SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1735,14 978.11 Budget. The department of administration justice shall prepare the budget of the prosecution system and submit it in accordance with s. 16.42.

SB21,4742 Section 4742. 978.12 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1736,2 978.12 (1) (c) Assistant district attorneys. Assistant district attorneys shall be employed outside the classified service. For purposes of salary administration, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall establish one or more classifications for assistant district attorneys in accordance with the classification or classifications allocated to assistant attorneys general. Except as provided in ss. 111.93 (3) (b) and 230.12 (10), the salaries of assistant district attorneys shall be established and adjusted in accordance with the state compensation plan for assistant attorneys general whose positions are allocated to the classification or classifications established by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration.

SB21,4743 Section 4743. 985.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1736,5 985.01 (1g) "Governing body" has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (b) and includes a long-term care district board under s. 46.2895.

SB21,4744 Section 4744. 985.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1736,8 985.01 (3) "Municipality" has the meaning in s. 345.05 (1) (c) and includes a long-term care district under s. 46.2895.

SB21,4745 Section 4745. 995.55 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1736,14 995.55 (1) (b) "Educational institution" means an institution of higher education, as defined in s. 108.02 (18); a technical college established under s. 38.02; a school, as defined in s. 38.50 440.52 (11) (a) 2.; a public school, as described in s. 115.01 (1); a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1); a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r); or a private educational testing service or administrator.

SB21,4746 Section 4746. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9109 (1) is repealed.

SB21,4747 Section 4747. 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9151 (2) (a) 1. is amended to read:

SB21,1736,23 [2013 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 9151 (2) (a) 1. "Approval" means approval by the secretary of the federal department of labor governor of a plan submitted jointly by the department of workforce development and the department of veterans affairs for transfer of the administration of the disabled veterans' outreach program and the local veterans' employment representative program from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs.  

SB21,4748 Section 4748. 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9151 (3) (b) is amended to read:

SB21,1737,13 [2013 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 9151 (3) (b) Approval by secretary of federal department of labor governor. The department of workforce development and the department of veterans affairs, jointly, shall prepare a plan for transfer of the administration of the disabled veterans' outreach program and the local veterans' employment representative program from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs and shall submit that plan to the secretary of the federal department of labor governor for approval. If the secretary of the federal department of labor governor approves the plan, the governor shall declare the department of veterans affairs to be the primary coordinator of the employment service delivery system, as defined in 38 USC 4101 (7), for veterans in this state, and administration of those programs shall be transferred from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs as provided in paragraphs (c) to (i).

SB21,4749 Section 4749. 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9252 (1) (a) (intro.), as last affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 145, section 44m, is amended to read:

SB21,1738,2 [2013 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 9252 (1) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9255 (1) (c) and (d), the secretary shall not lapse any money from the agencies specified in those paragraphs during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, but shall instead lapse to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of general purpose revenue and program revenue appropriations to the following executive branch state agencies, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, the following amounts in the 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16, and 2016-17 fiscal years, except that, for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 fiscal years, the amounts to be lapsed from the department of financial institutions and the department of safety and professional services shall be combined as an amount to be lapsed from the department of financial institutions and professional standards:

SB21,4750 Section 4750. 2013 Wisconsin Act 229, section 6 (1) is amended to read:

SB21,1738,4 [2013 Wisconsin Act 229] Section 6 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2015 2017.

SB21,9101 Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

SB21,1738,6 (1) Transfer of business certification programs.

SB21,1738,12 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of administration primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1738,19 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the department of administration performing duties primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1738,25 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of financial institutions and professional standards that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1739,6 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1739,15 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1739,23 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1740,10 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of administration primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and professional standards. All orders issued by the department of administration primarily related to disabled veteran-owned business certifications, woman-owned business certifications, and minority business certifications, as determined by the secretary of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1740,12 (2) Transfer of small business regulatory review board and office of business development.

SB21,1740,17 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of administration primarily related to the small business regulatory review board and the office of business development, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1740,22 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration primarily related to the small business regulatory review board and the office of business development, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1741,5 (c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the small business regulatory review board and the office of business development, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1741,13 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the small business regulatory review board and the office of business development, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1741,14 (3) State energy office and relocation administration.

SB21,1741,15 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB21,1741,16 1. "Commission" means the public service commission.

SB21,1741,17 2. "Department" means the department of administration.

SB21,1741,19 3. "Office" means the state energy office in the division of energy services of the department.

SB21,1741,21 4. "Relocation administration" means the powers and duties of the department under sections 32.19 to 32.27, 2013 stats.

SB21,1741,25 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department primarily relating to the office or relocation administration, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the commission.

SB21,1742,9 (c) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.0 FTE FED positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department who perform duties primarily related to the office, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the commission. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE GPR position, and the incumbent employee holding that position, in the department who performs duties primarily related to relocation administration, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the commission to be funded under section 20.155 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1742,14 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (c ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the commission that they enjoyed in the department immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1742,18 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department primarily relating to the office or relocation administration, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the commission.

SB21,1742,23 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department primarily relating to the office or relocation administration, as determined by the department, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the commission. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the commission.

SB21,1743,3 (g) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department primarily relating to the office or relocation administration, as determined by the department, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the commission. The commission shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1743,9 (h) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department under sections 32.19 to 32.27 of the statutes in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or are repealed by the commission. All orders issued by the department under sections 32.19 to 32.27 of the statutes in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the commission.

SB21,1743,10 (4) Transfer of state prosecutors office.

SB21,1743,14 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of administration that are primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of justice.

SB21,1743,19 (b) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department of administration with duties that are primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of justice.

SB21,1743,25 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of justice that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1744,4 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration that is primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of justice.

SB21,1744,10 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration that are primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of justice. The department of justice shall carry out any such contractual obligations unless modified or rescinded by the department of justice to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1744,17 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of administration that is primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph, is transferred to the department of justice, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of administration, with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of justice.

SB21,1744,22 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated for the department of administration that are primarily related to the state prosecutors office, as determined by the secretary of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of justice.

SB21,1744,23 (5) Office services.

SB21,1744,25 (a) In this subsection, "shared services agency" has the meaning given in section 16.004 (20) (a) of the statutes.

SB21,1745,5 (b) On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of a shared services agency that relate to human resources services, payroll services, finance services, budget functions, and procurement functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

SB21,1745,10 (c) On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of a shared services agency that relate to human resources services, payroll services, finance services, budget functions, and procurement functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

SB21,1745,15 (d) All contracts entered into by a shared services agency in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to human resources services, payroll services, finance services, budget functions, and procurement functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration.

SB21,1745,16 (6) Information technology services.

SB21,1745,18 (a) In this subsection, "agency" means all entities listed under section 16.971 (2) (ac) of the statutes.

SB21,1745,22 (b) On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of an agency that relate to information technology, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

SB21,1746,2 (c) On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of an agency that relate to information technology, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

SB21,1746,6 (d) All contracts entered into by an agency in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to information technology, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration.

SB21,1746,11 (7) Study of enterprise-wise shared services. The department of administration shall study an enterprise-wide shared services model for implementation in the 2017-19 budget. The department shall submit an implementation plan incorporating the results of the study to the governor and the legislature by June 30, 2016.

SB21,1746,17 (8) Economic development programs. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, the department of administration shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.885 (3) (a) of the statutes as though the amount appropriated under that appropriation during the 2016-17 fiscal year had been $500,000 less.

SB21,1746,22 (9) Regional revolving loan fund grants. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2017-18 biennial budget bill, the department of administration shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.885 (3) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, as though that appropriation had not been made.

SB21,1747,3 (10) Grants for an economic development district. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2017-19 biennial budget bill, the department of administration shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.855 (4) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, as though that appropriation had not been made.

SB21,9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB21,1747,10 (1) Agriculture, trade and consumer protection council. The individuals who are members of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the day before the effective date of this subsection are the initial members of the agriculture, trade and consumer protection council. An initial member shall serve for a term on the council ending on July 1 of the year in which his or her term on the board would have expired.

SB21,1747,22 (2) Emergency rule making for producer led watershed protection grants. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may promulgate rules authorized under section 93.59 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of a permanent rule promulgated under section 93.59 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB21,9103 Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board.

SB21,9104 Section 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.

SB21,9105 Section 9105. Nonstatutory provisions; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SB21,9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.

SB21,1748,10 (1) Wisconsin Works benefit time limit. When implementing the 48-month time limit under section 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) and a. and 3. of the statutes, as affected by this act, for an individual participating in Wisconsin Works on the effective date of this subsection, the department of children and families may allow the individual to continue to participate in some or all components of Wisconsin Works longer than the 48-month time limit for an appropriate amount of time necessary to allow the individual to transition out of Wisconsin Works, as determined by the department of children and families.

SB21,9107 Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.

SB21,9108 Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.

SB21,1748,14 (1) Transfer of youth aids, community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, and services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services.

SB21,1748,15 (a) Definitions. In this section:

SB21,1748,17 1. "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" has the meaning given in section 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB21,1748,19 2. "Youth aids" means community youth and family aids allocated under section 48.526 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1749,2 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of children and families.

SB21,1749,9 (c) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of corrections performing duties that are primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of children and families.

SB21,1749,15 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (c ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of children and families that they enjoyed in the department of corrections immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1749,22 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that is primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of children and families.

SB21,1750,5 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of children and families. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of children and families.

SB21,1750,14 (g) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of children and families. The department of children and families shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of children and families to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1751,2 (h) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of children and families. All orders issued by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the allocation of youth aids, the supervision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, or the supervision of services provided for juveniles in need of protection or services, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of children and families.

SB21,9109 Section 9109. Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals.