2003 Wisconsin Act 33

33,687j Section 687j. 20.866 (2) (ym) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (ym) Building commission; capital equipment acquisition. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state building commission to acquire capital equipment for state departments and agencies. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $115,839,400 $117,042,900 for this purpose.

33,687m Section 687m. 20.866 (2) (z) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (z) Building commission; other public purposes. (intro.) From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for relocation assistance and capital improvements for other public purposes authorized by law but not otherwise specified in this chapter. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,396,101,000 $1,576,901,000 for this purpose. Of this amount:

33,687p Section 687p. 20.866 (2) (zbs) of the statutes is created to read:

20.866 (2) (zbs) Hmong cultural center. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to an organization specified in s. 13.48 (36) (b) for construction of a Hmong cultural center in the city of Milwaukee. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 for this purpose.

33,688d Section 688d. 20.866 (2) (zc) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zc) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board Administration; school district educational technology infrastructure financial assistance. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department of administration to provide educational technology infrastructure financial assistance to school districts under s. 44.72 (4) 16.995. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 $90,200,000 for this purpose.

33,689d Section 689d. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zcm) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board Administration ; public library educational technology infrastructure financial assistance. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department of administration to provide educational technology infrastructure financial assistance to public library boards under s. 44.72 (4) 16.995. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 $300,000 for this purpose.

33,689e Section 689e. 20.866 (2) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zj) Military affairs; armories and military facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of military affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve armories and other military facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $22,421,900 $24,393,800 for this purpose.

33,690 Section 690. 20.866 (2) (zo) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zo) Veterans affairs; refunding bonds. From the funds and accounts under s. 18.04 (6) (b), a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to fund, refund, or acquire the whole or any part of public debt as set forth in s. 18.04 (5). The building commission may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $665,000,000 $840,000,000 for these purposes, exclusive of any amount issued to fund public debt contracted under par. (zn).

33,690e Section 690e. 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $29,520,900 $34,412,600 for this purpose.

33,690m Section 690m. 20.866 (2) (zz) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zz) State fair park board; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at the state fair park in West Allis. The state may contract public debt not to exceed $84,787,100 $56,787,100 for this purpose.

33,690q Section 690q. 20.867 (3) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (bn) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Hmong cultural center. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of a Hmong cultural center in the city of Milwaukee, and to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the construction of the center.

33,690t Section 690t. 20.867 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.867 (3) (h) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates. A sum sufficient to guarantee full payment of principal and interest costs for self-amortizing or partially self-amortizing facilities enumerated under ss. 20.190 (1) (j), 20.245 (1) (j), 20.285 (1) (ih), (je), (jq), (kd) and, (km), and (ko), 20.370 (7) (eq) and 20.485 (1) (go) if moneys available in those appropriations are insufficient to make full payment, and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) if the appropriation under s. 20.190 (1) (j), 20.245 (1) (j), 20.285 (1) (ih), (je), (jq), (kd) or, (km), or (ko), or 20.485 (1) (go) is insufficient to make full payment of those amounts. All amounts advanced under the authority of this paragraph shall be repaid to the general fund whenever the balance of the appropriation for which the advance was made is sufficient to meet any portion of the amount advanced. The department of administration may take whatever action is deemed necessary including the making of transfers from program revenue appropriations and corresponding appropriations from program receipts in segregated funds and including actions to enforce contractual obligations that will result in additional program revenue for the state, to ensure recovery of the amounts advanced.

33,691 Section 691. 20.901 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.901 (1) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 230.047 and 230.29, in the case of an emergency which is the result of natural or human causes, state agencies may cooperate to maintain required state services through the temporary interchange of employees. The interchange of employees may be of 2 types: where an appointing authority declares an emergency in writing to the governor; or where the governor or his or her designee declares an emergency. If an appointing authority declares an emergency, the interchange of employees is voluntary on the part of those employees designated by the sending state agency as available for interchange. If the governor or his or her designee declares an emergency, the governor may require a temporary interchange of employees. An emergency which is declared by an appointing authority may not exceed 72 hours unless an extension is approved by the governor or his or her designee. An employee who is assigned temporary interchange duties may be required to perform work which is not normally performed by the employee or described in his or her position classification. An interchange employee shall be paid at the rate of pay for the employee's permanent job unless otherwise authorized by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management. State agencies receiving employees on interchanges shall keep appropriate records and reimburse the sending state agencies for authorized salaries and expenses. The secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management may institute temporary pay administration policies as required to facilitate the handling of such declared emergencies.

33,692 Section 692. 20.906 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.906 (1) Frequency of deposits. Unless otherwise provided by law, all moneys collected or received by any state agency for or in behalf of the state or which is are required by law to be turned into the state treasury shall be deposited in or transmitted to the state treasury at least once a week and also at other times as required by the governor or the state treasurer secretary of administration and shall be accompanied by a statement in such form as the treasurer secretary of administration may prescribe showing the amount of such collection and from whom and for what purpose or on what account the same was received. All moneys paid into the treasury shall be credited to the general purpose revenues of the general fund unless otherwise specifically provided by law.

33,693 Section 693. 20.906 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.906 (4) Penalties. If any state agency fails to make such deposits of money, or to make such reports as are required by this section, the department of administration, with the approval of the governor, shall withhold all moneys due such state agency until this section is complied with; and upon such failure to make such deposits of money, the officer or employee so failing shall be liable to the state treasurer secretary of administration for an amount equal to the interest upon the moneys so withheld from deposit at the same rate as that received by the state upon moneys held in the state investment fund, for the period for which such deposit is withheld; and such interest shall be a charge against the officer or employee and shall be deducted from that person's compensation.

33,694 Section 694. 20.906 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.906 (5) Conditions precedent to release of appropriations. All appropriations from state revenues for any state agency, are made on the express conditions that such state agency pays all moneys received by it into the state treasury within one week of receipt or as often as otherwise directed by the governor or state treasurer secretary of administration, and conforms with ss. 16.53 (1) and 20.002, regardless of the type of appropriations made to the state agency. Upon failure to comply with this subsection, the department of administration shall refuse to draw its warrant and the state treasurer shall refuse to pay any moneys appropriated to the state agency from state revenues until the state agency complies with this subsection. Upon failure or refusal to so comply, after due notice received from the department of administration, any appropriations from state revenues to the state agency shall permanently revert to the fund from which appropriated.

33,695 Section 695. 20.906 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.906 (6) Direct deposits. The governor or the state treasurer secretary of administration may require state agencies making deposits under this section to make direct deposits to any depository designated by the depository selection board, if such a requirement is advantageous or beneficial to this state.

33,696 Section 696. 20.907 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.907 (2) Custody and accounting. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall have custody of all such gifts, grants, and bequests and devises in the form of cash or securities. The department of administration shall keep a separate account for each state agency receiving such gifts, grants, and bequests and devises, including therein investments, accumulations, payments, and any other transaction pertaining to such moneys. If no state agency is designated by the donor to carry out the purposes of the conveyance, the joint committee on finance shall appoint a state agency to act as trustee.

33,697 Section 697. 20.907 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.907 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), all moneys which that may come into the possession of any officer or employee of a state agency by virtue of his or her office or employment shall be deposited with the state treasurer secretary of administration, regardless of the ownership thereof.

33,698 Section 698. 20.907 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.907 (5) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply whenever the disposition of moneys is otherwise provided by law or whenever a state agency receives moneys incident to an authorized activity which that are not appropriated and not directed to be deposited with the state treasurer secretary of administration and the agency promulgates a rule which that prescribes procedures in accordance with ch. 34 for the deposit of the moneys.

33,699 Section 699. 20.907 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.907 (5) (c) The state treasurer secretary of administration shall establish an account for moneys received under par. (a) from each source and shall make payments and refunds from each account authorized under par. (e) as directed by the state agency depositing the moneys, unless otherwise provided by law. Each payment shall be made upon submission of a claim audited under s. 16.53 and paid by voucher from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (6) (j) in accordance with procedures established by the secretary of administration.

33,700 Section 700. 20.907 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.907 (5) (d) Each account under this subsection shall be established in the appropriate fund, as determined by the state treasurer secretary of administration.

33,701 Section 701. 20.907 (5) (e) 12e. of the statutes is created to read:

20.907 (5) (e) 12e. Credit card interchange and association fees.

33,702 Section 702. 20.907 (5) (e) 12r. of the statutes is created to read:

20.907 (5) (e) 12r. Transfers from the income account of the state investment fund, to pay bank service costs under s. 34.045 (1) (b).

33,703 Section 703. 20.912 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.912 (1) Cancellation of outstanding checks and share drafts. If any check, share draft, or other draft drawn and issued by the state treasurer upon the funds of the state in any state depository is not paid within the time period designated by the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 14.58 (12) 16.401 (10) as shown on the check or other draft, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall cancel the check or other draft and credit the amount thereof to the fund on which it is drawn.

33,704 Section 704. 20.912 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.912 (3) Reissue of canceled checks, share drafts, and other drafts. Subject to sub. (2), when the payee or person entitled to any check, share draft, or other draft canceled under sub. (1) by the state treasurer, or the payee or person entitled to any warrant so canceled by the department of administration, demands such check, share draft, other draft, or warrant or payment thereof, the department of administration shall issue a new warrant therefor, to be paid from the appropriate appropriation account under s. 20.855 (1) (bm), (gm), or (rm).

33,705 Section 705. 20.912 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.912 (4) Insolvent depositories. When the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union on which any check, share draft, or other draft is drawn by the state treasurer before payment of such check, share draft, or other draft becomes insolvent or is taken over by the division of banking, division of savings institutions, the federal home loan bank board, the U.S. office of thrift supervision, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the resolution trust corporation, the office of credit unions, the administrator of federal credit unions, or the U.S. comptroller of the currency, the state treasurer shall on the demand of the person in whose favor such check, share draft, or other draft was drawn and upon the return to the treasurer of such check, share draft, or other draft issue a replacement for the same amount.

33,706 Section 706 . 20.912 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

20.912 (4) Insolvent depositories. When the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union on which any check, share draft, or other draft is drawn by the state treasurer secretary of administration before payment of such check, share draft, or other draft becomes insolvent or is taken over by the division of banking, the federal home loan bank board, the U.S. office of thrift supervision, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the resolution trust corporation, the office of credit unions, the administrator of federal credit unions, or the U.S. comptroller of the currency, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall on the demand of the person in whose favor such check, share draft, or other draft was drawn and upon the return to the treasurer secretary of such check, share draft, or other draft issue a replacement for the same amount.

33,707 Section 707. 20.912 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.912 (5) Lost, stolen, or destroyed checks, share drafts, and other drafts. If any check, share draft, or other draft drawn and issued by the state treasurer secretary of administration is lost, stolen , or destroyed and the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union on which the check, share draft, or other draft is drawn has been notified to stop payment thereon, the state treasurer secretary of administration may, after acknowledgment by the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union that the check, share draft, or other draft has not been paid, issue a replacement check, share draft, or other draft and thereafter the state treasurer secretary of administration shall be relieved from all liability thereon.

33,708 Section 708. 20.916 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (2) Reimbursement of job applicants. Subject to rules of the secretary of the department of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management , reimbursement may be made to applicants for all or part of actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with oral examination and employment interviews.

33,709 Section 709. 20.916 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (4) (a) If any state agency determines that the duties of any employee require the use of an automobile, it may authorize such employee to use a personal automobile in the employee's work for the state, and reimburse the employee for such at a rate which is set biennially by the department of employment relations office of state human resources management under sub. (8) subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations.

33,710 Section 710. 20.916 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (4m) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any state agency determines that an employee's duties require the use of a motor vehicle, and use of a personal motor vehicle is authorized by the agency under similar circumstances, the agency shall authorize the employee to use a personal motorcycle for the employee's duties and shall reimburse the employee for the use of the motorcycle at rates determined biennially by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations. No state agency may authorize an employee to use or reimburse an employee for the use of a personal motorcycle under this paragraph if more than one individual is transported on the motorcycle. All allowances for the use of a motorcycle shall be paid upon approval and certification of the amounts payable by the head of the state agency for which the employee performs duties to the department of administration.

33,711 Section 711. 20.916 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (5) (a) Whenever any state agency determines that the duties of any member or employee require the use of an airplane, it may authorize him or her to charter such airplane with or without a pilot; and it may authorize any member or employee to use his or her personal airplane and reimburse him or her for such use at a rate set biennially by the department of employment relations office of state human resources management under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations. Such reimbursement shall be made upon the certification of the amount by the head of the state agency to the department of administration.

33,712 Section 712. 20.916 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (8) (a) The secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management shall recommend to the joint committee on employment relations uniform travel schedule amounts for travel by state officers and employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 or 230.12. Such amounts shall include maximum permitted amounts for meal and lodging costs, special allowance expenses under sub. (9) (d), and porterage tips, except as authorized under s. 16.53 (12) (c). In lieu of the maximum permitted amounts for expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d), the secretary may recommend to the committee a per diem amount and method of reimbursement for any or all expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d).

33,713 Section 713. 20.916 (9) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

20.916 (9) (f) 1. Scheduled air travel. Reimbursement for air travel shall be limited to the lowest appropriate airfare, as determined by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management . An employee may be reimbursed for air travel at a rate other than the lowest appropriate airfare only if the employee submits a written explanation of the reasonableness of the expense.

33,714 Section 714. 20.917 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (1) (c) Reimbursement for moving expenses may be granted to a person reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon reemployment after leaving the civil service, if reimbursement is recommended by the appointing authority and approved in writing by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management prior to the time when the move is made.

33,715 Section 715. 20.917 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (2) (a) The secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management shall recommend a maximum dollar amount which may be permitted for reimbursement of any employee moving costs under sub. (1) (a) to (c), subject to the limitations prescribed in par. (b). This amount shall be submitted for the approval of the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided in s. 20.916 (8), and upon approval shall become a part of the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).

33,716 Section 716. 20.917 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (3) (a) 1. Lodging allowances shall be in accordance with the schedule established by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management, but may not exceed the rate established under s. 13.123 (1) (a) 1.

33,717 Section 717. 20.917 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (3) (a) 2. Lodging allowance payments are subject to prior approval in writing by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management.

33,718 Section 718. 20.917 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (5) (b) Payments under this subsection are in addition to any payments made under sub. (1). Payments under this subsection may be made only with the prior written approval of the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management.

33,719 Section 719. 20.917 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.917 (6) The secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management may, in writing, delegate to an appointing authority the authority to approve reimbursement for moving expenses under sub. (1) (c), a temporary lodging allowance under sub. (3) (a) 2. or expenses under sub. (5) (b).

33,720 Section 720. 20.920 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.920 (2) (a) With the approval of the secretary and state treasurer, each state agency may establish a contingent fund. The secretary shall determine the funding source for each contingent fund, total amount of the fund, and maximum payment from the fund.

33,721 Section 721. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations office of state human resources management and commission chairpersons and members shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. (c) 3m. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations, by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources management. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:

33,722 Section 722. 20.923 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

33,725d Section 725d. 20.923 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

33,727 Section 727. 20.923 (4) (d) 7m. of the statutes is repealed.

33,728 Section 728. 20.923 (4) (e) 1b. of the statutes is repealed.

33,729m Section 729m. 20.923 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is created to read: