The committee on Economic Development reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 291
Relating to: authorizing the designation of a tax incremental district as distressed and expanding the use of donor tax incremental districts.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 399
Relating to: authorizing two or more cities, villages, towns, or counties, or a combination of such political subdivisions, to create a commission to issue conduit revenue bonds and exercise eminent domain authority and exempting from taxation interest on such bonds.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Julie Lassa
Chairperson
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Freedman, Marvin,
of Middleton, as a member of the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs and Carpenter.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Leibham and Kanavas.
Senate Bill 286
Relating to: collection agencies.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Sullivan
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
[MOTION] That Senate Bill 464
be removed from the calendar of Tuessday, March 2, 2010.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Decker, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Grothman.
Noes: 0 - None.
RUSS DECKER
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
February 23, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
Early, Annie Wisconsin Fraternal
Congress
Ferguson, Lisa Check Into Cash
Jelinski, David Dairy Business Association
Lamont, Cori Wisconsin Realtors
Association
Loehr, Kira Wisconsin Customers for
Affordable Local and Long
Distance Service
Strauch-Nelson, Rachel City of Madison
Zelenkova, Ramie Consumer Electronics
Association
Zukowski, Ryan Wisconsin Troopers
Association Inc
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
February 25, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Community Integration Program (CIP) for residents of State Centers was created by
1983 Wisconsin Act 27. According to s.
46.275 of the Wisconsin statutes, this program is intended:
...to relocate persons from the state centers for the developmentally disabled into appropriate community settings with the assistance of home and community-based services and with continuity of care. The intent of the program is also to minimize its impact on state employees through redeployment of employees into vacant positions.
Under Wisconsin statutes s.
46.275(5m), the Department is required to submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature describing the program's impact during the prior calendar year on state employees, including the Department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off.
During calendar year 2009, Southern Wisconsin Center and Central Wisconsin Center have relocated 9 center residents into the community under the CIP program. There were no employee layoffs as the result of these placements. However, the Department redeployed 24 employees into other vacant positions dedicated to providing care to persons who continue to reside at the Center.
Sincerely,
karen e. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
Referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 26, 2010
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 2010.
On January 1, 2010, the
Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $12.7 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $9.1 million. 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, 2010, the Utility Public Benefits Fund cash balance closed at a negative $10.9 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $14.1 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2010, the Permanent Endowment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2010, the Workers Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $4.1 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through January 19, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $782 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2010, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $70.4 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $97.0 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2010, the Police and Fire Protection Fund cash balance closed at a negative $32.2 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $29.7 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
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On January 21, 2010, the
Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $3.8 million. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $7.1 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Utility Public Benefits Fund, Permanent Endowment Fund, Workers Compensation Fund, Medical Assistance Trust Fund, Police and Fire Protection Fund, and Conservation 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
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
