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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, December 20
, 2011.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 343
Relating to: requiring certain medical loss ratios for health benefit plans.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Lassa, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout, Holperin and S. Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Pasch, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Clark, Grigsby, Hebl, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr, Ringhand, Seidel, Sinicki, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Turner and Zamarripa.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
Senate Bill 344
Relating to: length of declarant control; period for expanding condominiums; community manager requirements; requiring a written agreement between the declarant and the municipality, declarant warranties, and posting securities; requiring approval by the municipality of condominium instruments; and requiring certification of condominium financial statements.
By
Senator
Taylor
; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Grigsby, Turner and Berceau.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator King added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
101
.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 345
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
S630
By
Senators
Lassa, Taylor, Schultz, Olsen, S. Coggs and King; cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, C. Taylor, Stone, Grigsby, Spanbauer, Hebl, Doyle, Richards, Mason, Berceau, Bewley, Ringhand, Vruwink, Fields, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Sinicki, Hintz and Zepnick.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 346
Relating to: eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment compensation benefits.
By
Senators
Wirch, Leibham, Carpenter, S. Coggs, Erpenbach, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and King; cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Fields, Grigsby, Clark, Hebl, Jacque, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Sinicki and Zepnick.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
December 1, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section 1 20.907(1m) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. The expenditure report is attached. In addition, the Department has no in-kind contributions to report.
Sincerely,
dennis g. smith
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Children & Families
December 8, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the Child Abuse and Neglect Report, 2010 Data, pursuant to s.
48.981. The report includes a statistical analysis of suspended child abuse and neglect reports received and investigated by county child protective services (CPS) agencies and the state Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare in calendar year 2010. The report also contains information on child fatalities due to child abuse or neglect and data regarding children who are identified as victims of abusive head trauma.
Sincerely,
eloise anderson
Secretary
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Medical College of Wisconsin
December 12, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) annual report for the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Program. This Program is funded through the Wisconsin income tax check-off created by the 2003 Wisconsin ACT 176 (breast cancer) and the 2005 Wisconsin ACT 460 (prostate cancer). The law requires that MCW use this money for breast and prostate cancer research and to report annually on the use of funds.
This document reports activities, projects and research funded through the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Program at MCW for the period of July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the report, please contact me at 414.955.8217.
Sincerely,
kathryn a. kuhn
Vice President, Government and Community Relations
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
December 14, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
565.45, Wisconsin Statutes, requires the Department of Revenue to submit a biennial report to the legislature regarding the "effects on the operation of the lottery of the 10% expense limitation under s.
25.75(3)(b)."
Sincerely,
richard g. chandler
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
December 14, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Under the open enrollment program, pupils may apply to attend public schools outside of the school districts where they reside. For each participating pupil, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) transfers state aid from the district where the pupil resides to the district where the pupil attends school. This per pupil transfer amount is based on the statewide average of all districts' direct educational costs, which include such costs as teacher salaries and fringe benefits but exclude such costs as those related to administration and building operations. As required by
2011 Wisconsin Act 32, the 2011-13 Biennial Budget Act, we have reported on the amounts transferred since the program began in the 1998-99 school year, as well as on alternatives that could be considered for modifying the per pupil amount of state aid that is transferred between districts.
In the 2010-11 school year, 34,450 pupils participated in the program, and the amount transferred per pupil was $6,665. A total of 224 districts lost more pupils than they gained through the program, 199 gained more than they lost, and 1 did not gain or lose any pupils. Most of the state's 424 districts either had a net gain or a net loss of 50 pupils or fewer, but 39 had a net gain or net loss of more than 100 pupils.
To illustrate a range of options, our report identifies five transfer amount alternatives that the Legislature could consider. To describe the potential financial effects of the five alternatives, we determined the amount of open enrollment funding each district would have gained or lost if any one of the alternatives had been in effect for the 2010-11 school year and compared the results to the amounts each district actually received in that school year.
We appreciate the assistance DPI extended to us in preparing this report.
Sincerely,
joe chrisman
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
December 14, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue respectfully submits its 2009-2011 biennial report. This report provides an overview of the agency's operations, accomplishments during the biennium, and goals for the 2011-2013 biennium.
In the upcoming biennium, my goals for the agency are to:
• Implement good tax policy, with a particular emphasis on policies that will promote job growth
• Deliver excellent customer service to individuals and businesses
• Operate the department efficiently and effectively
• Maintain a positive work environment
We want to lower the overall tax burden, make the taxpaying process easier for our customers, and wisely use taxpayer dollars in operating the agency.
