Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Other health and human services
This bill transfers the DHFS information technology help desk and desktop support positions, and the employees who serve in these positions, to DOA.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; health and family services.
(1) TRANSFER OF HELP DESK AND DESKTOP SUPPORT POSITIONS. All incumbent employees holding positions in the department of health and family services performing duties primarily related to information technology assistance services, as determined by the secretary of health and family services, are transferred on the effective date of this subsection to the department of administration. Employees transferred under this subsection have all rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes that they enjoyed in the department of health and family services. 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.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Kraus, BB0399 - Government Improvement Initiative Lapses
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
State finance
This bill requires the secretary of administration to lapse or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues and appropriations to the legislature and the courts, an amount equal to $35,500,000 during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium. The secretary of administration shall lapse or transfer these moneys from allocations for human resources and payroll functions and server and network support, from moneys saved as a result of restructuring procurement contracts and changes to purchasing and procurement functions, and from efficiencies achieved as a result of space management improvements in that fiscal biennium under those appropriations.
In addition, the bill requires the secretary of administration to lapse or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues and appropriations to the legislature and the courts, an amount equal to $55,000,000 during the 2007-08 fiscal year and an amount equal to $55,000,000 during the 2008-09 fiscal year. The secretary of administration shall lapse or transfer these moneys from allocations for human resources and payroll functions and server and network support, from moneys saved as a result of restructuring procurement contracts and changes to purchasing and procurement functions, and from efficiencies achieved as a result of space management improvements in the 2007-09 fiscal biennium under those appropriations.
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 9155. Nonstatutory provisions; other.
(1) LAPSE OR TRANSFER OF STATE OPERATIONS APPROPRIATION BALANCES TO THE GENERAL FUND.
(a) 1. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes, except as provided in paragraph (b), the secretary of administration shall lapse to the general fund or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, an amount equal to $35,500,000 during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium. The secretary of administration shall lapse or transfer these moneys from allocations for human resources and payroll functions and for server and network support, from moneys saved as a result of restructuring of procurement contracts and changes to purchasing and procurement functions, and from efficiencies achieved as a result of space management improvements in that fiscal biennium under those appropriations.
2. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes, except as provided in paragraph (b), the secretary of administration shall lapse to the general fund or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, an amount equal to $55,000,000 during the 2007-08 fiscal year and an amount equal to $55,000,000 during the 2008-09 fiscal year. The secretary of administration shall lapse or transfer these moneys from allocations for human resources and payroll functions and server and network support, from moneys saved as a result of restructuring procurement contracts and changes to purchasing and procurement functions, and from efficiencies achieved as a result of space management improvements in the 2007-09 fiscal biennium under those appropriations.
(b) 1. The secretary of administration may not lapse or transfer moneys to the general fund under paragraph (a) from any appropriation under paragraph (a) 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 the federal or state constitution.
2. The secretary of administration may not lapse or transfer moneys to the general fund under paragraph (a) from any appropriation under subchapters VII and VIII of chapter 20 of the statutes.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0427 - GPR spending limits
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
State finance
Current statutes contain a rule of procedure governing legislative action on certain bills affecting general purpose revenue (GPR). Generally, the rule provides that the amount appropriated from GPR may not exceed the amount appropriated from GPR in the prior fiscal year, increased by any percentage increase in this state's aggregate personal income. There are a number of exclusions under current law from this GPR appropriation limitation. This bill provides that in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, a GPR appropriation for county and municipal aid payments is excluded from the limitation. In addition, the bill provides that any amount appropriated to pay Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) unfunded liability obligations is excluded from the limitation.
Current statutes contain an additional rule that in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, the amount appropriated from GPR for state operations may generally not exceed the amount appropriated from GPR for state operations in fiscal year 2004-05, less $100,000,000. This bill eliminates the rule for fiscal year 2006-07 and excludes a number of appropriation expenditures from the calculation for fiscal year 2005-06.
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. 13.40 (3) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.40 (3) (fm) An appropriation for the 2003-05 2005-07 fiscal biennium to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 79.035.
SECTION 2. 13.40 (3) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
13.40 (3) (jm) An appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (br).
SECTION 3. 13.40 (3m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 4. 13.40 (3m) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
13.40 (3m) (ae) In this subsection, an "excluded appropriation" consists of all of the following:
1. State operations appropriations for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
2. Appropriations for fuel and utility costs.
3. An appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (br).
4. An appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (c) and (cm).
SECTION 5. 13.40 (3m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.40 (3m) (am) In addition to the limitations limitation under sub. (2) and par. (a), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07,, less any excluded appropriation and excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, may not exceed the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2004-05, less any excluded appropriation and excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, as shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, less $100,000,000.
SECTION 6. 13.40 (3m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Caucutt, BB0433 - Reduction in legislative expenditures for 05-07 fiscal biennium
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: a reduction in expenditures and authorized full-time equivalent positions for the legislature.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
STATE government
State finance
This bill directs the cochairpersons of the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization to take actions during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to ensure that from general purpose revenue appropriations to the legislature an amount equal to a total of $4,675,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $4,675,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 is lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or is subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both. The bill also directs that the cochairpersons take actions during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to ensure that the authorized full-time equivalent positions for the legislature are decreased by 38.0 full-time equivalent positions from the full-time equivalent position level that is authorized for the legislature on the day the 2005-07 biennial budget act becomes law.
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. 13.121 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.121 (1) CURRENT MEMBER. From the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5), each member of the legislature shall be paid, in equal installments, the salary provided under s. 20.923.
SECTION 2. 13.123 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.123 (1) (c) Each member shall certify to the chief clerk of the house in which the member serves, as promptly as may be following the 1st of each month, the number of days during the previous calendar month on which the member was in Madison on legislative business and for which the member seeks the allowance provided by this subsection. Such allowances shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5) within one week after each calendar month; and shall be paid, upon the filing with the department of administration, the chief clerk's affidavit stating the number of days in Madison on legislative business for all members of the chief clerk's house.
SECTION 3. 13.123 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.123 (2) INTERIM EXPENSES. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5), each member of the legislature shall be entitled to an expense allowance for postage and clerical assistance for each full calendar month during which the legislature is in actual session 3 days or less. No allowance is payable to a representative to the assembly unless the speaker of the assembly files with the chief clerk of the assembly a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. No allowance is payable to a senator unless the majority leader of the senate files with the chief clerk of the senate a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. An authorization filed under this subsection becomes effective for the month in which it is filed and continues in effect through the month in which the speaker of the assembly or the majority leader of the senate files a written revocation of the authorization with the chief clerk of the appropriate house. The rate of such allowance shall be as follows:
SECTION 4. 13.123 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.123 (3) (a) Any senator authorized by the committee on senate organization to attend a meeting outside the state capital, any representative to the assembly authorized by the committee on assembly organization to attend an out-of-state meeting or authorized by the speaker to attend a meeting within this state outside the state capital, and all members of the legislature required by law, legislative rule, resolution or joint resolution to attend such meetings, shall be paid no additional compensation for such services but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5), but no legislator may be reimbursed under this subsection for expenses on any day for which the legislator submits a claim under sub. (1).
SECTION 5. 13.125 of the statutes is amended to read:
13.125 Chaplains. The officiating chaplain of the senate and assembly shall be paid such amount as may be established by each house for each day of service from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5). Payment shall be made on certification by the chief clerk of the senate or of the assembly, respectively, showing the amount to which each chaplain is entitled.
SECTION 6. 13.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.14 (2) FLORAL PIECES. The senate and assembly may procure floral pieces for deceased or ill members of the legislature and state officers who, in the judgment of the presiding officer and chief clerk, have been identified with the legislative process. Such expenses shall be by voucher, signed by the presiding officer or chief clerk of the respective house, and shall be drawn on the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5).
SECTION 7. 13.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.14 (3) TRAVEL; LEGISLATIVE PERSONNEL. The actual and necessary expenses of legislative policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, and research staff assigned to legislative committees incident to attending meetings outside the state capital shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5).
SECTION 8. 13.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.45 (3) (a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under s. 13.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5) for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.
SECTION 9. 13.50 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.50 (6) (am) The cochairpersons of the joint survey committee on retirement systems or the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, with respect to any bill or amendment specified in par. (a), or the presiding officer of either house of the legislature, with respect to any bill or amendment specified in par. (a) that is pending in his or her house, may make a determination, based on any available information, that the bill or amendment may have a significant fiscal impact on the costs, actuarial balance or goals of the Wisconsin Retirement System and order the attachment of an independent actuarial opinion on such impact. The cochairpersons or presiding officer ordering such an opinion shall direct the staff under sub. (4) to obtain the opinion. The staff shall make payment for the opinion from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (2) (ab) or (5).
SECTION 10. 13.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.56 (2) PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. The cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules or their designated agents shall accept service made under ss. 227.40 (5) and 806.04 (11). If the committee determines that the legislature should be represented in the proceeding, it shall request the joint committee on legislative organization to designate the legislature's representative for the proceeding. The costs of participation in the proceeding shall be paid equally from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) and (b) or shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (5), if applicable, except that such costs incurred by the department of justice shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SECTION 11. 13.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.57 (3) All expenses under sub. (1) shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5).
SECTION 12. 13.81 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.81 (6) REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL STUDIES. At the end of each fiscal year, the general fund shall be reimbursed, from any other state fund, the amounts actually expended by the joint legislative council under s. 20.765 (3) (e) or (5) for the cost of making and publishing surveys and analyses of activities and policies related to such funds. The council shall bill such state funds at the end of each fiscal year for the costs so incurred, in accordance with cost records maintained by the council.