AB100, s. 28
18Section
28. 13.90 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.90
(4) The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization
20shall authorize payment of fees entitling the legislature to membership in national
21organizations from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (fa)
or (5).
AB100, s. 29
22Section
29. 13.93 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.93
(2) (g) Attend the midwest and national legislative service conferences
24of the council of state governments.
This paragraph does not apply if this state
1discontinues membership in the council as a result of an expenditure reduction
2under s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 30
3Section
30. 13.93 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.93
(2) (k) Pay, from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (a)
or (5), the
5expenses of attendance at meetings of members of the Commission on Uniform State
6Laws who are appointed by the governor.
AB100, s. 31
7Section
31. 13.94 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(1m) Independent experts. The legislative audit bureau may contract
9for the services of such independent professional or technical experts as deemed
10necessary to carry out the statutory duties and functions of the bureau within the
11limits of the amount provided under s. 20.765 (3) (c)
or (5); and, in the case of
12postaudits involving the performance and program accomplishments of a
13department, shall contract for the services of such subject matter and program
14specialists from any state or federal agency or public institution of higher learning
15as deemed necessary by the joint committee on legislative organization.
AB100, s. 32
16Section
32. 13.95 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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13.95
(1m) Duties of the bureau; biennial budget bill. (a) In this subsection,
18"version of the biennial budget bill or bills" means the executive biennial budget bill
19or bills, as modified by an amendment offered by the joint committee on finance, as
20engrossed by the first house, as concurred in and amended by the 2nd house or as
21nonconcurred in by the 2nd house, or as reported by any committee on conference.
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(b) The legislative fiscal bureau shall prepare a statement of estimated general
23purpose revenue receipts and expenditures in the biennium following the succeeding
24biennium based on recommendations in each version of the biennial budget bill or
25bills.
AB100, s. 33
1Section
33. 14.38 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.38
(10) (c) Publish in the official state newspaper within 10 days after the
3date of publication of an act a notice certifying the number of each act, the number
4of the bill from which it originated, the date of publication and the relating clause.
5Each certificate shall also contain a notice of where the full text of each act can be
6obtained. Costs under this paragraph shall be charged to the appropriation under
7s. 20.765 (1) (d)
or (5).
AB100, s. 34
8Section
34. 14.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.78
(1) Members; terms. There is created a Great Lakes compact commission
10consisting of 3 commissioners appointed by the governor. The commissioners shall
11be persons having knowledge of and interest in problems of the Great Lakes basin.
12One commissioner, appointed for an indefinite term, shall be a state officer or
13employee and shall serve as secretary of the Great Lakes compact commission. The
14other commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. The commissioners
15shall receive no salaries but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
,
16unless the secretary of administration reduces or eliminates reimbursement under
17s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 35
18Section
35. 14.78 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.78
(2) Duties. (intro.)
It Except as provided in sub. (2m), it is the duty of
20the Wisconsin Great Lakes compact commission:
AB100, s. 36
21Section
36. 14.78 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,63,2322
14.78
(2m) Subsection (2) does not apply if the funding required for compliance
23is eliminated under s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 37
24Section
37. 14.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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114.90
(2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation
2but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (ba) for actual and
3necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
, except as provided
4in sub. (4). The commission has the powers granted and the duties imposed under
5s. 39.80.
AB100, s. 38
6Section
38. 14.90 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.90
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) ba), the Except as provided
8in sub. (4), the department of administration shall pay the costs of membership in
9and costs associated with the midwestern higher education compact
from the
10appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 39
11Section
39. 14.90 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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14.90
(4) Payments under subs. (2) and (3) may be reduced or eliminated if the
13funding for the payments is reduced or eliminated under s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 40
14Section
40. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.01
(2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
16department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
17department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of
185 members
, and the parole commission which shall consist of 8 members
, and the Fox
19River management commission which shall consist of 7 members. A Wisconsin group
20created for participation in a continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself,
21shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06.
22The parole commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission",
23but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The sentencing commission created
24under s. 15.105 (27) shall be known as a "commission" but is not a commission for
25purposes of s. 15.06 (1) to (4m), (7), and (9).
