I am please to present to you, for distribution to the Wisconsin Senate, the annual evaluation report on the Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program. It is also available on our website
www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library/publications/topic/safety.htm. The program, created by section 86.53 Wis. Stats., was established by the legislature in 1997 with the requirement that the Department study its impact and report on its findings.
The Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program is intended for offenders who are arrested for their second or subsequent OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) offense. Offender participants may be voluntary or court order. It is an intervention model designed to get offenders into counseling, treatment and supervision as soon as possible after the arrest. The program is individual to each community.
As you will see in the report, no community that has begun a program has dropped it. Offenders who successfully completed the program were less likely than non-participants to be re-arrested for subsequent OWI violations. Those who were re-arrested went significantly longer between arrests than non-participants. Currently there are seven counties on a waiting list for funding to begin programs.
I commend those people who have dedicated themselves to making this innovative program a success. There are no "silver bullets" in eradicating impaired driving, but I feel this effort is a vital piece in the total transportation safety effort.
Sincerely,
Daniel W. Lonsdorf, Director
Bureau of Transportation Safety
Department of Regulation and Licensing
March 10, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed please find the State of Wisconsin Controlled Substances Board's annual report for 2003. The Controlled Substances Board is required to submit this report to you annually, pursuant to Wis. Stat. 961.36(3). It includes findings with respect to the Board's effect on the distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including recommendations for improving control and prevention of the diversion of controlled substances.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Benning, Chair
Controlled Substances Board
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 10, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Henzl
, Bob,
of Racine, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Greer
, Marthina L.,
of Lomira, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Waage
, Theresa L.,
of Argyle, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Peterson, Donald J.,
of Barron, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to the control of hazardous air contaminants.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Higher Education and Tourism reports and recommends:
Relating to the joint effort marketing program.
No action taken.
Relating to the regulation of for-profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, nonprofit colleges and universities; and in-state, non-profit institutions incorporated after 1991.
No action taken.
Sheila Harsdorf
Chairperson
The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Relating to assessment of agricultural land.
No action taken.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 67
Report correctly enrolled on March 15, 2004.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 68
Senate Joint Resolution 69
Report correctly enrolled on March 18, 2004.
Senate Enrolled Proposals
