AB144: Bill Text

AB144, s. 116 Section 116. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,190,11 14.015 (2) Children's cabinet board. There is created a children's cabinet board that is attached to the office of the governor under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the state superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of administration, the secretary of health and family services, and the secretary of workforce development. When not in conflict with s. 17.025, s. 15.07 applies to the children's cabinet board, except that the governor shall serve as chairperson of the children's cabinet board.

AB144, s. 117 Section 117. 14.019 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,190,17 14.019 (2) Effect of appropriation. Subsection (1) continues to apply to any nonstatutory committee created by the governor even if a part of its expenses is later defrayed from state funds, whether under the general appropriation of s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) or under an appropriation enacted specifically for the purposes of such committee.

AB144, s. 118 Section 118. 14.019 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,190,23 14.019 (4) Program fees. The governor may authorize any committee created under this section to charge a fee for materials and services provided by it in the course of carrying out its responsibilities. The fee may not exceed the actual cost of the materials or services provided. All fees shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation account for the appropriation made under s. 20.505 (3) (4) (h).

AB144, s. 119 Section 119. 14.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,191,2 14.20 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 22.01 (7).

AB144, s. 120 Section 120. 14.25 of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,191,4 14.25 Children's cabinet board. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB144,191,5 (a) "Board" means the children's cabinet board.

AB144,191,10 (b) "Local consortium" means a combination of individuals, public agencies, nonprofit corporations, for-profit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands, or other persons who have agreed to participate in a joint effort to provide a model for the delivery of programs for children as described in sub. (3) (a).

AB144,191,12 (c) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181 and that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).

AB144,191,14 (d) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, or school district.

AB144,191,15 (2) Duties. The board shall do all of the following:

AB144,191,21 (a) Make recommendations to the governor and the legislature relating to changes needed in state programs, policies, and funding levels to improve the coordination among state agencies of programs for children and to streamline the delivery of those programs and, by September 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a report of those recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor.

AB144,191,22 (b) Administer the grant program under sub. (3).

AB144,192,3 (c) Prescribe an assessment to be paid by the department of administration, the department of public instruction, the department of health and family services, and the department of workforce development for the general program operations of the board, which assessment shall be payable to the office of the governor within a time and in accordance with a procedure specified by the board and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.525 (1) (kd).

AB144,192,11 (3) Grants to local consortia. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (fr), the board shall award grants to local consortia to develop models for the delivery of programs for children who are at risk of not being ready to learn when they enter kindergarten or who are at risk of facing barriers to learning while in school. A local consortium that is awarded a grant under this paragraph shall use the grant moneys awarded to develop a model for the delivery of those programs that conforms to the specifications prescribed by the board under par. (b) 1. and that is designed to accomplish all of the following:

AB144,192,13 1. Create closer links between school districts, human service providers, and other community-based providers of programs for children.

AB144,192,16 2. Enable children who are at risk of not being ready to learn when they enter kindergarten to be ready to learn when they enter kindergarten and children who are at risk of facing barriers to learning while in school to overcome those barriers.

AB144,192,19 3. Focus on providing services on a voluntary basis to children under 5 years of age and their families, but also provide services to children and their families, as needed, throughout the elementary and high school grades.

AB144,192,20 4. Meet the performance measures specified by the board under par. (b) 2.

AB144,192,22 (b) In administering the grant program under this subsection, the board shall do all of the following:

AB144,192,25 1. Prescribe specifications for the types of program delivery models that a local consortium may develop under a grant under par. (a) that permit a variety of program delivery models to be provided.

AB144,193,2 2. Prescribe a set of performance measures that a program delivery model developed under a grant under par. (a) must be designed to meet.

AB144,193,4 3. Require a local consortium that applies for a grant under par. (a) to designate a fiscal agent to receive, manage, and account for the grant moneys awarded.

AB144, s. 121 Section 121. 14.26 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 122 Section 122. 14.28 of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 123 Section 123. 14.63 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB144,193,10 14.63 (3) (a) An individual, trust, legal guardian, or entity described under 26 USC 529 (e) (1) (C) may enter into a contract with the state treasurer for the sale of tuition units on behalf of a beneficiary.

AB144, s. 124 Section 124. 14.63 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,193,15 14.63 (6) (b) The state treasurer shall may terminate a contract under sub. (3) if any of the tuition units purchased under the contract remain unused 10 years after the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an institution of higher education, as specified in the contract.

AB144, s. 125 Section 125. 14.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,193,18 14.64 (1) (a) "Account owner" means an individual a person who establishes a college savings account under this section.

AB144, s. 126 Section 126. 14.64 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,193,23 14.64 (3) (e) The board shall may terminate a college savings account if any portion of the college savings account balance remains unused 10 years after the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an eligible educational institution.

AB144, s. 127 Section 127. 14.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,194,5 14.90 (2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission has the powers granted and the duties granted and imposed under s. 39.80.

AB144, s. 128 Section 128. 14.90 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,194,9 14.90 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba), the department of administration shall pay the costs of membership in and costs associated with the midwestern higher education compact.

AB144, s. 129 Section 129. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,194,22 15.01 (2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of 5 members, the parole commission which shall consist of 6 members and the Fox River management commission which shall consist of 7 members, and the parole commission, which shall consist of 6 members, except that during the period from the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], until June 30, 2003, the parole commission shall consist of 8 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The parole commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06.

AB144, s. 130 Section 130. 15.01 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 12n, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB144,195,7 15.01 (4) "Council" means a part-time body appointed to function on a continuing basis for the study, and recommendation of solutions and policy alternatives, of the problems arising in a specified functional area of state government, except the Milwaukee River revitalization council has the powers and duties specified in s. 23.18, the council on physical disabilities has the powers and duties specified in s. 46.29 (1) and (2), and the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse has the powers and duties specified in s. 14.24.

AB144, s. 131 Section 131. 15.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 132 Section 132. 15.06 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 133 Section 133. 15.07 (1) (b) 16. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

AB144, s. 134 Section 134. 15.07 (1) (b) 21. of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,195,15 15.07 (1) (b) 21. The public broadcasting transitional board. This subdivision does not apply after the first day of the 36th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

AB144, s. 135 Section 135. 15.07 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,195,19 15.07 (2) (L) The governor shall serve as chairperson of the information technology management board and the chief information officer shall serve as vice chairperson of that board.

AB144, s. 136 Section 136. 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,195,22 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. The information technology management board shall meet at least 4 times each year and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson.

AB144, s. 137 Section 137. 15.103 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 138 Section 138. 15.103 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 139 Section 139. 15.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,196,5 15.105 (3) Depository selection board. There is created a depository selection board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The depository selection board shall consist of the state treasurer, the secretary of administration, and the executive director of the investment board secretary of revenue or their designees.

AB144, s. 140 Section 140. 15.105 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,196,11 15.105 (8) Board on education evaluation and accountability. There is created a board on education evaluation and accountability, attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03, consisting of 5 members appointed for 4-year terms. At least one member shall be experienced in education evaluation and assessment.

AB144, s. 141 Section 141. 15.105 (16) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

AB144, s. 142 Section 142. 15.105 (24) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (title).

AB144, s. 143 Section 143. 15.105 (24) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (a) and amended to read:

AB144,196,19 15.225 (4) (a) Creation. There is created a national and community service board which is attached to the department of administration workforce development under s. 15.03.

AB144, s. 144 Section 144. 15.105 (24) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (b).

AB144, s. 145 Section 145. 15.105 (24) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) (intro.).

AB144, s. 146 Section 146. 15.105 (24) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 1.

AB144, s. 147 Section 147. 15.105 (24) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 2.

AB144, s. 148 Section 148. 15.105 (24) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 3.

AB144, s. 149 Section 149. 15.105 (24) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 4.

AB144, s. 150 Section 150. 15.105 (24) (c) 4m. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 4m. and amended to read:

AB144,197,5 15.225 (4) (c) 4m. The secretary of administration workforce development or his or her designee.

AB144, s. 151 Section 151. 15.105 (24) (c) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 5.

AB144, s. 152 Section 152. 15.105 (24) (c) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 6.

AB144, s. 153 Section 153. 15.105 (24) (c) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 7.

AB144, s. 154 Section 154. 15.105 (24) (c) 8. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 8.

AB144, s. 155 Section 155. 15.105 (24) (c) 9. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 9.

AB144, s. 156 Section 156. 15.105 (24) (c) 10. of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (c) 10.

AB144, s. 157 Section 157. 15.105 (24) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (d).

AB144, s. 158 Section 158. 15.105 (24) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (4) (e).

AB144, s. 159 Section 159. 15.105 (25) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,197,21 15.105 (25) (bm) A member of the educational communications board. 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 paragraph does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (a).

AB144, s. 160 Section 160. 15.105 (25) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,198,3 15.105 (25) (c) Four or, 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), on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (a), 5 other members.

AB144, s. 161 Section 161. 15.107 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 162 Section 162. 15.107 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,198,7 15.107 (7) (f) A representative of the unit in the department of administration that deals with information technology electronic government.

AB144, s. 163 Section 163. 15.107 (16) (b) 14. of the statutes is created to read: