AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed,442,6 20.866 (2) (z) 1m. g. July 1, 1997, or thereafter to June 30, 1999, $150,000,000.

AB100-engrossed, s. 735s Section 735s. 20.866 (2) (z) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,442,11 20.866 (2) (z) 1m. (intro.) An amount equal to $162,500,000 may be used for the Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research program. The total amount of debt authorized under this subdivision may not exceed the following amounts on the following dates:

AB100-engrossed, s. 735wm Section 735wm. 20.866 (2) (z) 1m. i. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,442,13 20.866 (2) (z) 1m. i. July 1, 1999, or thereafter, $162,500,000.

AB100-engrossed, s. 735y Section 735y. 20.866 (2) (z) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,442,17 20.866 (2) (z) 2m. An amount equal to $72,000,000 is allocated for the healthstar program. The total amount of debt authorized under this subdivision may not exceed the following amounts on the following dates:

AB100-engrossed,442,18 a. July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1999, $22,000,000.

AB100-engrossed,442,19 b. July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2001, $57,000,000.

AB100-engrossed,442,20 c. July 1, 2001, or thereafter, $72,000,000.

AB100-engrossed, s. 736 Section 736. 20.866 (2) (zc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,443,2 20.866 (2) (zc) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; school district educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to school districts under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 737 Section 737. 20.866 (2) (zc) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,443,10 20.866 (2) (zc) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; school district educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to school districts under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 $100,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 737b Section 737b. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,443,17 20.866 (2) (zcm) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; public library educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 737c Section 737c. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,443,25 20.866 (2) (zcm) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; public library educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 $10,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 737d Section 737d. 20.866 (2) (zd) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,444,6 20.866 (2) (zd) Educational communications board; educational communications facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the educational communications board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve educational communications facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $7,429,600 $8,237,300 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 737m Section 737m. 20.866 (2) (zf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,444,11 20.866 (2) (zf) Historical society; historic sites. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the historical society to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve historic sites and facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,839,000 $1,939,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 739 Section 739. 20.866 (2) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,444,18 20.866 (2) (zh) (title) Education public instruction; state schools and library facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of education public instruction to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve institutional facilities for the hearing impaired and the visually handicapped and reference and loan library facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $7,367,700 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 739e Section 739e. 20.866 (2) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,444,24 20.866 (2) (zj) Military affairs; armories and military facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of military affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve armories and other military facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $18,215,200 $19,590,200 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 739m Section 739m. 20.866 (2) (zm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,445,6 20.866 (2) (zm) (title) Veterans affairs; Wisconsin veterans home facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at the Wisconsin state veterans home homes, veterans cemeteries and the veterans museum. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $9,990,100 $10,090,100 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 739n Section 739n. 20.866 (2) (zn) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,445,11 20.866 (2) (zn) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing mortgage loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs for loans to veterans under s. 45.79 (6) (a). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,661,000,000 $1,807,500,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740 Section 740. 20.866 (2) (zo) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,445,18 20.866 (2) (zo) Veterans affairs; refunding bonds. From the funds and accounts under s. 18.04 (6) (b), a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to fund, refund or acquire the whole or any part of public debt as set forth in s. 18.04 (5). The building commission may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $625,000,000 $665,000,000 for these purposes, exclusive of any amount issued to fund public debt contracted under par. (zn).

AB100-engrossed, s. 740be Section 740be. 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,445,24 20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing housing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve housing facilities at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,629,400 $2,031,900 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740bk Section 740bk. 20.866 (2) (zx) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,4 20.866 (2) (zx) State fair park board; board facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve state fair park board facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740bm Section 740bm. 20.866 (2) (zy) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,10 20.866 (2) (zy) State fair park board; housing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to construct, acquire, develop, enlarge or improve housing facilities at the state fair park in West Allis. The state may contract public debt not to exceed $13,000,000 $11,000,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740bs Section 740bs. 20.866 (2) (zz) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,16 20.866 (2) (zz) State fair park board; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at the state fair park in West Allis. The state may contract public debt not to exceed $27,850,000 $26,387,000 for this purpose.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740c Section 740c. 20.870 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,18 20.870 (title) Information technology development projects.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740d Section 740d. 20.870 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,22 20.870 Information technology investment fund. (intro.) There is appropriated to state agencies from the information technology investment fund:

AB100-engrossed, s. 740e Section 740e. 20.870 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,446,24 20.870 (1) (title) Information technology development investment fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740f Section 740f. 20.870 (1) (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,447,3 20.870 (1) (title) Information technology investment fund development.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740g Section 740g. 20.870 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,447,6 20.870 (1) (intro.) There is appropriated to state agencies from the information technology investment fund:

AB100-engrossed, s. 740h Section 740h. 20.870 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 740i Section 740i. 20.870 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,447,11 20.870 (2) General fund. There is appropriated to the department of administration:

AB100-engrossed,447,15 (a) Information technology development projects. The amounts in the schedule to pay for the cost of conducting information technology development projects for which grants were awarded by the department under s. 16.971 (5) prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].

AB100-engrossed, s. 740j Section 740j. 20.870 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 741 Section 741. 20.903 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,448,2 20.903 (2) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), liabilities may be created and moneys expended from the appropriations under ss. 20.370 (8) (mt), 20.395 (4) (eq), (er) and (es) and 20.505 (1) (im), (ka), (kb), (kc) and (kd) in an additional amount not exceeding the depreciated value of equipment for operations financed under ss. 20.370 (8) (mt), 20.395 (4) (eq), (er) and (es) and 20.505 (1) (im), (ka), (kb), (kc) and (kd). The secretary of administration may require such statements of assets and liabilities as he or she deems necessary before approving expenditure estimates in excess of the unexpended moneys in the appropriation account.

AB100-engrossed, s. 744 Section 744. 20.9045 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,448,5 20.9045 (title) Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.

AB100-engrossed, s. 744e Section 744e. 20.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,448,15 20.905 (1) Manner of payment. Payments to the state may be made in legal tender, postal money order, express money order, bank draft or certified check. Payments to the state may also be made by personal check or individual check drawn in the ordinary course of business unless otherwise required by individual state agencies. Payments to the state made by a debit or credit card approved by the depository selection board state treasurer may be accepted by state agencies. Prior to authorizing the use of a card, the depository selection board state treasurer shall determine how any charges associated with the use of the card shall be paid, unless the method of payment of such charges is specified by law.

AB100-engrossed, s. 744m Section 744m. 20.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,449,7 20.905 (2) Protested payment. If a personal check tendered to make any payment to the state is not paid by the bank on which it is drawn, or if a demand for payment under a debit or credit card transaction is not paid by the bank upon which demand is made, the person by whom the check has been tendered or the person entering into the debit or credit card transaction shall remain liable for the payment of the amount for which the check was tendered or the amount agreed to be paid by debit or credit card and for all legal penalties, additions and a charge set by the depository selection board state treasurer which is comparable to charges for unpaid drafts made by establishments in the private sector. In addition, the officer to whom the check was tendered or to whom the debit or credit card was presented may, if there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, provide any information or evidence relating to the crime to the district attorney of the county having jurisdiction over the offense for prosecution as provided by law. If any license has been granted upon any such check or any such debit or credit card transaction, the license shall be subject to cancellation for the nonpayment of the check or failure of the bank to honor the demand for payment authorized by debit or credit card.

AB100-engrossed, s. 744s Section 744s. 20.906 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,449,12 20.906 (6) Direct deposits. The governor or the state treasurer may require state agencies making deposits under this section to make direct deposits to any depository designated by the depository selection board state treasurer, if such a requirement is advantageous or beneficial to this state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 745m Section 745m. 20.916 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,450,2 20.916 (3) Furnishing of group transportation to place of work. The department of health and family services, the department of corrections and the department of natural resources may, with the approval of the governor and the department of administration, provide group transportation, in the absence of convenient and public scheduled transportation, for employes to and from the Mendota and Winnebago mental health institutes and the centers any center for the developmentally disabled in the case of employes of the department of health and family services, to the Ethan Allen school, the Taycheedah correctional institution and the Fox Lake correctional institution in the case of employes of the department of corrections, and to and from its temporary branch offices located at the Nevin fish hatchery grounds in the case of employes of the department of natural resources. Any employe, if injured while being so transported, shall be deemed to have been in the course of his or her employment.

AB100-engrossed, s. 747m Section 747m. 20.920 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,450,17 20.920 (2) (c) All moneys in a contingent fund, except petty cash accounts established under s. 16.52 (7), shall be deposited in a separate account in a public depository approved by the depository selection board state treasurer. The agency head of each state agency having a contingent fund is responsible for all disbursements from the fund, but the agency head may delegate the responsibility for administration of the fund to a custodian, who shall be an employe of the agency. State agency invoices which qualify for payment from a contingent fund may be paid by check, share draft or other draft drawn by the agency head or custodian against the account. No such invoice need be submitted for audit prior to disbursement. After making each disbursement, the agency head shall file with the secretary a claim for reimbursement of the contingent fund on a voucher which shall be accompanied by a copy of the invoice to be reimbursed. Upon audit and approval of the claim by the secretary, the department of administration shall reimburse the contingent fund with the total amount lawfully paid therefrom.

AB100-engrossed, s. 748 Section 748. 20.923 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,451,7 20.923 (1) Establishment of executive salary groups. To this end, a compensation plan consisting of 10 executive salary groups is established in schedule one of the state compensation plan for the classified service from ranges 18 through 27. No salary range established above salary range 23 may be utilized in the establishment and compensation of positions in the classified service without specific approval of the joint committee on employment relations. The dollar value of the salary range minimum and maximum for each executive salary group shall be reviewed and established in the same manner as that provided for positions in the classified service under s. 230.12 (3). The salary-setting authority of individual boards, commissions, elective and appointive officials elsewhere provided by law is subject to and limited by this section, and the salary rate for these positions upon appointment and subsequent thereto shall be set by the appointing authority pursuant to this section, except as provided in s. 36.09 (1) (j) and as otherwise required by article IV, section 26, of the constitution.

AB100-engrossed, s. 749 Section 749. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,452,7 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations, commission chairpersons and members and higher education administrative positions shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (j). Except for positions specified in par. (c) 3m. and sub. (12) and s. 230.08 (2) (e) 6m., all unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations, by the secretary of employment relations to one of the 10 executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (j). The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the secretary of employment relations. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:

AB100-engrossed, s. 750 Section 750. 20.923 (4) (a) 4q. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 751 Section 751. 20.923 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,452,10 20.923 (4) (c) 4. Higher educational aids board: executive secretary.

AB100-engrossed, s. 752 Section 752. 20.923 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (e) 1e.

AB100-engrossed, s. 753 Section 753. 20.923 (4) (e) 1b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,452,14 20.923 (4) (e) 1b. Administration, department of; technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board: executive director.

AB100-engrossed, s. 754 Section 754. 20.923 (4) (e) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 754m Section 754m. 20.923 (4) (e) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,452,18 20.923 (4) (e) 5m. Legislature, integrated legislative information system staff: director.

AB100-engrossed, s. 755 Section 755. 20.923 (4) (g) 1g. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 756c Section 756c. 20.923 (4m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-engrossed,453,2 20.923 (4m) University of Wisconsin System executive positions. (a) The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may set the salary of the president of the University of Wisconsin System at any point up to 30% above the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10, based on the competitive market for comparable positions at comparable institutions of higher education.

AB100-engrossed,453,7 (b) Notwithstanding the maximum of the salary range established under sub. (4) (j), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may set the salaries of the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at any point up to 20% above the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10.

AB100-engrossed,453,20 (c) The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may set the salaries of the vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System, the chancellors of the University of Wisconsin System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, LaCrosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater, the chancellors of the University of Wisconsin-Center System and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the vice chancellor for health sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the vice chancellor who is serving as a deputy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at any point between the minimum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 7 and 10% above the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10, to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors.

AB100-engrossed,454,4 (d) The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may set the salaries of the vice chancellors who are serving as deputies at the University of Wisconsin-Center System and the University of Wisconsin-Extension and at any University of Wisconsin System campus, other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, at any point between the minimum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 7 and the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10, to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors.

AB100-engrossed, s. 757 Section 757. 20.923 (6) (aL) of the statutes is created to read: