SB148: Bill Text

SB148,21,10 19.56 (2) (b) 6. Is made available to the official by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority or the department of tourism in accordance with sub. (3) (e), (em) or (f).

SB148,47 Section 47. 19.56 (3) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,21,15 19.56 (3) (e) (intro.) A state public official who is an officer or employee of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority may solicit, receive and retain on behalf of the state anything of value for the purpose of any of the following:

SB148,48 Section 48. 19.56 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,21,22 19.56 (3) (e) 1. The sponsorship by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority of a trip to a foreign country primarily to promote trade between that country and this state that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority can demonstrate through clear and convincing evidence is primarily for the benefit of this state.

SB148,49 Section 49. 19.56 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,22,4 19.56 (3) (f) A state public official may receive and retain from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority anything of value which the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority is authorized to provide under par. (e) and may receive and retain from the department of tourism anything of value which the department of tourism is authorized to provide under par. (em).

SB148,50 Section 50. 19.57 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,22,13 19.57 Conferences, visits and economic development activities. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall file a report with the board no later than April 30 annually, specifying the source and amount of anything of value received by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority during the preceding calendar year for a purpose specified in s. 19.56 (3) (e), and the program or activity in connection with which the thing is received, together with the location and date of that program or activity.

SB148,51 Section 51. 20.192 of the statutes is repealed.

SB148,52 Section 52. 20.320 (2) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,22,20 20.320 (2) (s) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance. From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient for financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, for other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and to transfer funds to the Wisconsin drinking water reserve fund under s. 234.933 235.933, as authorized under s. 281.625 (4).

SB148,53 Section 53. 20.320 (2) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,23,6 20.320 (2) (x) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance; federal. From the safe drinking water loan program federal revolving loan fund account in the environmental improvement fund, all moneys received from the federal government to provide financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, for other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and for drinking water loan guarantees under s. 234.86 235.86, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and to transfer funds to the Wisconsin drinking water reserve fund under s. 234.933 235.933, as authorized under s. 281.625 (4).

SB148,54 Section 54. 20.370 (2) (mr) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,23,10 20.370 (2) (mr) General program operations — brownfields. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for administration of activities related to brownfields, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a).

SB148,55 Section 55. 20.370 (9) (ny) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,23,19 20.370 (9) (ny) Aids administration — safe drinking water loan programs; federal funds. From the safe drinking water loan program federal revolving loan fund account in the environmental improvement fund, all moneys received from the federal government to administer the safe drinking water loan program, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for the administration of the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.59 or 281.61, the drinking water loan guarantee program under ss. 234.86 235.86 and 281.625 and other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62.

SB148,56 Section 56. 20.485 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,23,23 20.485 (3) (b) Self insurance. A sum sufficient to cover deficiencies in the amounts necessary to repay principal and interest on veterans housing loans made under s. 45.37 and financed by bonds sold under s. 234.40 235.409.

SB148,57 Section 57. 20.485 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,24,3 20.485 (3) (e) General program deficiency. A sum sufficient to pay any general program deficiency under s. 45.37, including any deficiency in the capital reserve fund requirement under s. 234.42 235.42.

SB148,58 Section 58. 20.490 of the statutes is repealed.

SB148,59 Section 59. 20.885 of the statutes is created to read:

SB148,24,7 20.885 Grants to Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. There is appropriated to the department of administration for the following programs:

SB148,24,11 (2) Housing programs. (a) General program operations. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, for the authority's housing general program operations under subch. IV of ch. 235.

SB148,24,14 (ad) Housing rehabilitation loan program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, for general program operations under s. 235.51.

SB148,24,18 (ah) Capital reserve fund deficiency. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to restore the capital reserve fund requirement in accordance with s. 235.403 (4) or 235.54.

SB148,24,22 (at) Homeowner eviction lien protection program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, for the authority to operate the homeowner eviction and lien protection program under s. 235.605.

SB148,25,2 (m) Federal aid related to housing. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to carry out its housing-related purposes, as defined in s. 235.01 (3).

SB148,25,7 (q) Loan-loss reserve fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the state housing authority reserve fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall use for a loan-loss reserve fund in accordance with s. 235.52.

SB148,25,12 (3) Economic development programs. (a) General program operations. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, for the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority's economic development programs developed, implemented, and operated under subchs. II and III of ch. 235.

SB148,25,16 (ah) Economic development capital reserve fund deficiency. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to restore the capital reserve fund requirement in accordance with s. 235.04.

SB148,25,20 (ap) Wisconsin development reserve fund. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.

SB148,25,25 (m) Federal aid related to economic development. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to carry out its purposes related to economic development, which the authority shall use for the purposes for which received.

SB148,26,5 (qm) Environmental fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund. From the environmental fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.

SB148,26,10 (r) Agrichemical management fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund. From the agrichemical management fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.

SB148,26,15 (s) Petroleum inspection fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund. From the petroleum inspection fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.

SB148,26,20 (t) Economic development fund; programs. From the economic development fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for funding economic development programs administered by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under ch. 235.

SB148,26,23 (u) Brownfield site assessment grants. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for brownfield site assessment grants under s. 235.133.

SB148,60 Section 60. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,27,4 23.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

SB148,61 Section 61. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,27,8 23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,62 Section 62. 23.169 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,27,18 23.169 (2) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.

SB148,63 Section 63. 23.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,27,24 23.175 (1) (b) "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 any authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 233, 234 235, or 237 but not including the legislature or the courts.

SB148,64 Section 64. 25.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,7 25.17 (2) (c) Invest the State Housing Authority reserve fund as directed by the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in housing rehabilitation loan program bonds of the authority including subordinated bonds that may also be special obligations of the authority. In making the investment, the board shall accept the terms and conditions as the authority specifies and is relieved of any obligations relative to prudent investment of the fund, including those set forth under ch. 881.

SB148,65 Section 65. 25.17 (70) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB148,66 Section 66. 25.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,16 25.41 (1) All moneys appropriated or transferred by law; all moneys received from the federal government, from the state housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or from any other source for the purpose of the state housing authority reserve fund; and all income or interest earned by, or increment to the state housing authority reserve fund due to the investment thereof shall constitute the state housing authority reserve fund which shall be used only as provided in this section.

SB148,67 Section 67. 25.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,22 25.41 (2) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (c), moneys in the fund shall be used only for the purpose of funding the appropriation to the housing rehabilitation loan program loan loss reserve fund under s. 20.490 20.885 (2) (q). Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the power of the legislature, at any time, to abolish the fund.

SB148,68 Section 68. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,29,8 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02 235.011.

SB148,69 Section 69. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,29,13 26.37 (1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and the forest products industry.

SB148,70 Section 70. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,2 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority first submit to the joint committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources 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 and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been approved by the committee.

SB148,71 Section 71. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,7 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3) (a).

SB148,72 Section 72. 34.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,18 34.01 (1) "Governing board" means the investment board in the case of the state, the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), the county board or committee designated by the county board to designate public depositories in the case of a county, the city council in the case of a city, the village board in the case of a village, the town board in the case of a town, the school board in the case of a school district, the board of control in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, the clerk of court in the case of any court in this state, and any other commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of the state not mentioned in this subsection.

SB148,73 Section 73. 34.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,2 34.01 (4) "Public depositor" means the state or any county, city, village, town, drainage district, power district, school district, cooperative educational service agency, sewer district, or any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of the state or any court of this state, a corporation organized under s. 39.33 or the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), which deposits any moneys in a public depository.

SB148,74 Section 74. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,7 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a), administered by the board:

SB148,75 Section 75. 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,11 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,76 Section 76. 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,20 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB148,77 Section 77. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,5 36.25 (24) Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.

SB148,78 Section 78. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,9 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the board:

SB148,79 Section 79. 38.04 (10m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,13 38.04 (10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,80 Section 80. 38.04 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,22 38.04 (10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB148,81 Section 81. 40.02 (54) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,25 40.02 (54) (b) The Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB148,82 Section 82. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,34,10 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor, or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

SB148,83 Section 83. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,2 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2), or 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.

SB148,84 Section 84. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,7 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.