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14(a) Examine subjects on which uniformity of legislation is desirable
; ascertain.
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15(b) Ascertain the best methods to effect uniformity
; cooperate.
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16(c) Cooperate with commissioners in other states in the preparation of uniform
17acts
; and prepare.
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18(d) Prepare bills adapting such uniform acts to the Wisconsin statutes, for
19introduction in the legislature.
Note: Corrects name and subdivides provision for improved readability and
conformity with current style.
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20Section
14. 20.765 (3) (fa) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.765
(3) (fa)
Membership in national associations. A sum sufficient to be
22disbursed under s. 13.90 (4) for payment of the annual fees entitling the legislature
1to membership in national organizations including, without limitation because of
2enumeration, the national conference of state legislatures, the
national conference
3of the Commission National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
4and the
national committee on uniform traffic laws and ordinances National
5Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.
Note: Corrects name and conforms capitalization to current style.
AB938, s. 15
6Section
15. 21.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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21.19
(4) The adjutant general shall be the auditor of military accounts, and
8all accounts or claims payable from the treasury of the state for military purposes
9shall be regularly audited by the adjutant general before payment. The adjutant
10general shall cause to be prepared and issued all necessary books
, blank books, 11blanks and forms required by the adjutant general's office for the national guard.
12All
said of the books
, blank books, blanks and forms shall be made to conform as
13nearly as practicable to those in use in the United States army.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 16
14Section
16. 21.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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21.36
(2) The governor may make and publish rules, regulations
, and orders
16for the government of the national guard, not inconsistent with the law, and cause
17the
same rules, regulations, or orders, together with any
related laws
relating
18thereto, to be printed and distributed in book form
, or
otherwise another form, in
19such numbers as any number that the governor
deems considers necessary
, and the.
20The governor may provide for all books
, blank books, and
blanks forms that may be
21necessary for the proper discharge of the duty of all officers. The governor may
22delegate the authority under this subsection to the adjutant general by executive
23order.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long
sentence for improved readability.
AB938, s. 17
1Section
17. 26.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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26.12
(5) (a) No person may set any fire except for warming the person or
3cooking food within the limits of any intensive forest protection area at any time of
4the year except when the ground is snow-covered, unless written permission has
5been received in advance from a duly appointed fire warden. The department shall
6prepare the necessary
blanks forms for this purpose, shall promulgate rules for the
7issuance of the permits, shall appoint, if necessary, in addition to the regular or
8emergency fire wardens, others who shall be authorized to issue the permits, and
9shall have jurisdiction over all other details concerned with or growing out of the
10closed season on the setting of fire.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 18
11Section
18. 29.024 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.024
(5) (b)
Blanks Forms. The department shall prepare, procure the
13printing of
, and supply all necessary
blanks forms for applications and approvals
14issued under this chapter and related applications for approvals.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 19
15Section
19. 29.229 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.229
(4) (a) The band shall prepare, procure the printing of
, and supply all
17necessary approval
blanks forms and applications for approvals issued under this
18section. Approval
blanks forms and applications used under this section shall be
19numbered consecutively, at the time of printing, in a separate series for each kind of
20approval. Each license
blank form issued under this section shall be provided with
21a corresponding stub or carbon numbered with the serial number of the license. Each
1requisition for the printing of
such the approval
blanks forms shall specify any serial
2numbers to be printed on the
blanks forms.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 20
3Section
20. 29.331 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.331
(3) Report. On or before June 1 annually, the licensee shall report to
5the department, by affidavit, on
blanks forms furnished by the department, the
6number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals
7taken during the previous 12 months ending May 1, and other information required
8on the
blanks forms furnished.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 21
9Section
21. 46.18 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.18
(8) Bookkeeping. For the institutions listed in sub. (1), the department
11of health and family services shall formulate a system of keeping the books, accounts
, 12and reports, and shall furnish
blanks forms for reports, and reports shall be made
13accordingly.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 22
14Section
22. 49.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.82
(1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health and
16family services and the department of workforce development shall advise all county
17officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public
18assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in
19securing compliance therewith, including the preparation of necessary
blanks forms 20and reports. The department of health and family services and the department of
21workforce development shall also publish
such any information
as it deems that
22those departments consider advisable to acquaint persons entitled to public
1assistance
, and the public generally
, with the laws governing public assistance under
2this chapter.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and corrects sentence agreement.
AB938, s. 23
3Section
23. 50.01 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.01
(2m) "Nursing care" means nursing procedures, other than personal
5care, that are permitted to be performed by a registered nurse under s. 441.01 (3) or
6by a licensed practical nurse under s.
441.11 441.001 (3) , directly on or to a resident.
Note: Section 441.11 is renumbered to s. 441.001 by this bill.
AB938, s. 24
7Section
24. 59.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.10
(5) Counties having only one town. In all counties containing one town
9only, the board shall consist of the members of the town board and one supervisor
10from every
incorporated village. A supervisor from
an incorporated a village shall
11be elected at the time the other village officers are elected. A majority of the members
12shall constitute a quorum of the county board. Each supervisor shall receive
13compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3) (f) and (g). The chairperson of the
14board elected under s. 59.12 (1) may be, but need not be, the same person who is
15elected chairperson of the town board under s. 60.21 (3) (a).
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
AB938, s. 25
16Section
25. 59.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.26
(1) (b) One for each assembly district in the county, except the district in
18which the undersheriff resides, which contains
an incorporated a village having less
19than 1,000 inhabitants and does not contain a city or
incorporated village having
20more than 1,000 inhabitants.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
AB938, s. 26
21Section
26. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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161.187
(1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements
2of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for
3village officers at the next preceding election
therefor for village officers in that
4village, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37,
5praying for dissolution of the village
corporation, such
, the village board shall submit
6to the electors of
such the village
, for determination by ballot in substantially the
7manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election
8called by them for that purpose, the question whether or not
such the village
9corporation shall be dissolved.
The question shall be determined by ballot, in
10substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or
11at a special election called by the village board for that purpose.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts specific references and reorganizes text for improved readability.
AB938, s. 27
12Section
27. 61.187 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 61.187 (2) (a) and
13amended to read:
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61.187
(2) (a) If two-thirds of the ballots cast at
such the election
on such
15proposition shall be for under sub. (1) are in favor of dissolution
such, the village
16shall, at the expiration of 6 months from the date of
such the election, cease to be
an
17incorporated a village.
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18(b) Within 6 months
after the election under sub. (1), the village board shall
19dispose of the village property and settle, audit
, and allow all just claims against the
20village.
It The village board shall settle with the treasurer and other village officers
, 21and cause the assets of the village to be used in paying
its the village's debts. If
22anything remains any property or assets remain after paying
such the village's debts
23it, the village board may designate the manner in which the
same remaining
1property and assets shall be used. If there are not sufficient funds to pay the
village's 2debts
of, the village
the board may levy a tax to cover the deficiency, which shall be
3collected as other taxes and be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the
4outstanding village orders or bonds
; and in case of such dissolution the.
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5(c) The territory
embraced in included within the village
at the time of its
6dissolution shall revert to and become a part of the town or towns from which it was
7taken or in which it is then located.
Within 10 days after such
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8(d) If, in accordance with par. (a) , the results of the election
, if resulting in favor
9of under sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall
, within 10 days after
10the election, record the petition and determination
with of the village board of
11canvassers in the office of the register of deeds
of the county or counties in which the
12village is located and file with the secretary of state certified copies of the petition
13and the determination of inspectors of election
, and. The village clerk shall also
14record
the certificate by the village clerk showing the date when the dissolution takes
15effect with in the office of the register of deeds
a certificate by the village clerk
16showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect and file with the secretary of
17state 4 copies of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by
18the register of deeds. The index shall include the volume or reel number and the page
19or image number of the original documents. The secretary of state shall forward 2
20copies of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the
21department of revenue.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts specific references and cross-references, subdivides long provision, and
reorganizes text for improved readability.
AB938, s. 28
22Section
28. 61.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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161.25
(8) To make
a tax roll and deliver
the same to the village treasurer
; a tax
2roll and to make and transmit to the county treasurer, on
blanks forms provided by
3the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied
4therein in the village.
Note: Inserts specific references, replaces disfavored term, and reorganizes text
for improved readability.
AB938, s. 29
5Section
29. 66.1211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.1211
(2) Advances to housing authority. When any housing authority
7created for any city is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the
8governing body of the city may immediately make an estimate of the amount of
9money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing
10authority during the first year after the creation of the housing authority, and may
11appropriate the amount to the authority out of any moneys in the city treasury not
12appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys appropriated may be paid to the
13authority as a donation. Any city, town
, or
incorporated village located in whole or
14in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money
15to the authority. The housing authority, when it has money available to
pay back 16repay loans made under this subsection, shall make reimbursements for all loans
17made to it.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts more specific term.
AB938, s. 30
18Section
30. 69.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1969.60 Taxes and bonds. The clerk of each town, city
, and village shall
20annually, at the time required by law to deliver the tax roll to the town, city
, or village
21treasurer, make
out and transmit to the county treasurer, on
blanks forms furnished
1by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes
2levied
therein by
said the town, city
, or village for the current year.
Note: Replaces disfavored term. Deletes "therein" as being unnecessary.
AB938, s. 31
3Section
31. 69.61 of the statutes is renumbered 69.61 (1) and amended to read:
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69.61
(1) Annually, on or before the 3rd Monday of December,
each city, village,
5and town clerk shall make and file with the department of revenue a statement in
6detail of all taxes levied in
each town, village and
the clerk's city
, village, or town 7during the year
, shall be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with the department
8of revenue. Any
such clerk
failing who fails to make the statement
herein provided
9for, and required under this section within the
required time
above provided, shall
10be liable to the
town, village and city
, village, or town for all damages caused by the
11delinquency.
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12(2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish
the blanks to each
13county clerk forms and instructions for
such
the statement
, as well as for the
14statement mentioned in s. 69.62 required under this section. The clerk of each county
15shall, immediately upon receipt of the forms and instructions from the department
16of revenue distribute the forms and instructions to the clerk of each city, village, and
17town in the county, at the county's expense.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, deletes unnecessary verbiage, and subdivides,
reorders, and modifies text for improved readability and conformity with current style.
