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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday, September 25
, 2008.
The committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation reports and recommends:
Relating to certification of outpatient mental health clinics, and affecting small businesses.
Report modifications requested, Ayes 6, Noes 0.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Erpenbach, Vinehout, Carpenter, Taylor, Lazich and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, September 26
, 2008.
The committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to increasing Wisconsin's minimum wages and affecting small businesses.
No action taken.
Spencer Coggs
Chairperson
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, September 29
, 2008.
The committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail reports and recommends:
Relating to the uniform dwelling code.
No action taken.
Relating to electrical construction.
No action taken.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Tourism reports and recommends:
Relating to multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials.
No action taken.
Relating to the occupational licensing program.
No action taken.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
September 18, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As requested by the Public Service Commission (PSC), we have completed a financial audit of the Universal Service Fund, which was established to ensure that all state residents receive essential telecommunications services and have access to advanced telecommunications capabilities. It is funded primarily through assessments on telecommunications providers, which totaled $30.0 million in fiscal year (FY) 2006-07. Our audit report contains our unqualified opinion on the Universal Service Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, and June 30, 2006.
Eight of 13 programs currently supported by the Universal Service Fund are operated by the PSC. The programs provide low-income or disabled individuals affordable access to basic telephone and information services, lessen the financial effect of high rate increases, and assist in the purchase of medical telecommunications equipment.
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The largest program supported by the Universal Service Fund is the Educational Telecommunications Access Program, which is administered by the Department of Administration (DOA). This program subsidizes data lines and video links for eligible educational institutions. In FY 2006, 2007, expenditures for the program totaled $17.4 million.
The Universal Services Fund also supported two programs administered by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) during FY 2006-07, including state aid to public library systems. Since FY 2004-05, the Universal Service Fund has been used increasingly for library system aid.
In our Report on Internal Control and Compliance, we reported on three fiscal management issues that require attention by the PSC and DOA. We found errors in the financial statements, inaccurate copayment billings for educational institutions participating in the Educational Telecommunications Access Program, and an incorrect treatment of a prior-year refund.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by staff at the PSC, DOA, DPI, University of Wisconsin System, and the Universal Service Fund's administrator, Wipfli LLP.
Respectfully Submitted,
Janice mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
September 24, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending June 30, 2008. As required by 565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure information.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Roger m. ervin
Secretary of Revenue
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
September 30
, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following rules have been published in the September 30, 2008 Wisconsin Administrative
Register No. 633:
Clearinghouse Rules Effective Date(s)
07-100 10-1-2008
07-103 10-1-2008
08-011 2-1-2009
08-014 10-1-2008
08-038 10-1-2008
08-041 10-1-2008
Sincerely,
BRUCE J. HOESLY
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Relating to grants for national teacher certification and master educator licensure.
No action taken.
Relating to state special education aid for certain pupil services personnel.