Tenuta, James
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.
Manufactured Housing Assn, Wisconsin
Slattery, Scott 3/19/98
Time Insurance Company
Dalton, Debbie 3/18/98
Organization's cessation of lobbying activity:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have indicated a cessation of all lobbying activity effective on the dates shown.
North American Salt Company 3/23/98
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,
Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
March 24, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 1997 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 97-9 Legislation on Programs for Persons With Developmental Disabilities (1997 Senate Bill 513 and Assembly Bill 933)
RL 97-10 Legislation on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control (1997 Senate Bill 502)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are pleased to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the second quarter of 1996. It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals ... the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.d.
Deputy Director
Office of Health Care Information
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
January 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are pleased to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the third quarter of 1996. It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals ... the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.d.
Deputy Director
Office of Health Care Information
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments under the sixth order of business be placed before consideration of the proposals pending under the eighth order of business.
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Relating to lie detector testing of probationers and parolees who are sex offenders.
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report received from Agency, March 24, 1998.
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs,
March 26, 1998 .
Relating to full-time and part-time open enrollment.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, March 24, 1998.
Referred to committee on Education,
March 26, 1998
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The committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to HIV testing procedures.
No action taken.
Relating to the joint effort marketing program.
No action taken.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
April 1, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following rules have been published:
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Deputy Revisor
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 137
Assembly Bill 163
Assembly Bill 362
Assembly Bill 482
Assembly Bill 492
Assembly Bill 498
Assembly Bill 500
Assembly Bill 567
Assembly Bill 639
Assembly Bill 671
