IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this 27th day of September in the year two thousand and two.
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
October 1, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
On behalf of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority, I am pleased to submit the enclosed report as required under section 233.04(1) Wisconsin Statutes. The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics 2001-2002 annual Report outlines our Strategic Plan - related 2001-2002 accomplishments and 2002-2003 goals. Although we continue to face challenges related to staffing, cost containment and access, UWHC is meeting its mission of patient care, education, research and community service in a manner consistent with expectations for an academic medical center associated with a great research university.
Through a host of bests as ranked by national data, we retain our leadership position among the best hospitals in the nation, emphasizing patient safety, clinical excellence and technical innovation. In addition, UWHC has made significant progress toward becoming the health care employer of choice in the Dane County area.
If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact me at 608-263-5800. Printed copies of this report, along with a new brochure about UWHC people and services, will be distributed to general audiences within the next six weeks.
Sincerely,
Linda G. Brei
Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Department of Natural Resources
October 1, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
Attached to this letter is the Environmental Improvement Fund Biennial Finance Plan for the 2003-2005 biennium.
Environmental Improvement Fund program legislation (s.281.59(3), Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration to submit the first version of the Biennial Finance Plan to the Legislature and to the State Building Commission. The purpose of the plan is to provide information on loan, loan subsidy, and bonding levels for program operations in the 2003-2005 biennium.
If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan or the Biennial Report, please contact Kathryn A. Curtner at 266-0860 or Frank R. Hoadley at 266-2305.
Sincerely,
Kathryn A. Curtner, Director
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance
Department of Natural Resources
Frank R. Hoadley
Capital Finance Director
Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 8, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Broydrick, William School District of Waukesha
Holschbach, Todd Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Chapter, The
Lester, Joelle Wisconsin Association of School Boards Inc
McIntosh, Forbes School District of Waukesha
Murphy, Michael R Humana Inc
Prentiss, Michael Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
relating to wetland compensatory mitigation.
Report concurrence in objection, Ayes 7, Noes 3.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Robson, Grobschmidt, Hansen and Cowles. Representatives Seratti, Turner and Hebl.
Noes, 3 - Senator
Welch. Representatives Grothman and Gunderson.
Judith Robson
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Relating to testing of pupils with limited-English proficiencies and disabilities.
No action taken.
Relating to the children at risk program.
No action taken.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to a pharmacy internship program.
No action taken.
Relating to defining failing to cooperate in a timely manner in an investigation as unprofessional conduct.
No action taken.
Relating to the scheduling of examinations.
No action taken.
Relating to classifying dichloralphenazone as a schedule IV controlled substance under federal law.
No action taken.
Relating to customer satisfaction surveys for municipal utilities and technical corrections.
No action taken.
Relating to annual patients compensation fund and mediation fund fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 and relating to the Wisconsin health care insurance plan's primary limits.
No action taken.
Relating to defining sexual contact with a patient as unprofessional conduct.
No action taken.
