State of Wisconsin
June 1, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b), I have appointed Senator Jim Baumgart to the Joint Committee on Finance, effective at 2:00 P.M. today..
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
June 1, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please accept my resignation from the joint Committee on Finance, effective as of 4:00 P.M. on June 1, 2001. It was again a pleasure to be able to serve my constituents by serving on the Finance Committee.
Sincerely,
Jim Baumgart
State Senator
State of Wisconsin
June 4, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b), I have appointed Senator Bob Wirch to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
May 31, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the Child Abuse and Neglect Report, with data from calendar year 1999, pursuant to s.
48.981. The report includes a statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received and investigated by county child protective services agencies and the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare in 1999. The report also contains information on child fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
Joint Legislative Council
May 29, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2001 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2001-04 Legislation and Petition to Wisconsin Supreme Court on Guardians Ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family
(Senate Bill 126)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council on Long Term Care
May 31, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
the Wisconsin on Long Term Care was given the statutory responsibility in Wisconsin Act 9, (ss.
46.282(1)(b)(6)(g)) to report annually to the Legislature and the governor on the status of Family Care and the long term care system in Wisconsin. In accordance with the statute, the Council has reviewed the status of the Family Care pilots as well as the overall long term care system in Wisconsin. Enclosed you will find the
Annual Report of the Wisconsin Council on Long Term Care. The report outlines the recommendations that the Council developed based on this review. The report is available on the website at:
www.wcltc.state.wi.us.
If you have any questions I can be reached in La Crosse at (608) 788-5700.
Sincerely,
Tom Rand
Chair
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
May 31, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As directed by s.
29.889(11), Stats., the Department of Natural Resources has prepared a report to the Legislature regarding the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program for the 2000 program year, ending December 31, 2000. Said statute directs distribution to "appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
13.172(3), Stats." In compliance with these requirements, and because you are better able to determine "Appropriate standing committee", I am submitting this report to you, the Chief Clerks of the Senate and Assembly, for distribution.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Darrell Bazzell
Secretary
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
May 30, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the report of the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the second quarter of fiscal year 2001 (July 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001). As required by s.
562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari-mutuel wagering and racing statistical information, as well as the revenues for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming and Indian Gaming. Please note that Bingo revenues are now captured in a new appropriation (836) and therefore are shown on a separate chart form the rest of Charitable Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Pederson at (608) 270-2546.
Sincerely,
F. Scott Scepaniak
Administrator
State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District
May 17, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Attached please find the Miller Park monthly progress report for the month of April 2001 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park is essentially complete, and has clearly achieved the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country;available 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
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 5, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Courter, Bill McLeod USA
Crist, Marie March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Gardon, Peter Time Warner Telecom
Gardon, Peter McLeod USA
Haas, William McLeod USA
Huenemann, Mark CaseNewHolland Inc
