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Relating to unemployment insurance and temporary help employers and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, January 19, 2007.
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To committee on
Labor and Industry
.
Referred on January 31, 2007.
Relating to continuing education waivers.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, January 22, 2007.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Referred on January 31, 2007.
Relating to examinations, endorsement, delegation, TPA/DPA, renewal and continuing education relating to optometrists.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, January 22, 2007.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Referred on January 31, 2007.
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Communications
January 31, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add me as a co-author to Assembly Joint Resolution 1. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jim Ott
State Representative
23rd Assembly District
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: February 1, 2007
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Assistant Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rule published in the January 31, 2006,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 613.
The following rule has been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Office of State Employment Relations
Madison
January 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
230.04(9)(em), Wis, Stats., I am pleased to submit the 2006 Veterans Employment Report. The report summarizes veteran new hires and on‐board statistics for the time period from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, and includes information for each state agency and each institution of the University of Wisconsin System.
Veterans comprise an important segment of the Wisconsin workforce in both the private and public sectors. State government‐and any other employer‐can benefit greatly by recruiting and retaining our nation's trained and motivated veterans.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Director
Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
January 30, 2007
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 December 2006.
On December 5, 2006, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $333.0 million. This negative balance continued through December 28, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $116.5 million. The General Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $547.0 million on December 7, 2006. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On December 1, 2006, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $8.5 million. This negative balance continued through December 31, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $5.4 million. The Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $8.5 million on December 1, 2006.
2005 Wisconsin Act 211 authorizes the fiscal year 2007 transfer of $25.4 million from the General Fund to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, which will offset this cash deficiency.
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On December 1, 2006, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. This negative balance continued through December 31, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On December 27, 2006, the Wisconsin Building Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1.3 million. This negative balance continued through December 31, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $1.6 million. The Wisconsin Building Trust Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $1.6 million on December 29, 2006. The negative balance was due to a delayed cash transfer from the University of Wisconsin.
On December 1, 2006, the Worker's Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.8 million. This negative balance continued through December 31, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $3.5 million. The Worker's Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $3.5 million on December 6, 2006. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, Medical Assistance Trust Fund, Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund, Wisconsin Building Trust Fund and Worker's Compensation 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,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
January 31, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In compliance with s.
16.548 Wisconsin Statutes, please find the 2006 fourth quarter report on the activities of the Federal‐State Relations Office in Washington, D.C., and the status of federal legislation of concern to the State of Wisconsin.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 6 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: the life and public service of Doris J. Hanson.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 6 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 6 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the life and public service of Robert L. Quackenbush.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be adopted?
Motion carried.
