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Mark Meyer
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 17, 2001
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
State of Wisconsin
December 17, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I will be unable to attend the Joint Committee on Finance meeting on December 18, 2001. Therefore, I am submitting my resignation from the committee.
I will be available to resume my position immediately for the next committee meeting. If you have any questions please contact me.
Sincerely,
Peggy Rosenzweig
State Senator
5th Senate Distict
State of Wisconsin
December 17, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pleae accept my resignation from the Joint Finance Committee for the date Tuesday, December 18, 2001.
Sincerely,
Kevin Shibilski
State Senator
District 24
State of Wisconsin
December 18, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b), I have appointed Senator Scott Fitzgerald to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
December 18, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b), I have appointed Senator Jim Baumgart to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
December 19, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b), I have appointed Senator Kevin Shibilski to replace Senator Jim Baumgart on the Joint Committee on Finance. Also, I have appointed Senator Peggy Rosenzweig to replace Senator Scott Fitzgerald on the Joint Committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
December 7, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the Bottled Drinking Water report published by the Division of Food Safety, Wisconsin 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).
Sincerely,
Heather M. Heimdahl
Food Scientist
Division of Food Safety
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
December 17, 2001
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 year, 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
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
December 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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Pursuant to s.
230.04 (9)(em), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the Veterans Employment Report for 2001. The report summarizes statistics for veteran new hires and employees and includes information for each state agency and each institution of the University of Wisconsin System.
Veterans are represented in all employment types throughout Wisconsin's civil service. Wisconsin State government can be truly proud of the efforts made to recruit and retain our nation's heroes.
Sincerely,
Peter D. Fox
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 13, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Bureau of Health Information, Department of Health and Family Services, is please to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the Annual Health Care Data Report, 2000. The data for this report were collected under section 153.05, Wisconsin Statutes, and are published as authorized by the requirements of section 120.20, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
This report is based on data reported quarterly to the Bureau of Health Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals and Medicare-certified, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin. It presents a summary of data on utilization and charges at those facilities in 2000.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary