AB969: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 969

May 2, 2000 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to calendar.

AB969,1,5 An Act relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This revisor's correction bill is explained in the Notes provided by the revisor of statutes in the body of the bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB969, s. 1 Section 1. 1.10 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 83, is amended to read:

AB969,2,3 1.10 (1) The Wisconsin state song is "On, Wisconsin", music written by W. T. Purdy, the words to which are as follows: "On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Grand old badger state! We, thy loyal sons and daughters, Hail thee, good and great. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Champion of the right, `Forward', our motto — God will give thee might!".

Note: The underscored exclamation point was deleted by 1999 Wis. Act 83 without being shown as stricken. No change was intended.

AB969, s. 2 Section 2. 6.47 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 49, is amended to read:

AB969,2,11 6.47 (1) (a) 2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the board, which that is signed by a sheriff or the chief of a police department and directed to the municipal clerk, and which that verifies that a person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse in which the individual was a victim and reasonably continues to be threatened by that person.

Note: Replaces "which" with "that" to correct grammar.

AB969, s. 3 Section 3. 6.55 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 49, is renumbered 6.55 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB969,2,21 6.55 (2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at another location in a municipality where registration is required, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form prescribed by the board which that shall contain the following certification:

AB969,3,2 "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and I have not voted, at this election."

AB969,3,4 2. If a change of address is made from outside the municipality, the elector shall file a cancellation under s. 6.40 (1) (b) 6.

Note: the text of subd. 2. is relocated in order to not appear to be part of the required certification. "Which" is replaced with "that" to correct grammar. The stricken "6" was inserted by 1999 Wis. Act 49 without being shown as underscored. No change was intended. There is no s. 6.40 (1) (b) 6.

AB969, s. 4 Section 4. The treatment of 8.20 (2) (c) of the statutes by 1999 Wisconsin Act 6 is not repealed by 1999 Wisconsin Act 32. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the Revisor, s. 8.20 (2) (c) reads:

(c) In the case of candidates for the offices of president and vice president, the nomination papers shall contain both candidates' names; the office for which each is nominated; the residence and post-office address of each; and the party or principles they represent, if any, in 5 words or less. In the case of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, the nomination papers shall contain both candidates' names or the name of a candidate for either office; the office for which each candidate is nominated; the residence and post-office address of each candidate; and the party or principles each candidate represents, if any, in 5 words or less.

AB969, s. 5 Section 5. The treatment of 13.63 (1) (a) of the statutes by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 is not repealed by 1999 Wisconsin Act 32. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the Revisor, s. 13.63 (1) (a) reads:

(a) An application for a license to act as a lobbyist may be obtained from and filed with the board. Except as authorized under par. (am), an applicant shall include his or her social security number on the application. The application shall be signed, under the penalty for making false statements under s. 13.69 (6m), by the lobbyist. Upon approval of the application and payment of the applicable license fee under s. 13.75 (1) or (1m) to the board, the board shall issue a license which entitles the licensee to practice lobbying on behalf of each registered principal who or which has filed an authorization under s. 13.65 for that lobbyist and paid the authorization fee under s. 13.75 (4). The license shall expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year.

AB969, s. 6 Section 6. The treatment of 13.63 (1) (b) of the statutes by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 is not repealed by 1999 Wisconsin Act 32. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the Revisor, s. 13.63 (1) (b) reads:

(b) Except as provided under par. (am), the board shall not issue a license to an applicant who does not provide his or her social security number. The board shall not issue a license to an applicant or shall revoke any license issued to a lobbyist if the department of revenue certifies to the board that the applicant or lobbyist is liable for delinquent taxes under s. 73.0301. The board shall refuse to issue a license or shall suspend any existing license for failure of an applicant or licensee to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or failure of an applicant or licensee to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. No application may be disapproved by the board except an application for a license by a person who is ineligible for licensure under this subsection or s. 13.69 (4) or an application by a lobbyist whose license has been revoked under this subsection or s. 13.69 (7) and only for the period of such ineligibility or revocation.

AB969, s. 7 Section 7. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: By its terms, this provision has no application after June 30, 1999.

AB969, s. 8 Section 8. 15.377 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 204), is amended to read:

AB969,4,15 15.377 (6) Council on library and network development. There is created in the department of public instruction a council on library and network development composed of 19 members. Nine of the members shall be library science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special libraries and library educators. Ten of the members shall be public members who have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services. The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall meet 6 times annually and shall also meet also on the call of the state superintendent of public instruction, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.

Note: 1999 Wis. Act (sb 204) deleted the underscored language without showing it as stricken. No change was intended. The order of the text is changed to correct grammar.

AB969, s. 9 Section 9. 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB969,5,4 15.407 (4) (a) Three speech-language pathologists registered licensed under subch. II of ch. 459.

Note: 1999 Wis. Act 32 deleted "licensed" without showing it as stricken and inserted "registered" without showing it as underscored. No change was intended.

AB969, s. 10 Section 10. 15.945 of the statutes is repealed.

Note: By its terms, s. 15.945 (2) has no application after June 30, 1999. There are no other subsections of s. 15.945.

AB969, s. 11 Section 11. 16.009 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: Section 16.009 (1) (g) defines "medicare part B" for purposes of s. 16.009. 1999 Wis. Act (sb 155) deletes all references to "medicare part B" from s. 16.009.

AB969, s. 12 Section 12. 16.971 (2) (m) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Acts 29 and 32, is amended to read:

AB969,5,16 16.971 (2) (m) Assist in coordination and integration of the plans of executive branch agencies relating to information technology approved under par. (L) and, using these plans and the statewide long-range telecommunications plan under s. 16.99 (2) (a), formulate and revise biennially a consistent statewide strategic plan for the use and application of information technology. The division shall, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, submit the statewide strategic plan to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and policy technology and the governor.

Note: 1999 Wis. Act 32 deleted the underscored language, but its reinsertion is necessary to give effect to 1999 Wis. Act 29. 1999 Wis. Act 32 inserted the stricken language, but its deletion is necessary to give effect to 1999 Wis. Act 29.

AB969, s. 13 Section 13. 20.143 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB969,6,2 20.143 (1) (fm) Minority business projects; grants and loans. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under ss. 560.033, 560.038, 560.039, 560.82 and 560.837, grants and loans under s. 560.83, the grant under 1993 Wisconsin Act 110, section 3, and the loans under 1997 Wisconsin Act 9, section 3.

Note: Section 560.033 is repealed by this bill.

AB969, s. 14 Section 14. The treatment of 20.435 (5) (kz) of the statutes by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 is not repealed by 1999 Wisconsin Act 32. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the Revisor, s. 20.435 (5) (kz) reads: