SB218: Bill Text

SB218,8,8 13.94 (1) (dx) Biennially, beginning in 2013, conduct a financial audit of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority and a program evaluation audit of the programs administered by the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority under ch. 239. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).

SB218,6 Section 6. 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,8,11 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. The Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority for the cost of the audit required to be performed under sub. (1) (dx).

SB218,7 Section 7. 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,9,4 13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and politic created by the legislature including specifically the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, a professional baseball park district, a local professional football stadium district, a local cultural arts district, and a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; every Wisconsin works agency under subch. III of ch. 49; every provider of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit corporation or cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association to which moneys are specifically appropriated by state law; and every corporation, institution, association or other organization which receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations made by state law, including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.

SB218,8 Section 8. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,9,19 13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.

SB218,9 Section 9. 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,9,25 16.002 (2) "Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,10 Section 10. 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,10,7 16.004 (4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies and authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, and 279, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter that in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.

SB218,11 Section 11. 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,10,13 16.004 (5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, and 279, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary and shall comply with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.

SB218,12 Section 12. 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,10,23 16.004 (12) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

SB218,13 Section 13. 16.015 of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,11,3 16.015 Administrative support; Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority. The department shall provide administrative support services to the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority.

SB218,14 Section 14. 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,11,10 16.045 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,15 Section 15. 16.15 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,11,16 16.15 (1) (ab) "Authority" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority.

SB218,16 Section 16. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,11,19 16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,17 Section 17 . 16.417 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,11,22 16.417 (1) (b) "Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,18 Section 18. 16.5195 of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,12,3 16.5195 Transfers to the Wisconsin forward jobs fund. The secretary shall transfer the following amounts from the general fund to the Wisconsin forward jobs fund:

SB218,12,4 (1) In fiscal year 2013-14, $25,000,000.

SB218,12,5 (2) In fiscal year 2014-15, $43,000,000.

SB218,12,6 (3) In fiscal year 2015-16, $50,000,000.

SB218,12,7 (4) In fiscal year 2016-17, $50,000,000.

SB218,12,8 (5) In fiscal year 2017-18, $20,000,000.

SB218,12,9 (6) In fiscal year 2018-19, $20,000,000.

SB218,19 Section 19. 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,12,21 16.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency that is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,20 Section 20. 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,13,3 16.528 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,21 Section 21. 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,13,13 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,22 Section 22. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,13,20 16.54 (9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,23 Section 23. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,14,8 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or national origin and, except with respect to sexual orientation, obligating the contractor to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.

SB218,24 Section 24. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,15,2 16.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall include the following provision in every contract executed by them: "In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual orientation, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause".

SB218,25 Section 25. 16.765 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,15,21 16.765 (5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily responsible for obtaining compliance by any contractor with the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions prescribed by this section, according to procedures recommended by the department. The department shall make recommendations to the contracting agencies and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for improving and making more effective the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of contracts. The department shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the performance of its functions under this section.

SB218,26 Section 26. 16.765 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,16,7 16.765 (6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for processing in accordance with the department's procedures.

SB218,27 Section 27. 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,16,20 16.765 (7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall:

SB218,28 Section 28. 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,17,4 16.765 (7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation.

SB218,29 Section 29. 16.765 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,17,25 16.765 (8) If further violations of this section are committed during the term of the contract, the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may permit the violating party to complete the contract, after complying with this section, but thereafter the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall request the department to place the name of the party on the ineligible list for state contracts, or the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may terminate the contract without liability for the uncompleted portion or any materials or services purchased or paid for by the contracting party for use in completing the contract.

SB218,30 Section 30. 16.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,18,12 16.85 (2) To furnish engineering, architectural, project management, and other building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the department by any agency. The department may deposit moneys received from the provision of these services in the account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) or in the general fund as general purpose revenue — earned. In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,31 Section 31. 16.865 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,19,3 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k). Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279.

SB218,32 Section 32. 19.42 (10) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,19,8 19.42 (10) (t) The executive director of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, the members of the authority's board of directors who are nominated by the executive director of the investment board, and the fund manager of the Wisconsin forward jobs fund hired under s. 239.41.

SB218,33 Section 33. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,19,13 19.42 (13) (p) The executive director of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, the members of the authority's board of directors who are nominated by the executive director of the investment board, and the fund manager of the Wisconsin forward jobs fund hired under s. 239.41.

SB218,34 Section 34. 20.195 of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,19,16 20.195 Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority. There is appropriated to the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority for the following programs:

SB218,19,19 (1) Venture capital investment programs. (q) Wisconsin forward jobs fund. From the Wisconsin forward jobs fund, all moneys received under s. 16.5195 for the investments and grants under subch. II of ch. 239.

SB218,35 Section 35. 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,19,25 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) There is created a state investment fund under the jurisdiction and management of the board to be operated as an investment trust for the purpose of managing the securities of all funds that are required by law to be invested in the state investment fund, the Wisconsin forward jobs fund, and all of the state's funds specified in s. 25.17 (1), except all of the following:

SB218,36 Section 36. 25.90 of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,20,6 25.90 Wisconsin forward jobs fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the Wisconsin forward jobs fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys transferred to the fund under s. 16.5195, together with all donations, gifts, or bequests made to the fund, all moneys transferred to the fund from other funds, and all income or interest earned by the fund.

SB218,37 Section 37. 40.02 (54) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,20,8 40.02 (54) (n) The Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority.

SB218,38 Section 38. 70.11 (38v) of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,20,12 70.11 (38v) Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority. All property owned by the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, provided that use of the property is primarily related to the purposes of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority.

SB218,39 Section 39. 71.07 (5d) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB218,40 Section 40. 73.03 (63) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,20,23 73.03 (63) Notwithstanding the amount limitations specified under s. 71.07 (5d) (c) 1. and s. 238.15 (3) (d) or s. 560.205 (3) (d), 2009 stats., in consultation with the department of commerce or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to carry forward to subsequent taxable years unclaimed credit amounts of the early stage seed investment credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638 and the angel investment credit under s. 71.07 (5d). Annually, no later than July 1, the department of commerce or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall submit to the department of revenue its recommendations for the carry forward of credit amounts as provided under this subsection.

SB218,41 Section 41. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,21,5 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

SB218,42 Section 42. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,21,16 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

SB218,43 Section 43. 230.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB218,22,2 230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or statute, except a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of one or more local units of government.

SB218,44 Section 44. 230.03 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 and 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

SB218,22,14 230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of one or more local units of government.

SB218,45 Section 45. Chapter 239 of the statutes is created to read:

SB218,22,18 Chapter 239 WISCONSIN VENTURE CAPITAL AUTHORITY

SB218,22,20 Subchapter I General provisions

SB218,22,21 239.01 Definitions. In this chapter: