15.157 (3) DWELLING CODE COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations, development a dwelling code council, consisting of 17 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. Four members shall be representatives of building trade labor organizations; 4 members shall be certified building inspectors employed by local units of government; 2 members shall be representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall be representatives of manufacturers or installers of manufactured one- and 2-family housing; one member shall be an architect, engineer or designer actively engaged in the design or evaluation of one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall represent the construction material supply industry; and 2 members shall represent the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities, as defined in s. 101.22 106.04 (1m) (g). An employe of the department designated by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Eleven members of the council shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business a majority vote of the council is required.
SECTION 153. 15.227 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (4) and amended to read:
15.157 (4) CONTRACTOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a contractor financial responsibility council consisting of 3 members who are representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of one-family and 2-family housing, one member who is a certified building inspector employed by a county, city, village or town and one member who is not a building contractor or a building inspector. Members of the council shall serve for 3-year terms.
SECTION 154. 15.227 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (3) and amended to read:
15.807 (3) CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a construction wage rate council appointed by the labor and industry review commission.
SECTION 155. 15.227 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (15) and amended to read:
15.157 (15) FIRE PREVENTION COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a fire prevention council appointed by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development.
SECTION 156. 15.227 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (4) and amended to read:
15.807 (4) SELF-INSURERS COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a self-insurers council consisting of 5 members appointed by the labor and industry review commission for 3-year terms.
SECTION 157. 15.227 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (5) and amended to read:
15.807 (5) WISCONSIN APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a Wisconsin apprenticeship council appointed by the labor and industry review commission.
SECTION 158. 15.227 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (6) and amended to read:
15.807 (6) LABOR STANDARDS COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a labor standards council appointed by the labor and industry review commission.
SECTION 159. 15.227 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (6) and amended to read:
15.157 (6) PLUMBERS COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a plumbers council consisting of 3 members. One member shall be an employe of the department of industry, labor and human relations development, selected by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development, to serve as the secretary of the council. Two members, one a master plumber and one a journeyman plumber, shall be appointed by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development for 2-year terms.
SECTION 160. 15.227 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (9) and amended to read:
15.157 (9) AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development an automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council consisting of 5 members. One member shall be an employe of the department of industry, labor and human relations development, selected by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development, to serve as secretary of the council. Two members shall be licensed journeymen automatic fire sprinkler fitters and 2 members shall be persons representing licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractors, all appointed by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development for staggered 4-year terms.
SECTION 161. 15.227 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (11) and amended to read:
15.157 (11) PETROLEUM STORAGE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP COUNCIL. There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a petroleum storage environmental cleanup council consisting of 5 members appointed for 4-year terms and the secretaries secretary of natural resources and industry, labor and human relations the secretary of development, or their designees. The governor shall appoint the members, other than ex officio members, to the council from lists of names submitted by the secretary of natural resources and by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development. In preparing the lists, each secretary shall consider representatives from petroleum product transporters, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, hydrogeologists and environmental scientists, consultants, contractors and engineers.
SECTION 162. 15.227 (20) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (12), and 15.157 (12) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
15.157 (12) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a multifamily dwelling code council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
SECTION 163. 15.227 (22) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 164. 15.227 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
15.227 (24) GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE. (a) There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations a governor's council on workforce excellence consisting of the following members:
1. The secretary of industry, labor and human relations or the secretary's designee.
2. The secretary of administration or the secretary's designee.
3. The secretary of development or the secretary's designee.
4. The state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent's designee.
5. The director of the technical college system or the director's designee.
6. One member who is a representative of the public school system.
7 One member who is a representative of a 4-year postsecondary educational institution.
8. One member who is a representative of a technical college district.
9. One member who is a representative of a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides employment training services.
10. Three members who are representatives of business and industry, including at least one member who is a member of a private industry council under 29 USC 1512.
11. Three members who are representatives of organized labor and who are selected from among individuals nominated by organized labor, except that if organized labor does not nominate a sufficient number of individuals, individual employes may be included on the council as necessary to meet the number of members required under this subdivision.
(b) The members of the council appointed under par. (a) 6. to 11. shall be appointed for 2-year terms.
(c) The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council.
SECTION 165. 15.227 (24) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
15.227 (24) (a) 4. The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
SECTION 166. 15.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
15.34 Department of natural resources; creation. There is created a department of natural resources under the direction and supervision of the secretary of natural resources board. The board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 6-year terms. At least 3 members of the board shall be from the territory north, and at least 3 members of the board shall be from the territory south, of a line running east and west through the south limits of the city of Stevens Point. No person may be appointed to the natural resources board, or remain a member thereof, who is a permit holder or who receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for permits issued by the department. For purposes of this section, "permit holders" or "applicants for permits" shall not include agencies, departments or subdivisions of this state.
SECTION 167. 15.347 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
15.347 (3) NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL. There is created in the department of natural resources a natural resources council consisting of 7 members appointed for 6-year terms. At least 3 members of the council shall be from the territory north, and at least 3 members of the council shall be from the territory south, of a line running east and west through the south limits of the city of Stevens Point. No person may be appointed to the natural resources council, or remain a member thereof, who is a permit holder or who receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for permits issued by the department. For purposes of this section, "permit holders" or "applicants for permits" shall not include agencies, departments or subdivisions of this state.
SECTION 168. 15.347 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (4) (a) Two from the department of natural resources, appointed by the board secretary of natural resources, one to serve as secretary.
SECTION 169. 15.347 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (4) (c) One from the department of public instruction education, appointed by the state superintendent secretary of education.
