Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, May 29, 2008.
To committee on Children and Family Law
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Referred on June 4, 2008
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Speaker's Communications
June 6, 2008
Rod Nilsestuen, Secretary
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Secretary Nilsestuen,
Pursuant to
2007 Wisconsin Act 223, I have appointed Representative Al Ott, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Representative Brett David, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Education to the newly‐created Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
Madison
DATE: June 5, 2008
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Bruce J. Hoesly
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
SUBJECT: Rules published in the May 31, 2008,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 629
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
DATE:
May 29, 2008
TO:
Patrick E. Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk
FROM:
Kevin P. Reilly
University of Wisconsin System
Office of the President
RE:
Report Pursuant to
Wis. Stat. §
36.11(22)(2)(b)
Section
36.11(22)(2)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, requires the Board of Regents to annually submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature on the methods used by each UW System institution to disseminate information to students on sexual assault and sexual harassment.
The law requires UW System institutions to incorporate oral and written information on sexual assault and sexual harassment into their orientation programs for newly entering students, including information on: (1) sexual assault by acquaintances of the victims; (2) the legal definitions and penalties for sexual assault; (3) generally available national, state, and campus statistics on sexual assault; (4) the rights of victims; and (5) protective behaviors including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment. In addition, each institution must annually supply printed material to all students enrolled in the institution that includes information on all of these topics. This law was enacted in April 1990, and this is the eighteenth report to be compiled for the Legislature since its enactment.
This report summarizes the primary methods used by each institution to comply with s.
36.11(22)(2)(b), Wisconsin Statutes. The summaries are not exhaustive of all efforts underway at the institutions. Instead, they summarize the programs institutions have identified as their “best practices" to respond to victims of sexual assault and provide information about sexual assault and its prevention to all students.
Overall, UW System institutions are (1) continually updating and improving the scope and quality of information provided to students; (2) integrating presentations, small‐group discussion of the issues, and interactive dramatizations relating to sexual violence into new student orientation programs; (3) providing the educational and resource information required by s.
36.11(22), Wisconsin Statutes, on the web or in print form; (4) offering educational programs addressing the topic in a wide range of venues, including residence halls, student unions, classrooms, student organization gatherings, and private housing facilities; and (5) establishing effective and important connections among campus Dean of Students staff, residence hall staff, police and security, counseling and health personnel, local police, community service agencies, and regional hospitals to address sexual violence in a coordinated manner.
The attached report is submitted on behalf of the Board of Regents to fulfill our statutory requirements.
If you need additional information regarding this report, please contact Janice Sheppard at
jsheppard@uwsa.edu or 608‐262‐5563.
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
May 30, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This document presents the Department of Corrections' biennial report for the period ending June 30, 2007, in accordance with s.
15.04(1)(d), Wis. Stats. The report outlines our accomplishments for the completed biennium and includes a summary of objectives for the current biennium.
The Department's primary mission is the safety and security of the public through incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders in correctional facilities and through the supervision of offenders in the community. In addition, we must provide a safe and secure environment for our staff in carrying out their duties and provide offenders opportunities to be successfully reintegrated into society when they are released. Our achievements of the past two years reflect the efforts of DOC's dedicated and conscientious employees and our local government and private sector partners, who successfully met the many challenges facing them.
We look forward to continuing to carry out our responsibilities to the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.
