2. The governor shall appoint an individual who is a commissioner of the public service commission to the office of chairperson of the commission for a 2-year term expiring on March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Upon expiration of that term, if the individual's appointment under subd. 1. has not expired, the individual shall resume his or her appointment as commissioner for a term expiring on the same date as the expiration of the individual's term of appointment under subd. 1.
55,103m
Section 103m. 15.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.06 (2) Selection of officers. Each commission may annually elect officers other than a chairperson from among its members as its work requires. Any officer may be reappointed or reelected. At the time of making new nominations to commissions, the governor shall designate a member or nominee of each commission, other than the public service commission, to serve as the commission's chairperson for a 2-year term expiring on March 1 of the odd-numbered year except that the labor and industry review commission shall elect one of its members to serve as the commission's chairperson for a 2-year term expiring on March 1 of the odd-numbered year.
55,103s
Section 103s. 15.06 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.06 (4m) Executive assistant.
Each The chairperson and each commissioner of the public service commission may appoint an executive assistant to serve at his or her pleasure outside the classified service. The executive assistant shall perform duties as the chairperson or commissioner prescribes.
55,104
Section
104. 15.07 (1) (b) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.07 (1) (b) 15. The 3 members of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board appointed under s. 15.445 (3) 15.345 (8) (b) 7.
55,105d
Section 105d. 15.07 (1) (b) 24. of the statutes is created to read:
15.07 (1) (b) 24. The group insurance board.
55,108g
Section 108g. 15.07 (2) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
55,108j
Section 108j. 15.07 (2) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
55,108r
Section 108r. 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
55,116
Section
116. 15.103 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
15.103 (6m) Division of personnel management. There is created in the department of administration a division of personnel management. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of administration.
55,117
Section
117. 15.105 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.105 (title) Same; attached boards, commissions, bureaus, and offices.
55,118
Section
118. 15.105 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
15.105 (6) Bureau of merit recruitment and selection. There is created in the division of personnel management in the department of administration a bureau of merit recruitment and selection. The director of the bureau shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of administration.
55,119
Section
119. 15.105 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
15.105 (6m) State employees suggestion board. There is created in the department of administration a state employees suggestion board consisting of 3 persons, at least one of whom shall be a state officer or employee, appointed for 4-year terms.
55,120g
Section 120g. 15.105 (26) of the statutes is repealed.
55,120r
Section 120r. 15.105 (28) of the statutes is repealed.
55,121
Section
121. 15.105 (29) of the statutes is repealed.
55,125
Section
125. 15.107 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
15.107 (3) Council on affirmative action. There is created in the division of personnel management in the department of administration a council on affirmative action consisting of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms. A majority of members shall be public members and a majority of members shall be minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities, appointed with consideration to the appropriate representation of each group. The president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly each shall appoint one member and the remaining members shall be appointed by the governor.
55,125m
Section 125m. 15.107 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
55,126m
Section 126m. 15.107 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
55,128
Section
128. 15.135 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
15.135 (5) (title) Veterinary examining board.
55,132m
Section 132m. 15.137 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
15.137 (4) Food safety advisory council. There is created in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection a food safety advisory council. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall appoint to the council members reflecting a broad representation of the persons regulated under subch. II of ch. 97, to serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The council shall meet at least quarterly. The council shall advise the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on all aspects of food safety, including the fees charged to the persons regulated under subch. II of ch. 97.
55,135
Section
135. 15.16 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.16 (1) Employee trust funds board. (intro.) The employee trust funds board shall consist of the governor or the governor's designee on the group insurance board, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration or the director's administrator's designee and 11 persons appointed or elected for 4-year terms as follows:
55,136d
Section 136d. 15.165 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
15.165 (2) Group insurance board. There is created in the department of employee trust funds a group insurance board. The board shall consist of the following members:
(a) The governor or his or her designee.
(b) The attorney general or his or her designee.
(c) The secretary of administration or his or her designee.
(d) The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration or his or her designee.
(e) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee.
(f) One representative to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
(g) One representative to the assembly appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
(h) One senator appointed by the majority leader of the senate.
(i) One senator appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(j) Six persons appointed for 2-year terms, of whom one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is not a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a retired employee, one shall be an insured employee of a local unit of government, and one shall be the chief executive or a member of the governing body of a local unit of government that is a participating employer in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
55,146m
Section 146m. 15.225 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (15) and amended to read:
15.105 (15) Labor and industry review commission. There is created a labor and industry review commission which is attached to the department of workforce development administration under s. 15.03, except the budget of the labor and industry review commission shall be transmitted by the department to the governor without change or modification by the department, unless agreed to by the labor and industry review commission. The governor shall appoint an individual to serve at the pleasure of the governor as general counsel for the commission.
55,148m
Section 148m. 15.227 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
55,157m
Section 157m. 15.345 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
55,161m
Section 161m. 15.347 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
55,175
Section
175. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.405 (5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, the chairperson of the medical examining board, the chairperson of the dentistry examining board, and the chairperson of the board of nursing, or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
55,190
Section
190. 15.405 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.135 (5) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
15.135 (5) (a) Veterinary examining board. (intro.) There is created a veterinary examining board in the department of safety and professional services
agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The veterinary examining board shall consist of the following 8 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms.:
1. Five of the members shall be licensed veterinarians licensed in this state.
2. One member shall be a veterinary technician certified in this state.
3. Two members shall be public members.
(b) No member of the examining board may in any way be financially interested in any school having a veterinary department or a course of study in veterinary or animal technology.
55,203p
Section 203p. 15.407 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
55,205p
Section 205p. 15.407 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
55,207p
Section 207p. 15.407 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
55,211p
Section 211p. 15.407 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
55,219
Section
219. 15.445 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.345 (8), and 15.345 (8) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
15.345 (8) (a) There is created a lower Wisconsin state riverway board, which is attached to the department of tourism natural resources under s. 15.03.
55,222m
Section 222m. 15.707 of the statutes is repealed.
55,223g
Section 223g. 15.79 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.79 (1) There is created a public service commission. No member of the commission consisting of one chairperson and 2 commissioners. The chairperson and any commissioner may not have a financial interest in a railroad, water carrier, or public utility. If any member the chairperson or a commissioner voluntarily becomes so interested, the member's chairperson's or commissioner's office shall become vacant. If the member chairperson or commissioner involuntarily becomes so interested, the member's chairperson's or commissioner's office shall become vacant unless the member
chairperson or commissioner divests himself or herself of the interest within a reasonable time. Each The chairperson and each commissioner shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
55,223r
Section 223r. 15.79 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.79 (2) (intro.) A The chairperson and each commissioner of the public service commission may not do any of the following:
55,228
Section
228. 15.915 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
55,233
Section
233. 16.003 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.003 (2) Staff. Except as provided in ss. 16.548, 16.57, 978.03 (1), (1m) and (2), 978.04 and 978.05 (8) (b), the secretary shall appoint the staff necessary for performing the duties of the department. All staff shall be appointed under the classified service except as otherwise provided by law.
55,236
Section
236. 16.004 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.004 (7) (a) The secretary shall establish and maintain a personnel management information system which shall be used to furnish the governor, the legislature and the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department with current information pertaining to authorized positions, payroll and related items for all civil service employees, except employees of the office of the governor, the courts and judicial branch agencies, and the legislature and legislative service agencies. It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Wisconsin System provide position and other information to the department and the legislature, which includes appropriate data on each position, facilitates accountability for each authorized position and traces each position over time. Nothing in this paragraph may be interpreted as limiting the authority of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to allocate and reallocate positions by funding source within the legally authorized levels.
55,239r
Section 239r. 16.004 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
16.004 (13) Amortization schedule for commercial paper principal. (a) In this subsection, "short-term commercial paper program" means a short-term, general obligation debt issued in lieu of long-term, state general obligation debt.
(b) The secretary shall establish an amortization schedule for the repayment of principal repayment on short-term commercial paper programs so that a uniform portion of the principal amount of the obligation is planned to be retired annually.
55,240
Section
240. 16.004 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
55,247m
Section 247m. 16.02 of the statutes is repealed.
55,251
Section
251. 16.08 of the statutes is repealed.
55,254b
Section 254b. 16.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
55,254d
Section 254d. 16.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.25
(2) The
board shall establish by rule department shall administer a program to provide length-of-service awards, described in
26 USC 457 (e) (11), to volunteer fire fighters in municipalities that operate volunteer fire departments or that contract with volunteer fire companies organized under ch. 181 or 213, to first responders in any municipality that authorizes first responders to provide first responder services, and to volunteer emergency medical technicians in any municipality that authorizes volunteer emergency medical technicians to provide emergency medical technical services in the municipality. To the extent permitted by federal law, the
board shall design department shall administer the program so as to treat the length-of-service awards as a tax-deferred benefit under the Internal Revenue Code.
55,254f
Section 254f. 16.25 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.25 (3) (intro.) The board
department shall promulgate rules to include the following design features for administer the program so as to include all of the following features:
55,254h
Section 254h. 16.25 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.25 (3) (c) The municipality may select from among the plans offered by individuals or organizations under contract with the board department under sub. (4) for the volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and emergency medical technicians who perform services for the municipality. The municipality shall pay the annual contributions directly to the individual or organization offering the plan selected by the municipality.
55,254j
Section 254j. 16.25 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.25 (3) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the board department shall match all annual municipal contributions paid for volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and emergency medical technicians up to $250 per fiscal year, other than contributions paid for the purchase of additional years of service under par. (e), to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (er). This amount shall be adjusted annually on July 1 to reflect any changes in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding December 31. The board department shall pay all amounts that are matched under this paragraph to the individuals and organizations offering the plans selected by the municipalities.