Wisconsin Legislature: 27,1368

23.33 (9) (b) 1. The department shall utilize at least 50% of the moneys received under sub. (2) for state all-terrain vehicle projects and for aid to towns, villages, cities, counties or federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects. The department shall utilize all the moneys credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bz) (5) (ct) for aid to towns, villages, cities, counties or federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects.

27,1354r Section 1354r. 23.39 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

23.39 (5) The public intervenor board shall provide direction and supervision to the public intervenor consistent with the public intervenor's duties to protect public rights in water and other natural resources.

27,1355 Section 1355 . 23.405 of the statutes is renumbered 23.405 (1).

27,1356 Section 1356 . 23.405 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

23.405 (2) (a) The department may charge the participants in a departmental environmental education program fees to cover the costs of the program. The amount charged may not exceed the costs of conducting the program.

(b) The fees collected by the department under par. (a) for the use of the MacKenzie environmental center shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (gb).

27,1358 Section 1358 . 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit court to recover forfeitures, penalty assessments, jail assessments, applicable weapons assessments, applicable environmental assessments, applicable wild animal protection assessments, applicable natural resources assessments, applicable fishing shelter removal assessments, applicable snowmobile registration restitution payments and applicable natural resources restitution payments for violations of ss. 77.09, 134.60, 144.421 (2), 144.422 (2), (2m) (c) and (2r), 146.20 (2) to (5), 147.021, 159.07, 159.08, 159.81, 167.10 (3) and 167.31 (2), subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter and chs. 26 to 31 and of ch. 350, and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations of rules of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k) or violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.

27,1359 Section 1359 . 23.53 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.53 (1) The citation created under this section shall, in all actions to recover forfeitures, penalty assessments, jail assessments, applicable weapons assessments, applicable environmental assessments, applicable wild animal protection assessments, applicable natural resources assessments, applicable fishing shelter removal assessments, applicable snowmobile registration restitution payments and applicable natural resources restitution payments for violations of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, and any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k) be used by any law enforcement officer with authority to enforce those laws, except that the uniform traffic citation created under s. 345.11 may be used by a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 167.31 or by an officer of a law enforcement agency of a municipality or county or a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 159.81. In accordance with s. 345.11 (1m), the citation shall not be used for violations of ch. 350 relating to highway use. The citation may be used for violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.

27,1360 Section 1360 . 23.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.56 (1) A person may be arrested for a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77, after a warrant that substantially complies with s. 968.04 has been issued. Except as provided in sub. (2), the person arrested shall be brought without unreasonable delay before a court having jurisdiction to try the action.

27,1361 Section 1361 . 23.57 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.57 (1) (intro.) A person may be arrested without a warrant when the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77; and:

27,1362 Section 1362 . 23.58 of the statutes is amended to read:

23.58 Temporary questioning without arrest. After having identified himself or herself as an enforcing officer, an enforcing officer may stop a person in a public place for a reasonable period of time when the officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, is about to commit or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77. Such a stop may be made only where the enforcing officer has proper authority to make an arrest for such a violation. The officer may demand the name and address of the person and an explanation of the person's conduct. Such detention and temporary questioning shall be conducted in the vicinity where the person was stopped.

27,1363 Section 1363 . 23.62 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.62 (1) (intro.) Whenever an enforcing officer has probable cause to believe that a person subject to his or her authority is committing or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 41.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77, the officer may proceed in the following manner:

27,1366m Section 1366m. 24.60 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

24.60 (1) “Consortium" means an association of 2 or more of any of the following entities for the purpose of implementing, expanding or participating in a distance education or educational technology project:

(a) A school district.

(b) A technical college district.

(d) A city, village or town, if the city, village or town acts on behalf of a municipal library board that has adopted a resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).

(1g) “Distance education" has the meaning given in s. 16.992 (1) (b).

(1r) “Educational technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.992 (1) (c).

27,1367 Section 1367 . 24.61 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (2) (a) 6. Bonds of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

27,1368 Section 1368 . 24.61 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (3) (a) 9. A consortium.

27,1368b Section 1368b. 24.61 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (3) (a) 10. A cooperative educational service agency representing 2 or more school districts in the area served by the agency for the purpose of conducting a distance education project by the school districts.

