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2011 Wisconsin Act 32] Section 9245 (2f)
Appropriation lapses and reestimates. The chief justice of the supreme court, acting as administrative head of the judicial system, shall take actions during the 2011-13 and 2013-15 fiscal biennia to ensure that from general purpose revenue and program revenue appropriations to the circuit courts under section 20.625 of the statutes, to the court of appeals under section 20.660 of the statutes, and to the supreme court under 20.680 of the statutes an amount equal to $16,960,400 is lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or is subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both, in
each the 2011-13 fiscal biennium
, and an amount equal to $11,807,400 is lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or is subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both, in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium.
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2011 Wisconsin Act 32] Section 9255 (1) (b) Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes, but subject to paragraph (e), the secretary of administration shall lapse to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of general purpose revenue and program revenue appropriations to executive branch state agencies, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, an amount equal to $174,300,000 in the 2011-13 fiscal biennium
and $174,300,000 in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium. Before lapsing any moneys under this paragraph, the secretary shall develop a plan for lapsing the moneys and shall submit the plan to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented by the secretary. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be lapsed only after the plan has been approved by the committee.
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2011 Wisconsin Act 32] Section 9452 (1d)
University of Wisconsin. The treatment of sections 16.705 (1r) (d) and (e), (2), (3) (intro.), 16.71 (1m) (by
Section 241f) and (4), 16.72 (8), 16.73 (5), 16.78 (1), 16.993 (7),
and 20.916 (10) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 16.417 (2) (f) of the statutes, and the creation of section 16.417 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes take effect on July 1, 2013, and the treatment of sections 19.42 (13) (b), (c), and (cm), 19.45 (11) (a) and (b), 20.865 (1) (c), (ci), (i), (ic), (s), and (si),
20.916 (10), 20.923 (4g), (5), (6) (Lm) and (m), (14) (b), (15) (b), and (16), 36.09 (1) (e), (i), (j), and (k), 36.15 (2), 36.30, 36.52, 40.02 (30), 111.335 (1) (cv), 111.81 (7) (ar) and (at), 111.815 (1) and (2), 111.825 (1r), (1t), (2) (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), and (i), (3), (4), (6), and (7), 111.83 (5) (a), (b), and (c), 111.84 (2) (c), 111.91 (4), 111.93 (2) and (3), 111.935 (2), 230.01 (1), 230.03 (3), (6), (6m), (10h), and (13), 230.08 (2) (cm), (d), (dm), and (k), 230.10 (2), 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and (3) (e) (title) and 1., and 230.34 (1) (ar) of the statutes, the repeal of sections 36.58 (5) and 230.143 (1) and (2) of the statutes, the renumbering of sections 111.83 (7) and 111.85 (5) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections
16.417 (2) (f), 111.92 (1) (a)
, and 230.143 (intro.) of the statutes,
and the creation of sections
16.417 (2) (f) 2., 111.83 (7) (b), 111.85 (5) (b), and 111.92 (1) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes
, and Sections 9152 (1c) of this act take effect on July 1,
2013
2015.
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2011 Wisconsin Act 166] Section 28 (1)
Teaching license. The treatment of section 118.19 (14) (a) of the statutes first applies to an application for a teaching license received by the department of public instruction on January
1 31, 2014.
20,9101
Section 9101.
Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
(1) Transfer of office of justice assistance.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of justice assistance, except those that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration become the assets and liabilities of the department of justice. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of military affairs. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to the reintegration of American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of corrections.
(b)
Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, the incumbents holding those positions in the department of administration performing duties that are primarily related to the office of justice assistance, except those positions performing duties that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, are transferred to the department of justice. On the effective date of this paragraph, the incumbents holding those positions that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, are transferred to the department of military affairs. On the effective date of this paragraph, the incumbents holding those positions that are primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, are transferred to the department of corrections.
(c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of justice, the department of military affairs, or the department of corrections, whichever is applicable, that they enjoyed in the office of justice assistance immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of justice assistance, except property that is primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or property that is primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of justice. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of justice assistance that is primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of military affairs. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of justice assistance that is primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of corrections.
(e) Contracts.
1. All contracts entered into by the office of justice assistance in effect on the effective date of this subdivision, except contracts that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or are primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of justice. The department of justice shall carry out any such contractual obligations unless modified or rescinded by the department of justice to the extent allowed under the contract.
2. All contracts entered into by the office of justice assistance in effect on the effective date of this subdivision that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of military affairs. The department of military affairs shall carry out any such contractual obligations unless modified or rescinded by the department of military affairs to the extent allowed under the contract.
3. All contracts entered into by the office of justice assistance in effect on the effective date of this subdivision that are primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of corrections. The department of corrections shall carry out any such contractual obligations unless modified or rescinded by the department of corrections to the extent allowed under the contract.
(f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of justice assistance on the effective date of this paragraph, except matters that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of justice, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of justice assistance with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of justice. Any matter pending with the office of justice assistance on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of military affairs, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of justice assistance with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of military affairs. Any matter pending with the office of justice assistance on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, is transferred to the department of corrections, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of justice assistance with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of corrections.
(g) Rules and orders.
1. All rules promulgated for the office of justice assistance, except rules that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of justice. All orders issued by the office of justice assistance, except orders that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, or to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of justice.
2. All rules promulgated for the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of military affairs. All orders issued by the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to administering federal homeland security moneys, and not related to interoperable communications, as determined by the department of administration, and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of military affairs.
3. All rules promulgated for the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of corrections. All orders issued by the office of justice assistance that are primarily related to reintegrating American Indians who have been incarcerated, as determined by the department of administration, and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of corrections.
(2i) MacKenzie Environmental Education Center. The department of administration shall conduct a thorough review of the existing status and condition of the buildings, structures, and animal enclosures at the MacKenzie Environmental Education Center. The study shall include a description of the maintenance and repairs that are necessary for the buildings, structures, and animal enclosures with an estimate of the costs of doing the maintenance and repairs. After completing the study, the department of administration shall prepare a report detailing the findings of the study and shall submit the report to the joint committee on finance on a date that is no later than 90 days after the date the study is completed or on June 1, 2014, whichever is earlier.
(3c) 2013-15 executive branch state agency position reductions.
(a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an office, commission, department, independent agency, or board in the executive branch of state government.
(b) During the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the secretary of administration shall eliminate 450.0 FTE positions in state agencies. No later than January 1, 2015, the secretary of administration shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance identifying the positions by state agency and by the appropriation account from which the positions are funded.
(3L) Study of public library systems.
(a) The department of administration, in consultation with the department of public instruction, shall conduct a study of public library systems in this state to identify the potential for savings by doing the following:
1. Consolidating systems.
2. Increasing the use of technology.
3. Reducing duplications and inefficiencies.
4. Utilizing lean production principles.
5. Increasing the sharing of services among library systems.
(b) By July 1, 2014, the department of administration shall submit a report of the study under paragraph (a) to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance.
(3s) Study concerning consolidation of the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(a) The department of administration shall conduct a study concerning the consolidation of the functions currently being performed by the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection under a single new agency in the executive branch of state government, to be named the department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
(b) In conducting the study under paragraph (a), the department of administration shall consult with the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection and with the boards and councils attached to or under those agencies.
(c) In conducting the study under paragraph (a), the department of administration shall consult members of the public who may be affected by the consolidation of the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the creation of the department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
(d) No later than January 1, 2014, the department of administration shall submit a report of its findings from the study conducted under paragraph (a) to the joint committee on finance and, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. That report shall set forth the department of administration's recommendations concerning the proposed consolidation described under paragraph (a). If the department recommends consolidation, the report shall include the department's recommendations concerning all of the following:
1. The organizational structure, programmatic functions, and performance objectives of the department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
2. Any reduction in staff that may be accomplished as a result of the consolidation of the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
3. Any board or council that may be eliminated as a result of the consolidation of the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
4. Any adjustment to credentialing fees that may be appropriate and the capability of revenue from credentialing fees to support the operations of the department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
5. Any function of or program under the departments of safety and professional services and agriculture, trade and consumer protection that should be transferred to an agency other than the newly created department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
6. Any way to improve the services to be provided by the department of agriculture, regulation, and trade.
(e) If the department of administration recommends consolidation in its report under paragraph (d), the department shall also submit with that report draft legislation that implements, effective July 1, 2015, the department's recommendations made in the report.
(3u) Position elimination report. (a)
Not later than January 1, 2014, the department of administration shall submit a report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance
that identifies the funding source for, and recommends the appropriation to be decreased with regard to, each of the following FTE positions to be eliminated in the department of natural resources:
1. 7.8 GPR positions.
2. 9.1 FED positions.
3. 4.0 PR positions.
4. 11.2 SEG positions.
(b)
If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report under paragraph (a) within 14 working days after the day on which the report is submitted, the positions shall be eliminated and the appropriations shall be decreased
in the manner specified in the report. If, within 14 working days after the day on which the report is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, no position identified in the report may be eliminated and no appropriation may be decreased with regard to that position without the approval of the committee .
(4q) Assistance to local governments for efficiency initiatives. Under section 16.08 of the statutes, as created by this act, if a local governmental unit established a lean program before August 1, 2013, or the effective date of this subsection, whichever is later, a business that provides services to a local governmental unit for that lean program on or after August 1, 2013, or the effective date of this subsection, whichever is later, is eligible to receive a payment from the department of administration under section 16.08 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the cost of the services.
20,9102
Section 9102.
Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
(1e) Grain inspection funding.
(a) Plan. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall develop a plan to transfer
, by December 31, 2013, an amount equal to the amount by which the accumulated expenses for the inspection and certification of grain under section 93.06 (1m) of the statutes have exceeded the accumulated revenues from conducting that inspection and certification as of June 30, 2013, from the unencumbered balances of program revenue appropriations to the department and of the agrichemical management and agricultural chemical cleanup funds to the appropriation account under section 20.115 (1) (h) of the statutes. The department shall submit the plan to the joint committee on finance
no later than November 15, 2013.
