If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan, please contact Kathryn A. Curtner at 266-0860 or Frank Hoadley at 266-2305.
Sincerely,
Kathryn A. Curtner, Director
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance
Department of Natural Resources
Frank R. Hoadley, Capital Finance Director
Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin
Health and Family Services
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Wisconsin SS49.665(6) requires that the Department submit an annual report on enrollment and costs associated with the BadgerCare program. As of this date, the Department of Health and Family Services has not received the federal waivers required for implementation of the BadgerCare program specified in Wisconsin SS49.665. The Department is rigorously pursuing the necessary federal approval and is actively engaged in efforts to obtain this approval through either administrative or legislative actions.
Sincerely,
joe leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Defender
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to
1997 Wis. Act 27, the Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) submits this report on the time spent providing representation to persons subject to petitions under chapter 980 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Please advise me if you would like additional information on this topic.
Sincerely,
Nicholas L. Chiarkas
State Public Defender
State of Wisconsin
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Director of State Courts
October 1, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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Pursuant to s.
758.19(5)(i), Wis. Stats., the information reported to the Director of State Courts under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., by Wisconsin's counties has been compiled and is herein submitted. Under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., each county is required to submit an annual report to the Director of State Courts which provides information on the actual amount expended in the previous calendar year for court costs relating to the circuit court support and the guardian ad litem payment programs.
Sincerely,
J. Denis Moran
Director of State Courts
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 6, 1998
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.
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.
Massage Therapy Assn., American, Wis Chapter, MultiState Associates on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
Pasteur Merieux Connaught Labs, MultiState Assoc. Inc. on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
Singer Asset Finance Company, MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of
Brown, George 9/30/98
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
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Relating to lake protection grants and lake classification technical assistance grants.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, October 6, 1998.
Referred to committee on Environment and Energy, October 7, 1998
.
Relating to the exemption of accessibility requirements for certain multifamily dwelling units.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, October 5, 1998.
Referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs, October 7, 1998
.
Relating to federal covered securities, federal covered advisers and investment adviser representatives.
Submitted by Department of Financial Institutions.
Report received from Agency, October 6, 1998.
Referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions, October 7, 1998
.
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The committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to the petroleum environmental cleanup fund.
No action taken.
Gary Drzewiecki
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Family Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Relating to residential care apartment complexes (formerly known as assisted living facilities).
No action taken.
Relating to the exemption of food service operations providing "incidental food service" from being regulated as restaurants.
No action taken.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Relating to the cost of retained counsel.
No action taken.
Joanne Huelsman
Chairperson
