On February 1, 1997 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$3 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$4 thousand on February 13, 1997 and continued until February 20, 1997 when the balance reached $19 thousand. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On February 4, 1997 the Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fund balance was -$1.41 million. this shortfall increased to -$1.95 million on February 19, 1997 and continued until February 20, 1997 when the balance reached $6.89 million. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
On February 11, 1997 the Information Technology Investment Fund balance was -$556 thousand. This shortfall decreased to -$550 thousand on February 24, 1997 and continued through the end of the month. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment, Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection and Information Technology Investment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
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.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
March 14, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
In accordance with Public Law 97-300, Part A, Section 104(b)(13) the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Annual Reports of Wisconsin's JTPA Service Delivery Areas have been submitted. They are hereby transmitted to you for your review.
If you have any questions concerning these reports or need additional information, please feel free to contact me or my staff.
Sincerely,
june suhling
Division Administrator
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 18, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Academic Staff Public Representation Organization (ASPRO)
Subject(s): ASPRO is primarily interested in legislation that affects higher education in the University of Wisconsin system and the academic staff members within the system.
Coenen, Thomas
Swandby, Janet
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Nurses Assn, Wisconsin
Subject(s): Any legislation or administrative rules relating to health care and the profession of nursing.
Wagner, Burton
Tourism Attractions, Assn of Wisconsin
Subject(s): All matters affecting Tourism Attractions, especially related to tourism promotion funding and the school opening date.
Gerlach, Chester
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Cancer Society, Wisconsin Division, American
Hinz, Russell
Clinical & Consulting Psychologists, Inc, Society of
Wagner, Burton
Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Railway
Gratz, Samuel
Municipalities, League of Wisconsin
Jablonski, Ann
Radtke, Randall
Soo Line Railroad Co
Gratz, Samuel
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics 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 the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, introduced Miss Teen Wisconsin USA Miss. Allison Schroeder.
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Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:20 P.M..
10:17 A.M.
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12:20 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 14, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Knigge
, Charles "Pete",
Of Omro, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Berkos
, Daniel M.,
of Mauston, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1999.
Read.
Condos
, Spyro G.,
of Lake Geneva, as a member of the Judicial Commission, to serve for the interim term ending August 1, 1998.
Read.
Hogan
, John,
of Rhinelander, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1999.
Read.
Huebsch, David R.,
of Onalaska, as a member of the Judicial Commission, to serve for the term ending August 1, 1999.
Read.
Ibarra
, Dagoberto,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1998.
Read.
Morgan
, James R.,
of Madison, as a member of the Ethics Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001.
Read.
Papke
, Robert H.,
of Sturgeon Bay, as a member of the Judicial Commission, to serve for the term ending August 1, 1999.
Read.
