AB43,3378 17Section 3378 . 973.176 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1738,2218 973.176 (1) Firearm possession. Whenever a court imposes a sentence or
19places a defendant on probation regarding a felony conviction or regarding a
20conviction for a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2)
, the court shall inform the
21defendant of the requirements and penalties applicable to him or her under s. 941.29
22(1m) or (4m).
AB43,3379 23Section 3379. 973.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1739,224 973.25 (1) (a) “Certificate of qualification for employment” means a certificate
25issued by the council on offender employment that provides an offender with relief

1from a collateral sanction, except that it does not provide relief from s. 48.685 (5m),
250.065 (4m), or 111.335 (3) (a) (ar), (b), (c), or (e) or (4) (h) or (i).
AB43,3380 3Section 3380. 973.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1739,94 973.25 (4) (a) An offender may file an application for a certificate of
5qualification for employment with the council on offender employment on a form to
6be provided by the director of state courts along with an application fee of $20 that
7shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (h). The council may waive
8the fee if the offender submits an affidavit along with the application in which he or
9she swears or affirms that he or she is unable to pay the application fee
.
AB43,3381 10Section 3381. 977.08 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1739,1711 977.08 (4m) (d) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s.
12977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after
13January 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $70
14per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and $25 per hour for time
15spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which
16the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of
17more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.
AB43,3382 18Section 3382. 977.08 (4m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1739,2519 977.08 (4m) (e) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s.
20977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after
21July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $100 per hour for time spent related
22to a case, excluding travel, and $50 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case
23if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office
24is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way,
25from the attorney's principal office.
AB43,3383
1Section 3383. 977.08 (5) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1740,52 977.08 (5) (br) Beginning on July 1, 2000 , and until June 30, 2023, the state
3public defender may exempt up to 10 full-time assistant state public defenders in the
4subunit responsible for trials from the annual caseload standards under par. (bn)
5based on their need to perform other assigned duties.
AB43,3384 6Section 3384. 977.08 (5) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1740,107 977.08 (5) (bs) Beginning on July 1, 2023, the state public defender may exempt
8up to 25 full-time assistant state public defenders in the subunit responsible for
9trials from the annual caseload standards under par. (bn) based on their need to
10perform other assigned duties.
AB43,3385 11Section 3385. 978.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1740,2112 978.03 (1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population
13of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 4 deputy district attorneys
14and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of
15administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. The district attorney
16shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this
17section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district
18attorney, under the district attorney's direction. In the absence or disability of the
19district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by
20law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced
21law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.
AB43,3386 22Section 3386 . 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1741,1023 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special
24proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch.
25980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 89.08, 103.50 (8),

1103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a),
2946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in
3connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under
4chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and
5appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters
6within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits
7the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation
8counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s.
948.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the
10interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.
AB43,3387 11Section 3387. 990.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1741,1512 990.01 (2) Acquire. “Acquire," when used in connection with a grant of power
13to any person, includes the acquisition by purchase, grant, gift or bequest. It includes
14the power to condemn only in the cases specified in s. 32.02 and subject to the
15limitations under s. 32.015
.
AB43,3388 16Section 3388 . 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1741,2017 990.01 (3) Adult. “Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years,
18except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to
19have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
20ordinance, “adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years
.
AB43,3389 21Section 3389 . 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1741,2522 990.01 (20) Minor. “Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of
2318 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is
24alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
25ordinance, “minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years
.
AB43,3390
1Section 3390. 990.01 (22h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1742,42 990.01 (22h) Natural parent. “Natural parent" means a parent of a child who
3is not an adoptive parent, whether the parent is biologically related to the child or
4not.
AB43,3391 5Section 3391 . 990.01 (39) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1742,76 990.01 (39) Spouses. “Spouses" means 2 individuals of the same sex or different
7sexes who are legally married to each other.
AB43,3392 8Section 3392 . 990.01 (40m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1742,109 990.01 (40m) Stepparent. “Stepparent" means a person who is the spouse of
10a child's parent and who is not also a parent of the child.
AB43,3393 11Section 3393. 995.70 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1742,15 12995.70 Eligibility of certain individuals who are not U.S. citizens to
13receive professional licenses.
(1) In this section, “professional license” means
14a license, registration, certification, or other approval to perform certain work tasks,
15whether issued by the state or a local governmental entity.
AB43,1742,18 16(2) Pursuant to 8 USC 1621 (d), an individual who is not a U.S. citizen is not
17ineligible to receive any professional license issued in this state because of the
18individual's citizenship status.
AB43,1742,21 19(3) Nothing in this section affects any requirement or qualification for an
20individual to obtain a professional license that is not related to the citizenship status
21of the individual.
AB43,3394 22Section 3394 . 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (2) and (3) are repealed.
AB43,3395 23Section 3395. 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (5) is repealed.
AB43,3396 24Section 3396. 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9125 (1) is repealed.
AB43,3397 25Section 3397. DCF 56.23 (1) (c) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB43,1743,3
1DCF 56.23 (1) (c) A placing agency may not make a supplemental or
2exceptional payment or pay an initial clothing allowance , except for an exceptional
3payment under sub. (3) (a) 2.,
for a child placed in a Level 1 foster home.
AB43,3398 4Section 3398. DCF 58.08 (9) (c) and (d) of the administrative code are created
5to read:
AB43,1743,106 DCF 58.08 (9) (c) Exceptional payments. A kinship care agency may issue to
7a relative caregiver who is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship
8care payments an exceptional payment to enable siblings or minor parent and minor
9children to reside together, subject to a maximum payment amount determined by
10the department.
AB43,1743,1511 (d) Initial clothing allowance. A kinship care agency may pay an initial
12clothing allowance to a relative caregiver when the relative caregiver is initially
13approved by the kinship care agency. The amount of the initial clothing allowance
14shall be the actual cost of the clothing not to exceed a maximum determined by the
15department.
AB43,9101 16Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
AB43,1743,1717 (1) Transfer of high-voltage transmission line fees.
AB43,1743,2018 (a) Definition. In this subsection, “fees” means the annual impact and onetime
19environmental impact fees required to be paid under the rules promulgated under
20s. 16.969 (2) (a), 2021 stats., and s. 16.969 (2) (b), 2021 stats.
AB43,1743,2421 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
22liabilities of the department of administration primarily relating to the fees, as
23determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of
24the public service commission.
AB43,1744,4
1(c) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions,
2and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department of
3administration primarily related to the fees, as determined by the secretary of
4administration, are transferred to the public service commission.
AB43,1744,95 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (c ) have all the rights
6and the same status under ch. 230 in the public service commission that they enjoyed
7in the department of administration immediately before the transfer.
8Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained
9permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
AB43,1744,1310 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
11tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration
12primarily relating to the fees, as determined by the secretary of administration, is
13transferred to the public service commission.
AB43,1744,1914 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration
15primarily relating to the fees, as determined by the secretary of administration, in
16effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to
17the public service commission. The public service commission shall carry out any
18obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed
19under the contract.
AB43,1745,220 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of
21administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily
22related to the fees remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
23amended or repealed by the public service commission. All orders issued by the
24department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that

1are primarily related to the fees remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
2or until modified or rescinded by the public service commission.
AB43,1745,83 (h) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of
4administration on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the
5fees, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the public
6service commission. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department
7of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been
8submitted to or taken by the public service commission.
AB43,1745,109 (2) Capital grants programs. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
10department of administration shall:
AB43,1745,1411 (a) Neighborhood capital investment grant program. From the appropriation
12under s. 20.505 (1) (fn), allocate $150,000,000 to the neighborhood capital
13investment grant program under s. 16.316. The secretary of administration may
14reallocate moneys from this program to the programs under ss. 16.317 and 16.318.
AB43,1745,1815 (b) Health-care infrastructure capital grant program. From the appropriation
16under s. 20.505 (1) (fn), allocate $100,000,000 to the health-care infrastructure
17capital grant program under s. 16.317. The secretary of administration may
18reallocate moneys from this program to the programs under ss. 16.316 and 16.318.
AB43,1745,2219 (c) Tourism capital investment grant program. From the appropriation under
20s. 20.505 (1) (fn), allocate $50,000,000 to the tourism capital investment grant
21program under s. 16.318. The secretary of administration may reallocate moneys
22from this program to the programs under ss. 16.316 and 16.317.
AB43,1746,223 (3) Paid family and medical leave. If the paid family and medical leave program
24under s. 230.12 (9m) is approved by the joint committee on employment relations, it

1shall go into effect immediately upon approval by the joint committee on employment
2relations.
AB43,1746,43 (4) Pay progression caps; deputy and assistant district attorneys, assistant
4state public defenders, and assistant attorneys general.
AB43,1746,85 (a) Deputy and assistant district attorneys. Notwithstanding s. 230.12 (10) (c),
6during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years, a salary adjustment under s. 230.12
7(10) (c) for a deputy or assistant district attorney may exceed 10 percent of the deputy
8or assistant district attorney's base pay.
AB43,1746,129 (b) Assistant state public defenders. Notwithstanding s. 230.12 (11) (c), during
10the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years, a salary adjustment under s. 230.12 (11) (c)
11for an assistant state public defender may exceed 10 percent of the assistant public
12defender's base pay.
AB43,1746,1613 (c) Assistant attorneys general. Notwithstanding s. 230.12 (12) (c), during the
142023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years, a salary adjustment under s. 230.12 (12) (c) for
15an assistant attorney general may exceed 10 percent of the assistant attorney
16general's base pay.
AB43,9102 17Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and
18Consumer Protection.
AB43,9103 19Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board.
AB43,9104 20Section 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.
AB43,9105 21Section 9105. Nonstatutory provisions; Child Abuse and Neglect
22Prevention Board.
AB43,9106 23Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
AB43,1747,524 (1) Child care quality improvement program. Using the procedure under s.
25227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules

1authorized under s. 49.133 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
2and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence
3that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for
4the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
5provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB43,1747,66 (2) Juvenile justice reform review committee.
AB43,1747,87 (a) There is created in the department of children and families a juvenile justice
8reform review committee with members appointed by the governor.
AB43,1747,119 (b) The juvenile justice reform review committee shall study and, prior to
10September 16, 2024, provide recommendations to the department of children and
11families and the department of corrections on how to do all of the following:
AB43,1747,12 121. Increase the minimum age of delinquency.
AB43,1747,13 132. Eliminate original adult court jurisdiction over juveniles under s. 938.183.
AB43,1747,16 143. Modify the waiver procedure for adult court jurisdiction over juveniles and
15incorporate offenses currently subject to original adult court jurisdiction into the
16waiver procedure.
AB43,1747,19 174. Eliminate the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538 and create
18extended juvenile court jurisdiction with a blended juvenile and adult sentence
19structure for certain juvenile offenders.
AB43,1747,22 205. Prohibit placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility for a status
21offense and limit sanctions and short-term holds in a juvenile detention facility to
22cases where there is a public safety risk.
AB43,1747,23 236. Sunset long-term post-disposition programs at juvenile detention facilities.
AB43,1747,24 247. Create a sentence adjustment procedure for youthful offenders.
AB43,1748,2
18. Conform with the U.S. Constitution the statutes that mandate imposing
2sentences of life imprisonment without parole or extended supervision to minors.
AB43,1748,63 (c) In submitting information under s. 16.42 (1) for purposes of the 2025-27
4biennial budget bill, the department of children and families and the department of
5corrections shall each include a request to implement the juvenile justice reform
6review committee's recommendations.
AB43,1748,87 (d) The juvenile justice reform review committee terminates on September 16,
82024.
AB43,1748,139 (3) Early childhood education center. From the appropriation account under
10s. 20.437 (2) (fm) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department of
11children and families shall provide $1,680,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to Wellpoint
12Care Network to establish an early childhood education center in the city of
13Milwaukee.
AB43,1748,2014 (4) Child support debt reduction; emergency rulemaking. The department
15of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to
16implement s. 49.226. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the
17department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
18subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
19health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
20rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB43,9107 21Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.
AB43,1748,2522 (1) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2022. The circuit court
23branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (dm), (7) (ag), (9) (L), and (10) (g) are the additional
24branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under
25s. 753.0605 (2) to begin operation on August 1, 2022.
AB43,1749,4
1(2) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2023. The circuit court
2branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (c), (7) (ar), (9) (m), and (10) (L) are the additional
3branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under
4s. 753.0605 (3) to begin operation on August 1, 2023.
AB43,1749,85 (3) Extreme risk protection orders; intent statement. The intent of s. 813.124
6is to implement a state crisis intervention court proceeding in the form of an extreme
7risk protection order program that is eligible for federal grants under 34 USC 10152
8(a) (1) (I) (iv).
AB43,9108 9Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.
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