AB21,70,22
13.48
(26) Environmental improvement annual finance plan approval. The
3building commission shall review the versions of the biennial finance plan and any
4amendments to the biennial finance plan submitted to it by the department of
5natural resources and the department of administration under s. 281.59 (3) (bm) and
6the recommendations of the joint committee on finance and the standing committees
7to which the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments were
8submitted under s. 281.59 (3) (bm). The building commission shall consider the
9extent to which that version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the
10adopted biennial budget act will maintain the funding for the clean water fund
11program and the safe drinking water loan program, in the environmental
12improvement fund, in perpetuity. The building commission shall consider the extent
13to which the implementation of the clean water fund program, the safe drinking
14water loan program and the land recycling loan program, as set forth in the biennial
15finance plan updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, implements
16legislative intent on the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan
17program and the land recycling loan program. The building commission shall
under
18sub. (2) (at), no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the biennial budget
19act, either approve or disapprove the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect
20the adopted biennial budget act
, except that the building commission may not
21disapprove those amounts that the legislature approves under s. 281.59 (3e) (a), (3m)
22(a) and (3s) (a). If the building commission disapproves the version of the biennial
23finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, it must notify
24the department of natural resources and the department of administration of its
1reasons for disapproving the plan, and those departments must revise that version
2of the biennial finance plan and submit the revision to the building commission.
AB21,54
3Section
54. 13.48 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.48
(27) Lease of correctional facilities. Subject to the requirements of s.
520.924 (1) (i), the building commission may
under sub. (2) (at) lease any facility for
6use of the department of corrections as a part of the authorized state building
7program, with an option to purchase the facility by the state. Any lease shall provide
8for the facility to be constructed in accordance with requirements and specifications
9approved by the department of administration and shall permit inspection of the site
10and facility by agents of the department.
AB21,55
11Section
55. 13.48 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,70,1712
13.48
(29) Small projects
Simplified policies and procedures. Except as
13otherwise required under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may prescribe
14simplified policies and procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures provided in s.
1516.855 for any
construction project that does not
require prior approval of the
16building commission under sub. (10) (a) involve an expenditure that exceeds
17$185,000, except projects specified in sub. (10) (c).
AB21,56
18Section
56
. 13.48 (29) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is amended to read:
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13.48
(29) Simplified policies and procedures. Except as otherwise required
21under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may prescribe simplified policies and
22procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures provided in s. 16.855 for any
23construction project that does not involve an expenditure that exceeds $185,000
,
24except projects specified in sub. (10) (c).
AB21,57
25Section
57. 13.488 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.488
(1) (m) The duty to determine and make payments to the United States
2required so as to avoid an adverse effect on any exclusion of interest from gross
3income for federal income tax purposes on public debt
,
and revenue obligations
, and 4issued pursuant to ch. 18, operating notes issued pursuant to
ch. 18 s. 16.526, master
5lease obligations issued pursuant to s. 16.76, and appropriation obligations issued
6pursuant to s. 16.527 and to make any payments to advisors that assist in making
7the determination. If the proceeds of an obligation are utilized for an activity that
8is financed from program revenue, the building commission shall make the
9payments required under this paragraph from that revenue, to the extent it is
10available.
AB21,58
11Section
58. 13.58 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,59
12Section
59. 13.58 (5) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,60
13Section
60. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.62
(2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
15institution of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any
16authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch.
36, 231, 232, 233,
234 235, 237,
238, 17or 279, except that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.
AB21,61
18Section
61. 13.625 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,62
19Section
62. 13.625 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.625
(9) This section does not apply to the solicitation, acceptance, or
21furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by the
Wisconsin Economic Development
22Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or to a principal furnishing
23anything of pecuniary value to the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation 24Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, under s. 19.56 (3) (e) or (f) for the
25activities specified in s. 19.56 (3) (e).
AB21,63
1Section
63. 13.90 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,72,52
13.90
(5) The joint committee on legislative organization may contract for the
3services of persons to advise those building commission members who also are
4legislators on matters related to the state's issuance of state debt
, and revenue
5obligations
and operating notes under ch. 18.
