The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Relating to dairy plants.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 2, 2002.
To committee on Agriculture.
Referred on August 13, 2002
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Relating to dairy farms.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 2, 2002.
To committee on Agriculture.
Referred on August 13, 2002
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Relating to complaint procedures.
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report received from Agency, August 6, 2002.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Referred on August 13, 2002
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Relating to the definition of "ownership" for the purpose of determining eligibility of firms for a license as a certified public accounting firm.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 2, 2002.
To committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.
Referred on August 13, 2002
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Relating to operation of the health insurance risk-sharing plan (HIRSP).
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, August 1, 2002.
To committee on Health.
Referred on August 13, 2002
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Relating to the extension of the time period allowed for filing an initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, August 1, 2002.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
.
Referred on August 13, 2002
.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Veterans Affairs
Madison
October 15, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The 1999-2001 biennium marked the opening of important new facilities operated by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and a renewed effort to improve existing benefits and services for veterans and their families.
The Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery near Spooner was dedicated in 2001 as the third state veterans cemetery operated by my department, and the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove became the state's second veterans home.
I also undertook the long-term goal of helping more Wisconsin veterans obtain the federal benefits to which they are entitled. The "I Owe You" Campaign and Supermarkets of Veterans Benefits were successful outreach initiatives to increase awareness about federal and state benefits and to help veterans apply for them.
Our department and the veterans we serve have enjoyed tremendous support from your administration and the Legislature. I know that this support will continue as we embark on new challenges and opportunities.
Sincerely,
Raymond G. Boland
Secretary
Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
July 30, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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This report is submitted pursuant to s.
46.27(11g) and s.
46.277(5m), of the Wisconsin Statutes, which requires summary reporting on state funds appropriated in the biennial budget process for the Community Options Program. The Community Options Program (also known as COP-Regular or Classic COP) serves all client groups in need of long-term care and is entirely state-funded.
The statutes also permit Community Options Program funds to be used with the flexibility to expand Medicaid waiver programs. The federal government grants waivers of Medicaid rules to permit states to provide longterm care at home to a population that qualifies for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care. State funds are matched by federal Medicaid dollars at a ratio of about 40:60. The Community Options Program-Waiver (COP-W) is limited to persons who are elderly and/or persons with a physical disability. The Community Options Program-Waiver also includes the Community Integration Program II (CIP II).
Other Medicaid waiver programs are targeted to specific populations in need of long-term care services. Community Integration Program 1A (CIP 1A), Community Integration Program 1B (CIP 1B), Community Supportive Living Arrangements (CSLA) and Brain Injury Waiver (BIW) all serve the community needs for long-term care participants with developmental disabilities. The Community Options Program state funding is often used as a match for federal funds through these waivers.
This report describes the persons served, program expenditures and services delivered through the Community Options Program, Community Options Program-Waiver and Community Integration Program II in calendar year 2000. Medicaid waiver funding combined with Medicaid card funded services (acute care) and COP, provide a comprehensive health care package to recipients. It is critical that these programs be closely coordinated in order to ensure that the most comprehensive and individualized care is provided. With this kind of coordination, Wisconsin residents are provided with a safe, consumer-controlled alternative to life in an institution. As this report demonstrates, these programs also help to contain the costs of providing long-term care to a fragile population.
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 5, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, requires that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, DC, for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies (Wis. Stats. 16.548 (2)).
The report for the period April, 2002, through June 2002, is attached.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
August 6, 2002
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required in Section
227.485 (9) of the Wis. Stats., I am submitting the report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. Payments for SFY 2002 are shown on the attached schedule.
In addition, under 814.245 (10) of the Wis. Stats., the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. In SFY 2002, no motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
July 30, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
At the request of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, we have completed an evaluation of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. The District is a special-purpose municipal corporation that provides sewer services to the City of Milwaukee and most of Milwaukee County, as well as to all or parts of a number of municipalities in surrounding counties.
