Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carlson, D. Bruce,
of Rhinelander, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1999.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carlson, D. Bruce,
of Rhinelander, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Farrar
, Lynda F.,
of Oregon, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the interim term ending July 1, 1998 and for the full term ending July 1, 2002.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kilkenny, Thomas J.,
of Brookfield, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sell
, Steven D.,
of Oxford, as Administrator of the Division of Emergency Management, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sobczak, Nancy L.,
of Racine, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
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The committee on
Education reports and recommends:
Olivieri, Jose A.,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 3
Relating to: payment of health insurance premiums for University of Wisconsin System faculty and certain administrative staff.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler and Huelsman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lazich and Farrow.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Braun
, Richard A.,
of Kewaunee, as a member of the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Holmes
, Robert W.,
of Tomah, as a member of the Savings and Loan Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Milner
, John E.,
of Oconomowoc, as a member of the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Timmerman, Douglas J.,
of Madison, as a member of the Savings and Loan Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: access to public records containing social security account numbers of individuals.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 7
Relating to: transferring toll-free calls to pay-per-call services or international numbers, creating certain disclosure and reporting requirements and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, Rude and Fitzgerald.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
February 22, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed a review of Wisconsin Works (W-2) program expenditures, based on our preliminary work to complete a comprehensive program evaluation by July 2000. W-2 is a time-limited employment assistance program that replaced the cash entitlements through Aid to Families with Dependent Children on September 1, 1997. It is administered by the Department of Workforce Development, which has contracted with 75 counties, private agencies, and tribes for local program implementation. From September 1997 through August 1998, expenditures for statewide implementation of W-2 totaled $188.4 million. Contractors expended an additional $28.7 million in state and federal funding on start-up activities to prepare for program implementation.
Program implementation expenditures were only 59.7 percent of the amount the Sate agreed to pay contractors for the first year, primarily because of lower-than-expected caseloads. While the Department estimated there would be 41,402 W-2 cases statewide in September 1997, the total enrollment in that month was only 23,182, which was 56.0 percent lower than anticipated. During the program's first year, caseloads declined 55.2 percent statewide, and 77.9 percent outside of Milwaukee County.
W-2 contracts allow unspent funds to be distributed to contractors as profits, to be used without restriction, and as community reinvestment funds, to be used for additional services for eligible low-income individuals. Because of the lower-than-expected caseloads, W-2 contractors have the potential to receive $33.0 million in profits and $47.2 million in community reinvestment funds. Actions by the Legislature and the Department have increased the amount of potential profits and community reinvestment funds for some agencies. We include options the Legislature may wish to consider to reduce future program costs, including restricting profits to more reasonable levels.
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We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Department of Workforce Development and the staff of W-2 agencies we contacted during our review. The Department's response is Appendix VII.
