To joint committee on Finance.
Gary Tauchen
Chairperson
Committee on Election and Campaign Reform
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 92
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Relating to: eliminating the enrollment cap for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and extending the program to permit private schools located in Milwaukee County to participate.
Passage, with emergency statement (s.
16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes).
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Vos, Meyer, Strachota, LeMahieu, Nygren and Kleefisch; Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham and Hopper.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Grigsby and Shilling;
Senators Taylor and Jauch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Vos, Meyer, Strachota, LeMahieu, Nygren, Kleefisch, Grigsby and Shilling; Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham, Hopper, Taylor and Jauch.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended, with emergency statement (s.
16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes).
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Vos, Meyer, Strachota, LeMahieu, Nygren and Kleefisch; Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham, Hopper, Taylor and Jauch.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Grigsby and Shilling.
To committee on Rules.
Robin Vos
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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Speaker's Communications
DATE: May 4, 2011
TO: Patrick E. Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
RE: Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald has appointed Representative Michelle Litjens to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Board of Directors.
Please call if you have any questions.
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May 5, 2011
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
As Assembly Speaker, pursuant to Assembly Rule
9, I am temporarily appointing Representatives Berceau, Kessler and Hulsey to replace Representatives Barca, Seidel and Clark, solely for the Assembly Rules committee meeting on Thursday, May 5, 2011.
Sincerely,
Jeff Fitzgerald
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
May 5, 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-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 35, relating to recognizing May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
Sincerely,
Jim Steineke
State Representative
5th Assembly District
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May 5, 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 Bill 57, relating to certain controlled substances and providing a penalty.
Sincerely,
Neal Kedzie
State Senator
11th Senate District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
April 29, 2011
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending March 31,2011, as required by s.
565.37 (3), Wis. Stats. The attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure information.
Lottery sales were $133.6 million for the quarter, up 11.8% from the same quarter last year. For the year, sales are at $369.2 million, up 4.2% over last year.
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,
Richard G. Chandler
Secretary of Revenue
Referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 29, 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 March 2011.
On March 1, 2011, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $192.3 million. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2011, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $221.2 million. The Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $222.9 million on March 24, 2011.
On March 1, 2011, the Police and Fire Protection Fund cash balance closed at a negative $29.6 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through March 31, 2011, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $25.5 million.
On March 1, 2011, the Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $21.6 million. This negative balance continued through March 15, 2011, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $23.5 million. The Conservation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $24.2 million on March 10, 2011.
On March 1, 2011, the Democracy Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $901 thousand. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2011, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $901 thousand.
On March 2, 2011, the Support Collections Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $4.3 million. This negative balance continued intermittently through March 10, 2011, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $1.1 million. The Support Collections Trust Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $5.4 million on March 7, 2011.