27,1368c Section 1368c. 24.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.61 (3) (b) Terms; conditions. A municipality or cooperative educational service agency may borrow from the board or from moneys belonging to the trust funds obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower subject to the limitations, restrictions and conditions set forth in this subchapter.

27,1369 Section 1369 . 24.61 (3) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

24.61 (3) (c) 2. a. The school board is subject to an order issued by the state superintendent department of public instruction education under s. 115.33 (3) after December 31, 1991, regarding noncompliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i).

27,1369m Section 1369m. 24.61 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (3) (d) Reserve for loans for educational technology and distance education projects. Subject to the priority established under par. (c), to the extent practicable, in fiscal years 1996-97 to 1999-2000, annually the board shall reserve $15,000,000 for the purposes of giving priority to loans to school districts, counties, municipalities and consortia, other than consortia that include one or more technical college districts, for educational technology and distance education projects under s. 16.992.

27,1370 Section 1370 . 24.61 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (5) Loans to consortia or cities, villages or towns served by joint library boards. Whenever a consortium applies for a loan under sub. (3), or whenever a group of cities, villages or towns served by a joint county or municipal library board applies for a loan for an educational technology or distance education project, the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the members of the consortium or each city, village or town served by a county or municipal library board in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of members of the consortium or the number of cities, villages and towns served by the library board, unless all members of the consortium or all cities, villages and towns served by a joint library board agree to a different arrangement specified by the members or cities, villages and towns on their applications. The procedure for application, approval and repayment of the loan by each member of a consortium or group under this subsection shall be the same as provided in this subchapter for application, approval and repayment of a loan to that member individually, except that the loan shall not be made unless all members qualify.

27,1370g Section 1370g. 24.61 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (6) Educational technology or distance education loans. The board shall not make a state trust fund loan to a school district, county, city, village, town or consortium for an educational technology or distance education project from moneys reserved for such loans under sub. (3) (d), unless the educational technology board has first notified the board that it has approved the loan under s. 16.992 (3).

27,1370i Section 1370i. 24.61 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

24.61 (7) Loans to cooperative educational service agencies. Whenever a cooperative educational service agency applies for a loan under sub. (3), the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the school districts on behalf of which the loan is sought in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of school districts, unless the cooperative educational service agency specifies on its application a different arrangement that has been agreed to by all school districts for which the loan is sought. The board shall not make the loan unless each school district for which the loan is sought qualifies for a loan in the amount specified in this subsection, or a different amount if that amount is specified on the application. If the cooperative educational service agency fails to make a timely repayment of the principal or payment of the interest on the loan, each school district for which the loan is made is liable to repay the principal and pay the interest in the amount determined under this subsection.

27,1371b Section 1371b. 24.63 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.63 (1) (title) Municipal loans Loans other than to school districts. State A state trust fund loans loan, other than those a loan to a school districts district, may be made for any term not exceeding 20 years, and may be made payable in instalments and. A state trust fund loan to a municipality other than a school district shall be in an amount which does not, in connection together with all other indebtedness of the municipality applying for the loan, exceed 5% of the valuation of the taxable property within the municipality as equalized for state purposes. If a state trust fund loan is made to pay off existing indebtedness, it may be advanced to the borrower in instalments as fast as the indebtedness or the evidence of indebtedness is canceled.

27,1371d Section 1371d. 24.63 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

24.63 (2m) Cooperative educational service agency loans. A state trust fund loan to a cooperative educational service agency may be made for any term, not exceeding 20 years, as is agreed upon between the agency and the board, and for a total amount which, for each school district for which the loan is sought, in the proportion determined under s. 24.61 (7), together with all other indebtedness of the school district, does not exceed the school district's allowable indebtedness under s. 67.03 (1).

27,1375b Section 1375b. 24.63 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.63 (4) Repayment before due date permitted. Any municipality borrower after March 15 and prior to August 1 of any year may repay one or more instalments in advance of the due date, and all interest upon such advance payment shall thereupon terminate.

27,1377 Section 1377 . 24.66 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.66 (1) For all municipalities. (intro.) No trust fund loan may be made unless an application is made to the board under this section. The application shall state the amount of money required, the purpose to which it is to be applied, and the times and terms of repayment , whether the loan is sought for an educational technology or distance education project under s. 24.61 (3) (d), and if so, whether the educational technology board has approved a grant to pay a portion of the interest on the loan under s. 16.992 (3) (b) and in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, the names of the school districts participating in the distance education project for which the loan is sought. The application shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof:

27,1377g Section 1377g. 24.66 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

24.66 (3m) For educational technology or distance education loans. An application by a county, city, village or town to undertake an educational technology or distance education project, or by a consortium that includes a county, city, village or town under s. 24.61 (3) (d) shall be accompanied by a resolution of the county or municipal library board for that county, city, village or town, or the county or municipal library board of each county, city, village or town participating in the consortium, requesting the county, city, village or town to apply for the loan for the purpose of conducting an educational technology or distance education project.

27,1377h Section 1377h. 24.66 (3s) of the statutes is created to read:

24.66 (3s) For cooperative educational service agencies. An application for a loan by a cooperative educational service agency shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution of the board of control of the agency approving the loan and shall contain satisfactory proof of the valuation of all taxable property within each school district for which the loan is sought as equalized for state purposes, of the existing indebtedness of each such school district and of approval of the application by each school district in the same manner as provided for a loan to that school district for the same amount and terms under sub. (3).

27,1377m Section 1377m. 24.66 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.66 (5) (a) Every application for a loan under this section by a municipality shall be accompanied by a certified copy under the hand of the proper clerk of a recorded resolution adopted by the municipality applying for or approving the loan, levying, except as provided in par. (b), upon all the taxable property of the municipality a direct annual tax for the purpose of paying and sufficient to pay the principal and interest on such the proposed loan as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within 20 years from the making of such loan. Such a levy shall become they become due. In a 1st class city school district, the application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution, adopted by the board of school directors, stating that it is the intention of the board of school directors to include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of money necessary to pay the principal and interest on the loan as they become due. Every application for a loan under this subsection by a cooperative educational service agency shall be accompanied by a copy of a recorded resolution adopted by the school board of each school district for which the loan is sought, certified by the school district clerk of that school district, levying upon all taxable property of the school district a direct annual tax for the purpose of paying and sufficient to pay the school district's share of the principal and interest on the proposed loan as they become due. Every application for a loan under this subsection by a cooperative educational service agency shall be accompanied by a copy of a recorded resolution adopted by the school board of each school district for which the loan is sought, certified by the school district clerk of that school district, levying upon all taxable property of the school district a direct annual tax for the purpose of paying and sufficient to pay the school district's share of the principal and interest on the proposed loan as they become due. The levy imposed by the municipality shall be void and of no effect if the board declines to make the loan; otherwise it shall remain valid and irrepealable until the loan and all interest thereon is on the loan are fully paid.

27,1377s Section 1377s. 24.67 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.67 (1) (intro.) If the board approves the application, it shall cause certificates of indebtedness to be prepared in proper form and transmitted to the municipality or cooperative educational service agency submitting the application. The certificate of indebtedness shall be executed and signed:

27,1377t Section 1377t. 24.67 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

24.67 (1) (L) For a cooperative educational service agency, by the president of each school district for which the loan is made.

27,1378b Section 1378b. 24.67 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

24.67 (3) If a unit of government municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that fact to the department of administration. The department Upon receiving a certification from a municipality, or upon direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative educational service agency, the secretary of administration shall then draw a warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount of the loan, payable to the treasurer of the municipality or cooperative educational service agency making the loan or as he or she the treasurer of the municipality or cooperative educational service agency directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the application for the making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.

27,1379b Section 1379b. 24.695 of the statutes is created to read:

24.695 Payment of interest by state. The board shall, upon request of the educational technology board, certify to the educational technology board the amount of interest due on any loan for which the educational technology board has made a grant for interest payments under s. 16.992 (3) (b). The board shall accept payment from the educational technology board for the interest payable on any such loan and shall deduct the amount of any payment received from its certified statement of the amount payable under s. 24.70 (2) or 24.71 (2) for the year in which the payment is received. The applicant remains liable for payment of any interest that is not paid by the educational technology board.

27,1379m Section 1379m. 24.70 of the statutes is amended to read:

24.70 (title) Collection from municipalities borrowers other than school districts. (1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding state trust fund loans to municipalities borrowers other than school districts.

(2) Certified statement. If a municipality borrower other than a school district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the municipal clerk of the jurisdiction, or the person signing the application on behalf of the borrower in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, a certified statement of the amount due on or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid repaid. The board shall submit a copy of each certified statement to the state treasurer. A cooperative educational service agency shall transmit a copy of the statement to the clerk of each school district on behalf of which the agency has obtained a loan.

(3) Amount added to municipal levy. The Upon receipt of a certified statement by a municipal clerk, the municipal clerk shall then cause the amount to be added to the municipal levy and collected in the same manner as the municipal tax except the amount for the state trust fund loan shall be separately designated. Upon receipt of a certified statement by a school district clerk from a cooperative educational service agency, the clerk shall cause the amount for which the district is responsible under s. 24.61 (7) to be added to the school district levy and collected in the same manner as the school district tax, except that the amount for the loan shall be separately stated.

(4) Payment to state treasurer. The municipal treasurer of each municipality shall transmit to the state treasurer on his or her order the full amount levied for state trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. Each cooperative educational service agency shall similarly transmit the annual amount owed on any state trust fund loan made to the agency by that date. The state treasurer shall notify the board when he or she receives payment. Any payment not made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of one percent per month to be paid to the state treasurer with the delinquent payment.

(6) Failure to make payments. If the municipal treasurer any municipality fails to remit the amount due by the date specified under sub. (4), the board may file a certified statement of the amount delinquent with the department of administration. The department of administration shall collect the amount due, including any penalty, by deducting that amount from any state payments due the municipality, shall remit that amount to the state treasurer and shall notify the treasurer and the board of that action.

27,1386m Section 1386m. 24.72 of the statutes is amended to read:

24.72 Use of funds. No money obtained by a municipality borrower from a state trust fund loan may be applied to or paid out for any purpose except that specified in the application for the loan without the consent of the board.

27,1387b Section 1387b. 24.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

24.73 Extension of loan. All loans made or which may be made from any of such state trust funds to any municipality borrower may be extended for such time and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by and between the board and such borrower; provided, however, that no loan shall be extended upon which there is any default in the payment of interest at the time of making application therefor, nor to any period beyond 20 years from its inception, nor at any rate of interest less than the minimum established by law.

27,1389 Section 1389 . 25.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

25.14 (3) The department of administration, upon consultation with the investment board, shall distribute all earnings, profits or losses of the state investment fund to each participating fund in the same ratio as each such fund's average daily balance within the state investment fund bears to the total average daily balance of all participating funds, except as provided in s. 14.58 (19), except that the department of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (js) an amount equal to the amount assessed under s. 25.19 (2) from the earnings or profits of the funds against which an assessment is made and except that the department of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (jt) an amount equal to the amount assessed under s. 25.19 (3) from the earnings or profits of the funds against which an assessment is made. Such distribution shall be made at such times as the department of administration may determine, but must be made at least semiannually in each complete fiscal year of operation.

27,1394m Section 1394m. 25.17 (1) (gi) of the statutes is created to read:

25.17 (1) (gi) Heritage state parks and forests trust fund (s. 25.295);

27,1395 Section 1395 . 25.17 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

25.17 (1) (i) Information technology investment fund (s. 25.61);

27,1396 Section 1396 . 25.17 (3) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

25.17 (3) (b) 9. Bonds issued by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

27,1399 Section 1399 . 25.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

25.19 (1) The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of the investment board and shall give an additional bond in such amount and with such corporate sureties as is required and approved by the board, the cost of which shall be borne by the board.

(1m) Any of the securities purchased by the investment board for any of the funds whose investment is under the control of the board may be deposited by the board or the state treasurer in vaults or other safe depositories outside of the office of the state treasurer, and either in or outside of this state, but a safekeeping receipt shall be delivered to the state treasurer for all securities so deposited. Every such safekeeping receipt shall describe the securities covered thereby and be payable on demand, without conditions, to the investment board or to any designated fund under the control of the board or to the state treasurer.

27,1400 Section 1400 . 25.19 (2) of the statutes is repealed.