(6) The state superintendent shall:
(b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), a budget report detailing the grants he or she intends to award under this section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results of the annual testing required under sub. (4)(b) and include a description of the guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for such funds.
(c) Annually submit to the legislature under s.
13.172(2) a report on the academic progress made by pupils enrolled in preschool to grade 5 programs under this section.
All Preschool-to-Grade-5 (P-5) evaluation reports for 2002-03 are contained herein as well as a report on the academic progress for all schools funded by the P-5 program. If you have any questions, please contact my office or Sandra Dercole in the DPI Office of Urban Education (414-227-4942).
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Burmaster
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
March 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Public Instruction is submitting the 2001, 2002, and 2003 annual reports on the status of bilingual-bicultural education programs as required under s.
115.96, Wis. Stats. The reports provide data from the state-aided bilingual-bicultural/ESL education programs for the 2002 through 2004 fiscal years (July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2003.)
These annual reports include details on the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin and factors contributing to program expansion, the continuously lower annual reimbursement rates for school districts, the number of pupils from minority languages served, the locations of the state-aided programs during the 2002 and 2004 fiscal years, and staff-related data.
If you have questions on any aspect of this report, please contact Joseph F. Donovan, DPI Communications Director
(joseph.donovan@dpi.state.wi.us or 608-266-3559).
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Burmaster
State Superintendent
State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
March 9, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am please to present to you, for distribution to the Wisconsin Senate, the annual evaluation report on the Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program. It is also available on our website
www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library/publications/topic/safety.htm. The program, created by section 86.53 Wis. Stats., was established by the legislature in 1997 with the requirement that the Department study its impact and report on its findings.
The Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program is intended for offenders who are arrested for their second or subsequent OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) offense. Offender participants may be voluntary or court order. It is an intervention model designed to get offenders into counseling, treatment and supervision as soon as possible after the arrest. The program is individual to each community.
As you will see in the report, no community that has begun a program has dropped it. Offenders who successfully completed the program were less likely than non-participants to be re-arrested for subsequent OWI violations. Those who were re-arrested went significantly longer between arrests than non-participants. Currently there are seven counties on a waiting list for funding to begin programs.
I commend those people who have dedicated themselves to making this innovative program a success. There are no "silver bullets" in eradicating impaired driving, but I feel this effort is a vital piece in the total transportation safety effort.
Sincerely,
Daniel W. Lonsdorf, Director
Bureau of Transportation Safety
Department of Regulation and Licensing
March 10, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed please find the State of Wisconsin Controlled Substances Board's annual report for 2003. The Controlled Substances Board is required to submit this report to you annually, pursuant to Wis. Stat. 961.36(3). It includes findings with respect to the Board's effect on the distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including recommendations for improving control and prevention of the diversion of controlled substances.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Benning, Chair
Controlled Substances Board
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 10, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Henzl
, Bob,
of Racine, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Greer
, Marthina L.,
of Lomira, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Waage
, Theresa L.,
of Argyle, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Peterson, Donald J.,
of Barron, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to the control of hazardous air contaminants.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Higher Education and Tourism reports and recommends:
Relating to the joint effort marketing program.
No action taken.
Relating to the regulation of for-profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, nonprofit colleges and universities; and in-state, non-profit institutions incorporated after 1991.