AB21,64
6Section
64. 13.94 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,27
13.94
(1) Duties of the bureau. (intro.) The legislative audit bureau shall be
8responsible for conducting postaudits of the accounts and other financial records of
9departments to assure that all financial transactions have been made in a legal and
10proper manner. In connection with such postaudits, the legislative audit bureau
11shall review the performance and program accomplishments of the department
12during the fiscal period for which the audit is being conducted to determine whether
13the department carried out the policy of the legislature and the governor during the
14period for which the appropriations were made. In performing postaudits under this
15subsection, the legislative audit bureau shall not examine issues related to academic
16freedom within the University of Wisconsin System. A postaudit shall not examine
17into or comment upon the content of the various academic programs, including
18degree requirements, majors, curriculum or courses within the University of
19Wisconsin System, nor shall any such postaudit examine into the manner in which
20individual faculty members or groups of faculty members conduct their
21instructional, research or public service activities. This subsection does not preclude
22the bureau from reviewing the procedures by which decisions are made and priorities
23set in the University of Wisconsin System, or the manner in which such decisions and
24priorities are implemented within the University of Wisconsin System, insofar as
1such review is not inconsistent with s.
36.09
36.11. The legislative audit bureau shall
2audit the fiscal concerns of the state as required by law. To this end, it shall:
AB21,65
3Section
65. 13.94 (1) (dL) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,64
13.94
(1) (dL) Annually, conduct a financial audit of the
governor's read to lead
5development fund. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the report of the
6audit under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,66
7Section
66. 13.94 (1) (dr) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(1) (dr) Biennially, beginning in
2013 2017, conduct a
financial audit of
9the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and a program evaluation audit
10of the economic development programs administered by the
Wisconsin Economic
11Development Corporation under ch. 238 Forward Wisconsin Development Authority
12and funded by moneys appropriated under s. 20.885 or another appropriation. The
13legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph
14with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,67
15Section
67. 13.94 (1) (ms) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,68
16Section
68. 13.94 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(1) (t) Annually conduct a financial audit of the University of Wisconsin
18System
Authority. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report
19under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,69
20Section
69. 13.94 (1s) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(1s) (c) 5. The
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
22Wisconsin Development Authority for the cost of the audit required to be performed
23under sub. (1) (dr).
AB21,70
24Section
70. 13.94 (1s) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.94
(1s) (c) 8. The University of Wisconsin System
Authority for the cost of
2an audit performed under sub. (1) (t).
AB21,71
3Section
71
. 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
5credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
6executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
7legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
8politic created by the legislature including specifically
the University of Wisconsin
9System Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox
10River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the
Wisconsin
11Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, a
12professional baseball park district, a local professional football stadium district, a
13local cultural arts district and a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; every
14Wisconsin works agency under subch. III of ch. 49; every provider of medical
15assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; every county
16department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit corporation or cooperative or
17unincorporated cooperative association to which moneys are specifically
18appropriated by state law; and every corporation, institution, association or other
19organization which receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations
20made by state law, including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB21,72
21Section
72
. 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
22.... (this act), is amended to read:
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13.94
(4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
24credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
25executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
1legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
2politic created by the legislature including specifically the University of Wisconsin
3System Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox
4River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Forward
5Wisconsin Development Authority, a professional baseball park district, a local
6professional football stadium district,
and a local cultural arts district
and a
7long-term care district under s. 46.2895; every Wisconsin works agency under subch.
8III of ch. 49; every provider of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical
9college district boards; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every
10nonprofit corporation or cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association to
11which moneys are specifically appropriated by state law; and every corporation,
12institution, association or other organization which receives more than 50% of its
13annual budget from appropriations made by state law, including subgrantee or
14subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB21,73
15Section
73. 13.94 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(4) (b) In performing audits of
long-term care districts under s. 46.2895, 17Wisconsin works agencies under subch. III of ch. 49, providers of medical assistance
18under subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other
19organizations, and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau
20shall audit only the records and operations of such providers and organizations
21which pertain to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made
22by state law.
AB21,74
23Section
74. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,76,12
2413.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
25known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
1shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
2of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
3requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
4distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
5designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
6state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
the
7University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the
8Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
Forward Wisconsin Development
9Authority, the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin
10Development Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to
11any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities
12and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
AB21,75
13Section
75. 13.96 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 13.96 (1) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
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13.96
(1) Duties of the staff. (intro.) The legislative technology services
16bureau shall
provide:
AB21,76,18
17(a) Provide and coordinate information technology support and services to the
18legislative branch.
AB21,76
19Section
76. 13.96 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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13.96
(1) (b) Upon receipt of municipal boundary information at each reporting
21interval under s. 5.15 (4) (bg), reconcile and compile the information received to
22produce a statewide data base consisting of municipal boundary information for the
23entire state.
AB21,77
24Section
77. 13.96 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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113.96
(1) (c) Participate, on behalf of this state, in geographic boundary
2information programs when offered by the U.S. bureau of the census.
AB21,78
3Section
78. 14.017 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (title).
AB21,79
4Section
79. 14.017 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3)
5(intro.) and amended to read:
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15.207
(3) (intro.) There is created in the
office of the governor department of
7children and families a read to lead development council consisting of all of the
8following:
AB21,80
9Section
80. 14.017 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (a) and
10amended to read:
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15.207
(3) (a) The
governor secretary of children and families or his or her
12designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the council.
AB21,81
13Section
81. 14.017 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (b).
AB21,82
14Section
82. 14.017 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (c).
AB21,83
15Section
83. 14.017 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (d) and
16amended to read:
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15.207
(3) (d) The ranking minority members of each of the committees under
18subd. 3. par. (c) or members of those committees designated by the ranking minority
19members.
AB21,84
20Section
84. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3)
21(e) (intro.) and amended to read:
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15.207
(3) (e) (intro.) The following members appointed by the
governor 23secretary of children and families for 3-year terms:
AB21,85
24Section
85. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. a. to k. of the statutes are renumbered 15.207 (3)
25(e) 1. to 11.
AB21,86
1Section
86. 14.017 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,87
2Section
87. 14.065 of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,88
3Section
88. 14.20 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (title).
AB21,89
4Section
89. 14.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (1).
AB21,90
5Section
90. 14.20 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (2) and amended
6to read:
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48.53
(2) The council shall make recommendations to the
governor secretary
8and state superintendent regarding recipients of grants under sub.
(2) (3). The
9amount of each grant awarded shall be determined jointly by the
governor secretary 10and the state superintendent. In addition to reports required under s. 15.09 (7),
11annually the council shall submit a report on its operation to the appropriate
12standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
AB21,91
13Section
91. 14.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (a) and
14amended to read:
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48.53
(3) (a) From the appropriation under s.
20.525 (1) (f) 20.437 (1) (fm), the
16governor secretary may award a grant to any person other than a school board for
17support of a literacy improvement program.
AB21,92
18Section
92. 14.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (b) and
19amended to read:
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48.53
(3) (b) From the appropriation under s.
20.525 20.437 (1) (q), the
governor 21secretary may award a grant to any person other than a school board for support of
22a literacy or early childhood development program.
AB21,93
23Section
93. 14.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (c).
AB21,94
24Section
94. 14.26 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,95
25Section
95. 14.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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114.40
(1) Annually not later than July 1, each legislative, administrative and
2judicial agency of the state government shall submit to the secretary of state a list
3of all positions within that agency outside the classified service and above the clerical
4level, excluding the faculties under the jurisdiction of the
board of regents of the
5University of Wisconsin System and the department of public instruction, which are
6filled by appointment, and the term if there is one, together with the name of the
7incumbent and the date of his or her appointment.
AB21,96
8Section
96. 14.46 of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,97
9Section
97. 14.58 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.58
(1) (a) By the state treasurer personally
;.
AB21,98
11Section
98. 14.58 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,99
12Section
99. 14.58 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.58
(1) (c) In the name of the state treasurer, by any clerk in the treasurer's
14office designated by the treasurer
; or.
AB21,100
15Section
100. 14.62 of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,101
16Section
101. 15.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.05
(1) (b)
Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), if If a department is under
18the direction and supervision of a board, the board shall appoint a secretary to serve
19at the pleasure of the board outside the classified service. In such departments, the
20powers and duties of the board shall be regulatory, advisory and policy-making, and
21not administrative. All of the administrative powers and duties of the department
22are vested in the secretary, to be administered by him or her under the direction of
23the board. The secretary, with the approval of the board, shall promulgate rules for
24administering the department and performing the duties assigned to the
25department.
AB21,102
1Section
102. 15.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,103
2Section
103. 15.05 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.