SB21,1080
1Section 1080. 32.197 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,536,12 232.197 Waiver of relocation assistance. An owner-occupant of property
3being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or
4services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any
5property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously
6identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by
7the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any
8waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in
9writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by
10the owner-occupant. The department of administration public service commission
11shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers under this
12section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably executed.
SB21,1081 13Section 1081. 32.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,537,5 1432.20 Procedure for collection of itemized items of compensation.
15Claims for damages itemized in ss. 32.19 and 32.195 shall be filed with the
16condemnor carrying on the project through which condemnee's or claimant's claims
17arise. All such claims must be filed after the damages upon which they are based
18have fully materialized but not later than 2 years after the condemnor takes physical
19possession of the entire property acquired or such other event as determined by the
20department of administration public service commission by rule. If such claim is not
21allowed within 90 days after the filing thereof, the claimant has a right of action
22against the condemnor carrying on the project through which the claim arises. Such
23action shall be commenced in a court of record in the county wherein the damages
24occurred. In causes of action, involving any state commission, board or other agency,
25excluding counties, the sum recovered by the claimant shall be paid out of any funds

1appropriated to such condemning agency. Any judgment shall be appealable by
2either party and any amount recovered by the body against which the claim was filed,
3arising from costs, counterclaims, punitive damages or otherwise may be used as an
4offset to any amount owed by it to the claimant, or may be collected in the same
5manner and form as any other judgment.
SB21,1082 6Section 1082. 32.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,537,127 32.25 (1) Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 85.09 (4m), no condemnor
8may proceed with any activity that may involve the displacement of persons,
9business concerns or farm operations until the condemnor has filed in writing a
10relocation payment plan and relocation assistance service plan and has had both
11plans approved in writing by the department of administration public service
12commission
.
SB21,1083 13Section 1083. 32.25 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,537,2214 32.25 (2) (h) Assure that, within a reasonable time prior to displacement, there
15will be available, to the extent that may reasonably be accomplished, housing
16meeting the standards established by the department of administration public
17service commission
for decent, safe and sanitary dwellings. The housing, so far as
18practicable, shall be in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities,
19public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of
20the families and individuals displaced and equal in number to the number of such
21displaced families or individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of
22employment.
SB21,1084 23Section 1084. 32.26 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,537,25 2432.26 (title) Authority of the department of administration public
25service commission
.
SB21,1085
1Section 1085. 32.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,538,42 32.26 (1) In addition to all other powers granted in this subchapter, the
3department of administration public service commission shall formulate local
4standards for decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations.
SB21,1086 5Section 1086. 32.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,538,76 32.26 (2) (a) The department of administration public service commission shall
7promulgate rules to implement and administer ss. 32.19 to 32.27.
SB21,1087 8Section 1087. 32.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,538,139 32.26 (2) (b) The department of administration public service commission and
10the department of transportation shall establish interdepartmental interagency
11liaison procedures for the purpose of cooperating and exchanging information to
12assist the department of administration public service commission in promulgating
13rules under par. (a).
SB21,1088 14Section 1088. 32.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,538,2015 32.26 (3) The department of administration public service commission may
16make investigations to determine if the condemnor is complying with ss. 32.19 to
1732.27. The department commission may seek an order from the circuit court
18requiring a condemnor to comply with ss. 32.19 to 32.27 or to discontinue work on
19that part of the project which is not in substantial compliance with ss. 32.19 to 32.27.
20The court shall give hearings on these actions precedence on the court's calendar.
SB21,1089 21Section 1089. 32.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,538,2522 32.26 (4) Upon the request of the department of administration public service
23commission
, the attorney general shall aid and prosecute all necessary actions or
24proceedings for the enforcement of this subchapter and for the punishment of all
25violations of this subchapter.
SB21,1090
1Section 1090. 32.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,539,142 32.26 (5) Any displaced person may, prior to commencing court action against
3the condemnor under s. 32.20, petition the department of administration public
4service commission
for review of his or her complaint, setting forth in the petition the
5reasons for his or her dissatisfaction. The department commission may conduct an
6informal review of the situation and attempt to negotiate an acceptable solution. If
7an acceptable solution cannot be negotiated within 90 days, the department
8commission shall notify all parties, and the petitioner may then proceed under s.
932.20. The informal review procedure provided by this subsection is not a condition
10precedent to the filing of a claim and commencement of legal action pursuant to s.
1132.20. In supplying information required by s. 32.25 (2) (d), the condemnor shall
12clearly indicate to each displaced person his or her right to proceed under this
13paragraph and under s. 32.20, and shall supply full information on how the displaced
14person may contact the department of administration public service commission.
SB21,1091 15Section 1091. 32.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,539,2316 32.26 (6) The department of administration public service commission, with
17the cooperation of the attorney general, shall prepare pamphlets in simple language
18and in readable format describing the eminent domain laws of this state, including
19the reasons for condemnation, the procedures followed by condemnors, how citizens
20may influence the condemnation process and the rights of property owners and
21citizens affected by condemnation. The department commission shall make copies
22of the pamphlets available to all condemnors, who may be charged a price for the
23pamphlets sufficient to recover the costs of production.
SB21,1092 24Section 1092. 32.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,540,4
132.26 (7) The department of administration public service commission shall
2provide technical assistance on relocation plan development and implementation to
3any condemnor carrying out a project which may result in the displacement of any
4person.
SB21,1093 5Section 1093. 33.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,540,14 633.11 Goals. The primary goal of activity under this chapter shall be to
7improve or protect the quality of public inland lakes. In addition, compilation of basic
8scientific data on lakes of this state and assessment of experimental and innovative
9techniques of lake rehabilitation and protection shall be goals of the program.
10Districts may undertake protection and rehabilitation projects to achieve the
11purposes of such districts specified in s. 33.21. Projects may be undertaken in
12cooperation with the department, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and
13other government agencies, and public and private organizations. Projects shall be
14divided into study, planning and implementation phases.
SB21,1094 15Section 1094. 33.16 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,540,1816 33.16 (8) The department may evaluate or contract with the University of
17Wisconsin System Authority to evaluate projects receiving financial assistance
18under this section.
SB21,1095 19Section 1095. 34.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,541,420 34.01 (1) "Governing board" means the investment board in the case of the
21state, the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin
22Development Authority
if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this
23chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), the county board or committee designated by
24the county board to designate public depositories in the case of a county, the city
25council in the case of a city, the village board in the case of a village, the town board

1in the case of a town, the school board in the case of a school district, the board of
2control in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, the clerk of court in
3the case of any court in this state, and any other commission, committee, board or
4officer of any governmental subdivision of the state not mentioned in this subsection.
SB21,1096 5Section 1096. 34.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,541,256 34.01 (2) (a) Any loss of public moneys, which have been deposited in a
7designated public depository in accordance with this chapter, resulting from the
8failure of any public depository to repay to any public depositor the full amount of
9its deposit because the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions,
10U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift
11supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or
12division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards
13has taken possession of the public depository or because the public depository has,
14with the consent and approval of the office of credit unions, administrator of federal
15credit unions, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation,
16resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial
17institutions and professional standards
, adopted a stabilization and readjustment
18plan or has sold a part or all of its assets to another credit union, bank, savings bank,
19or savings and loan association which has agreed to pay a part or all of the deposit
20liability on a deferred payment basis or because the depository is prevented from
21paying out old deposits because of rules of the office of credit unions, administrator
22of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank
23board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation,
24resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial
25institutions and professional standards
.
SB21,1097
1Section 1097. 34.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,542,92 34.01 (4) "Public depositor" means the state or any county, city, village, town,
3drainage district, power district, school district, cooperative educational service
4agency, sewer district, or any commission, committee, board or officer of any
5governmental subdivision of the state or any court of this state, a corporation
6organized under s. 39.33 or the housing and economic development authority
7Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all
8or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), which deposits any moneys in
9a public depository.
SB21,1098 10Section 1098. 34.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,542,1311 34.03 (3) Take such action as the division department deems necessary or
12appropriate for the protection, collection, compromise or settlement of any claim
13against or in favor of the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a).
SB21,1099 14Section 1099. 34.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,542,1715 34.03 (4) Exercise all powers reasonably necessary and proper to the full and
16complete performance of the division's department's functions under this chapter,
17including but not limited to ordinary powers granted corporations.
SB21,1100 18Section 1100. 34.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,542,21 1934.08 Payment of losses. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the
20appropriation in s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a) shall be used to repay public depositors
21for losses until the appropriation is exhausted.
SB21,543,7 22(2) Payments under sub. (1) shall be made in the order in which satisfactory
23proofs of loss are received by the division of banking department of financial
24institutions and professional standards
. The payment made to any public depositor
25for all losses of the public depositor in any individual public depository may not

