Department of Workforce Development
February 28, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
109.12(2) and
(3), Wis. Stats., I hereby submit the Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) 2002 annual report on the administration and enforcement of s.
109.07 and
109.075, Wis. Stats. The report contains three sections. The first section lists all employers in 2002 that notified DWD of business closings and mass layoffs planned in Wisconsin. The second section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received business closing or mass layoff notification complaints and the current status or outcome of those complaints. The third section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received healthcare cessation notification complaints, DWD's actions and the current status or outcome of those complaints.
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this report please contact me.
Sincerely,
Roberta Gassman
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
March 1, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Wisconsin school laws include the following provision in s.
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 2001-02 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, Ethics and Elections.
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
February 27, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention and the Medical College of Wisconsin, as required by
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, and of the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board. The Board was created in fiscal year (FY) 1999-2000 and is responsible for administering a statewide tobacco control program. It does so by providing grants to fund anti-tobacco projects, including its own and those operated by the Center and the Medical College.
There has been considerable debate about what the appropriate funding level for the Board should be. From FY 1999-2000 through FY 2002-2003, the Legislature appropriated $45.0 million. When considering the 2003-05 biennial budget, we suggest the Legislature take into account all ongoing tobacco control activities in Wisconsin, including those not controlled by the Board, and decide how best to coordinate the State's tobacco control activities.
In recent years, Wisconsin has experienced decreases in smoking rates, which some believe have been influenced by the Board's tobacco control efforts. Nevertheless, Wisconsin's rates remain above national averages. Furthermore, when outcomes are measured against individual program goals, the results of the projects have been mixed. Two of the Center's five projects report that they achieved all of their stated objectives, but three others achieved only some. Similarly, 10 of the Medical College's 19 research projects funded in FY 2000-01 were at least partially successful, but 8 were not, and data were incomplete for the remaining project.
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In August 2002, the Board approved $15.9 million in anti-tobacco grants for calendar year 2003. We include a recommendation that the Board restrict future funding to projects that have achieved their goals as determined by objective analyses.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Board, the Center, and the Medial College. Their responses follow Appendix 1.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 4, 2003
To 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
Blumenfeld, Michael Community Care Organization Inc
Blumenfeld, Michael Special Needs Adoption Network
Broydrick, William Milwaukee Public Schools
Broydrick, William Oconomowoc Residential Programs Inc
Burnett, Douglas Progressive Wisconsin, Inc.
Carey, Ray Wisconsin Early Autism Project Inc, The
Cumberbatch, Franklin Milwaukee Public Schools
Dela Rosa, Vince Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
Elliott, Brian McCain Foods USA Inc.
Hottenroth, Theresa M Wisconsin Dietetic Association Inc
Hoven, Timothy Center for Equitable Environmental Regulation, Inc.
Huebner, Cathleen Wisconsin County Police Association
Jordahl, William Alliant Energy Corporation
Kammer, Peter Abbott Laboratories
Kammer, Peter Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Kammer, Peter UST Public Affairs Inc
Kammer, Peter Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)
LaGesse, Robert United Transportation Union
Lonergan, Sandra Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin (CAPOW)
Lonergan, Sandra Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS)
Lonergan, Sandra Wisconsin Speech- Language Pathology and Audiology Association
Mettner, Michelle Aurora Health Care Inc
Mettner, Michelle Childrens Health System Inc
Mettner, Michelle Oconomowoc Residential Programs Inc
Mettner, Michelle Rogers Memorial Hospital
Nate, Michelle Milwaukee Public Schools
Oswald Poels, Rose Wisconsin Bankers Association
Palmer, James Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Petak, George American Heart Association
Peterson, Craig American Heart Association
Price, Mary Wisconsin Early Autism Project Inc, The
Ramey, Melanie Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts of Wisconsin (HOPE), The
Rezin, Kathleen Aurora Health Care Inc
Rezin, Kathleen Wisconsin Early Autism Project Inc, The
Rogowski, Michael McCain Foods USA Inc.
Springer, Carrie Progressive Wisconsin, Inc.
Springer, Thomas J McCain Foods USA Inc.
Theo, Michael Murphy Oil USA Inc
Tyre, Scott Wisconsin Early Autism Project Inc, The
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,
R. Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 19, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
