SB21,1900 9Section 1900. 51.423 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1901 10Section 1901. 51.437 (4m) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,758,1311 51.437 (4m) (n) If authorized under s. 46.283 (1) (a) 1., apply to the department
12of health services to operate a resource center under s. 46.283 and, if the department
13contracts with the county under s. 46.283 (2), operate the resource center.
SB21,1902 14Section 1902. 51.437 (4m) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,758,1815 51.437 (4m) (p) If authorized under s. 46.284 (1) (a) 1., apply to the department
16of health services to operate a care management organization under s. 46.284 and,
17if the department contracts with the county under s. 46.284 (2), operate the care
18management organization and, if appropriate, place funds in a risk reserve.
SB21,1903 19Section 1903. 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,759,1020 51.437 (4r) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83,
2151.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c), and 938.78 (2) (a),
22any subunit of a county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal
23agency acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a
24client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same
25county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency, with a

1resource center or other contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), a care management
2organization, or a long-term care district, or with any person providing services to
3the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of
4developmental disabilities services or tribal agency or with a resource center or other
5contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2)
, a care management organization, or a
6long-term care district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to
7perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of developmental
8disabilities services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the
9client. Any agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that
10a request was received and what information was provided.
SB21,1904 11Section 1904 . 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,760,313 51.437 (4r) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83,
1451.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c), and 938.78 (2) (a),
15any subunit of a county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal
16agency acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a
17client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same
18county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency, with a
19resource center or other contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), or a care management
20organization, or a long-term care district, or with any person providing services to
21the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of
22developmental disabilities services or tribal agency or with a resource center or other
23contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), or a care management organization, or a
24long-term care district,
if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to
25perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of developmental

1disabilities services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the
2client. Any agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that
3a request was received and what information was provided.
SB21,1905 4Section 1905. 54.15 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,760,75 54.15 (8) (a) 3. Any license, certificate, permit, or registration of the proposed
6guardian that is required under chs. 89, 202, or 440 to 480 or by the laws of another
7state for the practice of a profession or occupation has been suspended or revoked.
SB21,1906 8Section 1906. 55.043 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,760,139 55.043 (4) (b) 5. Refer the case to the department of safety and professional
10services
financial institutions and professional standards if the financial
11exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an individual who is required
12to be registered under s. 202.13 or 202.14 or to hold a credential, as defined in s.
13440.01 (2) (a), under chs. 440 to 460.
SB21,1907 14Section 1907. 55.043 (4) (b) 5g. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1908 15Section 1908. 59.25 (3) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,760,1816 59.25 (3) (gm) Deposit all moneys received under s. 973.0455 (2) into a crime
17prevention fund and, on order of the crime board under s. 59.54 (28) (d), make grant
18payments as the crime board directs.
SB21,1909 19Section 1909. 59.26 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,761,2420 59.26 (8) (a) In any county with a population of less than 500,000, the board,
21by ordinance, may fix the number of deputy sheriffs to be appointed in that county
22at not less than that number required by sub. (1) (a) and (b) and may set the salary
23of those deputies. Subject to sub. (10), the board may provide by ordinance that
24deputy sheriff positions be filled by appointment by the sheriff from a list of all
25persons with the 3 highest scores for each position based on a competitive

1examination. Such competitive examinations may be by a county civil service
2commission or by the division bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the office
3of state employment relations
department of administration at the option of the
4board and it shall so provide by ordinance. The division bureau of merit recruitment
5and selection in the office of state employment relations shall, upon request of the
6board, conduct such examination according to the methods used in examinations for
7the state civil service and shall certify an eligible list of the names of all persons with
8the 3 highest scores on that examination for each position to the sheriff of that county
9who shall, subject to sub. (10), make an appointment from that list to fill the position
10within 10 days after he or she receives the eligible list. The county for which such
11examination is conducted shall pay the cost of that examination. If a civil service
12commission is decided upon for the selection of deputy sheriffs, then ss. 63.01 to 63.17
13shall apply so far as consistent with this subsection, except ss. 63.03, 63.04 and 63.15
14and except the provision governing minimum compensation of the commissioners.
15The ordinance or an amending ordinance may provide for employee grievance
16procedures and disciplinary actions, for hours of work, for tours of duty according to
17seniority and for other administrative regulations. Any board provision consistent
18with this paragraph and existing on July 25, 1951, is validated. If the sheriff fills a
19deputy sheriff position by promotion, the sheriff shall, subject to sub. (10), make the
20appointment to the position from a list of 3 deputy sheriffs who receive the highest
21scores in a competitive examination. Such competitive examinations may be by a
22county civil service commission or by the division bureau of merit recruitment and
23selection in the office of state employment relations at the option of the board and
24it shall so provide by ordinance.
SB21,1910 25Section 1910. 59.40 (2) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,762,3
159.40 (2) (n) Pay monthly to the treasurer the amounts required by s. 302.46
2(1) for the jail assessment surcharge and the amounts required by s. 973.0455 (2).
3The payments shall be made by the 15th day of the month following receipt thereof.
SB21,1911 4Section 1911. 59.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,762,125 59.40 (4) Clerk of circuit court; debt collector contract. If authorized by
6the board under s. 59.52 (28) (a), the clerk of circuit court may contract with a debt
7collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3), for the collection of unpaid fines and forfeitures.
8Any contract entered into shall provide that the debt collector shall be paid from the
9proceeds recovered by the debt collector. The net proceeds received by the clerk of
10circuit court after the payment to the debt collector shall be considered the amount
11of fines and forfeitures collected for purposes of distribution to the state and county
12under sub. (2) (m).
SB21,1912 13Section 1912. 59.48 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,763,2 1459.48 County and regional assessment unit assessor. The county
15executive elected under s. 59.17 or the county administrator elected or appointed
16under s. 59.18 shall appoint a county assessor as prescribed in and subject to the
17limitations of s. 70.99, approve the hiring of the assessor's staff as prescribed in that
18section and otherwise comply with that section
70.991. In counties with neither a
19county executive nor a county administrator the appointment of the county assessor
20shall be the duty of the chairperson of the board subject to the approval of the board
21and subject to the limitations of s. 70.99. The hiring of the assessor's staff shall be
22the duty of the county assessor subject to the limitations of s. 70.99
70.991. In the
23case of a regional assessment unit, the appointments under this section shall be
24made by the county executive, the county administrator, or by the board chairperson
25with the approval of the board, consistent with this section, of the most populous

1county in the regional assessment unit, unless specified otherwise in the ordinance
2adopted under s. 70.991 (2) to form the unit
.
SB21,1913 3Section 1913. 59.52 (28) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (28) (a).
SB21,1914 4Section 1914. 59.52 (28) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,763,65 59.52 (28) (b) The board may enter into a written agreement under s. 71.93 (8)
6(b) to have the department of revenue collect any amount owed to the county.
SB21,1915 7Section 1915. 59.54 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,763,88 59.54 (28) Crime prevention funding board. (a) In this subsection:
SB21,763,119 1. "Chief elected official" means the mayor of a city or, if the city is organized
10under subch. I of ch. 64, the president of the council of that city, the village president
11of a village, or the town board chairperson of a town.
SB21,763,1312 2. "Crime board" means the crime prevention funding board that is created
13under this subsection.
SB21,763,1414 3. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
SB21,763,2115 (b) There is created in each county, in which the treasurer receives moneys and
16deposits them as described in s. 59.25 (3) (gm), a crime board. The funds in such an
17account may be distributed upon the direction of the crime board under par. (d). The
18crime board shall meet, and its members may receive no compensation, other than
19reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of
20their duties. Members shall serve for the terms that are determined by the crime
21board.
SB21,763,2222 (c) A county crime board shall consist of the following members:
SB21,763,2323 1. The presiding judge of the circuit court, or his or her designee
SB21,763,2424 2. The district attorney, or his or her designee.
SB21,763,2525 3. The sheriff, or his or her designee.
SB21,764,1
14. One of the following county officials, or his or her designee:
SB21,764,22 a. The county executive.
SB21,764,33 b. If the county does not have a county executive, the county administrator.
SB21,764,54 c. The chairperson of the county board of supervisors, or his or her designee,
5if the county does not have a county executive or a county administrator.
SB21,764,76 5. The chief elected official of the largest municipality in the county, as
7determined by population, or his or her designee.
SB21,764,98 6. A person chosen by a majority vote of the sheriff and all of the chiefs of police
9departments that are located wholly or partly within the county.
SB21,764,1010 7. A person chosen by the county's public defender's office.
SB21,764,1511 (d) 1. The crime board may solicit applications for grants in a format
12determined by the crime board, and may vote to direct the treasurer to distribute
13grants to applicants from moneys in the crime prevention fund under s. 59.25 (3)
14(gm). The crime board may direct the treasurer to distribute grants to any of the
15following entities, in amounts determined by the crime board:
SB21,764,1916 a. One or more private nonprofit organizations within the county that has as
17its primary purpose preventing crime, providing a funding source for crime
18prevention programs, encouraging the public to report crime, or assisting law
19enforcement agencies in the apprehension of criminal offenders.
SB21,764,2220 b. A law enforcement agency within the county that has a crime prevention
21fund, if the contribution is credited to the crime prevention fund and is used for crime
22prevention purposes.
SB21,764,2423 2. Not less than 50 percent of the payments made under subd. 1. shall be made
24to one or more organizations described in subd. 1. a.
SB21,765,5
1(e) Annually, the crime board shall submit a report on its activities to the clerk
2of court for the county that distributed the funds, to the county board, and to the
3legislative bodies of each municipality that is located wholly or partly within the
4county. The report shall contain at least all of the following information for the year
5to which the report relates:
SB21,765,76 1. The name and address of each entity that received a grant, including contact
7information for the leadership of the entity.
SB21,765,108 2. A full accounting of all funds disbursed by the treasurer at the direction of
9the crime board, including the amount of the funds disbursed, the dates of disbursal,
10and the purposes for which the grant was made.
SB21,765,1411 (f) Annually, each recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection shall
12submit a report on its activities to all of the entities specified in par. (e). The report
13shall contain at least all of the following information for the year to which the report
14relates:
SB21,765,1515 1. The name and address of the entity.
SB21,765,1716 2. The name and address, and title, of each member of the governing body of
17the entity.
SB21,765,1818 3. The purposes for which the grant money was spent.
SB21,765,2019 4. A detailed accounting of all receipts and expenditures of the entity that relate
20to the grant money.
SB21,765,2121 5. The balance of any funds remaining.
SB21,1916 22Section 1916. 59.56 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,766,223 59.56 (3) (a) Creation. A Subject to approval of the Board of Regents of the
24University of Wisconsin System Authority, a
board may establish and maintain an

1educational program in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin System
2Authority
, referred to in this subsection as "University Extension Program".
SB21,1917 3Section 1917. 59.56 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,766,94 59.56 (3) (c) 2. The committee on agriculture and extension education may
5enter into joint employment agreements with the university extension or with other
6counties and the university extension if the county funds that are committed in the
7agreements have been appropriated by the board. Persons so employed under
8cooperative agreements and approved by the board of regents shall be considered
9employees of both the county and the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
SB21,1918 10Section 1918. 59.56 (3) (f) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,766,1711 59.56 (3) (f) 1. (intro.) A Subject to approval of the Board of Regents of the
12University of Wisconsin System Authority, a
university extension program is
13authorized, under the direction and supervision of the county committee on
14agriculture and extension education, cooperating with the university extension of
15the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and within the limits of funds
16provided by the board and cooperating state and federal agencies, to make available
17the necessary facilities and conduct programs in the following areas:
SB21,1919 18Section 1919. 59.56 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,767,319 59.56 (3) (g) Department of government. For the purposes of s. 59.22 (2) (d) the
20university extension program shall be a department of county government and the
21committee on agriculture and extension education shall be the committee which is
22delegated the authority to direct and supervise the department. In Subject to
23approval of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority,
24and in
cooperation with the university extension of the University of Wisconsin
25System Authority, the committee on agriculture and extension education shall have

1the responsibility to formulate and execute the university extension program. The
2university extension shall annually report to the board its activities and
3accomplishments.
SB21,1920 4Section 1920. 59.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,767,85 59.56 (4) University college campuses. The board may appropriate money for
6the construction, remodeling, expansion, acquisition or equipping of land, buildings
7and facilities for a University of Wisconsin System college campus, as defined in s.
836.05 (6m), if the operation of it has been approved by the board of regents.
SB21,1921 9Section 1921. 59.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,767,2110 59.57 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board may appropriate money for and create
11a county industrial development agency or to any nonprofit agency organized to
12engage or engaging in activities described in this paragraph, appoint an executive
13officer and provide a staff and facilities to promote and develop the resources of the
14county and of its component municipalities. To this end the agency may, without
15limitation because of enumeration, develop data regarding the industrial needs,
16advantages and sites in the county, acquaint the purchaser with the products of the
17county by promotional activities, coordinate its work with that of the county
18planning commission, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
19Wisconsin Development Authority
, and private credit development corporations,
20and do all things necessary to provide for the continued improvement of the
21industrial climate of the county.
SB21,1922 22Section 1922. 59.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,768,223 59.57 (1) (b) If a county with a population of 500,000 750,000 or more
24appropriates money under par. (a) to fund nonprofit agencies, the county shall have
25a goal of expending 20% of the money appropriated for this purpose to fund a

1nonprofit agency that is actively managed by minority group members, as defined
2in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f), and that principally serves minority group members.
SB21,1923 3Section 1923. 59.693 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,768,104 59.693 (8) Applicability to local governments and agencies. An ordinance
5that is enacted under this section is applicable to activities conducted by a unit of
6local government and an agency of that unit of government. An ordinance that is
7enacted under this section is not applicable to activities conducted by an agency, as
8defined under s. 227.01 (1) but also including the office of district attorney and the
9University of Wisconsin System Authority
, which is subject to the state plan
10promulgated or a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 281.33 (2).
SB21,1924 11Section 1924. 60.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,768,1712 60.05 (4) Court order. If, after the hearing under sub. (3), the court finds that
13the area of the proposed town meets the requirements of sub. (1), the court shall enter
14an order establishing a new town under the name proposed in the petition and shall
15designate the location of the first town meeting of the new town. The clerk of court
16shall immediately file certified copies of the order with the secretary of state
17administration and the county clerk.
SB21,1925 18Section 1925. 60.065 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,768,25 1960.065 Change of town name. The name of a town shall be changed if a
20petition designating the new name is signed and filed with the town clerk under the
21procedures in s. 9.20 (1), certified by the town clerk under the procedure in s. 9.20
22(3), approved by the electors in an election held under the procedures in s. 9.20 (4)
23and the result of the election is published in the town's official paper, or posted in the
24town, and the new name is filed in the office of with the secretary of state
25administration.
SB21,1926
1Section 1926. 60.10 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1927 2Section 1927. 60.10 (2) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1928 3Section 1928. 60.23 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,769,64 60.23 (4) (c) Coordinate its activities with the county planning commission, the
5Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development
6Authority
, and private credit development organizations.
SB21,1929 7Section 1929. 60.30 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1930 8Section 1930. 60.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 60.30 (2) and
9amended to read:
SB21,769,1210 60.30 (2) Only an elector of the town may hold a town office, other than an
11assessor appointed under s. 60.307 or
a town clerk, town treasurer , or combined town
12clerk and town treasurer, appointed under sub. (1e).
SB21,1931 13Section 1931. 60.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1932 14Section 1932. 60.30 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1933 15Section 1933. 60.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1934 16Section 1934. 60.30 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,769,2017 60.30 (4) (b) The regular term of elected town officers , other than the town
18assessor,
commences on the 3rd Tuesday of April in the year of their election. The
19regular term of an elected assessor commences on June 1 in the year of the assessor's
20election.
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