Amendment AA8-ASA1-AB100

AB100-ASA1-AA8,544,10 "(4g) Study of faculty salaries. The Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall study the method that the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System uses to compare the salaries of faculty at the University of Wisconsin System to the salaries of faculty at other institutions of higher education in this country. In particular, the Institute shall review the institutions selected as peer institutions for the purpose of such comparisons. In conducting the study, the Institute shall take into account differences in fringe benefits provided by different institutions and the cost of living applicable to faculty at different institutions. The Institute shall report the results of its study to the joint committee on finance by December 1, 1998.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,544,12 "(3g) Transfer of recycling market development board incumbents.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,544,19 (a) On the effective date of this subsection, 4 incumbent employes holding positions in the University of Wisconsin System performing duties primarily related to the functions of the recycling market development board, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of commerce to hold 4 SEG project positions in the department of commerce, for the period ending on June 30, 2001, to perform duties primarily related to the functions of the recycling market development board.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,544,22 (b) Employes transferred under paragraph (a) may transfer with them to the project positions rights and benefits previously earned, as provided in section 230.27 (2m) (b) of the statutes.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,545,7 "(4h) Distinguished chair of military history. Of the amount appropriated under section 20.285 (1) (a) of the statutes in the 1998-99 fiscal year, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may expend up to $250,000 to establish a distinguished chair of military history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under section 36.25 (42) of the statutes, as created by this act, if the board receives at least $750,000 in private contributions for the same purpose.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,545,21 "(4x) Funding of 1997-99 University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff pay adjustments. Notwithstanding section 16.505 (4) (b) of the statutes, for employes who are eligible to receive compensation adjustments under section 230.12 (3) (e) of the statutes, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may use moneys appropriated under section 20.285 (1) (im) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to pay for the compensation adjustments approved under section 230.12 (3) (e) of the statutes for the 1997-99 biennium, but only up to an amount that equals the difference between the amount that the University of Wisconsin System, under section 20.928 (1) of the statutes, certifies is needed under section 20.865 (1) (ci), (d), (ic) and (j) of the statutes to fully fund the compensation adjustments and the amount that the secretary of administration determines is required under section 20.865 (1) (ci), (d), (ic) and (j) of the statutes to pay for the compensation adjustments.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,546,4 "(3tg) Nursing positions at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. Of the 15.0 FTE PR nursing positions for the department of veterans affairs that are created by this act at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and funded from the appropriation under section 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes, the department of veterans affairs may designate 1.0 position as a nurse practitioner and 1.0 position as a nurse supervisor.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,546,11 "(1g) Tuition grants; tribally controlled colleges. (a) Each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and, not later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, submit to the higher educational aids board for its review under paragraph (b) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under section 39.30 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the 1997-98 academic year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,546,19 (b) Not later than 21 days following submission of a proposed formula under paragraph (a), the higher educational aids board shall approve, modify or disappprove the proposed formula for the awarding of grants under section 39.30 of the statutes, as affected by this act. No grants may be awarded under section 39.30 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the 1997-98 academic year to students enrolled at the applicable tribally controlled college unless the applicable formula submitted under paragraph (a) is approved or modified by the higher educational aids board under this paragraph.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,546,21 (c) Section 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes, as affected by this act, does not apply to grant awards subject to this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,547,10 "(2n) Shared revenue task force. There is created a shared revenue task force, which shall consist of 4 members appointed by the governor, 2 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member appointed by the assembly minority leader, 2 members appointed by the senate majority leader, one member appointed by the senate minority leader and the secretary of revenue or the secretary's designee. The secretary of revenue or the secretary's designee is the chairperson. The task force shall recommend legislation that will replace the formulas for the shared revenue program, the expenditure restraint program and the small municipalities shared revenue program and that will have an effective date of July 1, 1999. The task force shall submit that proposed legislation to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes on or before January 1, 1999.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,547,21 "(2m) Retirement home exemption study. There is created a benevolent retirement home for the aged task force, which shall consist of 4 members appointed by the governor, 2 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member appointed by the assembly minority leader, 2 members appointed by the senate majority leader and one member appointed by the senate minority leader. The task force shall investigate the property tax exemption for benevolent retirement homes and all problems that are associated with it. The task force shall submit its report and proposed legislation to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes on or before June 30, 1999, on which date the task force is dissolved.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,1 "(4m) Commission on public broadcasting.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,3 (a) In this subsection, "commission" means the commission on public broadcasting created under paragraph (b).

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,5 (b) There is created a special committee to be called the commission on public broadcasting consisting of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,6 1. The secretary of administration or his or her designee.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,7 2. The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,8 3. The director of the technical college system or his or her designee.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,10 4. One representative, or his or her designee, of each of the following, appointed within 30 days after the effective date of this subdivision:

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,12 a. Wisconsin Public Radio, appointed by the educational communications board.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,14 b. Wisconsin Public Television, appointed by the educational communications board.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,16 c. University of Wisconsin System, appointed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,18 d. WMVS-TV and WMVT-TV, appointed by the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,21 5. One representative of each of the following, appointed by the members specified under subdivision 4. within 45 days after the effective date of this subdivision:

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,22 a. The public broadcasting audience.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,23 b. The commercial broadcasting industry.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,548,24 c. The public school system.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,3 (c) The educational communications board and the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college shall provide staff and other support required for the operation of the commission.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,8 (d) The commission shall study the future of public broadcasting in this state for the purpose of making recommendations that, if implemented, will be likely to ensure that public broadcasting continues its tradition of distinguished service to this state, utilizes new technologies and functions in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The study shall include an examination of all of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,9 1. Future funding issues.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,10 2. Technological advances and their implication for public broadcasting.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,12 3. The relationship between public broadcasting and distance education, as defined in section 24.60 (1g) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,14 4. The development of new partnerships with the private sector and with other public sector interests.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,17 5. Alternative organizational or governance structures, including a single public or private organization that is not a current licensee of a radio or television broadcasting station.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,22 (e) The commission shall submit a report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations no later than June 30, 1998, to the governor, and to the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes. Upon submittal of its report, the commission shall cease to exist.".

AB100-ASA1-AA8,549,24 1557. Page 2036, line 3: substitute "Performance-based" for "Performance based".

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,2 1558. Page 2036, line 4: after "the" insert "technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board and the".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,4 "(6ng) Efficiency measures.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,5 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,6 1.  "State agency" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,9 2.  "State operations appropriation" means an appropriation that is not for assistance to local units of government or for individuals or organizations and that funds the administrative operations of a state agency.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,10 (b) Executive branch agencies.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,550,14 1.  Except as provided in subdivision 4., for each of the following state agencies and for each of the following fiscal years, the secretary of administration shall allocate the following amounts among reductions in sum certain, state operations appropriations made to that state agency from general purpose revenue: - See PDF for table

AB100-ASA1-AA8,552,4 2. Except as provided in subdivision 4., of the amounts specified under subdivision 1. for the department of administration, the secretary of administration shall allocate $211,000 in the 1997-98 fiscal year and $211,000 in the 1998-99 fiscal year to reductions of state operations appropriations under section 20.505 of the statutes from general purpose revenue, $579,200 in the 1997-98 fiscal year and $579,200 in the 1998-99 fiscal year to reductions of state operations appropriations under section 20.475 of the statutes from general purpose revenue and $135,700 in the 1997-98 fiscal year and $135,700 in the 1998-99 fiscal year to reductions for the sum of state operations appropriations under section 20.865 (1) and (2) of the statutes from general purpose revenue. Notwithstanding section 20.865 (intro.) of the statutes, appropriations under section 20.865 of the statutes shall be considered to be appropriations to the department of administration for purposes of this subsection. Except as provided in subdivision 4., the secretary of administration shall allocate the amounts specified under subdivision 1. for the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to reductions in the appropriation under section 20.285 (3) of the statutes.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,552,7 3. Except as provided in subdivision 4., after making the allocation specified under subdivisions 1. and 2., the secretary of administration shall make the lapses in accordance with the allocations.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,552,17 4.   a.  If, for the 1997-98 fiscal year or the 1998-99 fiscal year, the secretary of administration determines that a state agency specified in subdivision 1. is unable to reduce expenditures from agency state operations appropriations from general purpose revenue in an amount that is at least equal to the amount specified under subdivision 1., the secretary of administration shall submit a plan under this subdivision to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance reallocating the amounts of general purpose revenue appropriation reductions for that fiscal year. The total amount of lapses in the plan must equal at least $5,340,200, if the plan is submitted for the 1997-98 fiscal year, or at least $5,322,700, if the plan is submitted for the 1998-99 fiscal year.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,553,3 b.  If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date of the plan's submittal, the amounts specified in the plan shall be lapsed in the manner specified in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the plan's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the committee shall approve, disapprove or modify the plan at the scheduled meeting. If the joint committee approves or modifies the plan, the amounts specified in the plan shall be lapsed in the manner specified in the plan as approved or modified by the committee.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,553,13 "(1n) Tribal kinship care. Notwithstanding section 20.002 (3m) of the statutes, the unencumbered balances in the appropriation accounts under section 20.445 (3) (d) and (p), 1995 stats., that are allocated for distribution to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands immediately before the effective date of this subsection are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (3) (ke) of the statutes, as created by this act. From the appropriations under section 20.435 (3) (cz), (kc) and (ke) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health and family services shall reimburse those tribes or bands for payments made under section 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by this act.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,553,19 "(2q) Vehicle, equipment and information technology revenue lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001(3) (c) of the statutes, there is lapsed to the conservation fund from the appropriation account of the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (8) (mt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, $520,000 on the effective date of this subsection and $520,000 on July 1, 1998.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,2 "(2p) Auto pool vehicle revenue lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, there is lapsed to the transportation fund from the appropriation account of the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (er) of the statutes $490,000 on the effective date of this subsection and $500,000 on July 1, 1998.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,4 " Section 9301. Initial applicability; administration.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,7 (1m) Country of origin for state motor vehicles. The treatment of section 16.72 (2) (cm) of the statutes first applies to motor vehicles purchased on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,13 "(2w) Guardian ad litem statement. The treatment of section 757.48 (1) (b) of the statutes first applies to guardians ad litem appointed on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,20 "(2m) Prison industries board. Except as provided in Section 9111 (5n), the treatment of section 15.145 (2) (intro.) (with respect to the appointment of members of the prison industries board for a 4-year terms) of the statutes first applies to members of the prison industries board appointed on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,554,23 " Section 9317. Initial applicability; employment relations department.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,555,1 (3g) Veteran's preference points on civil service examinations.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,555,4 (a) The treatment of sections 230.03 (9m) and (14) (d) and 230.16 (7) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes first applies to examinations for, and promotions to, positions in the classified service of the state on the effective date of this subsection.

AB100-ASA1-AA8,555,8 (b) The treatment of section 230.25 (1g) of the statutes first applies to lists of names certified by the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,555,13 "(3h) School districts; permissive subjects of bargaining. The treatment of section 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (o) of the statutes first applies to a collective bargaining agreement that expires or is extended, modified or renewed, whichever occurs first, on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,555,17 "(3f) Binding arbitration; 1st class cities. The treatment of section 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. of the statutes first applies to petitions for arbitration filed under section 111.70 (4) (jm) 1. of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,556,4 "(12g) Mental health treatment of minors. The treatment of sections 51.13 (1) (a), (b), (d) and (e), (2) (a), (b) and (d), (3) (b), (c) and (e), (4) (a) (intro.), (c), (d) and (g) (intro.) and 1., (6) (a) and (7) (title), (a), (b) and (c), 51.14 (3) (a), (b) 3. and 4., (g) and (h) (intro.) and (4) (a), (b), (c) and (g) (intro.), 51.20 (16) (a), 51.22 (2), 51.30 (5) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., 51.35 (3) (a), (b) and (g) and 51.61 (6) of the statutes first applies to individuals who are receiving inpatient or outpatient mental health treatment on the effective date of this subsection regardless of whether admission to an inpatient facility or an outpatient program occurred or was sought prior to the effective date of this subsection.".

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AB100-ASA1-AA8,556,18 "(3rcg)  Insurance coverage of treatment for temporomandibular disorders as well as hospital charges and anesthetics for dental care and breast reconstruction. The treatment of sections 40.51 (8) (by Section 1324m) and (8m) by Section 1325m), 60.23 (25) (by Section 2178p), 66.184 (by Section 2210m), 111.91 (2) (n), 120.13 (2) (g) (by Section 2860f), 185.981 (4t) (by Section 3133m) (with respect to requiring insurance coverage of treatment for temporomandibular disorders, as well as coverage of hospital charges and anesthetics for dental care and coverage of breast reconstruction), 185.983 (1) (intro.) (by Section 3134m) (with respect to requiring insurance coverage of treatment for temporomandibular disorders, as well as coverage of hospital charges and anesthetics for dental care and coverage of breast reconstruction), 609.77, 609.78, 609.79 and 632.895 (11), (12) and (13) of the statutes first applies to all of the following:".

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