Director of State Courts
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
September 27, 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 2001-08 Legislation Recommended by the Special Committee on Labor Shortage.
(2001 Senate Bill 249 and Assembly Bill
516)
(2001 Senate Joint Resolution 41 and
Assembly Joint Resolution 57)
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/report_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
October 1, 2001
Dear Legislators:
Pursuant to
1999 Wisconsin Act 109, Section
84, the Departments of Transportation, Corrections, and Health and Family Services were required to "jointly study and evaluate the desirability of using treatment programs and other alternatives to incarceration as a way to reduce the length of incarceration or the need for incarceration of persons convicted of a second or subsequent violation of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, controlled substance or other drug."
The Act further indicated that the results of this study be reported to the Legislature no later than October 1, 2001 under sec. 13.172(3), Stats.
Our respective departments commissioned this study to be conducted by the Dieringer Research Group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their study report, "Alternatives to Incarceration for Repeat Drunk Driving," is enclosed.
The opinions, findings and recommendations expressed in the enclosed report are those of The Dieringer Research Group and are not necessarily those of the departments that sponsored this research.
Sincerely,
Terry Mulcahy, P.E., Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Jon Litscher, Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Phyllis J. Dube, Secretary
Department of Health and Family Services
Referred to the committees on Economic Development and Corrections, Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Insurance, Tourism, and Transorptation.
Department of Health and Family Services
September 21, 2001
Dear Legislators:
I am pleased to provide you with an electronic copy of the Executive Summary from the 2000 Annual Report for Integrated Services Projects (ISP), from the Children Come First Advisory Committee. The Executive Summary provides some data and information about Integrated Services Projects throughout Wisconsin that work with children with severe emotional disturbance (SED). The goals of these projects are to keep children at home in communities, in school and out of trouble.
The Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), Bureau of Community Mental Health (BCMH) provides funding, clinical oversight, contract monitoring and evaluation for the ISPs. In calendar year 2000, approximately 1,100 children with SED were served in 29 counties of Wisconsin.
The complete, 47 page Annual Report includes additional data and an appendix that lists ISP locations, contact people and phone numbers. It can be accessed on the DHFS website at
ww
w.dhfs.s
tate.wi.us/mh_bcmh click on this address and then click on "2000 ISP Annual Report." If you would like a paper copy please contact Amy Weinberger at 608-266-9316, or via e-mail at
weinbal@dhfs.state.wi.us
Please share this report with other people who have an interest in improving children's mental health in Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Phyllis J. Dube
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 2, 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/
Driessen, Anthony American Massage Therapy Assn, Wis Chapter, by MultiState Assoc
Fonfara, Thomas American Massage Therapy Assn, Wis Chapter, by MultiState Assoc
Kuehn, Ronald W Wisconsin Biotechnology Association Inc
Leonhart, James Wisconsin Biotechnology Association Inc
Letzing, Sybil Wisconsin Biotechnology Association Inc
Platz, Red United Auto Workers
Thompson, Kelli Wisconsin Biotechnology Association Inc
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 organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
September 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Heidepriem, Rebecca L.,
of Milwaukee, as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Electronic Government, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sincerely,
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Labor and Agriculture.
__________________
Relating to certification of optometrists to use diagnostic pharmaceutical agents.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 1, 2001.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, October 2, 2001
.
Relating to joint and survivor annuity reduced 25% upon death of annuitant or named survivor.
Submitted by Department of Employee Trust Funds.
Report received from Agency, September 26, 2001.
Referred to committee on Labor and Agriculture,
October 2, 2001.
__________________
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to criteria for county agency determination under the long-term support community options (COP) and community integration (CIP) programs that in-home services are infeasible, as a condition for use of program funds to pay for services to persons who reside in community-based residential facilities (CBRFs).
No action taken.
Relating to revising requirements for insurers offering medicare + choice, medicare supplement and replacement plans in order to comply with recent changes in federal laws.
No action taken.
