AB144,168,84
7.08
(1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
56.40 (1) (b), 6.47 (1) (a) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2) and (3),
6.79 (5) and 6.86 (2) and (3). All
6such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent
7registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished
8by the board.
AB144, s. 74
9Section
74. 7.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,168,1210
7.08
(5) Training, examination and qualification of election officials. The
11board may, by rule, prescribe standards and procedures for the training,
12qualification and examination of election officials.
AB144, s. 75
13Section
75. 7.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,168,2314
7.08
(6) Appointment of specially designated inspectors. If the board finds
15that an inspector has repeatedly and materially failed to substantially comply with
16the election laws or rules of the board in performing his or her functions, the board
17may remove that inspector and may appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy
18in the inspector's office, without regard to party affiliation. The specially designated
19inspector so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the
20former inspector. A specially designated inspector shall be compensated by the
21municipality in which the inspector serves on the same basis as other inspectors, and
22shall be supervised by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the
23same manner as provided by law for other inspectors.
AB144, s. 76
24Section
76. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,169,15
17.08
(7) Appointment of special master. (a) If the board finds that a
2municipality has repeatedly and materially failed to substantially comply with the
3election laws or rules of the board in administering elections, the board may appoint
4a special master to assume all functions of the municipal clerk or board of election
5commissioners of that municipality with respect to administration of the election
6laws. The board shall specify in the appointment order the period in which the
7appointment applies, which may not exceed 12 months. An appointment under this
8subsection may be renewed for additional periods of not more than 12 months, if the
9board finds, at the time of renewal, that the municipality served by the special
10master is incapable of substantial compliance or is unwilling to substantially comply
11with the election laws or rules of the board. During the period of service of a special
12master in any municipality, all election officials other than the municipal clerk or
13board of election commissioners shall continue to hold their offices and positions and
14exercise their functions, unless the special master removes an official under s. 7.15
15(1) (f) or 7.30 (6) (c) or the board removes an official under sub. (6).
AB144,169,2316
(b) The board shall employ the special master outside the classified service. The
17board shall submit a statement of its reasonable costs incurred under this subsection
18to the municipal treasurer. The municipal treasurer shall then reimburse the board
19for those costs within 30 days following receipt of the statement. If the municipality
20fails to timely reimburse the board, the board may submit a statement to the
21department of administration indicating the amount of the reimbursement due from
22the municipality and directing the department to deduct that amount from the next
23payment made to the municipality under s. 79.02.
AB144, s. 77
24Section
77. 7.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,170,5
17.10
(1) (b) The county clerk shall supply sufficient
poll list blanks for
2municipalities that do not have elector registration and other election supplies for
3national, state and county elections
to municipalities within the county. The
poll list
4blanks and other election supplies shall be enclosed in the sealed package containing
5the official ballots and delivered to the municipal clerk.
AB144, s. 78
6Section
78. 7.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,170,97
7.10
(7) Registration agent for town clerk. The county clerk shall carry out
8the registration functions specified in ss. 6.29 (2) and 6.33 (5) (b) for any town clerk
9who designates the county clerk as the agent of the town clerk under s. 6.33 (5) (b).
AB144, s. 79
10Section
79. 7.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,170,1511
7.15
(1) Supervise registration and elections. (intro.)
Each Except as
12provided in ss. 6.33 (5) (b), 6.36 (1), and 7.08 (7), each municipal clerk has charge and
13supervision of elections and registration in the municipality. The clerk shall perform
14the following duties and any others which may be necessary to properly conduct
15elections or registration:
AB144, s. 80
16Section
80. 7.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,170,2017
7.15
(1) (c) Prepare ballots for municipal elections, and distribute ballots and
18provide other supplies for conducting all elections. The municipal clerk shall deliver
19poll list forms received from the county clerk to the polling places with the ballots
to
20the polling places before the polls open.
AB144, s. 81
21Section
81. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,171,722
7.15
(1) (e)
Instruct Except as otherwise required by rules of the board under
23s. 7.08 (5), determine whether election officials meet the qualifications prescribed by
24law and whether their conduct is in compliance with the law; instruct election
25officials in their duties, calling them together whenever advisable
,; advise
them
1election officials of changes in laws, rules and procedures affecting the performance
2of their duties
,; and administer examinations as authorized under s. 7.30 (2) (c). The
3clerk shall assure that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic voting
4system is used are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors in its
5proper use. The clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of
6elections in the municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently and uniformly
7conducted.
AB144, s. 82
8Section
82. 7.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,171,149
7.15
(4) Recording electors. After each election
where registration is used,
10the municipal clerk shall make a record of each elector who has voted at the election
11by stamping or writing the date of the election in the appropriate space on the
12original registration form of the elector. Municipalities employing data processing
13may, in lieu of this requirement, record voting information in such a manner that it
14is readily available for retrieval by computer.
AB144, s. 83
15Section
83. 7.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,172,216
7.30
(1) Number. There shall be 7 inspectors for each polling place at each
17election. In municipalities where voting machines are used, the municipal governing
18body may reduce the number of inspectors to 5. A municipal governing body may
19provide for the appointment of additional inspectors whenever more than one voting
20machine is used or wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). A municipal governing
21body may provide by ordinance for the selection of alternate officials or the selection
22of 2 sets of officials to work at different times on election day. Unless officials are
23appointed without regard to party affiliation under sub. (4) (c)
or unless a specially
24designated inspector is appointed under s. 7.08 (6), additional officials shall be
25appointed in such a manner that the total number of officials is an odd number and
1the predominant party under sub. (2) is represented by one more official than the
2other party.
AB144, s. 84
3Section
84. 7.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,173,24
7.30
(2) Qualifications and procedure. (a)
Only Except as otherwise provided
5in s. 7.08 (6), only election officials appointed under this section may conduct an
6election.
Except as authorized in s. 7.15 (1) (k), each Each inspector shall be a
7qualified elector
in of the ward
or other area for which the polling place is established
.
8Special, except that special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6)
and 9election officials serving more than one ward or when necessary to fill a vacancy
10under par. (b)
, and specially designated inspectors under s. 7.08 (6) need not be
a
11resident an elector of that ward
,
or area but
, except in the case of specially designated
12inspectors, shall be
a resident an elector of the municipality. Special registration
13deputies may be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials shall
14be able to read and write the English language, be capable, be of good understanding,
15and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they
16serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public.
17Except
for specially designated inspectors appointed under s. 7.08 (6) and except as
18authorized under sub. (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2
19recognized political parties which received the largest number of votes for president,
20or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of
21wards served by the polling place at the last election. The party which received the
22largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the
23next largest number of votes at each polling place. The same election officials may
24serve the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6)
1(b). If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this
2paragraph apply to the municipality at large.
AB144,173,133
(b)
When Except as provided in s. 7.08 (6), whenever a vacancy occurs, the
4vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the municipal clerk.
The vacancy Vacancies
5filled by the municipal clerk shall be filled from the remaining names on the lists
6submitted under sub. (4) or from additional names submitted by the chairperson of
7the county party committee of the appropriate party under sub. (4) whenever names
8are submitted under sub. (4) (d). If the vacancy is due to candidacy, sickness or any
9other temporary cause, the appointment shall be a temporary appointment and
10effective only for the election at which the temporary vacancy occurs. The same
11qualifications shall be required of persons who fill vacancies. Vacancies may be filled
12in cases of emergency or because of time limitations by a person from another
13aldermanic district or ward within the municipality.
AB144,173,1914
(c)
The Unless otherwise required by the board under s. 7.08 (5), the governing
15body of any municipality may require all persons serving as election officials to prove
16their ability to read and write English and to have a general knowledge of the election
17laws
. Examinations and may
be given give examinations to prove the qualifications
18can be met.
Any examinations shall be consistent with rules of the board under s.
197.08 (5).
AB144, s. 85
20Section
85. 7.30 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,175,621
7.30
(4) (b) 2. In municipalities other than cities and villages located in counties
22having a population of more than 500,000, the committees organized under s. 8.17
23from each of the 2 dominant parties under sub. (2) shall submit a list containing at
24least as many names as there are needed appointees from that party. The list shall
25be submitted by the chairperson of each of the 2 committees to the mayor, president
1or chairperson of the municipality. If committees are organized in subdivisions of a
2city, the list shall be submitted through the chairperson of the city committee. If
3there is no municipal committee, the list shall be submitted by the chairperson of the
4county or legislative district committee. Except as provided in par. (c)
and except for
5specially designated inspectors appointed under s. 7.08 (6), only those persons
6submitted by the chairperson of each committee under s. 8.17 may act as election
7officials. The chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted
8as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the chairperson and
9secretary of the submitting committee. In cities or villages located in counties having
10a population of more than 500,000, other than cities where there is a board of election
11commissioners, the aldermanic district or village committeeman or
12committeewoman for the ward or wards where each polling place is located, if there
13is one, shall submit a list containing at least as many names as there are needed
14appointees for inspector positions from the party represented by the committeeman
15or committeewoman. For appointments of inspectors in cities and villages where
16there is no aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman,
17nominations shall proceed in the same manner as in municipalities located in
18counties having a population of 500,000 or less. The list shall be submitted to the
19mayor or president. Except as provided in par. (c)
and except for specially designated
20inspectors appointed under s. 7.08 (6), only those persons whose names are
21submitted as provided in this paragraph may act as election officials. The
22committeeman or committeewoman may designate any individual whose name is
23submitted as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the
24aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman or the chairperson
25of the appropriate committee. Upon submission of each nominee's name, the
1governing body shall appoint each first choice nominee for so long as positions are
2available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and shall appoint
3other nominees in its discretion. If any nominee is not appointed, the mayor,
4president or chairperson of the municipality shall immediately nominate another
5person from the appropriate lists submitted and continue until the necessary
6number of election officials from each party is achieved at that meeting.
AB144, s. 86
7Section
86. 7.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,175,98
7.33
(1) (c) "State agency" has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1) and
9includes an authority created under ch. 231, 232, 233
or
, 234
, or 237.
AB144, s. 87
10Section
87. 7.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,175,1811
7.33
(2) Service Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, service as an
12election official under this chapter
shall be is mandatory upon all qualified electors
13appointed, during the full 2-year term, after which they shall be exempt from further
14service as an election official, under this chapter, until 3 terms of 2 years each have
15elapsed. Municipal clerks may grant exemptions from service at any time.
At all
16times while performing his or her duties, a person serving as an election official shall
17wear a sticker or badge that indicates the person is an election official and that
18contains the person's full name.
AB144, s. 88
19Section
88. 7.37 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,175,2120
7.37
(7) Registration and poll Poll lists. Two inspectors shall be assigned
21to have charge of the
registration or poll lists at each election.
AB144, s. 89
22Section
89. 7.51 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,176,1023
7.51
(2) (a) The inspectors shall first compare the poll
or registration lists,
24correcting any mistakes until the poll
or registration lists agree. The chief inspector
25and the inspectors who are responsible for recording electors under s. 6.79 shall
1verify the correctness of the poll
or registration lists after the polls close by each
2signing their name thereto. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the inspectors
3shall then open the ballot box and remove and count the number of ballots therein
4without examination except as is necessary to ascertain that each is a single ballot.
5If 2 or more ballots are folded together so as to appear as a single ballot, the inspectors
6shall lay them aside until the count is completed; and if, after a comparison of the
7count and the appearance of the ballots it appears to a majority of the inspectors that
8the ballots folded together were voted by the same person they may not be counted
9but the inspectors shall mark them as to the reason for removal, set them aside and
10carefully preserve them. The inspectors shall then proceed under par. (b).
AB144, s. 90
11Section
90. 7.51 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,176,2112
7.51
(2) (c) Whenever the number of ballots exceeds the number of voting
13electors as indicated on the poll
or registration list, the inspectors shall place all
14ballots face up to check for blank ballots. In this paragraph, "blank ballot" means
15a ballot on which no votes are cast for any office or question. The inspectors shall
16mark, lay aside and preserve any blank ballots. If the number of ballots still exceeds
17the number of voting electors, the inspectors shall place all ballots face down and
18proceed to check for the initials. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside and preserve
19any ballot not bearing the initials of 2 inspectors or any absentee ballot not bearing
20the initials of the municipal clerk. During the count the inspectors shall count those
21ballots cast by challenged electors the same as the other ballots.
AB144, s. 91
22Section
91. 7.51 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,177,1523
7.51
(2) (e) If, after any ballots have been laid aside, the number of ballots still
24exceeds the total number of electors recorded on the
registration or poll list, the
25inspectors shall separate the absentee ballots from the other ballots. If there is an
1excess number of absentee ballots, the inspectors shall place the absentee ballots in
2the ballot box and one of the inspectors shall publicly and without examination draw
3therefrom by chance the number of ballots equal to the excess number of absentee
4ballots. If there is an excess number of other ballots, the inspectors shall place those
5ballots in the ballot box and one of the inspectors shall publicly and without
6examination draw therefrom by chance the number of ballots equal to the excess
7number of those ballots. All ballots so removed may not be counted but shall be
8specially marked as having been removed by the inspectors on original canvass due
9to an excess number of ballots, set aside and preserved. When the number of ballots
10and total shown on the
poll or registration list agree, the inspectors shall return all
11ballots to be counted to the ballot box and shall turn the ballot box in such manner
12as to thoroughly mix the ballots. The inspectors shall then open, count and record
13the number of votes. When the ballots are counted, the inspectors shall separate
14them into piles for ballots similarly voted. Objections may be made to placement of
15ballots in the piles at the time the separation is made.
AB144, s. 92
16Section
92. 7.51 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,178,517
7.51
(4) (a) The tally sheets shall state the total number of votes cast for each
18office and for each individual receiving votes for that office, whether or not the
19individual's name appears on the ballot, and shall state the vote for and against each
20proposition voted on. Upon completion of the tally sheets, the inspectors shall
21immediately complete inspectors' statements in duplicate. The inspectors shall state
22the excess by which the number of ballots exceeds the number of electors voting as
23shown by the poll
or registration list
, if any, and shall state the number of the last
24elector as shown by the
registration or poll lists. At least 3 inspectors, including the
25chief inspector and, unless election officials are appointed under s. 7.30 (4) (c)
1without regard to party affiliation, at least one inspector representing each political
2party, shall then certify to the correctness of the statements and tally sheets and sign
3their names. All other election officials assisting with the tally shall also certify to
4the correctness of the tally sheets. When the tally is complete, the inspectors shall
5publicly announce the results from the statements.
AB144, s. 93
6Section
93. 7.51 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,179,47
7.51
(5) Returns. The inspectors shall make full and accurate return of the
8votes cast for each candidate and proposition on tally sheet blanks provided by the
9municipal clerk for the purpose. Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each
10office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized in accordance
11with s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group
12of combined wards. After recording the votes, the inspectors shall seal in a carrier
13envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspectors' statement under sub. (4)
14(a), one tally sheet and one poll
or registration list for delivery to the county clerk,
15unless the election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda.
16The inspectors shall also similarly seal one inspectors' statement, one tally sheet and
17one poll
or registration list for delivery to the municipal clerk. For school district
18elections, except in 1st class cities, the inspectors shall similarly seal one inspectors'
19statement, one tally sheet and one poll
or registration list for delivery to the school
20district clerk. The inspectors shall immediately deliver all ballots, statements, tally
21sheets, lists and envelopes to the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall arrange
22for delivery of all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists and envelopes relating to a
23school district election to the school district clerk. The municipal clerk shall deliver
24the ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists and envelopes for his or her municipality
25relating to any county, technical college district, state or national election to the
1county clerk by 2 p.m. on the day following each such election. The person delivering
2the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk receiving ballots,
3statements, tally sheets or envelopes shall retain them until destruction is
4authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
AB144, s. 94
5Section
94. 9.01 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,179,76
9.01
(1) (b) 1. The board of canvassers shall first compare the
registration or
7poll lists and determine the number of voting electors.
