2017 Wisconsin Act 59

15.145 (1) Parole commission. There is created in the department of corrections a parole commission consisting of 8 4 members. Members shall have knowledge of or experience in corrections or criminal justice. The members shall include a chairperson who is nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a 2-year term expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered years, subject to removal under s. 17.07 (3m), and the remaining members in the classified service appointed by the chairperson.

59,39d Section 39d. 15.165 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.165 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

15.165 (2) Group insurance board. (intro.) There is created in the department of employee trust funds a group insurance board. The board shall consist of the following members:

(a) The governor, the or his or her designee.

(b) The attorney general, the or his or her designee.

(c) The secretary of administration, the director of the office of state employment relations, and the or his or her designee.

(e) The commissioner of insurance or their designees, and 6 persons his or her designee.

(j) Six individuals appointed for 2-year terms, of whom one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is not a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a retired employee, one shall be an insured employee of a local unit of government, and one shall be the chief executive or a member of the governing body of a local unit of government that is a participating employer in the Wisconsin Retirement System.

59,39f Section 39f. 15.165 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

15.165 (2) (d) The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration or his or her designee.

59,39g Section 39g. 15.165 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

15.165 (2) (f) One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

59,39h Section 39h. 15.165 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

15.165 (2) (g) One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

59,39j Section 39j. 15.165 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

15.165 (2) (h) One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

59,39k Section 39k. 15.165 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

15.165 (2) (i) One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

59,39m Section 39m. 15.315 of the statutes is created to read:

15.315 Same; councils. (2) 911 subcommittee. (a) There is created a 911 subcommittee of the interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs under s. 15.03. The 911 subcommittee consists of one member serving a 3-year term who is appointed by the adjutant general and the following members serving 3-year terms who are appointed by the governor:

1. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin cities, villages, or towns.

2. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin counties.

3. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, that promotes a universal emergency telephone number system.

4. An individual recommended by an association of Wisconsin county sheriffs.

5. Two individuals, each of whom represents a different commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g), operating in Wisconsin: one serving a primarily regional market and one serving a national market.

6. Two individuals recommended by a Wisconsin association, or a Wisconsin chapter of an association, of public safety communications professionals.

7. Two individuals recommended by an association of Wisconsin telecommunications providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p), each of whom represents an incumbent local exchange carrier.

8. An individual who represents a competitive local exchange carrier.

9. An individual who represents a voice over Internet protocol provider.

10. A police chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin police chiefs.

11. A fire chief recommended by an association of Wisconsin fire chiefs.

12. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association that promotes emergency management.

13. An individual who represents a video service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (12r).

14. An individual recommended by a Wisconsin association of emergency medical service providers.

15. An individual recommended by an association of land information professionals.

(b) In making appointments under par. (a), the governor shall consider the geographical diversity of, and the representation of urban and rural interests by, the membership of the 911 subcommittee.

59,48m Section 48m. 15.405 (18) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

59,52m Section 52m. 15.406 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (6) (a) 1. Six massage therapists or bodywork therapists licensed under ch. 460 who have engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy for at least 2 years preceding appointment. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 440.52. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy program offered by a technical college in this state. No other members appointed under this subdivision shall be directly or indirectly affiliated with a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program.

59,52o Section 52o. 15.406 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

15.406 (6) (a) 1. Six massage therapists or bodywork therapists licensed under ch. 460 who have engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy for at least 2 years preceding appointment. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school approved by the educational approval board department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy program offered by a technical college in this state. No other members appointed under this subdivision shall be directly or indirectly affiliated with a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program.

59,68 Section 68 . 15.675 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

15.675 (1) (d) The secretary of the department of safety and professional services or his or her designee.

59,68g Section 68g. 15.77 of the statutes is created to read:

15.77 Prosecutor board. There is created a prosecutor board consisting of 11 members, appointed for staggered 3-year terms, as follows:

(1) From each district under s. 752.11 (1) (b), (c), and (d), 2 district attorneys appointed by a majority of district attorneys from the district.

(2) From the district under s. 752.11 (1) (a), the district attorney and a deputy district attorney appointed by the district attorney.

(3) Two nonelected prosecutors, each from a different county, appointed by a majority of nonelected prosecutors. Under this subsection, “prosecutor” does not include a special prosecutor appointed under s. 978.045 or 978.05 (8) (b).

(4) The attorney general or his or her designee.

59,68m Section 68m. 15.915 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

15.915 (7) Public leadership board. There is created a public leadership board attached to the University of Wisconsin System under s. 15.03. The board consists of the following members:

(a) The director of the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership appointed under s. 36.68 (3).

(b) The president of the Thompson Family Charitable Foundation, Inc., or his or her designee.

(c) One member, appointed for a 3-year term, who worked under the personal direction of former governor Tommy G. Thompson during the former governor's career in state or federal government.

(d) Two members appointed for 3-year terms from a list of at least 3 names submitted by the speaker of the assembly.

(e) Two members appointed for 3-year terms from a list of at least 3 names submitted by the senate majority leader.

59,69d Section 69d. 15.945 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

59,69e Section 69e. 15.945 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (18) and amended to read:

15.405 (18) Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the technical college system board department of safety and professional services under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

59,73 Section 73 . 16.004 (20) of the statutes is created to read:

16.004 (20) Shared services agencies. (a) In this subsection, “shared services agency” means any of the following:

1. A department created in subch. II of ch. 15 except the department of employee trust funds, the department of justice, the department of public instruction, and the department of military affairs.

2. An independent agency created under subch. III of ch. 15 except the investment board, the public defender board, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the technical college system board.

(b) Subject to par. (c), the division of personnel management in the department shall administer for each shared service agency its responsibilities to provide human resources services and payroll and benefit services. Subject to par. (c), the department may charge shared services agencies for services provided under this paragraph.

(c) 1. The department shall prepare an annual report that includes the following:

a. Information identifying the assessments that the department intends to charge each shared services agency under par. (b) in the upcoming fiscal year.

b. The number of positions that the department is using to administer human resources services and payroll and benefits services under par. (b).

c. The number of vacant and filled positions that the department no longer needs to administer human resources services and payroll and benefits services under par. (b).

d. The cost savings to the state due to the administration of human resources services and payroll and benefits services by the department.

e. Metrics evaluating the effectiveness of human resources services and payroll and benefits services provided to shared services agencies by the department in the previous fiscal year, as well as a comparison of the metrics for the previous fiscal year to similar metrics in previous reports.

2. On April 15 of each year, the department shall submit the report under subd. 1. to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after the date of the submission, the department may provide the human resources services and payroll and benefits services as proposed in the report and may charge the assessments as proposed in the report. If within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the department may provide the human resources services and payroll and benefits services proposed in the report and charge the assessments proposed in the report only upon approval of the committee.

(d) The department shall provide human resources services and payroll and benefits services on site for the State Fair Park Board, the department of corrections, the department of health services, and the department of veterans affairs.

59,74m Section 74m. 16.004 (24) of the statutes is created to read:

16.004 (24) School district employee health care. Annually, the secretary shall report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the information it receives from school districts under s. 120.12 (24) (b).

59,75 Section 75. 16.009 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

59,76 Section 76 . 16.009 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (ac) “Access” means the ability to have contact with a person or to obtain, examine, or retrieve information or data pertinent to the activities of the board with respect to a person.

59,77 Section 77 . 16.009 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.009 (1) (ar) “Client" means an individual who requests or is receiving services of the office , or a resident on whose behalf a request is made.

59,78 Section 78 . 16.009 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

59,79 Section 79 . 16.009 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (br) “Disclosure” means the release, the transfer, the provision of access to, or divulging in any manner of information outside the entity holding the information.

59,80 Section 80 . 16.009 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

59,81 Section 81 . 16.009 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (cg) “Enrollee” means an enrollee, as defined in s. 46.2805 (3), an individual receiving services under the Family Care Partnership Program or the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or an individual receiving long-term care benefits as a veteran.

59,82 Section 82 . 16.009 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (cm) “Family Care Partnership Program” means an integrated health and long-term care program operated under an amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan under 42 USC 1396u-2 and a waiver under 42 USC 1396n (c).

59,83 Section 83 . 16.009 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (cr) “Family care program” means the program under ss. 46.2805 to 46.2895 that provides the family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4).