AB100, s. 41
1Section
41. 15.04 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.04
(4) Legal services. If a department or independent agency is authorized
3or required to employ or retain an attorney, the department or independent agency
4may do so only in the following ways:
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(a) Employ an attorney in a position authorized under s. 16.505.
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(b) Contract with the department of administration for legal services under s.
716.004 (15).
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(c) Allow the department of justice to furnish legal services if the department
9of justice is required by law to furnish the services.
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(d) 1. Allow the division of hearings and appeals created under s. 15.103 (1) to
11furnish legal services if the division of hearings and appeals is required or authorized
12by law to furnish the services.
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2. Contract under s. 227.43 (1m) for contested case hearing services with the
14division of hearings and appeals if the department or independent agency is not
15prohibited by law to do so.
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(e) Employ or retain any attorney who is not a state employee subject to s.
1720.930.
AB100, s. 42
18Section
42. 15.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 43
19Section
43. 15.07 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.07
(2) (m) The member appointed under s. 15.345 (6) (a) shall serve as
21chairperson of the managed forest land board.
AB100, s. 44
22Section
44. 15.07 (2) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.07
(2) (n) The chairperson of the health care quality and patient safety board
24shall be designated biennially by the governor.
AB100, s. 45
25Section
45. 15.07 (3) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 46
1Section
46. 15.103 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.103
(1g) Division of legal services. There is created in the department of
3administration a division of legal services. The administrator of the division shall
4be appointed by the secretary of administration in the unclassified service.
AB100, s. 47
5Section
47. 15.105 (12) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,66,76
15.105
(12) (e)
Executive director. The board shall appoint an executive director
7under or outside
of the classified service
to serve at its pleasure.
AB100, s. 48
8Section
48. 15.105 (12) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,66,119
15.105
(12) (f)
Assistance. The
executive director board may
request contract
10with any state agency to provide assistance necessary for the board to fulfill its
11duties.
AB100, s. 49
12Section
49. 15.105 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,66,1613
15.105
(13) Health care quality and patient safety board. (a)
Creation;
14membership. There is created a health care quality and patient safety board,
15attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the
16following members:
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1. The secretary of health and family services, the secretary of employee trust
18funds, and the secretary of administration or their designees.
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2. One physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5).
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3. One representative of hospitals.
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4. One employer purchaser of health care.
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5. One representative of the insurance industry.
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6. One representative of health maintenance organizations, as defined in s.
24609.01 (2).
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7. One member who shall represent the public interest.
AB100,67,2
1(b)
Terms. The board members specified in par. (a) 2. to 7. shall be appointed
2for 4-year terms.
AB100, s. 50
3Section
50. 15.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,67,11
415.13 Department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection
5rural resources; creation. There is created a department of agriculture, trade
, 6and
consumer protection rural resources under the direction and supervision of the
7board of agriculture, trade
, and
consumer protection rural resources. The board
8shall consist of
7 9 members with an agricultural background
and 2 members who
9are consumer representatives, appointed for staggered 6-year terms. Appointments
10to the board shall be made without regard to party affiliation, residence or interest
11in any special organized group.
AB100, s. 51
12Section
51. 15.137 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.137
(1) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of agriculture, trade
, 14and
consumer protection rural resources an agricultural producer security council
15consisting of the following members appointed by the secretary of agriculture
, trade,
16and rural resources for 3-year terms:
AB100, s. 52
17Section
52. 15.16 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 53
18Section
53. 15.195 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 54
19Section
54. 15.345 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 55
20Section
55. 15.345 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.345
(6) Managed forest land board. There is created in the department of
22natural resources a managed forest land board consisting of the chief state forester
23or his or her designee and the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
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(a) One member appointed from a list of 5 nominees submitted by the Wisconsin
25Counties Association.
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1(b) One member appointed from a list of 5 nominees submitted by the Wisconsin
2Towns Association.
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(c) One member appointed from a list of 5 nominees submitted by an association
4that represents the interests of counties that have county forests within their
5boundaries.
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(d) One member appointed from a list of 5 nominees submitted by the council
7on forestry.
