SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1778,10 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of state employment relations on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of state employment relations are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

SB21,1778,15 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of state employment relations in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1778,21 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of state employment relations 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on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of administration. All orders issued by the office of state employment relations 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on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of administration.

SB21,9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.

SB21,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court.

SB21,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

SB21,1778,25 (1) Elimination of educational approval board and transfer of functions.

SB21,1779,7 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the educational approval board, other than those related to consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional standards. The assets and liabilities of the educational approval board related to consumer protection functions become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1779,13 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the educational approval board, other than property related to consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Property related to consumer protection functions is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1779,22 (c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the educational approval board on the effective date of this paragraph, other than one related to the board's consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Any matter related to the board's consumer protection functions is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the board are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable.

SB21,1780,6 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards, except that those related to the board's consumer protection functions are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable, shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1780,7 (e) Rules and orders.

SB21,1780,15 1. All rules promulgated by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which rules of the board become those of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and which rules become those of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1780,23 2. All orders issued by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which orders of the board become those of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and which orders become those of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1781,4 (f) Secretary to resolve transition disagreements. In the case of disagreement among or between the educational approval board, the department of financial institutions and professional standards, and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with respect to any matter specified in this subsection, the secretary of administration shall determine the matter and shall develop a plan for an orderly transfer.

SB21,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

SB21,1781,7 (1) Transfer of Kickapoo Reserve Management Board to Department of Natural Resources.

SB21,1781,12 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of tourism primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources.

SB21,1781,17 (b) Employee transfers. All incumbent employees holding positions in the department of tourism performing duties primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1781,23 (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 natural resources as they enjoyed in the department of tourism 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.

SB21,1782,3 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of tourism that is primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,10 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of tourism in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1782,12 (2) Transfer of lower Wisconsin state riverway board to department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,16 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of tourism primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,21 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of tourism that is primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1783,3 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of tourism in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

SB21,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.

SB21,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

SB21,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB21,1783,9 (1) Conversion of the University of Wisconsin System to the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1783,15 (a) Board of Regents. Notwithstanding section 36.02 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, each member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System appointed under section 15.91, 2013 stats., shall serve as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority until the expiration of his or her term that is specified in sections 15.07 (1) (cm) and 36.02 (1) (a), 2013 stats.

SB21,1783,19 (b) Assets and liabilities. Except as provided in subsections (2) (b ) and (3) (b), on the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the University of Wisconsin System, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1783,20 (c) Employees.

SB21,1783,23 1. Except as provided in subsections (2 ) (c) and (3) (c ), on the effective date of this paragraph, all employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System become employees of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1784,4 2. Notwithstanding section 230.29 of the statutes, an individual employed by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System before the effective date of this subdivision who is subject to subdivision 1 . is eligible to transfer to a position, as defined in section 230.03 (11) of the statutes, before July 1, 2017.

SB21,1784,9 (d) Tangible personal property. Except as provided in subsections (2) (e ) and (3) (e ), on the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the University of Wisconsin System, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1784,14 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the University of Wisconsin System on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the University of Wisconsin System Authority. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the University of Wisconsin System are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1784,23 (f) Contracts and agreements. All contracts and agreements entered into by the University of Wisconsin System in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the University of Wisconsin System Authority. The University of Wisconsin System Authority shall carry out any obligations under those contracts and agreements unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract or agreement, except that the authority is not liable for any reimbursement obligation under a Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement under section 39.47, 2013 stats., that accrues before the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21,1785,5 (g) Policies and orders. All policies of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the University of Wisconsin System Authority. All orders issued by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1785,11 (h) Rules. All rules promulgated by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 36.11 (1) (a), (c), and (cm), 2013 stats., and section 342.40 (4) (b) 2., 2013 stats., and all rules adopted under section 36.11 (8) (a) 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 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1785,17 (i) Payments for municipal services. Notwithstanding section 70.119 of the statutes, as amended by this act, the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall, prior to July 1, 2017, pay the department of administration its proportionate share of the negotiated payments for municipal services under section 70.119 of the statutes, as amended by this act, for the municipal services provided to the University of Wisconsin System in fiscal year 2015-16.

SB21,1785,18 (2) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

SB21,1785,22 (a) Director. Nothwithstanding section 93.13 (3m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory appointed under section 36.58 (3m), 2013 stats., may continue to serve as director until his or her term expires as specified in the appointment.

SB21,1786,2 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the University of Wisconsin System that are primarily related to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1786,7 (c) Employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the University of Wisconsin System performing duties that are primarily related to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1786,13 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (c ) have all comparable rights and the same status in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that they enjoyed in the University of Wisconsin System 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.

SB21,1786,18 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the University of Wisconsin System that is primarily related to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1786,21 (f) Services without fees. The laboratory of hygiene board shall, in its biennial budget request under section 16.42 of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, do all of the following:

SB21,1786,24 1. Identify the federal and state agencies to whom the laboratory provided services in fiscal year 2016-17 and for which the laboratory did not charge fees under section 93.13 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1787,2 2. For each agency identified under subdivision 1., identify the total cost of services for which the laboratory did not charge fees.

SB21,1787,5 3. Include a proposal for charging, beginning in the 2017-18 fiscal year, all federal and state agencies fees for services under section 93.13 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1787,6 (3) State laboratory of hygiene.

SB21,1787,10 (a) Director. Nothwithstanding section 250.08 (5) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the director of the laboratory of hygiene appointed under section 36.25 (11) (e), 2013 stats., may continue to serve as director until his or her term expires as specified in the appointment.

SB21,1787,15 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the University of Wisconsin System that are primarily related to the state laboratory of hygiene, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1787,20 (c) Employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the University of Wisconsin System performing duties that are primarily related to the state laboratory of hygiene, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1788,2 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (c ) have all comparable rights and the same status in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that they enjoyed in the University of Wisconsin System 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.

SB21,1788,7 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the University of Wisconsin System that is primarily related to the state laboratory of hygiene, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1788,10 (f) State agency services. The laboratory of hygiene board shall, in its biennial budget request under section 16.42 of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, do all of the following:

SB21,1788,13 1. Identify the state agencies to whom the laboratory provided services in fiscal year 2016-17 and for which the laboratory did not charge fees under section 250.08 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1788,15 2. For each state agency identified under subdivision 1 ., identify the total cost of services for which the laboratory did not charge fees.

SB21,1788,18 3. Include a proposal for charging, beginning in the 2017-18 fiscal year, all state agencies fees for services under section 250.08 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1788,24 (4) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding section 36.27 (1) (a) of the statutes, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the University of Wisconsin System Authority may not charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2015-16 or 2016-17 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2014-15 academic year.

SB21,1789,2 (5) Capitalization change. Wherever "board of regents" appears in the statutes, "Board of Regents" is substituted.

SB21,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB21,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB21,1789,6 (1) Elimination of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB21,1789,10 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority become the assets and liabilities of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1789,14 (b) Employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all employees of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority become employees of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1789,18 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1790,2 (d) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1790,11 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, all contracts entered into by the former department of commerce and maintained by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and all contracts entered into by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. The Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1790,20 (f) Policies and procedures; orders. All policies and procedures of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. All orders issued by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1790,21 (2) Initial appointments.

SB21,1790,22 (a) Board of directors.

SB21,1791,7 1. Notwithstanding the requirement of advice and consent of the senate under section 235.011 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority nominated by the governor under that section may be provisionally appointed by the governor, subject to later senate confirmation. Any provisional appointment shall be in full force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the appointee qualifies.

SB21,1791,14 2. A provisional appointment made under subdivision 1 . that is withdrawn by the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional appointment of another initial member of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. Any provisional appointment made under subdivision 1. that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for nomination and appointment of another initial member of the board under subdivision 1.

SB21,1791,21 3. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under section 235.011 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2017, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2018, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2019, and the remaining initial member shall be appointed for a term expiring on January 1, 2020.

SB21,1791,22 (b) Chief executive officer and chief operating officer.

SB21,1792,7 1. Notwithstanding the requirement of advice and consent of the senate under section 235.011 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority nominated by the governor under that section may be provisionally appointed by the governor, subject to later senate confirmation. Any provisional appointment shall be in full force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue at the pleasure of the governor and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of the chief executive officer or chief operating officer, as appropriate, during the time in which the appointee qualifies.

SB21,1792,15 2. A provisional appointment made under subdivision 1 . that is withdrawn by the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional appointment of another initial chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. Any provisional appointment made under subdivision 1. that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for nomination and appointment of another initial chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under subdivision 1.

SB21,1792,20 (3) Submission of organizational plan. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall submit a report to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes detailing an organizational plan for the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1792,24 (4) Coordination. To the greatest extent practicable, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall seek to coordinate their activities and efforts to establish and organize the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, created under this act.

SB21,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB21,1793,1 (1) Transfer of worker's compensation administrative functions.

SB21,1793,6 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the office of the commissioner of insurance.

SB21,1793,12 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of workforce development performing duties that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance.

SB21,1793,18 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the office of the commissioner of insurance that they enjoyed in the department of workforce development 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.

SB21,1793,23 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of workforce development that is primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance.