The Honorable, The Legislature:

Attached please find the biennial Medical School Enrollment report of the Medical College of Wisconsin, prepared according to the statutory requirement under section 13.106. This report covers the period ending June 30, 2011, and contains information in the following areas:

• Minority student recruitment policies and programs

• Number of minority students enrolled

• Number and percentages of Wisconsin residents enrolled

• Average faculty salaries compared to national averages

• Development of cooperative educational programs with other institutions throughout the state

• Placement of graduates of doctor of medicine and residency training programs

Please feel free to contact me at (414) 955-8217 if you have any questions or would like additional information.

Hard copy will be mailed via US Postal service.

The Honorable, The Senate:

The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.

For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2011-2012 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at http://gab.wi.gov/.

Alig, Joanne Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)

McClenahan, William National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Wisconsin

Schooff, Susan Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

Shepherd, Jeremey National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Wisconsin

Stephenson, Sean Children's Hospital & Health System

S528 Stephenson, Sean Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Welch, Robert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin

Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.

The Honorable, The Legislature:

During the past two years, the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB) has built upon past successes and fostered leadership initiatives in the development of environmental literacy and the creation of sustainable communities. Identifying, analyzing, and synthesizing promising approaches to improving environmental education learning by schools, districts, institutions, and organizations in the state has continued to be a high priority for the work of the WEEB. The assistance of the environmental education consultant from the Department of Public Instruction during the 2010-11 academic year was invaluable in these efforts.

The WEEB has several working groups that ensure important tasks are completed in a timely manner, including committees on education, research, grants, development, legislative relations, planning, nominations, and communication. In addition, a close collaboration with the Wisconsin Environmental Education Foundation has allowed joint fund raising projects to occur that assist with providing the essential resources needed to fund many of the environmental education activities taking place.

The previous two years has seen the WEEB transition from using EE 2010: A Plan for Advancing Environmental Education in Wisconsin as guidance for its work to the newly created Wisconsin's Plan for Environmentally Literate and Sustainable Communities. This Plan is based on the input of a variety of groups from around the state concerned about the health and well-being of Wisconsin's people, sustainability of its natural resources, and leaving a positive legacy for the future. It is built on the idea that sharing knowledge and best practices will help Wisconsin achieve a vision of environmentally literate and sustainable communities.

This report provides an overview of the projects funded by the WEEB's grant program. These projects run the gamut from elementary school to secondary school to informal education settings, such as nature centers and zoos; subject matters that include not only science, but also mathematics, social studies, language arts, the fine arts, and physical education; and that are geographically dispersed across the state.

Even though much progress has been made in the past two years, there is still much work to be done. The WEEB is committed to making the most of its resources to provide leadership in environmental education for all residents of Wisconsin.