereafter, the Educational Communications Board shall submit to the Governor and the Chief Clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2), a report of revenue by source and amount.
If further information is required please contact me at (608) 264-9667.
Sincerely,
ted tobie
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
Educational Communications Board
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
December 21, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached is the Investment Board's annual report to the Legislature on investment goals and long-term strategies, as provided under section
25.17(14g) of the Statutes. Objectives for each of the major funds managed by SWIB are described and significant changes since our last report are noted.
The Board currently manages over $52.0 billion for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the tenth largest U.S. public pension fund and the 18th largest public or private pension fund in the world. The Board also manages over $5.0 billion in cash balances of state agencies and local governments in the State Investment Fund (SIF). Cash balances of the WRS are also managed in SIF.
A long-term focus guides the investment strategy for the Retirement System trust funds, in keeping with their long-term obligations. The SIF emphasizes safety of principal and liquidity, commensurate with a reasonable rate of return.
As we look ahead to 1999, resource issues are of major concern. We are experiencing increasing problems recruiting and retaining experienced staff because of significantly higher salaries offered by investment organizations in the private sector. In addition, we are nearing the 15% statutory limit on our use of outside advisors to manage assets that involve special skills, locations or intensity of attention. These problems must be addressed in the upcoming legislative session if we are to successfully implement our investment strategies.
By March 31 we will submit our annual investment performance report to you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this report or other matters.
Sincerely,
patricia lipton
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 21, 1998
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed an evaluation of the Kinship Care program administered by the Department of Health and Family Services. The program provides cash assistance to individuals who provide care for the children of relatives who are absent or otherwise unable to care for their children. The programs's budget, $24.2 million in fiscal year 1998-99, is funded through the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant and general purpose revenue funds. More than 8,000 children received Kinship Care benefits in June 1998.
Attention was drawn to the Kinship Care program in 1998, when eligible children and families were being placed on waiting lists because funding was insufficient to meet demand for the program. Although budget predictions underestimated the number of eligible families who would apply for the program, especially in Milwaukee, we did not find the projections to have been unrealistic given information available at the time. In September, an additional $1.9 million was transferred to the program to provide benefits to families reported to be on waiting lists and to allow for some additional growth.
In investigating the reasons for the unexpected program growth, we found inconsistent program implementation among local agencies, particularly with regard to the treatment of children's and caretaker relatives' income. This inconsistency indicates a need for additional legislative attention. In addition, the Department's management and oversight of the program has been limited. Therefore, we include recommendations for additional program monitoring to support informed management and policy decisions.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by staff in the Department of Health and Family Services and local agencies. The Department's response is Appendix III.
Respectfully submitted,
janice mueller
State Auditor
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