SB21,1332,2524 157.062 (6m) Forms. The department of financial institutions may prescribe
25and furnish forms for providing the information required under subs. (1) to (6).
SB21,3491
1Section 3491. 157.062 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1333,72 157.062 (9) Exemptions for certain cemeteries. In lieu of delivering a
3certification, resolution, or copy of proceedings to the department of financial
4institutions
under sub. (1), (2), or (6) (b), a cemetery association that is not required
5to be licensed under s. 440.91 (1) or registered under s. 440.91 (1m) shall deliver the
6certification, resolution, or copy of proceedings to the office of the register of deeds
7of the county in which the cemetery is located.
SB21,3492 8Section 3492. 157.064 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1333,139 157.064 (7) Not more than 30 days after a transfer under sub. (6), the
10transferring association shall notify the department of financial institutions in
11writing of the transfer, including the name and address of the accepting association
12or its treasurer. The department of financial institutions may prescribe and furnish
13forms for providing the information required under this subsection.
SB21,3493 14Section 3493. 157.11 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1333,1815 157.11 (9m) Action by district attorney. If any money or property is not
16turned over when required by this section, or default occurs under a bond, the district
17attorney, upon the request of the department of safety and professional services,
18shall bring action to recover.
SB21,3494 19Section 3494. 157.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1334,420 157.12 (3) (b) The cemetery's treasurer is the custodian of the fund. The
21treasurer shall file with the cemetery, at the cemetery's expense, a bond with sureties
22approved by the department of safety and professional services to indemnify the
23cemetery against loss if the treasurer fails to maintain the fund. No indemnity is
24required if the terms of sale of a mausoleum space require the purchaser to pay
25directly to a trust company in the state, designated by the cemetery as custodian of

1the fund. The fund shall be invested as provided in s. 157.19. Income from
2investment may be used only to maintain the mausoleum, except that if the amount
3of income exceeds the amount necessary to properly maintain the mausoleum the
4excess amount may be used to maintain any portion of the cemetery.
SB21,3495 5Section 3495. 157.62 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1334,116 157.62 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 157.625, every
7cemetery association shall file an annual report with the department of financial
8institutions
. The report shall be made on a calendar-year basis unless the
9department of financial institutions, by rule, provides for other reporting periods.
10The report is due on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period. The
11annual report shall include all of the following:
SB21,3496 12Section 3496. 157.62 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1334,1713 157.62 (1) (c) The department of financial institutions may prescribe and
14furnish forms for reports required under this subsection. If the department of
15financial institutions
prescribes forms under this paragraph, the department of
16financial institutions
shall mail the forms to cemetery associations required to file
17under par. (a) no later than 60 days before the reports are due.
SB21,3497 18Section 3497. 157.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1334,2319 157.65 (1) (a) If the department of safety and professional services has reason
20to believe that any person is violating or has violated this subchapter or any rule
21promulgated under this subchapter and that the continuation of that activity might
22cause injury to the public interest, the department of safety and professional services
23may investigate.
SB21,3498 24Section 3498. 157.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1157.65 (1) (b) If the department of safety and professional services has reason
2to believe that any person is violating s. 157.12 or any rule promulgated under s.
3157.12 and that the continuation of that activity might cause injury to the public
4interest, the department of safety and professional services may investigate.
SB21,3499 5Section 3499. 157.65 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1335,166 157.65 (2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing
7the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
8the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this
9subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
10judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
11because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted
12to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
13require the production of books and other documents, and may request the board
14described in s. 15.405 15.175 (3m) or the department of safety and professional
15services
to exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the investigation of alleged
16violations of this subchapter.
SB21,3500 17Section 3500. 160.50 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3501 18Section 3501. 165.055 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1335,2219 165.055 (3) The attorney general may appoint, in the unclassified service, a
20solicitor general and no more than 3 deputy solicitors general, each of whom shall be
21an attorney at law licensed to practice in this state. The attorney general may assign
22assistant attorneys general to assist the solicitor general.
SB21,3502 23Section 3502. 165.25 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1336,2124 165.25 (6) (a) At the request of the head of any department of state government,
25the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department, or any state

1officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other matter
2brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against the state
3department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act growing out
4of or committed in the lawful course of an officer's, employee's, or agent's duties.
5Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be reasonable
6and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as provided for
7in s. 885.07. The Except when the attorney general appears for or defends the
8University of Wisconsin System Authority, the
attorney general may compromise
9and settle the action as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of
10the state. Members, officers, and employees of the Wisconsin state agencies building
11corporation and the Wisconsin state public building corporation are covered by this
12section. Members of the board of governors created under s. 619.04 (3), members of
13a committee or subcommittee of that board of governors, members of the injured
14patients and families compensation fund peer review council created under s.
15655.275 (2), and persons consulting with that council under s. 655.275 (5) (b) are
16covered by this section with respect to actions, claims, or other matters arising
17before, on, or after April 25, 1990. The attorney general may compromise and settle
18claims asserted before such actions or matters formally are brought or may delegate
19such authority to the department of administration. This paragraph may not be
20construed as a consent to sue the state or any department thereof or as a waiver of
21state sovereign immunity.
SB21,3503 22Section 3503. 165.25 (8r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1337,323 165.25 (8r) Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
24Authority.
In subs. (1), (1m), (6), and (6m), treat the Board of Regents of the
25University of Wisconsin System Authority as a department of state government and

1any official, employee, or agent of the Board of Regents as a state official, employee,
2or agent, unless the state and the Board of Regents are adverse parties in an action
3or proceeding.
SB21,3504 4Section 3504. 165.25 (10m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1337,95 165.25 (10m) Report on grants. (intro.) Beginning on January 15, 2015, and
6annually thereafter, the department of justice shall submit a report to the legislature
7under s. 13.172 (2), regarding its administration of grant programs under ss. 165.71,
8165.95, and 165.955, 165.96, 165.986, and 165.987. The report shall include, for each
9grant program, all of the following information:
SB21,3505 10Section 3505. 165.40 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1337,1311 165.40 (1) (f) "State agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.004 (12) (a), except
12that it includes the University of Wisconsin System Authority and the University of
13Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
SB21,3506 14Section 3506. 165.40 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1337,1515 165.40 (2) (a) 6. The University of Wisconsin System Authority.
SB21,3507 16Section 3507. 165.40 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1337,2117 165.40 (4) (h) That, if the hospital is sold, a right of first refusal is retained to
18repurchase the assets by a successor nonprofit corporation, by the city, county or
19state, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or by the University of
20Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority if the hospital is subsequently sold to,
21acquired by or merged with another entity.
SB21,3508 22Section 3508. 165.71 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1338,3 23165.71 State justice assistance grants. (1) From the appropriation under
24s. 20.455 (2) (kz), the department of justice shall provide justice assistance grants to
25state agencies, local units of government, and private organizations to support the

1investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime; to enhance public safety; to
2facilitate multijurisdictional or interagency information sharing; to support crime
3victims; and to reduce recidivism or crime.
SB21,1338,7 4(2) In consultation with local law enforcement, district attorneys, the secretary
5of corrections, the director of state courts, and the public defender, the department
6of justice shall develop and periodically update a strategic plan for state justice
7assistance grants under sub. (1).
SB21,1338,10 8(3) In providing grants under sub. (1), the department of justice shall give
9preference to grant-funded programs that have at least one of the following
10characteristics:
SB21,1338,1311 (a) The program has a primarily statewide or regional impact on the
12investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime and is consistent with the strategic
13plan developed under sub. (2).
SB21,1338,1614 (b) The program has a primarily local impact on the investigation, prosecution,
15or prevention of crime; can be measured for effectiveness; and is consistent with the
16strategic plan developed under sub. (2).
SB21,1338,1817 (c) The program supports the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of
18crimes against children, domestic violence, or sexual assault.
SB21,1338,2119 (d) The program is designed to facilitate multijurisdictional or interagency
20information sharing that will assist in the investigation, prosecution, or prevention
21of crime.
SB21,1338,2322 (e) The program is designed to reduce recidivism or otherwise reduce crime and
23can be measured for effectiveness.
SB21,1339,4 24(4) The department of justice shall develop criteria and procedures to use in
25selecting recipients of grants under sub. (1) and in administering the grant program.

1Notwithstanding s. 227.10, the criteria and procedures do not need to be
2promulgated as rules under ch. 227. Any recipient that receives a grant under sub.
3(1) shall comply with state audits and any other criteria specified by the department
4of justice in awarding the grant.
SB21,3509 5Section 3509. 165.755 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1339,96 165.755 (7) All moneys collected from crime laboratories and drug law
7enforcement surcharges under this section shall be deposited by the secretary of
8administration and used as specified in s. ss. 20.455 (2) (jb), (kd), and (Lm) and
920.475 (1) (km)
.
SB21,3510 10Section 3510. 165.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1339,17 11165.80 Cooperation with other state departments the University of
12Wisconsin System Authority
. For the purpose of coordinating the work of the
13crime laboratories with the research departments located in the University of
14Wisconsin System Authority, the attorney general and the University of Wisconsin
15System Authority may agree for the use of university laboratories and university
16physical facilities and the exchange and utilization of personnel between the crime
17laboratories and the university.
SB21,3511 18Section 3511. 165.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1340,719 165.81 (1) Whenever the department is informed by the submitting officer or
20agency that physical evidence in the possession of the laboratories is no longer
21needed the department may, except as provided in sub. (3) or unless otherwise
22provided by law, destroy the evidence, retain it in the laboratories, return it to the
23submitting officer or agency, or turn it over to the University of Wisconsin System
24Authority
upon the request of the head of any department of the University of
25Wisconsin System Authority. If the department returns the evidence to the

1submitting officer or agency, any action taken by the officer or agency with respect
2to the evidence shall be in accordance with s. 968.20. Except as provided in sub. (3),
3whenever the department receives information from which it appears probable that
4the evidence is no longer needed, the department may give written notice to the
5submitting agency and the appropriate district attorney, by registered mail, of the
6intention to dispose of the evidence. If no objection is received within 20 days after
7the notice was mailed, it may dispose of the evidence.
SB21,3512 8Section 3512. 165.825 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1340,12 9165.825 Information link. The department of justice shall cooperate with the
10departments of safety and professional services, health services, and financial
11institutions and professional standards in developing and maintaining a computer
12linkup to provide access to the information obtained from a criminal history search.
SB21,3513 13Section 3513. 165.96 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3514 14Section 3514. 165.986 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3515 15Section 3515. 165.987 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3516 16Section 3516. 167.35 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1340,2117 167.35 (7) (b) The department of revenue, in the course of conducting any
18inspection or examination authorized under s. 139.39, may inspect cigarettes to
19determine if the cigarettes are marked as provided under sub. (4), and the
20department of revenue shall notify the department of safety and professional
21services
of any unmarked cigarettes.
SB21,3517 22Section 3517. 167.35 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1341,523 167.35 (7) (c) Authorized personnel from the department of justice, from the
24department of safety and professional services, and from the department of revenue,
25and any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement personnel, within their

