(12p) Application for federal reimbursement for certain election-related expenditures. The department of administration shall ensure that this state does not seek reimbursement from the federal government under Title II of P.L.
107-252 for expenditures made by this state to implement a statewide computerized registration system from moneys that were allocated for this purpose by the joint committee on finance at its meeting under section 13.10 of the statutes in December 2002.
(13p) Assistant district attorneys; Byrne grant and penalty assessment expenditures.
(a) The department of administration shall allocate $165,000 from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, and $495,000 from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, in each year of the 2003-05 fiscal biennium to fund 11.0 FTE assistant district attorney positions.
(b) From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the department of administration shall allocate the following amounts for the following programs in each year of the 2003-05 fiscal biennium:
1. For the children's community programs under section 16.964 (9) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, $46,300.
2. For mentoring, truancy, and supervision programs, $165,000.
3. For local anti-drug task forces grants, $800,000.
4. For special projects under the governor's commission on law enforcement and crime, $71,700.
5. For grants to local law enforcement agencies for the Wisconsin incident based reporting system, $63,900.
(c) Notwithstanding the amounts in paragraph (b) and section 16.964 (9) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the department of administration shall reduce the total amount of money allocated from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, for programs under paragraph (b) by $22,300 in each year of the 2003-05 fiscal biennium to fund the assistant district attorney positions under paragraph (a).
(14p) Printed publications.
(a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" has the meaning given for "executive branch agency" in section 16.70 (4) of the statutes.
2. "Federal revenues" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (e) of the statutes.
3. "General purpose revenues" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (a) of the statutes.
4. "Program revenues" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (b) or (c) of the statutes.
5. "Program revenues-service" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (c) of the statutes.
6. "Segregated fund revenues" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (d) or (da) of the statutes.
7. "Segregated fund revenues — service" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (2) (da) of the statutes.
(b) Notwithstanding section 16.50 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the secretary of administration shall require submission of an expenditure estimate under section 16.50 (2) of the statutes for each department that proposes to expend moneys that are not encumbered on the effective date of this paragraph from any revenue source other than federal revenues for printing of any publication during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium that is not required to be printed by the constitution or by law. Notwithstanding section 16.50 (2) of the statutes, the secretary shall disapprove any such estimate for printing of a publication unless the secretary finds that printing of the publication is essential.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), the secretary of administration shall, during the fiscal year for which an expenditure estimate is submitted under paragraph (b), lapse to the general fund the amount of any estimate disapproved under paragraph (b) for expenditure of moneys that are appropriated from any appropriation, other than a sum sufficient appropriation, made from general purpose revenues. Except as provided in paragraph (d), the secretary shall, during the fiscal year for which an expenditure estimate is submitted under paragraph (b), transfer to the general fund the amount of any estimate disapproved under paragraph (b) for the expenditure of moneys that are appropriated from any appropriation, other than a sum sufficient appropriation, made from program revenues, program revenues-service, segregated fund revenues, or segregated fund revenues — service. The secretary shall reestimate to subtract from the expenditure estimate published in the acts of 2003 under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes the amount of any estimate disapproved under paragraph (b) for expenditure of moneys that are appropriated from any sum sufficient appropriation. The secretary shall include any reestimate under this paragraph in his or her submission under section 20.004 (2) of the statutes.
(d) No lapse or transfer shall be made under this subsection from any appropriation if the lapse or transfer would violate a condition imposed by the federal government on the expenditure of the moneys or if the lapse or transfer would violate state law or the federal or state constitution.
(e) If the secretary of administration disapproves an expenditure estimate for the printing of any publication under paragraph (b), the department submitting the estimate shall post the content of the publication that would have been printed on the Internet.
33,9104
Section 9104.
Nonstatutory provisions; agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(3x) Consumer protection reduction plan. On or before November 1, 2003, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance detailing how the department proposes to implement the reduction in positions required by this act relating to the department's consumer protection activities. The plan shall identify the titles of all of the positions that the department proposes to eliminate and the location of those positions. The plan shall also specify how the department plans to reduce costs and shall identify the fringe benefits, supplies, and property that the department proposes to reduce or eliminate. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
department within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the plan may be implemented as proposed by the department. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the plan may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.
(3z) Household hazardous waste rules. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall administer the household hazardous waste program under section 93.57 of the statutes, as affected by this act, using the rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under section 299.41, 2001 stats., until the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection promulgates rules for the program.
33,9106
Section 9106.
Nonstatutory provisions; building commission.
(1)
2003-05 Authorized State Building Program. For the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2003, and ending on June 30, 2005, the Authorized State Building Program is as follows:
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(2) Programs previously authorized. In addition to the projects and financing authority enumerated under subsection (1), the building and financing authority enumerated under the previous Authorized State Building Program is continued in the 2003-05 fiscal biennium.
(3) Loans. During the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, the building commission may make loans from general fund supported borrowing or the building trust fund to state agencies, as defined in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes, for projects which are to be utilized for programs not funded by general purpose revenue and which are authorized under subsection (1).
(4) Project contingency funding reserve.
(a) During the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, the building commission may allocate moneys from the appropriation under section 20.866 (2) (yg) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for contingency expenses in connection with any project in the Authorized State Building Program.
(b) During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the building commission may allocate moneys from the appropriation under section 20.866 (2) (ym) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for capital equipment acquisition in connection with any project in the Authorized State Building Program.
(5) Phoenix Sports Center addition. Notwithstanding section 18.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes, the building commission shall not authorize public debt to be contracted for the purpose of financing construction of the Phoenix Sports Center addition at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as enumerated under subsection (1) (g), prior to July 1, 2005.
(6) Adjustment of totals. In the 2001-03 Authorized State Building Program, the appropriate totals are adjusted to reflect the changes made by Sections 2813e, 2813g, and 2813j of this act.
(7) 2001-2003
Authorized state building program deletion. In
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section
9107 (1) (j) 2., under projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing, the 2001-03 state building project identified as Exposition hall is deleted and the appropriate totals are decreased accordingly.
(7k) Hmong cultural center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (36) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to an organization for construction of the Hmong cultural center project, as enumerated in subsection (1) (hm), under section 13.48 (36) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1) of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
33,9109
Section 9109.
Nonstatutory provisions; commerce.
(1d) Wisconsin development fund grants; plant closings.
(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of commerce.
2. "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce.
(b) Generally. During the period beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on June 30, 2004, the department shall make grants from the appropriations under section 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to persons to whom any of the following applies:
1. The person resides, is located, or, if a municipality, has territory in a county where
, during any 12-month period beginning on or after February 1, 2001, a plant closing has eliminated
500 jobs or multiple plant closings have eliminated 1,000 jobs .
2. The person resides, is located, or, if a municipality, has territory in a county
where a plant closed on or after February 1, 2001, and that had an average unemployment rate of at least 7.5% during any
12-month period beginning on or after February 1, 2001 .
(c) Requirements. The department shall make a grant to a person under paragraph (b) only if all of the following apply:
1. The person submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant and the secretary approves the plan.
2. The person enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the proceeds of the grant, including reporting and auditing requirements.
3. The person agrees in writing to submit to the department the reports required under paragraph (d) by the time required under paragraph (d).
(d) Reporting. If a person receives a grant under this subsection, the person shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.
(e) Limit on grants. The aggregate total of grants made under paragraph (b) may not exceed $1,000,000.
(1z) Brownfields grants. During fiscal year 2003-04, the department of commerce may review applications submitted to the department by October 25, 2002, for grants under section 560.13 of the statutes and may use the criteria under that section and rules promulgated by the department under that section to make grants of up to a total of $6,250,000 from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (qm) of the statutes to applicants that would have been eligible for grants in fiscal year 2002-03.
(2q) Wisconsin development fund grants; minority business opportunity committee.
(a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of commerce.
2. "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce.
(b) The department shall make a grant of $100,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 and a grant of $100,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 to the Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee. The grants shall be made from the appropriations under section 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) of the statutes, as affected by this act. The grants shall be made only if all of the following apply:
1. The Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grants and the secretary approves the plan.
2. The Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee submits a statement to the department indicating that the grants will match federal funding that has or will be provided to the Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee for the proposed use indicated in the plan submitted under subdivision 1.
3. The Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the proceeds of the grants, including reporting and auditing requirements.
4. The Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee agrees in writing to submit to the department the reports required under paragraph (c) by the time required under paragraph (c).
(c) If the Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee receives the grants under this subsection, it shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of each grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.
33,9110
Section 9110.
Nonstatutory provisions; corrections.
(1x) Utility costs incurred by municipalities in connection with certain prisons. Before April 30, 2004, a city that was incorporated in 1889 and that is located in a county that was created in 1856 may apply to the department of corrections for reimbursement of costs, including debt service, for the period beginning on May 1, 2002, and ending on March 31, 2004, of extending utility service in connection with the construction of a prison if the construction of the prison was authorized by the building commission in September 1998. The department of corrections shall pay the city at least $215,000 of those costs no later than June 30, 2004, from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes.
33,9115
Section 9115.
Nonstatutory provisions; electronic government.
(1) Abolition of department of electronic government.
(a) Assets and liabilities. Except as provided in Section 9215 (1) of this act, on the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of electronic government shall become assets and liabilities of the department of administration.
(b) Positions and employees.
1
. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions in the department of electronic government, except the positions occupied by the secretary, the deputy secretary, the executive assistant, and 2 division administrator positions determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.
2
. All incumbent employees holding positions that are transferred under subdivision 1
. are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the department of administration.
3. Employees transferred under subdivision 2
. have all of the rights and the same status under subch. V of ch. 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the department of electronic government immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of electronic government is transferred to the department of administration.
(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of electronic government that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.
(e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of electronic government that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of administration. All orders issued by the department of electronic government that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of administration.
(f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of electronic government on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of administration, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of electronic government with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.
(2) Funding of operations and programs at the department of electronic government. Notwithstanding the requirement under section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes that annual appropriations are expendable only up to the amount shown in the schedule and only for the fiscal year for which made, during the period that begins on the effective date of this subsection and ends on the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, the annual appropriations to the department of electronic government under section 20.530 of the statutes provided for the 2002-03 fiscal year shall remain in effect until the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, except that the department of electronic government may not expend or encumber more than one-twelfth of the amounts appropriated for the 2002-03 fiscal year from each appropriation.
33,9118
Section 9118.
Nonstatutory provisions; employment relations department.
(1b) Office of state human resources management.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of the department of employment relations shall become the assets and liabilities of the office of state human resources management.
(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of employment relations is transferred to the office of state human resources management.
(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of employment relations that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the office of state human resources management. The office of state human resources management shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the office of state human resources management to the extent allowed under the contract.
(d) Employee transfers and status; position conversion. On the effective date of this paragraph, all incumbent employees holding classified positions in the department of employment relations are transferred to the office of state human resources management. Employees transferred under this paragraph have all of the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the office of state human resources management that they enjoyed in the department of employment relations immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class may be required to serve a probationary period. Notwithstanding section 16.505 (1) of the statutes, the director of the office of state human resources management may, during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, delete one vacant classified position authorized for the office and thereafter create one unclassified position in the office for the purpose of employing the executive assistant authorized under section 230.08 (2) (ya) of the statutes, as created by this act.
(e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of employment relations that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the office of state human resources management. All orders issued by the department of employment relations that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the office of state human resources management.
(f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of employment relations on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the office of state human resources management and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of employment relations with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the office of state human resources management.
(2) Funding of operations and programs at the department of employment relations. Notwithstanding the requirement under section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes that annual appropriations are expendable only up to the amount shown in the schedule and only for the fiscal year for which made, during the period that begins on the effective date of this subsection and ends on the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, the annual appropriations to the department of employment relations under section 20.512 of the statutes provided for the 2002-03 fiscal year shall remain in effect until the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, except that the department of employment relations may not expend or encumber more than one-twelfth of the amounts appropriated for the 2002-03 fiscal year from each appropriation.
(2x) Reinstatement privileges and restoration rights for certain state employees laid off during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium.
(a) Notwithstanding section 230.31 of the statutes, if a person described under section 230.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is laid off during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium because the agency at which the person was last employed is eliminated or because the functions performed by the person are transferred to a different agency, the person shall have reinstatement privileges under section 230.31 (1) (a) of the statutes and restoration rights under section 230.31 (1) (b) of the statutes to the agency to which the functions previously performed by the person are transferred.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) and notwithstanding sections 111.84 (1) and (2), 111.91 (1) and (2), and 111.93 (3) of the statutes, paragraph (a) applies to state employees and the state regardless of whether the employees are nonrepresented or represented by a labor organization, as defined in section 111.81 (12) of the statutes.
(c) For any state employee represented by a labor organization, as defined in section 111.81 (12) of the statutes, paragraph (a) applies until the day before the effective date of any act ratifying the collective bargaining agreement for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium that covers that employee. Beginning on the effective date of any such act, paragraph (a) applies only if provided by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.