AB935: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly BILL 935

May 1, 2002 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AB935,1,5 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. In accordance with a change in drafting style, serial commas are added throughout this bill.

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

AB935, s. 1 Section 1. 2.01 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB935,2,13 2.01 (27) Jackson: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 20, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence north on the range line to the township line between townships 22 and 23; thence west on said township line to the southwest corner of township 23, of range 3 west; thence north on the range line to the northwest corner of said township 23, of range 3 west; thence west on the township line to the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line to the township line between townships 24 and 25; thence west on said township line to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 west; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 18 and 19; thence east on said township line to the southwest corner of section 34, of township 19, of range 5 west; thence north on the west lines of sections 34, 27, 22, and 15 of township 19 north, range 5 west, to the most southerly intersection with the centerline center line of the Black River; thence in a northeasterly direction along said centerline center line of the Black River to its intersection with the north line of section 6, township 19 north, range 4 west; thence east on the township line between townships 19 and 20 to the place of beginning.

Note: Corrects spelling.

AB935, s. 2 Section 2. 2.01 (41) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB935,3,8 2.01 (41) Monroe: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 15, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence north on the range line to the township line between townships 19 and 20; thence west on said township line to the centerline center line of the Black River where it intersects with the north line of section 6, township 19 north, range 4 west; thence in a southwesterly direction along said centerline center line of the Black River to its most southerly intersection with the west line of section 15, township 19 north, range 5 west; thence south on the west lines of sections 15, 22, 27, and 34 of township 19 north, range 5 west to the southwest corner of said section 34, being a point on the township line between townships 18 and 19; thence east on said township line to the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 14 and 15; thence east on said township line to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 34, township 15, of range 2 west; thence north to the northwest corner of said southeast quarter of the southwest quarter; thence east one mile to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 15, of range 2 west; thence south to the southeast corner of said southwest quarter of the southwest quarter; thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.

Note: Corrects spelling.

AB935, s. 3 Section 3. 4.003 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB935,3,11 4.003 (2) If the bound is a street, it follows the centerline center line of such the street or the centerline center line of such the street extended.

AB935,3,13 (3) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the centerline center line of such the railroad right-of-way.

Note: Corrects spelling and replaces disfavored term.

AB935, s. 4 Section 4. 5.54 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB935,3,19 5.54 Notice to electors. Every ballot, except a voting machine ballot, shall bear substantially the following information on the face: "Notice to electors: This ballot may be invalid unless initialed by 2 election inspectors. If cast as an absentee ballot, the ballot must bear the initials of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk."

Note: 2001 Wis. Act 16 deleted the underscored material without showing it as stricken. No change was intended.

AB935, s. 5 Section 5. 6.15 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB935,4,11 6.15 (3) (b) Election day. An eligible elector may appear at the polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make application for a ballot under sub. (2). In such case, the inspector or special registration deputy shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk. The elector shall provide identification. If the elector is qualified, he or she shall be permitted to vote. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.

Note: 2001 Wis. Act 16 inserted the underscored language without showing it as underscored. The change was intended.

AB935, s. 6 Section 6. 7.31 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB935,4,18 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training and administer examinations to ensure that individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs required to conduct the training and to administer the examinations from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (b) (bm).

Note: Inserts the correct cross-reference.

AB935, s. 7 Section 7. 7.33 (4) and (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, are amended to read:

AB935,5,7 7.33 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 22.01 (7), may, and each state agency shall, upon proper application under sub. (3), permit each of its employees to serve as an election official without loss of fringe benefits or seniority privileges earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3), without loss of pay for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3) except as provided in sub. (5), and without any other penalty. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB935,5,15 (5) Any employee of a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 22.01 (7), or state agency who obtains a paid leave of absence under sub. (4) in order to serve as an election official under s. 7.30 shall certify in writing to the head of the local governmental unit or state agency by which he or she is employed the amount of compensation that the employee receives for such service. Upon receipt of the certification, the head of the local governmental unit or state agency shall deduct that amount from the employee's pay earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (2) when the employee is on a paid leave of absence.

Note: Section 16.97 (7) was renumbered to s. 22.01 (7) by 2001 Wis. Act 16.

AB935, s. 8 Section 8. 15.157 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB935,5,18 15.157 (8) (c) A representative of the Wisconsin health Health and educational facilities authority Educational Facilities Authority.

Note: Capitalizes authority title consistent with current style.

AB935, s. 9 Section 9. 15.215 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB935,6,7 15.215 (1) Information technology management board. There is created an information technology management board which that is attached to the department of electronic government under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology or a member of the legislature from the same house as a cochairperson designated by that cochairperson, one member of the minority party in each house of the legislature, appointed in the same manner as members of standing committees are appointed, the secretary of administration, 2 heads of departments or independent agencies appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor, 2 other members appointed to serve for 4-year terms, and the chief information officer.

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

AB935, s. 10 Section 10. 16.008 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB935,7,2 16.008 (2) The state shall pay for extraordinary police services provided directly to state facilities, as defined in s. 70.119 (3) (e), in response to a request of a state officer or agency responsible for the operation and preservation of such facilities. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38). The Fox River Navigational System Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to the navigational system, as defined in s. 237.01 (4) (5). Municipalities or counties which that provide extraordinary police services to state facilities may submit claims to the claims board for actual additional costs related to wage and disability payments, pensions and worker's compensation payments, damage to equipment and clothing, replacement of expendable supplies, medical and transportation expense, and other necessary expenses. The clerk of the municipality or county submitting a claim shall also transmit an itemized statement of charges and a statement which that identifies the facility served and the person who requested the services. The board shall obtain a review of the claim and recommendations from the agency responsible for the facility prior to proceeding under s. 16.007 (3), (5), and (6).

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 237.01 (4) is renumbered to s. 237.01 (5) by this bill.

AB935, s. 11 Section 11. 16.63 (3m) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, are renumbered 16.63 (3m) (a) and (b), and 16.63 (3m) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB935,7,8 16.63 (3m) (b) The secretary shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes all of the information provided to the secretary by the purchaser under subd. 1. par. (a).

Note: Confirms renumbering by the revisor under s. 13.93 (1) (b) to conform the numbering of this provision with current style.

AB935, s. 12 Section 12. 16.63 (4) (a) and (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, are amended to read:

AB935,7,12 16.63 (4) (a) Tobacco settlement revenues may not be deemed considered proceeds of any property which that is not tobacco settlement revenues.

AB935,7,16 (b) 1. If this state or the Wisconsin health Health and educational facilities authority Educational Facilities Authority is the debtor in the transaction, the proper place to file the required financing statement to perfect the security interest is the department of financial institutions.

Note: Replaces disfavored term, replaces "which" with "that" to improve grammar, and capitalizes authority title consistent with current style.

AB935, s. 13 Section 13. 16.78 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read: