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Electronics and Information Technology Manufacturing Zone Program | briefing sheet
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/media/2796/18-18brief.pdfSummary In November 2017, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) executed a $2.85 billion contract with Foxconn to create jobs and make capital investments over the 15 year period from January 2018 through December 2032. WEDC may first award t...
Keywords Foxconn capital investments job creation tax credits
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/media/2808/18-20brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2017-18 financial statements. These statements are included in the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by the Department of Administration (DOA). We rep...
Keywords State financial statements STAR UW University of Wisconsin Division of Enterprise Technology DET Department of Transportation DOT material weakness significant deficiency DOR Department of Revenue Office of the Commissioner on Insurance OCI Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Department of Health Services DHS CAFR State Controller’s Office OPEB Transportation Fund General Fund
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/media/2803/18-19brief.pdfSummary SWIB managed $117.0 billion in assets, largely within the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), as of December 2017. The WRS Core Fund and Variable Fund exceeded five-year benchmarks with investment returns of 8.6 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively,...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS Core Fund Variable Fund investment bonus venture capital pension Fraud Waste and Mismanagement Hotline
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/media/3027/20-5brief.pdfSummary In addition to the reported overpayment of Unemployment Insurance program benefits on April 29, 2020, DWD likely overpaid program benefits on April 28. Although DWD provided us information indicating that it recovered $19.6 million in duplicate payme...
Keywords 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 duplicate payment payment files
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/media/3087/20-13brief.pdfSummary Some individuals file initial claims for unemployment benefits through the program’s call centers, including one call center operated by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and two call centers operated by two entities under contract with D...
Keywords blocked calls busy calls call disposition initial claims unemployment benefits unemployment claims wait times
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/media/3144/20-29brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on UW System’s FY 2019-20 financial statements, including its aggregate discretely presented component units. As of June 30, 2020, UW System’s net position was $5.4 billion. On a budgetary basis, UW System’s tota...
Keywords Board of Regents Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund HEERF information technology IT program revenue balances report UW institution
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/media/3162/20-30brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2019-20 financial statements. These statements are included in the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by the Department of Administration (DOA). We rep...
Keywords Basic Accumulated Sick Leave Conversion Credit program basic CAFR CRF FMAP General Fund information technology IT security STAR State Controller’s Office SCO DOA Department of Health Services DHS Division of Enterprise Technology DET Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF DOT University of Wisconsin System UW System clearing accounts
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/media/2634/17-11brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements for FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15. The USF is funded by assessments on telecommunications providers that are typically recovered from consumers. In FY 2015-16, the USF expended $39.6 million t...
Keywords Telecommunications libraries broadband Department of Public Instruction DPI Department of Administration DOA University of Wisconsin UW
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/media/1203/15-5brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Universal Service Fund's (USF) financial statements for FY 2013-14 and FY 2012-13, and we reported a material weakness in the Public Service Commission's internal control over financial reporting. The USF is f...
Keywords Public Service Commission PSC USF telecommunications DOA BadgerNet Public Instruction DPI University of Wisconsin UW libraries
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/media/2929/19-22brief.pdfSummary As required by 2017 Wisconsin Act 355, we performed a final audit of the Local Government Property Insurance Fund (Fund), which is administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). Coverage for policyholders was terminated by Decembe...
Keywords Property Insurance OCI General Fund Act 355
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/media/2909/19-16brief.pdfSummary The State Life Insurance Fund, which is self-funded through insurance premiums and investment earnings, provides low-cost life insurance to Wisconsin residents. Its financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and De...
Keywords Insurance commissioner SLIF life insurance whole life term life accounting practices dividends premiums surplus to assets ratio
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/media/2876/19-9brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Fund’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2016. The Fund’s net position increased in each fiscal year and was $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2018....
Keywords Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund Patients Compensation Fund Commissioner of Insurance OCI malpractice insurance providers health care
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/media/2559/16-12brief.pdfSummary The State Life Insurance Fund, which is self-funded through insurance premiums and investment earnings, provides low-cost life insurance to Wisconsin residents. Its financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and De...
Keywords Insurance Commissioner SLIF life insurance whole life term life accounting practices dividends premiums surplus to assets ratio
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Administrative Salaries and Staffing, Wisconsin Technical College System | briefing
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Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Madison | briefing
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/media/1129/15-15brief.pdfSummary From the creation of the Fund in April 2012 through FY 2014-15, 13 grant recipients were awarded a total of $336,926 in support of literacy and early childhood development programs. As of the end of FY 2014-15, $109,408 was available in the Fund for ...
Keywords Read to Lead Development Fund Read to Lead Council literacy early childhood Department of Children and Families Department of Public Instruction
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/media/1190/15-9brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery's financial statements for FY 2013-14 and FY 2012-13. Lottery ticket sales increased from $566.1 million in FY 2012-13 to $568.8 million in FY 2013-14, or by 0.5 percent. During FY 2013-14, l...
