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July 2, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Patrick:
Please add my name as a co‐author of Assembly Bill 309. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Terese Berceau
State Representative
76th Assembly District
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July 2, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Patrick:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-018 Special Committee on Recodification of Chapter
21, Military Affairs [2007 Assembly Bill 400]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 22, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats., s.
50.04(5)(fr), I am submitting the Department's annual report to the Legislature related to class A violations committed by nursing homes, including facilities serving individuals with developmental disabilities, and forfeitures assessed on nursing homes for those violations.
As defined by Wis. Stat., s.
50.04(4)(3b), a class A violation is “... a violation of this subchapter or of the rules promulgated thereunder which creates a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a nursing home presenting a substantial probability that death or serious mental or physical harm to a resident will result...."
The Department issued 43 class A violations in calendar year 2006. The enclosed report provides details on all class A violations, including the original forfeiture amount assessed and the status of payment.
Sincerely,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Aging and Long‐Term Care.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
2005 Health Care Data Report
Madison
July 2, 2007
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the 2005 Health Care Data Report produced by WHA Infomation Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2007. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608‐274‐1820, 800‐231‐8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President, WHA Information Center
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
June 26, 2007
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required by s.
13.94(1)(em), Wis. Stats., we have completed our annual financial audit and biennial program evaluation of the Wisconsin Lottery, which is administered by the Department of Revenue. We have issued an unqualified opinion on financial statements prepared by the Wisconsin Lottery for fiscal year (FY) 2005‐06 and FY 2004‐05.
Over the past five years, total sales increased 19.0 percent, from $427.6 million in FY 2001‐02 to $509.0 million in FY 2005‐06. Net lottery proceeds provided $133.3 million in property tax relief in FY 2005‐06.
To maximize revenue from sales and increase the net proceeds available to fund property tax relief, the Wisconsin Lottery seeks to maintain player interest by offering a variety of games at different prices. It has improved its instant game development and management practices since our 2005 evaluation (report 05‐8) and modified the Retailer Performance program, which provides performance‐based incentives to retailers.
The annual product information budget for the Wisconsin Lottery has been $4.6 million since FY 1990‐91. Proposals are pending in the Legislature to increase the product information budget to $7.5 million annually.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Wisconsin Lottery staff in the Department of Revenue. The Department's response follows the appendices.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Petrowski moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 5.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
11:31 A.M.
