AB40,66,127 14.11 (2) (b) When special counsel is employed, a contract in writing shall be
8entered into between the state and such counsel, in which shall be fixed the
9compensation to be paid such counsel by the state. The contract shall be executed
10in behalf of the state by the governor, and shall be filed in the office of the secretary
11of state. Such compensation shall be charged to the special counsel appropriation in
12s. 20.455 (1) (b) 20.505 (1) (d).
AB40,29 13Section 29. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,66,2514 15.01 (6) "Division," "bureau," "section ," and "unit" means the subunits of a
15department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created
16by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and
17efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department
18or independent agency. The office of justice assistance in the department of
19administration and the
office of credit unions in the department of financial
20institutions, the office of the inspector general in the department of health services,
21and the office of children's mental health in the department of health services
have
22the meaning of "division" under this subsection. The office of the long-term care
23ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term care and the office of
24educational accountability in the department of public instruction have the meaning
25of "bureau" under this subsection.
AB40,30
1Section 30. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,67,102 15.02 (3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the "division". Each
3division shall be headed by an "administrator". The office of justice assistance in the
4department of administration and the
office of credit unions in the department of
5financial institutions and the office of children's mental health in the department of
6health services
have the meaning of "division" and the executive staff director of the
7office of justice assistance in the department of administration and the
director of
8credit unions in the department of financial institutions and the director of the office
9of children's mental health in the department of health services
have the meaning
10of "administrator" under this subdivision.
AB40,31 11Section 31. 15.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB40,67,1512 15.05 (3) Assistant deputy secretary and executive assistant. (a) Each
13secretary may appoint an assistant deputy secretary to serve at his or her pleasure
14outside the classified service. The assistant deputy secretary shall perform duties
15as the secretary prescribes.
AB40,67,2016 (b) The attorney general, the adjutant general, the director of the technical
17college system, the state superintendent of public instruction, and the director of the
18historical society may appoint an executive assistant to serve at his or her pleasure
19outside the classified service. The executive assistant shall perform duties as his or
20her appointing authority prescribes.
AB40,32 21Section 32. 15.05 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,67,2322 15.05 (5) (title) Executive Assistant deputy secretary and executive
23assistant approvals.
AB40,33 24Section 33. 15.06 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,67,2525 15.06 (3) (a) 4. The members of the employment relations commission.
AB40,34
1Section 34. 15.06 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,68,32 15.06 (3) (c) Each member of the employment relations commission shall be
3appointed to two-thirds of a full-time equivalent position.
AB40,35 4Section 35. 15.06 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,68,95 15.06 (4m) Executive assistant. Each commission chairperson under s. 230.08
6(2) (m) and each
commissioner of the public service commission may appoint an
7executive assistant to serve at his or her pleasure outside the classified service. The
8executive assistant shall perform duties as the chairperson or commissioner
9prescribes.
AB40,36 10Section 36. 15.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,68,1211 15.07 (2) (c) The chairperson of the charter school oversight board shall be
12designated by the governor.
AB40,37 13Section 37. 15.105 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,38 14Section 38. 15.107 (18) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,68,1815 15.107 (18) (b) 1. The executive director of the office of justice assistance
16attorney general, the adjutant general, the secretary of natural resources, the
17secretary of transportation, and a representative from the department of
18administration with knowledge of information technology, or their designees.
AB40,39 19Section 39. 15.193 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,68,22 2015.193 Same; specified divisions. (1) Office of the inspector general.
21There is created in the department of health services an office of the inspector
22general.
AB40,40 23Section 40. 15.194 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,69,2 2415.194 Same; offices. (1) Office of children's mental health. There is
25created an office of children's mental health in the department of health services.

1The director of the office shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure
2of the governor.
AB40,41 3Section 41. 15.205 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,42 4Section 42. 15.205 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (34), and 15.105
5(34) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,69,96 15.105 (34) Child abuse and neglect prevention board. (intro.) There is
7created a child abuse and neglect prevention board, which is attached to the
8department of children and families administration under s. 15.03. The board shall
9consist of 20 members as follows:
AB40,43 10Section 43. 15.255 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,69,1311 15.255 (1) (a) 1. Six Seven representatives of local law enforcement in this
12state, at least one of whom shall be a sheriff and at least one of whom shall be a chief
13of police.
AB40,44 14Section 44. 15.255 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,45 15Section 45. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,69,1916 15.375 (1) Charter school oversight board. (a) There is created a charter
17school oversight board attached to the department of public instruction under s.
1815.03. The board shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction or his
19or her designee and the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40,69,2320 1. Two members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom has served on
21the governing board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), has been
22employed by a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or has served on the
23governing body of an entity specified in s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1.
AB40,69,2524 2. a. Two members, who are not legislators, appointed by the senate majority
25leader.
AB40,70,1
1b. One member, who is not a legislator, appointed by the senate minority leader.
AB40,70,32 c. Two members, who are not legislators, appointed by the speaker of the
3assembly.
AB40,70,54 d. One member, who is not a legislator, appointed by the assembly minority
5leader.
AB40,70,106 3. Two members, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction,
7who in addition to the qualifications under par. (b) have served on the governing
8board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), have been employed by a
9charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or have served on the governing body
10of an entity specified in s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1.
AB40,70,1611 (b) The appointing authorities under par. (a) shall ensure to the extent feasible
12that members appointed to the board are geographically diverse and have experience
13and expertise in governing public and nonprofit organizations; in management and
14finance; in public school leadership, assessment, and curriculum and instruction;
15and in education law; and understand and are committed to the use of charter schools
16to strengthen public education.
AB40,70,1817 (c) No member of the board appointed under par. (a) may serve more than 2
18consecutive terms.
AB40,70,1919 (d) The board does not have rule-making authority.
AB40,46 20Section 46. 15.406 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,71,421 15.406 (6) (a) 1. Six massage therapists or bodywork therapists licensed under
22ch. 460 who have engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy
23for at least 2 years preceding appointment. One member appointed under this
24subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy
25school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 440.55. One

1member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage
2therapy or bodywork therapy program offered by a technical college in this state. No
3other members appointed under this subdivision shall be directly or indirectly
4affiliated with a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program.
AB40,47 5Section 47. 15.58 of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) and amended to
6read:
AB40,71,97 15.225 (2) Employment relations commission ; creation. There is created an
8employment relations commission which is attached to the department of workforce
9development under s. 15.03
.
AB40,48 10Section 48. 15.945 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,49 11Section 49. 15.945 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (18) and amended
12to read:
AB40,71,1813 15.405 (18) Educational approval board. There is created an educational
14approval board which is attached to the technical college system board department
15of safety and professional services
under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more
16than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons
17with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the
18pleasure of the governor.
AB40,50 19Section 50. 16.004 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,71,2220 16.004 (15) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means a any office,
21department, or independent agency in the executive branch of state government that
22has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor
.
AB40,51 23Section 51. 16.004 (15) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB40,72,224 16.004 (15) (b) 1. At its own discretion, the department may provide legal
25services to any state agency that has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the

