To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
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The committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 262
Relating to: the lease and operation of correctional facilities and making an appropriation.
Introduction.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: the use of high-beam headlamps on motor vehicles.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 24
Relating to: regulating telephone solicitation by prisoners and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 136
Relating to: requiring insurance coverage of certain immunizations for children.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 230
Relating to: responding to disasters, granting rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Baumgart.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 92
Relating to: the unauthorized release of animals, immunity from liability and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 27
Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart and Wirch.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Schultz and A. Lasee.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 279
Relating to: school district boundary disputes.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 370
Relating to: distribution of certain state documents; school district reports on programs for school age parents and on special transfer programs; the supervision of nurses and dentists employed by a school board; and the term "limited-English speaking" (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of public instruction).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: the conditional early reinstatement to school of a pupil who has been expelled from school.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
October 15, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report presents statements of fund condition and operations (budgetary basis) of the State of Wisconsin for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. This satisfies the requirements of sec. 16.40(3), Wisconsin Statutes. Displayed are major sources of revenues and major categories of expenditures for the General fund and other funds compared to the prior year.
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The General Fund has an undesignated balance of $701.3 million as of the end of the fiscal year. This is $583.7 million higher than the $117.6 million estimate that was projected in the final Chapter
20 fund condition statement.
General purpose revenue taxes were $9.948 billion compared to $9.528 billion in the prior year, an increase of $420 million or 4.4 percent. General purpose revenue expenditures were $10.009 billion compared to $9.695 billion in the prior year, an increase of $314 million or 3.2 percent.
General purpose revenue spending increases in fiscal year 1999 were largely driven by increases in three areas: School Aids increased by $197.5 million, Corrections by $63.6 million, and the U. W. System by $26.8 million.
In fiscal year 1999, the State of Wisconsin continued to devote the major share of state tax collections to assistance to local school districts, municipalities and counties. Local assistance accounted for 61.2 percent of total general purpose revenue spending. Aid payments to individuals and organizations represented 16.6 percent of total general purpose revenue expenditures. The University of Wisconsin accounted for 9.2 percent of total general purpose revenue spending and state operations spending for all other state agencies accounted for 13.0 percent of the total.
The State of Wisconsin expects to publish its comprehensive annual financial report in December 1999. The report will be prepared under generally accepted accounting principles.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Acting Secretary
William J. Raftery, CPA
State Controller
State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District
October 21, 1999
