AB938,12,215 49.82 (1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health and
16family services and the department of workforce development shall advise all county
17officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public
18assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in
19securing compliance therewith, including the preparation of necessary blanks forms
20and reports. The department of health and family services and the department of
21workforce development shall also publish such any information as it deems that
22those departments consider
advisable to acquaint persons entitled to public

1assistance, and the public generally, with the laws governing public assistance under
2this chapter.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and corrects sentence agreement.
AB938, s. 23 3Section 23. 50.01 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,12,64 50.01 (2m) "Nursing care" means nursing procedures, other than personal
5care, that are permitted to be performed by a registered nurse under s. 441.01 (3) or
6by a licensed practical nurse under s. 441.11 441.001 (3) , directly on or to a resident.
Note: Section 441.11 is renumbered to s. 441.001 by this bill.
AB938, s. 24 7Section 24. 59.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,12,158 59.10 (5) Counties having only one town. In all counties containing one town
9only, the board shall consist of the members of the town board and one supervisor
10from every incorporated village. A supervisor from an incorporated a village shall
11be elected at the time the other village officers are elected. A majority of the members
12shall constitute a quorum of the county board. Each supervisor shall receive
13compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3) (f) and (g). The chairperson of the
14board elected under s. 59.12 (1) may be, but need not be, the same person who is
15elected chairperson of the town board under s. 60.21 (3) (a).
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
AB938, s. 25 16Section 25. 59.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,12,2017 59.26 (1) (b) One for each assembly district in the county, except the district in
18which the undersheriff resides, which contains an incorporated a village having less
19than 1,000 inhabitants and does not contain a city or incorporated village having
20more than 1,000 inhabitants.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
AB938, s. 26 21Section 26. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,13,11
161.187 (1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements
2of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for
3village officers at the next preceding election therefor for village officers in that
4village
, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37,
5praying for dissolution of the village corporation, such , the village board shall submit
6to the electors of such the village , for determination by ballot in substantially the
7manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election
8called by them for that purpose,
the question whether or not such the village
9corporation shall be dissolved. The question shall be determined by ballot, in
10substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or
11at a special election called by the village board for that purpose.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts specific references and reorganizes text for improved readability.
AB938, s. 27 12Section 27. 61.187 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 61.187 (2) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB938,13,1714 61.187 (2) (a) If two-thirds of the ballots cast at such the election on such
15proposition shall be for
under sub. (1) are in favor of dissolution such, the village
16shall, at the expiration of 6 months from the date of such the election, cease to be an
17incorporated
a village.
AB938,14,4 18(b) Within 6 months after the election under sub. (1), the village board shall
19dispose of the village property and settle, audit, and allow all just claims against the
20village. It The village board shall settle with the treasurer and other village officers,
21and cause the assets of the village to be used in paying its the village's debts. If
22anything remains any property or assets remain after paying such the village's debts
23it, the village board may designate the manner in which the same remaining

1property and assets
shall be used. If there are not sufficient funds to pay the village's
2debts of, the village the board may levy a tax to cover the deficiency, which shall be
3collected as other taxes and be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the
4outstanding village orders or bonds; and in case of such dissolution the.
AB938,14,7 5(c) The territory embraced in included within the village at the time of its
6dissolution
shall revert to and become a part of the town or towns from which it was
7taken or in which it is then located. Within 10 days after such
AB938,14,21 8(d) If, in accordance with par. (a) , the results of the election, if resulting in favor
9of
under sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall, within 10 days after
10the election,
record the petition and determination with of the village board of
11canvassers in the office of
the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the
12village is located
and file with the secretary of state certified copies of the petition
13and the determination of inspectors of election, and. The village clerk shall also
14record the certificate by the village clerk showing the date when the dissolution takes
15effect with
in the office of the register of deeds a certificate by the village clerk
16showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect
and file with the secretary of
17state 4 copies of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by
18the register of deeds. The index shall include the volume or reel number and the page
19or image number of the original documents. The secretary of state shall forward 2
20copies of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the
21department of revenue.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts specific references and cross-references, subdivides long provision, and
reorganizes text for improved readability.
AB938, s. 28 22Section 28. 61.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,15,4
161.25 (8) To make a tax roll and deliver the same to the village treasurer; a tax
2roll
and to make and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms provided by
3the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied
4therein in the village.
Note: Inserts specific references, replaces disfavored term, and reorganizes text
for improved readability.
AB938, s. 29 5Section 29. 66.1211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,15,176 66.1211 (2) Advances to housing authority. When any housing authority
7created for any city is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the
8governing body of the city may immediately make an estimate of the amount of
9money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing
10authority during the first year after the creation of the housing authority, and may
11appropriate the amount to the authority out of any moneys in the city treasury not
12appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys appropriated may be paid to the
13authority as a donation. Any city, town, or incorporated village located in whole or
14in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money
15to the authority. The housing authority, when it has money available to pay back
16repay loans made under this subsection, shall make reimbursements for all loans
17made to it.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts more specific term.
AB938, s. 30 18Section 30. 69.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,16,2 1969.60 Taxes and bonds. The clerk of each town, city, and village shall
20annually, at the time required by law to deliver the tax roll to the town, city, or village
21treasurer, make out and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms furnished

1by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes
2levied therein by said the town, city, or village for the current year.
Note: Replaces disfavored term. Deletes "therein" as being unnecessary.
AB938, s. 31 3Section 31. 69.61 of the statutes is renumbered 69.61 (1) and amended to read:
AB938,16,114 69.61 (1) Annually, on or before the 3rd Monday of December, each city, village,
5and town clerk shall make and file with the department of revenue
a statement in
6detail of all taxes levied in each town, village and the clerk's city, village, or town
7during the year, shall be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with the department
8of revenue
. Any such clerk failing who fails to make the statement herein provided
9for, and
required under this section within the required time above provided, shall
10be liable to the town, village and city, village, or town for all damages caused by the
11delinquency.
AB938,16,17 12(2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish the blanks to each
13county clerk forms and instructions
for such the statement, as well as for the
14statement mentioned in s. 69.62
required under this section. The clerk of each county
15shall, immediately upon receipt of the forms and instructions from the department
16of revenue distribute the forms and instructions to the clerk of each city, village, and
17town in the county, at the county's expense
.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, deletes unnecessary verbiage, and subdivides,
reorders, and modifies text for improved readability and conformity with current style.
The reference to the form in s. 69.62 is moved to that section and provisions for carrying
out s. 69.61 contained in s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See
also the next section of this bill.
AB938, s. 32 18Section 32. 69.62 of the statutes is renumbered 69.62 (1) and amended to read:
AB938,17,719 69.62 (1) The county clerk of each county shall, immediately upon the receipt
20from the department of revenue of the blanks and instructions necessary for carrying
21out s. 69.61, by town, village and city officers, distribute the same to such officers at

1the expense of the county, and shall annually
Annually, on or before November 30,
2each county clerk shall make out and transmit to the department of revenue a
3statement in detail of all county taxes levied on taxable property in the county during
4the preceding year, and the purposes for which the same taxes were levied and
5expended. Any county clerk failing to make the statement herein provided for, and
6required under this section within the required time above provided, shall be liable
7to the county for all damages caused by the delinquency.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms. Provisions for carrying out s. 69.61 contained in
s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See also the previous and next
section of this bill.
AB938, s. 33 8Section 33. 69.62 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB938,17,109 69.62 (2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish to the clerk of
10each county forms and instructions for the statement required under this section.
Note: Moves the reference to the form under s. 69.62 in s. 69.61 to s. 69.62 for more
logical placement. See also the previous two sections of this bill.
AB938, s. 34 11Section 34. 70.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,18,2 1270.52 Clerks to examine and correct rolls. Upon receiving such Each city,
13village, and town clerk upon receipt of the
assessment roll the said clerk shall
14carefully examine it the roll. The clerk shall correct all double assessments,
15imperfect descriptions and other errors apparent upon the face of the roll, and strike
16off all parcels of real property not liable to taxation. The clerk shall add to the roll
17any parcel of real property or item of personal property omitted by the assessors and
18immediately notify them thereof; and such the assessors of the omissions. The
19assessors
shall forthwith immediately view and value the same omitted property and
20certify such the valuation to said the clerk, who. The clerk shall enter it the valuation
21upon the roll, and such the valuation shall be final. To enable such the clerk to
22properly correct defective descriptions, the clerk may request aid, when necessary,

