Assembly Bill 403
Concurred in:
Senate Bill 40
Senate Bill 41
Senate Bill 80
Senate Bill 204
Senate Bill 223
Senate Bill 259
Senate Bill 278
Senate Bill 331
Senate Bill 349
Senate Bill 370
Senate Bill 371
Senate Bill 372
Senate Bill 373
Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
373
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 385
Relating to: factors considered in binding interest arbitration under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.
By
Senators
Grothman, Olsen, Darling, Cowles, Harsdorf, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, Davis, Ballweg, Brooks, Gunderson, Honadel, Huebsch, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Rhoades, Ripp, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 386
Relating to: automobile insurance coverage limits and proof of financial responsibility.
By
Senators
Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Kapanke, Darling, A. Lasee, Schultz, Cowles, Kanavas, Leibham, Hopper, Kedzie, Lazich, Grothman, Olsen, Harsdorf and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Kaufert, Roth, Newcomer, J. Fitzgerald, A. Ott, LeMahieu, Ziegelbauer, Honadel, Vos, Strachota, Ballweg, Vukmir, Montgomery, Kerkman, Nerison, Huebsch, Spanbauer, Nass, Bies, Brooks, Davis, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Stone, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, M. Williams and Zipperer.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 387
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with Marquette University.
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By
Senators
Plale, Coggs, Sullivan, Lehman, Taylor, Kanavas and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Colon, Young, Cullen, Molepske Jr., Pridemore, Steinbrink, Pasch, Fields, Stone, Sinicki, Vos and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 388
Relating to: changes to the regulation of massage therapy and bodywork, creating the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Examining Board, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Hansen, Taylor, Wirch, Ellis, Olsen and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Kaufert, Pope-Roberts, Suder, Van Roy, Hilgenberg, Staskunas, Ballweg and Molepske Jr..
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 389
Relating to: licensing sign language interpreters, creating an evidentiary privilege for communications with those interpreters, creating a Sign Language Interpreter Council, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Kedzie, Lazich and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Lothian and Townsend.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 390
Relating to: deduction of voluntary payments from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Senators
Hansen, Coggs, Wirch, Kreitlow, Taylor, Lehman, Holperin, Miller, Erpenbach, Carpenter and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Pocan, Berceau, Van Akkeren, Jorgensen, Shilling, Sinicki, Danou, Benedict, Hixson, Roys, A. Williams, Kessler, Colon, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Molepske Jr., Toles, Parisi and Soletski.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 391
Relating to: expenditure of $30,000 from moneys appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources in payment of a claim against the state made by Stillmunkes, Inc.
By
Senator
Hansen
; cosponsored by Representative Sherman
.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 9
, 2009
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Senate Bill 370
Act 58
November 9
, 2009
Senate Bill 371
Act 59
November 9
, 2009
Senate Bill 372
Act 60
November 9
, 2009
Senate Bill 373
Act 61
November 9
, 2009
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
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Corrections In:
2009 SENATE
BILL
361
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(November 9
, 2009)
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 8, line 17: after "placement" insert a period.
Note: Inserts missing punctuation.
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State of Wisconsin
Tax Appeals Commission
November 3, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Please find the attached Tax Appeals Commission 2007-2009 Biennial Report. This report also is posted on the Commission's webpage at
www.wisbar.org and is submitted to you pursuant to Wis. Stat. s.
15.04(1)(d). If you have any questions or comments regarding the report, please contact me at the Commission's office at 608-266-1391. Thank you.
Sincerely,
david c. swanson
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
November 10, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As requested by the Public Service Commission (PSC), we have completed a financial audit of the Universal Service Fund (USF), which was established to ensure that all Wisconsin residents receive essential telecommunications services and have access to advanced telecommunications capabilities. The USF is funded primarily through assessments the PSC levies on providers of telecommunications services, which may be fully recovered from consumers. In fiscal year (FY) 2007-08, provider assessments totaled $31.6 million.
Eight of 14 programs supported by the USF during the period we audited are operated by the PSC. However, the largest program supported by the USF in FY 2007-08 was the Educational Telecommunications Access Program, which is administered by the Department of Administration. That program subsidizes data lines and video links for eligible educational institutions and entities such as public libraries and had expenditures of $14.6 million. The USF also provided $14.0 million in FY 2007-08 to fund Aid to Public Library Systems, a program administered by the Department of Public Instruction; funded three other programs administered by that agency; and helped to fund access to voice, data, and video services for four-year University of Wisconsin System campuses.
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In past audits, we noted that the USF's fund balance had increased steadily because revenue from provider assessments exceeded program expenditures. In contrast, FY 2007-08 expenditures exceeded revenues by $5.6 million. The resulting decline in the fund balance is largely attributable to increased reliance on the USF as a funding source for public libraries. In FY 2008-09 the USF became the sole funding source for Aid to Public Library Systems, and the current biennial budget requires it to provide $16.2 million in funding for that program in FY 2009-10 and $16.7 million in FY 2010-11.
Our audit report contains our unqualified opinion on the USF's financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2007. Our Report on Internal Control and Compliance includes a recommendation for the Department of Administration to ensure the accuracy of copayment billings for institutions participating in the Educational Telecommunications Access Program.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by staff at the PSC, the Department of Administration, the Department of Public Instruction, the University of Wisconsin System, and the USF's administrator, Wipfli LLP.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
