Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Gathering Waters Conservancy
Madison
December 15, 2001
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
It is my pleasure to share with you a report on Gathering Waters Conservancy's activities and accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2001. This report is being submitted in accordance with the statutory requirements (s.
23.0955 (2)(b)5) of the state grant that Gathering Waters Conservancy received in FY 2001. Gathering Waters had an extremely successful year, thanks to the ongoing support of the state legislature and the Department of Natural Resources.
We look forward to working with the Department and the state legislature on the projects outlined above and other initiatives that develop over the course of the year. Please do not hesitate to contact me for additional information. I have also attached Gathering Waters' financial reports for FY 2001 for your review.
Sincerely,
Vicki Elkin
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Milwaukee Public Schools
Department of Governmental Relations
Madison
December 17, 2001
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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Enclosed you will find a copy of the report entitled "High/Scope All-Day Five-Year-Old Kindergarten Program and High/Scope First Grade Program." This report summarizes the projects and the data collected for the 2000-2001 school year.
Each year a report is prepared in response to Sections
119.71,
119.73 and
119.75 of the current state statutes.
Sincerely,
Audra Milen
Legislative Policy Manager
Referred to committee on Education.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection
Madison
December 17, 2001
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is a copy of the Bottled Drinking Water report published by the Division of Food Safety, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. This booklet contains results of laboratory tests from bottled water samples taken during the Fiscal Year of 2001. This report is mandated by Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 97.34 (2)(e).
Please let me know if you need additional copies.
Sincerely,
Heather M. Heimdahl
Food Scientist
Division of Food Safety
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State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
December 17, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Annually under s.
25.17 (14g), Stats., the Investment Board submits a report to the Legislature on investment goals and long-term strategies. As we have done the past two years, I am writing to advise you that we plan to submit the report in February. Although this will be after the December 31 due date, it will enable us to provide a more complete and informative report to you.
The Board of Trustees will consider recommendations on investment strategies made by an outside consultant at their January meeting and asset allocation for 2002 at their February meeting. We believe it will be helpful to reflect the outcome of those discussions in our report to you. In addition, we will include in the report ways we plan to achieve the recommendations included in the recently published report from the Legislative Audit Bureau.
The report we submit in February will also include the performance assessment required under s.
25.17 (14m). As in past years, we plan to combine the two reports to make it easier to understand the relationship between our strategies and our investment results.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
December 18, 2001
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I am pleased to submit the Veterans Employment Report for July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001. The report, pursuant to s.
230.04 (9)(em), Wis. Stats., summarizes veteran new hires and employee statistics for state agencies and units of the UW system.
Please contact Greg Jones, Administrator of the Division of Affirmative Action, at 266-3017 or e-mail at
Greg.Jones@der.state.wi.us if you have any questions or need additional information regarding the report.
Sincerely,
Gregory C. JOnes
Administrator
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 20, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board Radio Network to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats., and as requested by the Educational Communications Board to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
The Educational Communications Board, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin, operates a radio network of 12 FM stations and 1 AM station, as well as a television network of 5 stations. The radio network received $6.8 million in support and revenue during fiscal year 2000-01, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
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Our audit report contains the financial statements and related notes for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Educational Communications Board staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 20, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board Television Network to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats., and as requested by the Educational Communications Board to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
The Educational Communications Board, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin, operates a television network of 5 stations, as well as a radio network of 12 FM stations and 1 AM station. The television network received $10.3 million in support and revenue during fiscal year 2000-01, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and
various other grants.
Our audit report contains the financial statements and related notes for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Educational Communications Board staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
December 20, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc., as provided by s.
13.94(1)(b), Wis. Stats., and as requested by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The Foundation was organized by the Educational Communications Board under s.
39.12 and ch.
181, Wis. Stats., on September 29, 1983, for the exclusive purpose of raising funds for the Wisconsin educational radio and television networks. The audit covered the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001.
We completed this audit in conjunction with our audits of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board television and radio networks, report numbers 01-20 and 01-21. The Foundation's financial operations are separate and independent from the State of Wisconsin Treasury. The Foundation's financial statements are presented in two separate funds (radio and television) to accommodate reporting requirements and the Educational Communications Board's desire to maintain the funds separately. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on the Foundation's financial statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Educational Communications Board staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