1respective jurisdictions, may enter and inspect any premises where cigarettes are
2made, sold, offered for sale, or stored to determine if the cigarettes comply with this
3section. An inspection under this paragraph includes examining the books, papers,
4invoices, and other records of any person who is subject to this section and who is in
5control, possession, or occupancy of the premises.
SB21,3518 6Section 3518. 169.01 (35) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1341,97 169.01 (35) (a) A veterinarian who is licensed in this state to practice
8veterinary medicine under ch. 453 89 and who is certified under rules promulgated
9by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
SB21,3519 10Section 3519. 173.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1341,1411 173.05 (1) (b) A person to whom par. (a) applies who is a veterinarian licensed
12under ch. 453 89 is not required to complete a course of training approved by the
13department if he or she takes an examination given by the department and passes
14the examination on the first attempt.
SB21,3520 15Section 3520. 173.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1341,1816 173.41 (2) (e) A veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 practicing in the normal
17course of veterinary business within the scope of the license is not required to obtain
18a license under this subsection.
SB21,3521 19Section 3521. 173.41 (12) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1341,2420 173.41 (12) (a) 4. If persons sell or offer to sell dogs at the temporary dog market
21for 2 or more consecutive days, employ or contract with a veterinarian licensed under
22ch. 453 89 to conduct an examination of the dogs offered for sale at the temporary dog
23market on each day on which dogs are offered for sale and to review the information
24provided under par. (b).
SB21,3522 25Section 3522. 174.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1342,15
1174.13 (2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may
2release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Medical College
3of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning
4chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin
5System Authority, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in
6writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog
7is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a
8greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may
9supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all
10unclaimed dogs coming into the officer's or pound's custody until the requisition is
11fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established
12within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered
13an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town,
14the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned. An
15institution making a requisition shall provide for the transportation of the dog.
SB21,3523 16Section 3523. 177.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1342,2417 177.30 (2) The administrator, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice,
18may examine the records of any person to determine whether the person has
19complied with this chapter. The administrator may designate the division of banking
20department of financial institutions and professional standards or other appropriate
21regulatory authority to examine the records of regulated institutions to determine
22if the institutions have complied with this chapter. The administrator may conduct
23the examination even if the person believes it is not in possession of any property
24reportable or deliverable under this chapter.
SB21,3524 25Section 3524. 182.028 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1343,13
1182.028 School corporations. Any corporation formed for the establishment
2and maintenance of schools, academies, seminaries, colleges or universities or for the
3cultivation and practice of music shall have power to enact bylaws for the protection
4of its property, and provide fines as liquidated damages upon its members and
5patrons for violating the bylaws, and may collect the same in tort actions, and to
6prescribe and regulate the courses of instruction therein, and to confer such degrees
7and grant such diplomas as are usually conferred by similar institutions or as shall
8be appropriate to the courses of instruction prescribed, except that no corporation
9shall operate or advertise a school that is subject to s. 38.50 (10) without complying
10with the requirements of s. 38.50
. Any stockholder may transfer his or her stock to
11the corporation for its use; and if the written transfer so provides the stock shall be
12perpetually held by the board of directors with all the rights of a stockholder,
13including the right to vote.
SB21,3525 14Section 3525. 186.098 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1343,2315 186.098 (12) Loans to members. A credit union may make loans to members
16secured by assignment or transfer of stock certificates or other evidence of the
17borrower's ownership interest in a corporation formed for the cooperative ownership
18of real estate. Sections 846.10 and 846.101, as they apply to a foreclosure of a
19mortgage involving a one-family residence, apply to a proceeding to enforce the
20lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection. The office of credit
21unions shall promulgate joint rules with the division of banking department of
22financial institutions and professional standards
that establish procedures for
23enforcing a lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection.
SB21,3526 24Section 3526. 186.235 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1186.235 (15) (b) Witness fees shall be the same as fees under s. 814.67 (1) (b)
2and (c). The fees of witnesses who are called by the office in the interests of the state
3shall be paid by the state upon presentation of proper vouchers approved by the office
4of credit unions and charged to the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (g).
5A witness subpoenaed by the office at the instance of a party other than the office
6shall not be entitled to payment of fees by the state unless the office certifies that the
7testimony was material to the purpose for which the subpoena was issued.
SB21,3527 8Section 3527. 186.314 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1344,169 186.314 (2m) (e) Upon approval by the credit union members of the proposition
10for conversion under par. (c), the credit union shall take all necessary action under
11ch. 214 or 221 to complete the conversion to a savings bank or state bank. Within
1290 days after receipt from the division of banking department of financial
13institutions and professional standards
of a certificate of incorporation as a savings
14bank or state bank, the credit union shall file a copy of the certificate with the office
15of credit unions and the office of credit unions shall issue to a converting credit union
16a certificate of conversion to a savings bank or state bank.
SB21,3528 17Section 3528. 194.01 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1344,2118 194.01 (11) "Private motor carrier" means any person except a common or
19contract motor carrier engaged in the
who provides transportation of property or
20passengers
by commercial motor vehicle other than an automobile or trailer used
21therewith, upon the public highways
and is not a contract motor carrier.
SB21,3529 22Section 3529. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1344,2423 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (3) (q), (qm),
24and (r), 20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s), (t), (tm), (tu), and (tw).
SB21,3530
1Section 3530 . 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,1345,43 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (3) (q), (qm),
4and (r), 20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s).
SB21,3531 5Section 3531. 196.218 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3532 6Section 3532. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
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