Communications
May 7, 2009
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please take the necessary and authorized action to record me as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 51, authored by Representative Nygren.
Please contact me if there are any questions related to my request.
Sincerely,
Jerry Petrowski
State Representative
86th Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Office of Energy Independence
Madison
May 4, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
16.045 (5) Wis. Stats., I am submitting the annual Wisconsin Biofuels and Alternative Fuel Use Report for distribution to the appropriate standing committees. I am pleased to provide the following highlights for 2007.
Sincerely,
David J. Jenkins
Director of Commercialization and Market Development
Referred to committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs.
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Milwaukee Public Schools
Division of Business Services
Milwaukee
May 6, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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According to Wisconsin School Law 121.87 in accordance with 13.172, the Board is required by law to submit the enclosed reports. School Law 121.87 states "...annually by May 1 the board of school directors of the school district operating under ch.
119 shall submit a report to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) that specifies the number, percentage, race, sex, grade and attendance area of pupils transferred outside their attendance area without written consent under s.
121.85 (6)(am)."
Enclosed you will find a report that meet the requirements stated above. The total number of intra-district students bused under the Chapter
220 designation for the school year 2008-2009 equals 15,037. Of that number 780 either did not return a consent form or checked box indicating no consent. Students who have moved during the school year and no longer require parental consent were subtracted from the non-returned figure. The district did meet the requirement of ninety-five percent (95%) parents providing consent.
Sincerely,
Michael Turza, Director
Division of Business Services
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
May 7, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In compliance with Wisconsin statute 16.548, please find the Wisconsin Office of Federal/State Relations quarterly report to be submitted to the Legislature for the First Quarter of 2009. This report provides information on the activities of the office and the status of federal legislation of concern to the State of Wisconsin.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this material.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
Madison
May 8, 2009
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) was established in 1991 to assist local communities in improving seriously deteriorating county highways, town roads, and municipal streets. Since then, $327 million has been distributed to local units of government through this program. The 2007-09 State Biennial Budget provided non-discretionary funds of $16.9 million in FY 2008 and $17.2 in FY 2009, with separate discretionary funds of $7.1 million in FY 2008 and $7.3 million in FY 2009. Including funding carryover from the previous program cycle, $48.8 million was available for 931 LRIP projects during the FY 2008 and FY 2009 program cycle.
Administrative Rule Trans 206.03 (15)(f) directs WisDOT to publish a summary of program activity by June 30th of each odd-numbered year. The latest edition, Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) Biennial Summary Report: State Fiscal Years 2008-2009 is available exclusively electronically on the LRIP Web site at
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/localgov/docs/lrip-biennial2008.pdf.
Information in the report is current as of March 9, 2009. Since not all projects from the 2008-2009 program cycle were completed as of this date, data in this report may not agree with the most current information available.
You may also contact one of the LRIP Program Managers:
Janice Watzke -
janice.watzke@dot.wi.gov
Phone - (608) 266-9497
Counties Managed - Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha
Kathryn Dustin -
kathryn.dustin@dot.wi.gov
Phone - (608) 264-7336
Counties Managed - Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Price, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood
Sincerely,
Lori Richter
Local State Programs Unit Leader
WisDOT - Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads & Harbors, Local Transportation Programs & Finance Section
