July 21, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill, originating in the Assembly, has been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 1832July 21, 2003
Respectfully submitted,
James Doyle
Governor
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 397
1. Page 2, line 4: delete "physical" and substitute "physician".
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
AB 378 (In part)31July 29, 2003
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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July 10, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Suite 208, Risser Justice Center
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Due to my absence during session on June 25 and July 2, I am writing to indicate how I would have voted on the bills that were taken up before the Assembly on those dates.
A310
June 25, 2003
Assembly Bill 204, adoption of Assembly amendment 1 - "
Aye"
Assembly Bill 204, passage - "
Aye"
Assembly Bill 388, adoption of Assembly amendment 1 - "
Aye"
Assembly Bill 388, passage - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 197, tabling of Assembly amendment 1 - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 197, rejection of Assembly amendment 2 - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 197, tabling of Assembly amendment 3 - "
Aye"
I was paired on concurrence vote for Senate Bill 197
Senate Bill 173, concurrence - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 188, concurrence - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 206, concurrence - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 77, tabling of Assembly substitute amendment 1 - "
No"
Senate bill 77, adoption of Assembly substitute amendment 1 - "
Aye"
Senate Bill 77, concurrence as amended - "
Aye"
July 2, 2003
Assembly Bill 88, concurrence of Senate amendment 1 - "Aye"
Senate Bill 77, concurrence of Senate amendment 1 - "Aye"
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Vrakas
State Representative
33rd Assembly District
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
July 15, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, the Legislative Audit Bureau contracted with The Lewin Group, Inc., in 1999 to conduct an evaluation of the Family Care pilot program. This report is the final document in a series of reports prepared under the terms of the contract.
Family Care is a restructuring of Wisconsin's long-term care system for the elderly, the physically disabled, and the developmentally disabled. The first three Lewin reports focused on state and county level implementation of the program, including the operation of Resource Centers in nine counties and Care Management Organizations in five of the counties with Resource Centers. The draft version of this final report, which examines the early outcomes and cost-effectiveness of the program, was released May 1, 2003. This final version also includes Lewin's final implementation update.
As we noted when releasing the May 2003 draft, the Lewin Group did not complete this report within the time frame required by our contract. However, the report was reviewed in draft and final form by this office and the Department of Health and Family Services. This final report reflects a number of revisions Lewin made for clarity and to correct inconsistencies in the draft report but includes only one substantive change, involving a nursing home utilization comparison.
Lewin concludes that the program has substantially met the goals of increasing choice and access and improving quality through a focus on social outcomes, but that through June 2001, it had yet to demonstrate improved health quality for its participants. Lewin further states that it is too early to draw conclusions regarding the program's long-term cost-effectiveness.
A summary of the report's key findings is enclosed. A copy of the entire report is also available on our Web site:
www.legis.state.wi.us/lab.
I hope you find this information useful. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
