AB21,1341,1411
173.05
(1) (b) A person to whom par. (a) applies who is a veterinarian licensed
12under ch.
453 89 is not required to complete a course of training approved by the
13department if he or she takes an examination given by the department and passes
14the examination on the first attempt.
AB21,3520
15Section
3520. 173.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1341,1816
173.41
(2) (e) A veterinarian licensed under ch.
453 89 practicing in the normal
17course of veterinary business within the scope of the license is not required to obtain
18a license under this subsection.
AB21,3521
19Section
3521. 173.41 (12) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1341,2420
173.41
(12) (a) 4. If persons sell or offer to sell dogs at the temporary dog market
21for 2 or more consecutive days, employ or contract with a veterinarian licensed under
22ch.
453 89 to conduct an examination of the dogs offered for sale at the temporary dog
23market on each day on which dogs are offered for sale and to review the information
24provided under par. (b).
AB21,3522
25Section
3522. 174.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1342,15
1174.13
(2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may
2release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System
Authority, the Medical College
3of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning
4chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin
5System
Authority, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in
6writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog
7is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a
8greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may
9supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all
10unclaimed dogs coming into the officer's or pound's custody until the requisition is
11fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established
12within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered
13an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town,
14the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned. An
15institution making a requisition shall provide for the transportation of the dog.
AB21,3523
16Section
3523. 177.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1342,2417
177.30
(2) The administrator, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice,
18may examine the records of any person to determine whether the person has
19complied with this chapter. The administrator may designate the
division of banking 20department of financial institutions and professional standards or other appropriate
21regulatory authority to examine the records of regulated institutions to determine
22if the institutions have complied with this chapter. The administrator may conduct
23the examination even if the person believes it is not in possession of any property
24reportable or deliverable under this chapter.
AB21,3524
25Section
3524. 182.028 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1343,13
1182.028 School corporations. Any corporation formed for the establishment
2and maintenance of schools, academies, seminaries, colleges or universities or for the
3cultivation and practice of music shall have power to enact bylaws for the protection
4of its property, and provide fines as liquidated damages upon its members and
5patrons for violating the bylaws, and may collect the same in tort actions, and to
6prescribe and regulate the courses of instruction therein, and to confer such degrees
7and grant such diplomas as are usually conferred by similar institutions or as shall
8be appropriate to the courses of instruction prescribed
, except that no corporation
9shall operate or advertise a school that is subject to s. 38.50 (10) without complying
10with the requirements of s. 38.50. Any stockholder may transfer his or her stock to
11the corporation for its use; and if the written transfer so provides the stock shall be
12perpetually held by the board of directors with all the rights of a stockholder,
13including the right to vote.
AB21,3525
14Section
3525. 186.098 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1343,2315
186.098
(12) Loans to members. A credit union may make loans to members
16secured by assignment or transfer of stock certificates or other evidence of the
17borrower's ownership interest in a corporation formed for the cooperative ownership
18of real estate. Sections 846.10 and 846.101, as they apply to a foreclosure of a
19mortgage involving a one-family residence, apply to a proceeding to enforce the
20lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection. The office of credit
21unions shall promulgate joint rules with the
division of banking department of
22financial institutions and professional standards that establish procedures for
23enforcing a lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection.
AB21,3526
24Section
3526. 186.235 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1344,7
1186.235
(15) (b) Witness fees shall be the same as fees under s. 814.67 (1) (b)
2and (c). The fees of witnesses who are called by the office in the interests of the state
3shall be paid by the state upon presentation of proper vouchers approved by the office
4of credit unions and charged to the appropriation under s.
20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (g).
5A witness subpoenaed by the office at the instance of a party other than the office
6shall not be entitled to payment of fees by the state unless the office certifies that the
7testimony was material to the purpose for which the subpoena was issued.
AB21,3527
8Section
3527. 186.314 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1344,169
186.314
(2m) (e) Upon approval by the credit union members of the proposition
10for conversion under par. (c), the credit union shall take all necessary action under
11ch. 214 or 221 to complete the conversion to a savings bank or state bank. Within
1290 days after receipt from the
division of banking
department of financial
13institutions and professional standards of a certificate of incorporation as a savings
14bank or state bank, the credit union shall file a copy of the certificate with the office
15of credit unions and the office of credit unions shall issue to a converting credit union
16a certificate of conversion to a savings bank or state bank.
AB21,3528
17Section
3528. 194.01 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1344,2118
194.01
(11) "Private motor carrier" means any person
except a common or
19contract motor carrier engaged in the who provides transportation of property
or
20passengers by
commercial motor vehicle
other than an automobile or trailer used
21therewith, upon the public highways and is not a contract motor carrier.
AB21,3529
22Section
3529. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1344,2423
196.218
(3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (3) (q), (qm),
24and (r), 20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s)
, (t), (tm), (tu), and (tw).
AB21,3530
1Section
3530
. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB21,1345,43
196.218
(3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (3) (q), (qm),
4and (r)
, 20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s).
AB21,3531
5Section
3531. 196.218 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3532
6Section
3532. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1345,77
196.218
(5) (a) 10. To make broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504.
AB21,3533
8Section
3533. 196.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1345,129
196.49
(4) The commission may not issue a certificate under sub. (1), (2), or (3)
10for the construction of electric generating equipment and associated facilities unless
11the commission determines that brownfields, as defined in s.
238.13 235.13 (1) (a) or
12s. 560.13 (1) (a), 2009 stats., are used to the extent practicable.
AB21,3534
13Section
3534. 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1345,1714
196.491
(3) (a) 2m. b. The applicant proposes alternative construction sites for
15the facility that are contiguous or proximate, provided that at least one of the
16proposed sites is a brownfield, as defined in s.
238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or the site of a
17former or existing large electric generating facility.
AB21,3535
18Section
3535. 196.491 (3) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1345,2019
196.491
(3) (d) 8. For a large electric generating facility, brownfields, as defined
20in s.
238.13 235.13 (1) (a), are used to the extent practicable.
AB21,3536
21Section
3536. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1345,2522
196.504
(2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for
23the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas
24designated under par. (d). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the
25appropriation appropriations under s. 20.155 (3)
(g) (k), (r), and (rm).
AB21,3537
1Section
3537. 196.504 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1346,82
196.504
(2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding
3grants under this section. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the effect of
4subsidizing the expenses of a telecommunication provider or the monthly bills of
5telecommunications customers. The criteria shall give priority to projects that
6include matching funds, that involve public-private partnerships, that affect areas
7with no broadband service providers,
that are scalable, or that affect a large
8geographic area or a large number of underserved individuals or communities.
AB21,3538
9Section
3538. 200.49 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1346,1110
200.49
(1) (b) "Minority group member" has the meaning given under s.
16.287 11203.07 (1) (f).
AB21,3539
12Section
3539. 200.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1346,1613
200.57
(1) (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" and "disabled
14veteran-owned investment firm" mean a financial adviser and investment firm,
15respectively, certified
by the department of administration under s.
16.283 203.03 16(3).
AB21,3540
17Section
3540. 200.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1346,2018
200.57
(1) (b) "Minority financial adviser" and "minority investment firm"
19mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified
by the
20department of administration under s.
16.287
203.07 (2).
AB21,3541
21Section
3541. Chapter 203 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1346,2222
chapter 203
AB21,1346,2323
business development
AB21,3542
24Section
3542. 203.01 of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1346,25
25203.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB21,1347,2
1(1) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and
2professional standards.
AB21,1347,4
3(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of financial institutions and professional
4standards.
AB21,3543
5Section
3543. 214.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1347,76
214.01
(1) (f) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and
7professional standards.
AB21,3544
8Section
3544. 214.01 (1) (im) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3545
9Section
3545. 214.04 (21) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1347,2510
214.04
(21) (b) The rules of the
division department shall provide that any
11remote service unit shall be available for use, on a nondiscriminatory basis, by any
12state or federal savings bank which has its principal place of business in this state,
13by any other state or federal savings bank obtaining the consent of a state or federal
14savings bank that has its principal place of business in this state and is using the
15terminal and by all customers designated by a savings bank using the unit. This
16paragraph does not authorize a savings bank which has its principal place of
17business outside this state to conduct business as a savings bank in this state. A
18remote service unit shall be available for use, on a nondiscriminatory basis, by any
19credit union, state or national bank or state or federal savings and loan association,
20whose home office is located in this state, if the credit union, bank or savings and loan
21association requests to share its use, subject to joint rules established by
the division
22of banking, the office of credit unions and the
division department. The
division 23department by order may authorize the installation and operation of a remote service
24unit in a mobile facility, after notice and hearing upon the proposed service stops of
25the mobile facility.
