Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 16, 2002
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
Office of the Governor
April 17, 2002
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
Office of the Governor
April 19, 2002
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
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
S684
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 10, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the nomination of John L. Malchine as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Mr. Malchine resigned from this position effective March 25, 2002.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
April 5, 2002
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to submit the annual Minority Business report for fiscal year 2001 especially since this year's report shows many areas of positive improvements in the State of Wisconsin minority business programs.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
April 5, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have completed a financial and compliance audit of the State of Wisconsin, as requested by state agencies to meet the audit requirements of the federal Single audit Act of 1984, as amended, and the provisions of federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. In addition, the audit assists us in meeting state audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats. The audit covers the period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001.
Federal funds administered by the State have been steadily increasing over the past five years. During fiscal year (FY) 2000-01, state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin (UW) System, administered $7.2 billion in cash and non-cash federal assistance. This is $1.9 billion, or 35.8 percent, more than the $5.3 billion in federal assistance state agencies administered in FY 1996-97. Five large agencies - the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), UW System, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Public Instruction - administered 88.1 percent of the federal financial assistance and 22 of the State's 29 major federal grant programs.
Most state agencies have complied with federal grant requirements and have taken steps to address concerns raised in prior years. We question a total of $124,829 in costs that were inappropriately charged to federal grants and in interest earnings lost to the federal government because of delays in returning unspent federal funds. These questioned costs represent a very small portion of total federal financial assistance and are significantly less that the $1,027,571 we questioned in our FY 1999-2000 audit.
