Wednesday, June 14, 2000
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
June 8, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a), I have appointed Senator Peggy Rosenzweig to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators.
With regard to members of the minority party, the appointment reflects the nomination of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Chuck chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
June 9, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
In accordance with WSS 961.36(3), enclosed please find the 1999 Controlled Substances Board Annual Report.
It is hopeful that the Senate will find this report useful.
Sincerely,
Patrick D. Braatz
Administrator, Division of Health Professionals and Services Licensing
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
May 30, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Section 9123(7) of the
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, the Department of Health and Family Services is required to report by June 30, 2000, the activities of Wisconsin projects funded by Community-Based Hunger Prevention Program grants. These grants, awarded under s.
46.765 Wisconsin Statutes, enabled public or private non-profit organizations to develop, implement, and support community-based efforts to prevent hunger and food insecurity in Wisconsin. The enclosed report,
Community Based Hunger Prevention Grants Program, 1995-1999: A Comprehensive Summary, summarizes the activities, effectiveness and impact of the 70 projects.
The statutes requires that the Department report to the Governor and Wisconsin Legislature on the activities of these projects by June 30, 2000. The enclosed report is being submitted to you in accordance with this requirement. Please contact my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
May 19, 2000
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 1999 report on employment of Wisconsin Works (W-2) program customers. This report includes: (1) a description of each agency's efforts to employ W-2 customers; and (2) the number of W-2 customers under s.
49.19, Wis. Stats., employed by each agency and the classification title of each position filled from July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999.
Enclosed is a copy of the W-2 Hiring Report. Please contact Pepe Indalecio, in the Division of Affirmative Action, at (608) 266-6475, fax (608) 267-1020, TTY (608) 267-1004 or e-mail
Pepe.Indalecio@der.state.wi.us or Kathryn A. Moore, in the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection, at (608) 266-9472, fax (608) 267-1000, TTY (608) 266-1498 or e-mail
Kathryn.Moore@der.state.wi.us, if you have any questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Peter D. Fox
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
June 12, 2000
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required by s.
13.94(1)(em), Wis. Stats., we have completed our annual financial audit of the Wisconsin Lottery, which is administered by the Department of Revenue. We have issued an unqualified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery's fiscal year (FY) 1998-99 and FY 1997-98 financial statements.
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Total lottery sales increased from $418.6 million in FY 1997-98 to nearly $428.2 million in FY 1998-99. This increase, which is the first since FY 1994-95, is due largely to several large on-line jackpots. For example, in July 1998, the Powerball jackpot reached a record amount of $295.7 million. Sales of instant ticket lottery games, however, continued a four-year decline from $252.9 million in FY 1997-98 to $230.8 million in FY 1998-99.
During our audit, we identified a concern related to payment of liquidated damages. In June 1997, GTECH Corporation implemented a new computer system to support the Lottery's instant ticket and on-line games. Between June 1997 and April 1999, GTECH Corporation experienced significant complications with the system and the Lottery assessed liquidated damages totaling $2.53 million. GTECH has already paid the Lottery $235,200 in the form of sales credits on its monthly invoices. Recently, the Lottery and GTECH have agreed to a tentative settlement of $750,000, including $500,000 in cash, to resolve the outstanding balance due. The remaining $250,000 will be received in the form of goods and services, which GTECH may contract with any vendor to provide. To ensure sufficient legislative and budgetary oversight of the tentative $750,000 settlement, we recommend that the Lottery report to the Legislature on its plans for these funds.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Department of Revenue. The Department's response is the appendix.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 6, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 1999 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Daggett, Julie A. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Inc
Fleming, Jr, James City of Milwaukee
Peshek, Peter Wildlife Legislative Fund of America
Smith, Elizabeth B Marathon Oil Company
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
June 7, 2000
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Darling, Senator Alberta, of River Hills, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Education.
State of Wisconsin
