Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
By
Representatives Grothman, Albers, Bies, Gundrum, Jensen, Krawczyk, Ladwig, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Musser, Owens, Van Roy and Vukmir; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Reynolds and Stepp.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 503
Relating to: the enrollment of the charter school established by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Jensen, Kerkman, McCormick, Hines, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Nass, Nischke, Owens, Seratti and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Kanavas, Roessler, Reynolds and A. Lasee.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 504
Relating to: allowing preference in admissions to certain charter schools.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Owens, Weber, Jensen, Seratti and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Darling, Reynolds, Ellis and Welch.
To committee on Education Reform
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Speaker's Appointments
September 5, 2003
Mr. Thomas Fletemeyer
Executive Director, Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Public Broadcasting
3319 W. Beltline Highway
Madison, WI 53713
Dear Mr. Fletemeyer:
Please be advised that, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section
15.57 (4), I am appointing Representative Ann Nischke to the Educational Communications Board. Representative Nischke will replace Representative Gregg Underheim on the board. Please call Ellen Nowak in my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Assembly Speaker
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
July 31, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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As required by s.
253.115 of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am enclosing the Department's annual report on the status of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Wisconsin. We are pleased to report that in 2002 Wisconsin hospitals have met the legislative criteria. By hospital report, 99.5% of all Wisconsin babies were born in hospitals with a universal newborn hearing screening program in 2002.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 25, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the report of the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003 (April 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003). 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, Bingo and Indian Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Meek at (608) 270-2535.
Sincerely,
Johnnie L. Smith
Division Administrator
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
August 29, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Section
227.485 (9) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. No payments were made during SFY 2003.
In addition, under 814.245 (10) of the Wis. Stats., the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. In SFY 2003, no motions of apposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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DATE: August 29, 2001
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Katherine C. Lyall, President
University of Wisconsin System
RE: Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act 2002-2003 Report
The University of Wisconsin System is pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. This document fulfills Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the
Wisconsin Statutes, providing information on the number of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA's) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS's) completed during the past fiscal year.
The attached report reflects WEPA activities of the University of Wisconsin System for the period from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
Should you have any questions regarding this report, they should be directed to Terri Reda, UW System Environmental Affairs Officer. Terri may be reached at 263-4410.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
September 5, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required by s.
250.03 (3)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes, I am pleased to submit to you the first biennial report on the preparedness of the Wisconsin public health system to address public health emergencies. The Department of Health and Family Services' Division of Public Health manages two major federal grants for public health and hospital preparedness and response to bioterrorism, outbreaks of infectious disease, and other public health threats and emergencies. The Division of Public Health approach to implementing preparedness initiatives has been that of multi-agency cooperation, regionalization, and the dual-use enhancement of state and local public health infrastructure.
If you have any questions about this report, please contact Steven Marshall, Public Health Preparedness Program Director in the Division of Public Health at (608) 266-9783 or
marshs@dhfs.state.wi.us.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Public Health.
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
September 5, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to s.
1.11 (2)(j) of the Statutes, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board is pleased to report that during fiscal year 2003, it did not consider any proposals for major actions in Wisconsin that could significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.
1.11.
Please contact Sandy Drew at 261-0182 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
September 3, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed financial audits of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. The audits were requested by the Department of Health and Family Services to comply with requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are able to express an unqualified opinion on each Institute's financial statements.
The financial position of both Institutes improved significantly during fiscal year 2001-02: Mendota reported a net increase in assets of $2.5 million, and Winnebago reported a net increase of $1.0 million. In addition, the Institutes have significantly reduced the negative cash balances in their appropriations, which are reported as loans from the State of Wisconsin because the State's pool of cash covers the deficits. Higher billing rates and improved billing and collection procedures have contributed to the Institutes' improved financial positions.
For several years, the Department experienced technical problems in implementing its new billing and accounting system for the Institutes, which resulted in significant billing and collection delays and accounting problems. The Department is taking reasonable steps to address implementation problems and to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of its billing and collection efforts. The Department also continues to improve its process for estimating patient revenues and receivables for financial reporting.
