AB40, s. 81 22Section 81. 14.85 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,73,423 14.85 (9) The commission may establish a technical committee to advise the
24commission. The members of the committee shall include at least one employee each
25from the department of transportation, and the department of tourism and the

1department of commerce
. The commission shall request the department of
2transportation, and the department of tourism and the department of commerce to
3designate employees to serve on the committee and may request any other state
4agency to designate an employee to serve on the committee.
AB40, s. 82 5Section 82. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,73,146 15.01 (2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
7department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
8department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of
95 members and the earned release review parole commission which shall consist of
108 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate
11body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a
12commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The earned release review parole commission
13created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission
14for purposes of s. 15.06.
AB40, s. 83 15Section 83. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,216 15.01 (6) "Division," "bureau," "section" and "unit" means the subunits of a
17department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created
18by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and
19efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department
20or independent agency. The office of justice assistance in the department of
21administration, the office of energy independence in the department of
22administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
23department of administration,
and the office of credit unions in the department of
24financial institutions have the meaning of "division" under this subsection. The
25office of the long-term care ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term

1care and the office of educational accountability in the department of public
2instruction have the meaning of "bureau" under this subsection.
AB40, s. 84 3Section 84. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,124 15.02 (3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the "division". Each
5division shall be headed by an "administrator". The office of justice assistance in the
6department of administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
7Program in the department of administration,
and the office of credit unions in the
8department of financial institutions have the meaning of "division" and the executive
9staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration,
10the director of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
11department of administration,
and the director of credit unions have the meaning of
12"administrator" under this subdivision.
AB40, s. 85 13Section 85. 15.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,1714 15.06 (6) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a commission constitutes
15a quorum to do business, except that vacancies shall not prevent a commission from
16doing business. This subsection does not apply to the earned release review parole
17commission.
AB40, s. 86 18Section 86. 15.07 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 87 19Section 87. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,920 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the government accountability board
21shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the economic policy board
22appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered
23year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall
24expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year.
The terms of the 3 members of the land
25and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on

1January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board
2appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered
3year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms
4of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the
5auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board
6shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the
7cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered year. The term of the
8student member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System who
9is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year.
AB40, s. 88 10Section 88. 15.07 (1) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,1411 15.07 (1) (cs) No member of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, or real estate
12appraisers board, or real estate board may be an officer, director, or employee of a
13private organization that promotes or furthers any profession or occupation
14regulated by that board.
AB40, s. 89 15Section 89. 15.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,2116 15.07 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm), each board not covered under par.
17(a) shall meet annually, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson
18or a majority of its members. The auctioneer board, the cemetery board, the real
19estate board,
and the real estate appraisers board shall also meet on the call of the
20secretary of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or his or her
21designee within the department.
AB40, s. 90 22Section 90. 15.07 (5) (r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 91 23Section 91. 15.08 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,76,524 15.08 (1m) (c) The membership of each examining board and examining
25council created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional

1services
after June 1, 1975, shall be increased by one member who shall be a public
2member appointed to serve for the same term served by the other members of such
3examining board or examining council, unless the act relating to the creation of such
4examining board or examining council provides that 2 or more public members shall
5be appointed to such examining board or examining council.
AB40, s. 92 6Section 92. 15.105 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,76,97 15.105 (12) (a) 1. The secretary of transportation, the secretary of agriculture,
8trade and consumer protection and the secretary of commerce safety and
9professional services
or their formally appointed designees.
AB40, s. 93 10Section 93. 15.105 (25m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,76,1211 15.105 (25m) (bm) The chairperson of the board of trustees of the University
12of Wisconsin–Madison or his or her designee.
AB40, s. 94 13Section 94. 15.105 (30) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 95 14Section 95. 15.105 (31) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 96 15Section 96. 15.105 (32) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,76,1916 15.105 (32) Office of business development. There is created an office of
17business development which is attached to the department of administration under
18s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who
19shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB40, s. 97 20Section 97. 15.107 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1021 15.107 (2) Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority
22business opportunities.
There is created in the department of administration a
23council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business
24opportunities consisting of 13 members, appointed by the secretary of
25administration for 3-year terms, with representation as follows: at least 2 shall be