1from the county surveyor, whose fees for the services rendered shall be paid by the
2town, city or,village , or town.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references and divides long
sentences for improved readability.
AB938, s. 35 3Section 35. 70.53 of the statutes is renumbered 70.53 (1) (intro.) and amended
4to read:
AB938,18,85 70.53 (1) (intro.) Upon the correction of the assessment roll as provided in
6under s. 70.52, the clerks each city, village, and town clerk shall prepare and, on or
7before the 2nd Monday in June, transmit to the department of revenue a all of the
8following:
AB938,18,10 9(a) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of taxable
10property specified in s. 70.30, a .
AB938,18,12 11(b) A detailed statement of each of the several classes of taxable real estate,
12entering land and improvements separately, as prescribed in s. 70.32 (2), the.
AB938,18,14 13(c) A detailed statement of the aggregate of all taxable property by elementary
14and high school district and by technical college district, and a .
AB938,18,17 15(d) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of exempt
16real property as specified by the department of revenue, entering land and
17improvements separately, and.
AB938,18,23 18(2) The city, village, or town clerk shall make available to the department of
19revenue at its request a copy of the corrected assessment roll from which the detailed
20statement is
statements required under sub. (1) are prepared. Failure to comply
21with this section subjects the taxation district to the penalty provisions under s.
2273.03 (6). The department of revenue shall review and correct the statement.
23statements.
AB938,19,4
1(3) Every county clerk shall, at the expense of the county, annually procure and
2furnish to each town, city and, village, and town clerk blanks forms for such the
3statements required under sub. (1), the form of which shall be prescribed by the
4department of revenue.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, puts words in proper
order, and divides long provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 36 5Section 36. 70.99 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,19,146 70.99 (13) (a) 1. The department of revenue shall prescribe the due dates, the
7blanks and forms, and the format of information transmitted by the county assessor
8to the department as to the assessment of property and such any other information
9as that may be needed in its the department's work as well as the forms. The
10department of revenue shall also prescribe the form
of assessment rolls, blanks
11forms, books, and returns required for the assessment and collection of general
12property taxes by the county. The county shall submit material on or before the due
13dates that the department prescribes and shall use all of the material that the
14department prescribes.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long
provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 37 15Section 37. 71.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,19,2116 71.55 (3) Forms to be provided by department. In administering this
17subchapter, the department of revenue shall make available suitable forms with
18instructions for claimants, including a form which that may be included with, or as
19a part of, the individual income tax blank form. In preparing homestead credit forms,
20the department of revenue shall provide a space for identification of the county and
21city, village or town in which the claimant resides.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 38 22Section 38. 73.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,20,7
173.03 (5) To collect annually from all town, city, village, county, and other public
2officers information as to regarding the assessment of property, and such any other
3information as that may be needful necessary in the work of the department, in such
4the form and upon such blanks as forms that the department shall prescribe; and it
5shall be the duty of all
. All public officers so called upon to fill out shall properly
6complete and return promptly return to the department all blanks so transmitted.
7forms received from the department under this subsection.
AB938,20,9 8(5g) To examine all town, village, city, and county records for such any purposes
9as that are deemed needful considered necessary by the department.
AB938,20,12 10(5r) To publish annually the information collected under subs. (5) and (5g),
11with such any compilations, analyses , or recommendations as may be deemed
12needful
that the department determines are necessary.
Note: Subdivides provision to make each individual direction a separate
subsection, replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and reorders text for
more logical placement.
AB938, s. 39 13Section 39. 73.10 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB938,20,1615 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) The department shall collect annually from all town, city,
16village, county, and other public officers, information as to the all of following:
AB938,20,18 17a. Information regarding the collection of taxes, receipts from licenses, and
18other sources,.
AB938,20,20 19b. Information regarding the expenditure of public funds for all purposes, and
20such
.
AB938,20,22 21c. Any other information as that is needed considered necessary by the
22department.
AB938,21,6
12. Information collected under subd. 1. shall be in such form and upon such
2blanks as
on forms prescribed by the department prescribes, including but not
3limited to the
that include any requirements under par. (b). All public officers so
4called upon
requested to provide information under subd. 1. shall fill out properly
5complete and return promptly return to the department all blanks so forms
6transmitted. to them by the department.
AB938,21,12 73. The department shall examine all town, village, city, county, and other public
8records for such purposes as that the department deems considers necessary. The
9department shall publish annually the information collected under this paragraph,
10with such any compilations, analyses , or recommendations as are deemed that the
11department determines are
necessary. The department shall disseminate
12information concerning local government accounting, auditing, and fiscal matters.
Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability, replaces disfavored
terms, inserts specific references, and reorders text for more logical placement.
AB938, s. 40 13Section 40. 73.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 73.10 (2) (b) 1. (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB938,21,1615 73.10 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) The department may require by rule that all of the
16following:
AB938,21,18 17a. That the information it needs under par. (a) be submitted as annual financial
18statements, notes to the financial statements, and supporting schedules, that.
AB938,21,21 19b. That the statements, notes, and schedules under subd. 1. a. conform to
20generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by the governmental
21accounting standards board or its successor bodies and that.
AB938,21,23 22c. That the statements, notes, and schedules under subd. 1. a. be audited in
23accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
AB938,22,2
12. Notwithstanding s. 227.01 (13) (j), a rule promulgated under this paragraph
2is subject to the requirements of ch. 227.
Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability and adds a clarifying
term and cross-references.
AB938, s. 41 3Section 41. 76.28 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,22,174 76.28 (7) Reports Statements. Every light, heat, and power company shall, on
5or before March 1 in each year, make and return to the department, in the form and
6upon the blanks forms that the department prescribes, a true statement of the
7operation of its the company's business during the preceding calendar year, including
8provision of the "amount shown in the account plus leased property" for purposes of
9the payment to municipalities and counties under s. 79.04. That The statement shall
10be certified by the president and treasurer of the company or 2 of the company's
11principal officers. For sufficient reason shown, the department may, upon written
12request, allow any further time for making and filing the report statement that it
13deems
the department considers necessary but not to exceed 30 days. If any company
14fails to file that report the statement within the time prescribed or as extended under
15this subsection, the department shall add to the taxes due from that company $25,
16and no company may contest the imposition of that penalty in any action or
17proceeding.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and replaces "report" with "statement" for
internal consistency.
AB938, s. 42 18Section 42. 76.48 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,23,819 76.48 (2) Every electric cooperative shall on or before March 15 in each year
20make and return to the department of revenue, in the form and upon the blanks
21forms that the department prescribes and furnishes, a true statement of the gross
22receipts from the operation of its the cooperative's business during the preceding

1calendar year together with such other information that the department requires to
2enforce this section. The statement shall be verified by the president and treasurer
3of the electric cooperative making the return. Upon written request, the department
4may grant an extension of not to exceed 30 days within which to file for filing the
5return, not to exceed 30 days. If any electric cooperative fails to file the return within
6the time prescribed by law, or as extended by the department, the department shall
7add to the taxes due from the electric cooperative $25, and the electric cooperative
8may not contest the imposition of that penalty in any action or proceeding.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 43 9Section 43. 86.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,23,1310 86.03 (5) Mutilation of trees. It shall be unlawful for any person to injure,
11mutilate, cut down, or destroy any shade tree growing on or within any street or
12highway in any incorporated village in this state, unless express permission so to do
13be first so has been granted by the village's board of trustees of such village.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
A more specific term is inserted and text is reordered and modernized to improve
readability and conformity with current style.
AB938, s. 44 14Section 44. 93.07 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,24,815 93.07 (21) Statistics. To compile at least once in 2 years statistics relating to
16the dairy industry in this state, and for such that purpose may forward to the owner
17or manager of any creamery, cheese factory, or condensary, or to any other person
18dealing in or manufacturing dairy products, blanks forms calling for specific
19information relating to such the dairy industry, and in. In the case of cheese
20factories, the information called for shall show include the number of pounds each
21of American, Swiss, limburger and brick cheese made in each factory. These blanks
22A person subject to this subsection shall, within 60 days from the receipt thereof, be

1be filled out and returned
of the forms from the department, complete and return the
2forms
to the department and all. All questions thereon propounded and all
3information required by such blanks the forms shall be answered and furnished, so
4far as it is within the power of such the person completing the form to answer the
5questions
or furnish the same, shall be answered and furnished information. The
6department may take other necessary steps to secure full and complete information
7and statistics relating to the dairy industry, and to promote the welfare of that the
8dairy
industry.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and reorders text to improve readability.
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