Thursday, December 26, 2002
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
December 20, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
In accordance with WSS 961.36(3), enclosed please find the 2002 Controlled Substances Board Annual Report.
It is hoped that the Senate will find this report useful.
Sincerely,
Deanna Zychowski
Director, Bureau of Health Professions
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
December 20, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have completed a financial audit of the Unemployment Reserve Fund for fiscal years 2001-02 and 2000-01. This audit was performed at the request of the Department of Workforce Development, which administers the Fund.
As necessary parts of the financial audit, we reviewed the Fund's control procedures, assessed the fair presentation of its financial statements, and reviewed compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We were able to provide an unqualified auditor's report on the Fund's financial statements, and we found no instances of material weaknesses in the internal control structure or material instances of noncompliance.
The Unemployment Reserve Fund's cash balance related to taxable employers declined $236 million from $1.71 billion as of June 30, 2001 to $1.47 billion as of June 30, 2002. This cash balance is used to determine the tax rate schedule to apply to taxable employers. Since the cash reserves continue to exceed the amount that allows employers to be taxed under the lowest rate schedule, the Fund continues to charge employers the lowest authorized tax rates.
Copies of the report have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive them. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this report, please contact our office and request report number 02-22. The report is also available on line at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/windex.htm.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
December 20, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have audited the financial statements of the Radio and Television Networks operated by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 and have issued our reports on these statements, dated December 12, 2002.
The audits were requested by ECB to fulfill audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities and certifications of these entities' non-federal revenue sources in determining future funding levels.
Copies of the audit reports have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive them. The reports are available on line at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/windex.htm. If you are interested in receiving a copy of these reports, please contact our office and request the following report numbers:
02-23 An Audit of Educational Communications Board Radio Network
02-24 An Audit of Educational Communications Board Television Network
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 16, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
Section
46.03(26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information systems projects under development. The attached report is a summary of the departmental systems currently under development.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 9, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan (HIRSP), I am pleased to submit the calendar year 2001 annual report. This submission is in accordance with the statutory requirements set forth at s.
149.15, Wisconsin Statutes.
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The report includes:
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A summary of how HIRSP is funded, who is eligible, what services are covered and policyholder premium, deductible and coinsurance obligations.
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A historical overview and a summary of HIRSP-related legislative changes since 1997.
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Demographic information about HIRSP policyholders.
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An explanation of HIRSP's funding and financial information.
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Utilization and cost data, including summaries of HIRSP payments by diagnosis category and by therapeutic classes of prescription drugs.
The Department of Health and Family Services and the HIRSP Board appreciate the continuing support of the Legislature. Please contact me if I may provide additional information.