1owners or employees of small businesses at least 51% owned by one or more members
2of a racial minority group; at least one shall be an owner or employee of a small
3business at least 51% owned by one or more handicapped persons; at least one shall
4be an owner or employee of a small business operated on a nonprofit basis for the
5rehabilitation of disabled persons; at least 2 shall be owners or employees of
6veteran-owned businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (4) (d); at least one shall be a
7representative of the department of commerce safety and professional services; and
8at least one shall be a consumer member. No member may serve for more than 2
9consecutive full terms. The secretary of administration, or a department employee
10who is the secretary's designee, shall serve as the council's nonvoting secretary.
AB40, s. 98 11Section 98. 15.107 (16) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1212 15.107 (16) (b) 3. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 99 13Section 99. 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1514 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. The secretary of commerce chief executive officer of the
15Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
or his or her designee.
AB40, s. 100 16Section 100. 15.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,2317 15.145 (1) Earned release review Parole commission. There is created in the
18department of corrections an earned release review a parole commission consisting
19of 8 members. Members shall have knowledge of or experience in corrections or
20criminal justice. The members shall include a chairperson who is nominated by the
21governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a 2-year term
22expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered years, subject to removal under s. 17.07 (3m),
23and the remaining members in the classified service appointed by the chairperson.
AB40, s. 101 24Section 101. 15.145 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,78,20
115.145 (5) Council on offender reentry. (intro.) There is created a council
2on offender reentry which is attached to the department of corrections under s. 15.03,
3which shall have the duties, responsibilities, and powers set forth under s. 301.095.
4The council shall consist of 22 members, and the appointed members shall serve for
52-year terms and may be appointed for a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. The
6chairperson of the council shall be the secretary of corrections or the reentry director,
7as decided by the secretary of corrections. The chairperson may appoint
8subcommittees and the council shall meet no less frequently than 4 times per year
9at a date and location to be determined by the chairperson. Members of the council
10shall include the secretary of corrections, or his or her designee; the secretary of
11workforce development, or his or her designee; the secretary of health services, or his
12or her designee; the secretary of children and families, or his or her designee; the
13secretary of commerce, or his or her designee;
the secretary of transportation, or his
14or her designee; the attorney general, or his or her designee; the chairperson of the
15parole commission, or his or her designee; the state superintendent of public
16instruction; the reentry director as appointed by the secretary of corrections; a
17current or former judge, as appointed by the director of state courts; an individual
18who has been previously convicted of, and incarcerated for, a crime in Wisconsin, as
19appointed by the secretary of corrections; and the following persons, as appointed by
20the governor:
AB40, s. 102 21Section 102. 15.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 103 22Section 103. 15.153 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 104 23Section 104. 15.153 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 105 24Section 105. 15.153 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 106 25Section 106. 15.155 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 107
1Section 107. 15.155 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 108 2Section 108. 15.155 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 109 3Section 109. 15.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (33) and amended
4to read:
AB40,79,195 15.105 (33) Small business regulatory review board. There is created a small
6business regulatory review board, attached to the department of commerce
7administration
under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of a representative of the
8department of administration; a representative of the department of agriculture,
9trade and consumer protection; a representative of the department of children and
10families; a representative of the department of commerce; a representative of the
11department of health services; a representative of the department of natural
12resources; a representative of the department of regulation and licensing safety and
13professional services
; a representative of the department of revenue; a
14representative of the department of workforce development; 6 representatives of
15small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), who shall be appointed for 3-year
16terms; and the chairpersons of one senate and one assembly committee concerned
17with small businesses, appointed as are members of standing committees. The
18representatives of the departments shall be selected by the secretary of that
19department.
AB40, s. 110 20Section 110. 15.155 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (1m), and 15.405
21(1m) (a) (intro.), 3. and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,79,2422 15.405 (1m) (a) (intro.) There is created a building inspector review board
23which is attached to the department of commerce safety and professional services
24under s. 15.03 that consists of the following members:
AB40,80,2
13. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services or his or her
2designee.
AB40,80,53 5. A building inspector certified by the department of commerce safety and
4professional services
, to inspect public buildings, places of employment, or
5one-family and two-family dwellings.
AB40, s. 111 6Section 111. 15.157 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 112 7Section 112. 15.157 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (10) and amended
8to read:
AB40,81,29 15.407 (10) Dwelling code council. There is created in the department of
10commerce safety and professional services, a dwelling code council, consisting of 18
11members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. Four members shall be
12representatives of building trade labor organizations; 4 members shall be certified
13building inspectors employed by local units of government; 2 members shall be
14representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of
15one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall be representatives of manufacturers or
16installers of manufactured one- and 2-family housing; one member shall be an
17architect, engineer or designer actively engaged in the design or evaluation of one-
18and 2-family housing; 2 members shall represent the construction material supply
19industry; one member shall represent remodeling contractors actively engaged in
20the remodeling of one-family and 2-family housing; and 2 members shall represent
21the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities, as defined in s.
22106.50 (1m) (g). An employee of the department designated by the secretary of
23commerce safety and professional services shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the
24council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Eleven members of the council

1shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business a majority vote
2of the council is required.
AB40, s. 113 3Section 113. 15.157 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (11) and amended
4to read:
AB40,81,115 15.407 (11) Contractor certification council. There is created in the
6department of commerce safety and professional services a contractor certification
7council consisting of 3 members who are building contractors holding certificates of
8financial responsibility under s. 101.654 and who are involved in, or who have
9demonstrated an interest in, continuing education for building contractors. The
10members shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and professional
11services
for 3-year terms.
AB40, s. 114 12Section 114. 15.157 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (16) and amended
13to read:
AB40,81,2014 15.407 (16) Plumbers council. There is created in the department of commerce
15safety and professional services a plumbers council consisting of 3 members. One
16member shall be an employee of the department of commerce safety and professional
17services
, selected by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services, to
18serve as the secretary of the council. Two members, one a master plumber and one
19a journeyman plumber, shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and
20professional services
for 2-year terms.
AB40, s. 115 21Section 115. 15.157 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 116 22Section 116. 15.157 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (17) and amended
23to read:
AB40,82,824 15.407 (17) Automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen
25council.
There is created in the department of commerce safety and professional

1services
an automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council
2consisting of 5 members. One member shall be an employee of the department of
3commerce safety and professional services, selected by the secretary of commerce
4safety and professional services, to serve as secretary of the council. Two members
5shall be licensed journeymen automatic fire sprinkler fitters and 2 members shall be
6persons representing licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractors, all appointed by
7the secretary of commerce safety and professional services for staggered 4-year
8terms.
AB40, s. 117 9Section 117. 15.157 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (18), and 15.407
10(18) (intro.) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,82,1411 15.407 (18) Small business environmental council. (intro.) There is created
12in the department of commerce safety and professional services a small business
13environmental council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year
14terms:
AB40,82,1715 (g) One member appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and
16professional services
to represent the department of commerce safety and
17professional services
.
AB40, s. 118 18Section 118. 15.157 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (12), and 15.407
19(12) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,82,2220 15.407 (12) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
21and professional services
a multifamily dwelling code council consisting of the
22following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40, s. 119 23Section 119. 15.157 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (13), and 15.407
24(13) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,83,4
115.407 (13) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
2and professional services
a manufactured housing code council consisting of the
3following members appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and professional
4services
for 3-year terms:
AB40, s. 120 5Section 120. 15.157 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (14), and 15.407
6(14) (a) (intro.), 9. and 10. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,83,97 15.407 (14) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
8and professional services
a conveyance safety code council consisting of the following
9members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40,83,1110 9. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services, or his or her
11designee.
AB40,83,1412 10. An employee of the department of commerce safety and professional
13services
, designated by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services,
14who is familiar with commercial building inspections.
AB40,83,1815 (b) The council shall meet at least twice a year. The employee of the department
16of commerce safety and professional services designated by the secretary of
17commerce safety and professional services under par. (a) 10. shall serve as nonvoting
18secretary of the council.
AB40, s. 121 19Section 121. 15.157 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (15), and 15.407
20(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,84,221 15.407 (15) Thermal system insulation council. (intro.) There is created in
22the department of commerce safety and professional services a thermal system
23insulation council consisting of the state thermal system insulation inspector who
24shall serve as a nonvoting secretary of the council, the secretary of commerce safety

1and professional services
or his or her designee, and the following members
2appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40, s. 122 3Section 122. 15.165 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,84,64 15.165 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of employee trust
5funds a teachers retirement board. The board shall consist of 13 14 members, to
6serve for staggered 5-year terms. The board shall consist of the following members:
AB40, s. 123 7Section 123. 15.165 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,84,98 15.165 (3) (a) 8. One University of Wisconsin-Madison representative who is
9a teacher participant in the Wisconsin retirement system.
AB40, s. 124 10Section 124. 15.347 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,84,1211 15.347 (4) (f) One from the University of Wisconsin-Madison appointed by the
12board of trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40, s. 125 13Section 125. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,84,1414 15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 126 15Section 126. 15.347 (18) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 127 16Section 127. 15.377 (8) (c) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:
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