AB68,229,2320 15.105 (38s) Office of digital transformation. There is created in the
21department of administration an office of digital transformation. The office shall be
22under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the
23secretary of administration to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB68,72 24Section 72 . 15.16 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68,229,2525 15.16 (1) Employee trust funds board. (am) Definitions. In this subsection:
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11. “Annuitant” has the meaning given for purposes other than group life
2insurance under s. 40.02 (4).
AB68,230,43 2. “Educational support personnel employee” has the meaning given in s. 40.02
4(22m).
AB68,230,55 3. “Elected official” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (24).
AB68,230,66 4. “Governing body” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (36).
AB68,230,77 5. “Municipal employer” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (41n).
AB68,230,88 6. “Participating employee” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (46).
AB68,230,99 7. “Participating employer” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (47).
AB68,230,1010 8. “Protective occupation participant” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (48).
AB68,230,1111 9. “Teacher” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (55).
AB68,230,1512 (bm) Board member status. Any member of the employee trust funds board who
13loses the status upon which the appointment or election was based shall cease to be
14a member of the board upon appointment or election to the board of a qualified
15successor.
AB68,230,2016 (cm) Membership. The employee trust funds board shall consist of the governor
17or the governor's designee on the group insurance board, the administrator of the
18division of personnel management in the department of administration or the
19administrator's designee, and 11 individuals appointed or elected for 4-year terms
20as follows:
AB68,230,2221 1. To represent the interests of annuitants and participating employees, the
22following individuals:
AB68,231,223 a. One member who is a participating employee and who is a public school
24teacher, elected by participating employees meeting the same criteria. The member

1elected under this subd. 1. a. may not be from the same county as the member
2appointed under subd. 2. e.
AB68,231,43 b. One member who is an annuitant and who retired from covered service,
4elected by annuitants meeting the same criteria.
AB68,231,65 c. One member who is an annuitant and who retired from covered service as
6a public school teacher, elected by annuitants.
AB68,231,97 d. One member who is a protective occupation participant or who retired from
8a protective occupation, elected by protective occupation participants meeting the
9same criteria.
AB68,231,1210 e. One member who is a participating employee and who is an educational
11support personnel employee, elected by participating employees meeting the same
12criteria.
AB68,231,1513 2. To represent the interests of participating employers, elected officials,
14municipal employers, and administrators, the following individuals, appointed by
15the governor:
AB68,231,1716 a. One member who is a participating employee and who is an employee of the
17University of Wisconsin System or a state employee.
AB68,231,1918 b. One member who is a participating employee and who is an administrator
19of a public school in this state.
AB68,231,2120 c. One member who is a participating employee and who is an elected member
21of the governing body of a municipal employer that is a participating employer.
AB68,231,2422 d. One member who is a participating employee as an administrator of a
23municipal employer that is a participating employer and who is not employed by a
24public school district.
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1e. One member who is a participating employee and who is a public school
2teacher. The member appointed under this subd. 2. e. may not be from the same
3county as the member appointed under subd. 1. a.
AB68,232,104 3. One member who is elected by participating employees and is a public
5member and who is not a participant in or beneficiary of the Wisconsin Retirement
6System, with experience in actuarial analysis, audit functions, or finance related to
7an employee benefit plan or experience with significant administrative
8responsibility for a major insurer. It is the intent of the legislature that the member
9elected under this subdivision shall represent the interests of the taxpayers of this
10state and shall not be representative of public employee or employer interests.
AB68,73 11Section 73 . 15.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,232,12 1215.165 (title) Same; attached boards and offices.
AB68,74 13Section 74 . 15.165 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,232,1714 15.165 (1) (b) For purposes of this section, annuitants are deemed to be
15employees in the last position in which they were covered by the Wisconsin
16retirement system, except that annuitants may not be elected, appointed or vote
17under sub. (3) (a) 1., 2., 4. or 7
.
AB68,75 18Section 75 . 15.165 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,76 19Section 76 . 15.165 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,232,2420 15.165 (5) Office of internal audit. There is created an office of internal audit
21that is attached to the department of employee trust funds under s. 15.03. The office
22shall be under the direction and supervision of an internal auditor who shall be
23appointed by the employee trust funds board in the classified service. The internal
24auditor shall report directly to the employee trust funds board.
AB68,77 25Section 77 . 15.185 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.185 (4) Small business retirement savings board. (a) There is created a
2small business retirement savings board that is attached to the department of
3financial institutions under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following
4members:
AB68,233,55 1. The state treasurer or his or her designee.
AB68,233,66 2. The secretary of financial institutions or his or her designee.
AB68,233,97 3. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
8experience in the field of retirement saving and investments, appointed by the
9governor.
AB68,233,1110 4. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
11experience relating to small business, appointed by the governor.
AB68,233,1512 5. One member who is a representative of an association representing
13employees or who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in
14the interests of employees in retirement saving, appointed by the speaker of the
15assembly.
AB68,233,1816 6. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
17experience in the interests of employers in retirement saving, appointed by the
18president of the senate.
AB68,233,2119 7. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
20experience in retirement investment products or retirement plan designs, appointed
21by the state treasurer.
AB68,233,2222 8. One member appointed by the investment board.
AB68,233,2423 9. One member appointed, notwithstanding s. 15.07 (4), by a majority vote of
24all of the members identified in subds. 1. to 8.
AB68,233,2525 (b) The members under par. (a) 3. to 9. shall be appointed for 4-year terms.
AB68,78
1Section 78. 15.185 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,234,32 15.185 (6) Office of the student loan ombudsman. There is created in the
3department of financial institutions an office of the student loan ombudsman.
AB68,79 4Section 79. 15.197 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,234,75 15.197 (20) Spinal cord injury council. (a) There is created in the department
6of health services a spinal cord injury council that, except as provided in par. (b),
7consists of the following members appointed by the department for 2-year terms:
AB68,234,98 1. One member representing the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
9and Public Health.
AB68,234,1010 2. One member representing the Medical College of Wisconsin.
AB68,234,1111 3. One member who has a spinal cord injury.
AB68,234,1212 4. One member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury.
AB68,234,1313 5. One member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury.
AB68,234,1514 6. One member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord
15injuries.
AB68,234,1616 7. One member who is a researcher in the field of neurosurgery.
AB68,234,1817 8. One member who is a researcher employed by the veterans health
18administration of the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB68,234,2119 (b) If the department of health services is unable to appoint a member specified
20in par. (a) 1. to 8., the department of health services may appoint a member
21representing the general public in lieu of the member so specified.
AB68,80 22Section 80. 15.257 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,234,2523 15.257 (3) Sentencing review council. There is created in the department of
24justice a sentencing review council. The governor shall determine membership of
25and make appointments to the council.
AB68,81
1Section 81. 15.347 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,235,22 15.347 (23) Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.
AB68,235,123 (a) There is created in the department of natural resources a hydrologic
4restoration and management advisory council consisting of no fewer than 7 and no
5more than 15 members appointed by the secretary of natural resources. The
6secretary shall, as feasible, appoint members who represent entities such as local
7governments and state and federal agencies with shared regulatory jurisdiction or
8programmatic priorities; tribal partners; and academic, nongovernmental, and
9private sector partners. The secretary shall appoint members with diverse expertise
10in policies and practices relevant to the functions of the council, such as wetland,
11stream, and watershed restoration; floodplain management and hydrology; fluvial
12geomorphology; and hydrogeology.
AB68,235,1413 (b) The hydrologic restoration and management advisory council shall do all
14of the following:
AB68,235,1815 1. Provide input on the terms, conditions, and implementation of policies
16related to the review of hydrologic restoration and management projects, including
17the general permit for hydrologic restoration and management issued under s.
1830.2065 (1g).
AB68,235,2019 2. Create a forum to help increase and improve interagency coordination on the
20review of proposals to reconnect streams and floodplains.
AB68,235,2221 3. Consider and recommend opportunities to help local governments plan,
22review, and implement hydrologic and floodplain restoration projects.
AB68,236,223 4. Consider and recommend policy and program changes needed to increase
24integration of hydrologic restoration and management strategies in state-sponsored

1programs related to flood hazard mitigation, water quality improvement, and fishery
2and wildlife management.
AB68,236,63 5. Assist the department of natural resources with the planning and
4implementation of trainings on hydrologic restoration and management for state
5regulatory and resource management staff, local governments, restoration
6practitioners, and other relevant audiences.
AB68,236,87 6. Identify and address other issues related to subds. 1. to 5. and provide
8recommendations on those issues.
AB68,236,99 (c) The department of natural resources shall staff the council.
AB68,82 10Section 82 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,236,1111 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.
AB68,83 12Section 83. 15.445 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38), and 15.105
13(38) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,236,1514 15.105 (38) (a) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo reserve management
15board which is attached to the department of tourism administration under s. 15.03.
AB68,84 16Section 84. 15.445 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38r), and 15.105
17(38r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,236,2018 15.105 (38r) (a) (intro.) There is created a state fair park board attached to the
19department of tourism administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the following
20members:
AB68,85 21Section 85. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (35s), and 15.105 (35s)
22(title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68,237,323 15.105 (35s) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.) There
24is created a higher educational aids board consisting , attached to the department of
25administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist
of the state superintendent

1of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except
2that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall
3be appointed for 2-year terms:
AB68,237,74 (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the
5appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher
6educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a
7qualified successor.
AB68,86 8Section 86. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,87 9Section 87. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105
10(36) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,237,1411 15.105 (36) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is created
12a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the
13higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that
14consists of all of the following members:
AB68,88 15Section 88. 15.735 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,237,18 1615.735 Same; attached board. (1) There is created a prescription drug
17affordability review board attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance
18under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members:
AB68,237,1919 (a) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee.
AB68,237,2320 (b) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the
21pharmaceutical drug industry, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and
22wholesalers. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be
23a licensed pharmacist.
AB68,237,2524 (c) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health
25insurance industry, including insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
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