AB56: Bill Text

AB56,124,14 13.94 (1) (b) At the state auditor's discretion or as the joint legislative audit committee directs, audit the records of each department. Audits of the records of a county, city, village, town, or school district may be performed only as provided in par. (m). Audits of the records of the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, and subch. II of ch. 119 may be performed only as provided in par. (os). After completion of any audit under this paragraph, the bureau shall file with the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, the governor, the department of administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee on finance, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the department audited, a detailed report of the audit, including the bureau's recommendations for improvement and efficiency and including specific instances, if any, of illegal or improper expenditures. The chief clerks shall distribute the report to the joint legislative audit committee, the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, and the joint committee on legislative organization.

AB56,34 Section 34. 13.94 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,124,21 13.94 (1) (e) Make such special examinations of the accounts and financial transactions of any department, agency, or officer as the legislature, joint legislative audit committee, or joint committee on legislative organization directs. Examinations of the accounts and transactions of a county, city, village, town, or, subject to par. (os), of a school district, may be performed only as authorized in par. (m).

AB56,35 Section 35. 13.94 (1) (os) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,36 Section 36. 13.94 (1s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,125,4 13.94 (1s) (a) Except as otherwise provided in par. (c), the legislative audit bureau may charge any department for the reasonable cost of auditing services performed at the request of a department or at the request of the federal government that the bureau is not required to perform under sub. (1) (b) or (c) or any other law. This paragraph does not apply to counties, cities, villages, towns, or school districts or to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under sub. (1) (os).

AB56,37 Section 37. 15.105 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (1) and amended to read:

AB56,125,13 15.225 (1) Labor and industry review commission. There is created a labor and industry review commission which is attached to the department of administration workforce development under s. 15.03, except the budget of the labor and industry review commission shall be transmitted by the department to the governor without change or modification by the department, unless agreed to by the labor and industry review commission. The governor shall appoint an individual to serve at the pleasure of the governor as general counsel for the commission.

AB56,38 Section 38. 15.105 (34) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,125,18 15.105 (34) Office of sustainability and clean energy. There is created in the department of administration an office to be known as the office of sustainability and clean energy. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure.

AB56,39 Section 39. 15.207 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,40 Section 40. 15.225 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,125,21 15.225 (title) Same; attached boards and commission commissions .

AB56,41 Section 41. 15.253 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.374 (2) and amended to read:

AB56,126,2 15.374 (2) Office of school safety. There is created an office of school safety in the department of public instruction. The director of the office shall be appointed by the attorney general state superintendent of public instruction in the classified service.

AB56,42 Section 42 . 15.315 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,43 Section 43 . 15.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.467 (1), and 15.467 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,126,7 15.467 (1) (a) There is created an interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs transportation under s. 15.03.

AB56,44 Section 44 . 15.315 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.467 (2), and 15.467 (2) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,126,14 15.467 (2) (a) (intro.) There is created a 911 subcommittee of the interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs transportation under s. 15.03. The 911 subcommittee consists of one member serving a 3-year term who is appointed by the adjutant general secretary of transportation and the following members serving 3-year terms who are appointed by the governor:

AB56,45 Section 45. 15.345 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,126,19 15.345 (9) Bureau of natural resources science. There is created in the division responsible for fish, wildlife, and parks in the department of natural resources a bureau of natural resources science. The bureau director shall report to, and serve as the science advisor to, the secretary of natural resources.

AB56,46 Section 46 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,126,21 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.

AB56,47 Section 47. 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,127,3 16.004 (25) Procurement and risk management services. The department may provide technical assistance and other services relating to procurement and risk management, including conducting educational seminars, courses, or conferences, to local governmental units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The department shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.

AB56,48 Section 48. 16.009 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,127,9 16.009 (2) (em) Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning long-term community support services received by clients of the long-term support community options program under s. 46.27 the self-directed services option, the family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, and the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

AB56,49 Section 49. 16.047 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.047 (2).

AB56,50 Section 50. 16.047 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,51 Section 51. 16.047 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,52 Section 52. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,127,18 16.047 (4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants for the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant under the program.

AB56,53 Section 53. 16.047 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,127,24 16.047 (4m) (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose of connecting employees with employers.

AB56,54 Section 54. 16.047 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,128,4 16.047 (4m) (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to replace public transit vehicles or install charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in accordance with the settlement guidelines.

AB56,55 Section 55. 16.047 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,56 Section 56 . 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,128,9 16.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.

AB56,57 Section 57. 16.313 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,58 Section 58. 16.5185 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,59 Section 59 . 16.5185 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 and amended to read:

AB56,128,20 16.5185 Transfers to the transportation fund. Beginning on June 30, 2020, in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer the unencumbered balance of the petroleum inspection fund on June 30, less an amount sufficient to meet the reserve requirement under this subsection section, from the petroleum inspection fund to the transportation fund. The petroleum inspection fund balance after a transfer under this subsection section may not be less than 5 percent of gross revenues received during the fiscal year in which the transfer is made.

AB56,60 Section 60. 16.643 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,129,4 16.643 (2) Eligibility for long-term care programs. A person who is determining eligibility for an individual for a long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or 46.277, the family care benefit under s. 46.286, the family care partnership program, the long-term care program defined in s. 46.2899 (1), or any other demonstration program or program operated under a waiver of federal medicaid law that provides long-term care benefits shall exclude from the determination any income from assets accumulated in an account that is part of a qualified ABLE program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB56,61 Section 61. 16.705 (1b) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,129,7 16.705 (1b) (f) The department of workforce development for the Project SEARCH program under s. 47.07.

