AB64: Bill Text

AB64,952,2 (5) Elimination of automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council.

AB64,952,6 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council is transferred to the department of safety and professional services.

AB64,952,12 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council 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department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the department safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,952,13 (6) Elimination of plumbers council.

AB64,952,16 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the plumbers council is transferred to the department of safety and professional services.

AB64,952,22 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the plumbers council 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department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the department safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,953,2 (7) Orders related to rental unit energy efficiency remain in effect. All orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under its authority under section 101.122, 2015 stats., that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.

AB64,953,7 (8) Special orders related to prior violations of rental unit energy efficiency standards. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services may issue special orders under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., related to violations of section 101.122, 2015 stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.

AB64,953,15 (9) Enforcement, and hearing petitions regarding enforcement, of special orders. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) and (g) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services may enforce under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., special orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., and may hear petitions under section 101.122 (2) (g), 2015 stats., regarding the enforcement of rules and special orders under section 101.122, 2015 stats., related to violations that occur before the effective date of this subsection.

AB64,953,20 (10) Hearings and subpoenas related to prior violations of rental unit energy efficiency standards. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (3) (b) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services may hold hearings and issue subpoenas under section 101.122 (3) (b), 2015 stats., related to violations of section 101.122, 2015 stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.

AB64,954,2 (11) Use of citation procedure to enforce prior stipulations. Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) and (e) and 778.25 (1) (a) 7. and (c) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services or a city, village, or town may enforce under section 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) or (e), 2015 stats., stipulations entered into before the effective date of this subsection under section 101.122 (4) (c), 2015 stats., by use of the citation procedure under section 778.25 of the statutes.

AB64,954,15 (12) Professional assistance procedures; emergency rules. The department may use the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule promulgated under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to one extension of 60 days under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. If the department uses this procedure to promulgate these rules, the department shall promulgate the rules no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subsection. 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.

AB64,954,17 (13) Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the medical examining board.

AB64,954,21 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board become the assets and liabilities of the medical examining board.

AB64,954,25 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board are transferred to the medical examining board.

AB64,955,6 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board remain in effect and are transferred to the medical examining board. The medical examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the medical examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,955,13 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board 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 medical examining board. All orders issued by those boards 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 medical examining board.

AB64,955,19 (e) Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the medical examining board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical examining board.

AB64,955,20 (14) Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.

AB64,955,21 (a) Transfer of functions.

AB64,956,6 1. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services and of the sign language interpreter council under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the hearing and speech examining board. All orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining board.

AB64,956,13 2. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council on the effective date of this subdivision is transferred to the hearing and speech examining board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services or the sign language interpreter council with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the hearing and speech examining board.

AB64,956,20 3. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the hearing and speech examining board. The hearing and speech examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,956,21 (b) Board membership.

AB64,957,5 1. `Initial appointments.' Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) of the statutes, the new member appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; one of the 2 new members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; and one of the 2 new members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2020.

AB64,957,14 2. `Provisional appointments.' Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint the new members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) and (e) of the statutes. Those provisional appointments remain in 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.

AB64,957,15 (15) Elimination of certain councils; creation of medical assistants council.

AB64,957,18 (a) Initial appointments. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the medical assistants council under section 15.407 (4) of the statutes, initial appointments to the medical assistants council shall be made as follows:

AB64,957,21 1. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, and the member under section 15.407 (4) (f) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2018.

AB64,957,25 2. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2019.

AB64,958,4 3. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2020.

AB64,958,13 (b) Provisional appointments. Notwithstanding section 15.09 (1) of the statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint initial members of the medical assistants council under section 15.407 (4) (a) to (c), (e), and (f) of the statutes. Those provisional appointments remain in 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.

AB64,958,15 (16) Elimination of certain credentialing boards; creation of medical therapy examining board.

AB64,958,16 (a) Transfer of functions.

AB64,959,2 1. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the medical therapy examining board. All orders issued by the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board.

AB64,959,12 2. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board on the effective date of this subdivision is transferred to the medical therapy examining board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical therapy examining board.

AB64,959,20 3. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the medical therapy examining board. The medical therapy examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,960,2 4. `Tangible personal property.' On the effective date of this subdivision, all tangible personal property, including records, of the physical therapy examining board, the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board is transferred to the medical therapy examining board.

AB64,960,6 (b) Medical therapy examining board membership; initial appointments. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (10) of the statutes, initial appointments to the medical therapy examining board shall be made as follows:

AB64,960,10 1. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (a) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.405 (10) (b) of the statutes, and one of the members under section 15.405 (10) (c) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2022.

AB64,960,14 2. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (b) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.405 (10) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under section 15.405 (10) (d) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2021.

AB64,960,17 3. One of the members under section 15.405 (10) (a) of the statutes, one of the members under section 15.405 (10) (d) of the statutes, and the member under section 15.405 (10) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2020.

AB64,961,2 (c) Medical therapy examining board membership; provisional appointments. Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint initial members of the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (10) of the statutes. Those provisional appointments remain in 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.

AB64,9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State.

AB64,9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.

AB64,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court

AB64,961,6 (1) Judicial council.

AB64,961,9 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the judicial council, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the supreme court.

AB64,961,13 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the judicial council, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the supreme court.

AB64,961,18 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the judicial council in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the supreme court. The supreme court shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB64,961,21 (2) Business courts. The supreme court is requested to promulgate rules establishing a pilot project to create a specialized business court program for commercial disputes by January 1, 2019.

AB64,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

AB64,961,23 (1) Fees.

AB64,962,2 (a) Resident students. Notwithstanding section 38.24 (1m) (a) and (b) of the statutes, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, no technical college district board may charge a fee to a resident student under section 38.24 (1m) (a) or (b) of the statutes that exceeds the amount of the fees charged in the 2016-17 academic year.

AB64,962,6 (b) Materials. Notwithstanding section 38.24 (1m) (c) of the statutes, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, no technical college district board may charge a fee to any student under section 38.24 (1m) (c) of the statutes that exceeds the amount of the fee charged in the 2016-17 academic year.

AB64,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

AB64,962,8 (1) Financial management position transfer.

AB64,962,12 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position and the incumbent employee holding the position in the department of tourism who performs duties relating to financial management, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.

AB64,962,18 (b) Employee status. The employee transferred under paragraph (a ) has all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that he or she 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.

AB64,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

AB64,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.

AB64,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB64,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB64,963,5 (1) Supplements from compensation reserve during 2017-19 fiscal biennium. Notwithstanding section 20.928 of the statutes, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not certify any amount to supplement its agency budget to the department of administration under section 20.928 (1) of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium.

AB64,963,6 (2) University of Wisconsin Flexible Option programs.

AB64,963,14 (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall ensure that, no later than December 31, 2019, the total number of accredited competency-based degree and certificate programs offered under the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option platform is increased by at least 50 percent over the total number of such programs that are offered on the effective date of this paragraph. If the total number of programs offered on the effective date of this paragraph is an odd number, the increase required under this paragraph shall be calculated based on 50 percent of the next even number.

AB64,963,16 (b) In increasing the number of programs under paragraph (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall ensure all of the following:

AB64,963,18 1. That at least one of the new programs assists certified nursing assistants in becoming registered nurses.

AB64,963,23 2. That at least one of the new programs provides curriculum that is designed to prepare nonteacher school district employees to successfully complete a standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for obtaining a permit under section 118.192 of the statutes or an initial teaching license under section 118.19 of the statutes.

AB64,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

AB64,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB64,964,5 (1) GPR expenditure limitation. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures under section 20.192 (1) (a) of the statutes, no more than $12,474,000 may be expended from that appropriation in fiscal year 2017-18.

AB64,964,10 (2) Fabrication laboratories. Notwithstanding the limit under section 238.145 (3) (a) of the statutes, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall award at least $500,000 from the appropriation under section 20.192 (1) (a) of the statutes for grants for fabrication laboratories under section 238.145 of the statutes in each of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years.

AB64,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB64,964,16 (1) Fast Forward grants for technical colleges. Of the amounts appropriated to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes, the department shall allocate not less than $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 for grants to technical colleges for workforce training programs under section 106.27 (1) of the statutes.

AB64,964,21 (2) Fast Forward grants for nursing training programs. Of the amounts appropriated to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes, the department shall allocate not less than $1,500,000 in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for grants for nursing training programs under section 106.27 (1) (e) of the statutes.

AB64,964,22 (3) Worker's compensation position transfer.

AB64,965,2 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.5 FTE positions and the incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of workforce development who perform duties relating to worker's compensation hearings, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

AB64,965,8 (b) Employee status. The employees transferred under paragraph (a ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that the employees enjoyed in the department of workforce development immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee transferred under paragraph (a) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB64,965,15 (4) Mobility grant study. From the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (m) of the statutes, the department of workforce development shall, if such funds are available, allocate $50,000 in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for the purpose of conducting a study regarding the feasibility of establishing a program, using a social impact bond model, to assist claimants for unemployment insurance benefits under chapter 108 of the statutes by offering them mobility grants to relocate to areas with more favorable employment opportunities.

AB64,9152 Section 9152. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

AB64,965,24 (1) Study on public benefits and chronic absenteeism. The departments of children and families, public instruction, health services, and workforce development, together with any other relevant programs or agencies the departments identify as appropriate, shall collaborate to prepare a report on the population overlap of families that receive public benefits and children who are absent from school for 10 percent or more of the school year. The agencies shall submit the report on or before December 30, 2018, to the governor and appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.

AB64,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

AB64,966,4 (1) Division of personnel management lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes, from the appropriation account to the department of administration under section 20.505 (1) (kz) of the statutes, there is lapsed to the general fund $2,800,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.

AB64,966,6 (2) Transfer to the budget stabilization fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18.

AB64,9202 Section 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

AB64,9203 Section 9203. Fiscal changes; Arts Board.

AB64,9204 Section 9204. Fiscal changes; Building Commission.

AB64,9205 Section 9205. Fiscal changes; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.