Friday, July 27, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
July 16, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
15.377(8), Wis. Stats., enclosed please find a list of nominees to the Professional Standards Council for Teachers. These individuals were selected based upon organizational recommendations as prescribed in statute. Your confirmation of the appointees is requested.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
State Superintendent
Barnett, Jeffrey,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Benz
, Lisa,
of River Falls, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Bohon, Frances,
of Marshfield, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Cattau, Ann,
of Neenah, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Hase
, Paula,
of Wausau, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2009.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Oliver, Jamie Lynn,
of Ettrick, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2008.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Pollack, Hillary,
of Ashland, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
Schoessow, Terry,
of Mequon, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Read and referred to committee on Education.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
July 16, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I would like to request the following individuals to be removed from confirmation to serve on the Professional Standards Council for Teachers:
Richard Johnson, effective July 1, 2006, to serve until June 30, 2007
Muriel Smith-Gross, effective July 1, 2006, to serve until June 30, 2009
Muriel Smith-Gross, effective August 1, 2003, to serve until July 1, 2006
Mary Zimmerman, effective July 1, 2006, to serve until June 30, 2009
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
State Superintendent
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
July 19, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) is pleased to submit to you and the Legislature the annual Wisconsin Immunization Program Legislative Report for State Fiscal Year 2007. The attached report is required by Wisconsin Statutes 252.04(11).
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Wisconsin continues to make important progress towards attaining the goals set forth in Governor Doyle's KidsFirst Initiative and Healthiest Wisconsin 2010. The percentage of school aged children that meet the minimum immunization standard as required by the student immunization law requirements increased from 88.5% in the 2005‐06 school year to 91.7% in the 2006‐07 school year. For students attending the Milwaukee Public Schools there was a significant increase, from 44.9% to 61.3%, in the same time period. DHFS staff continues to work with other public and private partners to identify opportunities to improve immunizations rates for all children living in Milwaukee. Other highlights of the Legislative Report include:
• The implementation of newly licensed vaccines to prevent potentially serious diseases in children and adolescents has increased the amount of federal funds for vaccine purchase from $18.3 million in SFY 2006 to $25.9 million in SFY 2007.
• The annual Kindergarten Immunization Assessment indicates a 6% increase in the percentage of children that are considered to have completed their immunizations and a 1.6% decrease in the percentage of children who have opted for a personal conviction waiver.
• The Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) continues to be a success with an increase in the number of records in the system, an increase in users and enhancements added to the system that will be beneficial in a bioterrorism or related event.
• With Governor Doyle's announcement that parents and guardians will have direct access to their children's immunization history in the WIR, there have been approximately 6,000 public access attempts per month.
We are pleased with this progress and will continue our strong partnership with other public and private health care providers in Wisconsin to ensure that children are properly immunized.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