AB144, s. 95
8Section
95. 10.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,179,189
10.02
(3) (a) Upon entering the polling place
and before being permitted to vote,
10an elector shall
give state his or her name and address
before being permitted to vote
11and shall present identification or have his or her identification corroborated as
12required by law. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors
13must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire
14alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector
15who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor
16ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting
17a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting
18choice.
AB144, s. 96
19Section
96. 12.13 (2) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,179,2020
12.13
(2) (b) 9. Fail to exercise due care to lawfully register an elector to vote.
AB144, s. 97
21Section
97. 12.60 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,179,2322
12.60
(1) (bm) Whoever violates s.12.13 (2) (b) 9. may be required to forfeit not
23more than $1,000.
AB144, s. 98
24Section
98. 13.101 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,180,15
113.101
(4) The committee may transfer between appropriations and programs
2if the committee finds that unnecessary duplication of functions can be eliminated,
3more efficient and effective methods for performing programs will result or
4legislative intent will be more effectively carried out because of such transfer, if
5legislative intent will not be changed as the result of such transfer and the purposes
6for which the transfer is requested have been authorized or directed by the
7legislature
, or to implement s. 16.847 (8) (b) 3. The authority to transfer between
8appropriations includes the authority to transfer between 2 fiscal years of the same
9biennium, between 2 appropriations of the same agency and between an
10appropriation of one agency and an appropriation of a different agency. No transfer
11between appropriations or programs may be made to offset deficiencies arising from
12the lack of adequate expenditure controls by a department, board, institution,
13commission or agency. The authority to transfer between appropriations shall not
14include the authority to transfer from sum sufficient appropriations as defined under
15s. 20.001 (3) (d) to other types of appropriations.
AB144, s. 99
16Section
99. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,181,1017
13.101
(6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
18revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
19committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
20department,
or the University of Wisconsin System
, or to any other state agency or
21activity
, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
22appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg),
and 23(cr)
and (q), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq),
(eq) to (ex) (fq) to (fx), and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to
24(ax)
, and (6) (aq) and (ar), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da)
, and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or for
25forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county,
1city, village, town
, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum
2sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the
3amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended
4June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient
5manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds
6should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues
7to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make
8reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial
9operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time
10interfere least with their services and activities.
AB144, s. 100
11Section
100. 13.101 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,181,1512
13.101
(14) With the concurrence of the joint committee on information policy
13and technology, direct the department of
administration electronic government to
14report to the committee concerning any specific information technology system
15project in accordance with s. 13.58 (5) (b) 4.
AB144, s. 101
16Section
101. 13.106 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,181,2117
13.106
(2) The Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of
18Wisconsin-Madison Medical School shall submit a biennial report containing
19financial summaries for the college and school to the governor and the joint
20committee on finance, in a consistent format and methodology
to be developed in
21consultation with the medical education review committee under s. 39.16.
AB144, s. 102
22Section
102. 13.123 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,182,1623
13.123
(1) (a) 1. Any member of the legislature who has signified, by affidavit
24filed with the department of administration, the necessity of establishing a
25temporary residence at the state capital for the period of any regular or special
1legislative session shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred for food and
2lodging for each day that he or she is in Madison on legislative business, but not
3including any Saturday or Sunday unless the legislator is in actual attendance on
4such day at a session of the legislature or a meeting of a standing committee of which
5the legislator is a member. The amount of the allowance
for each biennial session 6shall be
established under s. 20.916 (8) 90% of the per diem rate for travel for federal
7government business within the city of Madison, as established by the federal
8general services administration. For the purpose of determining the amount of the
9allowance, the secretary of employment relations shall certify to the chief clerk of
10each house the federal per diem rate in effect on December 1, or the first business day
11thereafter if December 1 is not a business day, in each even-numbered year. Each
12legislator shall file an affidavit with the chief clerk of his or her house certifying the
13specific dollar amount within the authorized allowance the member wishes to
14receive. Such affidavit, when filed, shall remain in effect for the biennial session
,
15except that a new affidavit may be filed for any month following an adjustment in
16the amount of the authorized allowance under s. 20.916 (8).
AB144, s. 103
17Section
103. 13.40 of the statutes is created to read:
AB144,182,19
1813.40 Limitation on state appropriations from general purpose
19revenue. (1) In this section:
AB144,182,2120
(a) "Fiscal biennium" means a 2-year period beginning on July 1 of an
21odd-numbered year.
AB144,182,2322
(b) "General purpose revenue" has the meaning given for "general purpose
23revenues" in s. 20.001 (2) (a).
AB144,183,2
24(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), the amount appropriated from general
25purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any amount under an
1appropriation specified in sub. (3) (a) to (h), as determined under sub. (4), may not
2exceed the sum of:
AB144,183,93
(a) The amount appropriated from general purpose revenue, excluding any
4amount under an appropriation specified in sub. (3), for the 2nd fiscal year of the
5prior fiscal biennium as determined under sub. (4), multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and
6the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed
7as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 which immediately
8precedes the first year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the department of
9revenue no later than December 5 of each even-numbered year.
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(b) The amount determined under par. (a) multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the
11annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a
12decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 which immediately
13precedes the 2nd year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the department of
14revenue no later than December 5 of each even-numbered year.
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15(3) The limitation under sub. (2) does not apply to any of the following:
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(a) An appropriation for principal repayment and interest payments on public
17debt, as defined in s. 18.01 (4), or operating notes, as defined in s. 18.71 (4).
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(b) An appropriation to honor a moral obligation undertaken pursuant to ss.
1918.61 (5), 85.25 (5), 101.143 (9m) (i), 229.50 (7), 229.74 (7), 229.830 (7), 234.15 (4),
20234.42 (4), 234.54 (4) (b), 234.626 (7), 234.93 (6), 234.932 (6), 234.933 (6), and 281.59
21(13m).
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(c) An appropriation to make a payment to the United States that the building
23commission determines to be payable under s. 13.488 (1) (m).
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(d) An appropriation contained in a bill that is enacted with approval of at least
25two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.
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1(e) An appropriation for legal expenses and the costs of judgments, orders, and
2settlements of actions and appeals incurred by the state.
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(f) An appropriation to make a payment for tax relief under s. 20.835 (2).
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(g) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the budget
5stabilization fund under s. 20.875 (1) (a).
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(h) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the tax relief
7fund under s. 20.876 (1) (a).
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8(4) For purposes of sub. (2), the department of administration shall determine
9the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for any fiscal biennium to
10which sub. (2) applies. The department of administration shall make this
11determination no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year and shall
12include a statement of the determination in the biennial state budget report
13prepared under s. 16.46.
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14Section
104. 13.48 (2) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section
105. 13.48 (10) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
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13.48
(10) (b) 3m. Rehabilitation projects of the Fox River Navigational System
17Authority.
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18Section
106. 13.48 (12) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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13.48
(12) (b) 4. A facility constructed by or for the Fox River Navigational
20System Authority.
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21Section
107. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.48
(13) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or
23facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state, any state agency,
24board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
25Authority
, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, or any local professional
1baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is
2undertaken by the department of administration on behalf of the district, shall be
3in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the
4construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in
5which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation
6because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used,
7permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other
8restrictions.
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9Section
108. 13.48 (14) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.48
(14) (e) If the state office building located at 3319 West Beltline Highway
11in Dane County is sold by the state, the building commission shall ensure that the
12transferee pays $476,228 from the proceeds of the sale to the Wisconsin Public
13Broadcasting Foundation, if the foundation exists at the time of the transfer
and if
14the secretary of administration does not transfer title to the building under s. 39.86
15(2) (a) 2.