Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge, directing the secretary of workforce development to appoint a committee to study wage disparities between men and women and between minority group members and nonminority group members, and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Sinicki, Young, Vruwink, Benedict, Grigsby, Boyle, Fields, Berceau, Shilling, Nelson, Sheridan, Molepske, Richards, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Pocan, Seidel and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, Taylor, Miller, Lassa, Wirch, Breske and Erpenbach.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: a temporary reduction in the motor vehicle fuel tax rate.
By
Representatives Cullen, Ziegelbauer, Wasserman, Benedict and Krusick; cosponsored by Senator Carpenter
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To joint committee on Finance.
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 51
Relating to: seizure by a court or law enforcement officer of a motor vehicle operator's license and reinstatement of an operating privilege.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Bies, Gundrum, Underheim, Owens, Suder, LeMahieu, Pope-Roberts, Wasserman and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Bies, Gundrum, Underheim, Owens, Suder, LeMahieu, Pope-Roberts, Wasserman and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 143
Relating to: access to presentence investigation reports.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Bies, Gundrum, Underheim, Owens, Suder, LeMahieu, Pope-Roberts, Wasserman and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Garey Bies
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections and the Courts
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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 943May 13, 2005
Assembly Bill 995May 16, 2005
Assembly Bill 928May 16, 2005
Assembly Bill 14010May 16, 2005
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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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:
Jt. Res. Number Enrolled Number
Publication Date
Assembly Joint Res. 25Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 16Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 57Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 68Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 209Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 2310Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 2511Not Published
Assembly Joint Res. 2712Not Published
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
April 28, 2005
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As provided in section
25.17 (14m) of the Statutes, attached is our annual report to the Legislature regarding investment goals, long-term strategies and performance. As a follow-up to our discussions with the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, this report also addresses a number of findings and recommendations in the Legislative Audit Bureau's November 2004 management review of SWIB.
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Overall, our review suggests that SWIB is generally well positioned in the use of internal and external resources and mix of active and passive management styles. However, we have identified a number of potential ways in which we could enhance our position. We are pursuing improvements in these areas. Several relate to topics raised in the LAB audit, and they are discussed in more detail in the attached report. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you .
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about the report.
Sincerely,
David C. Mills
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 4, 2005
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of management of the State's vehicle fleet, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The Department of Administration (DOA) has primary responsibility for fleet management, including establishing policies for the acquisition, use, maintenance, and sale of fleet vehicles.
As of December 31, 2004, the State owned 6,669 fleet vehicles, a reduction of 13.8 percent since 2001. Agencies either own these vehicles or lease them from DOA; five agencies - DOA, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Department of Corrections - are assigned nearly three-quarters of the fleet. Sedans and station wagons are the most commonly owned vehicles, followed by pick-up trucks and passenger and cargo vans. A vehicle reduction initiative announced by the Governor in June 2004 generated gross revenue of approximately $3.5 million through March 2005, but it is unclear how much of this revenue will be available for deficit reduction because of sales costs and outstanding debt on vehicles sold.
We found that several state agencies are not appropriately enforcing the minimum driving standards for individuals who use fleet vehicles, in part because of DOA's limited guidance. We also found that Wisconsin's standard reimbursement rate for employees who use privately owned vehicles to conduct state business, $0.325 per mile, is within the range paid by other midwestern states.
We make several recommendations to improve fleet management, including better monitoring of vehicle leases and rentals, improving the procurement process, fully implementing fleet-management software, and improving the process for responding to complaints about inappropriate vehicle use. In addition, we include a recommendation for DOA to better monitor mileage reimbursements by employees who make personal use of fleet vehicles. DOA will likely pay a forfeiture of approximately $35,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for past underpayment of these mileage reimbursements, and steps should be taken to avoid additional forfeiture payments in the future.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DOA staff, as well as by staff in the other agencies and campuses we contacted. DOA's response follows the appendices.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Petrowski moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 10.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
9:16 A.M.
