By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 369
Relating to: occupational licenses for certain offenders (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 370
Relating to: depositing all revenue from the assessment on licensed beds of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded into the Medical Assistance trust fund (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Senate Bill 371
Relating to: offering circulars provided to prospective franchisees under the franchise investment law (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
December 21
, 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Joint Enrolled
Resolution Number
Publication Date
SJR 64
20
Not Published
SJR 66
21
Not Published
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Schools
Office of Instructional Leadership and Support
November 12, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
Enclosed you will find a copy of the report entitled “High/Scope All Day Five-Year Old Kindergarten Program and High/Scope First Grade Program." This report provides a summary of the project and the data collected for the 2005-2006 school year.
S485
Each year a report is prepared in response to Sections
119.71,
119.73, and
119.75 of the current state statues. This report should provide you with a comprehensive summary, as well as specific details regarding the positive impact of this early childhood program. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me at 475-8528.
Sincerely,
Ann terrell
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
November 29, 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached is the annual report on Prison Industries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 as required by S.S.
303.018 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The report includes the cash balances of each industry. Private sector joint venture balances are reported separately from the remainder of Prison Industries.
Traditional Prison Industries
Traditional Industries gross revenue for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 were $17,551,422. Cash expenditures for the same time period are $17,540,802. Through the end of this fiscal year, revenues exceeded expenditures by $10,620. Traditional Industries ended fiscal 2007 with an accumulated cash balance of $350,214.
Private Sector Ventures
For the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 there were no receipts or cash expenditures in Private Sector Ventures. There was no cash balance at the end of fiscal year 2007 and no future revenues or expenditures are anticipated for Private Sector Ventures.
The Department of Corrections would be happy to respond to any questions you may have on this matter.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary, Department of Corrections
Michael Morgan
Secretary, Department of Administration
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State of Wisconsin
Groundwater Advisory Committee
December 14, 2007
The Honorable, Legislature:
On behalf of the Groundwater Advisory Committee, we are pleased to submit this report to the Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in fulfillment of its charge under
2003 Wisconsin Act 310. We appreciate the opportunity to serve on this important Committee and recognize the significance of Act 310. This report is the second of two reports called for under Act 310.
The first report submitted at the end of 2006, focused on management of groundwater resources within groundwater management areas and other areas of the state that have already experienced broad impacts due to groudwater drawdown. This report complements the 2006 report and assesses the effectiveness of the law and adequacy of specific provisions in the law.
Overall, the Committee believes Act 310 is working as originally intended as a first step in integrated water management. The law has provided an added level of environmental protection for trout streams, outstanding resource waters, exceptional resource waters and springs by ensuring that potential impacts to these resources be evaluated and reduced as part of the high capacity well approved process.
The Committee reached unanimous agreement on several important issues in 2007 and also worked collaboratively with the DNR to develop Chapter
NR 820, Wis. Adm. Code, which was generally endorsed by the Committee. There were also a number of complex issues that simply were not amenable to a unanimous resolution. In those cases, the report contains a number of options prepared by and voted on by Committee members for consideration by the legislature. Resolution of these issues will require additional discussion. We believe the work completed by the Groundwater Advisory Committee over the past two years as reflected in the two reports will serve as a solid foundation for those discussions.
As stated above, Act 310 is a valuable component in ensuring sound management of the State's groundwater resources. However, further work remains to be done to build upon the successes of Act 310. Information collected as the DNR continues its implementation of Act 310 and NR 820 along with ongoing research and monitoring will be essential as enhancements to the regulatory framework are contemplated.
We would be pleased to discuss the enclosed report at a joint meeting of the standing committees. Such a meeting might be valuable for the Committees to enhance their understanding of the recommendations made by the Groundwater Advisory Committee.
Sincerely,
ron kuehn
Co-Chair, Groundwater Advisory Committee
Sincerely,
M. carol mccartney
Co-Chair, Groundwater Advisory Committee
Referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
December 17, 2007
The Honorable, Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2007 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2007-16 Special Committee on Charter Schools
RL 2007-20 Special Committee on Great Lakes Water
Resources Compact
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
Director
