g. As of July 1, 2000, direct Commerce, instead of DOT, to collect the environmental impact fee payable by a person filing an application for the first certificate of title or certificate of title after a transfer if it is for a vehicle that is a mobile home for which jurisdiction is transferred from DOT to Commerce. Direct Commerce to deposit any environmental impact fees collected by Commerce in the environmental fund for environmental management.
Assembly: Modify the provision that would transfer the responsibility for registering and titling mobile homes from DOT to Commerce to: (a) specify that fees received by Commerce for the registration and titling of mobile homes would continue to be deposited in the transportation fund, instead of in a PR appropriation; and (b) require Commerce to collect the $7.50 supplemental title fee for mobile homes and deposit these funds in the transportation fund. Delete $76,400 PR and 1.6 PR position in 2000-01 and, instead, provide $76,400 SEG and 1.6 SEG position in a new, transportation fund appropriation in 2000-01 within Commerce. Reduce estimated PR revenue by $319,300 in 2000-01 and increase estimated transportation fund revenue by $454,300 in 2000-01 to reflect this modification. The amount of the reduction in PR revenue is less than the increase in transportation fund revenue because, under the Joint Finance provision, Commerce would not collect the $7.50 supplemental title transfer fee, but would collect this fee and deposit it in the transportation fund under the Assembly provision.
Conference Committee/Legislature: Include the Assembly provision, but specify that mobile homes that are titled by Commerce are exempt from vehicle registration.
[Act 9 Sections: 64g thru 64r, 216g, 217cr, 544m, 613km, 704mh, 704pd, 711m, 1830gm, 1972g, 1972m, 1998cc thru 1998xt, 2169g, 2169m, 2169r, 2309m, 2342cc thru 2342LL, 2342Lj, 2342Lk, 2342Lp thru 2342pp, 2342ps, 2342pt, 2342pum, 2342pw thru 2342xp, 2356m, 2720dd thru 2720dt, 2720hd thru 2720ht, 2730m, 2732d, 2734dd thru 2734dp, 2734dt, 2734hd, 2734hh thru 2734pt, 2821m, 2822m thru 2822t, 3072m, 9101(3x), 9110(7n), 9150(5xy), 9201(2x) and 9410(5x)]
29. LOCAL AUTHORIZATION FOR PUBLIC SEWER CONNECTION
Assembly: Authorize cities, towns, metropolitan sewage districts and town sanitary districts to approve or disapprove any connection with or use of the sewer and water system by any property owner whose property is connected to a working private sewage system. In addition, prohibit Commerce from promulgating or enforcing a rule that requires the owner of a private sewage system to discontinue use of the private sewage system and connect to a public sewer because a public sewer becomes available. Commerce administrative rule Comm 83.03(2) requires that when public sewers become available to the premises served, the use of the private sewage system shall be discontinued within one year and the building shall be connected to the public sewer. The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules suspended this portion of the rule on December 8, 1998, and subsequently introduced AB 96 that would prohibit Commerce from promulgating or enforcing any rule that requires owners of private sewage systems to discontinue use of the private systems and connect to a public sewer because a public sewer becomes available.
Conference Committee/Legislature: Delete provision.
30. CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION CONTROL
Senate: Expand the authority of a county, city, village or town to administer and enforce an ordinance that establishes standards for erosion control at building sites for the construction of public buildings and buildings that are places of employment if the standards are more stringent than the statewide standards established by Commerce. Currently, a county, city, village or town may administer and enforce a construction site erosion control ordinance that is more stringent than the statewide standards if the local ordinance was in effect on January 1, 1994. The Legislature reviewed proposed construction site erosion control administrative rules in December, 1998, and Commerce is in the process of revising the draft rule.
Conference Committee/Legislature: Delete provision.
CORRECTIONS
Budget Change Items
Departmentwide
Funding Positions
GPR $8,719,400 - 4.00
PR - 10,208,500 - 16.15
Total - $1,489,100 - 20.15
1. STANDARD BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
Governor/Legislature: Provide $4,549,600 GPR and -4.0 GPR positions and -$4,870,500 PR and -9.65 PR positions in 1999-00 and $4,169,800 GPR and -4.0 GPR positions and -$5,338,000 PR and -16.15 PR positions in 2000-01 for the following adjustments to the base budget: (a) turnover reduction (-$5,480,100 GPR and -$1,062,000 PR annually); (b) removal of noncontinuing items (-$1,802,100 GPR and -4.0 GPR positions and -$5,459,500 PR and -9.65 PR positions in 1999-00 and -$1,844,500 GPR and -4.0 GPR positions and -$5,542,300 PR and -16.15 PR positions in 2000-01); (c) full funding of salaries and fringe benefits (-$3,405,900 GPR and -$1,696,900 PR annually); (d) full funding of financial services ($66,800 GPR annually); (e) reclassifications ($7,600 GPR annually); (f) overtime costs ($10,525,400 GPR and $2,409,000 PR in 1999-2000 and $10,185,100 GPR and $2,023,900 PR in 2000-01); (g) night and weekend pay differential ($4,475,800 GPR and $918,100 PR annually); (h) fifth week of vacation as cash ($105,100 GPR and $20,800 PR in 1999-00 and $108,000 GPR and $21,200 PR in 2000-01); (i) full funding of private lease costs and directed moves ($57,000 GPR annually); and (j) minor transfers within the same appropriation (-1.0 GPR and -1.0 PR permanent positions annually and 1.0 GPR and 1.0 PR project positions annually). The 20.15 positions removed as noncontinuing items include: (a) 3.0 GPR project positions which were converted from permanent status and expire in 1999-00; (b) 1.0 GPR one-year project position associated with the chemical castration program created in 1997 Act 284; (c) 3.2 PR one-year project positions associated with inmate work initiatives at the Waupun Correctional Institution; (d) 5.0 PR positions associated with a computer recycling project which expires at the end of 1998-99; (e) 6.5 PR positions associated with a grant for a substance abuse program at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution which expires in 2000-01; and (f) 1.45 PR positions associated with frozen positions or positions which no long exist in the personnel management information system.
2. DEBT SERVICE REESTIMATES [LFB Paper 245]
Governor: Provide -$3,496,800 GPR and -$145,200 PR in 1999-00 and -$1,031,800 GPR and -$140,900 PR in 2000-01 to reflect a reestimate of debt service costs in the Department of Corrections. The total reestimate is divided as follows: (a) -$3,760,300 GPR in 1999-00 and -$1,280,800 GPR in 2000-01 associated with adult institutions; (b) $263,500 GPR in 1999-00 and $249,000 GPR in 2000-01 associated with juvenile institutions; and (c) -$145,200 PR in 1999-00 and -$140,900 PR associated with Badger State Industries. In total, estimated debt service costs for Corrections would be: (a) $46,187,300 GPR in 1999-00 and $48,666,800 GPR in 2000-01 for adult institutions; (b) $3,425,900 GPR in 1999-00 and $3,411,400 GPR in 2000-01 for juvenile institutions; and (c) $97,600 PR in 1999-00 and $101,900 PR in 2000-01 for Badger State Industries.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Provide an additional $3,235,500 GPR in 1999-00 and $1,042,400 GPR in 2000-01 to reestimate debt service costs associated with adult institutions and $935,500 GPR in 1999-00 and $720,200 GPR in 2000-01 to reestimate debt service costs associated with juvenile institutions. Based on the reestimates, debt service costs would total: (a) $49,422,800 GPR in 1999-00 and $49,709,200 GPR in 2000-01 for adult institutions; and (b) $4,361,400 GPR in 1999-00 and $4,131,600 GPR in 2000-01 for juvenile institutions.
3. FEDERAL CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [LFB Paper 320]
Governor: Deposit $1,900,000 annually received from the federal state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) into the general fund. Under SCAAP, the federal Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance provides assistance to state and local governments for costs incurred for the imprisonment of undocumented criminal aliens who are convicted of felony offenses or two or more misdemeanors. Awards are based on the total number of reimbursable aliens, the average length of incarceration and the cost per inmate. No restrictions are placed on a state's use of the funds that are received.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Reestimate the deposit to the general fund from SCAAP to $2,399,600 annually (an increase of $499,600 annually).
4. RENT
GPR $1,420,200
PR 312,000
Total $1,732,200
Governor/Legislature: Provide $710,100 GPR and $156,000 PR annually for rental costs on a departmentwide basis, as follows: (a) Division of Management Services, -$62,800 GPR and -$10,900 PR; (b) Division of Adult Institutions, -$59,400 PR; (c) Division of Program Planning and Movement, $5,400 GPR and $1,900 PR; (d) Division of Community Corrections, $774,800 GPR and $16,800 PR; (e) Division of Juvenile Corrections, $4,400 GPR and $207,600 PR; and (f) Parole Commission, -$11,700 GPR.
5. FULL FUNDING OF NON-SALARY COSTS
GPR $1,256,200
PR 77,000
Total $1,333,200
Governor/Legislature: Provide $628,100 GPR and $38,500 PR annually to annualize non-salary costs, including rent, supplies and services, and internal services charges associated with positions created for only a portion of a year in 1997 Acts 27 and 284. Annual funding would be provided as follows: (a) $25,300 GPR for the Division of Management Services; (b) $25,300 GPR for the Division of Adult Institutions; (c) $317,000 GPR for the Division of Program Planning and Movement; (d) $260,500 GPR for the Division of Community Corrections; and (e) $38,500 PR for the Division of Juvenile Corrections.
6. PROGRAM REVENUE REESTIMATES
PR $2,065,000
Governor/Legislature: Provide $1,005,500 in 1999-00 and $1,059,500 in 2000-01 associated with the following program revenue appropriation reestimates: (a) $505,900 in 1999-00 and $559,900 annually for the telephone commission revenues appropriation for the purchase of educational, religious and library supplies at the state prisons and correctional centers; (b) -$100,000 annually from revenues of third party liability of medical claims which are not provided to the Department, but rather the medical service providers; (c) $100,000 annually for inmate room and board charges at the correctional centers; (d) -$23,300 annually for electronic monitoring fees from offenders in the community residential confinement program to reduce the appropriation to $0 to correspond with estimated revenue (the program is not operational); (e) $507,800 annually for increased activity associated with correctional institution enterprises; (f) -$3,000 annually to decrease the sales of lands appropriation to $0 to correspond with estimated revenue; (g) -$1,300 annually for state-owned housing maintenance; and (h) $19,400 annually for activity therapy at the Southern Oaks Girls School.
7. BASE FUNDING CORRECTIONS
GPR $28,600
Governor/Legislature: Provide $14,300 annually to correct an error in the Department’s base budget. As the result of data entry errors, Corrections' general program operations appropriation base budget for local assistance is -$14,300. The Governor’s recommendation would adjust this funding to $0. In addition: (a) transfer $73,900 GPR and 13.0 GPR positions annually from the appropriation for operations of community corrections to the Department's general program operations appropriation to correctly align funding and positions as the result of a 1996 reorganization of the Department; (b) move $1,600 GPR annually for supplies and services to variable non-food associated with an error that occurred when the Office of Education was created; and (c) move $34,900 GPR annually from unallotted reserve to supplies and services associated with inmate supplies and services.
8. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE FUNDING [LFB Paper 321]
Governor: Provide $1,000,000 annually for alcohol and drug abuse (AODA) programs in Corrections. Direct the Secretary of DOA to allocate $1,000,000 annually from federal anti-drug law enforcement funds and matching penalty assessment monies received by the Office of Justice Assistance to the Department of Corrections to fund AODA programs. The bill does not specify how the funding would be utilized, but does place the funding in Corrections’ Office of Offender Programming.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Specify that funding be provided as follows: (a) $656,600 in 1999-00 and $581,000 in 2000-01 for the purchase of AODA-related services and/or treatment in Milwaukee; and (b) $343,400 in 1999-00 and $419,000 in 2000-01 and 5.25 four-year project positions annually for a 30-bed residential AODA program for individuals convicted of operating while intoxicated five or more times.
[Act 9 Section: 9101(12)]
9. OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
Governor: Provide $153,200 in 1999-00 and $171,400 in 2000-01 and 3.0 positions to create an Office of Victim Services and Programs. Transfer $50,800 and 1.0 position, currently in the Parole Commission, to the Office of Victim Services. Total funding for the Office would be $202,000 in 1999-00 and $220,200 in 2000-01 and 4.0 positions annually. The Office would provide information and services to victims of crimes and their families related to issues such as new laws, new correctional programs, victim notification, community education and restitution. Create an annual, program revenue appropriation to support the Office, funded from federal crime victim assistance funds transferred from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Reduce funding by $49,100 in 1999-00 to start the positions on February 1, 2000. In addition, modify the funding source for the additional 3.0 positions from federal crime victim assistance funds transferred from DOJ to penalty assessment revenues.
[Act 9 Sections: 361d and 542]
10. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY STAFF [LFB Paper 322]
Governor: Provide $113,000 in 1999-00 and $140,000 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions for sex offender registry program staff. Funding would support: (a) an additional 2.0 corrections program specialists to track, verify and ensure compliance with sex offender registration requirements ($93,300 in 1999-00 and $103,100 in 2000-01); (b) five vehicles for travel by the corrections specialists ($14,200 in 1999-00 and $31,600 in 2000-01); (c) five pagers ($200 in 1999-00 and $500 in 2000-01); and (d) computer equipment for staff ($5,300 in 1999-00 and $4,800 in 2000-01).
Joint Finance/Legislature: Reduce funding by $4,700 in 1999-00 and provide $112,400 and 2.0 positions in 2000-01 for sex offender registry staff. In total, sex offender registry staff would be increased by $108,300 and 2.0 positions in 1999-00 and $252,400 and 4.0 positions in 2000-01.
