Relating to: preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Lehman, Hansen, Miller and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Berceau, Zepnick, Travis, Boyle, Pocan, Sheridan, Soletski, Pope-Roberts, Jorgensen, Vruwink, Turner, Toles and Nelson.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 244
Relating to: prosecution decisions based on certain payments to organizations or agencies.
By
Senators
Hansen, Lehman and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Soletski, Berceau and Townsend.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
June 25, 2007
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) was established in 1991 to assist local communities in improving seriously deteriorating county highways, town roads, and municipal streets. Since then, $280,734,086 has been distributed to local units of government through this program. The 2005-07 State Biennial Budget provided non-discretionary funds of $16.1 million in FY 2006 and $16.6 in FY 2007, and discretionary funds of $7 million each year. Including carryover, $46.6 million was available for 921 LRIP projects during the 2006-2007 program cycle.
Administrative Rule Trans 206.03(15)(f) directs WisDOT to publish a summary of program activity by June 30th of each odd-numbered year. The latest edition, Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) Biennial Summary Report State Fiscal Years 2006-2007 is available exclusively electronically on the LRIP Web site at
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/local
gov/docs/lrip-biennial2006.pdf. (Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed to view the report. This software can be downloaded for free at
http://www.adobe.com.)
Information in the report is current as of April 20, 2007. Since not all projects from the 2006-2007 program cycle were completed as of this date, data in this report may not agree with the most current information available.
You may also contact one of the LRIP Program Managers:
Janice Watzke -
janice.watzke@dot.state.wi.us Phone - (608) 266-9497 Counties Managed - Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha.
Kathryn Dustin -
kathryn.dustin@dot.state.wi.us Phone - (608) 264-7336 Counties Managed - Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Price, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood.
Sincerely,
Lori Richter
Local State Programs Unit Leader
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
June 29, 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 May 2007.
On May 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2,000. This negative balance continued through May 31, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2,000. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
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The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
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
Joint Legislative Council
July 2, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-18
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 this report 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
Director
WHA Information Center
July 2, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the
2005 Health Care Data Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report (
http://www.whainfocenter.
com/data_resources/2005_hcdr/2005_hcdr.htm) 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
Southeast Wisconsin Professional
Baseball Park District
July 2, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, we are pleased to the submit the District's Financial Statements‐Independent Auditor's Report for Year Ended December 31, 2006 (approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 12, 2007) for your review and use. A copy can also be found on the District's website,
www.millerparkdistrict.com.
The above report indicates that the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board of Directors has consistently protected the taxpayers of the five‐county District, and continues to do so. As you review the enclosed report, please note that for the eleventh consecutive year, the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District has received a “clean opinion" from independent financial auditors, BDO Seidman, LLP. In this year's audit, dated April 26, 2007, BDO Seidman states, “In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the District, as of December 31, 2006, and the changes in its financial position, for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America."
Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or should you desire more information.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.L.S.
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
July 9, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to you and the Legislature the report on Preparedness of the Wisconsin Public Health System to Respond to Public Health Emergencies. This report was prepared by the Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health, as required by
2001 Wisconsin Act 109, s.250.03(3)(b).
Wisconsin's Public Health Preparedness Program continues to strengthen the foundation of preparedness through preparedness and response planning, workforce competency development and exercises with evaluation. State and local partners plan, train and exercise together to assure not only individual agency response capability, but also strong coordination for regional and statewide response. Highlights of the Pubic Health Preparedness Report include:
• Extensive pandemic influenza planning, purchasing of antiviral medication and exercising plans for disease containment.
• Establishing cross‐border capacity through participation in the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative, consisting of MN, WI, MI, IN, OH, PA, NY and Ontario. This group has developed and tested guidelines for sharing communicable disease information across state and international borders.
• Implementing the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System and associated electronic laboratory reporting for real time access to disease identification.
• Developing Chemical Emergency Assessment Teams to mobilize environmental health staff resources in the event of a major incident resulting from chemical agents, radiological agents or natural disasters.
• Testing, evaluating and improving emergency response to public health emergencies, terrorism and mass casualty events at the State, regional, local and tribal level.
These successes reflect sustained progress as well as exciting enhancements to Wisconsin's readiness to prevent, detect, investigate, control and recover from a public health event.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Joint Legislative Council
July 16, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-13 Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families
[2007 Assembly Bill 439]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report 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
Director
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