• Amending our state constitution to stipulate the creation of a Budget Stabilization Fund – more commonly referred to as a rainy day fund. The state already has a rainy day fund in state statute, but that is not enough. We need a constitutionally protected savings account. A clearly delineated and constitutionally required rainy day fund will allow the state to save money when the economy is healthy, and provide a short-term financial cushion during an economic downturn while larger structural reforms can be debated and implemented.
• Amending our constitution so that any tax increase passed by the Legislature must survive a statewide vote before taking effect. We will not raise taxes in Wisconsin until the taxpayers say it will be so. One solution to our long-term financial challenges is the creation of more higher-paying jobs for Wisconsin workers. But we cannot talk about creating the economy of the future without addressing our tax structure. Whether it is a family trying to save for its children's education or an entrepreneur working to put an idea on the assembly line, high taxes continue to keep our economy from sailing at full speed.
• Approving a law requiring legislative budget business be completed in a timely manner. If a date-certain deadline is not met, legislators and the governor will not be paid until a final budget bill is signed into law.
We have so much to be proud of in our great state. We never settle for the status quo. That is who we are. It is what we do as a people. It is the essence of what makes our state so special.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott McCallum
Governor
__________________
Veto Message
Table of Contents
A. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ARTS BOARD
1. Milwaukee Art Museum Grant
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2. Program Revenue Lapses
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
3. Sale of Soft Drinks in Schools
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
4. Undergraduate Coursework Beyond 165 Credits
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
5. Funding for Travel and Advertising
B. ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMERCIAL RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
1. Consumer Protection Transfer to the Department of Justice
COMMERCE
2. Technology Development Grants and Loans
3. Wisconsin Development Fund Reduction
4. Branding Grant to Forward Wisconsin, Inc.
5. Horse Boarding and Training Facilities Exemption
6. Division of International and Export Services
NATURAL RESOURCES
7. Wetlands Exemption
8. Recycling Grant Formula
9. Chief Warden
10. Sale of Land by the Department of Natural Resources
11. Stewardship Earmark
12. Property Maintenance and Development Reduction
13. Council on Forestry
14. Definition of Game Animals
15. Fishing Season Closure Date and Fishing Shelter Removal Date
TOURISM
16. Badger State Games Assistance
TRANSPORTATION
17. Emergency Preemption Devices
18. Improvements to the USH 51 and Rieder Road Intersection
HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
1. Plans for the Centers for the Developmentally Disabled
2. Ambulance Staffing Requirements
3. Public Health Emergencies
4. Study of Federal Primary Health Care Funding
5. Bioterrorism Plan
6. Medical Assistance Provider Fraud and Abuse
7. Medical Assistance Disease Management
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
8. Small Employer Exemption for Point-of-Service Plans
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
9. Expansion of Retroactive Cash Benefits for Wisconsin Works (W-2) Participants
10. Transfer of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Fund
11. Inspection of Contractor Records
D. JUSTICE
CORRECTIONS
1. Interagency and Intra-agency Programs Lapse
2. Visitors Bus
3. Inmate Secure Work Program
4. Declining Probation and Parole Fees
5. Supermax Conversion Study
6. Out-of-State Prison Bed Contracting
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
7. Reduction of Salary and Fringe Benefits Appropriation
STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
8. Private Bar Funding
9. Hiring Freeze Exemption
TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING
10. Sentencing Commission Funding
11. Standard of Review on Appeal
12. Sentence Calculation
E. STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
1. Printed Publications
2. Performance Evaluation Office Elimination
3. Program Evaluation and Management Audit
4. Contractual Services Contracts Cost Reviews
5. Authority for Public Utilities to Retain Transitional Funding
6. Sale or Lease of Residual State Property
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
7. Structural Balance
8. State Employee Cap
9. Equitable Statewide Reduction in Agency Services
