As required under Section
301.03 (6r) of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am submitting information relative to the number of prisoners that the Department of Corrections considers violent and the total number of prisoners.
On December 31, 1999 the Department had 20,408 adult inmates assigned to Type "1" prisons in state and in contract facilities out of state. Out of the 20,408 inmates, 12,506 or 61.3 percent had assaultive offenses.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 27, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The
1999 Wisconsin Act 9 directs the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) to develop a dental outreach and education plan for Medicaid recipients and providers. I am pleased to send you the completed outreach and education plan, the fiscal estimate for implementing the plan on a statewide basis, and a letter of support from the Marquette University School of Dentistry. The two projects that are part of the plan are designed to address the educational barriers that Medicaid recipients face in accessing dental care and in building relationships with dental providers. Both projects include strategies to integrate this critical information into the academic preparation of dentists and dental hygienists.
The plan has been developed by DHFS in consultation with the following partner organizations: the Marquette University School of Dentistry, College of Nursing and School of Allied Health (Dental Hygiene); the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center; the Wisconsin Dental Association; the Children's Health Alliance; the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association; the Department of Workforce Development; and the Department of Public Instruction. The plan represents a unique collaboration of key partners in addressing the issue of dental access for Wisconsin's low-income, Medicaid or uninsured citizens.
Thank you for your attention to this plan.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 29, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan (HIRSP), I am pleased to submit the calendar year 1999 annual report. This submission is in accordance with the statutory requirements set forth in s.
149.15(2m).
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As reflected in the report, throughout 1999 the Department and HIRSP Board have made significant progress toward strengthening HIRSP.
We will continue to work with the Board to further streamline and strengthen HIRSP. In particular, over the course of the next year we will focus on developing additional cost-containment strategies to reduce overall HIRSP costs wherever possible.
We appreciate the continuing support of the Legislature. Please contact me if I may provide additional information.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
June 29, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Under s.
118.38, Stats., local school boards may request the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to waive, with some exceptions, any school board or school district requirements in chs.
115 to
121, Stats., or in the administrative rules promulgated by the DPI.
Section
118.38(4), Stats., requires the DPI to report to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172(3), Stats., the number of waivers requested, a description of each waivers request, the reason given for each waiver request, and the educational and financial effects on the school district of each waiver that was granted. This report must be submitted by July 1, 2000. In response to s.
118.38(4), Stats., attached is the department's
Waivers Impact Report, which presents the requested information from October 1995 through April 2000.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Lawrence Allen, Director, Education Options Team, at (608) 267-2402.
Sincerely,
John T. Benson
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 30, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Section
46.972(4) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit to the Legislature a report each year on the allocation and expenditure of funds for services for homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Attached is the report for Calendar Year 1999.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Hendrickson, Bureau of Community Mental Health. His phone number is 267-9282.
Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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University of Wisconsin System
Wisconsin Technical College System Board
Madison
June 30, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We are pleased to share with you the attached report in compliance with section 9154 Non-statutory Provisions
1999 Wisconsin Act 9. This provision of the 1999-2001 biennial budget requires the President of the University System and the Director of the Wisconsin Technical College System to submit a report to the legislature on "efforts made to coordinate transfer of credits from the technical college system to the University of Wisconsin System, including a plan to coordinate the transfer of credits for additional programs, and a timetable for implementation of the plan."
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Larry Rubin, UW System Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, at (608) 262-6717 or James Urness, WTCS Assistant State Director, at (608) 266-1739.
Sincerely,
Katharine C. Lyall
President
Edward Chin
State Director
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
July 6, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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The Department of Corrections has no claims under the above to report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. Our legal counsel personnel have reviewed settlements during FY 00 and have determined that none apply to ss.
227.485 and
814.245 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Sincerely,
Jon Litscher
Secretary
Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
July 6, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In accordance with Section
115.38(3), Wisconsin Statutes, the state superintendent is required to publish and distribute to the legislature under s.
13.172(2) a summary of the reports under sub. (2).
As a partial fulfillment of the above statutory requirements, please find enclosed a copy of each of the following 1998-99 Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations reports which include the performance of pupils, by subject area, on the statewide assessment examinations administered under s.
118.30, Wis. Stats.:
Wisconsin School Performance Report Results for Districts and Schools within Districts, Volume I, Grade 4
Wisconsin School Performance Report Results for Districts and Schools within Districts, Volume II, Grade 8
Wisconsin School Performance Report Results for Districts and Schools within Districts, Volume III, Grade 10
Very truly yours,
Steven B. Dold
Deputy State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
