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716.18 Management assistance grants to certain counties. (1) In this
8section, "eligible county" means a county that has a geographic area of less than 400
9square miles and that contains no incorporated municipal territory.
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10(2) An eligible county may apply to the department for a management
11assistance grant annually in each state fiscal year for the purpose of assisting the
12county in funding one or more of the following functions:
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(a) Public security.
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(b) Public health.
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(c) Public infrastructure.
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(d) Public employe training.
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(e) Economic development.
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18(3) No eligible county may receive a grant under this section unless the county
19maintains its financial records in accordance with accounting procedures
20established by the department of revenue, and unless the county submits to the
21department a detailed expenditure plan that identifies how the grant proceeds are
22proposed to be expended and how the proposed expenditures will enable the county
23to meet its goals for execution of the functions specified in sub. (2) for which the grant
24is requested.
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1(4) The department shall make grants to eligible counties from the
2appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ku).
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3(5) No county may receive a grant under this section in an amount exceeding
4$500,000 in any state fiscal year.
AB133-ASA1, s. 46
5Section 46. 16.22 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
6act), is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 47
7Section 47. 16.22 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g) of the statutes are
8renumbered 46.78 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g).
AB133-ASA1, s. 48
9Section
48. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 46.78 (2) (h) and
10amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,34,1311
46.78
(2) (h) From the appropriations under s.
20.505 (4) (j) and (p) 20.435 (3)
12(gb) and (p), award grants to persons providing national service programs, giving
13priority to the greatest extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs.
AB133-ASA1, s. 49
14Section
49. 16.22 (2) (i) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (i) to
15(k).
AB133-ASA1,34,21
1816.22 Wisconsin promise challenge grants. From the appropriation under
19s. 20.505
(4) (1) (fm),
the department shall award Wisconsin promise challenge
20grants and provide training and technical assistance under
1997 Wisconsin Act 237,
21section
9101 (1z) (b) and (h).
AB133-ASA1, s. 51
22Section
51. 16.22 (2) (L) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (L)
23and (3).
AB133-ASA1, s. 52
1Section
52. 16.24 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (title) and
2(1), and 14.63 (1) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,35,63
14.63
(1) (b) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
4institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association
5recognized by the
department state treasurer, and a proprietary school approved by
6the educational approval board under s.
39.51 45.54.
AB133-ASA1, s. 53
7Section
53. 16.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (2), and 14.63 (2)
8(intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,35,109
14.63
(2) Weighted average tuition; tuition unit cost. (intro.) Annually, the
10department state treasurer and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:
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(b) The price of a tuition unit, which shall be valid for a period determined
12jointly by the
department state treasurer and the board. The price shall be sufficient
13to ensure the ability of the
department state treasurer to meet
its his or her 14obligations under this section. To the extent possible, the price shall be set so that
15the value of the tuition unit in the anticipated academic year of its use will be equal
16to 1% of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of
17administering the program under this section attributable to the unit.
AB133-ASA1, s. 54
18Section
54. 16.24 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (3), and 14.63 (3) (a)
19(intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,35,2220
14.63
(3) (a) (intro.) The
department
state treasurer shall contract with an
21individual, a trust or a legal guardian for the sale of tuition units to that individual,
22trust or legal guardian if all of the following apply:
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(d) The
department state treasurer shall promulgate rules authorizing a
24person who has entered into a contract under this subsection to change the
25beneficiary named in the contract.
AB133-ASA1, s. 55
1Section
55. 16.24 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (4) and amended to
2read:
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14.63
(4) Number of tuition units purchased. A person who enters into a
4contract under sub. (3) may purchase tuition units at any time and in any number,
5except that the total number of tuition units purchased on behalf of a single
6beneficiary may not exceed the number necessary to pay for 4 years of full-time
7attendance, including mandatory student fees, as a resident undergraduate at the
8institution within the University of Wisconsin System that has the highest resident
9undergraduate tuition, as determined by the
department
state treasurer, in the
10anticipated academic years of their use.
AB133-ASA1, s. 56
11Section
56. 16.24 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (5), and 14.63 (5) (a)
12and (b) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,36,2013
14.63
(5) (a) Except as provided in sub. (7m), if an individual named as
14beneficiary in a contract under sub. (3) attends an institution of higher education in
15the United States, each tuition unit purchased on his or her behalf entitles that
16beneficiary to apply toward the payment of tuition
and mandatory student fees at the
17institution an amount equal to 1% of the anticipated weighted average tuition of
18bachelor's degree-granting institutions within the University of Wisconsin System
19for the year of attendance, as estimated under sub. (2) in the year in which the tuition
20unit was purchased.
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(b) (intro.) Upon request by the beneficiary, the
department state treasurer 22shall pay to the institution in each semester of attendance the lesser of the following:
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2. An amount equal to
the sum of the institution's tuition
and mandatory
24student fees for that semester.
AB133-ASA1, s. 57
1Section
57. 16.24 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (6), and 14.63 (6) (a)
25. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,37,43
14.63
(6) (a) 5. Other circumstances determined by the
department state
4treasurer to be grounds for termination.
AB133-ASA1,37,85
(b) The
department state treasurer shall terminate a contract under sub. (3)
6if any of the tuition units purchased under the contract remain unused 10 years after
7the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an institution
8of higher education, as specified in the contract.
AB133-ASA1, s. 58
9Section
58. 16.24 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7), and 14.63 (7) (a)
10(intro.), 3., 4. and 5. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,37,1211
14.63
(7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (7m), the
department state
12treasurer shall do all of the following:
AB133-ASA1,37,1713
3. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4. or (b), refund to the person
14who entered into the contract an amount equal to 99% of the amount determined
15under subd. 2.
If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4., the department may
16not issue a refund for one year following receipt of the notice of termination and may
17not issue a refund of more than 100 tuition units in any year.
AB133-ASA1,37,2018
4. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 5., refund to the person who
19entered into the contract the amount under subd. 2. or under subd. 3., as determined
20by the
department state treasurer.
AB133-ASA1,38,221
5. If the beneficiary is awarded a scholarship, tuition waiver or similar subsidy
22that cannot be converted into cash by the beneficiary, refund to the person who
23entered into the contract, upon the person's request, an amount equal to the value
24of the tuition units that are not needed because of the scholarship, waiver or similar
1subsidy and that would otherwise have been paid by the
department state treasurer 2on behalf of the beneficiary during the semester in which the beneficiary is enrolled.
AB133-ASA1,38,53
(b)
Except as provided under par. (a) 3., the department The state treasurer 4shall determine the method and schedule for the payment of refunds under this
5subsection.
AB133-ASA1, s. 59
6Section
59. 16.24 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7m), and 14.63
7(7m) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,38,118
14.63
(7m) (a) (intro.) The
department
state treasurer may adjust the value of
9a tuition unit based on the actual earnings attributable to the tuition unit less the
10costs of administering the program under this section that are attributable to the
11tuition unit if any of the following applies:
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(b) The
department state treasurer may not increase the value of a tuition unit
13under par. (a) to an amount that exceeds the value of a tuition unit that was
14purchased at a similar time, held for a similar period and used or refunded in the
15anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's attendance, as specified in the
16contract.
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(c) The
department state treasurer may promulgate rules imposing or
18increasing penalties for refunds under sub. (7) (a) if the
department state treasurer 19determines that such rules are necessary to maintain the status of the program
20under this section as a qualified state tuition program under section
529 of the
21Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6).
AB133-ASA1, s. 60
22Section
60. 16.24 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (8) and amended to
23read:
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14.63
(8) Exemption from garnishment, attachment and execution. Moneys
25deposited in the tuition trust fund and a beneficiary's right to the payment of tuition
1and mandatory student fees under this section are not subject to garnishment,
2attachment, execution or any other process of law.
AB133-ASA1, s. 61
3Section
61. 16.24 (9) to (11) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (9) to (11),
4and 14.63 (9), (10), (10m) and (11) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,39,95
14.63
(9) Contract with actuary. The
department state treasurer shall
6contract with an actuary or actuarial firm to evaluate annually whether the assets
7in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to meet the obligations of the
department state
8treasurer under this section and to advise the
department state treasurer on setting
9the price of a tuition unit under sub. (2) (b).
AB133-ASA1,39,15
10(10) Reports. (a) Annually, the
department state treasurer shall submit a
11report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
12under s. 13.172 (3), on the program under this section. The report shall include any
13recommendations for changes to the program that the
department state treasurer 14determines are necessary to ensure the sufficiency of the tuition trust fund to meet
15the
department's state treasurer's obligations under this section.
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(b) The
department state treasurer shall submit a quarterly report to the state
17investment board projecting the future cash flow needs of the tuition trust fund. The
18state investment board shall invest moneys held in the tuition trust fund in
19investments with maturities and liquidity that are appropriate for the needs of the
20fund as reported by the
department state treasurer in
its his or her quarterly reports.
21All income derived from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
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22(10m) Repayment to general fund. The secretary
of administration shall
23transfer from the tuition trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the
24amount encumbered from the
appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (9)
(a),
251995 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (a) when the secretary
of administration determines
1that funds in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary
2of administration may make the transfer in instalments.
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3(11) (b) The requirements to pay tuition
and mandatory student fees under sub.
4(5) and to make refunds under sub. (7) are subject to the availability of sufficient
5assets in the tuition trust fund.
AB133-ASA1, s. 62
6Section
62. 16.24 (12) and (13) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (12) and
7(13), and 14.63 (12) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b) (intro.) and (13), as renumbered, are
8amended to read:
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14.63
(12) (title)
Additional department duties and powers of the state
10treasurer.
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(a) (intro.) The
department state treasurer shall do all of the following:
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(b) (intro.) The
department state treasurer may do any of the following:
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13(13) Program termination. If the
department state treasurer determines that
14the program under this section is financially infeasible, the
department state
15treasurer shall discontinue entering into tuition prepayment contracts under sub.
16(3) and discontinue selling tuition units under sub. (4).
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1816.25 Emergency weather warning system. (1) In this section,
19"broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).
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20(2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
21has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational
22communications board to the broadcasting corporation, on and after the effective
23date of the last license transferred, as determined by the secretary under s. 39.88 (2),
24the department shall contract with the broadcasting corporation for the operation of
25an emergency weather warning system.
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216.255 Contributions to Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin. The
3secretary of administration shall make payments from the appropriation under s.
420.505 (3) (j) to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin.
AB133-ASA1,41,6
616.26 Public broadcasting assets. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given under s. 39.81 (2).
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(b) "Shared asset" means an asset of the state that, as determined by the
9secretary, is used by the educational communications board for the purpose of
10providing public broadcasting, including a tower, transmitter, transmission facility
11or other related structure, equipment or property, and that is also used by another
12agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (1).
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13(2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
14has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational
15communications board to the broadcasting corporation, the secretary shall negotiate
16and enter into an agreement to lease each shared asset to the broadcasting
17corporation. An agreement under this subsection may include an option for the
18broadcasting corporation to purchase any shared asset.
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16.339
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (dm), the department
21may award a grant
that does not exceed $50,000 to an eligible applicant for the
22purpose of providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to
23homeless individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied.
The
24department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced
1among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of applications
2submitted.
AB133-ASA1, s. 64g
3Section 64g. 16.366 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 101.935
4(title), (1) and (2), and 101.935 (2) (d) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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101.935
(2) (d) A permit may not be issued under this subsection until all
6applicable fees have been paid. If the payment is by check or other draft drawn upon
7an account containing insufficient funds, the permit applicant shall, within 15 days
8after receipt of notice from the department of the insufficiency, pay by cashier's check
9or other certified draft, money order or cash the fees
from to the department, late fees
10and processing charges that are specified by rules promulgated by the department.
11If the permit applicant fails to pay all applicable fees, late fees and the processing
12charges within 15 days after the applicant receives notice of the insufficiency, the
13permit is void. In an appeal concerning voiding of a permit under this paragraph,
14the burden is on the permit applicant to show that the entire applicable fees, late fees
15and processing charges have been paid. During any appeal process concerning a
16payment dispute, operation of the mobile home park in question is considered to be
17operation without a permit.
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(e) Section 254.69 (2), as it applies to an agent for the department of health and
19family services in the administration of s. 254.47, applies to an agent for the
20department of
administration commerce in the administration of this section.
AB133-ASA1, s. 64m
21Section 64m. 16.366 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 101.935 (2m), and
22101.935 (2m) (a) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
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101.935
(2m) (a) 1. Upon completion of the construction of a
new mobile home
24park.
AB133-ASA1, s. 64r
1Section 64r. 16.366 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 101.935 (3) and amended
2to read:
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101.935
(3) The department may promulgate rules and issue orders to
4administer and enforce this section.
A person who violates this section or a
5regulation or order under this section may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor
6more than $250 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a
7separate offense.
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16.40
(20) Public debt service costs projection. Prepare in each
10odd-numbered year for inclusion in the report submitted by the building commission
11under s. 13.48 (7) a projection of the long-term trends in principal and interest costs
12on public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18 as a proportion of all tax
13revenues that are deposited or are expected to be deposited in the general fund. The
14projection shall take account of the recommendations adopted by the building
15commission for the long-range building program under s. 13.48 (7) for the succeeding
16fiscal biennium and all proposed general obligation bonding contained in the
17executive budget bill or bills, including bonding for the authorized state building
18program as well as for other borrowing purposes.
AB133-ASA1,43,2520
16.40
(21) Administrative services provided to the board of commissioners
21of public lands. Render an accounting to the board of commissioners of public lands
22for the costs of all administrative services provided by the department and other
23state agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), to the board. All moneys received from the
24board under s. 24.64 for the costs of administrative services provided by the
25department and other state agencies shall be deposited in the general fund.
AB133-ASA1,44,62
16.42
(1) (intro.)
All Except as provided in sub. (3), all agencies, other than the
3legislature and the courts, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year,
4in the form and content prescribed by the department, shall prepare and forward to
5the department and to the legislative fiscal bureau the following program and
6financial information:
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16.42
(3) (a) In this subsection, "zero-based budgeting" means compilation of
9a budget in which each component is justified on the basis of cost, need and relation
10to statutory responsibilities.
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(b) Beginning with the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, the educational
12communications board shall submit budget requests, except requests regarding the
13appropriation under s. 20.225 (1) (c), that are prepared using the principles of
14zero-based budgeting for each of its activities, units and programs.