Wisconsin Legislature: LRBs0095/1

(c) The members of the board appointed under par. (b) 7., 8., 8m. and 9. shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

SECTION 37g. 15.227 (24) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 38. 15.57 of the statutes is renumbered 15.57 (1).

SECTION 39. 15.57 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

15.57 (2) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, as defined in s. 39.81 (2), this section does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.88 (2).

SECTION 40g. 15.675 of the statutes is renumbered 15.495 and amended to read:

15.495 Same; attached board. (1) EDUCATIONAL APPROVAL BOARD. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the higher educational aids board department of veterans affairs under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

SECTION 40m. 15.98 of the statutes is created to read:

15.98 Public broadcasting transitional board; creation. (1) In this section:

(a) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

(b) "Friends group" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (5).

(2) There is created a public broadcasting transitional board consisting of the following members:

(a) The secretary of administration or his or her designee.

(b) The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee.

(d) The director of the technical college system or his or her designee.

(e) The president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or his or her designee.

(f) Except as provided in sub. (4), the district director specified in s. 38.12 (3) (a) 1. of the Milwaukee Area Technical College district or his or her designee.

(g) One member of each house of the legislature from the political party with the most members in that house, appointed as are members of standing committees.

(h) One member of each house of the legislature from the political party with the 2nd most members in that house, appointed as are members of standing committees.

(i) Two members appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Wisconsin Public Radio Association, for 3-year terms.

(j) One member appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by a friends group organized to raise funds for television station WHA, for a 3-year term.

(k) One member appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by a friends group organized to raise funds for television stations WMVS and WMVT, for a 3-year term.

(L) One member appointed by the governor who is a representative of public elementary and secondary schools, for a 3-year term.

(3) The appointment of the members specified in sub. (2) is subject to senate confirmation, except for the appointment of a member who holds an office specified in sub. (2) that is subject to senate confirmation and except for the members specified in sub. (2) (b), (g) and (h).

(4) If the district board governing the Milwaukee Area Technical College does not enter into an agreement with the broadcasting corporation under s. 38.125 (2) (a) by the date specified in s. 38.125 (2) (a) (intro.), the member specified under sub. (2) (f) shall vacate his or her membership and the governor shall appoint, subject to senate confirmation, an individual to serve as a member for a 3-year term.

(5) This section does not apply beginning on the first day of the 36th month commencing after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].

SECTION 40r. 16.004 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

16.004 (13) UNFUNDED PRIOR SERVICE FOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. Beginning in the 1999-2000 fiscal year and ending in the 2003-04 fiscal year, the department shall pay $80,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation account under s. 20.475 (1) (d) toward the department's unfunded prior service liability under the Wisconsin retirement system that results from granting the creditable service under s. 40.02 (17) (gm).

SECTION 41. 16.009 (2) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (2) (p) Contract with one or more organizations to provide advocacy services to potential or actual recipients of the family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4), or their families or guardians. The board and contract organizations under this paragraph shall assist these persons in protecting their rights under all applicable federal statutes and regulations and state statutes and rules. An organization with which the board contracts for these services may not be a provider, nor an affiliate of a provider, of long-term care services, a resource center under s. 46.283 or a care management organization under s. 46.284. For potential or actual recipients of the family care benefit, advocacy services required under this paragraph shall include all of the following:

1. Providing information, technical assistance and training about how to obtain needed services or support items.

2. Providing advice and assistance in preparing and filing complaints, grievances and appeals of complaints or grievances.

3. Providing negotiation and mediation.

4. Providing individual case advocacy assistance regarding the appropriate interpretation of statutes, rules or regulations.

5. Providing individual case advocacy services in administrative hearings and legal representation for judicial proceedings regarding family care services or benefits.

SECTION 42. 16.0095 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 43h. 16.023 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

16.023 (1m) (a) In this subsection:

1. "Land rights" means a holder's nonpossessory interest in land that imposes a limitation or affirmative obligation the purpose of which is to retain or protect natural, scenic or open space values of land, assuring the availability of land for agricultural, forest, wildlife habitat or open space use, protecting natural resources or maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.

2. "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or county.

3. "Public funds" means funds of the United States, this state or of a political subdivision, or an instrumentality, agency or subunit of any of the foregoing.

4. "Transaction" means a conveyance of land rights that uses public funds to accomplish the conveyance.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2000, the council shall develop and distribute a form, that is in triplicate, to each register of deeds, the department of natural resources and the department of revenue that contains space for the following information:

1. The name and address of each party that is involved in a transaction.

2. The date of the transaction.

3. The approximate size of the parcel to which the land rights relate.

4. The approximate total size of the parcel of which the land rights constitute a portion.

5. The classification of the parcel under s. 70.32 (2) (a) to which the land rights relate.

6. The amount paid by the purchaser for the land rights.

7. The source of the public funds that were used in the conveyance of the land rights.

(c) For a transaction that is completed after June 30, 2000, a person who is a party to a transaction, as a purchaser or purchaser's agent or as a seller or seller's agent, shall prepare and sign the form described in par. (b). The person who prepares and signs the form shall send one copy of the form to the council and record one copy with the register of deeds of the county in which the transaction is recorded.

(d) A register of deeds, the department of natural resources and the department of revenue shall make the form available to any person who requests one.

(e) The council shall post the form on the Internet when a site for a statewide computerized land information system is created and makes such a posting possible.

SECTION 43j. 16.023 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.023 (3) Subsections (1) and to (2) do not apply after August 31, 2003.

SECTION 44. 16.15 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 45m. 16.18 of the statutes is created to read:

16.18 Management assistance grants to certain counties. (1) In this section, "eligible county" means a county that has a geographic area of less than 400 square miles and that contains no incorporated municipal territory.

(2) An eligible county may apply to the department for a management assistance grant annually in each state fiscal year for the purpose of assisting the county in funding one or more of the following functions:

(a) Public security.

(b) Public health.

(d) Public employe training.

(e) Economic development.

(3) No eligible county may receive a grant under this section unless the county maintains its financial records in accordance with accounting procedures established by the department of revenue, and unless the county submits to the department a detailed expenditure plan that identifies how the grant proceeds are proposed to be expended and how the proposed expenditures will enable the county to meet its goals for execution of the functions specified in sub. (2) for which the grant is requested.

(4) The department shall make grants to eligible counties from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ku).

(5) No county may receive a grant under this section in an amount exceeding $500,000 in any state fiscal year.

SECTION 46. 16.22 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SECTION 47. 16.22 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g).

SECTION 48. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 46.78 (2) (h) and amended to read:

46.78 (2) (h) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (4) (j) and (p) 20.435 (3) (gb) and (p), award grants to persons providing national service programs, giving priority to the greatest extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs.

SECTION 49. 16.22 (2) (i) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (i) to (k).

SECTION 50. 16.22 (2) (kL) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, section 4w, is renumbered 16.22 and amended to read:

16.22 Wisconsin promise challenge grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (1) (fm), the department shall award Wisconsin promise challenge grants and provide training and technical assistance under 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, section 9101 (1z) (b) and (h).

SECTION 51. 16.22 (2) (L) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (L) and (3).

SECTION 51m. 16.23 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 52. 16.24 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (title) and (1), and 14.63 (1) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:

14.63 (1) (b) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the department state treasurer, and a proprietary school approved by the educational approval board under s. 39.51 45.54.

SECTION 53. 16.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (2), and 14.63 (2) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

14.63 (2) WEIGHTED AVERAGE TUITION; TUITION UNIT COST. (intro.) Annually, the department state treasurer and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:

(b) The price of a tuition unit, which shall be valid for a period determined jointly by the department state treasurer and the board. The price shall be sufficient to ensure the ability of the department state treasurer to meet its his or her obligations under this section. To the extent possible, the price shall be set so that the value of the tuition unit in the anticipated academic year of its use will be equal to 1% of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of administering the program under this section attributable to the unit.

SECTION 54. 16.24 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (3), and 14.63 (3) (a) (intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

14.63 (3) (a) (intro.) The department state treasurer shall contract with an individual, a trust or a legal guardian for the sale of tuition units to that individual, trust or legal guardian if all of the following apply:

(d) The department state treasurer shall promulgate rules authorizing a person who has entered into a contract under this subsection to change the beneficiary named in the contract.

SECTION 55. 16.24 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (4) and amended to read:

14.63 (4) NUMBER OF TUITION UNITS PURCHASED. A person who enters into a contract under sub. (3) may purchase tuition units at any time and in any number, except that the total number of tuition units purchased on behalf of a single beneficiary may not exceed the number necessary to pay for 4 years of full-time attendance, including mandatory student fees, as a resident undergraduate at the institution within the University of Wisconsin System that has the highest resident undergraduate tuition, as determined by the department state treasurer, in the anticipated academic years of their use.

SECTION 56. 16.24 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (5), and 14.63 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

14.63 (5) (a) Except as provided in sub. (7m), if an individual named as beneficiary in a contract under sub. (3) attends an institution of higher education in the United States, each tuition unit purchased on his or her behalf entitles that beneficiary to apply toward the payment of tuition and mandatory student fees at the institution an amount equal to 1% of the anticipated weighted average tuition of bachelor's degree-granting institutions within the University of Wisconsin System for the year of attendance, as estimated under sub. (2) in the year in which the tuition unit was purchased.