Assembly Bill
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Assembly Bill
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Assembly Bill
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Assembly Bill
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Assembly Bill
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Assembly Bill
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Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Assembly Joint Resolution 62
Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 847155March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 747156March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 417157March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 570159March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 642160March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 354161March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 418162March 30, 2004
Assembly Bill 409163March 30, 2004
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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March 22, 2004
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Room 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please note in the Assembly Journal my support for the following bills taken up in the Assembly on March 16, 2004: Senate Joint Resolution 68, Senate Joint Resolution 69, Assembly Bill 50, Assembly Bill 155, Assembly Bill 274, Assembly Bill 326, Assembly Bill 817, Senate Bill 3 and Senate Bill 474. In addition, please note my opposition to Assembly Bill 628.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
State Representative
64th Assembly District
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 755
In enrolling, the following corrections were made:
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 755:
1. Page 1, line 4: delete "(2g)" and substitute "(2p)".
Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 755:
1. Page 1, line 11: on lines 11 and 12, delete "and (2m)" and substitute ", (2m),".
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 821
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 1, line 3: delete "8m" and substitute "8x".
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
February 27, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of January 2004.
On January 20, 2004, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $42.2 million. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $57.3 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures, and a delay in processing interfund transfers. On February 9, 2004, the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $157.8 million.
On January 23, 2004, the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund cash balance closed at a negative $35.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $42.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the startup of the fund and a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund and the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
March 1, 2004
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Wisconsin school laws include the following provision in §
115.45 (6)(b) and
(c), Wis. Stats.:
SECTION 115.45 Grants for preschool to grade 5 programs.
(6) The state superintendent shall:
(b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172 (3), a budget report detailing the grants he or she intends to award under this section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results of the annual testing required under sub. (4) (b) and include a description of the guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for such funds.
(c) Annually submit to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) a report on the academic progress made by pupils enrolled in preschool to grade 5 programs under this section.
All Preschool-to-Grade-5 (P-5) evaluation reports for 2002-2003 are contained herein as well as a report on the academic progress for all schools funded by the P-5 program. If you have any questions, please contact my office or Sandra Dercole in the DPI Office of Urban Education (414-227-4942).
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Burmaster
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
March 4, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The biennial budget bill,
1983 Wisconsin Act 27, created s.
46.275, Community Integration Program (CIP) for Residents of State Centers. The intent of this program "is to relocate persons from the state centers for the developmentally disabled into appropriate community settings with the assistance of home and community-based services and with continuity of care. The intent of the program is also to minimize its impact on state employees through redeployment of employees into vacant positions." S.
46.275 (5m) requires the Department to submit a report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the Department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off.
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For the period of January 1, 2003 to December 31 , 2003, 23 center residents were placed into the community. In state fiscal year 2003, the center budgets were reduced by $821,250 and 16.89 FTE as a result of CIP placements. For the period July 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003, sufficient reductions in the fiscal year 2004 operating budget will be made to reflect reductions for CIP placements. During this time period, the Department has begun the significant downsizing of Northern Wisconsin Center (NWC). A total of four layoffs have occurred as of December 31, 2003 at NWC due to the downsizing effort. There have been only 10 layoffs at the centers because of the CIP program since the program began in 1983. All other reductions were absorbed through attrition of employees.
Sincerely,
