March 20, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Per the request I received from Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, please fill the Democratic vacancy on the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties with Representative Marlin Schneider.
Thank you for your assistance. Please let me know if you should have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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March 20, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
This letter is to inform you of a change on the Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development. Per Minority Leader Kreuser's request, I am removing Representative Dave Travis and replacing him with Representative Kim Hixson. Representative Tom Nelson will be the Committee's Ranking Member.
Thank you for your assistance. Please let me know if you should have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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March 22, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
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Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute Section
15.105(27)(a)(4), I have appointed Representative Joel Kleefisch and Representative David Cullen to the Sentencing Commission.
Thank you for your assistance. Please let me know if you should have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
March 20, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please remove my name as a co‐sponsor of Assembly Bill 78, relating to: directing school boards to provide instruction about the recent history of the Hmong people.
If you have any questions about this request, please feel free to call me.
With kindest regards,
Dale W. Schultz
State Senator
17th Senate District
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
March 22, 2007
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required by s.
13.94(1)(de), Wis. Stats., we have completed a financial audit of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, which insures health care providers in Wisconsin against medical malpractice claims that exceed the primary malpractice insurance thresholds established in statutes. We have provided an unqualified auditor's report on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
The Fund continues to maintain a sound financial position. Its audited financial statements show net assets of $59.8 million as of June 30, 2006, the highest year‐end balance reported since the Fund's inception. The Governor's 2007‐09 Biennial Budget Proposal would transfer $175.0 million from the Fund to a newly created heath care quality fund. Although the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund has accumulated cash and investments of $737.4 million to pay estimated loss liabilities of $685.0 million as of June 30, 2006, a transfer of $175.0 million would place it in a deficit accounting position. In addition,
2003 Wisconsin Act 111 established the Fund as an irrevocable trust for the sole benefit of participating health care providers and proper claimants.
The Fund's computerized provider system, which tracks and accounts for its operations, is aging and experiencing errors that require regular manual reviews and adjustments to correct. The condition of the system presents increased risks to the Fund's financial operations. The Governor's 2007‐09 Biennial Budget Proposal recommends additional funding of $600,000 for the development and implementation of a new system.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the staff of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and the contractors who assist in administering the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund program. A response from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance follows the appendices.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
