166.22 (3m) The division shall reimburse a local emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a hazardous substance release, or potential release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 2. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to the amount appropriated under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) (x). Reimbursement is available under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) (x) only if the local emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person responsible under sub. (4) and that person cannot be identified, or, if that person is identified, the team has received reimbursement from that person to the extent that the person is financially able or has determined that the person does not have adequate money or other resources to reimburse the local emergency response team.
SECTION 29. 342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), a supplemental title fee of $7.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under sub. (3) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse. The fee specified under this subsection is in addition to any other fee specified in this section. The department shall deposit into the environmental fund all fees collected under this subsection.
SECTION 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; transportation.
(1) TRANSFER OF SUPPLEMENTAL TITLE FEES.
(a) No transfer of moneys may be made under section 20.855 (4) (f), 2003 stats., on or after the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) If the effective date of this paragraph is after October 1, 2005, the secretary of administration shall transfer, in fiscal year 2005-06, from the environmental fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount transferred under section 20.855 (4) (f), 2003. stats., from the general fund to the environmental fund between July 1, 2005, and the effective date of this paragraph.
(c) If the effective date of this paragraph is after July 1, 2005, the secretary of transportation shall, no later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph, certify to the secretary of administration the amount of fees collected under sections 101.9208 (1) (dm), 2003 stats., and 342.14 (3m), 2003 stats., and deposited into the transportation fund between July 1, 2005, and the effective date of this paragraph, and the secretary of administration shall transfer, in fiscal year 2005-06, this amount from the transportation fund to the environmental fund.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Ziegler, BB0379 - School general fund balances
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Primary and secondary education
Current law requires a school board annually to publish a summary of its proposed budget before it holds a public hearing on the budget. This bill requires the summary to include, for the proposed budget, the current budget, and the budget in the previous fiscal year, the school district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the school district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year, expressed as a percentage. The budget summary must also include, for the current and previous fiscal years, the statewide average school district general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the statewide average school district general fund expenditures in that fiscal year, expressed as a percentage.
The bill also provides that if a school board adopts a proposed budget in which the school district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the school district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year will exceed an amount equal to 90 percent of the statewide average school district general fund ratio of balance to expenditures in the previous fiscal year, the school board must approve the excess by a separate vote.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 65.90 (3) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
65.90 (3) (br) For a school district, the budget summary required under par. (a) shall also include all of the following:
1. For the proposed budget, the current budget, and the budget in the previous fiscal year, the school district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the school district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year, expressed as a percentage.
2. For the current budget and the budget in the previous fiscal year, the statewide average school district general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the statewide average school district general fund expenditures in that fiscal year, expressed as a percentage, as provided by the department of public instruction under par. (c).
SECTION 2. 65.90 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
65.90 (3) (c) The department of public instruction under s. 115.28, the department of revenue under s. 73.10 and the technical college system board under s. 38.04 shall encourage and consult with interested public and private organizations regarding the budget summary information required under pars. (a) and (b). The department of public instruction and the technical college system board shall specify the revenue and expenditure detail that is required under par. (b) 1. and 2. for school districts and for technical college districts. The department of public instruction shall provide school districts with the information required under par. (br) 2. For the current budget, the department shall estimate the percentage.
SECTION 3. 65.90 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
65.90 (3) (d) A municipality may publish any additional budget summary information that its governing body considers necessary, but the additional information shall be reported separately from the information required under pars. (a), (b) and, (bm), and (br).
SECTION 4. 65.90 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
65.90 (5) (c) If a school board adopts a proposed budget in which the school district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the school district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year exceeds an amount equal to 90 percent of the statewide average school district general fund balance at the end of the previous fiscal year divided by the statewide average school district general fund expenditures in the previous fiscal year, as determined by the department of public instruction under sub. (3) (br) 2., the school board shall conduct a separate vote approving the excess.
SECTION 5. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
119.16 (8) (am) Except as provided in par. (a), s. 65.90 (3) and (5) (c) applies to the budget proposed by the board.
SECTION 9337. Initial applicability; public instruction.
(1) SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND BALANCES. The treatment of sections 65.90 (3) (br), (c), and (d) and (5) (c) and 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes first applies to school district budgets proposed for the 2006-07 school year.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Bergum, BB0392 - Grants for differentiated teacher compensation programs
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Primary and secondary education
This bill directs DPI to award grants of up to $100,000 to no more than 20 school districts for the design, development, and implementation of a differentiated compensation program for teachers in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium. Such a program must base all or part of teacher salary increases on one or more of the following factors:
1. An increase in a teacher's knowledge about teaching or about the subjects he or she teaches or an improvement in a teacher's teaching skills.
2. The assumption by a teacher of additional responsibilities, including mentoring other teachers.
3. The assignment of a teacher to a grade level or subject area in which there are teacher shortages.
4. The assignment of a teacher to a school that is difficult to staff or that is low in pupil performance.
The bill directs DPI to establish a competitive process for awarding grants, to give preference in awarding grants to school districts in which the teachers, the community, and the businesses in the community support the grant, and to make reasonable efforts in awarding grants to reflect the diversity of school districts on various factors.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.255 (2) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (2) (dc) Grants for differentiated compensation programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts for differentiated compensation programs under s. 115.40. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2007.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.40 of the statutes is created to read:
115.40 Grants for differentiated compensation programs. (1) During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, a school district is eligible for a grant under this section for the design, development, and implementation of a differentiated compensation program that bases all or part of teacher salary increases on one or more of the following factors:
(a) An increase in a teacher's knowledge about teaching or about the subjects he or she teaches or an improvement in a teacher's teaching skills.
(b) The assumption by a teacher of additional leadership responsibilities, including mentoring other teachers.
(c) The assignment of a teacher to a grade level or subject area in which there are teacher shortages.
(d) The assignment of a teacher to a school that is difficult to staff or that is low in pupil performance.
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc), the department shall award two-year, nonrenewable grants under this section to no more than 20 school districts. The amount of a grant may not exceed $100,000.
(3) Within 90 days after the end of the grant period, each school board receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the department a report that summarizes the activities funded by the grant.
(4) The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Award grants under this section in a competitive process based on criteria designed by the department.
(b) In awarding grants, give preference to school districts that demonstrate the support of the teachers employed by the school district, the community, and the businesses in the community.
(c) In awarding grants, make all reasonable efforts to reflect the diversity of school districts in size of enrollment, ethnicity, location, family income, and density of population.
(d) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
(5) This section does not affect a school district's duty to bargain with the employees collective bargaining representative over wages, hours, and conditions of employment.
SECTION 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; public instruction.
(1) DIFFERENTIATED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.
(a) The department of public instruction shall promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes to implement section 115.40 of the statutes, as created by this act, by October 15, 2005. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, the emergency rules promulgated under this paragraph remain in effect until July 1, 2006, or the date on which the permanent rules take effect, whichever occurs first. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for the rule.
(b) The department of public instruction may not accept an application from a school board for a grant in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium under section 115.40 of the statutes, as created by this act, that is received by the department after December 15, 2005.
(c) The department of public instruction shall award grants for the 2005-07 fiscal biennium under section 115.40 of the statutes, as created by this act, by January 31, 2006. The department shall pay one-third of the grant in the 2005-06 fiscal year and two-thirds of the grant in the 2006-07 fiscal year.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Ziegler, BB 0389 - Repeal appropriation for earned income tax credit, utility public benefits
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: repealing an appropriation for the earned income tax credit, utility public benefits.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
taxation
Income taxation
Under current law, some of the claims for the refundable earned income tax credit (EITC) are paid out of a utility public benefits fund appropriation, some are paid from an appropriation related to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the remaining claims are paid out of a sum sufficient appropriation.
This bill repeals the utility public benefits fund appropriation for the EITC.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.835 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.835 (2) (f) Earned income tax credit. A sum sufficient to pay the excess claims approved under s. 71.07 (9e) that are not paid under pars. (kf) and (r) par. (kf).
SECTION 2. 20.835 (2) (r) of the statutes is repealed.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