(b) Transfer.
If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan submitted under paragraph (a) within 14 working days after the day on which the plan is submitted, the department shall implement the plan. If, within 14 days after the day on which the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may only make a transfer to the appropriation account under section 20.115 (1) (h) upon approval by the committee.
20,9104
Section 9104.
Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.
(1) 2013-15
Authorized State Building Program. For the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending on June 30, 2015, the Authorized State Building Program is as follows:
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(2) Programs previously authorized. In addition to the projects and financing authority enumerated in subsection (1), the building and financing authority enumerated in the previous state building program is continued in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium.
(3) Loans. During the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the building commission may make loans from general fund supported borrowing or the building trust fund to state agencies, as defined in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes, for projects that are to be utilized for programs not funded by general purpose revenue and that are authorized in subsection (1).
(5) Family justice center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39i) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for the construction of a facility, as enumerated in subsection (1) (i), under section 13.48 (39i) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(6) Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39j) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc., for the construction and remodel of a facility, as enumerated in subsection (1) (j), under section 13.48 (39j) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(7) Medical College of Wisconsin; community medical education facilities. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39k) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin for the remodel, development, and renovation of the facilities, as enumerated in subsection (1) (L), under section 13.48 (39k) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(8) Dane County; livestock facilities. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39L) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to Dane County for the construction of facilities, as enumerated in subsection (1) (h), under section 13.48 (39L) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(9) K I Convention Center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39m) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to the city of Green Bay for the expansion of the facility, as enumerated in subsection (1) (k), under section 13.48 (39m) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(10) Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39o) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center for the development of the site, as enumerated in subsection (1) (m), under section 13.48 (39o) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(11) Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (39n) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc., for the construction of the facility, as enumerated in subsection (1) (n), under section 13.48 (39n) of the statutes, as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(11i) Reduction in general obligation bonding authority in the 2007-09 and 2013-15 authorized state building programs. Notwithstanding the projects and financing authority enumerated in subsection (1) and in
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9105 (1) (a) 2., as affected by this act, the building commission shall not issue $250,000,000 in general obligation bonding enumerated for the 2007-09 and 2013-15 fiscal biennia. To implement this reduction, the building commission may reduce funding for any project, modify the scope of any project, or eliminate any project altogether, except that the reduction for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium may be made only from the increased financing authority for the state transportation building project enumerated in
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9105 (1) (a) 2., as affected by this act.
20,9106
Section 9106.
Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
(1e) Office of the inspector general.
(a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of children and families.
2. "Office" means the office of the inspector general in the department.
(b) The department shall prepare a plan for the structure, implementation, and operation of the office, the purpose of which is to conduct fraud prevention, program integrity, and audit activities for all programs administered by the department, including the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare. In staffing the office, existing positions in the department with the primary responsibility of fraud prevention, program integrity, or audit activities must be assigned to the office. In preparing the plan, the department shall consult with the department of health services regarding the best practices for creating and implementing the office, including how the department could structure the office to ensure that the program integrity positions are involved in and updated on program changes. The plan must include all of the following:
1. Details, including before and after organization charts, on how the department will reorganize and consolidate positions and funding to create the office.
2. A listing of the department's current positions that would be included in the office, along with the funding amount, funding source, and department program associated with each position.
3. Details on how the office will interact with program staff to report, investigate, respond to, and prevent fraud in the department's programs.
4. A timeline of when the changes would be implemented.
5. New appropriations that would fund only the costs associated with the office.
(c) No later than January 1, 2014, the department shall submit the plan under paragraph (b) to the joint committee on finance and request funding from the committee's general purpose revenue funds general program supplementation appropriation. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date that the department submits the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the plan may be implemented and the department shall receive the requested funding. If, within 14 working days after the date that the department submits the plan, the cochairpersons notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the plan may be implemented, and funding will be received, only upon approval of the committee.
(1q) Concerns of 5-star child care providers. By September 30, 2013, the department of children and fam
ilies shall convene a meeting of all child care providers who have received a 5-star rating, as described in the quality rating plan, as defined in section 49.155 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes, and who receive payment under section 49.155 of the statutes for providing care for more than 50 children. At that meeting, the department of children and families shall hear the concerns of those child care providers about the child care quality rating system under section 48.659 of the statutes, the payment rates for child care services provided under section 49.155 of the statutes, and any other issues that are of concern to those child care providers. Following the meeting, the department of children and families shall summarize those concerns and make recommendations to address those concerns and, by January 31, 2014, shall submit a report of those concerns and recommendations to the joint committee on finance. If the joint committee on finance requests or requires the department of children and families to provide a quarterly report on the status of the quality rating plan, that department may include the report under this subsection in the quarterly report for the 4th quarter of 2013.
20,9108
Section 9108.
Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.
(1L) Pilot program for prisoners; prerelease.
(a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of corrections.
2. "Pilot period" means the period beginning on the date on which the program is established and ending 2 years after that date.