AB934: Bill Text

AB934,2,7 8.10 (3) (intro.) The certification of a qualified elector under s. 8.15 (4) (a) shall be appended to each nomination paper. The number of required signatures on nomination papers filed under this section is as follows:

AB934,2,8 (a) For statewide offices, not less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000 electors;.

AB934,2,10 (am) For court of appeals judges, not less than 1,000 nor more than 2,000 electors;.

AB934,2,12 (b) For judicial offices not specified in pars. (a), (am), and (c), not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;.

AB934,2,14 (c) For judicial offices in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 1,000 nor more than 2,000 electors;.

AB934,2,16 (cm) For county executives in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000 electors;.

AB934,2,18 (d) For county executives in counties between 100,000 and 500,000 population, not less than 500 nor more than 1,000 electors;.

AB934,2,20 (e) For county executives in counties under 100,000 population, not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;.

AB934,2,22 (f) For supervisors in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;.

AB934,3,2 (h) For supervisors in counties under 100,000 population, not less than 20 nor more than 100 electors;.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent.

AB934, s. 4 Section 4. 11.01 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,3,5 11.01 (6) (a) (intro.) "Contribution" Except as provided in par. (b), "contribution" means any of the following:

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style.

AB934, s. 5 Section 5. 11.01 (6) (b) (intro.) and 1. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB934,3,8 11.01 (6) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "contribution", the term "Contribution" does not include any of the following:

AB934,3,10 1. Services for a political purpose by an individual on behalf of a registrant under s. 11.05 who is not compensated specifically for such the services;.

AB934,3,14 2. The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for a purpose under par. (a) 1. if no funds are raised with the knowledge of the host;.

AB934,3,17 3. Any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his or her own behalf volunteers the individual's his or her personal services for political purposes;.

AB934,3,20 4. The costs of preparation and transmission of personal correspondence, provided such material that the correspondence is not reproduced by machine for distribution; or.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent. Replaces "the individual's" to improve readability. Inserts a specific reference and replaces a disfavored term.

AB934, s. 6 Section 6. 11.01 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 11.01 (6) (b) 7. and amended to read:

AB934,4,7 11.01 (6) (b) 7. Notwithstanding par. (a), when a committee or group not organized exclusively for political purposes receives a A gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of anything of value and received by a committee or group not organized exclusively for political purposes that the group or committee does not utilize it for political purposes, it is not a "contribution".

Note: Reorganizes text to conform provision with current style and to fit within the list of other exclusions under par. (b).

AB934, s. 7 Section 7. 11.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,4,10 11.01 (7) (a) (intro.) "Disbursement" Except as provided in par. (b), "disbursement" means any of the following:

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style.

AB934, s. 8 Section 8. 11.01 (7) (b) (intro.) and 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB934,4,13 11.01 (7) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "disbursement", the term "Disbursement" does not include any of the following:

AB934,4,17 1. The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for a purpose under par. (a) 1. if no funds are raised with the knowledge of the host;.

AB934,4,20 2. Any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his or her own behalf volunteers the individual's his or her personal services for political purposes;.

AB934,4,23 3. The costs of preparation and transmission of personal correspondence, provided such material that the correspondence is not reproduced by machine for distribution;.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent. Replaces "the individual's" to improve readability. Inserts a specific reference.

AB934, s. 9 Section 9. 11.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,5,12 11.07 (3) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served upon the secretary of state under this section, which that shows the date and hour of service and the date of mailing. The certificate of the secretary of state that a summons and complaint or, notice of object of action, or any notice or demand required or permitted by law was served upon the secretary of state and that the same was mailed by the secretary of state as required by law, shall be evidence of service upon the secretary of state. If the address of the individual, committee, or group is not known or readily ascertainable, mailing is dispensed with, and a copy of the process shall then be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in the county wherein in which the last-known registered agent was located and or, if unknown, in Dane county County.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style, replaces disfavored terminology, and corrects punctuation.

AB934, s. 10 Section 10. 11.20 (8) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB934,5,15 11.20 (8) (intro.) Reports filed under subs. (2), (4), and (4m) shall include all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:

AB934,5,17 (a) The 15th day preceding the primary or election in the case of the preprimary and preelection report;.

AB934,5,19 (b) December 31 in the case of the continuing report required by January 31; and.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent.

AB934, s. 11 Section 11. 13.48 (21) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,6,2 13.48 (21) (title) Debt increase for medical college Medical College of Wisconsin.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 12 Section 12. 13.48 (21) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,6,19 13.48 (21) (a) (intro.) The building commission may authorize up to $8,000,000 of general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of a basic science education facility at the medical college Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to the approval of any state funding commitment, the building commission must satisfy itself that the medical college Medical College of Wisconsin has secured additional funding commitments of at least $34,000,000 from other nonstate revenue sources; that such revenue sources are reasonable and available; that the nonstate funding commitments will not exceed $10,000,000 in borrowed funds, the repayment of which shall be amortized over a period of years equal to at least three-fourths of the amortization period for retirement of the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (zb), and that the nonstate funding commitment will not jeopardize the operating funds of the medical college; and that the total funding commitments will enable the signing of contracts for the construction of a complete basic sciences educational facility. If the building commission authorizes a construction grant to the medical college Medical College of Wisconsin, the medical college, in return, shall provide the state with an option-to-purchase with the following provisions:

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 13 Section 13. 15.157 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,6,22 15.157 (8) (b) A representative of the medical college Medical College of Wisconsin, inc. Inc.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 14 Section 14. 15.165 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,7,12 15.165 (3) (b) Wisconsin retirement board. (intro.) There is created in the department of employee trust funds a Wisconsin retirement board. The board shall consist of 9 members, and board members appointed under subds. 1. to 8. shall serve for staggered 5-year terms. The member appointed under subd. 1. shall be appointed from a list of 5 names submitted by the board of directors of the league League of Wisconsin municipalities Municipalities, and the member appointed under subd. 4. shall be appointed from a list of 5 names submitted by the executive committee of the Wisconsin Counties Association. Each member appointed under subds. 1., 2., and 3. shall be from a different county. Each member appointed under subds. 4., 5., and 6. shall be appointed from a different county. The board shall consist of the following members:

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style. Adds comma to correct grammar.

AB934, s. 15 Section 15. 15.435 (1) (e) 2. and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB934,7,15 15.435 (1) (e) 2. One municipal official member shall be recommended by the league League of Wisconsin municipalities Municipalities.

AB934,7,19 6. The Native American member shall be recommended by the Great Lakes inter-tribal council, inc. Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. Preference should be given to the appointment of a Native American who resides in a township town in which the development of a metalliferous mineral ore body is occurring.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style. Inserts correct municipality terminology.

AB934, s. 16 Section 16. 15.467 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,7,22 15.467 (4) (h) A member of the Wisconsin district District Attorneys Association, designated by the president thereof.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 17 Section 17. 15.78 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,8,6 15.78 Public defender board. There is created a public defender board consisting of 9 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. No member may be, or be employed on the staff of, a judicial or law enforcement officer, district attorney, corporation counsel, or the state public defender. At least 5 members shall be members of the state bar State Bar of Wisconsin.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 18 Section 18. 16.375 (3) (intro.) and (d) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 16.375 (3) and amended to read:

AB934,8,13 16.375 (3) Transfer of real property. The department may transfer real property obtained under sub. (2) to an applicant pursuant to under a written agreement that includes the following: (d) The a provision that the applicant agrees to pay the department an amount to utilize the real property in conformance with the agreement.

Note: The (intro.) and par. (d) are combined as there are no other paragraphs.

AB934, s. 19 Section 19. 16.855 (10n) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 16.855 (10n) (a) and amended to read:

AB934,8,17 16.855 (10n) (a) In this subsection: 2. "Minority, "minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (f).

Note: The (intro.) and subd. 2. are combined as there are no other subdivisions.

AB934, s. 20 Section 20. 16.959 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,8,21 16.959 (4) Train University of Wisconsin System extension Wisconsin-Extension staff to assist persons interested in siting wind energy conversion systems.

Note: Makes reference to the university extension consistent with the remainder of the statutes.