AB56,62 Section 62. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,63 Section 63 . 16.84 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,64 Section 64. 16.84 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,130,3 16.84 (5) (a) Have responsibility, subject to approval of the governor, for all functions relating to the leasing, acquisition, allocation, and utilization of all real property by the state, except where such responsibility is otherwise provided by the statutes. In exercising this responsibility, the department may not enter into, extend, or renew a lease involving an annual rent of more than $500,000 unless the secretary signs the lease, a copy of the proposed lease is submitted electronically to the chief clerk of each house for distribution, and the department notifies the joint committee on finance of the proposed lease and provides the committee with the any required information under par. (b) as well as a summary report of that information, including the terms of the lease and the lease rate per square foot of the proposed property and the comparable options. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed lease within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the lease may be entered into, extended, or renewed. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed lease, the lease may be entered into, extended, or renewed only upon approval of the committee.

AB56,65 Section 65. 16.84 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,130,10 16.84 (5) (b) (intro.) Before entering into, extending, or renewing a new lease, except for a lease with an annual cost that is less than $25,000 or except for a lease for a tower, a department of workforce development job center, a hangar, an easement, student housing, state public defender office space, a department of military affairs recruiting office, or a facility with a location required by law or designated for necessity or practical purposes, do all of the following:

AB56,66 Section 66. 16.84 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,130,17 16.84 (5) (b) 2. Evaluate comparable lease options within a 10-mile radius of the property proposed in the lease, or if there are not sufficient comparable properties within a 10-mile radius to perform a meaningful comparison, a wider radius as needed, to ensure the lease rate per square foot does not exceed the lease rate per square foot on comparable properties or the market rate by more than 5 percent.

AB56,67 Section 67. 16.848 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,130,20 16.848 (2) (g) Subsection (1) does not apply to property that is subject to sale by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.32 (7), 2017 stats.

AB56,68 Section 68. 16.848 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.848 (4) (ag) and amended to read:

AB56,132,7 16.848 (4) (ag) Except as provided in s. 13.48 (14) (e), if there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding redeeming any of the debt, except that the department may deposit some or all of the net proceeds, not to exceed the amount the department would have deposited in the bond security and redemption fund, in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the authorized state building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose as the property sold or leased under sub. (1). If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the department shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the department shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds. Except as required under ss. 13.48 (14) (e), 20.395 (9) (qd), and 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt outstanding, there are no moneys payable to the federal government, and there is no restriction governing use of the proceeds, and if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this subsection, the department shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on outstanding public debt issued to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of property, except that the department may deposit some or all of the net proceeds in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the authorized state building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose as the property sold or leased under sub. (1). If any net proceeds remain thereafter, the department shall use the proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other outstanding public debt, except that the department may deposit some or all of the net proceeds in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for any statutory bond purpose.

AB56,69 Section 69. 16.848 (4) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,132,10 16.848 (4) (ab) In this subsection, “statutory bond purpose” has the meaning given in s. 13.48 (14) (a) 2.

AB56,70 Section 70. 16.848 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,132,17 16.848 (4) (am) If, under par. (ag), the department deposits an amount in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), the amount of public debt that may be contracted under the statutory bond purpose for which the amount deposited under par. (ag) is used as a substitute source of funding shall be reduced by the amount used as a substitute source of funding for that statutory bond purpose.

AB56,71 Section 71. 16.848 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,133,4 16.848 (4) (b) (intro.) For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other outstanding public debt under par. (a) (ag), the secretary may cause outstanding bonds to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem bonds at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds in the open market. For the purpose of using an amount deposited under par. (ag) as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), the department shall determine which projects to fund and shall authorize expenditures for those projects. To the extent practical, the secretary shall consider all of the following in determining which public debt to redeem, whether to use any net proceeds as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), and which projects to fund:

AB56,72 Section 72. 16.848 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,133,8 16.848 (4) (b) 4. The fiscal benefit of redeeming outstanding debt with higher interest costs and the costs of establishing an escrow needed to redeem the outstanding debt.

AB56,73 Section 73. 16.848 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,133,12 16.848 (4) (b) 5. The costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance in the selection of general obligation debt to be redeemed or the project to be financed under s. 20.924 (1) (em).

AB56,74 Section 74. 16.848 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,134,14 16.848 (4) (c) If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall adhere to any restrictions in the authorizing resolution of the revenue obligations governing the use of the proceeds. To the extent the authorizing resolution does not restrict such use, the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the respective redemption fund provided under s. 18.561 (5) or 18.562 (3) to repay the principal and pay the interest on the revenue obligations, and any premium due upon refunding redeeming any of the revenue obligations, or shall deposit an amount in the appropriate fund under s. 18.57 or apply the amount for a purpose for which similar revenue obligations may be issued under s. 18.53 (3) or (4). If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the revenue obligations. For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other outstanding revenue obligations, the secretary may cause outstanding revenue obligations to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem obligations at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds on the open market. Except as required under ss. 13.48 (14) (e), 20.395 (9) (qd), and 51.06 (6), if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this paragraph, the department shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other similar revenue obligations or for a purpose for which similar revenue obligations may be issued under s. 18.53 (3) or (4).

AB56,75 Section 75. 16.848 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,134,19 16.848 (4) (d) If under par. (c) the department deposits net proceeds into an appropriate fund provided in s. 18.57 or applies net proceeds for a purpose for which revenue obligations may be issued, the amount of revenue obligations authorized under s. 18.54 (2) shall be reduced by the amount deposited or applied.

AB56,76 Section 76. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,77 Section 77. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,134,23 16.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB56,134,24 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.

AB56,134,25 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).

AB56,135,2 (2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following goals:

AB56,135,4 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across this state.

AB56,135,7 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.

AB56,135,10 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion of this state's clean energy economy.

AB56,135,11 (3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:

AB56,135,14 (b) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this state's air and water quality.

AB56,135,17 (c) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.

AB56,135,20 (d) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy opportunities.