11. DATABASE IMPROVEMENTS [LFB Paper 192]
Governor: Provide $1,472,900 PR in 1999-00 and $2,181,600 PR in 2000-01 and 4.0 PR positions annually for database improvements. Funding would be used to modify the State of North Carolina’s offender population system for application in Wisconsin. The improved database would combine prison and probation and parole databases, provide for increased continuity in departmental data, provide for increased information sharing between justice agencies and automate certain correctional processes. Total funding would be divided as follows: (a) $221,400 in 1999-00 and $252,300 in 2000-01 to support 1.0 information systems development specialist, 2.0 senior information systems programmer analyst and 1.0 information systems data architect; and (b) $1,251,500 in 1999-00 and $1,929,300 in 2000-01 for contractor costs. Penalty assessment revenues would support: (a) staffing costs of $221,400 in 1999-00 and $252,300 in 2000-01; and (b) contractor costs of $718,200 in 1999-00 and $729,300 in 2000-01. Revenues for the remaining contractor costs of $533,300 in 1999-00 and $1,200,000 in 2000-01 would be provided from federal anti-drug funds and state penalty assessment match monies received by the Office of Justice Assistance. Direct the Secretary of DOA to allocate $533,300 in 1999-00 and $1,200,000 in 2000-01 from federal and state anti-drug funds received by the Office of Justice to the Department of Corrections to fund information technology.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Delete penalty assessment funding and positions and instead provide $939,600 GPR and $533,300 PR in 1999-00 and $981,600 GPR and $1,200,000 PR in 2000-01 and 4.0 GPR positions for database improvements. Program revenue would be provided from federal Byrne anti-drug monies received from the Office of Justice Assistance.
[Act 9 Section: 9101(13)]
12. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS COSTS [LFB Paper 192]
Governor: Provide $795,600 PR annually to support the continued costs of data transmission lines for information technology activities in the Department. The Department currently has 78 high-speed data lines. The current line charges are being supported by a federal grant, which will expire in 1998-99, and through base resources. This item would provide funding for all current data lines for Corrections. Funding would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Delete funding provided from penalty assessment revenues and instead provide GPR funding for information technology operations costs.
13. INCREASED CENTRAL RECORDS STAFF [LFB Paper 192]
Governor: Provide $96,500 PR in 1999-00 and $96,800 PR in 2000-01 and 3.0 PR positions annually for increased central records staff to process records associated with probation admissions, sentences to prison, releases from prison, mandatory releases and discharges from supervision. Funding for the positions would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Delete funding and positions provided from penalty assessment revenues and instead provide GPR funding and positions for increased central records staff.
14. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM [LFB Paper 192]
Governor: Provide $107,600 PR in 1999-00 and $55,900 PR in 2000-01 and 1.0 PR information systems applications programmer position annually for programming, development and maintenance of the sex offender registry. Under current law, all felony sex offenders are required to register with Corrections for 15 years after being released from supervision and certain information is passed on to law enforcement and the public. Of the funding provided, $57,500 in one-time funding is provided in 1999-00 for 90 digital cameras to provide photographic identification of individuals listed on the registry. Funding for the sex offender registry programmer and digital cameras would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
Joint Finance: Delete funding and position provided from penalty assessment revenues and instead provide GPR funding and position for the sex offender registry information system.
Assembly/Legislature: Delete $3,200 GPR in 1999-00 to reduce the number of digital cameras to be purchased for the sex offender registry information system from 90 to 85.
15. ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION CARD SYSTEM [LFB Paper 192]
Governor: Provide $60,700 PR in 1999-00 and $70,100 PR in 2000-01 and 1.0 PR network specialist position to provide staff support for an identification card system currently being installed at seven departmental locations. The system is designed to match digitized facial features against a database to identify staff, inmates, offenders and visitors at state prisons, correctional centers, probation and parole offices and the juvenile facilities. Funding for the position would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
Joint Finance/Legislature: Delete funding and position provided from penalty assessment revenues and instead provide GPR funding and position for the electronic identification card system.
16. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFFING
Positions
GPR 14.00
Governor/Legislature: Provide 14.0 positions for increased information technology staffing in the Department’s Bureau of Technology Management. Reduce supplies and services funding for contract IT staff by $816,900 in 1999-00 and $886,400 in 2000-01 to fund the increased positions. Increased staffing would be provided for the following information technology activities: (a) statewide information technology data archiving and maintenance of archiving software and hardware ($60,700 in 1999-00 and $70,100 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); (b) statewide email system maintenance and support ($121,200 in 1999-00 and $140,300 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions annually); (c) forms management and electronic forms development ($39,300 in 1999-00 and $62,600 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); (d) statewide information technology help desk to assist staff with computer problems ($250,300 in 1999-00 and $280,200 in 2000-01 and 5.0 positions annually); (e) statewide network security ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position, and $55,000 in 1999-00 on a one-time basis for security software); (f) statewide information technology network administration, maintenance and field support ($140,100 in 1999-00 and $165,500 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions annually); (g) programming and maintenance for the Division of Community Corrections’ offender tracking system ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); and (h) voice communications and technology support ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually).
