20.866 (2) (y) Building commission; housing state departments and agencies. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for the purpose of housing state departments and agencies. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $430,246,600 $463,367,100 for this purpose.
16,973e
Section 973e. 20.866 (2) (yg) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (yg) Building commission; project contingencies. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for the purpose of funding project contingencies for projects enumerated in the authorized state building program for state departments and agencies. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $36,188,400 $45,007,500 for this purpose.
16,973h
Section 973h. 20.866 (2) (ym) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (ym) Building commission; capital equipment acquisition. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state building commission to acquire capital equipment for state departments and agencies. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $105,370,400 $115,839,400 for this purpose.
16,973L
Section 973L. 20.866 (2) (z) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (z) Building commission; other public purposes. (intro.) From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for relocation assistance and capital improvements for other public purposes authorized by law but not otherwise specified in this chapter. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,056,769,500 $1,396,101,000 for this purpose. Of this amount:
16,973p
Section 973p. 20.866 (2) (z) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (z) 3m. An amount equal to $158,500,000 is allocated for the biostar initiative. The total amount of debt authorized under this subdivision may not exceed the following amounts on the following dates:
a. Prior to July 1, 2003, $18,000,000.
b. July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, $63,500,000.
c. July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2007, $95,500,000.
d. July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2009, $127,500,000.
e. July 1, 2009, or thereafter, $158,500,000.
16,973r
Section 973r. 20.866 (2) (z) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (z) 4m. An amount equal to $30,000,000 is allocated for the repair and renovation of University of Wisconsin System facilities.
16,973t
Section 973t. 20.866 (2) (zbg) of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (zbg) HR Academy, Inc. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to HR Academy, Inc., in the city of Milwaukee to aid in the construction of a youth and family center in the city of Milwaukee. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for this purpose.
16,973y
Section 973y. 20.866 (2) (zbh) of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (zbh) Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; biomedical research and technology incubator. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to provide a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., to aid in the construction of a biomedical research and technology incubator. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for this purpose.
16,974r
Section 974r. 20.866 (2) (zbq) of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (zbq) Racine County; Discovery Place museum. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to provide a grant to Racine County, to aid in the construction of the Discovery Place museum as part of the Heritage museum. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for this purpose.
16,975
Section
975. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (zcm) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; public library educational technology infrastructure financial assistance. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide educational technology infrastructure financial assistance to public library boards under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 $3,000,000 for this purpose.
16,977
Section
977. 20.866 (2) (zd) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 $8,658,100 $16,658,100 for this purpose before July 1, 2003, and an amount not to exceed $22,858,100 for this purpose on and after July 1, 2003.
16,977e
Section 977e. 20.866 (2) (ze) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (ze) Historical society; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the historical society to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at historic sites, but not including the Wisconsin history center. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $3,173,600 for this purpose.
16,977h
Section 977h. 20.866 (2) (zgh) of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (zgh) Historical society; Wisconsin history center. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the historical society to construct a Wisconsin history center. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $131,500,000 for this purpose.
16,977n
Section 977n. 20.866 (2) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 $20,417,300 $22,421,900 for this purpose.
16,978
Section
978. 20.866 (2) (zn) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 $2,020,500,000 $2,120,840,000 for this purpose.
16,978b
Section 978b. 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,941,000 $29,520,900 for this purpose.
16,978h
Section 978h. 20.866 (2) (zx) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 $3,887,100 $13,587,100 for this purpose.
16,978p
Section 978p. 20.866 (2) (zz) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 $44,787,100 $84,787,100 for this purpose.
16,978s
Section 978s. 20.867 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
20.867 (3) (bm) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; HR Academy, Inc. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of a youth and family center for HR Academy, Inc., in the city of Milwaukee, and to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the construction of a youth and family center for the HR Academy, Inc.
16,978t
Section 978t. 20.867 (3) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
20.867 (3) (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Discovery Place museum. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction grant under s. 13.48 (32r), and to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the construction grant under s. 13.48 (32r).
16,979
Section
979. 20.867 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.867 (3) (h) Principal repayment, interest
, and rebates. A sum sufficient to guarantee full payment of principal and interest costs for self-amortizing or partially self-amortizing facilities enumerated under ss. 20.190 (1) (j), 20.245 (2) (1) (j), 20.285 (1) (ih), (kd) and (km), 20.370 (7) (eq) and 20.485 (1) (go) if moneys available in those appropriations are insufficient to make full payment, and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) if the appropriation under s. 20.190 (1) (j), 20.245 (2) (1) (j), 20.285 (1) (ih), (kd) or (km) or 20.485 (1) (go) is insufficient to make full payment of those amounts. All amounts advanced under the authority of this paragraph shall be repaid to the general fund whenever the balance of the appropriation for which the advance was made is sufficient to meet any portion of the amount advanced. The department of administration may take whatever action is deemed necessary including the making of transfers from program revenue appropriations and corresponding appropriations from program receipts in segregated funds and including actions to enforce contractual obligations that will result in additional program revenue for the state, to ensure recovery of the amounts advanced.
16,980
Section
980. 20.867 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.867 (3) (k) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; program revenues. All moneys transferred from the appropriations under pars. (g) and (i) and ss. 20.190 (1) (j), 20.245 (2) (1) (j), 20.285 (1) (kd), 20.410 (1) (ko) and 20.505 (5) (g) and (kc) to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) on the proceeds of obligations specified in those paragraphs.
16,980c
Section 980c. 20.867 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
20.867 (6) Cash building projects fund. (a) General fund transfer. From the general fund, to be transferred to the cash building projects fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amount that is required to be transferred to the cash building projects fund under s. 16.518 (4).
(q) Payment of cash in lieu of borrowing. From the cash building projects fund, a sum sufficient to permit payment of cash in lieu of borrowing for the purposes for which the contracting of public debt is authorized under s. 20.866 (2).
16,981
Section
981. 20.875 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.875 (1) (a) General fund transfer. A sum sufficient equal to the amount that is required to be transferred under s. 16.518 (3).
16,983
Section
983. 20.903 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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), and (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), and (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.
16,983m
Section 983m. 20.9145 of the statutes is created to read:
20.9145 Sale of residual state property. (1) In this section, "residual state property" means vacant state-owned land, together with any improvements thereon, that are not utilized under any statutory program, or any plan or proposal of a state agency.
(2) No later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], each state agency that has jurisdiction over residual state property shall solicit bids for the sale of the property.
(3) A state agency selling residual state property under sub. (2) shall sell the property to the highest responsible bidder, if any, who offers to pay at least the fair market value of the property.
(4) No later than September 1 annually, each state agency that sold a parcel of residual state property in the preceding fiscal year shall file a report with the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance specifying the location and size of the parcel, the date sold, the estimated fair market value, the sale price and the allocation of the proceeds of the sale.
(5) This section does not apply to residual state property that is leased to a person other than a state agency on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], if the lease contains terms that preclude sale of the property during the term of the lease, until the lease expires or the lease is modified, renewed, or extended, whichever first occurs.
16,983mn
Section 983mn. 20.9145 of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
16,984
Section
984. 20.916 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.916 (8) (a) The secretary of employment relations shall recommend to the joint committee on employment relations uniform travel schedule amounts for travel by state officers and employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 or 230.12. Such amounts shall include maximum permitted amounts for meal and lodging costs, special allowance expenses under sub. (9) (d), and porterage tips, except as authorized under s. 16.53 (12) (c). In lieu of the maximum permitted amounts for expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d), the secretary may recommend to the committee a per diem amount and method of reimbursement for any or all expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d). The secretary shall also recommend to the committee the amount of the allowance for legislative expenses under s. 13.123 (1) (a) 1.
16,985
Section
985. 20.916 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.916 (8) (b) The approval process for the uniform travel schedule amounts and allowances for legislative expenses under this subsection shall be the same as that provided under s. 230.12 (3) (b). The approved amounts for the uniform travel schedule and legislative expense allowances shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
16,988m
Section 988m. 20.923 (4) (f) 7y. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (f) 7y. Forestry, department of: secretary.
16,989
Section
989. 20.923 (4) (h) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (h) 2. Electronic government, department of: secretary (chief information officer).
16,989m
Section 989m. 20.923 (4g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.923 (4g) University of Wisconsin System senior executive positions. (intro.) A compensation plan consisting of 9 university senior executive salary groups is established for certain administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin System. The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for the university senior executive salary groups 1 and 2 shall be contained in the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for university senior executive salary groups 3 to 9 shall be determined by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System based on an analysis of salaries paid for similar positions at comparable universities in other states. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall set the salaries for these positions within the ranges to which the positions are assigned to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors. The salary of any incumbent in the positions identified in pars. (ae) to (f) may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The positions are assigned as follows:
16,993
Section
993. 20.923 (6) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
16,993i
Section 993i. 20.923 (6) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.923 (6) (m) University of Wisconsin System: deans, principals, professors, instructors, research assistants, librarians and other teachers, as defined in s. 40.02 (55), and the staff of the environmental education board, and instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm).
16,994
Section
994. 20.924 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
16,994d
Section 994d. 20.924 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
20.924 (1) (i) Shall not acquire or lease or authorize the acquisition or leasing of any building, structure, or facility, or portion thereof, for initial occupancy by the department of corrections for the purpose of confining persons serving a sentence of imprisonment to the Wisconsin state prisons or for the purpose of confining juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent unless one of the following applies:
1. If the building, structure, or facility was converted for that purpose, the conversion either was completed before January 1, 2001, or began after the building, structure, or facility was enumerated in the authorized state building program.
2. If the building, structure, or facility was not converted for that purpose, the construction of the building, structure, or facility either was completed before January 1, 2001, or began after the building, structure, or facility was enumerated in the authorized state building program.
16,994e
Section 994e. 20.924 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
20.924 (1) (j) Shall not enter into any lease or other contract that provides for the construction of any building, structure, or facility, or portion thereof, for initial occupancy by the state and that contains an option for the state to purchase the building, structure, or facility unless the construction and purchase of the building, structure, or facility is enumerated in the authorized state building program prior to entering into the lease or other contract.
16,995
Section
995. 20.924 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.924 (4) In addition to the authorized building program for the historical society, the society may expend any funds which are made available from the appropriations under s. 20.245 (1) (ag), (g), (h) and, (m), (2) (a) to (bi), (g), (h) and (m), (3) (g), (h), (m) and (n), (4) (g), (h) and (m) and (5) (a), (g), (h) and (m) and (n).
16,1013m
Section 1013m. 21.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
21.25
(1) The department of military affairs
shall may administer the Badger Challenge program for disadvantaged youth.
The department shall recruit 10% of the 1999-2000 class of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. The If the department
administers the Badger Challenge program under this subsection, it shall recruit 25% of
the 2000-01
each class
of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq.
The If the department of military affairs
administers the Badger Challenge program under this subsection, it shall promulgate rules for administering the Badger Challenge program.
16,1024
Section
1024. 21.49 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49
(1) (b) 2. Any accredited institution of higher education
, as defined
by rule by the higher educational aids board in 20 USC 1002.
16,1024bg
Section 1024bg. 21.49 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read: