Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Assembly Joint Resolution 18
Assembly Joint Resolution 21
Charles R. Sanders
Assistant Chief Clerk
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March 20, 1995
Charles R. Sanders
Assistant Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me as Assembly Speaker by Assembly Rule
10(2), I wish to inform you that I hereby order the creation of a temporary Special Committee on Generation Next. On April 4, 1995, in accordance with Assembly Rule
10(1m), an Assembly Resolution will be introduced to create the Special Committee on Generation Next. At that time the temporary special committee of the same name will cease to exist.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
David Prosser, Jr.
Assembly Speaker
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
January 26, 1995
To the Honorable the Assembly:
Reporting Requirements for the Education Commission of the States
Please find enclosed three documents from the Education Commission of the States (ECS):
1. 1994 Annual Report;
2. 1994 Education Agenda; and
3. A copy of the ECS' bylaws with amendments, if any.
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The ECS is required to file these with your office to meet its statutory requirements under ss.
39.75 and
39.76, Wis. Stats. If there are any questions, please call me at 266-9820.
Sincerely,
jon e. litscher
Secretary, DER
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
January 27, 1995
To the Honorable the Legislature:
The following information is provided for your review pursuant to s.
301.03 (6m), WI Stats. The figures below cover the period from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1994.
1. There were 19 inmates transferred involuntarily from a prison to a mental health institute under 51.20 (13 (A) 4), with an average length of stay of 9 weeks. No inmates transferred voluntarily from a prison to a mental health institute.
2. 1899 inmates underwent voluntary treatment with psychotropic drugs. 20 inmates were treated with psychotropic drugs on an involuntary basis. The types of medication used include antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, antianxiety drugs, mood stabilizers, antiparkinson medications, and medications for side effects.
3. Mental Health Services, both psychiatric and psychological, are available at all of the major institutions. Services include chemotherapy, group and individual therapy, psychological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological evaluations, crisis intervention, sex offender groups, anger management groups, and domestic abuse groups. Inmates who need more intensive mental health services are transferred to the Special Management Unit at Columbia Correctional Institution, the Wisconsin Resource Center, or one of the Mental Health Institutes.
If you need any additional information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sullivan
Secretary, DOC
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
January 30, 1995
To the Honorable the Legislature:
As required under Section
301.03 (6r) of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am submitting information relative to the number of prisoners the Department of Corrections considers violent and the total number of prisoners.
On December 31, 1994 the Department had 10,429 adult inmates assigned to Type "1" prisons. Out of the 10,429 inmates, 7,863 or 75.4% had assaultive offenses.
Sincerely,
michael j. sullivan
Secretary, DOC
Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Veterans Affairs
Madison
January 31, 1995
To the Honorable the Legislature:
1993 Act 254 requires the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct two studies:
1. A study of the current state programs for veterans and of the use of the federal definition of "veteran" for determining eligibility for all veterans programs under ch.
45 of the statutes. The study shall include:
a. The eligibility criteria, income limits, usage and purposes of each program and whether each program should be continued, with or without modification.
b. A review of both of those categories of persons who would be made eligible for Wisconsin veterans programs through the adoption of the federal definition of "veteran" and those who are currently eligible, but may become ineligible if the federal definition is adopted.
c. The desirability of using the federal definition of "veteran" as is applies to each program.
d. The fiscal effects on each program of any changes recommended under this paragraph and of the adoption of the federal definition of "veteran".
2. A study of the Health Care Aid Grant program, including a review of, and development of recommendations for, improving coverage and delivery of health care aid under the program.
The department is pleased to submit its report on these studies. Because the issues contained in the study of the Health Care Aid Grant were part and parcel of the larger study of the current state programs for veterans, the department has combined the results of the studies into one report.
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Some of the recommendations in this report have little or no fiscal impact and should be considered for implementation as soon as possible. Others have a significant fiscal impact and will require that department resources be increased or reallocated. As we have for the past several years, the department will continue to look for ways to provide needed benefits to Wisconsin's veterans in a fiscally responsible manner.
I am confident that the information and recommendations provided will be useful to policy makers and will allow Wisconsin to remain in the forefront of providing assistance and benefits to its citizens who have served their country in the armed forces.
Sincerely,
raymond g. boland
Secretary, DVA
Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
January 31, 1995
To the Honorable the Legislature:
1993 Wisconsin Act 290, Section
10, directs the Department of Health and Social Services to carry out a study of nursing home design and construction and their relationship to the formula for determining approvable proposed bed costs under the Resource Allocation Program. Attached is the Department's study for distribution to the appropriate standing committees of the Legislature as provided under s.
13.172(3) of the statutes.
Sincerely,
Richard Lorang
Acting Secretary, DHSS
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Madison
January 31, 1995
To the Honorable the Assembly:
