1995 Wisconsin Act 27

27,41g Section 41g. 13.81 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

27,41h Section 41h. 13.81 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

13.81 (8) Conference on legislative procedures. Following each general election, the joint legislative council shall sponsor a conference to acquaint new legislators or legislators-elect with legislative procedures. Expenses for the conference shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (e).

27,41m Section 41m. 13.90 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

13.90 (1) (L) Determine the method of sale and prices for subscriptions to legislative documents and the operational responsibility for any legislative document subscription services provided under s. 35.87.

27,41p Section 41p. 13.90 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

13.90 (6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy, the governor and the secretary of administration, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative service agencies, as defined in section 16.70 (6) of the statutes. The plan shall address the business needs of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify all resources relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative service agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority for such acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also identify any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service agencies under the plan.

27,42 Section 42 . 13.92 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

13.92 (1) (e) 5. Microfilming, or optical imaging or electronic formatting of reference materials and legislative drafting records under par. (a) 1. and 3.

27,42m Section 42m. 13.92 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

13.92 (2) (h) Recommend to the joint committee on legislative organization prices for subscriptions to the legislative document distribution service under s. 35.87, including any portion of the service provided separately.

27,43g Section 43g. 13.94 (1) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:

13.94 (1) (eg) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming board and biennially conduct a performance evaluation audit of the gaming board. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the department of justice and with the distributees specified in par. (b).

27,43r Section 43r. 13.94 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (1) (em) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming commission that includes a financial audit of the state lottery, and, to the extent of the gaming commission's department of revenue's participation, of any multistate lotteries in which the state participates, and biennially conduct a performance audit of the gaming commission that includes a performance audit of the state lottery and, to the extent of the gaming commission's department of revenue's participation, of those multistate lotteries, as provided in s. 565.37 (1). The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the department of justice and with the distributees specified in par. (b).

27,44 Section 44 . 13.94 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (1) (n) Provide periodic performance audits of any division of the department of industry, labor and human relations development that is responsible for inspections of multifamily housing under s. 101.973 (11).

27,44m Section 44m. 13.94 (1) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

13.94 (1) (o) Prior to negotiation of an extension or renewal of the initial lease agreement under s. 233.04 (7) or the initial affiliation agreement under s. 233.04 (7m) between the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, perform a performance evaluation audit and distribute a report of its findings to the distributees specified in par. (b).

27,44q Section 44q. 13.94 (1s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (1s) (b) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming commission department of revenue for the reasonable costs of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (em) and for verification of the odds of winning a lottery game under s. 565.37 (5).

27,44r Section 44r. 13.94 (1s) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

13.94 (1s) (bm) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming board for the cost of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (eg).

27,45 Section 45 . 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and politic created by the legislature; every provider of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; development zones designated under s. 560.71; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit corporation or cooperative to which moneys are specifically appropriated by state law; and every corporation, institution, association or other organization which receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations made by state law, including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.

27,45m Section 45m. 13.94 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (4) (a) 2. Any foundation, nonstock or nonprofit corporation or partnership created by an entity specified under subd. 1.

27,46 Section 46 . 13.94 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (4) (a) 5. A local service agency as defined in s. 101.35 106.20 (1) (d).

27,47 Section 47 . 13.94 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.94 (4) (b) In performing audits of providers of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other organizations, and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau shall audit only the records and operations of such providers and organizations which pertain to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made by state law.

27,47m Section 47m. 13.94 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

13.94 (8) County and municipal best practices reviews. (a) In this subsection, “municipality" means a city, village or town.

(b) The state auditor shall undertake periodic reviews to:

1. Examine the procedures and practices used by counties and municipalities to deliver governmental services.

2. Determine the methods of governmental service delivery.

3. Identify variations in costs and effectiveness of such services between counties and municipalities.

4. Recommend practices to save money or provide more effective service delivery.

(c) The state auditor shall determine the frequency, scope and subject of any reviews conducted under par. (b).

(d) To assist the state auditor with the selection of county and municipal practices to be reviewed by the auditor, the auditor shall establish an advisory council consisting of the following members appointed by the auditor:

1. Two members chosen from among 6 names submitted by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

2. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

3. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities.

4. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin Towns Association.

(e) The members of the council appointed under par. (d) shall serve without compensation.

27,47n Section 47n. 13.94 (8) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

27,47o Section 47o. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be known as the “Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's designated employes shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state departments agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and to any books, records or other documents maintained by such agencies or the authority and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations and structure.

27,47p Section 47p. 14.015 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (title).

27,47pg Section 47pg. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (a), and 15.705 (3) (a) (intro.) and 5. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

15.705 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created a Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission which is attached to the office of the governor historical society under s. 15.03. The commission shall consist of the following members appointed by the governor:

5. (intro.) One A representative of each of the following communities in this state:

27,48 Section 48 . 14.017 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.017 (2) State council on alcohol and other drug abuse. There is created in the office of the governor a state council on alcohol and other drug abuse consisting of the governor, the attorney general, the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, the secretary of health and social services, the commissioner of insurance, the secretary of corrections, the secretary of transportation and the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, or their designees; a representative of the controlled substances board; a representative of any governor's committee or commission created under subch. I of ch. 14 to study law enforcement issues; 6 members, one of whom is a consumer representing the public at large, with demonstrated professional, research or personal interest in alcohol and other drug abuse problems, appointed for 4-year terms; a representative of an organization or agency which is a direct provider of services to alcoholics and other drug abusers; a member of the Wisconsin county human service association, inc., who is nominated by that association; and 2 members of each house of the legislature, representing the majority party and the minority party in each house, chosen as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. Section 15.09 applies to the council.

27,48g Section 48g. 14.19 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

14.19 (4) The governor shall appoint an employe of the office of the governor as the family literacy advocate to establish a statewide program to improve family literacy.

27,48m Section 48m. 14.26 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (title) and (1).

27,48n Section 48n. 14.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (2) and amended to read:

44.25 (2) The commission shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) regarding its activities upon the governor's request on each March 1 until March 1, 1998.

27,48ng Section 48ng. 14.26 (3) and (4) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (3) and (4).

27,48p Section 48p. 14.26 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (c).

27,48q Section 48q. 14.26 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (6) and amended to read:

44.25 (6) The commission shall report to the governor upon completion of complete its activities and, upon submit a final report regarding its activities to the governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than June 1, 1999. Upon acceptance of the report by the governor, the commission shall cease to exist.

27,49b Section 49b. 14.367 of the statutes is renumbered 15.187, and 15.187 (1) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

15.187 (1) (a) (intro.) There is created in the office of the secretary of state department of financial institutions a uniform commercial code statewide lien system council. The council shall consist of the administrator of the division of information technology services in the department of administration or the administrator's designee and the following members appointed by the secretary of state the department of financial institutions for 6-year terms:

(b) The council shall advise the secretary of state department of financial institutions on the uniform commercial code statewide lien system under s. 409.410.

27,50b Section 50b. 14.38 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.38 (9) Furnish certified copies; fees. Make a copy of any law, resolution, deed, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in his or her office, upon request therefor, attach thereto his or her certificate, with the greater or lesser seal affixed, and collect therefor 50 cents per page and $5 for such certificate; if a copy is not to be certified and if the reproduction is performed by the office of the secretary of state, then collect a fee to cover the actual and necessary cost of reproduction and actual and necessary cost of transcription required to produce the copy or $2, whichever is greater; also to record any document authorized or required by law to be recorded in his or her office, and to charge therefor a fee of $1 per page. The fee for certified copies of appointments, certificates of incorporations or amendments, licenses of foreign corporations, or similar certificates, and for certificates as to results of search of the records and files of his or her office, when a printed form is used, shall be $5, but when a specially prepared form is required the fee shall be $10. Telegraphic reports as to results of record searches shall be $5 plus the cost of the telegram. The secretary of state shall charge and collect for preparing any record or certificate under this subsection in an expeditious manner, an expedited service fee of $25 in addition to the fee otherwise required under this subsection, except that only one expedited service fee may be charged for multiple identical corporation or limited partnership certificates of status if the certificates of status are requested at the same time and issued at the same time.

27,51c Section 51c. 14.38 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 182.01 (6) and amended to read:

182.01 (6) Discrimination by corporations or limited liability companies. If a complaint is made to the secretary of state department that any corporation or limited liability company authorized to do business in this state is guilty of discrimination under s. 100.22, refer the matter to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, which shall, if the facts justify it in its judgment, cause appropriate administrative or judicial proceedings to be commenced against the corporation or limited liability company and its officers or managers and members.

27,52b Section 52b. 14.38 (13) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,52c Section 52c. 14.38 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 220.02 (7) and amended to read:

220.02 (7) Establish The division shall establish and maintain, in consultation with the uniform commercial code statewide lien system council, computer and any other services necessary to support the uniform commercial code statewide lien system under s. 409.410 but may not maintain a central filing system, as defined in 7 USC 1631 (c) (2), for farm products, as defined in 7 USC 1631 (c) (5).

27,53ad Section 53ad. 14.38 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 182.01 (3), and 182.01 (3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

182.01 (3) Name of drafter on documents. (intro.) No articles of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of amendment, articles of merger, consolidation or share exchange, articles of dissolution, restated articles of incorporation, certificate of abandonment, or statement or articles of revocation of voluntary dissolution, provided for pursuant to ch. 180, 181, 183, 185 or 187 and no certificate of limited partnership, certificate of amendment, restated certificate of limited partnership or certificate of cancellation, provided for pursuant to ch. 179, shall be filed by the secretary of state department unless the name of the individual who, or the governmental agency which, drafted such document is printed, typewritten, stamped or written thereon in a legible manner. A document complies with this subsection if it contains a statement in the following form: “This document was drafted by .... (Name)". This subsection shall not apply to a document executed prior to December 1, 1967, or to:

27,59 Section 59 . 14.59 of the statutes is created to read:

14.59 Training conferences. The state treasurer may conduct conferences for the purpose of training county and municipal clerks and treasurers, and employes of their offices, in their official responsibilities. The treasurer may charge participants in any conference a fee for participation which shall not exceed the proportionate cost of conducting the conference. The treasurer shall credit all revenues from fees assessed under this section to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (h).

27,65 Section 65 . 14.82 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.82 (1) (intro.) Minnesota-Wisconsin. There is created a commission of 5 citizens nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for staggered 5-year terms, to represent this state on the joint Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary area commission. Any vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. To assist the commission, there is created a legislative advisory committee comprising 4 senators and 6 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, and a technical advisory committee of 2 members appointed by the governor and one member each appointed by the governing board or head of the following agencies, to represent such agencies: the department of justice, the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of health and social services, the public service commission, the department of tourism and the department of development. The members of the commission and the members of its advisory committees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, from the appropriation made by s. 20.315 (1), on vouchers approved by the Wisconsin member of the commission selected to serve as its chairperson or vice chairperson. All other expenses incurred by the commission in the course of exercising its powers and duties, unless met in some other manner specifically provided by statute, shall be paid by the commission out of its own funds.

27,66 Section 66 . 14.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.85 (2) The secretaries secretary of development, the secretary of tourism, the secretary of natural resources and, the secretary of transportation, and the director of the historical society, or their designees, shall serve as nonvoting members of the commission.

27,67 Section 67 . 14.85 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.85 (8) (d) If permitted by law, any state agency or local public body, board, commission or agency may allocate funds under its control to fund programs recommended by the commission. If the department of development determines that a program recommended by the commission to undertake activities relating to the promotion of tourism and economic development is consistent with the department's statewide tourism marketing and economic development plans, priorities and resources, the department shall have primary responsibility to support the activities of the program. If the department of tourism determines that a program recommended by the commission to undertake activities relating to the promotion of tourism is consistent with the department's statewide tourism marketing plans, priorities and resources, the department shall have primary responsibility to support the activities of the program.

27,68 Section 68 . 14.85 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

14.85 (9) The commission may establish a technical committee to advise the commission. The members of the committee shall include at least one employe each from the departments department of transportation, the department of tourism and the department of development. The commission shall request the departments department of transportation, the department of tourism and the department of development to designate employes to serve on the committee and may request any other state agency to designate an employe to serve on the committee.

27,71 Section 71 . Subchapter VI of chapter 14 [precedes 14.91] of the statutes is created to read:

Chapter 14

SuBCHAPTER vi
Office of the state superintendent
Of public instruction

14.91 Creation of office of the state superintendent of public instruction. There is created an office of the state superintendent of public instruction attached to the department of education under s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent of public instruction.