Keywords Lottery Department of Revenue DOR property tax relief tax credit instant tickets lotto Powerball retailer compensation
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/media/1192/15-8brief.pdfKeywords Unemployment compensation reserve fund Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council federal loan Department of Workforce Development DWD unemployment insurance tax solvency account employer account
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/media/1195/15-7brief.pdfSummary We completed a final financial audit of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) and provided an unmodified opinion on the HIRSP Authority's financial statements for the two-month period ended February 28, 2014. We also reviewed the close out o...
Keywords HIRSP insurance plan Affordable Care Act Authority Office of the Commissioner of Insurance OCI risk
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/media/1199/15-6brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements of the Retirement Funds for the year ended December 31, 2014, and for the six-month period from July 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. The financial statements and our auditor's opinions a...
Keywords WRS Retirement Core Fund Variable Fund SWIB
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/media/1210/15-4brief.pdfSummary The Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the State's Medical Assistance program, which includes non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services for individuals with low and moderate incomes. From August 2013 through June 2014, Medical...
Keywords Non emergency medical transportation NEMT Medical Assistance MA Medical Transportation Management MTM Logisticare transportation broker Department of Health Services DHS
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/media/1211/15-3brief.pdfSummary In fiscal year 2013-14, WEDC administered 29 programs through which it provided $88.7 million in tax credits, authorized local governments to issue $28.4 million in bonds, and awarded $19.4 million in loans and $17.2 million in grants. WEDC did not c...
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/media/1216/15-2brief.pdfSummary State agencies administered $12.1 billion in federal financial assistance in FY 2013-14. We provided an unmodified opinion on federal compliance and include 31 recommendations related to the administration of federal programs. We also questioned more...
Keywords Single Audit federal funding A 133 compliance student financial aid adoption DOA UW DCF DHS TANF monitoring
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/media/1217/15-2brief_m.pdfSummary State agencies administered $12.1 billion in federal financial assistance in FY 2013-14. We provided an unmodified opinion on federal compliance and include 31 recommendations related to the administration of federal programs. We also questioned more...
Keywords Single Audit federal funding A 133 compliance student financial aid adoption DOA UW DCF DHS TANF monitoring
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/media/1221/15-1brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on UW System's FY 2013-14 and FY 2012-13 financial statements. As of June 30, 2014, UW System's net position, which provides a measure of its overall financial condition, was $6.3 billion. We analyzed aspects o...
Keywords UW University of Wisconsin UW System UW Administration financial statements program revenue tuition tuition remissions HRS reserves
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/media/1031/15-19brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The State Investment Fund invests the excess operating funds of state agencies, the Wisconsin Retirement System, and t...
Keywords SIF state investment fund SWIB state investment board WRS
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/media/1099/15-18brief.pdfSummary We found that annual average expenditures for services per participant, as well as rehabilitation rates of participants, varied considerably among DVR's 11 workforce development areas. Our review of 100 closed cases indicated that DVR generally serve...
Keywords Division of Vocational Rehabilitation DVR vocational rehabilitation DWD disability workforce development areas rehabilitation Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WIOA
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/media/1120/15-17brief.pdfSummary As required by statute, we contracted for an actuarial audit of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The limited-scope audit was conducted by the Segal Company and included verification of actuarial assumptions and valuation methods used for the WR...
Keywords WRS retirement actuary pension ETF Segal
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/media/1122/15-16brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Property Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2014, the Property Fund insured $51.9 billion in property owned by 983 units of l...
Keywords Local Government Property Insurance Fund Property Fund OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Milwaukee County courthouse local government
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/media/1136/15-14brief.pdfSummary We provide an unmodified opinion on the FY 2014-15 and FY 2013-14 financial statement of the program, which issued revenue bonds and other debt to fund claims under the Wisconsin Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) program. As of June ...
Keywords PECFA Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award inspection fee Transportation Fund bonds revenue bonds revenue obligations commercial paper DNR DOA
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/media/1140/15-13brief.pdfSummary We have completed certain audit work that we could not finish in report 14-14 because our scope was limited by a July 2014 opinion from the Attorney General. From fiscal year (FY) 2010-11 through FY 2012-13, an estimated 1,894 complaints were filed w...
Keywords GAB complaints special investigators investigations elections ethics
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/media/1169/15-12brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the Schedule of Employer Allocations for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) and the specified total amounts on the Schedule of Pension Amounts by Employer for the WRS, and the related notes, for calendar year 201...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System Employee Trust Funds Governmental Accounting Standards Board GASB new pension standards pension
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/media/1179/15-11brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements and related notes of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) for calendar year 2014. The fiduciary net position of the WRS increased from $89.9 billion as of December 31, 2013, to $92.2 bill...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System Employee Trust Funds Governmental Accounting Standards Board GASB new pension standards pension
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/media/1186/15-10brief.pdfSummary In 2004 and 2007, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health received endowment funds to provide grants for medical education and research programs and public health programs. From...
Keywords Medical College of Wisconsin UW School of Medicine public health medical research medical education Blue Cross Blue Shield Commissioner of Insurance grants
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/media/1027/16-1brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements of the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for 2014. ETF's financial statements present 14 separate funds used to account for the financial position and activity of the various benefit...
Keywords Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Wisconsin Retirement System financial statements
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/media/1078/16-2brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin's FY 2014-15 financial statements. These statements are included in the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by the Department of Administration (DOA). We rec...
Keywords CAFR Comprehensive Annual Financial Report DOT DHS UW ETF DET transportation fund
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/media/1080/16-3brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on UW System's FY 2014-15 and FY 2013-14 financial statements. As of June 30, 2015, UW System's net position, which provides a measure of its overall financial condition, was $6.7 billion. We recommend UW Syste...
Keywords UW University of Wisconsin UW System UW Administration financial statements program revenue reserves trust funds gifts investment
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/media/1095/16-4brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Fund's financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2013. The Fund's net position increased significantly during our audit period from $445.0 million as ...
Keywords Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund Patients Compensation Fund Commissioner of Insurance OCI malpractice insurance providers
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/media/1042/16-5brief.pdfSummary In FY 2014-15, state agencies administered $12.0 billion in federal financial assistance. Although state agencies generally complied with federal requirements, we qualified our opinion on compliance with federal requirements for 1 of the 24 programs ...
Keywords Single Audit federal funding DOA UW DCF DHS monitoring A 133 HUD compliance
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/media/1051/16-6brief.pdfSummary In fiscal year 2014-15, the Department of Natural Resources spent $10.4 million to regulate approximately 1,250 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities and large livestock farms. We found that DNR did not consistently meet its goals ...
Keywords Department of Natural Resources DNR WPDES wastewater CAFO permit Environmental Protection Agency EPA pollution
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/media/1815/16-7brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery's financial statements for FY 2014-15 and FY 2013-14. Lottery ticket sales increased from $568.8 million in FY 2013-14 to $574.6 million in FY 2014-15, or by 1.0 percent. Operating expenses i...
Keywords Lottery Department of Revenue DOR property tax relief tax credit instant tickets lotto Powerball retailer compensation Megabucks
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/media/2542/16-8brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program’s financial statement for FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15. The program was established to provide financing to pay claims under the State of Wisconsin Petroleum ...
Keywords PECFA Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award inspection fee Transportation Fund bonds revenue bonds revenue obligations commercial paper
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/media/2550/16-9brief.pdfSummary From the creation of the Fund in April 2012 through FY 2015-16, 17 grant recipients were awarded a total of $513,359 in support of literacy and early childhood development programs. As of the end of FY 2015-16, the Fund is fully committed. A related ...
Keywords Read to Lead Development Fund Read to Lead Read to Lead Council literacy early childhood
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/media/2552/16-10brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements and related notes of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) for calendar year 2015. The fiduciary net position of the WRS decreased from $92.1 billion as of December 31, 2014, to $88.5 bill...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS annuitants pension
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Wisconsin Retirement System Reporting for Participating Employers | briefing sheet
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/media/2555/16-11brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the Schedule of Employer Allocations for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) and the specified total amounts on the Schedule of Pension Amounts by Employer for the WRS, and the related notes, for calendar year 201...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS pension pension liability
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/media/2563/16-13brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements of the Retirement Funds for the year ended December 31, 2015. SWIB invests assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System that are held in the Core Fund and the Variable Fund. Together, these fu...
Keywords WRS Retirement Core Fund Variable Fund
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/media/2566/16-14brief.pdfSummary Since July 2014, the Board has overseen the Behavioral Health Division (BHD) of Milwaukee County. We found that BHD has not consistently delineated the specific programs it administers or the services it provides, budgeted on a program-level basis, d...
Keywords Mental health Behavioral Health Division BHD Milwaukee mental health complex community based AODA Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services
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/media/2573/16-15brief.pdfSummary As of December 2015, SWIB had $99.1 billion in assets under management, and investment returns for the two funds of the Wisconsin Retirement System exceeded five-year benchmarks. Although it is too soon to evaluate several of SWIB’s new investment st...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS Core Fund Variable Fund investment bonus venture capital pension
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/media/2675/17-21brief.pdfSummary The Emergency Detention Pilot Program created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 235 granted certain mental health professionals in Milwaukee County the authority to take individuals into custody for emergency detention. Under the pilot program, too few emergency...
