State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
Madison
DATE: January 7, 2009
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Bruce J. Hoesly
Code Editor
SUBJECT: Rules published in the December 31, 2008,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 636.
The following rules have been published:
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January 8, 2009
State Representative Cory Mason
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 321 East, State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Representative Mason:
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This letter is to advise you that I am appointing you to serve as my Assembly Finance Committee designee on the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board, as well as the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board of Directors, for the 2009-2010 legislative session.
Sincerely,
MARK POCAN
State Representative
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Finance
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
November 28, 2008
To 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 October 2008.
On October 1, 2008, the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $140.8 million. This negative balance continued through October 31, 2008, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $137.0 million. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $149.5 million on October 9, 2008. The negative balance was due to the transfer of $200 million to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund per
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, and the pending liquidation of fund securities necessary to offset this shortfall.
On October 1, 2008, the Workers Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1.3 million. This negative balance continued through October 31, 2008, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $1.4 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On October 17, 2008, the Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $57.0 thousand. This negative balance continued through October 30, 2008, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $6.4 million. The Conservation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $2.4 million on October 28, 2008. The negative balance was due to a delayed transfer to the fund. On October 31, 2008, the Mediation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 thousand (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Workers Compensation Fund, Conservation Fund, and Mediation 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.
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 committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
December 1, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Administration has issued its contractual service purchasing report for Fiscal Year 2008 pursuant to 16.705 (8), Wis. Stats. This report also includes information on cost-benefit analyses produced by state agencies and campuses during FY08.
Again this year, state agencies reduced contracting costs. State agency contracting decreased by 5%, from $345.1 million in FY07 to $326.9 million in FY08. However, when combined with University of Wisconsin System contracting costs, overall state contracting increased by 7% in FY08, from $419.6 million in FY07 to $449.6 million in FY08. This is the first increase in overall contracting costs since FY04.
In addition, this report provides a summary of the more than 293 cost-benefit analyses prepared by state government in FY08. State agencies and campuses are required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis prior to each proposed contractual service procurement over $25,000.
The Department of Administration is committed to improving ways to provide quality services to Wisconsin citizens as efficiently and cost effectively as possible and we will continue to work on these efforts in our state contracting process.
If you have questions about this report, please contact James Langdon, Deputy Administrator, DOA Division of Enterprise Operations, at 608-267-2715.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL L. MORGAN
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System
Madison
December 15, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The 1999-2001 State of Wisconsin Biennial Budget,
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, included a provision to change the University of Wisconsin System's appropriation for tuition and fee revenues (Academic Student Fees, Fund 131) from an annual, sum certain appropriation to a continuing appropriation.
Wisconsin Act 9 required the Board of Regents to report annually, beginning on December 15, 2000, the amount by which actual expenditures in the previous fiscal year, in this case 2006-07, exceeded the amount in the schedule for that appropriation in the previous fiscal year. That report, including the purposes for which the additional revenues were spent and the amount spent for each purpose, is attached.
Please contact Lynn Paulson at (608) 263-7481, if you have any questions related to this report.
Sincerely,
DEBORAH A. DURCAN
Vice President for Finance
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
December 17, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
115.361 (2), Wis. Stats., the attached report is submitted to you for referral to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172 (3), Wis. Stats. The report provides a collection of analyzed information about programs funded under this section along with evidence of their effectiveness. Further, this report covers a two-year cycle and provides information on a wide-range of AODA related resources, including grants, training, technical assistance, and educational materials.
If you have any questions regarding this document, please contact Kenneth Wagner at (608) 266-5181.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
Madison
December 19, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
165.90 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department of Justice to report on the performance of cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs receiving aid under this section. This letter constitutes our report.
The Department of Justice's County-Tribal Law Enforcement Grant Program continues to help local law enforcement provide needed services in Native American communities. In addition, this program helps build a cooperative atmosphere and positive relationship between law enforcement and tribal governments and communities. I am pleased to share information regarding this important program with you.