1governor and shall assess the state agency for legal services provided by the division
2of legal services.
AB40,72,63 2. At the request of any state agency that does not have a secretary who serves
4at the pleasure of the governor, the department may provide legal services to the
5state agency and shall assess the state agency for legal services provided by the
6division of legal services.
AB40,72,87 3. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under
8this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kr).
AB40,52 9Section 52. 16.004 (15) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,53 10Section 53. 16.004 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,72,1411 16.004 (18) Intergovernmental affairs offices. The secretary may maintain
12intergovernmental affairs offices to conduct public outreach and promote
13coordination between agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e), and authorities, as defined
14in s. 16.70 (2).
AB40,54 15Section 54. 16.004 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,72,1916 16.004 (19) Capital investment program. In consultation with the director of
17the office of business development, the secretary shall provide $25,000,000 in fiscal
18year 2013-14 for a capital investment program to make coinvestments in business
19startups and investment capital projects.
AB40,55 20Section 55. 16.283 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,72,2321 16.283 (1) (b) 3. A person who is in receipt of an award from the U.S.
22department of veterans affairs of a service-connected disability rating under 38 USC
231114
or 1134 of at least 30 20 percent.
AB40,56 24Section 56. 16.283 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 16.283 (3) (b) 1m.
AB40,57 25Section 57. 16.283 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,73,9
116.283 (3) (b) 2m. The department may, without conducting an investigation,
2certify a business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of
3business in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the
4business, financial advisor, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as
5a disabled veteran-owned business, financial advisor, or investment firm by an
6agency or municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized American
7Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a private business with expertise in
8certifying disabled veteran-owned businesses if the business uses substantially the
9same procedures the department uses in making a determination under subd. 1m.
AB40,58 10Section 58. 16.283 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,73,1811 16.283 (3) (d) If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm applying for
12certification under this section
fails to provide the department with sufficient
13information to enable the department to conduct an investigation under par. (b) 1m.
14or does not qualify for certification under par. (b), the department shall deny the
15application. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm whose application is
16denied may, within 30 days after the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the
17secretary. The secretary shall enter his or her final decision within 30 days after
18receiving the appeal.
AB40,59 19Section 59. 16.285 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,520 16.285 (1) (b) The department shall implement a program for the certification
21of woman-owned businesses. The department shall compile and periodically update
22a list of businesses certified under this section and shall make the list available to
23the public on the Internet
may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
24business currently performing a useful business function in this state as a
25woman-owned business if the business is certified, or otherwise classified, as a

1woman-owned business by an agency or municipality of this or another state, a
2federally recognized American Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a
3private business with expertise in certifying woman-owned businesses if the
4business uses substantially the same process as the department promulgates by rule
5for implementing this subsection
.
AB40,60 6Section 60. 16.285 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,137 16.285 (2) The department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a
8computer database of businesses in the state that are owned by women, containing
9demographic statistics and information on the types of industries represented, sales
10volume and growth rates, generation of jobs by both new and existing businesses,
11and any other relevant characteristics. The department shall compile and
12periodically update a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and make the list
13available to the public on the Internet.
AB40,61 14Section 61. 16.287 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,2115 16.287 (2) (c) The department, without investigation, may certify a business
16incorporated in this state or having its principal place of business in this state if the
17business is certified or otherwise classified as a minority business by an agency or
18municipality
of this or another state, a federally recognized American Indian tribe,
19or the federal government, or by a private business with expertise in certifying
20minority businesses if the private business uses substantially the same procedures
21as those used by the department in making a determination under par. (b).
AB40,62 22Section 62. 16.287 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,323 16.287 (2) (e) If a business refuses to provide the department with sufficient
24information to enable it to conduct an investigation under par. (b) or if the business
25does not qualify for certification under par. (b), (c) or (d), the department shall deny

1the application. A business whose application is denied may, within 30 days after
2the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the secretary. The secretary shall enter
3his or her final decision within 30 days after receiving the appeal.
AB40,63 4Section 63. 16.309 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,5 516.309 (title) Community development block grant housing programs.
AB40,64 6Section 64. 16.309 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,107 16.309 (1) The department may administer housing programs, including the
8housing improvement grant program and, the initial rehabilitation grant program,
9the community development grant program, and the revolving loan fund program,
10that are funded by a community development block grant, 42 USC 5301 to 5320.
AB40,65 11Section 65. 16.310 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,1512 16.310 (5) Nonapplication. This section does not apply to property that is
13authorized to be sold under or leased or property that is operated under contract as
14provided in
s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or
15while the property is leased or under contractual operation
.
AB40,66 16Section 66. 16.505 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,2017 16.505 (4) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no No agency may change the
18funding source for a position authorized under this section unless the position is
19authorized to be created under a different funding source in accordance with this
20section.
AB40,67 21Section 67. 16.505 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,68 22Section 68. 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,2423 16.70 (2) "Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch.
24III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
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