AB934, s. 21 Section 21. 17.16 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 17.001 and amended to read:

AB934,9,5 17.001 Definition. The word "cause," as used in In this chapter, unless qualified, "cause" means inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office.

Note: Moves a definition applicable to the entire chapter to a separate section at the beginning of the chapter, consistent with current style.

AB934, s. 22 Section 22. 18.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,9,15 18.61 (3) (a) If the state fails to pay any revenue obligation in accordance with its terms, and default continues for a period of 30 days or if the state fails or refuses to comply with this subchapter or defaults in any agreement made with the owners of any issue of revenue obligations, the owners of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the revenue obligations of the issue then outstanding, by instrument recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Dane county County and approved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the owners of the revenue obligations for the purposes specifically provided in the instrument.

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style and corrects punctuation.

AB934, s. 23 Section 23. 20.115 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,9,19 20.115 (4) (e) Aids to world dairy expo, inc. World Dairy Expo, Inc. The amounts in the schedule for aids to the world dairy expo, inc. World Dairy Expo, Inc., to be used for the payments under s. 93.30.

Note: Capitalizes corporate title consistent with current style.

AB934, s. 24 Section 24. 20.250 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,9,22 20.250 Medical College of Wisconsin. (intro.) There is appropriated to the medical college Medical College of Wisconsin, inc. Inc., for the following program:

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 25 Section 25. 20.285 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB934,10,19 20.285 (1) (h) Auxiliary enterprises. Except as provided under subs. (5) (i) and (6) (g), all moneys received by the university University of Wisconsin system System for or on account of any housing facility, commons, dining halls, cafeteria, student union, athletic activities, stationery stand or bookstore, parking facilities or car fleet, or such other auxiliary enterprise activities as the board designates and including such fee revenues as allocated by the board and including such moneys received under leases entered into previously with nonprofit building corporations as the board designates to be receipts under this paragraph, to be used for the operation, maintenance, and capital expenditures of activities specified in this paragraph, including the transfer of funds to pars. (kd) and (ke) and to nonprofit building corporations to be used by the corporations for the retirement of existing indebtedness and such other payments as may be required under existing loan agreements, and for optional rental payments in addition to the mandatory rental payments under the leases and subleases in connection with the providing of facilities for such activities. A separate account shall be maintained for each campus and extension. Upon the request of the extension or any campus within the system, the board of regents may transfer surplus moneys appropriated under this paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kp).

Note: Conforms capitalization to current style.

AB934, s. 26 Section 26. 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB934,12,5 20.435 (2) (gk) Institutional operations and charges. The amounts in the schedule for care, other than under s. 51.06 (1r), provided by the centers for the developmentally disabled, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after July 1, 1978, in accordance with s. 51.437 (4rm) (c); for care, other than under s. 46.043, provided by the mental health institutes, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after January 1, 1979, in accordance with s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2.; for maintenance of state-owned housing at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for repair or replacement of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; and for reimbursing the total cost of using, producing, and providing services, products, and care. All moneys received as payments from medical assistance on and after August 1, 1978; as payments from all other sources including other payments under s. 46.10 and payments under s. 51.437 (4rm) (c) received on and after July 1, 1978; as medical assistance payments, other payments under s. 46.10, and payments under s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2. received on and after January 1, 1979; as payments for the rental of state-owned housing and other institutional facilities at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for the sale of electricity, steam, or chilled water; as payments in restitution of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for the sale of surplus property, including vehicles, at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; and for other services, products , and care shall be credited to this appropriation, except that any payment under s. 46.10 received for the care or treatment of patients admitted under s. 51.10, 51.15, or 51.20 for which the state is liable under s. 51.05 (3), of patients admitted under s. 55.06 (9) (d) or (e) for which the state is liable under s. 55.05 (1), of forensic patients committed under ch. 971 or 975, admitted under ch. 975, or transferred under s. 51.35 (3), or of patients transferred from a state prison under s. 51.37 (5), to the Mendota mental health institute Mental Health Institute or the Winnebago mental health institute Mental Health Institute shall be treated as general purpose revenue — earned, as defined under s. 20.001 (4).