Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 23, 2001
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
March 30, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
The biennial budget bill,
1983 Wisconsin Act 27, created s.
46.275, Community Integration Program (CIP) for Residents of State Centers. The intent of this program "is to relocate persons from the state centers for the developmentally disabled into appropriate community settings with the assistance of home and community-based services and with continuity of care. The intent of the program is to minimize its impact on state employees through redeployment of employees into vacant positions." S.
46.275 (5m) requires the Department to submit a report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the Department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off.
For the period of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000, there were 54 placements of center residents into the community. For fiscal year 2000, reductions of $3,626,640 and 72.35 FTE were made in the budget for the purpose of CIP placement. For the period July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000, sufficient reductions will be made in the fiscal year 2001 operating budget to reflect reductions for CIP placements. Reductions of positions and dollars have been made for calendar year 2000 with no employees being laid off during the year. Only six layoffs have occurred at the centers due to the CIP program since the program began in 1983. All other reductions have been absorbed through attrition of employees.
Sincerely,
Phyllis Dube
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District
April 18, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Attached please find the Miller Park monthly progress report for the month of March 2001 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country; scheduled for play Opening Day 2001: within budget: and with meaningful community participation.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed report.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E.,R.L.S.
Executive Director
April 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am writing to request that I be added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 104 relating to campaign financing, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making approprriations and providing penalties.
Sincerely,
Lee P. Meyerhofer
State Representative, 5th Assembly District
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Relating to utilization reviews.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Withdrawn by Agency, April 19, 2001.
Relating to defining the practice of nursing to include acting under the direction of optometrists.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, April 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, April 25, 2001
.
Relating to continuing education of nurses.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, April 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, April 25, 2001
.
Relating to worker's compensation insurer name change or reorganization.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development .
Report received from Agency, April 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Labor and Agriculture,
April 25, 2001.
Relating to grants to ethanol producers.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, April 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Labor and Agriculture,
April 25, 2001.
Relating to adopting for use in Wisconsin the Investment Adviser Registration Depository.
Submitted by Department of Financial Institutions.
Report received from Agency, April 20, 2001.
Referred to committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions, April 25, 2001
.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to the stewardship program.
No action taken.
Relating to a rules committee.
No action taken.
Relating to environmental insurance requirements for liability exemptions for voluntary remediation.
No action taken.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to continuing education and temporary practice.
No action taken.
Relating to immunization of students.
No action taken.
Relating to the tobacco control board's administering and awarding grants for tobacco control and establishing criteria for recipients of the grants.