Keywords Behavioral Health Division BHD mental health involuntary commitment Brown County Jefferson County emergency detention Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services
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Wisconsin Retirement System Reporting for Participating Employers | briefing
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/media/2658/17-17brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the Schedule of Employer Allocations for the WRS and the specified total amounts on the Schedule of Collective Pension Amounts for the WRS, and the related notes, for calendar year 2016. Our independent auditor’s re...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS pension net pension liability
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/media/2655/17-16brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) financial statements and related notes for calendar year 2016. Our independent auditor’s report on the financial statements is included with the Department of Employee Trust F...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS pension contribution rates net pension liability
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/media/2651/17-15brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery’s financial statements for FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15. Lottery ticket sales increased from $574.6 million in FY 2014-15 to $627.1 million in FY 2015-16, or by 9.1 percent. Operating expenses i...
Keywords Gaming lotto powerball musl Multi State Lottery Association property tax tax credit
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/media/2584/17-1brief.pdfSummary The Biennial Report summarizes the work of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2016, including noteworthy findings and the activity of the Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline (1-877-FRAUD-17). In 20...
Keywords Hotline fraud financial audit performance evaluation peer review state auditor audit bureau
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/media/2587/17-2brief.pdfSummary DOT’s expenditures for state highways increased from $739.7 million in fiscal year (FY) 1996-97 to $2.1 billion in FY 2015-16. DOT budgeted to complete more major highway project work than could be completed with available funding because it did not ...
Keywords Transportation highway megaproject road engineering engineer Transportation Projects Commission pavement traffic forecast
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/media/2597/17-3brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the year ended June 30, 2016. The Fund invests the excess operating funds of state agencies, the WRS, and the Local Government Investment Pool. The net pos...
Keywords Investment fund local government investment pool WRS Wisconsin retirement system investment board
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/media/2605/17-4brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2015-16 financial statements. These statements are included in the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by DOA. We identified a material weakness in inte...
Keywords State financial statements STAR UW University of Wisconsin Division of Enterprise Technology DET Office of the Commissioner of Insurance OCI Department of Transportation DOT material weakness significant deficiency
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/media/2608/17-5brief.pdfSummary In FY 2015-16, state agencies administered $11.6 billion in federal financial assistance. We audited 14 programs that accounted for 48.1 percent of the federal financial assistance administered by state agencies in FY 2015-16. Although we found that ...
Keywords department of health services dhs department of natural resources dnr university of Wisconsin uw department of children and families dcf department of transportation dot division of enterprise technology uniform guidance corrective action plan MA medicaid
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/media/2614/17-6brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on UW System’s FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15 financial statements. As of June 30, 2016, UW System’s net position, which provides a measure of its overall financial condition, was $6.6 billion. We recommend UW Syste...
Keywords Special course fees nontraditional student fees program revenue balance UW System UW Administration
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/media/2617/17-7brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements for the separate funds presented in ETF’s 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which can be found on its website. We recommend ETF obtain certain audit reports from its third-party ad...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS Income Continuation Insurance ICI net pension liability health insurance Group Insurance Board GIB pension
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/media/2620/17-8brief.pdfSummary We found that the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King (King) generated operating revenue of more than $8.0 million in excess of its expenditures each year from FY 2011-12 through FY 2015-16, and had a cash balance of $35.2 million at the end of FY 2015-1...
Keywords King veterans home Veterans Trust Fund veteran Union Grove nursing home
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/media/2623/17-9brief.pdfSummary In FY 2015-16, WEDC administered 34 programs through which it provided $133.0 million in tax credits; awarded $21.5 million in grants and $17.3 million in loans; and authorized local governments to issue $17.4 million in bonds. We reviewed available ...
Keywords Loans grants tax credits economic development
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/media/2630/17-10brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Fund’s financial statements for FY 2015-16 and FY 2014-15. The Fund’s net position was $1.2 billion as of June 30, 2016, which was an increase of $905.0 million since June 30, 2014. The net position of the Fun...
Keywords Unemployment unemployment insurance unemployment benefits
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/media/2639/17-12brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements of the Retirement Funds for the year ended December 31, 2016. The financial statements and our auditor's opinions are published separately in the State of Wisconsin Investment Board's 2016 R...
Keywords Retirement pension core fund variable fund Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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/media/2642/17-13brief.pdfSummary The opportunity schools and partnership program was established by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, the 2015-17 Biennial Budget Act. No schools have been transferred into the program, and no schools will be eligible for transfer into the program in the 2017-18...
Keywords MPS Milwaukee Public Schools Racine Unified School District opportunity school School and School District Accountability Report
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/media/2645/17-14brief.pdfSummary The Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). We found that the care needs of King residents increased from 2007 through 2016. In July 2013, King was authorized more than 80 additional nursing posit...
Keywords Veterans King veterans home CMS PTSD dementia skilled nursing facility five star rating
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/media/2987/20-3brief.pdfSummary In FY 2018-19, state agencies administered $12.4 billion in federal financial assistance. Our audit focused on 16 federal programs that accounted for 51.2 percent of the federal financial assistance administered by state agencies in FY 2018-19. We fo...
