SB148,57 24Section 57. 20.485 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,24,3
120.485 (3) (e) General program deficiency. A sum sufficient to pay any general
2program deficiency under s. 45.37, including any deficiency in the capital reserve
3fund requirement under s. 234.42 235.42.
SB148,58 4Section 58. 20.490 of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,59 5Section 59. 20.885 of the statutes is created to read:
SB148,24,7 620.885 Grants to Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. There is
7appropriated to the department of administration for the following programs:
SB148,24,11 8(2) Housing programs. (a) General program operations. As a continuing
9appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin
10Development Authority, for the authority's housing general program operations
11under subch. IV of ch. 235.
SB148,24,1412 (ad) Housing rehabilitation loan program. As a continuing appropriation, the
13amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development
14Authority, for general program operations under s. 235.51.
SB148,24,1815 (ah) Capital reserve fund deficiency. As a continuing appropriation, the
16amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development
17Authority to restore the capital reserve fund requirement in accordance with s.
18235.403 (4) or 235.54.
SB148,24,2219 (at) Homeowner eviction lien protection program. As a continuing
20appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin
21Development Authority, for the authority to operate the homeowner eviction and lien
22protection program under s. 235.605.
SB148,25,223 (m) Federal aid related to housing. All moneys received from the federal
24government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for grants to the Forward

1Wisconsin Development Authority to carry out its housing-related purposes, as
2defined in s. 235.01 (3).
SB148,25,73 (q) Loan-loss reserve fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the state
4housing authority reserve fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the
5Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin
6Development Authority shall use for a loan-loss reserve fund in accordance with s.
7235.52.
SB148,25,12 8(3) Economic development programs. (a) General program operations. As a
9continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward
10Wisconsin Development Authority, for the Forward Wisconsin Development
11Authority's economic development programs developed, implemented, and operated
12under subchs. II and III of ch. 235.
SB148,25,1613 (ah) Economic development capital reserve fund deficiency. As a continuing
14appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin
15Development Authority to restore the capital reserve fund requirement in
16accordance with s. 235.04.
SB148,25,2017 (ap) Wisconsin development reserve fund. As a continuing appropriation, the
18amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development
19Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the
20Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.
SB148,25,2521 (m) Federal aid related to economic development. All moneys received from the
22federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for grants to the
23Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to carry out its purposes related to
24economic development, which the authority shall use for the purposes for which
25received.
SB148,26,5
1(qm) Environmental fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund.
2From the environmental fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the
3schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the
4Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin
5development reserve fund under s. 235.93.
SB148,26,106 (r) Agrichemical management fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve
7fund.
From the agrichemical management fund, as a continuing appropriation, the
8amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development
9Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall deposit in the
10Wisconsin development reserve fund under s. 235.93.
SB148,26,1511 (s) Petroleum inspection fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund.
12From the petroleum inspection fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the
13Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, which the Forward Wisconsin
14Development Authority shall deposit in the Wisconsin development reserve fund
15under s. 235.93.
SB148,26,2016 (t) Economic development fund; programs. From the economic development
17fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the
18Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for funding economic development
19programs administered by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under ch.
20235.
SB148,26,2321 (u) Brownfield site assessment grants. Biennially, from the environmental
22fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to the Forward Wisconsin Development
23Authority for brownfield site assessment grants under s. 235.133.
SB148,60 24Section 60. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,27,4
123.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin
2Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
3shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by
4the department:
SB148,61 5Section 61. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,27,86 23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development
7assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
8Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,62 9Section 62. 23.169 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,27,1810 23.169 (2) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to
11the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
12the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
13development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department.
14The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2).
15The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development
16Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible
17to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this
18section.
SB148,63 19Section 63. 23.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,27,2420 23.175 (1) (b) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution
21of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created
22or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend
23moneys appropriated by law, including any authority created under subch. II of ch.
24114 or ch. 231, 233, 234 235, or 237 but not including the legislature or the courts.
SB148,64 25Section 64. 25.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,28,7
125.17 (2) (c) Invest the State Housing Authority reserve fund as directed by the
2Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in housing
3rehabilitation loan program bonds of the authority including subordinated bonds
4that may also be special obligations of the authority. In making the investment, the
5board shall accept the terms and conditions as the authority specifies and is relieved
6of any obligations relative to prudent investment of the fund, including those set
7forth under ch. 881.
SB148,65 8Section 65. 25.17 (70) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,66 9Section 66. 25.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,28,1610 25.41 (1) All moneys appropriated or transferred by law; all moneys received
11from the federal government, from the state housing and economic development
12authority
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or from any other source for
13the purpose of the state housing authority reserve fund; and all income or interest
14earned by, or increment to the state housing authority reserve fund due to the
15investment thereof shall constitute the state housing authority reserve fund which
16shall be used only as provided in this section.
SB148,67 17Section 67. 25.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,28,2218 25.41 (2) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (c),
19moneys in the fund shall be used only for the purpose of funding the appropriation
20to the housing rehabilitation loan program loan loss reserve fund under s. 20.490
2120.885 (2) (q). Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the power of the
22legislature, at any time, to abolish the fund.
SB148,68 23Section 68. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,29,824 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power
25district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland

1lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district
2created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local
3professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local
4cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school
5district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board
6or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other
7than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s.
8114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02 235.011.
SB148,69 9Section 69. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,29,1310 26.37 (1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium.
11Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the
12department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
13Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and the forest products industry.
SB148,70 14Section 70. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,30,215 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from
16the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the
17department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development
18Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority first submit to the joint
19committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the
20joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within
2114 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has
22scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys
23may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14
24days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee
25notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a

1meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been
2approved by the committee.
SB148,71 3Section 71. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,30,74 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for
5commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as
6defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3)
7(a).
SB148,72 8Section 72. 34.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,30,189 34.01 (1) "Governing board" means the investment board in the case of the
10state, the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin
11Development Authority
if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this
12chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), the county board or committee designated by
13the county board to designate public depositories in the case of a county, the city
14council in the case of a city, the village board in the case of a village, the town board
15in the case of a town, the school board in the case of a school district, the board of
16control in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, the clerk of court in
17the case of any court in this state, and any other commission, committee, board or
18officer of any governmental subdivision of the state not mentioned in this subsection.
SB148,73 19Section 73. 34.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,31,220 34.01 (4) "Public depositor" means the state or any county, city, village, town,
21drainage district, power district, school district, cooperative educational service
22agency, sewer district, or any commission, committee, board or officer of any
23governmental subdivision of the state or any court of this state, a corporation
24organized under s. 39.33 or the housing and economic development authority
25Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all

1or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), which deposits any moneys in
2a public depository.
SB148,74 3Section 74. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,31,74 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic
5Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all
6of the following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r)
7(a), administered by the board:
SB148,75 8Section 75. 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,31,119 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. The board shall coordinate any economic development
10assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
11Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,76 12Section 76. 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,31,2013 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to
14the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
15the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
16development programs administered by the board. The report shall include all of the
17information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The board shall collaborate with
18the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin
19Development Authority
to make readily accessible to the public on an
20Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
SB148,77 21Section 77. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,32,522 36.25 (24) Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of
23Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the Wisconsin
24Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
25the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the

1board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the
2management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance
3to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business
4operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in
5obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.
SB148,78 6Section 78. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,32,97 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic
8Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all
9of the following for each economic development program administered by the board:
SB148,79 10Section 79. 38.04 (10m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,32,1311 38.04 (10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development
12assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
13Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,80 14Section 80. 38.04 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,32,2215 38.04 (10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to
16the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
17the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
18development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The
19report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The
20board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
21Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public
22on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
SB148,81 23Section 81. 40.02 (54) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,32,2524 40.02 (54) (b) The Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development
25Authority.
SB148,82
1Section 82. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,34,102 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
3sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
4and subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the
5Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
shall, at the time of death, upon
6qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1)
7or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
8under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
9he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
10insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
11dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
12is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
13or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
14been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
15basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
16who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
17an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
18credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
19deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
20provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
21premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
22employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
23employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
24dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
25initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving

1insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
2during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
3which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
4deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
5dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
6the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
7deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
8A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
9medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
10plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
SB148,83 11Section 83. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,35,212 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
13leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2), or 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee,
14and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
shall,
15upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under s.
1640.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received
17while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on
18behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state
19employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher
20supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses
21that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the
22employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required
23employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the
24layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the

1employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever
2occurs first.
SB148,84 3Section 84. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,35,74 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
5accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
6and subch. V of ch. 111 and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the
7Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible
.
SB148,85 8Section 85. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,35,149 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
10of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111,
11and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10,
12238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) and in accordance with the policies and
13procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its
14employees it deems eligible
.
SB148,86 15Section 86. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,35,1716 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s.
1713.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 235.03 (8), or 757.02 (5).
SB148,87 18Section 87. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,35,2219 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin
20Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
21shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by
22the department:
SB148,88 23Section 88. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,36,3
141.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
2assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
3Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,89 4Section 89. 41.11 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,36,135 41.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
6to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
7of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
8development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department.
9The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2).
10The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development
11Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible
12to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this
13subsection.
SB148,90 14Section 90. 41.60 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,36,2015 41.60 (1) (c) "Nonprofit business development organization" means a housing
16and community development authority created under s. 66.1335 (1), redevelopment
17corporation, as defined in s. 66.1301 (3) (s), redevelopment authority created under
18s. 66.1333 (3), community development corporation, as defined in s. 234.94 235.94
19(2), or any nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to promote the economic
20development of a particular area or region in the state.
SB148,91 21Section 91. 45.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,36,2322 45.31 (2) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic
23Development Authority.
SB148,92 24Section 92. 45.34 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,37,2
145.34 (1) (a) 2. A home and eligible rehabilitation of a home, as defined in s.
2234.49 235.49 (1) (d).
SB148,93 3Section 93. 45.37 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,37,114 45.37 (6) (b) Loans made under this section may be purchased by the authority
5from the veterans housing loan fund under s. 234.41 235.41. All receipts of interest,
6except amounts retained as servicing fees by the authorized lenders servicing the
7loans purchased by the authority, and principal on the loans, payments of losses by
8insurers not used for restoration of the property securing the loans, and any other
9collections, shall be deposited by the authority into the veterans housing bond
10redemption fund under s. 234.43 235.43 and shall be disbursed from the fund as
11provided in s. 234.43 235.43 (2).
SB148,94 12Section 94. 46.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,37,1413 46.28 (1) (a) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic
14Development Authority created under ch. 234 235.
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