AB40: Bill Text

AB40, s. 1156 Section 1156. 40.22 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,594,21 40.22 (2) (m) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the employee was formerly employed by Milwaukee County, is a state employee described in s. 49.825 (4) , 2009 stats., or s. 49.826 (4), and elects to remain a covered employee under the retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, pursuant to s. 49.825 (4) (c), 2009 stats., or s. 49.826 (4) (c). This paragraph shall not apply if the employee remains a state employee, but is no longer performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment services unit under s. 49.825, 2009 stats., or the child care provider services unit under s. 49.826.

AB40, s. 1157 Section 1157. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,2 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17) (16m), and 632.896.

AB40, s. 1158 Section 1158. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,7 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) to (17) (16m).

AB40, s. 1159 Section 1159. 40.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,17 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents Board of Trustees or Board of Regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year.

AB40, s. 1160 Section 1160. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,2 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under contracts established by the group insurance board if the insurer requests that the policy be offered and the. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or parent.

AB40, s. 1161 Section 1161. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,7 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).

AB40, s. 1162 Section 1162 . 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB40,596,13 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).

AB40, s. 1163 Section 1163. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,16 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), or 757.02 (5).

AB40, s. 1164 Section 1164. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,20 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

AB40, s. 1165 Section 1165. 41.11 (1r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,23 41.11 (1r) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.

AB40, s. 1166 Section 1166. 41.11 (1r) of the statutes is renumbered 41.11 (1r) (b) and amended to read:

AB40,597,8 41.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

AB40, s. 1167 Section 1167. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,597,11 41.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB40, s. 1168 Section 1168. 41.41 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,597,17 41.41 (4) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in matters related to its functions.

AB40, s. 1169 Section 1169. 41.41 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,597,25 41.41 (5) (e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that appoints a liaison representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley reserve.

AB40, s. 1170 Section 1170. 42.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,10 42.09 (3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f), and that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be women.

AB40, s. 1171 Section 1171. 43.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 43.15 (2).

AB40, s. 1172 Section 1172. 43.15 (2) (b) to (e) of the statutes are repealed.

AB40, s. 1173 Section 1173. 43.15 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1174 Section 1174. 43.15 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1175 Section 1175. 43.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,18 43.15 (5) Capital costs excluded. For the purpose of determining the amount of financial support required under subs. (2) (b) and sub. (4) (b) 2. and (c) 5., amounts spent for capital projects shall be excluded.

AB40, s. 1176 Section 1176. 43.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,24 43.53 (2) (a) Name one of the participants as the library's fiscal agent, who is responsible for the payroll, benefit administration, insurance, and financial record keeping and auditing for the library. The participant's costs of providing the services under this paragraph count toward the financial support required of the participant under s. 43.15 (2) (b) or (4) (b) 2. or (c) 5.

AB40, s. 1177 Section 1177. Chapter 44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,1 chapter 44

AB40,599,3 historical societies and arts board historical preservation

AB40, s. 1178 Section 1178. 44.02 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,16 44.02 (5g) (a) Not charge a fee for use of the main library by any member of the historical society, any member of the faculty or academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System, any student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System or any other person exempted by rule of the historical society. The historical society may not charge a fee for use of the main library by any other person unless the historical society submits a fee schedule to the joint committee on finance that includes the specific fee to be charged to different categories of persons and an identification of any persons exempted by rule of the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.

AB40, s. 1179 Section 1179. 44.02 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,21 44.02 (12) Be the custodian of the official series of the portraits of the governors of Wisconsin under s. 44.53 41.53 (1) (g) and maintain the portraits in proper condition. The society may permit any or all of the portraits to be exhibited in such state buildings for such periods of time as it deems feasible.

AB40, s. 1180 Section 1180. 44.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,9 44.14 (1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a more economical system of handling federal documents in this state in such a way as to effect savings of staff and space to the participating libraries, both state and local; to make such documents more available to more of the people, colleges and libraries of the state, in accordance with the purposes of the federal depository act of 1895 and the needs of the citizens of the state; and to make possible substantial economies in the publication costs of such documents at the federal level as well. To this end the state documents depository established by s. 44.06 may acquire and establish a central state depository and loan collection of federal documents for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin System, the state law library, the depository libraries and such other college and public libraries in this state as may desire to share in the benefits of this loan collection.

AB40, s. 1181 Section 1181. 44.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,16 44.14 (2) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin System, and the public and other participating libraries, federal regulations permitting, may transfer outright or may loan indefinitely to this central depository any or all federal documents now in their possession which in their opinion are so little used for ready reference purposes as to make their retention unnecessary if copies are available on loan from the central depository loan collection.

AB40, s. 1182 Section 1182. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 44 [precedes 44.51] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter III (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.51].

AB40, s. 1183 Section 1183. 44.51 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 44.51 and amended to read:

AB40,600,22 44.51 Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" otherwise, "board" means the arts board.

AB40, s. 1184 Section 1184. 44.51 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1185 Section 1185. 44.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1186 Section 1186. 44.51 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1187 Section 1187. 44.53 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (title).

AB40, s. 1188 Section 1188. 44.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (intro.).

AB40, s. 1189 Section 1189. 44.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (a).

AB40, s. 1190 Section 1190. 44.53 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (b).

AB40, s. 1191 Section 1191. 44.53 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (c).

AB40, s. 1192 Section 1192. 44.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (d).

AB40, s. 1193 Section 1193. 44.53 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (e).

AB40, s. 1194 Section 1194. 44.53 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (f) and amended to read:

AB40,601,16 41.53 (1) (f) Plan and implement, when funds are available in the appropriations under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (b) and (o), a program of contracts with or grants-in-aid to groups or, in appropriate cases, individuals of exceptional talent engaged in or concerned with the arts. No grantee may receive any funds distributed as grants-in-aid under this paragraph unless the grantee provides at least 50% of the estimated total cost of the project, either in the form of moneys or in-kind contributions of equivalent value, to be funded under this paragraph.

AB40, s. 1195 Section 1195. 44.53 (1) (fm) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (fm) and amended to read:

AB40,601,21 41.53 (1) (fm) Conduct a program identical to that described in par. (f), but only for American Indian individuals and groups. The program shall be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (km).

AB40, s. 1196 Section 1196. 44.53 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (g) and amended to read:

AB40,602,3 41.53 (1) (g) Arrange and schedule the portrait of the governor or any former governor. Costs incurred under this paragraph shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (c) up to a limit of $10,000 per portrait. Costs in excess of $10,000 per portrait may be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (c) only with the prior approval of the joint committee on finance.

AB40, s. 1197 Section 1197. 44.53 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (h) and is amended to read:

AB40,602,10 41.53 (1) (h) Annually, award an amount equal to at least 5% of all state and federal funds received by the board in that year for grants to artists and arts organizations to artists who are minority group members and arts groups composed principally of minority group members. In this paragraph, "minority group member" has the meaning specified in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f).

AB40, s. 1198 Section 1198. 44.53 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (i).

AB40, s. 1199 Section 1199. 44.53 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (j) and amended to read:

AB40,602,15 41.53 (1) (j) Annually pay to the Milwaukee Foundation, Inc., for deposit in the High Point fund, the amount appropriated under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (e).

AB40, s. 1200 Section 1200. 44.53 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (2) (intro.).

AB40, s. 1201 Section 1201. 44.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (2) (a).

AB40, s. 1202 Section 1202. 44.53 (2) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (2) (am).

AB40, s. 1203 Section 1203. 44.53 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (2) (b).

AB40, s. 1204 Section 1204. 44.53 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,603,2 44.53 (2) (c) Award an operational grant to an organization if the sum of all operational grants awarded in the current year does not exceed 50% of the sum of all grants awarded to organizations from the appropriations under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (b) and (o) in the current year. In this paragraph, "operational grant" means a grant awarded by the board to support those administrative costs of an organization that are not directly related to the development of an artistic performance or product.

AB40, s. 1205 Section 1205. 44.55 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,603,6 44.55 Executive secretary. The board secretary shall appoint an executive secretary of the board outside the classified service to serve at its the pleasure of the secretary.

AB40, s. 1206 Section 1206. 44.56 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 41.56 (title).

AB40, s. 1207 Section 1207. 44.56 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 41.56 (1).

AB40, s. 1208 Section 1208. 44.56 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 41.56 (2) and amended to read:

AB40,603,14 41.56 (2) Every recipient of a grant awarded by the board under the board's general grants program or community arts program from the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) 20.380 (3) (b) shall perform a public service which that shall be mutually agreed upon by the board and the grant recipient at the time the grant is awarded.