Amendment ASA-AB150

AB150-ASA,677,7 40.05 (4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employes who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and for employes whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not determined under s. 230.12 or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par. (ag) unless a different amount is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3).

AB150-ASA,678,7 (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employe shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employe under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employe's current basic pay rate, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employe or the employe's surviving insured dependents. The full premium for any eligible employe who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employe who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Except as provided in par. (bd), upon conversion of an employe's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph, the employe or, if the employe is deceased, the employe's surviving insured dependents may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits for up to 10 years after the date of the conversion if the employe or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employe or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

AB150-ASA, s. 1957g Section 1957g. 40.05 (4) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,678,16 40.05 (4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employes who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111 and for employes whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not determined under s. 230.12 or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par. (ag) unless a different amount is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3).

AB150-ASA, s. 1957r Section 1957r. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,679,17 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch. I or V of ch. 111 of any eligible employe shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employe under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employe's current basic pay rate, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employe or the employe's surviving insured dependents. The full premium for any eligible employe who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employe who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Except as provided in par. (bd), upon conversion of an employe's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph, the employe or, if the employe is deceased, the employe's surviving insured dependents may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits for up to 10 years after the date of the conversion if the employe or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employe or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

AB150-ASA, s. 1958 Section 1958. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,680,2 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2) or 233.10 of any eligible employe shall, upon request of the employe at the time the employe is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employe's current basic pay rate to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employe. The full amount of the required employe contribution for any eligible employe who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employe is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.

AB150-ASA, s. 1959 Section 1959. 40.05 (5) (intro.) and (b) 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB150-ASA,680,8 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employe shall pay the amount remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:

AB150-ASA,680,11 (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111.

AB150-ASA, s. 1959g Section 1959g. 40.05 (5) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,680,18 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employe shall pay the amount remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:

AB150-ASA, s. 1959r Section 1959r. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,680,23 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch. I or V of ch. 111.

AB150-ASA, s. 1960 Section 1960. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,681,8 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each insured employe under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board, which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance, based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly instalments.

AB150-ASA, s. 1960m Section 1960m. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,681,18 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each insured employe under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board, which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance, based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly instalments.

AB150-ASA, s. 1961 Section 1961. 40.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,682,8 40.06 (1) (c) For state agencies, contributions paid by employers shall be made from the respective funds from which the salaries are paid to the employe for whom the contributions are being made. The heads of the respective state agencies shall, at the time that salary deductions in accordance with par. (a) are sent to the department, determine the amount of the corresponding employer contributions, indicate the amount of the contribution on the report submitted to the department and provide for payment to the department, by any method approved by the department, from the appropriate state funds of the amounts payable. If payment is by voucher, the department shall transmit the voucher to the department of administration. The department secretary of administration shall approve vouchers for payment of contributions due under s. 40.05 within 5 working days, s. 16.53 (10) notwithstanding, and the state treasurer shall immediately issue a check, share draft or other draft to the department of employe trust funds for the amount of the voucher.

AB150-ASA, s. 1963 Section 1963. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,682,13 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3), subch. V of ch. 111 and the rules of the department.

AB150-ASA, s. 1963m Section 1963m. 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,682,18 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).

AB150-ASA, s. 1964 Section 1964. 40.80 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,682,22 40.80 (1) The deferred compensation board shall select and contract with deferred compensation plan providers to be used by state agencies for providing deferred compensation plans to state employes.

AB150-ASA, s. 1964cg Section 1964cg. 40.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,683,4 40.81 (1) An employer other than the state or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority may provide for its employes the deferred compensation plan established under s. 40.80. Any employer, including this state and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who makes the plan under s. 40.80 available to any of its employes shall make it available to all of its employes under procedures established by the department under this subchapter.

AB150-ASA, s. 1964cr Section 1964cr. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,683,7 40.81 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employes covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or V of ch. 111.

AB150-ASA, s. 1964d Section 1964d. Chapter 41 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,683,10 CHAPTER 41 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

AB150-ASA, s. 1964dg Section 1964dg. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.01] of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,683,13 CHAPTER 41

AB150-ASA,683,15 Subchapter I General provisions

AB150-ASA, s. 1964dm Section 1964dm. 41.01 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,683,17 41.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

AB150-ASA,683,18 (1) "Department" means the department of tourism.

AB150-ASA,683,19 (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of tourism.

AB150-ASA, s. 1964dp Section 1964dp. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.11] of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,683,22 CHAPTER 41

AB150-ASA,683,24 Subchapter ii Tourism promotion

AB150-ASA, s. 1964dr Section 1964dr. 41.21 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,684,5 41.21 Marketing clearinghouse. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a marketing clearinghouse to provide marketing services to all state agencies. The department may enter into an agreement with a state agency for a specific project or to provide specific products. The department may provide consulting services to a state agency, including any of the following:

AB150-ASA,684,6 (a) Developing marketing plans.

AB150-ASA,684,7 (b) Conducting market research.

AB150-ASA,684,8 (c) Public relations services.

AB150-ASA,684,9 (d) Advertising services.

AB150-ASA,684,13 (2) The department may charge state agencies for services and products under this section to cover its cost to provide the services and products. The department of administration shall collect the charges from the state agencies and deposit the moneys from the charges in the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (kc).

AB150-ASA, s. 1964w Section 1964w. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.40] of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,684,16 Chapter 41

AB150-ASA,684,18 Subchapter III Kickapoo Valley Reserve

AB150-ASA, s. 1965 Section 1965. 42.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,684,25 42.01 (1) The state fair park board shall manage the state fair park and supervise or conduct thereat fairs, exhibits or promotional events for agricultural, industrial, educational and recreational purposes; lease or license the use of any property thereon for other purposes when not needed for the above public purposes; and charge reasonable rents and fees for use of or attendance at the premises. The state fair park board may accept and administer gifts, grants and bequests.

AB150-ASA, s. 1965b Section 1965b. 42.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,685,7 42.06 (1) Unless the secretary of administration acts under sub. (2), the state treasurer and the secretary of administration or their duly his or her authorized representatives representative shall be in attendance at the state fair each year to receive all moneys collected on account of state operation of the state fair and to audit and pay expenditures duly certified by the state fair park board as having been necessarily incurred in the operation of the state fair.

AB150-ASA, s. 1965e Section 1965e. 42.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,685,11 42.08 Insurance. The state fair park board may procure worker's compensation insurance to cover its employes, business interruption insurance, fire insurance and property insurance.

AB150-ASA, s. 1965g Section 1965g. 42.09 of the statutes is renumbered 42.09 (1).

AB150-ASA, s. 1965L Section 1965L. 42.09 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,685,19 42.09 (2) (a) The state fair park board may not alter or renovate any building, appurtenance, fixture, exhibit or other structure or facility at state fair park that is owned by the board but that was owned by the department of natural resources on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], without the permission of the department, but the board may provide routine maintenance without the department's permission.

AB150-ASA,685,23 (b) The state fair park board shall allow the department of natural resources access to and use of the buildings, appurtenances, fixtures, exhibits and other structures and facilities described in par. (a) so that the department may prepare, display and dismantle exhibits during events occurring at state fair park.

AB150-ASA, s. 1965m Section 1965m. 42.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,686,7 42.10 Cooperation to promote agriculture. The state fair park board shall may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to coordinate the activities of the state fair park board and that department. The state fair park board shall cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the conduct and promotion of fairs, exhibits and educational and promotional events related to agriculture and the activities of that department at state fair park.

AB150-ASA, s. 1965s Section 1965s. 42.105 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,686,15 42.105 State fair park board and department of tourism. (1) The state fair park board and the department of tourism shall enter into a memorandum of understanding setting forth the responsibilities of the department of tourism relating to promoting fairs, exhibits and promotional events at state fair park and the methods that the state fair park board and the department of tourism will use to cooperate in promoting and carrying out those fairs, exhibits and promotional events.

AB150-ASA,686,18 (2) Notwithstanding s. 15.03, the department of tourism shall process and forward all personnel and biennial budget requests by the state fair park board without change except as requested or concurred in by the state fair park board.

AB150-ASA, s. 1966 Section 1966. 42.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,687,3 42.11 (3) The state fair park board shall may enter into a lease with a private nonprofit corporation to operate and maintain the Olympic ice training center. The state fair park board shall ensure that all costs of operation and maintenance of the center are paid by the lessee under the any lease. The under this subsection. Any lease under this subsection shall contain proper covenants to guard against trespass and waste. The rents arising from the any lease under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.190 (1) (h). The state fair park board shall retain the original of the any lease under this subsection and file a copy with the department of administration.

AB150-ASA, s. 1967 Section 1967. 43.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,687,5 43.01 (6) "Secretary" means the secretary of education.

AB150-ASA, s. 1968 Section 1968. 43.03 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,687,8 43.03 (title) General duties of state superintendent department. (intro.) The state superintendent department shall:

AB150-ASA, s. 1969 Section 1969. 43.05 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,687,11 43.05 (13) Carry out such other programs and policies as directed by the state superintendent department.

AB150-ASA, s. 1970 Section 1970. 43.07 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,687,18 43.07 Council on library and network development. (intro.) The state superintendent department and the division shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on library and network development in performing their duties in regard to library service. The state superintendent secretary or the administrator of the division shall attend every meeting of the council. The council may initiate consultations with the department and the division. The council shall:

AB150-ASA, s. 1971 Section 1971. 43.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,687,22 43.07 (2) Advise the state superintendent secretary in regard to the general policies and activities of the state's program for library development, interlibrary cooperation and network development.

AB150-ASA, s. 1972 Section 1972. 43.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,688,2 43.07 (3) Advise the state superintendent secretary in regard to the general policies and activities of the state's program for the development of school library media programs and facilities and the coordination of these programs with other library services.

AB150-ASA, s. 1973 Section 1973. 43.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,688,9 43.07 (4) Hold a biennial meeting for the purpose of discussing the report submitted by the state superintendent department under s. 43.03 (3) (d). Notice of the meeting shall be sent to public libraries, public library systems, school libraries and other types of libraries and related agencies. After the meeting, the council shall make recommendations to the state superintendent department regarding the report and any other matter the council deems appropriate.

AB150-ASA, s. 1974 Section 1974. 43.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,688,15 43.07 (5) On or before July 1 of every odd-numbered year, transmit to the state superintendent department a descriptive and statistical report on the condition and progress of library services in the state and recommendations on how library services in the state may be improved. The state superintendent department shall include the report as an addendum to the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d).

AB150-ASA, s. 1975 Section 1975. 43.07 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,688,20 43.07 (7) Receive complaints, suggestions and inquiries regarding the programs and policies of the department relating to library and network development, inquire into such complaints, suggestions and inquiries, and advise the state superintendent secretary and the division on any action to be taken.

AB150-ASA, s. 1976 Section 1976. 43.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: