(1) DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS. The treatment of section 40.02 (21c) and (21d) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 40.02 (20) of the statutes, and the creation of section 40.02 (20) (b) of the statutes first apply to coverage under group insurance plans offered by the group insurance board on January 1, 2009.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Frederick, BB0337 - Executive salary group changes
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
State employment
This bill makes the following reassignments in the state civil service executive salary group (ESG) ranges: the secretary of corrections is reassigned from ESG 6 to ESG 8; the governor's chief of staff is reassigned from ESG 4 to ESG 6; the secretary of health and family services is reassigned from ESG 9 to ESG 8; the secretary of workforce development is reassigned from ESG 6 to ESG 7; the secretary of regulation and licensing is reassigned from ESG 4 to ESG 6; the adjutant general in DMA is reassigned from ESG 5 to ESG 6; the insurance commissioner is reassigned from ESG 5 to ESG 6; and the public service commissioners are reassigne
d from ESG 5 to ESG 6.
The bill further provides that the salaries for certain division administrators and bureau directors in DRL may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for ESG 3. Currently, the salary maximum is capped at ESG 1.
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. 20.923 (4) (d) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 7t.
SECTION 2. 20.923 (4) (d) 10s. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 8m.
SECTION 3. 20.923 (4) (e) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 7v.
SECTION 4. 20.923 (4) (e) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 8e.
SECTION 5. 20.923 (4) (e) 10. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 8h.
SECTION 6. 20.923 (4) (f) 2g. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (h) 2g.
SECTION 7. 20.923 (4) (f) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (g) 6.
SECTION 8. 20.923 (4) (h) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (h) 5. Health and family services, department of: secretary.
SECTION 9. 20.923 (4) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 10. 20.923 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.923 (12) OTHER DEPARTMENT OF REGULATION AND LICENSING POSITIONS. The salaries for division administrators and bureau directors appointed under s. 440.04 (6) shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range for executive salary group 1 3.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Frederick, BB0362 - State premium pickup for health insurance coverage
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Retirement and group insurance
Currently, the state pays employer contributions toward health insurance premiums for most state employees beginning on the first day of the seventh month after the employee begins state employment. This bill changes the date to the first day of the third month after the employee begins state employment, beginning on July 1, 2008, for all state employees other than limited term appointments.
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. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th 3rd month beginning after the date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a participating employee.
SECTION 9414. Effective dates; Employee Trust Funds.
(1) PAYMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. The treatment of section 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2008.
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PG:cjs:pg
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0346 - Grants for four-year-old kindergarten
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Primary and secondary education
Beginning in the 2008-09 fiscal year, this bill authorizes DPI to award grants to school boards to implement four-year-old kindergarten programs. A school board is eligible for an initial grant of up to $3,000 for each pupil enrolled in a four-year-old kindergarten program in the school district and a second grant, in the succeeding school year, of up to $1,500 for each such pupil.
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) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (2) (dp) Four-year-old kindergarten grants. The amounts in the schedule for 4-year-old kindergarten grants under s. 115.445.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:
115.445 Four-year-old kindergarten grants. (1) A school board may apply to the department for a 2-year grant under this section to implement a 4-year-old kindergarten program.
(2) (a) In the first school year of a grant awarded under this section, the department shall pay the school board up to $3,000 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district. In the succeeding school year, the department shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district.
(b) The department shall award grants under this section beginning in the 2008-09 school year and shall give preference in awarding grants to school boards that use community approaches to early education, as defined by the department by rule. If the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) are insufficient to pay all eligible school boards, the department shall prorate the payments.
(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SECTION 3. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 115.455, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 119.04 (1). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0438, LRB-0453, and LRB-1480.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0344 - Grants for MPS pupil achievement plans
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill authorizes DPI to pay up to $5,000,000 in the 2007-08 school year and up to $10,000,000 annually thereafter to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to implement initiatives to improve pupil academic achievement in all grades. The board must submit a plan to DOA for its approval that describes the initiatives planned and the research showing that the initiatives have a positive effect on pupil academic achievement.
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) (df) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (2) (df) Grants for improving pupil academic achievement. The amounts in the schedule for grants to the school district operating under ch. 119 to improve pupil academic achievement under s. 115.395.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.395 of the statutes is created to read:
115.395 Grants for improving pupil academic achievement. (1) In this section, "board" means the board of school directors in charge of the school district operating under ch. 119.
(2) The board may apply to the department of administration for a grant of up to $5,000,000 in the 2007-08 school year and up to $10,000,000 in any school year thereafter to implement initiatives to improve pupil academic achievement in all grades, such as employing licensed teachers to tutor pupils who are struggling academically, or employing persons to coordinate the district's instructional programs and provide ongoing professional development for teachers. The board shall submit with its application a plan for the department of administration's approval describing the initiatives for which the grant will be used, describing the research showing that the initiatives have a positive effect on pupil academic achievement, and including criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives, such as high school graduation rates or the results of the statewide pupil assessments under ch. 118.30.
(3) The department of administration may approve the plan submitted under sub. (2) in whole or in part. If the department approves a plan in part, the board may submit an additional plan for the same school year and the department may award the board all or part of the balance of grant funds.
(4) Upon receipt of a notice from the department of administration that a plan has been approved under sub. (3), the state superintendent shall pay to the board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (df), the amount specified by the department of administration.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0335 - Wisconsin Venture Center
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
