The Honorable, The Senate:
The attached report is submitted in accordance with s.49.45(2)(a)21 of the Wis. Stats., which directs the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on Wisconsin Medicaid recipient access to obstetric and pediatric services. The report outlines the variety of federal and state mandates and initiatives that have been established to encourage increased provisions of these important services by physicians and other professions and increased use of medical services by children and pregnant women who receive Medicaid.
I am pleased to advise you that for the eighth consecutive year, Wisconsin's State Plan Amendment, which assures the federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) that Wisconsin Medicaid recipients have access to pediatric and obstetric care equal to that of the general population, has been approved by HCFA.
Access to pediatric and obstetric care for Medicaid recipients will continue as a focus of Departmental efforts.
Sincerely,
joe leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Technical College System Board
October 10, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. ss 38.12 (11), this is to notify you that all sixteen districts of the Wisconsin Technical College System have provided the required materials, information and orientations on sexual assault and sexual harassment for the 1997-98 school year. Information and materials are provided in student handbooks, information flyers, resource guides, student newspaper, booklets, college policies and/or verbal orientation sessions. Assurances from the districts and sample orientation materials are on file in our office and are available upon request.
If you need additional information or have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. Keith Krinke, Director, Human Resources at 266-1844.
Sincerely,
Edward Chin
State Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
October 2, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending September 30, 1997. As required by s.
565.37 (3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain Wisconsin Lottery year to date sales and financial information.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Cate Zeuske
Secretary of Revenue
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 7, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
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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.
WPS Power Development Inc.
Subject(s): All matters relating to the unregulated electric power industry.
Suslick, Richard
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:
Milwaukee Teachers Retirement Fund Assn
Wesley, Richard J
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Academic Staff Public Representation Organization (ASPRO)
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Advertising Publishers Assn, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Automotive Trades Assn Inc, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Innkeepers Assn, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Liquid Waste Carriers Assn, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Milwaukee Teachers Retirement Fund Assn
Vaughan, Michael 10/1/97
Out of State Landowners Assn, Inc., Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Outdoor Advertising Assn of Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Retail Lumber Assn, Inc, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
Tourism Federation, Wisconsin
Coenen, Thomas 9/21/97
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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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
September 29, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Sutter
, Susan L.,
of Horicon, as a member of the Pharmacy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Relating to the department of employe trust funds refunding contributions to the Wisconsin retirement system that exceed the contributions limits set forth in the internal revenue code and the Wisconsin statutes.
Submitted by Department of Employe Trust Funds.
Report received from Agency, October 2, 1997.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, October 8, 1997
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Relating to the department of employe trust funds procedures for locating missing participants and transferring the balances of abandoned accounts to the annuity reserve.
Submitted by Department of Employe Trust Funds.
Report received from Agency, October 2, 1997.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, October 8, 1997
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