To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
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Assembly Bill 319
Relating to: the definitions of motor bicycle and moped.
By
Representatives Lothian, Sherman, Hahn, Gronemus, A. Williams, Townsend and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Risser.
To committee on Transportation
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The following Assembly proposal, which has been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, has been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 3, 2007
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As part of our ongoing audit responsibilities, we conducted a limited‐scope review of pricing policies for canteens in each of the 20 adult correctional institutions administered by the Department of Corrections (DOC). Canteens operate as prison stores from which inmates may purchase packaged foods, cards, stamps, personal items, toiletries, and other items. Institution administrators have broad authority for canteen operations. For example, they choose whether an institution will operate its canteen directly or select a private vendor, as well as which items will be sold to inmates. Canteens are managed by state employees in 14 institutions and by contractors in the other 6.
DOC has established pricing policies that apply to both state‐operated and contract canteens. These policies require items sold in the canteens to be priced approximately 10 percent above the price paid by the vendor. The mark‐up now appears to be consistently applied, but we found that differences in prices for similar items were sometimes substantial and that these differences occurred in both state‐operated and contract canteens.
In February 2003, an internal working group reported that consolidating canteen operations would likely result in reduced costs to DOC and inmates. We include a recommendation for DOC to reassess the cost‐effectiveness of consolidating canteen operations, either through a private vendor or with state employees, and report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee by October 1, 2007.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DOC staff during the course of our review.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Nerison moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 9.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
10:31 A.M.
