AB144: Bill Text

AB144,209,14 16.07 State and local governmental policy coordination; mediation. (1) In this section:

AB144,209,15 (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1).

AB144,209,16 (b) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 (7).

AB144,209,19 (2) The department shall, to the extent possible, coordinate state policies governing the relationship between the state and local governmental units and shall attempt to make those policies as uniform as practicable.

AB144,209,21 (3) The department may attempt to mediate disputes between local governmental units and agencies to the extent feasible.

AB144,209,24 (4) The secretary shall appoint a state-local government coordinator outside the classified service to carry out the department's responsibilities under this section.

AB144, s. 204 Section 204. 16.22 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (title).

AB144, s. 205 Section 205. 16.22 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (1).

AB144, s. 206 Section 206. 16.22 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (intro.).

AB144, s. 207 Section 207. 16.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (a).

AB144, s. 208 Section 208. 16.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (b).

AB144, s. 209 Section 209. 16.22 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (c).

AB144, s. 210 Section 210. 16.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (d).

AB144, s. 211 Section 211. 16.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (e).

AB144, s. 212 Section 212. 16.22 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (f).

AB144, s. 213 Section 213. 16.22 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (g).

AB144, s. 214 Section 214. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (h) and amended to read:

AB144,210,14 106.22 (2) (h) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (4) (j) and (p) 20.445 (6) (jb) and (m), award grants to persons providing national service programs, giving priority to the greatest extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs.

AB144, s. 215 Section 215. 16.22 (2) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (i).

AB144, s. 216 Section 216. 16.22 (2) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (j).

AB144, s. 217 Section 217. 16.22 (2) (k) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (k).

AB144, s. 218 Section 218. 16.22 (2) (L) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (2) (L).

AB144, s. 219 Section 219. 16.22 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 106.22 (3).

AB144, s. 220 Section 220. 16.251 of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,210,22 16.251 Emergency weather warning system. (1) In this section, "broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

AB144,211,3 (2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, on and after the effective date of the last license transferred, as determined by the secretary under s. 39.87 (2) (a), the department shall contract with the broadcasting corporation for the operation of an emergency weather warning system.

AB144, s. 221 Section 221. 16.26 of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,211,5 16.26 Public broadcasting assets. (1) In this section:

AB144,211,6 (a) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given under s. 39.81 (2).

AB144,211,10 (b) "Shared asset" means an asset of the state that, as determined by the secretary, is used for the purpose of providing public broadcasting, including a tower, transmitter, transmission facility or other related structure, equipment, or property, and that is also used by another agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (1).

AB144,211,18 (2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, the secretary shall negotiate and enter into an agreement to lease, sell, or otherwise transfer any shared asset used by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation. In addition, the secretary shall negotiate and enter into an agreement with the broadcasting corporation regarding the payment of any outstanding debt service of the educational communications board related to public broadcasting.

AB144,212,2 (3) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses, except licenses for student radio, held by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to the broadcasting corporation, the secretary shall negotiate and enter into an agreement to lease, sell, or otherwise transfer any shared asset used by the University of Wisconsin System to the broadcasting corporation. In addition, the secretary shall negotiate and enter into an agreement with the broadcasting corporation regarding the payment of any outstanding debt service of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System related to public broadcasting.

AB144, s. 222 Section 222. 16.339 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,212,9 16.339 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (dm) (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

AB144, s. 223 Section 223. 16.352 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,212,17 16.352 (2) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fm) and (gm) (h), the department shall award grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities that have or anticipate a need for additional funding because of the renovation or expansion of an existing shelter facility, the development of an existing building into a shelter facility, the expansion of shelter services for homeless persons, or an inability to obtain adequate funding to continue the provision of an existing level of services.

AB144, s. 224 Section 224. 16.352 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,212,21 16.352 (2) (b) (intro.) The department shall allocate funds from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fm) and (gm) (h) for temporary shelter for homeless individuals and families as follows:

AB144, s. 225 Section 225. 16.385 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,213,3 16.385 (3) (e) 1. Allocate and transfer to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (km) (kg), 15% of the moneys received under 42 USC 8621 to 8629 in each federal fiscal year under the priority of maintaining funding for the geographical areas on July 20, 1985, and, if funding is reduced, prorating contracted levels of payment, for the weatherization assistance program administered by the department under s. 16.39.

AB144, s. 226 Section 226. 16.40 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,214,2 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.

AB144, s. 227 Section 227. 16.40 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,214,7 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.

AB144, s. 228 Section 228. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,214,10 16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 233 or, 234, or 237.

AB144, s. 229 Section 229. 16.417 of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 230 Section 230. 16.43 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,214,21 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.

AB144, s. 231 Section 231. 16.46 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,215,2 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:

AB144,215,3 (a) For the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium, a comparison of the following:

AB144,215,8 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.

AB144,215,11 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.

AB144,215,15 (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.

AB144,215,18 (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:

AB144,215,19 a. General equalization school aids.

AB144,215,20 b. Appropriations to the department of corrections.

AB144,215,21 c. The medical assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.

AB144,215,24 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.

AB144,215,25 e. Public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

AB144,216,6 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.

AB144,216,11 (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:

AB144,216,14 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.

AB144,216,17 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.

AB144,216,21 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.

AB144,216,22 (e) 1. A comparison of the following:

AB144,216,25 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.

AB144,217,5 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.

AB144,217,8 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).

AB144,217,11 (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).

AB144, s. 232 Section 232. 16.46 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,217,20 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.

AB144, s. 233 Section 233. 16.46 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,217,22 16.46 (10) The determination of the department under s. 13.40 (4).

AB144, s. 234 Section 234. 16.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,217,25 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).

AB144, s. 235 Section 235. 16.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,219,10 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 chief information officer under s. 16.505 (2e), 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), the intent of the chief information officer in transferring positions under s. 16.505 (2e), 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) or by the chief information officer under s. 16.505 (2e). 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).

AB144, s. 236 Section 236. 16.50 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,219,19 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.

AB144, s. 237 Section 237. 16.501 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,220,2 16.501 (1) No funds appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (bm) or (kn) may be expended until the department of commerce submits to the secretary a report setting forth the amount of private contributions received by Forward Wisconsin, Inc., since the date the department of commerce last submitted a report under this subsection. After receiving the report, the secretary may approve the expenditure of funds up to the amount set forth in the report. Total funds expended in any fiscal year may not exceed the amounts in the schedule under s. 20.143 (1) (bm) and (kn).

AB144, s. 238 Section 238. 16.501 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,220,10 16.501 (2) Forward Wisconsin, Inc., shall expend funds appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (bm) and (kn) in adherence with the uniform travel schedule amounts approved under s. 20.916 (8). Forward Wisconsin, Inc., may not expend funds appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (bm) or (kn) on entertainment, foreign travel, payments to persons not providing goods or services to Forward Wisconsin, Inc., or for any other purposes prohibited by contract between Forward Wisconsin, Inc., and the department.

AB144, s. 239 Section 239. 16.505 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,220,14 16.505 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (2e), (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: