The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday
, January
31, 2007.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 30, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Fish
, Alan,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending October 11, 2010.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger football team.
By
Senators
Risser, Lazich, Erpenbach, Olsen, Hansen, Miller, Lehman, Decker, Lassa, Darling, Kedzie, Coggs, Roessler, Wirch, Plale, Schultz and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Boyle, Kerkman, Newcomer, Mason, Ballweg, Lothian, A. Ott, Hahn, Nass, Bies, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Molepske, Wieckert, Hebl, Travis, Seidel, Pocan, Turner, Townsend, LeMahieu, Hintz, Petrowski, Staskunas, Mursau, Smith, J. Ott and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 20
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates for fire fighters and groups that are military in nature.
By
Senators
Hansen, Sullivan, Coggs, Cowles, Wirch, Plale, Schultz, Leibham and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Soletski, Nelson, Berceau, Turner, Black, Bies, Mursau, Van Roy, Smith and Sheridan.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 21
Relating to: disciplinary procedures for certain local law enforcement officers and fire fighters.
By
Senators
Hansen, Wirch, Lehman and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Soletski, Albers, Ballweg, Friske, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Kerkman, Musser, Seidel, Sheridan, Townsend and Wasserman.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 22
Relating to: restrictions on employment of former commissioners and certain staff of the Public Service Commission and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lassa, Coggs, Carpenter, Lehman and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Jorgensen, Pope-Roberts, Boyle, Berceau, Pocan, Hilgenberg, Sheridan and Hintz.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: service by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist.
By
Senators
Lassa, Sullivan, Carpenter, Lehman, Hansen and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Jorgensen, Ziegelbauer, Strachota, Cullen, Boyle, Benedict, Smith, Pocan, Hilgenberg, Sheridan and Hintz.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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The committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Ervin, Roger,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Risser, Miller, Kreitlow, Ellis and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Morgan, Michael,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Risser, Miller, Kreitlow, Ellis and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: providing loans to persons who are paying more property taxes as a result of the Department of Revenue's error in calculating equalized value and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Risser, Miller, Kreitlow, Ellis and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Fred Risser
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
January 31, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson of the standing committee and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
14
withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
February 1
, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following rule has been published in the January 31, 2007 Wisconsin Administrative
Register No. 613:
Clearinghouse Rules Effective Date(s)
06-038
2-1-2007
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Assistant Revisor of Statutes
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
January 30, 2007
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.
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
