AB1070: Bill Text

AB1070,58,11 n. An armed forces of the U.S. common access card or DD Form 2 identification card issued to military personnel.

AB1070,58,13 o. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration transportation worker identification credential.

AB1070,58,15 7. In this paragraph, “unavailable" means that the applicant does not have the document and would be required to pay a government agency to obtain it.

AB1070,58,20 (c) The administrator may delegate to the deputy administrator or to a bureau director, as described in s. 15.02 (3) (c) 2., whose regular responsibilities include driver licensing and identification card issuance, the authority to accept or reject such extraordinary proof of name, date of birth, or U.S. citizenship under this subsection.

AB1070,58,22 (e) The denial of a petition under par. (b) is subject to judicial review in the manner provided in ch. 227 for the review of administrative decisions.

AB1070,59,3 (f) If the administrator, or delegate described in par. (c), determines that an applicant has knowingly made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact or otherwise committed a fraud in an application, petition, or additional information, the department shall immediately suspend the investigation, shall notify the person in writing of the suspension and the reason for the suspension, and refer any suspected fraud to law enforcement.

AB1070,59,9 (g) A person whose petition is suspended or denied due to a failure to respond timely may revive the petition at any time by contacting the department to discuss the petition application. If a person revives a petition, the department shall immediately issue, and shall continue to reissue, an identification card receipt to the person as provided in s. 343.50 (1) (c) 2., except that the department shall first require the person to take a photograph if required under s. 343.50 (1) (c) 2.

AB1070,59,13 (h) The department shall grant a petition if the department concludes, on the basis of secondary documentation or other corroborating information, that it is more likely than not that the name, date of birth, and U.S. citizenship provided in the application is correct.

AB1070,92 Section 92 . 343.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 343.50 (1) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB1070,59,22 343.50 (1) (c) 1. The department may issue a receipt to any applicant for an identification card, and shall issue a receipt to an applicant requesting an identification card under sub. (5) (a) 3., which receipt shall constitute a temporary identification card while the application is being processed and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for an identification card is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) or (8), the receipt shall include the marking specified in sub. (3) (b).

AB1070,93 Section 93 . 343.50 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1070,59,25 343.50 (1) (c) 2. If the department issues a receipt to an applicant petitioning the department under s. 343.165 (8), all of the following apply:

AB1070,60,20 a. The department shall issue the receipt not later than the 6th working day after the person made the petition and shall deliver the receipt by 1st class mail, except that if a petition is filed or revived within 7 days before or 2 days after a statewide election the department shall issue a receipt not later than 24 hours after the petition is filed or revived and shall deliver the receipt by overnight or next-day mail. The department shall issue a new receipt to the person not later than 10 days before the expiration date of the prior receipt, and having a date of issuance that is the same as the expiration date of the prior receipt. The department shall issue no receipt to a person after the denial of a petition under s. 343.165 (8), unless the person revives an investigation. The department shall continue to reissue identification card receipts to a person unless the department cancels the identification card receipt upon the circumstances specified in sub. (10), upon the issuance of an operator's license or identification card to the person, upon the person's request, upon the denial of the application, upon return to the department of a receipt as nondeliverable, upon the person's failure to contact the department to discuss the petition for a period of 180 days or more, or whenever the department receives information that prohibits issuance of an identification card under sub. (1) (c). The department shall require the person to take a photograph prior to reissuing an identification card receipt if the photograph of the person on file with the department is 8 or more years old.

AB1070,61,5 b. An identification card receipt issued under this subdivision shall constitute a temporary identification card while the application is being processed under s. 343.165 (8) and shall be valid for a period not to exceed the period specified in sub. (1) (c). The department shall clearly mark the receipt “FOR VOTING PURPOSES ONLY" as validated for use for voting as provided in ss. 5.02 (6m) (d) and 6.79 (2) (a). A receipt issued under this subsection shall contain the information specified under s. 343.17 (3), including the date of issuance, the expiration date, the name and signature of the person to whom it was issued, and, except as authorized in sub. (4g), a photograph of the individual to whom it was issued, and may contain such further information as the department deems necessary.

AB1070,61,8 c. The department shall issue a replacement identification card receipt under subd 1. a. upon request of the person to whom it is issued if the receipt is lost or destroyed.

AB1070,61,14 d. Notwithstanding subd. 2. a., the department shall cancel or refuse to issue an identification card receipt under this subsection upon the circumstances specified in sub. (10), upon the issuance of an operator's license or identification card to the person, upon the person's request, upon the denial of the application, upon return to the department of a receipt as nondeliverable, or whenever the department receives information that prohibits issuance of an identification card under subd. 1.

AB1070,61,21 e. Whenever any person, after receiving an identification card receipt under this subdivision, moves from the address named in the application or in the receipt issued to him or her or is notified by the local authorities or by the postal authorities that the address so named has been changed, the person shall, within 30 days, notify the department of his or her change of address. Upon receiving a notice of change of address, the department shall promptly issue a new receipt under subd. 2. a. showing the correct address and having the expiration date of the prior receipt.

AB1070,94 Section 94 . 343.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1070,62,2 343.50 (3) (b) If an identification card is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) or (8), the card shall, in addition to any other required legend or design, be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 14. and include a marking similar or identical to the marking described in s. 343.03 (3r).

AB1070,95 Section 95 . 343.50 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1070,62,14 343.50 (3) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may issue an identification card bearing a name other than the name that appears on a supporting document if the person provides evidence acceptable to the department that the person has used the name in a manner that qualifies the name as being legally changed under the common law of Wisconsin, including evidence of the person's prior name, changed name, the length of time the person has consistently and continuously used the changed name, an affirmation that the person no longer uses the prior name, and an affirmation that the person did not change his or her name for a dishonest or fraudulent purpose or to the injury of any other person. The department shall mark an identification card issued under this subdivision in the manner described in s. 343.03 (3r).

AB1070,62,17 2. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall approve a name change requested by a person who cannot provide supporting documentation of a lawful change of name but who does one of the following:

AB1070,62,20 a. Provides proof of identity in the new name, and the department receives from the federal social security administration evidence or confirmation of the name change.

AB1070,62,22 b. Applies for an identification card and provides an affidavit declaring all facts required under subd. 1. to prove a name change under the common law of Wisconsin.

AB1070,96 Section 96 . 801.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1070,62,25 801.50 (3) (b) All actions relating to the validity or invalidly of a rule or guidance document shall be venued as provided in s. 227.40 (1).

AB1070,97 Section 97. 803.09 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1070,63,7 803.09 (2m) When a party to an action challenges in state or federal court the constitutionality of a statute, facially or as applied, or challenges a statute as violating or preempted by federal law, as part of a claim or affirmative defense, the assembly, the senate, and the state legislature may intervene at any time in the action as a matter of right by serving a motion upon the parties as provided in s. 801.14.

AB1070,98 Section 98. 806.04 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1070,64,21 806.04 (11) Parties. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration may prejudice the right of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, the municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard. If a statute, ordinance or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, the attorney general shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and, except as provided under this subsection, be entitled to be heard. If a statute is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, and the senate majority leader shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding, and the assembly, the senate, and the state legislature are entitled to be heard. If the assembly, the senate, or the joint committee on legislative organization intervenes as provided under s. 803.09 (2m), the assembly shall represent the assembly, the senate shall represent the senate, and the joint committee on legislative organization shall represent the state. In an action involving the constitutionality of a statute, or challenging a statute as violating or preempted by federal law, if the joint committee on legislative organization determines at any time that the interests of the state will be best represented by special counsel appointed by the legislature, it shall appoint special counsel to represent state defendants and act instead of the attorney general and the attorney general may not participate in the action. Special counsel appointed under this subsection shall have the powers of the attorney general with respect to the litigation to which special counsel has been appointed. In any proceeding under this section in which the constitutionality, construction or application of any provision of ch. 227, or of any statute allowing a legislative committee to suspend, or to delay or prevent the adoption of, a rule as defined in s. 227.01 (13) is placed in issue by the parties, the joint committee for review of administrative rules shall be served with a copy of the petition and, with the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization, shall be made a party and be entitled to be heard. In any proceeding under this section in which the constitutionality, construction or application of any provision of ch. 13, 20, 111, 227 or 230 or subch. I, III or IV of ch. 16 or s. 753.075, or of any statute allowing a legislative committee to suspend, or to delay or prevent the adoption of, a rule as defined in s. 227.01 (13) is placed in issue by the parties, the joint committee on legislative organization shall be served with a copy of the petition and the joint committee on legislative organization, the senate committee on organization or the assembly committee on organization may intervene as a party to the proceedings and be heard.

