SB70: Bill Text

SB70,616 Section 616. 28.25 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,600,23 28.25 Public forest regeneration grants. The department shall establish a grant program under which it awards grants for projects involving reforestation, forest regeneration, and forest management on public land. A project is eligible for a grant under this section if it is located on public land owned by a local government or school district or by this state, except for land under the jurisdiction and control of the department.

SB70,617 Section 617. 29.001 (69) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,601,8 29.001 (69) “Resident" means a person who has maintained his or her place of permanent abode in this state for a period of 30 days immediately preceding his or her application for an approval. Domiciliary intent is required to establish that a person is maintaining his or her place of permanent abode in this state. Mere ownership of property is not sufficient to establish domiciliary intent. Evidence of domiciliary intent includes, without limitation, the location where the person votes, pays personal income taxes, or obtains a driver's license or an identification card issued under s. 343.50.

SB70,618 Section 618. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,601,13 29.063 (7) The department shall provide financial assistance to cities, villages, towns, and counties; individuals; businesses; and nonprofit conservation organizations for the purchase of large metal containers in which hunters may dispose of deer carcasses.

SB70,619 Section 619 . 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,601,19 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) Has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both arms or one or both hands and fails to meet the minimum standards of any one of the following standard tests, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber:

SB70,620 Section 620 . 29.193 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,602,2 29.193 (2) (b) 2. An applicant shall submit an application on a form prepared and furnished by the department, which shall include a written statement or report prepared and signed by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber prepared no more than 6 months preceding the application and verifying that the applicant is physically disabled.

SB70,621 Section 621 . 29.193 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,602,15 29.193 (2) (c) 3. The department may issue a Class B permit to an applicant who is ineligible for a permit under subd. 1., 2. or 2m. or who is denied a permit under subd. 1., 2. or 2m. if, upon review and after considering the physical condition of the applicant and the recommendation of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber selected by the applicant from a list of licensed physicians, licensed physician assistants, licensed chiropractors, licensed podiatrists, and certified licensed advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses compiled by the department, the department finds that issuance of a permit complies with the intent of this subsection. The use of this review procedure is discretionary with the department and all costs of the review procedure shall be paid by the applicant.

SB70,622 Section 622 . 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,602,22 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both arms and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard upper extremity pinch test, the standard grip test, or the standard nine-hole peg test, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber.

SB70,623 Section 623 . 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,603,3 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both shoulders and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard shoulder strength test, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber.

SB70,624 Section 624 . 29.193 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,603,14 29.193 (2) (e) Review of decisions. An applicant denied a permit under this subsection, except a permit under par. (c) 3., may obtain a review of that decision by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber designated by the department and with an office located in the department district in which the applicant resides. The department shall pay for the cost of a review under this paragraph unless the denied application on its face fails to meet the standards set forth in par. (c) 1. or 2. A review under this paragraph is the only method of review of a decision to deny a permit under this subsection and is not subject to further review under ch. 227.

SB70,625 Section 625 . 29.193 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,603,19 29.193 (3) (a) Produces a certificate from a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed optometrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber stating that his or her sight is impaired to the degree that he or she cannot read ordinary newspaper print with or without corrective glasses.

SB70,626 Section 626 . 29.219 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,603,24 29.219 (4) Husband and wife Spouses resident licenses. A combined husband and wife spouses resident fishing license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to residents applying for this license. This license confers upon both husband and wife spouses the privileges of resident fishing licenses.

SB70,627 Section 627 . 29.228 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,4 29.228 (5) Annual family fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident annual family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any minor children to fish under this license.

SB70,628 Section 628 . 29.228 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,9 29.228 (6) Fifteen-day family fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident 15-day family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any minor children to fish under this license.

SB70,629 Section 629 . 29.229 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,11 29.229 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses.

SB70,630 Section 630 . 29.2295 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,13 29.2295 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses.

SB70,631 Section 631. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,15 29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $157.25 $182.25.

SB70,632 Section 632 . 29.563 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,17 29.563 (3) (a) 3. Husband and wife Spouses: $30.25.

SB70,633 Section 633. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,604,19 29.563 (3) (c) 1. Inland waters trout: $9.75 $14.75.

SB70,634 Section 634 . 29.607 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,605,5 29.607 (3) License required; exceptions; wild rice identification card. Every person over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 shall obtain the appropriate wild rice license to harvest or deal in wild rice but no license to harvest is required of the members of the immediate family of a licensee or of a recipient of old-age assistance or members of their immediate families. The department, subject to s. 29.024 (2g) and (2r), shall issue a wild rice identification card to each member of a licensee's immediate family, to a recipient of old-age assistance and to each member of the recipient's family. The term “immediate family" includes husband and wife spouses and minor children having their abode and domicile with the parent or legal guardian.

SB70,635 Section 635. 31.39 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,605,12 31.39 (2) (a) (intro.) For Except as provided under par. (am), for fees charged for permits and approvals under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38, the department shall classify the types of permits and approvals based on the estimated time spent by the department in reviewing, investigating, and making determinations whether to grant the permits or approvals. The department shall then set the fees as follows:

SB70,636 Section 636. 31.39 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,605,14 31.39 (2) (am) 1. In this paragraph:

SB70,605,15 a. “High hazard dam" has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (a).

SB70,605,16 b. “Large dam” means a dam determined to be large under s. 31.19 (1m).

SB70,605,17 c. “Low hazard dam” has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (b).

SB70,605,18 d. “Significant hazard dam” has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (c).

SB70,605,22 2. For fees charged for permits and approvals under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38 for large dams, the department shall classify the types of permits and approvals based on the dam's hazard classification under s. 31.19 (2) (ar). The department shall then set the fees as follows:

SB70,605,24 a. For a permit or approval for a large dam that is a high hazard dam, the fee shall be $1,000.

SB70,606,2 b. For a permit or approval for a large dam that is a significant hazard dam, the fee shall be $500.

SB70,606,4 c. For a permit or approval for a large dam that is a low hazard dam, the fee shall be $200.

SB70,637 Section 637. 32.015 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,638 Section 638. 32.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,606,11 32.02 (11) Any housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211; redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333; community development authority created under s. 66.1335; local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, subject to s. 229.844 (4) (c); or local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229; or transit authority created under s. 66.1039.

SB70,639 Section 639. 32.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,607,8 32.05 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a county board of supervisors or a county highway committee when so authorized by the county board of supervisors, a city council, a village board, a town board, a sewerage commission governing a metropolitan sewerage district created by ss. 200.05 or 200.21 to 200.65, the secretary of transportation, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, a joint local water authority created by contract under s. 66.0823, a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, a housing authority under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, a redevelopment authority under s. 66.1333 or a community development authority under s. 66.1335 shall make an order providing for the laying out, relocation and improvement of the public highway, street, alley, storm and sanitary sewers, watercourses, water transmission and distribution facilities, mass transit facilities, airport, or other transportation facilities, gas or leachate extraction systems to remedy environmental pollution from a solid waste disposal facility, housing project, redevelopment project, cultural arts facilities, exposition center or exposition center facilities which shall be known as the relocation order. This order shall include a map or plat showing the old and new locations and the lands and interests required. A copy of the order shall, within 20 days after its issue, be filed with the county clerk of the county wherein the lands are located or, in lieu of filing a copy of the order, a plat may be filed or recorded in accordance with s. 84.095.

SB70,640 Section 640. 32.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,607,20 32.07 (2) The petitioner shall determine necessity if application is by the state or any commission, department, board or other branch of state government or by a city, village, town, county, school district, board, commission, public officer, commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, joint local water authority under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 or for the right-of-way of a railroad up to 100 feet in width, for a telegraph, telephone or other electric line, for the right-of-way for a gas pipeline, main or service or for easements for the construction of any elevated structure or subway for railroad purposes.

SB70,641 Section 641. 32.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,607,24 32.51 (1) Purposes. (intro.) In addition to the powers granted under subch. I and subject to the limitations under s. 32.015, any city may condemn or otherwise acquire property under this subchapter for:

SB70,642 Section 642. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,608,14 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

SB70,643 Section 643. 36.11 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,608,20 36.11 (3) (a) The Subject to par. (am), the board shall establish the policies for admission within the system and within these policies each institution shall establish specific requirements for admission to its courses of instruction. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin of U.S. citizens or sex shall ever be allowed in the admission of students thereto.

SB70,644 Section 644. 36.11 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,608,24 36.11 (3) (am) The board shall establish a direct admission program that provides Wisconsin high school graduates with conditional or guaranteed undergraduate admission to an institution based on established eligibility criteria.

SB70,645 Section 645. 36.11 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,609,4 36.11 (6) (c) By February 10 of each year, the board shall develop and submit to the higher educational aids board for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the next fiscal year to students enrolled in the system.

SB70,646 Section 646 . 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,609,11 36.25 (43) Foster youth support programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (cr), the board shall allocate funding to each institution to establish or maintain support programs for students enrolled in the institution who formerly resided in a foster home or group home. Support programs funded under this subsection may offer students who formerly resided in a foster home or group home, among other forms of support, any of the following:

SB70,609,12 (a) Scholarships.

SB70,609,13 (b) Employment.

SB70,609,14 (c) Emergency funds.

SB70,609,15 (d) Basic supplies.

SB70,609,17 (e) Mentorships to assist with academic preparations and successful navigation of the complex college environment.

SB70,609,19 (f) Other resources such as career planning, financial literacy training, and math and writing support.

SB70,647 Section 647. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,609,25 36.25 (56) UniverCity Alliance program. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fm), the board shall provide funding for the UniverCity Alliance program to connect in partnership Wisconsin communities, towns, cities, and counties with University of Wisconsin-Madison education, service, and research activities in order to address the communities' biggest local challenges.

SB70,648 Section 648. 36.25 (58) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,7 36.25 (58) Institute for Sustainable Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents shall provide funding to the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to broaden the institute's support for, and further technical contributions to, the state's forest and paper industries and for the institute's ongoing operations.

SB70,649 Section 649. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,10 36.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the following apply:

SB70,610,13 1. The student, or the student's parent or grandparent, is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan.

SB70,610,17 2. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the student enrolls in an institution.

SB70,650 Section 650 . 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,21 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm), is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB70,651 Section 651. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,24 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB70,611,2 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB70,611,5 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.