Keywords Department of Administration DOA Department of Children and Families DCF Department of Health Services DHS Department of Military Affairs DMA Department of Natural Resources DNR Department of Public Instruction DPI Department of Transportation DOT University of Wisconsin UW Department of Veterans Affairs DVA Department of Workforce Development DWD Wisconsin Technical College System WTCS Uniform Guidance University of Wisconsin System UW corrective action plan federal MA Medicaid
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/media/2836/19-3brief.pdfSummary In FY 2017-18, state agencies administered $11.9 billion in federal financial assistance. Our audit focused on 16 federal programs that accounted for 73.0 percent of the federal financial assistance administered by state agencies in FY 2017-18. We f...
Keywords Department of Administration DOA Department of Children and Families DCF Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Department of Health Services DHS Department of Natural Resources DNR Department of Public Instruction DPI Department of Transportation DOT Department of Workforce Development DWD University of Wisconsin UW Wisconsin Technical College System WTCS Uniform Guidance corrective action plan MA Medicaid
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/media/2727/18-5brief.pdfSummary In FY 2016-17, state agencies administered $11.6 billion in federal financial assistance. Our audit focused on 15 federal programs that accounted for 58.2 percent of the federal financial assistance administered by state agencies in FY 2016-17. We fo...
Keywords Department of Administration DOA Department of Children and Families DCF Department of Health Services DHS Department of Justice DOJ Department of Natural Resources DNR Department of Transportation DOT Department of Workforce Development DWD University of Wisconsin UW Uniform Guidance corrective action plan MA Medicaid
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Relationships between the University of Wisconsin and Certain Affiliated Organizations | briefing
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/media/2721/18-4brief.pdfSummary In fiscal year (FY) 2016-17, UW institutions had relationships with 90 affiliated organizations, including primary fundraising foundations. From FY 2007-08 through FY 2016-17, UW institutions paid an estimated $257.9 million to affiliated organizatio...
Keywords University of Wisconsin Board of Regents UW institutions UW System Administration affiliated organizations fundraising foundations
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/media/2682/18-1brief.pdfSummary State Fair Park’s operating expenditures increased from $17.4 million in fiscal year (FY) 2012-13 to $20.8 million in FY 2016-17, or by 20.1 percent. We found that the operations of State Fair Park are consistent with several best practices within th...
Keywords State fair Milwaukee Mile racetrack midway SpinCity spin city fairgrounds state fair park
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/media/2947/19-26brief.pdfSummary Statutes require the Department of Administration (DOA) to administer state-owned residential properties leased to state employees. We found DOA did not comply with all statutory requirements. We also found the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a...
Keywords appraisals discount fair value hotline IRS leases rental research stations state forests state parks taxes
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/media/2887/19-12brief.pdfSummary In report 19-12, we summarize the 35 reports we received through our Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline from January 1, 2019, through June 30, 2019. We also describe three reports we resolved during this time period.
Keywords technical college contracts phones travel
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/media/2871/19-8brief.pdfSummary Based on a report made to our Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline, we have completed a review of certain contracts between the Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and a private business for technical college course credits granted to high sc...
Keywords contracts curricula hotline instruction technical colleges
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/media/2817/19-1brief.pdfSummary The Biennial Report summarizes the work of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau from January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2018. During this period, the Bureau published more than 40 reports, including financial audits and performance evaluations...
Keywords Hotline fraud financial audit performance evaluation peer review state auditor audit bureau DOJ DOT Department of Justice Department of Transportation Wisconsin Online Records Check System WORCS
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/media/3135/20-26brief.pdfKeywords investment income Local government Investment Pool WRS Wisconsin Retirement System
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/media/2793/18-17brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The financial statements and our auditor's opinions are published separately in the State of Wisconsin Investment Boar...
Keywords Investment fund local government investment pool WRS Wisconsin retirement system investment board
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/media/2790/18-16brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on UW-Extension’s compliance with applicable requirements related to certain administrative services it provides as a third-party servicer for federal student financial aid. For FY 2017-18, UW-Extension entered into ...
Keywords Servicer information sheet student financial aid student financial assistance UW Colleges UW Flexible Option program UW Milwaukee
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/media/2787/18-15brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program’s financial statement for FY 2017-18 and FY 2016-17. The program was established to provide financing to pay claims under the State of Wisconsin Petroleum E...
Keywords PECFA Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award petroleum fee Transportation Fund Petroleum Inspection Fund
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State Retiree Health Insurance Reporting for the State of Wisconsin | briefing
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/media/2782/18-14brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the yea...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules ETF Department of Employee Trust Funds
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State Retiree Life Insurance Reporting for the State of Wisconsin | briefing
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/media/2779/18-13brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the yea...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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Local Retiree Life Insurance Reporting for Participating Employers | briefing
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/media/2776/18-12brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the yea...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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Wisconsin Retirement System Reporting for Participating Employers | briefing
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/media/2773/18-11brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the yea...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS pension net pension asset employer schedules
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/media/2770/18-10brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements for the separate funds presented in the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which can be found on its website. ETF’s financial statements pre...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS net pension asset health insurance Group Insurance Board GIB pension OPEB other postemployment benefits State of Wisconsin Investment Board SWIB
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/media/2765/18-9brief.pdfSummary The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) invests assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System that are held in the Core Retirement Investment Trust Fund and Variable Retirement Investment Trust Fund. Together, these funds are known as the Retirem...
Keywords Retirement pension core fund variable fund Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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/media/2751/18-6brief.pdfSummary The Special Needs Scholarship Program is administered by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and provides scholarships for students with disabilities in kindergarten through 12th grade who attend participating private schools. The 26 private s...
Keywords disabilities private schools public schools scholarship school district special needs equalization aid revenue limit voucher school aid
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/media/2718/18-3brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2016-17 financial statements. These statements are included in the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by DOA. We continue to report a material weakness...
Keywords State financial statements STAR UW University of Wisconsin Division of Enterprise Technology DET Department of Transportation DOT material weakness significant deficiency DOR Department of Revenue
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/media/2715/18-2brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on UW System’s FY 2016-17 and FY 2015-16 financial statements. As of June 30, 2017, UW System’s net position, which provides a measure of its overall financial condition, was $6.6 billion. We recommend UW Syste...
Keywords program revenue balance UW System UW Administration Board of Regents
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/media/3138/20-27brief.pdfKeywords Foxconn capital investments job creation tax credits
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Supplemental Health Insurance Conversion Credit Program Reporting for Participating Employers
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/media/3129/20-24brief.pdfKeywords basic Accumulated Sick Leave Conversion Credit program other postemployment benefits OPEB SHICC sick leave
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/media/3124/20-23brief.pdfKeywords benchmark bonus carried interest data management investment stress testing Core Fund Variable Fund Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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/media/3118/20-22brief.pdfKeywords Responsible unit Clean Sweep E Cycle best practices recycling grants DATCP DNR
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/media/3109/20-20brief.pdfSummary As required by statutes, we reviewed the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s (DOR’s) estimate of additional reported sales and use tax revenue resulting from the U.S. Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., and sales and use tax revenu...
Keywords Wayfair Sales and Use Tax Income Tax Rates estimates marketplace provider
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/media/3106/20-19brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Administration for the State Retiree Health Insurance program as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019. The schedules report an other postemployment benefits (O...
Keywords benefits discount rate employer schedules ETF Department of Employee Trust Funds OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability premiums
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/media/3103/20-18brief.pdfKeywords fiduciary net position OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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/media/3100/20-17brief.pdfKeywords fiduciary net position OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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/media/3097/20-16brief.pdfKeywords Local Retiree Life Insurance Program State Retiree Life Insurance Program Group Insurance Board benefits fiduciary net position funded ratio OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability
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/media/3093/20-15brief.pdfKeywords Wisconsin Retirement System Reporting for Participating Employers | briefing
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/media/3090/20-14brief.pdfKeywords annuity reserve Core Fund dividend reserve employee accumulation reserve employer accumulation reserve fiduciary net position Net Position Restricted for Pensions pension Variable Fund
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/media/3076/20-11brief.pdfKeywords cloud computing high risk projects contracts strategic plans policies standards procedures master lease and Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology DOA Department of Administration Department of Children and Families DCF Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Department of Health Services DHS Department of Transportation DOT State of Wisconsin Investment Board and SWIB
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IT Needs Assessment, Procurement, and Security University of Wisconsin System
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/media/3070/20-10brief.pdfKeywords cloud computing high risk projects contracts strategic plans policies standards procedures master lease and Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology UW System Administration UW Eau Claire UW Madison UW Milwaukee and UW Stevens Point
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/media/3054/20-9brief.pdfSummary The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) invests assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System that are held in the Core Retirement Investment Trust Fund and Variable Retirement Investment Trust Fund. Together, these funds are known as the Retirem...
Keywords Core Fund Variable Fund pension unfunded commitments Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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/media/3036/20-7brief.pdfKeywords Auxiliary operations affiliated organizations information technology IT personnel and program revenue balances
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/media/3032/20-6brief.pdfSummary In this semiannual report, we summarize 62 reports we received through the Bureau’s Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline from January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020. We also highlight findings related to selected reports that we resolved since th...
Keywords Department of Natural Resources DNR State Public Defender’s Office SPD Division of Facilities Development and Management capital project conflict of interest instructor outside activities procurement
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/media/2978/20-2brief.pdfSummary As required by statute, we contracted for an actuarial audit of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). This actuarial audit replicated the December 31, 2018 actuarial valuation and assessed the reasonableness of the actuarial assumptions used by the ...
Keywords actuarial valuation long term expected rate of return assumption Market Recognition Account MRA Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company GRS Segal Consulting Midwest Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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/media/2968/20-1brief.pdfSummary In this semiannual report, we summarize 31 reports we received through the Bureau’s Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline from July 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. We also highlight findings related to selected reports that we resolved since t...
Keywords Health Wellness Incentive Medical Assistance outside employment tuition refund utility costs Department of Administration DOA Department of Corrections DOC Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Department of Natural Resources DNR Department of Health Services DHS Wisconsin Technical College System WTCS
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/media/2964/19-30brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2018-19 financial statements. These statements are included in the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is prepared by the Department of Administration (DOA). We rep...
Keywords CAFR Department of Justice DOJ Department of Health Services DHS Division of Enterprise Technology DET Department of Transportation DOT Department of Employee Trust Funds ETF Department of Revenue DOR Office of Commissioner of Insurance OCI University of Wisconsin System UW System General Fund Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund IPFCF Local Government Property Insurance Fund Transportation Fund information technology IT security STAR State Controller’s Office SCO
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/media/2954/19-28brief.pdfSummary 2017 Wisconsin Act 143 appropriated $100.0 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in fiscal year 2018 19 for awarding school safety grants to school districts, private schools, independent charter schools, and tribal schools. In 2018, DOJ awarded...
Keywords Act 143 Wisconsin Attorney General best practice emergency local law enforcement private school school district
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/media/2953/19-27brief.pdfSummary In November 2017, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) executed a $2.85 billion contract with Foxconn to create jobs and make capital investments over the 15-year period from January 2018 through December 2032. In 2019, WEDC did not ...
Keywords Foxconn capital investments job creation tax credits
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/media/2937/19-24brief.pdfSummary Wisconsin Fast Forward program expenditures totaled $62.7 million from FY 2012-13 through FY 2018-19. As a result of 209 standard program grants that ended through December 2018, 9,451 individuals completed program training, were counted as program s...
Keywords Standard program expanded program grants training workforce
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/media/2932/19-23brief.pdfSummary As required by statutes, we reviewed the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s (DOR’s) estimate of additional reported sales and use tax revenue resulting from the U.S. Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., as well as DOR's determinati...
Keywords Wayfair Sales and Use Tax Income Tax Rates estimates
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/media/2926/19-21brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Administration for the State Retiree Health Insurance program as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018. The schedules report another postemployment benefit (OPE...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules DOA Department of Administration
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/media/2923/19-20brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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/media/2920/19-19brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the...
Keywords OPEB other postemployment benefits OPEB liability benefits funded ratio employer schedules
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/media/2900/19-15brief.pdfSummary The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) invests assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System that are held in the Core Retirement Investment Trust Fund and Variable Retirement Investment Trust Fund. Together, these funds are known as the Retirem...
Keywords Retirement pension Core fund Variable fund Wisconsin Retirement System WRS
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Wisconsin Veterans Home at King: Investigations of Incident Reports and Complaints
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/media/2897/19-14brief.pdfSummary In March 2017, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for information related to certain investigations involving the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King (King). According to the informat...
Keywords Citations complaints federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services investigations nursing home Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs DVA
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/media/2894/19-13brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements for FY 2017-18 and FY 2016-17. The USF is funded by assessments on telecommunications providers that providers typically recover from consumers. In FY 2017-18, the USF expended $37.2 milli...
Keywords Telecommunications libraries broadband Department of Public Instruction DPI Department of Administration DOA TEACH
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/media/2884/19-11brief.pdfSummary The opportunity schools and partnership program was established by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, the 2015-17 Biennial Budget Act. No schools have been transferred into the program to date, and no schools will be transferred into the program for the 2019-20 ...
Keywords MPS Milwaukee Public Schools Racine Unified School District opportunity school School and School District Accountability Report
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/media/2867/19-7brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Fund’s financial statements for FY 2017-18 and FY 2016-17. The Fund’s net position was $1.8 billion as of June 30, 2018, which was an increase of $549.5 million since June 30, 2016. The net position of the Fun...
Keywords Unemployment unemployment insurance unemployment benefits employer taxes
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/media/2859/19-6brief.pdfSummary In FY 2017-18, WEDC administered 30 programs through which it allocated $3.1 billion in tax credits; awarded $25.6 million in grants and $4.5 million in loans; and authorized local governments to issue $65.7 million in bonds. We reviewed available in...
Keywords Economic development grants jobs loans tax credits
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/media/2851/19-5brief.pdfSummary We assessed selected aspects of UW System’s financial management and financial operations. In addition, we followed up on the status of recommendations we made in report 18-4, Relationships between the University of Wisconsin and Certain Affiliated O...
Keywords Affiliated organizations enrollment nonresident personnel program revenue balances resident and tuition rates
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/media/2843/19-4brief.pdfSummary The Department of Corrections (DOC) operates 36 adult institutions. From fiscal year (FY) 2013-14 through FY 2017-18, operating expenditures increased from an estimated $909.3 million to $933.9 million (2.7 percent). Over this period, the total numbe...
Keywords Correctional institutions costs expenditures inmates overtime prisons security Wisconsin Resource Center
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/media/2824/19-2brief.pdfSummary The Group Insurance Board (GIB) oversees group insurance programs that are administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF). The programs are funded primarily by premiums paid by employers and participants and by investment income earned ...
Keywords Group Insurance Board Group Health Insurance Group Life Insurance Long term Disability Insurance Income Continuation Insurance ICI program reserves self insured
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/media/2960/19-29brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The financial statements and our audit opinion are published separately in the State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s S...
Keywords Investment income Local government Investment Pool WRS Wisconsin Retirement System
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/media/2942/19-25brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program’s financial statement for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 and FY 2017-18. The program was established to provide financing to pay claims under the State of Wiscons...
Keywords PECFA Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award petroleum fee Petroleum Inspection Fund Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Refunding Bonds Transportation Fund
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/media/2678/17-22brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the year ended June 30, 2017. The financial statements and our auditor's opinion are published separately in the State of Wisconsin Investment Board's Stat...
Keywords Investment fund local government investment pool WRS Wisconsin retirement system investment board
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/media/2672/17-20brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements for the separate funds presented in the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which can be found on its website. ETF’s financial statements pre...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS Income Continuation Insurance ICI health insurance Group Insurance Board GIB pension
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/media/2917/19-18brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the employer schedules prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds for the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Retiree Life Insurance program, and the Local Retiree Life Insurance program as of and for the...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS pension net pension liability employer schedules
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/media/2914/19-17brief.pdfSummary We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements for the separate funds presented in the Department of Employee Trust Funds' (ETF) 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which can be found on its website. ETF’s financial statements pr...
Keywords Wisconsin Retirement System WRS net pension liability health insurance Group Insurance Board GIB pension OPEB other postemployment benefits State of Wisconsin Investment Board SWIB
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Reviews of Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University School of Dentistry | briefing
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/media/2879/19-10brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery’s financial statements for FY 2017-18 and FY 2016-17. Lottery ticket sales increased from $602.8 million in FY 2016-17 to $667.4 million in FY 2017-18, or by 10.7 percent. Operating ex...
Keywords Gaming lotto Powerball Multi State Lottery Association MUSL property tax and tax credit
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/media/2759/18-8brief.pdfSummary The Forestry Account funds DNR’s forestry program and related administrative activities. In FY 2016-17, DNR and five other state agencies spent an estimated $121.6 million in state and federal funds. We estimate that 53.5 percent of Forestry Account ...
Keywords Conservation Fund forestland forestry mill tax University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin Council on Forestry Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council Stewardship Program state forest
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/media/2755/18-7brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery’s financial statements for FY 2016-17 and FY 2015-16. Lottery ticket sales decreased from $627.1 million in FY 2015-16 to $602.8 million in FY 2016-17, or by 3.9 percent. Operating ex...
Keywords Gaming lotto powerball musl Multi State Lottery Association MUSL property tax and tax credit
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Best Practices for Transitioning from Virtual Instruction to In-Person Instruction
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/media/3049/20-8brief.pdfSummary As required by 2019 Wisconsin Act 185, DPI posted on its website guidance for school districts and schools to transition from virtual instruction to in-person instruction. We found that DPI’s guidance included almost all of the best practices that we...
Keywords 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 DPI guidance extracurricular activities remote learning school operations Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Associationy WIAA
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/media/2997/20-4brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified audit opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery’s financial statements for FY 2018-19 and FY 2017-18. Lottery ticket sales increased from $667.4 million in FY 2017-18 to $713.1 million in FY 2018-19, or by 6.9 percent. Operating expe...
Keywords gaming instant games lotto Mega Millions Powerball Multi State Lottery Association MUSL property tax and tax credit
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/media/2666/17-18brief.pdfSummary The Read to Lead Development Fund and a related general purpose revenue (GPR) appropriation provide grants to school districts and other entities to support literacy and early childhood development programs. From the Fund’s creation in April 2012 thr...
Keywords Literacy early childhood read to lead council race to the top
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/media/2669/17-19brief.pdfSummary We provided an unmodified opinion on the Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program’s financial statement for FY 2016-17 and FY 2015-16. The program was established to provide financing to pay claims under the State of Wisconsin Petroleum E...
Keywords PECFA Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award petroleum fee Transportation Fund Petroleum Inspection Fund
