AB64,952,2
1(5) Elimination of automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and
2journeymen council.
AB64,952,63 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the automatic fire sprinkler system
5contractors and journeymen council is transferred to the department of safety and
6professional services.
AB64,952,127 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the automatic fire sprinkler system
8contractors and journeymen council in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
9remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional
10services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any
11obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the department
12safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,952,1313 (6) Elimination of plumbers council.
AB64,952,1614 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
15tangible personal property, including records, of the plumbers council is transferred
16to the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,952,2217 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the plumbers council in effect on
18the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
19department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and
20professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract unless
21modified or rescinded by the department safety and professional services to the
22extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,953,223 (7) Orders related to rental unit energy efficiency remain in effect. All
24orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under its
25authority under section 101.122, 2015 stats., that are in effect on the effective date

1of this subsection remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
2modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,953,73 (8) Special orders related to prior violations of rental unit energy
4efficiency standards.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) of the
5statutes, the department of safety and professional services may issue special orders
6under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., related to violations of section 101.122, 2015
7stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,953,158 (9) Enforcement, and hearing petitions regarding enforcement, of special
9orders.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) and (g) of the statutes,
10the department of safety and professional services may enforce under section
11101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., special orders issued by the department of safety and
12professional services under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., and may hear
13petitions under section 101.122 (2) (g), 2015 stats., regarding the enforcement of
14rules and special orders under section 101.122, 2015 stats., related to violations that
15occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,953,2016 (10) Hearings and subpoenas related to prior violations of rental unit
17energy efficiency standards.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (3) (b)
18of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services may hold hearings
19and issue subpoenas under section 101.122 (3) (b), 2015 stats., related to violations
20of section 101.122, 2015 stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,954,221 (11) Use of citation procedure to enforce prior stipulations.
22Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) and (e) and 778.25
23(1) (a) 7. and (c) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services
24or a city, village, or town may enforce under section 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) or (e),
252015 stats., stipulations entered into before the effective date of this subsection

1under section 101.122 (4) (c), 2015 stats., by use of the citation procedure under
2section 778.25 of the statutes.
AB64,954,153 (12) Professional assistance procedures; emergency rules. The department
4may use the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules
5under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes for the period before the effective date of the
6permanent rule promulgated under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes but not to
7exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to
8one extension of 60 days under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. If the department
9uses this procedure to promulgate these rules, the department shall promulgate the
10rules no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subsection.
11Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department
12is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection
13as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health,
14safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule
15promulgated under this subsection.
AB64,954,1716 (13) Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
17medical examining board.
AB64,954,2118 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
19liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining
20board, and optometry examining board become the assets and liabilities of the
21medical examining board.
AB64,954,2522 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
23records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing
24board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board are
25transferred to the medical examining board.
AB64,955,6
1(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing
2board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board remain in
3effect and are transferred to the medical examining board. The medical examining
4board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is
5modified or rescinded by the medical examining board to the extent allowed under
6the contract.
AB64,955,137 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated
8credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board
9that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their
10specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the medical examining
11board. All orders issued by those boards that are in effect on the effective date of this
12paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
13rescinded by the medical examining board.
AB64,955,1914 (e) Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated
15credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board
16on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the medical examining
17board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect
18to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
19medical examining board.
AB64,955,2020 (14) Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.
AB64,955,2121 (a) Transfer of functions.
AB64,956,6 221. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the department of safety and
23professional services and of the sign language interpreter council under the
24authority of section 440.032 of the statutes and that are in effect on the effective date
25of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until

1amended or repealed by the hearing and speech examining board. All orders issued
2by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section
3440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council that are in effect
4on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified
5expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining
6board.
AB64,956,13 72. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the department of safety and
8professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
9sign language interpreter council on the effective date of this subdivision is
10transferred to the hearing and speech examining board, and all materials submitted
11to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services or the sign
12language interpreter council with respect to the pending matter are considered as
13having been submitted to or taken by the hearing and speech examining board.
AB64,956,20 143. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
15professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
16sign language interpreter council in effect on the effective date of this subdivision
17remain in effect and are transferred to the hearing and speech examining board. The
18hearing and speech examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a
19contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech
20examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,956,2121 (b) Board membership.
AB64,957,5 221. `Initial appointments.' Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the
23members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) of
24the statutes, the new member appointed to the hearing and speech examining board
25under section 15.405 (6m) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be

1appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; one of the 2 new members appointed
2to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the
3statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; and one of the 2 new
4members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405
5(6m) (dm) of the statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2020.
AB64,957,14 62. `Provisional appointments.' Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the
7statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint the new members of the hearing
8and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) and (e) of the statutes.
9Those provisional appointments remain in force until withdrawn by the governor or
10acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the
11remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is
12chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties
13of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the
14appointee qualifies.
AB64,957,1515 (15) Elimination of certain councils; creation of medical assistants council.
AB64,957,1816 (a) Initial appointments. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the
17members of the medical assistants council under section 15.407 (4) of the statutes,
18initial appointments to the medical assistants council shall be made as follows:
AB64,957,21 191. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the
20members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, and the member under section
2115.407 (4) (f) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2018.
AB64,957,25 222. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, one of the
23members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under
24section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1,
252019.
AB64,958,4
13. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the
2members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under
3section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1,
42020.
AB64,958,135 (b) Provisional appointments. Notwithstanding section 15.09 (1) of the
6statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint initial members of the medical
7assistants council under section 15.407 (4) (a) to (c), (e), and (f) of the statutes. Those
8provisional appointments remain in force until withdrawn by the governor or acted
9upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the remainder
10of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is chosen and
11qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of board
12membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the appointee
13qualifies.
AB64,958,1514 (16) Elimination of certain credentialing boards; creation of medical
15therapy examining board.
AB64,958,1616 (a) Transfer of functions.
AB64,959,2 171. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the physical therapy examining
18board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational
19therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork
20therapy affiliated credentialing board and that are in effect on the effective date of
21this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
22amended or repealed by the medical therapy examining board. All orders issued by
23the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing
24board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage
25therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board that are in effect on the

1effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date
2or until modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board.
AB64,959,12 32. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the physical therapy examining
4board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational
5therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork
6therapy affiliated credentialing board on the effective date of this subdivision is
7transferred to the medical therapy examining board, and all materials submitted to
8or actions taken by the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers
9affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing
10board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board
11with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or
12taken by the medical therapy examining board.
AB64,959,20 133. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the physical therapy examining
14board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational
15therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork
16therapy affiliated credentialing board in effect on the effective date of this
17subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the medical therapy examining
18board. The medical therapy examining board shall carry out any obligations under
19such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the medical therapy
20examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,960,2 214. `Tangible personal property.' On the effective date of this subdivision, all
22tangible personal property, including records, of the physical therapy examining
23board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational
24therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork

1therapy affiliated credentialing board is transferred to the medical therapy
2examining board.
AB64,960,63 (b) Medical therapy examining board membership; initial appointments.
4Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the medical
5therapy examining board under section 15.405 (10) of the statutes, initial
6appointments to the medical therapy examining board shall be made as follows:
AB64,960,10 71. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (a) of the statutes, one of the
8members under section 15.405 (10) (b) of the statutes, and one of the members under
9section 15.405 (10) (c) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July
101, 2022.
AB64,960,14 112. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (b) of the statutes, one of the
12members under section 15.405 (10) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under
13section 15.405 (10) (d) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July
141, 2021.
AB64,960,17 153. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (a) of the statutes, one of the
16members under section 15.405 (10) (d) of the statutes, and the member under section
1715.405 (10) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2020.
AB64,961,218 (c) Medical therapy examining board membership; provisional appointments.
19Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the statutes, the governor may provisionally
20appoint initial members of the medical therapy examining board under section
2115.405 (10) of the statutes. Those provisional appointments remain in force until
22withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the
23senate shall continue for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member
24and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise

1all the powers and duties of board membership to which the person is appointed
2during the time in which the appointee qualifies.
AB64,9140 3Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State.
AB64,9141 4Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.
AB64,9142 5Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court
AB64,961,66 (1) Judicial council.
AB64,961,97 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
8liabilities of the judicial council, as determined by the secretary of administration,
9become the assets and liabilities of the supreme court.
AB64,961,1310 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
11tangible personal property, including records, of the judicial council, as determined
12by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the supreme
13court.
AB64,961,1814 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the judicial council in effect on the
15effective date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration,
16remain in effect and are transferred to the supreme court. The supreme court shall
17carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the
18extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,961,2119 (2) Business courts. The supreme court is requested to promulgate rules
20establishing a pilot project to create a specialized business court program for
21commercial disputes by January 1, 2019.
AB64,9143 22Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.
AB64,961,2323 (1) Fees.
AB64,962,224 (a) Resident students. Notwithstanding section 38.24 (1m) (a) and (b) of the
25statutes, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, no technical college district

1board may charge a fee to a resident student under section 38.24 (1m) (a) or (b) of the
2statutes that exceeds the amount of the fees charged in the 2016-17 academic year.
AB64,962,63 (b) Materials. Notwithstanding section 38.24 (1m) (c) of the statutes, in the
42017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, no technical college district board may charge
5a fee to any student under section 38.24 (1m) (c) of the statutes that exceeds the
6amount of the fee charged in the 2016-17 academic year.
AB64,9144 7Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.
AB64,962,88 (1) Financial management position transfer.
AB64,962,129 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position
10and the incumbent employee holding the position in the department of tourism who
11performs duties relating to financial management, as determined by the secretary
12of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.
AB64,962,1813 (b) Employee status. The employee transferred under paragraph (a ) has all the
14rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
15administration that he or she enjoyed in the department of tourism immediately
16before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee
17so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
18probationary period.
AB64,9145 19Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.
AB64,9146 20Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.
AB64,9147 21Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
22Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.
AB64,9148 23Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
24System.
AB64,963,5
1(1) Supplements from compensation reserve during 2017-19 fiscal biennium.
2Notwithstanding section 20.928 of the statutes, the Board of Regents of the
3University of Wisconsin System may not certify any amount to supplement its
4agency budget to the department of administration under section 20.928 (1) of the
5statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium.
AB64,963,66 (2) University of Wisconsin Flexible Option programs.
AB64,963,147 (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall ensure
8that, no later than December 31, 2019, the total number of accredited
9competency-based degree and certificate programs offered under the University of
10Wisconsin Flexible Option platform is increased by at least 50 percent over the total
11number of such programs that are offered on the effective date of this paragraph. If
12the total number of programs offered on the effective date of this paragraph is an odd
13number, the increase required under this paragraph shall be calculated based on 50
14percent of the next even number.
AB64,963,1615 (b) In increasing the number of programs under paragraph (a), the Board of
16Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall ensure all of the following:
AB64,963,18 171. That at least one of the new programs assists certified nursing assistants in
18becoming registered nurses.
AB64,963,23 192. That at least one of the new programs provides curriculum that is designed
20to prepare nonteacher school district employees to successfully complete a
21standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for
22obtaining a permit under section 118.192 of the statutes or an initial teaching license
23under section 118.19 of the statutes.
AB64,9149 24Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
AB64,9150
1Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic
2Development Corporation.
AB64,964,53 (1) GPR expenditure limitation. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures
4under section 20.192 (1) (a) of the statutes, no more than $12,474,000 may be
5expended from that appropriation in fiscal year 2017-18.
AB64,964,106 (2) Fabrication laboratories. Notwithstanding the limit under section
7238.145 (3) (a) of the statutes, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
8shall award at least $500,000 from the appropriation under section 20.192 (1) (a) of
9the statutes for grants for fabrication laboratories under section 238.145 of the
10statutes in each of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years.
AB64,9151 11Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
AB64,964,1612 (1) Fast Forward grants for technical colleges. Of the amounts
13appropriated to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1)
14(b) of the statutes, the department shall allocate not less than $5,000,000 in fiscal
15year 2017-18 for grants to technical colleges for workforce training programs under
16section 106.27 (1) of the statutes.
AB64,964,2117 (2) Fast Forward grants for nursing training programs. Of the amounts
18appropriated to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1)
19(b) of the statutes, the department shall allocate not less than $1,500,000 in the
202017-19 fiscal biennium for grants for nursing training programs under section
21106.27 (1) (e) of the statutes.
AB64,964,2222 (3) Worker's compensation position transfer.
AB64,965,223 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.5 FTE
24positions and the incumbent employees holding those positions in the department
25of workforce development who perform duties relating to worker's compensation

1hearings, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the
2department of administration.
AB64,965,83 (b) Employee status. The employees transferred under paragraph (a ) have all
4the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department
5of administration that the employees enjoyed in the department of workforce
6development immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4)
7of the statutes, no employee transferred under paragraph (a) who has attained
8permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
AB64,965,159 (4) Mobility grant study. From the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (m)
10of the statutes, the department of workforce development shall, if such funds are
11available, allocate $50,000 in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for the purpose of
12conducting a study regarding the feasibility of establishing a program, using a social
13impact bond model, to assist claimants for unemployment insurance benefits under
14chapter 108 of the statutes by offering them mobility grants to relocate to areas with
15more favorable employment opportunities.
AB64,9152 16Section 9152. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.
AB64,965,2417 (1) Study on public benefits and chronic absenteeism. The departments of
18children and families, public instruction, health services, and workforce
19development, together with any other relevant programs or agencies the
20departments identify as appropriate, shall collaborate to prepare a report on the
21population overlap of families that receive public benefits and children who are
22absent from school for 10 percent or more of the school year. The agencies shall
23submit the report on or before December 30, 2018, to the governor and appropriate
24standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.
AB64,9201 25Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.
AB64,966,4
1(1) Division of personnel management lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001
2(3) (a) of the statutes, from the appropriation account to the department of
3administration under section 20.505 (1) (kz) of the statutes, there is lapsed to the
4general fund $2,800,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.
AB64,966,65 (2) Transfer to the budget stabilization fund. There is transferred from the
6general fund to the budget stabilization fund $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18.
AB64,9202 7Section 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
8Protection.
AB64,9203 9Section 9203. Fiscal changes; Arts Board.
AB64,9204 10Section 9204. Fiscal changes; Building Commission.
AB64,9205 11Section 9205. Fiscal changes; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
12Board.
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