Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
May 27, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
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 Wis. Act 33, Senate Bill 44, Section 2462, 255.15(4).
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
May 28, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
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
State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System
May 26, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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.
Sincerely,
Katharine C. Lyall
President
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 8, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
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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
Broydrick, William Wisconsin Bankers Association
Carey, Ray Wisconsin Council of Regional Planning Organizations
Elverman, Timothy J Wisconsin Bankers Association
Jentz, Robert Wisconsin Soybean Association
Kuehn, Ronald W Wisconsin Soybean Association
Lamb, Jordan Wisconsin Soybean Association
Liebe, Thomas Wisconsin Credit Union League
Lyons, Andrew Wisconsin Education Association Council
Rogowski, Michael Sonic Foundry
Springer, Thomas J Sonic Foundry
Valenti, John Sanofi-Synthelabo
Walby, Kathleen Wisconsin Council of Regional Planning Organizations
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
