November 10, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
15.377(8), Wis. Stats., enclosed please find a list of nominees to the Professional Standards Council for Teachers. These individuals were selected based upon organizational recommendations as prescribed in statute. Your confirmation of the appointees is requested.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
State Superintendent
Barnett, Jeffrey, , Jeffrey,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Champeau, Ryan,
of Waukesha, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Ebensperger, Mary,
of Spring Valley, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Foster
, Connie,
of River Falls, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Goss
, Gloria,
of Brookfield, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Helf
, Linda,
of Manitowoc, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Jerabek, Leah,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Kaekse
, Russ,
of Hales Corners, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Opperman, Diane, , Diane,
of Iola, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Ott
, Marlene, , Marlene,
of Greendale, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Smith-Gross, Muriel,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Vail
, Rebecca,
of Lake Geneva, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
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Read and referred to committee on
Education, Ethics and Elections.
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Gathering Waters Conservancy
November 1, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
It is my pleasure to share with you a report on Gathering Waters Conservancy's activities and accomplishments for fiscal Year 2003. This report is being submitted in accordance with the statutory requirements of s.
23.0955(2)(b)5. Gathering Waters Conservancy has had an extremely successful year, thanks to the ongoing support of the state legislature and the Department of Natural Resources.
There are now over 50 land trusts in the state. Together these organizations have permanently protected over 125,000 acres in communities across Wisconsin. Land Trusts in Wisconsin have a combined membership of 45,000 individuals and thousands of local volunteers; they have raised millions of dollars to protect critical lands that benefit the public; and they work with private landowners every day to promote stewardship and protection of our natural resources.
We look forward to continuing to work with the Department and the state legislature to achieve our mutual conservation goals. Please do not hesitate to contact me for additional information. I have also attached Gathering Waters Conservancy's annual and financial reports for FY 2003 for your review.
Sincerely,
Vicki Elkin
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
November 7, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Attached please find the report pursuant to Chapter 118.40(2r)(f). This report has been prepared by the Charter School Office on behalf of Chancellor Keating and is submitted to your office pursuant to s.
13.172(2).
Should you have questions or need additional information you can contact me at UW-Parkside at 414-595-2491 or you can email me at
paulh@uwm.edu. Note that I am only part-time and email works best for contacting me.
Individuals wishing more information about the school directly can feel free to contact the following individual:
Milton Thompson, Exc. Director
21st Century Preparatory School
1220 Mound Avenue
Racine, WI 53404
Sincerely,
Paul A. Haubrich, Ph.D
Charter School Consultant
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
October 30, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), 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 balances during the month of September 2003.
On September 1. 2003, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $400.5 million. The negative balance continued until September 22, 2003, when the fund cash balance closed at a positive $137.4 million. The General Fund closed at an intramonth low of a negative $654.8 million on September 15, 2003.
On September 25, 2003, the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $125.0 thousand. This negative balance continued through September 30, 2003, when the balance closed at a negative $125.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund and the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation 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 the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 18, 2003
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 2003 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Hiniker, Stephen J 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Judge, Richard Philip Morris Incorporated by its service company Altria Corporate Services Inc
Kinnard, Kari Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Steelman, Lisa Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Tyre, Scott Philip Morris Incorporated by its service company Altria Corporate Services Inc
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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,
R. Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 17, 2003
