2001 Wisconsin Act 16

16,226 Section 226. 16.40 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.40 (14) Committees. Perform administrative services required to properly account for the finances of committees created by law or executive order. The governor may authorize each committee to make expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) not exceeding $2,000 per fiscal year. The governor shall report such authorized expenditures to the joint committee on finance at the next quarterly meeting of the committee. If the governor desires to authorize expenditures of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by a committee, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance for its approval a complete budget for all expenditures made or to be made by the committee. The budget may cover a period encompassing more than one fiscal year or biennium during the governor's term of office. If the joint committee on finance approves a budget authorizing expenditures of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by such a committee, the governor may authorize the expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) in accordance with the approved budget during the period covered by the budget. If after the joint committee on finance approves a budget for such a committee the governor desires to authorize expenditures in excess of the authorized expenditures under the approved budget, the governor shall submit a modified budget for the committee to the joint committee on finance. If the joint committee on finance approves a modified budget, the governor may authorize additional expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) in accordance with the modified budget during the period covered by the modified budget.

16,226c Section 226c. 16.40 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

16,227 Section 227. 16.40 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.40 (17) Interstate bodies. Perform administrative services required to properly account for dues and related expenses for state participation in national or regional interstate governmental bodies specified in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) or determined by the governor.

16,227m Section 227m. 16.40 (20m) of the statutes is created to read:

16.40 (20m) Anticipated operating and debt service costs; building projects. Provide the building commission with a statement of the amount of the anticipated annual operating costs or the amount of any increased annual operating costs, plus the amount of any increased annual debt service costs, generated by each proposed state building project requiring enumeration in the authorized state building program in the first full year following completion of the project, and the amount of such costs to be funded from each revenue source under s. 20.001 (2).

16,227p Section 227p. 16.40 (23) of the statutes is created to read:

16.40 (23) University of Wisconsin-Green Bay programming. Provide funding from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (km) to finance programming at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that is jointly developed by the Oneida Tribe and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

16,227q Section 227q. 16.40 (23m) of the statutes is created to read:

16.40 (23m) Purchasing card rebates. Authorize any state agency to use purchasing cards for purchases that do not exceed $5,000. If the state receives any rebates from a purchasing card issuer for purchases made with a purchasing card, the department shall deposit the rebate in the fund from which the appropriation is made for payment of the obligation incurred as a result of the purchase.

16,227r Section 227r. 16.40 (24) of the statutes is created to read:

16.40 (24) Grants to Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc. Annually, provide grants to the Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc., for collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about patient safety and training of health care providers and their employees directed toward improving patient safety. The department shall ensure that no grant moneys provided under this subsection are expended for the purpose of entertainment, foreign travel, or payments to persons not providing goods or services to the Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc. In this subsection, "health care provider" means any of the following:

(a) A nurse licensed under ch. 441.

(b) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446.

(c) A dentist licensed under ch. 447.

(d) A physician, physician assistant, or respiratory care practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.

(e) A physical therapist licensed under subch. III of ch. 448.

(f) A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.

(g) A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.

(h) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.

(i) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448.

(j) An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.

(k) A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.

(L) An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.

(m) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.

(n) A massage therapist or bodyworker issued a license of registration under subch. XI of ch. 440.

16,228 Section 228. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 233 or, 234, or 237.

16,229b Section 229b. 16.417 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.417 (1) (b) "Authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234 or, 235 or 237.

16,230 Section 230. 16.43 of the statutes is amended to read:

16.43 Budget compiled. The secretary shall compile and submit to the governor or the governor-elect and to each person elected to serve in the legislature during the next biennium, not later than November 20 of each even-numbered year, a compilation giving all of the data required by s. 16.46 to be included in the state budget report, except the recommendations of the governor and the explanation thereof. The secretary shall not include in the compilation any provision for the development or implementation of an information technology development project for an executive branch agency that is not consistent with the strategic plan of the agency, as approved under s. 22.13.

16,231 Section 231. 16.46 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

16.46 (5m) A statement of estimated general purpose revenue receipts and expenditures in the biennium following the succeeding biennium based on recommendations in the budget bill or bills. The statement shall contain all of the following:

(a) For the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium, a comparison of the following:

1. The amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills, less the amount designated as the "Opening Balance" in the summary, and adjusted by any one-time deposit of revenues in the general fund.

2. The amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills, adjusted by any one-time expenditure of general purpose revenue in excess of $5,000,000.

(b) An estimate of the cost of any provision in the biennial budget bill or bills that would, without the enactment of subsequent legislation, increase general purpose revenue expenditures or that would decrease the amount of revenues deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium.

(c) 1. An estimate of the increase in general purpose revenue spending that will be required in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for all of the following:

a. General equalization school aids.

b. Appropriations to the department of corrections.

c. The medical assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.

d. The amount designated as "Compensation Reserves" in the summary under s. 20.005 (1), as printed in the revised schedule that is approved under s. 20.004 (2) for that fiscal biennium.

e. Public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

2. For the purpose of making the calculation under subd. 1., the secretary shall assume that the increase in general purpose revenue spending between the succeeding biennium and the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in subd. 1. a. to 1. e. is the same as that between the current biennium and the succeeding biennium for these items, as proposed in the biennial budget bill or bills.

(d) An estimate of the difference between the amount of tax revenues that will be deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium and the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium. For the purpose of making this calculation, the secretary shall:

1. Assume that the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium is the amount designated as "Taxes" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills.

2. Assume that the annual increase in tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in each fiscal year of the biennium following the succeeding biennium is the average of the annual increase for each of the 10 preceding fiscal years.

3. Adjust the estimate of the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium by any provision in the biennial budget bill or bills that would affect the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium.

(e) 1. A comparison of the following:

a. The amount of moneys that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills, and that are available for appropriation in the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium.

b. An amount that equals the sum of the amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills, for the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium and the amount required to fund the increase in general purpose revenue spending in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in par. (c) 1. a. to 1. e.

2. The secretary shall present this comparison in the format used for the statement of the condition of the general fund in the statement prepared under s. 20.005 (1).

(f) A summary of the amount of additional general purpose revenues that will be available in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for increased expenditures or tax reductions, other than the amount calculated in par. (d).

16,232 Section 232. 16.46 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

16.46 (9) A comparison of the state's budgetary surplus or deficit according to generally accepted accounting principles, as reported in any audited financial report prepared by the department for the most recent fiscal year, and the estimated change in the surplus or deficit based on recommendations in the biennial budget bill or bills. For the purpose of this calculation, the secretary shall increase or decrease the surplus or deficit by the amount designated as "Gross Balances" that appears in the 2nd year of the biennium in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget bill or bills.

16,234 Section 234. 16.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.50 (1) (b) This subsection does not apply to appropriations under ss. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q), 20.835 , and 20.865 (4).

16,235 Section 235. 16.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.50 (3) Limitation on increase of force and salaries. No department, except the legislature or the courts, may increase the pay of any employee, expend money or incur any obligation except in accordance with the estimate that is submitted to the secretary as provided in sub. (1) and approved by the secretary or the governor. No change in the number of full-time equivalent positions authorized through the biennial budget process or other legislative act may be made without the approval of the joint committee on finance, except for position changes made by the governor under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2), by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board under s. 16.505 (2n) or by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 16.505 (2m) or (2p). The secretary may withhold, in total or in part, the funding for any position, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), as well as the funding for part-time or limited term employees until such time as the secretary determines that the filling of the position or the expending of funds is consistent with s. 16.505 and with the intent of the legislature as established by law or in budget determinations, or the intent of the joint committee on finance in creating or abolishing positions under s. 13.10, the intent of the governor in creating or abolishing positions under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2) or the intent of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System in creating or abolishing positions under s. 16.505 (2m) or (2p). Until the release of funding occurs, recruitment or certification for the position may not be undertaken. The secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the joint committee on finance of any position changes made by the governor under s. 16.505 (1) (c). No pay increase may be approved unless it is at the rate or within the pay ranges prescribed in the compensation plan or as provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111. At the request of the secretary of employment relations, the secretary of administration may authorize the temporary creation of pool or surplus positions under any source of funds if the secretary of employment relations determines that temporary positions are necessary to maintain adequate staffing levels for high turnover classifications, in anticipation of attrition, to fill positions for which recruitment is difficult. Surplus or pool positions authorized by the secretary shall be reported quarterly to the joint committee on finance in conjunction with the report required under s. 16.54 (8).

16,236 Section 236. 16.50 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.50 (7) (b) Following such notification, the governor shall submit a bill containing his or her recommendations for correcting the imbalance between projected revenues and authorized expenditures, including a recommendation as to whether moneys should be transferred from the budget stabilization fund to the general fund. If the legislature is not in a floorperiod at the time of the secretary's notification, the governor shall call a special session of the legislature to take up the matter of the projected revenue shortfall and the governor shall submit his or her bill for consideration at that session.

16,239 Section 239. 16.505 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.505 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (2m) and, (2n), and (2p), no position, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), regardless of funding source or type, may be created or abolished unless authorized by one of the following:

16,240m Section 240m. 16.505 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.505 (2m) The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof from revenues appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (gs), (h), (ip), (iz), (j), (kc), (m), (n), or (u) or (3) (iz) or (n) and may create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof from revenues appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (im) that are generated from increased enrollment and from courses for which the academic fees or tuition charged equals the full cost of offering the courses. No later than the last day of the month following completion of each calendar quarter, the board of regents shall report to the department and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance concerning the number of full-time equivalent positions created or abolished by the board under this subsection during the preceding calendar quarter and the source of funding for each such position.

16,242 Section 242. 16.505 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:

16.505 (2p) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may create or abolish a full-time equivalent academic staff or faculty position or portion thereof from revenues appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a). Annually, no later than the September 30 following completion of the fiscal year, the board of regents shall report to the department and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance concerning the number of full-time equivalent positions created or abolished by the board under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) The board of regents may not create or abolish any position under par. (a) until the board and the department have entered into a memorandum of understanding that establishes a methodology for identifying and accounting for the cost of funding any positions that are created, including any amounts that the board may include in a certification to the department under s. 20.928 (1). The board and the department shall enter into the memorandum of understanding no later than September 1, 2002.

(c) Notwithstanding s. 20.928 (1), in certifying the sum of moneys needed to pay any costs associated with a position that is created under par. (a), the board of regents may only certify the sum that is permitted under the memorandum of understanding entered into under par. (b).

(d) Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for the biennial budget bill or bills, the board of regents may only include that portion of the cost of funding the positions created under par. (a) that is permitted under the memorandum of understanding entered into under par. (b).

16,245 Section 245. 16.518 of the statutes is created to read:

16.518 Transfers to the budget stabilization fund and the cash building projects fund. (1) In this section, "summary" means the amount shown in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget act or acts.

(2) Annually, the secretary shall calculate the difference between the amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Taxes" in the summary and the amount of such moneys actually deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year.

(3) (a) Subject to par. (b), if the amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Taxes" in the summary is less than the amount of such moneys actually deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year, the secretary shall annually transfer from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund 50% of the amount calculated under sub. (2).

(b) 1. If the balance of the budget stabilization fund on June 30 of the fiscal year is at least equal to 5% of the estimated expenditures from the general fund during the fiscal year, as reported in the summary, the secretary may not make the transfer under par. (a).

2. If the amount transferred under par. (a) would cause the general fund balance on June 30 of the fiscal year to be less than the general fund balance that is required under s. 20.003 (4) for that fiscal year, the secretary shall reduce the amount transferred under par. (a) to the amount that would cause the general fund balance to be equal to the minimum general fund balance that is required under s. 20.003 (4) for that fiscal year.

(4) If the amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Taxes" in the summary is less than the amount of such moneys actually deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year, annually the secretary shall calculate the difference between the amount calculated under sub. (2) and the amount transferred to the budget stabilization fund under sub. (3). If the difference between the amounts is at least $115,000,000, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the cash building projects fund the amount that exceeds $115,000,000.

16,246 Section 246. 16.519 of the statutes is created to read:

16.519 Fund transfers relating to tobacco settlement agreement. (1) In this section, "tobacco settlement agreement" means the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.

(3) If the state has not received in fiscal year 2001-02 at least $6,032,300 under the tobacco settlement agreement, because the secretary, under s. 16.63, has sold the state's right to receive any of the payments under the tobacco settlement agreement, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the tobacco control fund an amount equal to $6,032,300 less any payments received under the tobacco settlement agreement and deposited in the tobacco control fund in that fiscal year.

(4) If the state has not received in fiscal year 2002-03 at least $15,345,100 under the tobacco settlement agreement, because the secretary, under s. 16.63, has sold the state's right to receive any of the payments under the tobacco settlement agreement, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the tobacco control fund an amount equal to $15,345,100 less any payments received under the tobacco settlement agreement and deposited in the tobacco control fund in that fiscal year.

16,248t Section 248t. 16.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.52 (6) (a) Except as authorized in s. 16.74, all purchase orders, contracts, or printing orders for any agency as defined in s. 16.70 (1) shall, before any liability is incurred thereon, be submitted to the secretary for his or her approval as to legality of purpose and sufficiency of appropriated and allotted funds therefor. In all cases the date of the contract or order governs the fiscal year to which the contract or order is chargeable, unless the secretary determines that the purpose of the contract or order is to prevent lapsing of appropriations or to otherwise circumvent budgetary intent. Upon such approval, the secretary shall immediately encumber all contracts or orders, and indicate the fiscal year to which they are chargeable, except that, for contracts for services funded from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (bj), the secretary may encumber less than the amount of the contract if it is expected that billing for that contract may be submitted in the next fiscal year.

16,249 Section 249. 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency which is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in ch. 231, 233 or, 234, or 237.

16,250 Section 250. 16.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.52 (10) Department of public instruction. The provisions of sub. (2) with respect to refunds and sub. (5) (a) with respect to reimbursements for the prior fiscal year shall not apply to the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).