AB21,3546
1Section
3546. 214.48 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1348,72
214.48
(4) (a) An independent qualified appraiser, designated by the board of
3directors, who is properly licensed and certified by the department
of safety and
4professional services or by another entity authorized to govern appraisal licensure
5and certification and who meets the requirements of title XI of the financial
6institutions reform, recovery and enforcement act of 1989,
12 USC 3331 to
3351 and
7regulations adopted pursuant to those sections.
AB21,3547
8Section
3547. 214.715 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1348,129
214.715
(2) Employees of the
division
department may not be subject to any
10civil liability or penalty, or to any criminal prosecution, for any error in judgment or
11discretion made in good faith and upon reasonable grounds in any action taken or
12omitted
under this chapter by the employee in an official capacity.
AB21,3548
13Section
3548. 214.72 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3549
14Section
3549. 214.72 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1348,1915
214.72
(1) (b) "Financial regulator" means the department secretary and
16deputy secretary, and an administrator
having duties related to financial
17institutions, a supervisor of data processing, legal counsel
, and a financial
18institution examiner employed by the department and includes any member of a
19financial regulator's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7).
AB21,3550
20Section
3550. 214.725 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1348,2321
214.725
(5) Employees of the
division
department or other designated agents
22may administer oaths and examine and take and preserve testimony under oath as
23to anything in the affairs or ownership of the savings bank or the entity examined.
AB21,3551
24Section
3551. 214.78 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1349,6
1214.78
(3) A person who subpoenaes a witness shall advance the fees and
2mileage of the witness. Witness fees shall be the same as fees under s. 814.67 (1) (b)
3and (c). The fees of witnesses who are called by the review board in the interests of
4the state shall be paid by the state upon presentation of proper vouchers approved
5by the chairperson of the review board and charged to the appropriation under s.
620.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (g).
AB21,3552
7Section
3552. 215.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3553
8Section
3553. 215.01 (6f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1349,109
215.01
(6f) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and
10professional standards.
AB21,3554
11Section
3554. 215.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1349,1612
215.02
(4) Immunity. Employees of the
division department shall not be subject
13to any civil liability or penalty, nor to any criminal prosecution, for any error in
14judgment or discretion made in good faith and upon reasonable grounds in any action
15taken or omitted
under this chapter by the employee in the employee's official
16capacity.
AB21,3555
17Section
3555. 215.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1349,1918
215.04
(1) (b) Review the acts, orders, and determinations of the
division 19department under this chapter.
AB21,3556
20Section
3556. 215.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1350,221
215.04
(3) Witness fees. A person who causes a witness to be subpoenaed shall
22advance the fees and mileage expense of the witness. Witness fees shall be the same
23as fees under s. 814.67 (1) (b) and (c). The fees of witnesses who are called by the
24review board in the interests of the state shall be paid by the state upon presentation
1of proper vouchers approved by the chairperson of the review board and charged to
2the appropriation under s.
20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (g).
AB21,3557
3Section
3557. 217.02 (2k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1350,54
217.02
(2k) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and
5professional standards.
AB21,3558
6Section
3558. 217.02 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3559
7Section
3559. 218.02 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3560
8Section
3560. 218.02 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1350,109
218.02
(1) (dm) "Department" means the department of financial institutions
10and professional standards.
AB21,3561
11Section
3561. 218.04 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1350,1312
218.04
(1) (bm) "Department" means the department of financial institutions
13and professional standards.
AB21,3562
14Section
3562. 218.04 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3563
15Section
3563. 218.05 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1350,1716
218.05
(1) (cm) "Department" means the department of financial institutions
17and professional standards.
AB21,3564
18Section
3564. 218.05 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3565
19Section
3565. 219.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1350,2020
219.09
(1) (h) The University of Wisconsin System Authority.