AB100, s. 56
8Section
56. 15.495 of the statutes is renumbered 15.945 and amended to read:
AB100,68,14
915.945 Same; attached board. (1) Educational approval board. There is
10created an educational approval board which is attached to the
department of
11veterans affairs technical college system board under s. 15.03. The board shall
12consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies
13and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed
14to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
AB100, s. 57
15Section
57. 16.004 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 58
16Section
58. 16.004 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,68,1917
16.004
(15) Legal services. (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an
18office, commission, department, independent agency, or board in the executive
19branch of state government, and includes the building commission.
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(b) The department may provide legal services to state agencies. Annually, the
21department shall assess each state agency for the cost of the legal services provided
22to the state agency. The department shall credit all moneys received from state
23agencies under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kr).
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(c) An attorney employed by the department may prosecute or defend any
25action brought by or against the state in any matter relating to tax litigation.
AB100, s. 59
1Section
59. 16.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,69,52
16.03
(3) Report. The interagency coordinating council shall report at least
3twice annually to the
health care quality and patient safety board
on health care
4information in the department of
health and family services administration,
5concerning the council's activities under this section.
AB100, s. 60
6Section
60. 16.27 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 61
7Section
61. 16.27 (3) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.27
(3) (e) 3. Except as provided under subd. 6., allocate the balance of funds
9received under
42 USC 8621 to
8629 in a federal fiscal year, after making the
10allocations under pars. (c) and (d) and
subds. 1. and 2. subd. 1., for the payment of
11heating assistance
or for the payment of crisis assistance under sub. (6).
AB100, s. 62
12Section
62. 16.40 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.40
(14) Committees. Perform administrative services required to properly
14account for the finances of committees created by law or executive order. The
15governor may authorize each committee to make expenditures from the
16appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (ba) not exceeding $2,000 per fiscal year. The
17governor shall report such authorized expenditures to the joint committee on finance
18at the next quarterly meeting of the committee. If the governor desires to authorize
19expenditures of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by a committee, the governor shall
20submit to the joint committee on finance for its approval a complete budget for all
21expenditures made or to be made by the committee. The budget may cover a period
22encompassing more than one fiscal year or biennium during the governor's term of
23office. If the joint committee on finance approves a budget authorizing expenditures
24of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by such a committee, the governor may authorize
25the expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505
1(4) (ba) in accordance with the approved budget during the period covered by the
2budget. If after the joint committee on finance approves a budget for such a
3committee the governor desires to authorize expenditures in excess of the authorized
4expenditures under the approved budget, the governor shall submit a modified
5budget for the committee to the joint committee on finance. If the joint committee
6on finance approves a modified budget, the governor may authorize additional
7expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4)
8(ba) in accordance with the modified budget during the period covered by the
9modified budget.
The secretary may reduce or eliminate proposed expenditures
10under this subsection in any fiscal year if the amount appropriated under s. 20.505
11(4) (ba) for that fiscal year is insufficient to fully fund the proposed expenditures.
AB100, s. 63
12Section
63. 16.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,70,22
1316.43 Budget compiled. The secretary shall compile and submit to the
14governor or the governor-elect and to each person elected to serve in the legislature
15during the next biennium, not later than November 20 of each even-numbered year,
16a compilation giving all of the data required by s. 16.46 to be included in the state
17budget report, except the recommendations of the governor and the explanation
18thereof. The secretary shall not include in the compilation any provision for the
19development or implementation of an information technology development project
20for an executive branch agency that is not consistent with the strategic plan of the
21agency, as approved under s. 16.976.
The secretary may distribute the budget
22compilation in printed or optical disk format.
AB100, s. 64
23Section
64. 16.45 of the statutes is amended to read:
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2416.45 Budget message to legislature. In each regular session of the
25legislature, the governor shall deliver the budget message to the 2 houses in joint
1session assembled. Unless a later date is requested by the governor and approved
2by the legislature in the form of a joint resolution, the budget message shall be
3delivered on or before the last Tuesday in January of the odd-numbered year. With
4the message the governor shall transmit to the legislature, as provided in ss. 16.46
5and 16.47, the biennial state budget report and the executive budget bill or bills
6together with suggestions for the best methods for raising the needed revenues.
The
7governor may distribute the biennial state budget report in printed or optical disk
8format.
AB100, s. 65
9Section
65. 16.46 (5m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: