DATE: May 26, 2004
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Chief Clerk, Wisconsin Assembly
Robert Marchant
Chief Clerk, Wisconsin Senate
FROM: Katharine C. Lyall
President, UW System
RE: Report under s.
36.55, Wisconsin Statutes
Enclosed please find the report required under s.
36.55, Wisconsin Statutes. It is not clear from records in my office whether you have received this information previously. Accordingly, I am providing all information available to date that responds to the statutory requirement. Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions.
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
May 27, 2004
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the
Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program 2004 Annual Report. The report is required by
2003 Wisconsin Act 33, Senate Bill 44, Section 2462, 255.15 (4).
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
May 28, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of April 2004.
On April 7, 2004, the General Fund cash balance closed at an intramonth low of a negative $6.35 million. The fund's cash balance closed at a positive $1.96 million on April 8, 2004. The negative balance was due to a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On April 1, 2004, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $3.25 million. The Medical Assistance Trust Fund closed at an intramonth low of a negative $38.01 million on April 28, 2004. The fund's cash balance closed at a negative $37.57 million on April 30, 2004. The negative balance was due to a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On April 1, 2004, the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund cash balance closed at a negative $118.0 thousand. The Historic Preservation Partnership Fund closed at an intramonth low of a negative $170.0 thousand on April 15, 2004. The fund's cash balance closed at a negative $130.0 thousand on April 30, 2004. The negative balance was due to the startup of the fund and a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On April 26, 2004, the Common School Income Fund cash balance closed at a negative $422.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through April 30, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $422.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund, and the Common School Income Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
May 28, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Section
50.04(5)(fr), Wis. Stats., effective June 17, 1998, the Department is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature related to Class A violations committed by nursing homes (including facilities for the developmentally disabled) and forfeitures assessed on nursing homes for those violations.
The Department issued 10 Class A violations to nursing homes between May 14, 2003 and May 7, 2004. The attached chart details these Class A violations, including the original forfeiture amount assessed and the status of payment. A second chart is enclosed showing the violations reported to the Legislature in May, 2003. At the time of the last submission, the majority of forfeitures had not been assessed. The enclosed chart shows the eventual forfeiture and its status.
It is the Department's goal to assess nursing home forfeitures within 120 days of the survey's exit. With additional temporary staff and realigning duties within the Bureau of Quality Assurance, the Department is now assessing forfeitures within 180 days of the survey exit. This is a vast improvement over one-year ago, when the Department was assessing forfeitures on surveys over a year old.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
May 24, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit our Annual Minority Business Report for fiscal year 2003. This fiscal year was especially significant as it marked the 20th year of the enactment of Wisconsin Act 390, which expanded the opportunities for minority owned firms to sell their goods and services to the state. Our celebration of this milestone included a proclamation by you declaring April 17, 2003 "Business Opportunities in the Government Sector Day."
In FY03, state agencies reported purchases and contracts with Wisconsin certified minority business enterprises of $43,244,403.
While we welcome these and other achievements in FY03, it still fails short of our 5% goal. Several steps are underway to improve our MBE contracting efforts.
The Department of Transportation, for example, has met with the Director of the State Minority Business Program to review their practices. The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has created a Minority Business Liaison to train and follow up on quarterly reports from prime vendors.
At the DOA, I have undertaken a number of internal policy initiatives designed to focus our efforts to meet the 5% goal. These include ensuring that at least one minority owned business is included in simplified bids.
Our Accolade Award, which recognizes the activities of private sector firms in providing opportunities to Wisconsin certified minority owned businesses, offers our private sector partners an incentive to strengthen their efforts to subcontract with MBE firms.
We will continue to provide the support and leadership to all state agencies to encourage new initiatives aimed at achieving our contracting goals.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 27, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
13.94 (1)(em), Wis. Stats., we have completed a financial audit of the Wisconsin Lottery, which is administered by the Department of Revenue. We have issued an unqualified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery's fiscal year (FY) FY 2001-02 and 2002-03 financial statements.
Lottery ticket sales totaled $435.0 million in FY 2002-03. This level of sales represents an increase of $7.4 million over FY 2001-02. Property tax relief distributions increased from $119.0 million in FY 2001-02 to $129.6 million in FY 2002-03.
We are in the process of completing our biennial program evaluation of the Wisconsin Lottery. We anticipate issuing that report, which will focus on issues concerning contracting and game selection and development, later this summer.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Department of Revenue.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
