SB118: Bill Text

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Senate BILL 118

April 1, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Jauch, Lassa, Olsen and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Bies, Bernier, Brooks, Endsley, Kahl, T. Larson and Murphy, by request of Department of Military Affairs. Referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.

SB118,1,3 An Act to repeal 321.10 (1) (e); to amend 15.04 (2), 321.10 (2) and 321.10 (6); and to create 321.10 (1) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: authorization for an additional deputy adjutant general in the department of military affairs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a third deputy adjutant general in the department of military affairs to be funded from federal money. The new deputy may serve as the joint chief of staff. The current separate position of joint chief of staff is repealed. The new deputy will coordinate the department's response to disasters and other domestic requests for assistance from the civil authorities.

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

SB118,1 Section 1. 15.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB118,2,4 15.04 (2) Deputy. Each secretary of a department or head of an independent agency under s. 230.08 (2) (L) may appoint a deputy who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary or agency head outside the classified service. The deputy shall exercise the powers, duties and functions of the secretary or head in the absence of the secretary or head, and shall perform such other duties as the secretary or head prescribes. The adjutant general may appoint 2 3 deputies as described in s. 321.10 (1) (b) and, (c), and cm. In this subsection "secretary" includes the attorney general and the state superintendent of public instruction.

SB118,2 Section 2. 321.10 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB118,2,9 321.10 (1) (cm) A deputy adjutant general for civil authority support, who may be of either army or air and whose rank may not exceed brigadier general unless selected for a military position requiring federal recognition as a major general. The deputy adjutant general for support for civil authorities may serve as a chief of staff.

SB118,3 Section 3. 321.10 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB118,4 Section 4. 321.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB118,2,14 321.10 (2) In the absence or incapacity of the adjutant general, the senior ranking deputy adjutant general for army or, air, or civil authority support shall have all the powers and duties of the adjutant general.

SB118,5 Section 5. 321.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB118,2,20 321.10 (6) The terms of the deputy adjutants general for army and air shall be 5 years beginning on the first day of the 7th month of the term of the adjutant general. The term for the deputy adjutant general for civil authority support shall be at the discretion of the adjutant general. The deputy adjutants general may be reappointed to successive terms.

SB118,6 Section 6. Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.

SB118,3,2 (1) Deputy adjutant general. The authorized FTE positions for the department of military affairs are increased by 1.0 FED positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.465 (1) (m) of the statutes, for the purpose of creating a deputy adjutant general for civil authority support.

SB118,3,3 (End)