By
Representatives Jorgensen, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Clark, Danou, Fields, Grigsby, Hulsey, Molepske Jr, Parisi, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Turner, Vruwink and Young; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, T. Cullen, Hansen, Taylor and Wirch.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
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Assembly Bill 10
Relating to: requiring the Department of Commerce to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Jorgensen, Ringhand, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Clark, Danou, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Hulsey, Molepske Jr, Parisi, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Turner, Vruwink and Young; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, T. Cullen, Hansen, Taylor and Wirch.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
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Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate one additional enterprise zone.
By
Representatives Barca, Bernard Schaber, Hintz, Vruwink, Milroy, Danou, Turner, Sinicki, Roys, Fields, Berceau, Shilling, Seidel, Parisi, Clark, Pope-Roberts, D. Cullen and Hebl; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, S. Coggs and Taylor.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
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Speaker's Appointments
January 31, 2011
Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller
401 Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
As Assembly Speaker, per Assembly Rules
9 and
24, I am temporarily appointing the following Representatives as substitute members on the committee on Rules solely for the Rules committee meeting on Monday, January 31, 2011.
Representatives Hulsey and Hebl are appointed in place of Representatives Barca and Seidel respectively.
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Please contact my office if you have any questions. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jeff Fitzgerald
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
Madison
DATE: January 31, 2011
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Bruce J. Hoesly
Code Editor
SUBJECT: Rules published in the January 31, 2011
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 661.
The following rules have been published:
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January 31, 2011
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 7, relating to recognizing American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.
Sincerely,
Timothy Cullen
State Senator
15th Senate District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
January 31, 2011
To 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 December 2010.
On December 13, 2010, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $14.4 million. The fund's cash balance increased to a positive $44 thousand on December 14, 2010. On December 30, 2010, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $213.8 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through December 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $109.0 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On December 17, 2010, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $6.5 million. This negative balance continued through December 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $180.0 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On December 1, 2010, the Police and Fire Protection Fund cash balance closed at a negative $43.3 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through December 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $39.2 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On December 17, 2010, the Petroleum Inspection Fund cash balance closed at a negative $5.0 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued intermittently through December 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $804 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, Medical Assistance Trust Fund, Police and Fire Protection Fund, and Petroleum Inspection 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.
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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,
Mike Huebsch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means and joint committee on Finance.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
January 28, 2011
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed a financial audit of WHA Television, as requested by the University of Wisconsin-Extension to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
WHA Television is licensed to the University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents and is operated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. WHA Television earned $17.3 million in revenues during fiscal year 2009-10, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
Our audit report contains WHA Television's financial statements and related notes as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2009. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by University of Wisconsin-Extension staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
January 28, 2011
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed a financial audit of WHA Radio, as requested by the University of Wisconsin-Extension to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
WHA Radio is licensed to the University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents and is operated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. WHA Radio earned $10.7 million in revenues during fiscal year 2009-10, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
Our audit report contains WHA Radio's financial statements and related notes as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2009. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by University of Wisconsin-Extension staff during the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