The reference to the form in s. 69.62 is moved to that section and provisions for carrying
out s. 69.61 contained in s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See
also the next section of this bill.
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18Section
32. 69.62 of the statutes is renumbered 69.62 (1) and amended to read:
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69.62
(1) The county clerk of each county shall, immediately upon the receipt
20from the department of revenue of the blanks and instructions necessary for carrying
21out s. 69.61, by town, village and city officers, distribute the same to such officers at
1the expense of the county, and shall annually Annually, on or before November 30,
2each county clerk shall make
out and transmit to the department of revenue a
3statement in detail of all county taxes levied on taxable property in the county during
4the preceding year, and the purposes for which the
same taxes were levied and
5expended. Any county clerk failing to make the statement
herein provided for, and 6required under this section within the
required time
above provided, shall be liable
7to the county for all damages caused by the delinquency.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms. Provisions for carrying out s. 69.61 contained in
s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See also the previous and next
section of this bill.
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8Section
33. 69.62 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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69.62
(2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish to the clerk of
10each county forms and instructions for the statement required under this section.
Note: Moves the reference to the form under s. 69.62 in s. 69.61 to s. 69.62 for more
logical placement. See also the previous two sections of this bill.
AB938, s. 34
11Section
34. 70.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1270.52 Clerks to examine and correct rolls. Upon receiving such Each city,
13village, and town clerk upon receipt of the assessment roll
the said clerk shall
14carefully examine
it the roll. The clerk shall correct all double assessments,
15imperfect descriptions and other errors apparent upon the face of the roll, and strike
16off all parcels of real property not liable to taxation. The clerk shall add to the roll
17any parcel of real
property or
item of personal property omitted by the assessors and
18immediately notify
them thereof; and such the assessors
of the omissions. The
19assessors shall
forthwith immediately view and value the
same omitted property and
20certify
such the valuation to
said the clerk
, who. The clerk shall enter
it the valuation 21upon the roll, and
such the valuation shall be final. To enable
such the clerk to
22properly correct defective descriptions
, the clerk may request aid, when necessary,
1from the county surveyor, whose fees for the services rendered shall be paid by the
2town, city
or,village
, or town.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references and divides long
sentences for improved readability.
AB938, s. 35
3Section
35. 70.53 of the statutes is renumbered 70.53 (1) (intro.) and amended
4to read:
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70.53
(1) (intro.) Upon the correction of the assessment roll
as provided in 6under s. 70.52,
the clerks each city, village, and town clerk shall prepare and, on or
7before the 2nd Monday in June, transmit to the department of revenue
a all of the
8following:
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9(a) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of taxable
10property specified in s. 70.30
, a .
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11(b) A detailed statement of each of the several classes of taxable real estate,
12entering land and improvements separately, as prescribed in s. 70.32 (2)
, the.
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13(c) A detailed statement of the aggregate of all taxable property by elementary
14and high school district and by technical college district
, and a .
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15(d) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of exempt
16real property as specified by the department of revenue, entering land and
17improvements separately
, and.
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18(2) The city, village, or town clerk shall make available to the department of
19revenue at its request a copy of the corrected assessment roll from which the
detailed
20statement is statements required under sub. (1) are prepared. Failure to comply
21with this section subjects the taxation district to the penalty provisions under s.
2273.03 (6). The department of revenue shall review and correct the
statement. 23statements.
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1(3) Every county clerk shall, at the expense of the county, annually procure and
2furnish to each
town, city
and, village
, and town clerk
blanks
forms for
such the 3statements
required under sub. (1), the form of which shall be prescribed by the
4department of revenue.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, puts words in proper
order, and divides long provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 36
5Section
36. 70.99 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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70.99
(13) (a) 1. The department of revenue shall prescribe the due dates, the
7blanks and forms
, and the format of information transmitted by the county assessor
8to the department as to the assessment of property and
such any other information
9as that may be needed in
its the department's work
as well as the forms. The
10department of revenue shall also prescribe the form of assessment rolls,
blanks 11forms, books
, and returns required for the assessment and collection of general
12property taxes by
the county. The county shall submit material on or before the due
13dates that the department prescribes and shall use all of the material that the
14department prescribes.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long
provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 37
15Section
37. 71.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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71.55
(3) Forms to be provided by department. In administering this
17subchapter, the department of revenue shall make available suitable forms with
18instructions for claimants, including a form
which
that may be included with, or as
19a part of, the individual income tax
blank form. In preparing homestead credit forms,
20the department of revenue shall provide a space for identification of the county and
21city, village or town in which the claimant resides.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 38
22Section
38. 73.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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173.03
(5) To collect annually from
all town, city, village, county
, and other public
2officers information
as to regarding the assessment of property, and
such any other
3information
as that may be
needful necessary in the work of the department, in
such 4the form and upon
such blanks as
forms that the department shall prescribe
; and it
5shall be the duty of all. All public officers
so called upon to fill out shall properly
6complete and
return promptly
return to the department all
blanks so transmitted. 7forms received from the department under this subsection.