October 4, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Assembly Bill 684 be withdrawn from the committee on
Natural Resources and Transportation and rereferred to the committee on
Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business, and Government Reform.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Representative Gielow added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill 276.
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Relating to the selection and monitoring of vendors for the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC), and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, October 3, 2005.
Referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, October 4, 2005
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 115 offered by Senator A. Lasee.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 351 offered by Senator Kanavas.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 4, 2005
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 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Brozek, Michael ACC Capital Holdings
Schimming, Brian ACC Capital Holdings
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
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
September 30, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) 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 balances during the month of August 2005.
On August 1, 2005, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $410.0 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued until August 30, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $12.3 million. The General Fund cash balance reached its intramonth low of a negative $589.2 million on August 10, 2005. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 1, 2005, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $2.2 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued until August 23, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $0.6 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 24, 2005, the Tuition Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $116 thousand. This negative balance continued until August 26, 2005, when the fund's cahs balance closed at a positive $84 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, and the Tuition Trust 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 joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Veterans Affairs
September 30, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
In accordance with Wis. Stats. s.45.35(3d)(b), the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and the Wisconsin Council on Veterans Programs jointly submit the biennial report to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature for distribution to the Legislature under s.
13.172(2), including a general summary of the activities and membership over the past two years of the Council on Veterans Programs and from each organization represented on the Council.
Inactive Council member organizations:
Veterans of WWI
American Red Cross
Federation for Culturally Diverse Veterans
The information contained in the report was compiled by WDVA staff and the Council Chairman from materials submitted by the representative from each active organization on the Council.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at (608) 266-1315 for further information or assistance.
Sincerely,
JOHN A. SCOCOS
Secretary
Office of State Employment Relations
September 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the July 1, 2003-June 30, 2005 annual report from the State Council on Affirmative Action. The report details the Council's activities and specifically highlights both the Fourth and Fifth Annual Diversity Awards that are provided to agencies and universities with the most productive initiatives and best practices in affirmative action and diversity.
The State Council on Affirmative Action is in its 28th year of operation and continues to explore new ideas in order to foster measurable progress towards an equitable and diverse work force in state government and the University of Wisconsin system.
The efforts of the Council have strived to compliment the mission of the Division of Affirmative Action and the Office of STate Employment RElations, which is to provide innovative human resources leadership and strategic direction to Wisconsin state government in order to maximize the quality and diversity of the state's workforce.
I am convinced that the efforts of the Council will continue forward to increase the opportunities of both Wisconsin State Government and the University System to achieve diversity in all applicable procedures and practices. We look forward to many more productive and prosperous years of growth for this effort.
Sincerely,
KAREN E. TIMBERLAKE
Director
University of Wisconsin
Hospital and Clinics
September 30, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
On behalf of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority, I am pleased to submit the enclosed report as required under section 233.04(1) Wisconsin Statutes. The report outlines FY 2005 progress on goals set forth in our 2004-2008 Strategic Plan and presents our goals for FY 2006.
UWHC has had an exceptional year, enhancing our reputation as a national performance leader on a variety of quality measures. We have also made substantial progress on employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction, reducing nurse vacancies and increasing patient access.
We are pleased to report that, under the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority structure, UWHC is consistently serving its mission of patient care, education, research and community service in a manner consistent with expectations for an academic medical center associated with a great research university.
If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact me at 608-263-5800.
Sincerely,
LINDA G. GREI
Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs
WHA Information Center
September 29, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
JOSEPH KACHELSKI
WHA Information Center
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