AB1070,99 Section 99. 809.13 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1070,65,2 809.13 Rule (Intervention). A person who is not a party to an appeal may file in the court of appeals a petition to intervene in the appeal. A party may file a response to the petition within 11 days after service of the petition. The court may grant the petition upon a showing that the petitioner's interest meets the requirements of s. 803.09 (1) or, (2), or (2m).

AB1070,100 Section 100 . Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 893 [precedes 893.80] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1070,65,5 CHAPTER 893

AB1070,65,11 SUBCHAPTER VIII CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; ACTIONS ALLEGING A STATUTE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR OTHERWISE INVALID

AB1070,101 Section 101. 893.825 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1070,65,17 893.825 Actions alleging a statute is unconstitutional or in violation of or preempted by federal law. (1) In an action in which a statute is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, the attorney general shall be served with a copy of the proceeding and, except as provided in sub. (2), is entitled to represent the state and be heard.

AB1070,65,22 (2) In an action in which a statute is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, and the senate majority leader shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and the assembly, the senate, and the joint committee on legislative organization are entitled to be heard.

AB1070,102 Section 102. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1070,66,7 (1) Intervention by assembly, senate, and joint committee on legislative organization. The assembly, senate, and joint committee on legislative organization may intervene as permitted under s. 803.09 (2m) in any litigation pending in state or federal court on the effective date of this subsection. If the joint committee on legislative organization intervenes and appoints special counsel to represent state defendants as set forth under s. 806.04 (11) or 893.825, the attorney general shall notify the court of the substitution of counsel by special counsel appointed by the joint committee on legislative organization to represent the state defendants and may not participate in the action.

AB1070,66,13 (2) WEDC; Staggering of initial terms. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under s. 238.02 (1), the initial members appointed by the speaker and minority leader of the assembly and the majority leader and minority leader of the senate beginning on the effective date of this subsection shall be appointed for terms expiring as follows:

AB1070,66,17 (a) The terms of 2 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, the member appointed by the assembly minority leader, 2 members appointed by the senate majority leader, and the member appointed by the senate minority leader, shall expire on October 1, 2022.

AB1070,66,19 (b) The terms of one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one member appointed by the senate majority leader shall expire on October 1, 2024.

AB1070,66,25 (3) WEDC; current board members. The members of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation serving at the pleasure of the speaker of the assembly and senate majority leader on the day before the effective date of this subsection shall continue to serve at pleasure pending the appointment of members under sub. (2), but may not serve after January 6, 2019, unless appointed under sub. (2).

AB1070,103 Section 103. Fiscal changes.

AB1070,67,5 (1) Settlement funds. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), from the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (3) (g), on the effective date of this subsection, there is lapsed to the general fund the unencumbered balance of any settlement funds in that appropriation account, as determined by the attorney general.

AB1070,67,10 (2) Office of solicitor general positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (1) (gh), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is decreased by $320,000 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 PR solicitor general position and 3.0 PR deputy solicitor general positions on January 1, 2019.

AB1070,67,14 (3) Department of justice gifts and grants. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (2) (b), any moneys encumbered under the appropriation accounts under s. 20.455 (2) (gb) and (3) (g) before the effective date of this subsection may be expended pursuant to the terms of the encumbrance.

AB1070,104 Section 104. Initial applicability.

AB1070,67,19 (1) Agency publications. The treatment of s. 227.05 with respect to printed publications first applies to guidance documents, forms, pamphlets, or other informational materials that are printed 60 days after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1070,67,22 (2) Group insurance board. The treatment of s. 15.07 (1) (b) 24. first applies to a member of the group insurance board who is appointed by the governor on the effective date of this subsection.

AB1070,68,2 (3) Gubernatorial approvals of proposed rules. The treatment of ss. 227.135 (3), 227.185, and 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., the renumbering and amendment of s. 227.135 (2), and the creation of s. 227.135 (2) (a) 2. first apply to a proposed rule or emergency rule whose statement of scope is submitted to the legislative reference bureau for publication under s. 227.135 (3) on the effective date of this subsection.

AB1070,68,5 (4) Final decision of an agency. The treatment of ss. 227.46 (1) (h), (2), (2m), (3) (a) and (8) and 227.47 (1) and (3) first applies to requests for hearings made on the effective date of this subsection.

AB1070,105 Section 105. Effective date.

AB1070,68,8 (1) Final decisions in contested cases. The treatment of s. 227.05 takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

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