February 1, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
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Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co‐sponsor of Assembly Bill 672.
Sincerely,
Glenn Grothman
State Senator
20th Senate District
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February 4, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please remove my name as a co‐sponsor of Assembly Bill 651. I no longer support the bill.
If you have questions about this request or if I need to go about this in a different manner please contact me immediately.
Sincerely,
Sheryl K. ALbers
State Representative
50th Assembly District
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February 4, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co‐author of Assembly Bill 762, relating to the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Sincerely,
Robin Vos
State Representative
63rd Assembly District
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
January 31, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I have attached electronic copies of the FY 2007 Annual Report and Schedule of Investments for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The report contains Independent Auditor's Reports, prepared by the Legislative Audit Bureau, for the funds that we manage. The funds include the Core and Variable Trust Funds of the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Investment Fund and various smaller funds. The Schedule of Investments lists all investments that SWIB held as of June 30, 2007.
I ask that you distribute the electronic copies to the members of the Legislature. We also have hard copies of both reports available. Any member who would prefer a hard copy of either the Annual Report or the Schedule of Investments should contact Sandy Drew (261‐0182). Thank you.
Sincerely,
Keith Bozarth
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
February 1, 2008
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed a review of 17‐year‐old offenders in the adult criminal justice system, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. Wisconsin is currently 1 of 13 states in which individuals under the age of 18 are treated as adults in the justice system. We reviewed a variety of statistics, including data on arrests, the number and type of criminal charges filed, sentences imposed, prison admissions, probation placements, and recidivism.
From 2002 through 2006, 585 individuals who were 17 at the time of offense were admitted to prison and 10,632 were placed on probation. Of those admitted to prison, 429 participated in at least one educational program, but participation in other types of rehabilitation or treatment programs was much less frequent.
In a review of rates of recidivism and probation revocation among 17‐year‐olds, we found that fewer than one‐half of 17‐year‐old offenders successfully completed probation, and 17‐year‐old offenders had higher recidivism rates than either juveniles or older adults.
Legislation currently under consideration would return 17‐year‐olds to the juvenile system. This change would have a significant effect on counties, which are primarily responsible for operating and funding juvenile corrections services. We estimate the juvenile corrections cost increase could range from $53.5 million to $82.4 million annually.
We appreciate the courtesy extended to us by officials and staff of the Department of Corrections and other state and local agencies we contacted during our review. The Department's response follows the appendices.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor