Friday, March 2, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday
, February
28, 2007.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports:
Senate Bill 10
Relating to: reporting of certain information concerning individual contributions received on campaign finance reports.
Placed on calendar 3-13-2007 pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, and Senate Rule
18 (1).
Ayes, 5 - Senators Robson, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Judith B. Robson
Chairperson
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: authorizing the secretary of administration to lapse moneys from appropriation accounts and transfer moneys between funds during the 2006-07 fiscal year, affecting position authorizations for certain state agencies, requiring the secretary of administration to lapse or transfer moneys to the general fund related to unfunded retirement liability debt service, and making appropriations.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Russell Decker
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 28, 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) 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 cash balances during the month of January 2007.
On January 1, 2007, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intra‐month low of a negative $5.2 million. This negative balance continued through January 23, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $277.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. This negative balance continued through January 31, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On January 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Building Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.2 million. This negative balance continued through January 11, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $5.3 million. The Wisconsin Building Trust Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $2.8 million on January 4, 2007. The negative balance was due to a delayed cash transfer from the University of Wisconsin.
On January 1, 2007, the Worker's Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $3.5 million. This negative balance continued through January 30, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $1.9 million. The Worker's Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $4.3 million on January 3, 2007. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund, Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund, Wisconsin Building Trust Fund and Worker's Compensation Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
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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,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
February 28, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to s.
109.12 (2) and
(3), Wis. Stats., I hereby submit the Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) 2006 annual report on the administration and enforcement of s.
109.07 and
109.075, Wis. Stats. The report contains three sections. The first section lists all employers in 2006 that notified DWD of business closings and mass layoffs planned in Wisconsin. The second section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received business closing or mass layoff notification complaints and the current status or outcome of those complaints. The third section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received healthcare cessation notification complaints, DWD's actions and the current status or outcome of those complaints.
Business Closing or Mass Layoff Notification Cases:
On January 1st, 2006 the department had 23 business closing or mass layoff cases ;pending either within the department [DWD] or at the Department of Justice [DOJ]. Since January 1st, 2006 twelve of those cases have been resolved. Six cases were settled. Six cases were closed as invalid complaints. Of the remaining eleven cases, all 11 cases remain with the DOJ in various stages of litigation.
During 2006 and thus far in 2007 the department has received 24 new cases. Eight of these cases remain under investigation. Thirteen cases have been closed as invalid. In the remaining three cases one case was settled with the remaining two cases either under collection by DWD or collection by DOJ through litigation.
Overall in 2006 the departments collected more than $1.85 million in increased wages for 564 employees due to a combination of employers' failures to provide employees with advance notices of business closings or mass layoffs and unpaid final wages for these employees.
Healthcare Plan Cessation Notification Cases:
On January 1st, 2006 the department had eight healthcare plan cessation notification cases pending either at DWD or DOJ. One of these cases is still under investigation by DWD, four are pending litigation and the remaining three cases were settled.
