(b) Beginning January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter until January 15, 2021, the department of justice shall analyze the information it receives pursuant to sub. (6) and shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall include all of the following information relating to the prior year's frequent sobriety testing programs:
1. A list of counties designated under sub. (2) that established a frequent sobriety testing program.
2. The number of participants in each county's frequent sobriety testing program.
3. A description of each county's frequent sobriety testing program.
4. The recidivism rates for participants in each county's frequent sobriety testing program.
(c) By January 15, 2021, the department of justice shall submit a final report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that includes all of the information required under par. (b) and contains a recommendation as to whether the frequent sobriety testing programs should be continued, discontinued, or modified.
(8) The department of justice may use the emergency rules procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate rules specified in sub. (3). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this section.
(9) This section does not apply after June 30, 2021.
55,3513g
Section 3513g. 165.967 of the statutes is created to read:
165.967 Court appointed special advocates; grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (es), the department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $80,000 to the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.
55,3513gb
Section 3513gb. 165.967 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
55,3515b
Section 3515b. 165.987 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.987 (1) From the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (cr) and (kj), the department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 500,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
55,3515d
Section 3515d. 165.987 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.987 (3) From the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (cr) and (kj) the department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine to provide services in Racine County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. The organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine shall have a recreational facility, shall offer programs to divert youths from gang activities, may not be affiliated with any national or state association, and may not have entered into a contract under s. 301.265 (3), 1995 stats. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
55,3518
Section
3518. 169.01 (35) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
169.01 (35) (a) A veterinarian who is licensed in this state to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 453
89 and who is certified under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
55,3519
Section
3519. 173.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
173.05 (1) (b) A person to whom par. (a) applies who is a veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 is not required to complete a course of training approved by the department if he or she takes an examination given by the department and passes the examination on the first attempt.
55,3520
Section
3520. 173.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
173.41 (2) (e) A veterinarian licensed under ch.
453 89 practicing in the normal course of veterinary business within the scope of the license is not required to obtain a license under this subsection.
55,3521
Section
3521. 173.41 (12) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
173.41 (12) (a) 4. If persons sell or offer to sell dogs at the temporary dog market for 2 or more consecutive days, employ or contract with a veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 to conduct an examination of the dogs offered for sale at the temporary dog market on each day on which dogs are offered for sale and to review the information provided under par. (b).
55,3523p
Section 3523p. 175.47 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
175.47 (5) (b) If the district attorney determines there is no basis to prosecute the law enforcement officer involved in the officer-involved death, the investigators conducting the investigation under sub. (3) (a) shall release the report, except that the investigators shall, before releasing the report, delete any information that would not be subject to disclosure pursuant to a request under s. 19.35 (1) (a).
55,3524g
Section 3524g. 182.71 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
182.71 (7) (b) If the company intends to acquire and overflow property, the commission shall approve the need to overflow the property. The department shall mark the height to which any dam may raise the water level by permanent monuments and bench marks, shall supervise and control the time and extent of the drawing of water from the reservoirs, except as provided in s. 31.02 (4d), and may compel the maintenance of all reservoirs established. The commission and the department may employ, at the expense of the company, hydraulic engineers and other persons to assist in obtaining information necessary to enforce this section. The cost of hiring the engineers shall be included as a part of the cost of construction or maintenance and operation of the reservoir system. The department is subject to the restrictions under s. 31.02 (4d) in issuing, amending, or revising an order under this paragraph for a dam that meets the conditions under s. 31.02 (4d).
55,3527d
Section 3527d. 190.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
190.11 (1) Every conveyance or lease, deed of trust, mortgage or satisfaction thereof made by any railroad corporation shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner in which conveyances of real estate by corporations are required to be to entitle the same to be recorded, and shall be filed with and maintained by the
department of financial institutions office of the commissioner of railroads, which shall endorse thereon "filed" and the date of filing.
55,3527f
Section 3527f. 190.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
190.11 (3) The department of financial institutions office of the commissioner of railroads shall collect a fee of $1 per page filed under sub. (1). All fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (2) (g).
55,3527h
Section 3527h. 190.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
190.11 (4) The department of financial institutions office of the commissioner of railroads shall collect a fee at the rate under s. 77.22 and, on or before the 15th day of the month after the fee is collected, shall remit that fee to the department of administration for deposit in the general fund. Sections 77.21, 77.22 and 77.25 to 77.27 apply to the fee under this subsection.
55,3527m
Section 3527m. 192.32 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
192.32 (1) (c) To prevent any person from walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way of any railroad.
55,3528
Section
3528. 194.01 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
194.01 (11) "Private motor carrier" means any person except a common or contract motor carrier engaged in the who provides transportation of property
or passengers by commercial motor vehicle other than an automobile or trailer used therewith, upon the public highways, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, and is not a for-hire motor carrier.
55,3528g
Section 3528g. 196.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.02 (5) Inspect books. The commission, the chairperson of the commission, or any commissioner or any person employed by the commission for that purpose may, upon demand, inspect the books, accounts, papers, records and memoranda of any public utility, and examine under oath any officer, agent or employee of the public utility in relation to its business and affairs. Any person, other than the chairperson or one of the commissioners, who makes a demand shall produce his or her authority to make the inspection.
55,3528k
Section 3528k. 196.03 (3) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.03 (3) (b) 2. b. The person owns land that is located in the city, village or town and in an area in which the municipal utility has an obligation to provide water for public fire protection. If the person owns 2 or more parcels that are adjacent to each other or divided only by a roadway or brook, creek, river, or stream, the municipality may bill the person for only one parcel.
55,3528m
Section 3528m. 196.203 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.203 (4m) (a) The commission may impose s. 196.02 (1), (4), or (5), 196.04, 196.135, 196.14, 196.197, 196.199, 196.207, 196.208, 196.209, 196.218, 196.219 (1), (2) (b), (c), or (d), (2r), or (3) (a), (d), (j), (m), (n), or (o), 196.25, 196.26, 196.39, 196.395, 196.40, 196.41, 196.43, 196.44, 196.65, 196.66, 196.81, 196.85, 196.858, or 196.859 on an alternative telecommunications utility.
55,3582r
Section 3582r. 196.209 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
55,3528t
Section 3528t. 196.218 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.218
(1) (a) "Essential telecommunications services" means the services or functionalities listed in
47 CFR 54.101 (a)
as of January 1, 2010.
55,3529c
Section 3529c. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (1) (q) and (3) (q), (qm), and (r),
20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s), (t), (tm), (tu), and (tw).
55,3532
Section
3532. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
196.218 (5) (a) 10. To make broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504.
55,3532c
Section 3532c. 196.218 (5) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
196.218 (5) (a) 12. To make grants under ss. 16.994 and 16.996.
55,3532d
Section 3532d. 196.218 (5) (a) 12. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
196.218 (5) (a) 12. To make grants under ss. 16.994 and s. 16.996.
55,3532f
Section 3532f. 196.218 (5) (a) 14. of the statutes is created to read:
196.218 (5) (a) 14. To provide funding for online courses made available under s. 115.28 (53) and for the delivery of digital content and collaborative instruction under s. 115.28 (54).
55,3532k
Section 3532k. 196.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.31 (1) (intro.) In Except as provided in sub. (1m), in any proceeding before the commission, the commission shall compensate any participant in the proceeding who is not a public utility, for some or all of the reasonable costs of participation in the proceeding if the commission finds that:
55,3532m
Section 3532m. 196.31 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.31 (1m) The commission shall compensate any a consumer group or consumer representative under sub. (1) for all 50% of the reasonable costs of participating in a hearing under s. 196.198 proceeding.
55,3532n
Section 3532n. 196.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
55,3535t
Section 3535t. 196.504 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
196.504 (1) (am) "Scalable" means, with respect to a project for a broadband network, that the broadband network has the ability to maintain the quality of its service while increasing parameters relating to the size of the network, such as the number of users, the number of network nodes, the number of services provided, or the network's geographic spread.
55,3536m
Section 3536m. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas designated under par. (d). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.155 (3) (g) (r). In each fiscal year, the total amount of the grants may not exceed $1,500,000.
55,3537
Section
3537. 196.504 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.504 (2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding grants under this section. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the effect of subsidizing the expenses of a telecommunication provider or the monthly bills of telecommunications customers. The criteria shall give priority to projects that include matching funds, that involve public-private partnerships, that affect areas with no broadband service providers, that are scalable, or that affect a large geographic area or a large number of underserved individuals or communities.
55,3537am
Section 3537am. 196.65 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.65 (1) (e) Upon proper demand, fails or refuses to exhibit to the commission, the chairperson of the commission, or any commissioner or any person authorized to examine it any record of the public utility which is in the possession or under the control of the officer, agent or employee.
55,3537b
Section 3537b. 200.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 200.09 (1) (a) and amended to read:
200.09 (1) (a) A Except as provided in par. (b), a district formed under this subchapter shall be governed by a 5-member commission appointed for staggered 5-year terms. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (11), commissioners shall be appointed by the county board of the county in which the district is located. If
Except as provided in par. (b), if the district contains territory of more than one county, the county boards of the counties not having the greatest population in the district shall appoint one commissioner each and the county board of the county having the greatest population in the district shall appoint the remainder. Of the initial appointments under this paragraph, the appointments for the shortest terms shall be made by the counties having the least amount of population, in reverse order of their population included in the district. Commissioners shall be residents of the district. Initial appointments shall be made no sooner than 60 days and no later than 90 days after issuance of the department order forming a district or after completion of any court proceedings challenging such order.
55,3537e
Section 3537e. 200.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
200.09 (1) (b) A district that contains a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more shall be governed by a 9-member commission appointed for staggered 3-year terms. The mayor of the 2nd class city shall appoint 5 individuals as members of the commission. An executive council composed of the elected executive officers of each city and village that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district, except the 2nd class city, shall appoint 3 members of the commission by a majority vote of the members of the executive council. An executive council composed of the elected executive officers of each town that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district shall appoint one member of the commission by a majority vote of the members of the executive council.
55,3537h
Section 3537h. 200.09 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
200.09 (3m) All actions of a commission under sub. (1) (b) shall be approved by a majority vote of the members present, except that the following actions require the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members who are entitled to a seat on the commission:
(a) Any policy, rule, regulation, ordinance, rate, or charging structure that does not by its terms apply uniformly to all geographical areas of the district.
(b) Any change in the methods in effect on May 1, 2015, that are used to finance capital projects or to finance operations of the district.
55,3537L
Section 3537L. 200.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 200.15 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
200.15 (1) (a) (intro.) Territory outside the district which becomes annexed for municipal purposes to a city or village, or is added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1), which, prior to the annexation or addition, is located entirely within the original district may be added to the district Except as provided in par. (b), upon receipt by the commission, and the regional planning commission of the region within which the district or the greatest portion of the district is located, of official notice from the city or, village that the municipal annexation has occurred, or from the town sanitary district that the addition has occurred, except that such territory shall be added under sub. (2) if, within 30 days after receipt of such notice, that regional planning commission files with the commission a written objection to any part of the annexation or addition or the commission issues a written determination disapproving the addition of the territory under this subsection. for any of the following territories:
(c) Failure of the commission to disapprove the addition of the territory under this subsection is subject to review under ch. 227.
55,3537p
Section 3537p. 200.15 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
200.15 (1) (a) 1. Territory that is annexed to a city or village that is located entirely within the original district prior to the annexation.
55,3537r
Section 3537r. 200.15 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
200.15 (1) (a) 2. Territory that is added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) that is located entirely within the original district prior to the addition.
55,3537u
Section 3537u. 200.15 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
200.15 (1) (a) 3. Territory that is annexed or attached to a city or village or added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) if a portion of the city, village, or town sanitary district is located within a district that contains a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more.
55,3537y
Section 3537y. 200.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
200.15 (1) (b) If, within 30 days after receipt of a notice under par. (a), the regional planning commission files with the commission a written objection to any part of the annexation or addition or the commission issues a written determination disapproving the addition of the territory, the territory proposed to be added or annexed under this subsection may be added or annexed only under sub. (2).
55,3539m
Section 3539m. 200.35 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