SECTION 170. 15.347 (8) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (8) (d) 3. The department of development tourism and parks, appointed by the secretary thereof.
SECTION 171. 15.347 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (11) OFF-THE-ROAD VEHICLE COUNCIL. There is created in the department of natural resources an off-the-road vehicle council consisting of 7 members, appointed by the secretary of natural resources board for staggered 3-year terms, who are knowledgeable in off-the-road sporting and recreational needs of the drivers of Type 1 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.
SECTION 172. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of industry, labor and human relations development.
SECTION 173. 15.347 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (15) (a) 2. The secretary of development tourism and parks or his or her designee.
SECTION 174. 15.347 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 15.447 (2) and amended to read:
15.447 (2) STATE TRAILS COUNCIL. There is created in the department of natural resources tourism and parks a state trails council consisting of 9 members, appointed for 4-year terms, who are knowledgeable in the various recreational uses of trails.
SECTION 175. 15.347 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 176. 15.348 of the statutes is amended to read:
15.348 Conservation congress. The conservation congress shall be an independent organization of citizens of the state and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary of natural resources board on all matters under the jurisdiction of the board secretary. Its records, budgets, studies and surveys shall be kept and established in conjunction with the department of natural resources. Its reports shall be an independent advisory opinion of such the congress.
SECTION 177. 15.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
15.37 (title) Department of public instruction education; creation. There is created a department of public instruction education under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent secretary of education.
SECTION 178. 15.374 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.374 (1) OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. There is created an office of educational accountability in the department of public instruction education. The director of the office shall be appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education.
SECTION 179. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.375 (1) AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION BOARD. There is created an American Indian language and culture education board which is attached to the department of public instruction education under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 13 members appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms from recommendations made by the various Indian tribes, bands and organizations in this state. The members shall include parents or guardians of American Indian children, American Indian teachers, school administrators, a school board member, persons involved in programs for American Indian children and persons experienced in the training of teachers for American Indian language and culture education programs. Members shall be appointed so as to be representative of all the American Indian tribes, bands and organizations in this state. In addition to its duties under subch. IV of ch. 115, the board shall advise the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system, the higher educational aids board and the technical college system board on all matters relating to the education of American Indians. The board does not have rule-making authority.
SECTION 180. 15.375 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.375 (2) SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY APPEAL BOARD. There is created a school district boundary appeal board in the department of public instruction education. The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education for staggered 2-year terms and the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education or his or her designee. Four board members shall be school board members of school districts with small enrollments, 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with medium enrollments and 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with large enrollments. No 2 school board members of the board may reside within the boundaries of the same cooperative educational service agency.
SECTION 181. 15.375 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.375 (3) (b) 1. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction education.
SECTION 182. 15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) One member, appointed for a 3-year term by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, to represent each of the following:
SECTION 183. 15.377 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (1) COUNCIL ON THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on the education of the blind consisting of 3 members, who shall be visually handicapped and shall have a recognized interest in and a demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the visually handicapped, appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education for staggered 6-year terms. "Visually handicapped" means having a) a visual acuity equal to or less than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or b) a visual acuity greater than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, but accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
SECTION 184. 15.377 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (3) COUNCIL ON INSTRUCTIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on instructional telecommunications. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction education shall appoint one member to represent each of the cooperative educational service agencies, from nominations made by the boards of control of the cooperative educational service agencies, and 2 members to represent private primary and secondary educational institutions. Council members shall be appointed for 4-year terms.
SECTION 185. 15.377 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (4) COUNCIL ON EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on exceptional education consisting of 15 members appointed by the state superintendent secretary of education for 3-year terms. No more than 7 members of the council may be persons who do not have children with exceptional educational needs and who are representatives of the state, school districts, county handicapped children's education boards or cooperative educational service agencies. At least 5 members of the council shall be parents or guardians of a child with exceptional educational needs, at least one member of the council shall be a school board member, at least one member shall be a certified teacher of regular education as defined in s. 115.76 (9) and at least one member shall be a certified teacher of special education.
SECTION 186. 15.377 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (6) COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on library and network development composed of 15 members. Seven of the members shall be library science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special libraries and library educators. Eight of the members shall be public members who have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services. The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall meet 6 times annually and shall also meet on the call of the state superintendent secretary of education, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.
SECTION 187. 15.377 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (7m) COUNCIL ON SUICIDE PREVENTION. There is created a council on suicide prevention in the department of public instruction education. The council shall consist of 2 persons appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of public instruction education, 2 persons appointed by the secretary of health and social services, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of health and social services, one person and one physician appointed jointly by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education and the secretary of health and social services and one person appointed by the executive staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration. Members shall be appointed for 3-year terms.
SECTION 188. 15.435 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.435 (1) (a) 1. The secretaries secretary of development and the secretary of revenue or their designees;
SECTION 189. 15.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.435 (2) BADGER BOARD. There is created a badger board, attached to the department of revenue under s. 15.03, consisting of the secretaries of development, secretary of tourism and parks, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of natural resources, or their designees, the governor in his or her capacity as chairperson of the building commission, or his or her designee, and the board of commissioners of public lands under article X, section 7, of the constitution.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 15.435 (2). This section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB #'s: 95-2178/1 and 95-2252/2.
SECTION 190. 15.44 of the statutes is created to read:
15.44 Department of tourism and parks. There is created a department of tourism and parks under the direction and supervision of the secretary of tourism and parks.
SECTION 191. 15.443 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
