(1p) State aid for the arts. From the appropriation under section 20.380 (3) (b) of the statutes, the arts board shall make a grant of $100,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 for the purpose of making improvements to or expanding an existing arts center to a county that borders the state of Illinois, has a population between 35,000 and 40,000 persons as of the 2010 U.S. census, and has an existing arts center. The arts board may not make the grant under this subsection unless the county receiving the grant provides at least an equal amount of funding from public or private sources.
59,9104
Section 9104.
Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.
(1) 2017-19
Authorized State Building Program. For the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2019, the Authorized State Building Program is as follows:
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(2) Programs previously authorized. In addition to the projects and financing authority enumerated in subsection (1), the building and financing authority enumerated in the previous state building program is continued in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium.
(3) Loans. During the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, the building commission may make loans from general fund supported borrowing or the building trust fund to state agencies, as defined in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes, for projects that are to be utilized for programs not funded by general purpose revenue and that are authorized in subsection (1).
(4) 2013-15
Authorized State Building Program changes. In
2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9104 (1) (b) 1. d., under projects financed by general fund supported borrowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as “Green Bay Correctional Institution — north and south cell halls — improvements” is increased from $3,750,000 to $22,232,000 and the appropriate totals are adjusted accordingly.
(5) 2015-17 Authorized State Building Program changes.
(a) In
2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section
9104 (1) (e) 1. a., under projects financed by existing general fund supported borrowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as “Willow River State Park — Little Falls Dam repair or replacement — Hudson” is increased from $3,041,700 to $6,541,700 and the appropriate totals are adjusted accordingly.
(b) In
2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section
9104 (1) (e) 2. a., under projects financed by existing stewardship borrowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as “Willow River State Park — Little Falls Dam repair or replacement — Hudson” is increased from $5,000,000 to $12,500,000 and the appropriate totals are adjusted accordingly.
(6) 2013-15 A
uthorized State Building Program deletions.
(a) In
2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9104 (1) (g) 3. k., under projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing, the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program project identified as “Platteville — residence hall and dining facility” is deleted and the appropriate totals are decreased accordingly.
(b) In
2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9104 (1) (g) 3. o., under projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing, the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program project identified as “Whitewater — indoor tennis building” is deleted and the appropriate totals are decreased accordingly.
(7) La Crosse Center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (33e) (b) of the statutes, the building commission may not make a grant to the city of La Crosse for the remodeling and expansion of the La Crosse Center, as enumerated in subsection (1) (L), under section 13.48 (33e) of the statutes, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m) of the statutes, the department of administration may not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(8) St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc.; Bucyrus Campus. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (33m) (b) of the statutes, the building commission may not make a grant to the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., for the completion of its Bucyrus Campus, as enumerated in subsection (1) (m), under section 13.48 (33m) of the statutes, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m) of the statutes, the department of administration may not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(9) Brown County innovation center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (33s) (b) of the statutes, the building commission shall not make a grant to Brown County for the construction of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation center, as enumerated in subsection (1) (k), under section 13.48 (33s) of the statutes, unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m) of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply to the project.
(10) Construction of national guard readiness centers. From the appropriation under section 20.867 (2) (r) of the statutes, the building commission shall allocate $627,800, matched by $1,883,900 of federal funds, to develop preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of national guard readiness centers located in the cities of Black River Falls, Viroqua, Wausau, and Wisconsin Rapids.
(11) Plan concerning department of corrections facilities.
(a) There is created a corrections facilities planning committee consisting of
3 members appointed by the governor, one of whom the governor shall designate as chair of the committee, and 6 members of the legislature, jointly appointed by the speaker of the assembly and the senate majority leader.
(b) The corrections facilities planning committee shall develop a comprehensive, long-range master plan concerning department of corrections facilities and
, no later than September 15, 2018, shall submit the plan to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.
(c) The building commission shall allocate $600,000 from the appropriation under section 20.867 (2) (r) of the statutes for the corrections facilities planning committee to develop the plan under paragraph (b) and the department of administration shall assist the committee in the performance of its functions.
(d) The corrections facilities planning committee terminates upon submission of the plan under paragraph (b).
(12) Geriatric correctional institution.
(a) No bonds may be issued for the geriatric correctional institution enumerated under subsection (1) (c) 1. d. without the approval of the joint committee on finance under paragraph (b).
(b) The department of corrections may request the approval of the joint committee on finance
for the bond issuance enumerated under subsection (1) (c) 1. d. and for the release of funds from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes for operating costs of that institution once the department of corrections has identified the location of the institution and determined the staffing and other operating costs of the institution.
59,9105
Section 9105.
Nonstatutory provisions; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.
59,9106
Section 9106.
Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
(1) Emergency rules
. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules required under sections 48.685 (9) and 48.686 (8) of the statutes as emergency rules. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of children and families 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.
(2) Wisconsin Works controlled substance screening and testing.
(a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules required under section 49.162 (7) of the statutes for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule promulgated under section 49.162 (7) of the statutes 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 paragraph 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 paragraph.
(b) The department of children and families shall present the statement of scope of any emergency rules promulgated under paragraph (a
) to the governor for approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than the 120th day after the effective date of this paragraph.
(3t) Rate-based service contracts. If on the effective date of this subsection, the amount accumulated by a provider, as defined in section 49.34 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes, from all contract periods ending before that date for all rate-based services, as defined in section 49.34 (5m) (a) 2. of the statutes, provided by the provider exceeds 10 percent of the provider's total contract amount for all rate-based services in the year before the effective date of this subsection, the provider shall provide written notice of that excess to all purchasers of that rate-based service and, upon the written request of such a purchaser received no later than 6 months after the date of the notice, shall return to the purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that excess. If the department of children and families under section 49.34 (5m) of the statutes determines based on an audit or fiscal review that the amount of the excess identified by the provider was incorrect, the department of children and families may seek to recover funds after the 6-month period has expired. The department of children and families shall commence any audit or fiscal review under this subsection within 6 years after the end of the contract period.
(3w) Work participation rate.
(a) The department of children and families shall submit reports to the joint committee on finance that detail performance on work participation rate targets in the temporary assistance for needy families program, progress made on any compliance programs with the federal department of health and human services, and the appeals process for any penalties applied to the state under the temporary assistance for needy families program that are related to work participation rate requirements.
The department of children and families shall submit the reports no later than September 15, 2017, March 16, 2018, September 14, 2018, and March 15, 2019.
(b) On or before October 1, 2018, the department of children and families shall present to the joint committee on finance for its approval a plan to improve work participation rates in the temporary assistance for needy families program. The department may incorporate into the plan a request for a waiver under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act. 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 plan within 14 working days after the date the plan was submitted, the department shall implement the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date the plan was submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may not implement the plan unless the committee approves or modifies the plan. If the committee modifies the plan, the department may implement the plan only as modified by the committee.
59,9107
Section 9107.
Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.
59,9108
Section 9108.
Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.
(2t) Rate-based service contracts. If on the effective date of this subsection, the amount accumulated by a provider, as defined in section 301.08 (2) (em) 1. a. of the statutes, from all contract periods ending before that date for all rate-based services, as defined in section 301.08 (2) (em) 1. b. of the statutes, provided by the provider exceeds 10 percent of the provider's total contract amount for all rate-based services in the year before the effective date of this subsection, the provider shall provide written notice of that excess to all purchasers of that rate-based service and, upon the written request of such a purchaser received no later than 6 months after the date of the notice, shall return to the purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that excess. If the department of corrections under section 301.08 (2) (em) of the statutes determines based on an audit or fiscal review that the amount of the excess identified by the provider was incorrect, the department of corrections may seek to recover funds after the 6-month period has expired. The department of corrections shall commence any audit or fiscal review under this subsection within 6 years after the end of the contract period.
(2w) Report on body-worn cameras by correctional officers. By July 1, 2018, the department of corrections shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes that does all of the following:
(a) Identifies each institution at which body-worn cameras are being used.
(b) Indicates how many body-worn cameras are being used at each institution under paragraph (a).
(c) Compares the number of staff and inmate assaults reported in restrictive housing since body-worn cameras started being used to the number of staff and inmate assaults reported in restricted housing before body-worn cameras started being used.
(8w) Alcohol abuse treatment program.
(a) The department of corrections shall design an alcohol abuse treatment program to provide intensive treatment in conjunction with a work release model that allows inmates to work in individual job placements. The department shall develop community job placements that are appropriately matched to each inmate's employment and educational skills and shall provide or arrange for appropriate transportation to and from job sites.
(b) The department of corrections shall submit as part of its 2019-21 agency budget request a request for staffing and funding for the program under paragraph (a)
and any statutory changes that may be necessary to provide sentencing modifications to coordinate the program.
(c) Five years after the program under paragraph (a) begins operation, the department of corrections shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes an evidence-based evaluation of the program's impact on inmates' long-term recovery from alcohol abuse problems and recidivism into the criminal justice system.
(22t) Report on serious mental illness among department of corrections inmates. By July 1, 2018, the department of corrections shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report on serious mental illness among department of corrections inmates, which shall include all of the following:
(a) The average number of inmates with a serious mental illness in each department of corrections institution.
(b) The average number of inmates with a serious mental illness in each department of corrections institution restrictive housing unit.
(c) The department of corrections' compliance status or alternative policies related to each of the U.S. department of justice's recommendations related to the use of restrictive housing for inmates with a serious mental illness.
(d) An estimate of what additional resources, if any, are necessary to address serious mental illness within the department of corrections inmate population.
(31t) Department of corrections inmate work opportunities.
(a) By December 31, 2017, the department of corrections shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report on department of corrections inmate work opportunities, which shall include all of the following:
1. A survey of existing work release programs at each department of corrections institution and the estimated number of inmates who participate in those programs at each department of corrections institution.
2. The estimated number of department of corrections inmates who continue to work after release from incarceration at a job at which he or she began working as an inmate in a work release program.
3. The costs assessed by the department of corrections on each department of corrections work release participant.
(b) By December 31, 2017, the department of corrections shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a plan to increase employment opportunity incentives for department of corrections inmates.
59,9109
Section 9109.
Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals.
59,9110
Section 9110.
Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys.
59,9111
Section 9111.
Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Approval Board.
(1p) Temporary attachment of educational approval board to department of safety and professional services.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the technical college system board primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.
(b) Positions and employees.
1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all FTE positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the technical college system board performing duties primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of safety and professional services.
2. Employees transferred under subdivision 1. have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of safety and professional services that they enjoyed in the technical college system board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee transferred under subdivision 1. who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the technical college system board that is primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of safety and professional services.
(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the technical college system board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.
(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the technical college system board that is primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of safety and professional services. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the technical college system board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and professional services.
(1q) Elimination of educational approval board and transfer of functions.
(a) Definition. In this subsection, “board” means the educational approval board.
(b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the board become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.
(bm) Positions and employees.
1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all FTE positions
, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the board are transferred to the department of safety and professional services.
2. Employees transferred under subdivision 1. have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of safety and professional services that they enjoyed in the board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee transferred under subdivision 1. who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the board is transferred to the department of safety and professional services.
(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department to the extent allowed under the contract.
(e) Rules and orders.
1. All rules promulgated by the 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 safety and professional services.
2. All orders issued by the 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 safety and professional services.
(f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of safety and professional services. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the board are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and professional services.
59,9112
Section 9112.
Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Communications Board.
59,9113
Section 9113.
Nonstatutory provisions; Elections Commission.
(1) Depletion of federal Help America Vote Act funding for eligible election administration costs. During fiscal year 2018-19, the elections commission shall spend all available funds in the appropriation account under section 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes prior to spending any funds appropriated to the elections commission under section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes for the purpose of replacing election administration funding received from the federal government under the federal Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252. The elections commission may spend moneys appropriated under section 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes only on election administration costs permissible under the federal Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252.
59,9114
Section 9114.
Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.
(1c) Consumer-driven health plan educational campaign.
(a) The department of employee trust funds shall develop a plan to conduct a consumer-driven health plan educational campaign before and during the annual enrollment period under the state health insurance plan for the 2019 calendar year. The educational campaign shall provide all of the following information:
1. The advantages of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts.
2. Examples of individuals or families that may benefit from high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts.
3. Any consumer-driven health plan design changes or initiatives approved by the group insurance board for implementation by the department of employee trust funds.
(b) No later than January 1, 2018, the department of employee trust funds shall submit the plan developed under paragraph (a), along with a request for any funding needed to conduct the educational campaign described under paragraph (a), to the joint committee on finance under section 13.10 of the statutes. The department of employee trust funds may not conduct the educational campaign unless the committee approves the plan.
