Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, March
2
, 2009.
The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Relating to examinations for substance abuse professionals.
No action taken.
Relating to complaint procedures for inmates of the Wisconsin resource center.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 95
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet County.
By
Senators
Leibham and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Townsend and Spanbauer.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 96
Relating to: diversions under a community integration program of Medical Assistance-eligible persons from imminent entry into nursing homes.
By
Senators
Leibham, Darling and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives LeMahieu, Townsend, Spanbauer, Petrowski and Kaufert.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation.
Senate Bill 97
Relating to: authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation.
By
Senators
Vinehout, Lehman, Kapanke, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Kreitlow, Harsdorf, Darling, Taylor, Olsen, Schultz, Wirch, Plale, Robson, Lassa, Cowles and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Shilling, Danou, Mason, Pasch, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Richards, Huebsch, Smith, Sherman, Clark, Young, Vukmir, Pope-Roberts, Milroy, Wood, Kerkman, Dexter, Hintz, Strachota, Soletski, Gunderson, Staskunas, Petersen, Davis, Black, Ballweg, Berceau, Kaufert, Hilgenberg, Molepske Jr., Townsend, Sinicki, Zipperer, A. Williams, Zepnick and Kleefisch.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 98
Relating to: appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons.
By
Senators
Taylor and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Staskunas, Turner and Townsend, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council
.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 99
Relating to: appellate time limits and procedure.
By
Senators
Taylor and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Staskunas, Turner and Townsend, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council
.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 100
Relating to: appellate procedure.
By
Senators
Taylor and Risser; cosponsored by Representative Hebl
, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 101
Relating to: battery to a highway construction or maintenance worker and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lehman and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Kerkman, A. Ott, Turner, Zepnick and Brooks.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 102
Relating to: periods of revocation of driving privileges after committing certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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By
Senators
Carpenter, Kreitlow, Kedzie and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Zepnick, Berceau, Townsend, Pope-Roberts and A. Ott.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 103
Relating to: restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons using electronic text messaging devices and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Cowles, Lehman, Carpenter, Risser, Lassa, Harsdorf, Taylor, Darling, Schultz, Olsen and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Townsend, Van Roy, Bies, Spanbauer, Lothian, Petrowski, A. Ott, Friske and Strachota.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 27, 2009
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 January 2009.
On January 1, 2009, the I
njured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $102.7 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $101.4 million. The I
njured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $104.1 million on January 8, 2009. The negative balance was due to the transfer of $200 million to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund per
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, and the pending liquidation of fund securities necessary to offset this shortfall.
On January 1, 2009, the Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $ 12.1 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $27.3 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2009, the Utility Public Benefits Fund cash balance closed at a negative $4.3 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $6.6 million (its intra-moth low). The negative balance was due to a delayed transfer to the fund.
On January 1, 2009, the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance closed at a negative $14 thousand. This negative balance continued through January 26, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $5 thousand. The Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance reached its intra month low of a negative $39 thousand on January 5, 2009. The negative balance was due to timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Conservation Fund, Utility Public Benefits Fund, and Dry Cleaner Environmental Response 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