AB64,936,5 52. “Department” means the department of corrections.
AB64,936,76 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
7liabilities of the commission become the assets and liabilities of the department.
AB64,936,108 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
9tangible personal property, including records, of the commission is transferred to the
10department.
AB64,936,1511 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the commission in effect on the
12effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
13department. The department shall carry out any obligations under those contracts
14unless modified or rescinded by the department to the extent allowed under the
15contract.
AB64,937,416 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the commission in effect on the
17effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
18or until amended or repealed by the department. All orders issued by the commission
19in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
20expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department. The department
21may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes to implement
22the transfer of commission responsibilities to the department for the period before
23the effective date of permanent rules but not to exceed the period authorized under
24section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (2) of
25the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes,

1the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under
2this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
3peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
4for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.
AB64,937,85 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the commission on the effective
6date of this paragraph is transferred to the department. All materials submitted to
7or actions taken by the commission with respect to the pending matter are considered
8as having been submitted to or taken by the department.
AB64,9109 9Section 9109. Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals.
AB64,9110 10Section 9110. Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys.
AB64,9111 11Section 9111. Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Approval Board.
AB64,937,1212 (1) Elimination of educational approval board and transfer of functions.
AB64,937,1413 (a) Definition. In this subsection, “board” means the educational approval
14board.
AB64,937,1715 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
16liabilities of the board become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety
17and professional services.
AB64,937,2018 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
19tangible personal property, including records, of the board is transferred to the
20department of safety and professional services.
AB64,937,2521 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the board in effect on the effective
22date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of
23safety and professional services. The department of safety and professional services
24shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded
25by the department to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,938,1
1(e) Rules and orders.
AB64,938,4 21. All rules promulgated by the board in effect on the effective date of this
3subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended
4or repealed by the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,938,7 52. All orders issued by the board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision
6remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded
7by the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,938,128 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the board on the effective date
9of this paragraph is transferred to the department of safety and professional
10services. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the board are considered as
11having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and professional
12services.
AB64,9112 13Section 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Communications
14Board.
AB64,9113 15Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Elections Commission.
AB64,938,2516 (1) Depletion of federal Help America Vote Act funding for eligible
17election administration costs
. During fiscal year 2018-19, the elections
18commission shall spend all available funds in the appropriation account under
19section 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes prior to spending any funds appropriated to the
20elections commission under section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes for the purpose of
21replacing election administration funding received from the federal government
22under the federal Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252. The elections
23commission may spend moneys appropriated under section 20.510 (1) (x) of the
24statutes only on election administration costs permissible under the federal Help
25America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252.
AB64,9114
1Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.
AB64,9115 2Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations
3Commission.
AB64,939,64 (1) Elimination of offices of commissioner. On the effective date of this
5subsection, the 3 offices of commissioner at the Employment Relations Commission
6are eliminated.
AB64,9116 7Section 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; Ethics Commission.
AB64,9117 8Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions.
AB64,9118 9Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.
AB64,9119 10Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational
11Facilities Authority.
AB64,9120 12Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
AB64,939,2313 (1) Emergency rules on youth crisis stabilization facilities. The department
14of health services may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the
15statutes implementing certification of youth crisis stabilization facilities under
16section 51.042 of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the
17statutes, the department of health services is not required to provide evidence that
18promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
19preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
20provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
21Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules
22promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2019, or the date on
23which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
AB64,940,324 (2) FoodShare employment and training program requirement. The
25department of health services may implement a requirement for individuals to

1participate in the food stamp program's employment and training program under
2section 49.79 (9) of the statutes in certain areas of the state, as determined by the
3department of health services.
AB64,9121 4Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids
5Board.
AB64,9122 6Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society
AB64,940,77 (1) Circus world museum.
AB64,940,88 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB64,940,9 91. “Foundation” means the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc.
AB64,940,11 102. “Lease termination date” means the termination date of the lease agreement
11that is specified in section 44.16 (3) of the statutes.
AB64,940,1712 (b) Employees. If a lease agreement under section 44.16 (1) of the statutes is
13in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, the historical society shall offer
14employment to each individual who is employed by the foundation on the lease
15termination date, but only if vacant authorized or limited term positions are
16available for the individuals to fill and the historical society has funding for the
17positions.
AB64,940,2418 (c) Contracts. If a lease agreement under section 44.16 (1) of the statutes is in
19effect on the effective date of this paragraph, all contracts entered into by the
20foundation that are in effect on the lease termination date remain in effect and are
21transferred to the historical society on the lease termination date. The historical
22society shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the
23contract is modified or rescinded by the historical society to the extent allowed under
24the contract.
AB64,9123
1Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic
2Development Authority.
AB64,941,103 (1) Pilot program for chronically homeless individuals and families. The
4Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority may develop policies and
5procedures for and implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to
6chronically homeless individuals and families on the waiting list that the authority,
7or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority, maintains for vouchers
8under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. The authority may provide case
9management services to each chronically homeless individual or family who receives
10a voucher after being prioritized on the waiting list.
AB64,941,1211 (2) Pilot program concerning work requirements under the housing choice
12voucher program.
AB64,941,1613 (a) Request for approval. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development
14Authority may request approval, if necessary, from the federal department of
15housing and urban development for the purpose of implementing the pilot program
16under paragraph (b).
AB64,941,2417 (b) Employment requirement pilot program. The Wisconsin Housing and
18Economic Development Authority may, to the extent approved under paragraph (a),
19develop policies and procedures for and implement a pilot program that requires
20certain able-bodied adults, as determined by the authority, who receive a voucher
21under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program to satisfy certain employment,
22training, and self-sufficiency requirements as specified in the policies and
23procedures. The authority may coordinate with state agencies that provide similar
24services to minimize duplication.
AB64,942,7
1(3) Self-sufficiency services. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic
2Development Authority may develop policies and procedures for and implement a
3program to provide self-sufficiency services to recipients of vouchers under the
4federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. The authority may implement this
5program in partnership with public housing agencies, state agencies, and other
6governmental or nongovernmental organizations that contract with the authority to
7administer the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
AB64,9124 8Section 9124. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.
AB64,942,99 (1) Transfer of information technology functions.
AB64,942,1410 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
11liabilities of the office of the commissioner of insurance that are primarily related to
12information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
13become the assets and liabilities of the division of enterprise technology in the
14department of administration.
AB64,942,2015 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 14.5 FTE
16positions and the incumbent employees holding those positions in the office of the
17commissioner of insurance who are performing duties that are primarily related to
18information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
19are transferred to the division of enterprise technology in the department of
20administration.
AB64,943,221 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the
22rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the division of
23enterprise technology in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the
24office of the commissioner of insurance immediately before the transfer.
25Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee transferred under

1paragraph (b) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
2probationary period.
AB64,943,73 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the office of the commissioner of
5insurance that is primarily related to information technology functions, as
6determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the division of
7enterprise technology in the department of administration.
AB64,943,158 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of the commissioner of
9insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related
10to information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of
11administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the division of enterprise
12technology in the department of administration. The division of enterprise
13technology in the department of administration shall carry out any obligations under
14those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the division of enterprise technology
15in the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,943,2416 (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of the commissioner
17of insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily
18related to information technology functions remain in effect until their specified
19expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the division of enterprise
20technology in the department of administration. All orders issued by the office of the
21commissioner of insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
22primarily related to information technology functions remain in effect until their
23specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the division of enterprise
24technology in the department of administration.
AB64,944,8
1(g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of the commissioner
2of insurance on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to
3information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
4is transferred to the division of enterprise technology in the department of
5administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of the
6commissioner of insurance with respect to the pending matter are considered as
7having been submitted to or taken by the division of enterprise technology in the
8department of administration.
AB64,9125 9Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Investment Board.
AB64,9126 10Section 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance.
AB64,9127 11Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Judicial Commission.
AB64,9128 12Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
AB64,9129 13Section 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
AB64,944,2014 (1) Study of the department of corrections and department of
15administration probation and parole revocation process.
By January 1, 2019, the
16legislative audit bureau shall review the policies and procedures of the department
17of corrections and the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
18administration regarding the probation and parole revocation process for an
19individual who has violated the terms of his or her community supervision. The
20review shall determine all of the following:
AB64,944,2221 (a) Whether the provisions of 2013 Wisconsin Act 196 and 2015 Wisconsin Act
22164
are being appropriately applied.
AB64,945,323 (b) Whether the department of corrections and the division of hearings and
24appeals have appropriate policies, procedures, resources, and administrative rules
25to carry out the requirements under 2013 Wisconsin Act 196 and 2015 Wisconsin Act

1164 and whether they provide for an appropriate level of due process for the
2individuals subject to revocation through the entire initial revocation process and
3the appeal process.
AB64,945,54 (c) Whether the appropriate action has been applied to the violation that is the
5reason for the revocation.
AB64,945,66 (d) Whether the period of reconfinement is appropriate to the level of violation.
AB64,945,97 (e) Whether a violation committed by one person under supervision is treated
8consistently with a similar violation committed by another person under
9supervision.
AB64,945,1110 (f) Whether the revocation process within the department of corrections is
11consistent with the revocation process within the division of hearings and appeals.
AB64,9130 12Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Lieutenant Governor.
AB64,9131 13Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.
AB64,9132 14Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
AB64,945,1915 (1) Mobile field force grants. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the
16statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes
17of the 2019-21 biennial budget bill, the department of military affairs shall submit
18information concerning the appropriation under section 20.465 (3) (dm) of the
19statutes as though that appropriation had not been made.
AB64,9133 20Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
AB64,945,2421 (1) Environmental fund. Of the moneys in the environmental fund that are
22received for the purpose of environmental management, $3,152,500 shall, in each
23fiscal year of the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, be considered to have been received for
24the purposes under section 20.370 (7) (cr) and (cs) of the statutes.
AB64,945,2525 (2) Relocation of chief state forester and division of forestry employees.
AB64,946,3
1(a) The department of natural resources shall relocate the headquarters for the
2chief state forester to an existing department facility north of STH 29 no later than
3January 1, 2018.
AB64,946,84 (b) The department of natural resources may allow individuals who are
5employed by the division of forestry on the effective date of this paragraph and
6located in the department office at 101 South Webster Street in the city of Madison
7to relocate to existing state-owned or state-leased facilities north of STH 29
8designated by the chief state forester.
AB64,946,119 (c) For the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years, for each employee who relocates
10under paragraph (b), the department of natural resources shall authorize payment
11of the moving expenses described under section 20.917 (1) (a) of the statutes.
AB64,946,1412 (d) By February 1, 2019, the department of natural resources shall submit a
13report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance on
14the number of employees who have relocated under paragraph (b).
AB64,946,2515 (3) Recreational passport. The department of natural resources and the
16department of transportation shall jointly develop a plan to authorize the purchase
17of a recreational passport when an individual initiates or renews his or her annual
18vehicle registration. In the plan, the departments shall provide in detail the costs
19of implementing the plan, a timeline for implementing the plan, and the estimated
20revenue to be collected when the plan is fully implemented. One option that the
21departments shall evaluate in the plan is the creation of the recreational passport
22as a special license plate registration sticker that shows both the vehicle registration
23expiration year and an indicator that the sticker is also a recreational passport. The
24departments shall complete the plan in time for the plan to be included in the
25department of natural resources' 2019-21 biennial budget request.
AB64,947,20
1(4) Concentrated animal feeding operations. The department of natural
2resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
3study the possibility of transferring the regulation of concentrated animal feeding
4operations from the department of natural resources to the department of
5agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The departments may consult with
6interested parties when undertaking the study under this subsection. The
7departments shall jointly report their findings, conclusions, and recommendations
8to the governor, the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing
9committees of the legislature by December 31, 2018. In the report the departments
10shall state whether the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
11may serve as the delegated agent of the federal environmental protection agency for
12the purpose of regulating concentrated animal feeding operations, whether
13improvements would be gained by the transfer, whether the transfer would have any
14financial impacts on the water pollutant discharge elimination system permit
15program, and whether the departments recommend the transfer. If the departments
16recommend that regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations be
17transferred, the departments shall also include in the report recommendations as to
18the effective date of the transfer and the number of positions and funding to be
19transferred and shall describe the effects of the transfer on rules promulgated by the
20departments.
AB64,948,221 (5) Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine. The department of natural
22resources shall publish the final issue of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
23in February 2018 and shall publish no more issues of the magazine after that date.
24No later than June 30, 2018, the department of natural resources shall refund to each
25subscriber to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine a prorated amount of the

1subscription cost of all issues after February 2018 for which the subscriber
2subscribed but that the subscriber will not receive.
AB64,9134 3Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board.
AB64,9135 4Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.
AB64,948,115 (1) Per pupil aid; health care coverage. Notwithstanding section 115.437 (3)
6of the statutes, in each of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years, the department of
7public instruction may not pay per pupil aid under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes
8to a school district unless the school district certifies to the department of public
9instruction that employees of the school district will be required to pay at least 12
10percent of all costs and payments associated with employee health care coverage
11plans in that school year.
AB64,948,1812 (2) Per pupil aid supplemental payment. If a lapse occurs under Section 9101
13(8) of this act during the 2017-18 fiscal year, the department of public instruction
14shall increase the per pupil payment amount under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes
15by $12 in the 2017-18 school year. If a lapse occurs under Section 9101 (8) of this
16act during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the department of public instruction shall
17increase the per pupil payment amount under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes by
18$24 in the 2018-19 school year.
AB64,949,419 (3) Calculation of statewide categorical aid; payment adjustments. If a lapse
20does not occur under Section 9101 (8 ) of this act during the 2017-18 fiscal year, the
21department of public instruction shall determine the change in the statewide
22categorical aid between the 2017-18 school year and the 2016-17 school year under
23section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes by subtracting $12 from the amount
24calculated under section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. d. of the statutes. If a lapse does not occur
25under Section 9101 (8 ) of this act during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the department of

1public instruction shall determine the change in the statewide categorical aid
2between the 2018-19 school year and the 2017-18 school year under section 118.40
3(2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes by subtracting $12 from the amount calculated under
4section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. d. of the statutes.
AB64,9136 5Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of
6Commissioners of.
AB64,9137 7Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.
AB64,9138 8Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.
AB64,949,139 (1) Forestation state tax. For the property tax assessments as of January 1,
102017, the department of revenue shall prescribe a form for the property tax bills
11prepared under section 74.09 of the statutes that indicates that the state no longer
12imposes the forestation state tax. The form shall also indicate the amount of the
13forestation state tax that the taxpayer paid in the previous year.
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