February 19, 2002
John A. Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Scocos:
On February 12, 2002,
Assembly Bill 793 relating to the sale or distribution of mercury thermometers and providing a penalty, was referred to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Bill 793 from the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and re-refer that bill to the Assembly Committee on Environment.
Representative Johnsrud has been notified of this re-referral and approves.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 801
1. Page 73, line 19: delete "(bb)" and substitute "(b) and (bb)".
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Assembly Bill 826
1. Page 9, line 21: "Compensation of election officials and trainees.".
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
Madison
February 14, 2002
Mr. John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53703
Dear John:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2001 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
A673
RL 2001-16 Legislation on Developmental Disabilities
(2001 Senate Bill 346 and 2001 Assembly Bill 671)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
February 14, 2002
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is the biennial report of the Medical College of Wisconsin, prepared according to the statutory requirement under section 13.106. This report covers the period ending June 30, 2001, and contains information in the following areas:
* Minority student recruitment policies and programs.
* Number of minority students enrolled.
* Number and percentages of Wisconsin residents enrolled.
* Average faculty salaries compared to national averages.
* Development of cooperative educational programs with other institutions throughout the state.
* Placement of graduates of doctor of medicine and residency training programs.
Please feel free to contact me at (414) 456-8217 if you have any questions or would like additional information.
Sincerely,
Donna K. Gissen
Assistant Vice President, Planning and Government Affairs
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
February 20, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f), Wis. Stats. (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3), Wis. Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of January 2002.
On January 1, 2002 the Agricultural Producer Security Fund balance was -$122 thousand. This shortfall continued until January 4, 2002 when the balance reached a positive $172 thousand. The shortfall was due to the initial start-up of the fund and a delay in the transfer of revenues into the fund.
The Agricultural Producer Security Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
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,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
February 14, 2002
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I have enclosed a copy of the FY 2001 Annual Fiscal Report for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The report contains Independent Auditor's Reports, prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, for the funds that we manage. They include the Fixed Fund and Variable Fund of the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Investment Fund and the various smaller funds.
Additional copies of the report are available by contacting our office or by going to our website, which is
www.swib.state.wi.us. More recent calendar year returns are also available on the website. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