1exceed $400,000 above the amount of deposit insurance provided by an agency of the
2United States at the public depository that experienced the loss. Upon a satisfactory
3proof of loss, the division of banking department of financial institutions and
4professional standards
shall direct the department of administration to draw its
5warrant payable from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a) and the
6secretary of administration shall pay the warrant under s. 16.401 (4) in favor of the
7public depositor that has submitted the proof of loss.
SB21,543,15 8(3) Losses become fixed as of the date of loss. A public depositor experiencing
9a loss shall, within 60 days of the loss, assign its interest in the deposit, to the extent
10of the amount paid under this section, to the division of banking department of
11financial institutions and professional standards
. Upon failure to make the
12assignment, the public depositor shall forfeit its right to payment under this section.
13Any recovery made by the division of banking department of financial institutions
14and professional standards
under the assignment shall be repaid to the
15appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a).
SB21,1101 16Section 1101. 34.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,544,22 1734.10 Reorganization and stabilization of financial institutions.
18Whenever the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S.
19comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift
20supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or
21division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards
22has taken charge of a credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan
23association with a view of restoring its solvency, pursuant to law, or with a view of
24stabilizing and readjusting the structure of any national or state credit union, bank,
25savings bank, or savings and loan association located in this state, and has approved

1a reorganization plan or a stabilization and readjustment agreement entered into
2between the credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association and
3depositors and unsecured creditors, or when a credit union, bank, savings bank, or
4savings and loan association, with the approval of the office of credit unions,
5administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home
6loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance
7corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of
8financial institutions and professional standards
proposes to sell its assets to
9another credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association which
10agrees to assume a part or all of the deposit liability of such selling credit union, bank,
11savings bank, or savings and loan association and to pay the same on a deferred
12payment basis, the governing board of the public depositor may, on the approval of
13the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional
14standards
, join in the execution of any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and
15readjustment agreement, or any depositor's agreement relative to a proposed sale of
16assets if, in its judgment and that of the division of banking department of financial
17institutions and professional standards
, the reorganization plan or stabilization and
18readjustment agreement or proposed sale of assets is in the best interest of all
19persons concerned. The joining in any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and
20readjustment agreement, or any proposed sale of assets which meets the approval
21of the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional
22standards
does not waive any rights under this chapter.
SB21,1102 23Section 1102. 35.001 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,544,2524 35.001 (4) "State agencies" include departments, boards, commissions,
25bureaus, and institutions and the University of Wisconsin System.
SB21,1103
1Section 1103. 35.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,545,52 35.01 (3) Class 3 — All book printing required for state agencies, not otherwise
3classified, except university press publications and technical or semitechnical
4journals of the University of Wisconsin System,
the Wisconsin Magazine of History,
5and books of the historical society.
SB21,1104 6Section 1104. 35.015 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1105 7Section 1105. 35.83 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,545,118 35.83 (3) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (4m) and s. 35.835 (1) and (3), each
9state agency shall deliver, at the expense of the state agency, sufficient copies of each
10state document published by the state agency to the division for distribution to the
11following places in the quantities indicated:
SB21,1106 12Section 1106. 35.835 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1107 13Section 1107. 35.835 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1108 14Section 1108. 35.93 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,545,1615 35.93 (1) (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 227.01 (1) and includes the
16Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority
.
SB21,1109 17Section 1109. Chapter 36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,545,1818 University of Wisconsin
SB21,545,1919 system authority
SB21,1110 20Section 1110. 36.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,546,1121 36.01 (1) The legislature finds it in the public interest to provide In recognition
22of the constitutional obligation to provide by law for the establishment of a state
23university at or near the seat of state government, and for connecting with the same,
24from time to time, such colleges in different parts of the state as the interests of
25education may require, there is hereby created
a state system of higher education,

1provided by the authority, to be known as the University of Wisconsin System,
which
2enables students of all ages, backgrounds and levels of income to participate in the
3search for knowledge and individual development; which stresses undergraduate
4teaching as its main priority; which offers selected professional graduate and
5research programs with emphasis on state and national needs; which
fosters
6diversity of educational opportunity; which promotes service to the public; which
7makes effective and efficient use of human and physical resources; which functions
8cooperatively with other educational institutions and systems;
and which promotes
9internal coordination and the wisest possible use of resources. The principal office
10and one university of the system shall be located at or near the seat of state
11government.
SB21,1111 12Section 1111. 36.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,546,2113 36.01 (2) The mission of the system is to develop human resources to meet the
14state's workforce needs
, to discover and disseminate knowledge, to extend
15knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of its campuses
and to serve
16and stimulate society by developing
develop in students heightened intellectual,
17cultural, and humane sensitivities, scientific, professional and technological
18expertise, and a sense of purpose. Inherent in this broad mission are methods of
19instruction, research, extended training and public service designed to educate
20people and improve the human condition. Basic to every purpose of the system is the
21search for truth.
SB21,1112 22Section 1112. 36.02 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,547,2 2336.02 University of Wisconsin System Authority creation;
24organization.
(1) (a) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate

1and politic, to be known as the "University of Wisconsin System Authority." The
2Board of Regents shall consist of the following:
SB21,547,33 1. The state superintendent of public instruction.
SB21,547,54 2. The president, or by his or her designation another member, of the technical
5college system board.
SB21,547,86 3. Fourteen citizen members nominated by the governor and with the advice
7and consent of the senate appointed for 7-year terms. At least one of the citizen
8members shall reside in each of this state's congressional districts.
SB21,547,259 4. Two student members nominated by the governor and with the advice and
10consent of the senate appointed for 2-year terms who are enrolled at least half-time
11and in good academic standing at institutions within the University of Wisconsin
12System and who are residents of this state. The student members may be selected
13from recommendations made by elected representatives of student governments at
14institutions within the University of Wisconsin System. The governor shall
15nominate one student member who is at least 18 years old and one undergraduate
16student member who is at least 24 years old and represents the views of
17nontraditional students, such as those who are employed or are parents. The term
18of the undergraduate student member who is at least 24 years old shall expire on May
191 of every even-numbered year. The governor may not nominate a student member
20from the same institution in any 2 consecutive terms; the 2 student members may
21not be from the same institution; and a student from the University of
22Wisconsin-Madison and a student from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
23may not serve on the board at the same time. If a student member loses the status
24upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the
25board.
SB21,548,2
1(2) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original
2appointment to the board for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any.
SB21,548,5 3(3) A member of the board may not be compensated for his or her services but
4may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses,
5incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
SB21,548,9 6(4) No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no civil liability may
7be imposed upon a member of the board for any act or omission in the performance
8of his or her powers and duties under this chapter, unless the person asserting
9liability proves that the act or omission constitutes willful misconduct.
SB21,548,15 10(5) The members of the board shall annually elect a chairperson and may elect
11other officers as they consider appropriate. Ten voting members of the board
12constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business and exercising the
13powers of the authority, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancy. The board
14may take action upon a vote of a majority of the members present, unless the bylaws
15of the authority require a larger number.
SB21,548,18 16(6) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer of the authority who serves
17at the pleasure of the board. The chief executive office shall receive such
18compensation as the board fixes.
SB21,548,20 19(7) The board shall provide in its operating policies for access to the board by
20the public, faculty, students, and employees.
SB21,1113 21Section 1113. 36.03 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1114 22Section 1114. 36.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,549,223 36.05 (1) "Academic staff" means professional and administrative personnel
24with duties, and subject to types of appointments, that are primarily associated with

1higher education institutions or their administration, but does not include faculty
2and staff provided under s. 16.57
.
SB21,1115 3Section 1115. 36.05 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,549,44 36.05 (1m) "Authority" means the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
SB21,1116 5Section 1116. 36.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,549,76 36.05 (2) "Board of regents Regents" or "board" means the board of regents of
7governing the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
SB21,1117 8Section 1117. 36.05 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,549,109 36.05 (5) "Chancellor" means the chief executive of an institution or a similar
10position designated by the board
.
SB21,1118 11Section 1118. 36.05 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1119 12Section 1119. 36.05 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,549,1713 36.05 (8) "Faculty" means persons who hold the rank of professor, associate
14professor, assistant professor or instructor in an academic department or its
15functional equivalent in an institution, persons described under s. 36.13 (4) (c) and
16such academic staff as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty of the
17institution
board.
SB21,1120 18Section 1120. 36.05 (9m) of the statutes is repealed.
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