Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Relating to experience in public practice.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 19, 2002.
To committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Relating to testing of pupils with limited-English proficiencies and disabilities.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, August 16, 2002.
To committee on Education.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Relating to property tax exemption for waste treatment facilities.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, August 16, 2002.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Relating to reimbursement for treatment of chronic renal disease; to reimbursement for blood products and supplies used in the home care of hemophilia; and to reimbursement for treatment of persons with cystic fibrosis.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, August 12, 2002.
To committee on Health.
Referred on August 21, 2002
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Relating to filing campaign finance reports in electronic format.
Submitted by Elections Board
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Report received from Agency, August 13, 2002.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Referred on August 21, 2002
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Relating to calculation of fees for special events, security, traffic enforcement and escort services.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, August 16, 2002.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Relating to land surveyor temporary permits.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 19, 2002.
To committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 16, 2002.
To committee on Health.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Relating to the children at risk program.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, August 16, 2002.
To committee on Education.
Referred on August 22, 2002
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Speaker's Appointments
August 20, 2002
Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz
Chair, Financial Institutions Committee
314 North, State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Sue:
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In light of the two vacancies on the Financial Institutions Committee that were created by the resignation of Scott Walker and retirement of Timothy Hoven, I have temporarily appointed Representatives Glenn Grothman and Lorraine Seratti to the committee. Their participation on the committee is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Speaker
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
August 20, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. The audit was requested by the Department of Health and Family Services to comply with requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. We are able to express an unqualified opinion on each Institute's financial statements. The financial statements show that, on an accrual basis, Mendota had a net loss of $360,835 and Winnebago had a net loss of $502,963.
We also reviewed the Department's progress in implementing its billing and accounting system for the Institutes and improving its process for estimating revenue and receivable balances. During prior years, we reported that technical problems associated with the system resulted in significant billing and collection delays and accounting problems. The Department is taking reasonable steps to address these technical issues. However, additional direction from management may be needed to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of the Department's collection efforts. As the result of continuing concerns with the Department's process for estimating patient revenues and receivables, one-time adjustments totaling $14.6 million were required to correct reporting errors in both Institutes' patient receivable balances.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Department of Health and Family Services staff during our audit. The Department's response is the appendix.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
August 21, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
