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3. The secretary of development or the secretary's designee.

4. The state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent's designee.

5. The director of the technical college system or the director's designee.

5m. One representative to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

5p. One representative to the senate appointed by the senate majority leader.

6. One member who is a representative of the public school system.

7 One member who is a representative of a 4-year postsecondary educational institution.

8. One member who is a representative of a technical college district.

9. One member who is a representative of a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides employment training services.

10. Three members who are representatives of business and industry, including at least one member who is a member of a private industry council under 29 USC 1512.

11. Three members who are representatives of organized labor and who are selected from among individuals nominated by organized labor, except that if organized labor does not nominate a sufficient number of individuals, individual employes may be included on the council as necessary to meet the number of members required under this subdivision.

(bm) The members of the council appointed under par. (a) 6. to 11. and the chairperson of the council shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

27,165 Section 165 . 15.227 (24) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

15.227 (24) (a) 4. The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.

27,166c Section 166c. 15.345 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

15.345 (4) Public intervenor board. (a) There is created a public intervenor board attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.

(b) The board is comprised of members appointed for 4-year terms expiring on July 1. The members shall have backgrounds in or demonstrated experience or records relating to environmental protection or other natural resource conservation and appointed as follows:

1. Two members nominated by the attorney general and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed.

2. One member each appointed by the minority and majority leader of each house.

3. Two other members.

27,166m Section 166m. 15.345 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.445 (3).

27,169 Section 169 . 15.347 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (4) (c) One from the department of public instruction education, appointed by the state superintendent secretary of education.

27,170 Section 170 . 15.347 (8) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (8) (d) 3. The department of development tourism, appointed by the secretary thereof.

27,172 Section 172 . 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of industry, labor and human relations development.

27,173 Section 173 . 15.347 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (15) (a) 2. The secretary of development tourism or his or her designee.

27,175b Section 175b. 15.347 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (17) (a) Creation and membership. There is created a council on recycling, attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03, consisting of 7 members selected by the governor.

27,177m Section 177m. 15.37 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

15.37 Department of education; creation. (1) There is created a department of education under the direction and supervision of the education commission. The powers and duties of the education commission are regulatory, advisory and policy-making, and not administrative. The commission shall consist of the following members:

(a) The state superintendent of public instruction.

(b) Two members appointed by the governor for 4-year terms expiring on January 20 of an odd-numbered year.

(c) Two members appointed by the senate majority leader for 2-year terms expiring on January 20 of an odd-numbered year.

(d) Two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly for 2-year terms expiring on January 20 of an odd-numbered year.

(e) One member appointed by the senate minority leader for a 2-year term expiring on January 20 of an odd-numbered year.

(f) One member appointed by the assembly minority leader for a 2-year term expiring on January 20 of an odd-numbered year.

(g) The president, or by his or her designation another member, of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

(h) The president, or by his or her designation another member, of the technical college system board, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

(2) The secretary of education shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The administrative powers and duties of the department of education are vested in the secretary of education, to be administered by the secretary of education under the direction of the education commission.

27,178 Section 178 . 15.374 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.374 (1) Office of educational accountability. There is created an office of educational accountability in the department of public instruction education. The director of the office shall be appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education.

27,179 Section 179 . 15.375 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.375 (1) American Indian language and culture education board. There is created an American Indian language and culture education board which is attached to the department of public instruction education under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 13 members appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms from recommendations made by the various Indian tribes, bands and organizations in this state. The members shall include parents or guardians of American Indian children, American Indian teachers, school administrators, a school board member, persons involved in programs for American Indian children and persons experienced in the training of teachers for American Indian language and culture education programs. Members shall be appointed so as to be representative of all the American Indian tribes, bands and organizations in this state. In addition to its duties under subch. IV of ch. 115, the board shall advise the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system, the higher educational aids board and the technical college system board on all matters relating to the education of American Indians. The board does not have rule-making authority.

27,180 Section 180 . 15.375 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.375 (2) School district boundary appeal board. There is created a school district boundary appeal board in the department of public instruction education. The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education for staggered 2-year terms and the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education or his or her designee. Four board members shall be school board members of school districts with small enrollments, 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with medium enrollments and 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with large enrollments. No 2 school board members of the board may reside within the boundaries of the same cooperative educational service agency.

27,181 Section 181 . 15.375 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.375 (3) (b) 1. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction education.

27,182 Section 182 . 15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) One member, appointed for a 3-year term by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, to represent each of the following:

27,183 Section 183 . 15.377 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (1) Council on the education of the blind. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on the education of the blind consisting of 3 members, who shall be visually handicapped and shall have a recognized interest in and a demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the visually handicapped, appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education for staggered 6-year terms. “Visually handicapped" means having a) a visual acuity equal to or less than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or b) a visual acuity greater than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, but accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.

27,184 Section 184 . 15.377 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (3) Council on instructional telecommunications. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on instructional telecommunications. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction education shall appoint one member to represent each of the cooperative educational service agencies, from nominations made by the boards of control of the cooperative educational service agencies, and 2 members to represent private primary and secondary educational institutions. Council members shall be appointed for 4-year terms.

27,185 Section 185 . 15.377 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (4) Council on exceptional education. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on exceptional education consisting of 15 members appointed by the state superintendent secretary of education for 3-year terms. No more than 7 members of the council may be persons who do not have children with exceptional educational needs and who are representatives of the state, school districts, county handicapped children's education boards or cooperative educational service agencies. At least 5 members of the council shall be parents or guardians of a child with exceptional educational needs, at least one member of the council shall be a school board member, at least one member shall be a certified teacher of regular education as defined in s. 115.76 (9) and at least one member shall be a certified teacher of special education.

27,186 Section 186 . 15.377 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (6) Council on library and network development. There is created in the department of public instruction education a council on library and network development composed of 15 members. Seven of the members shall be library science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special libraries and library educators. Eight of the members shall be public members who have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services. The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall meet 6 times annually and shall also meet on the call of the state superintendent secretary of education, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.

27,187 Section 187 . 15.377 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (7m) Council on suicide prevention. There is created a council on suicide prevention in the department of public instruction education. The council shall consist of 2 persons appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of public instruction education, 2 persons appointed by the secretary of health and social services, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of health and social services, one person and one physician appointed jointly by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education and the secretary of health and social services and one person appointed by the executive staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration. Members shall be appointed for 3-year terms.

27,187m Section 187m. 15.433 of the statutes is created to read:

15.433 Same; specified divisions. (1) Lottery division. There is created in the department of revenue a lottery division.

27,188 Section 188 . 15.435 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.435 (1) (a) 1. The secretaries secretary of development and the secretary of revenue or their designees;

27,189 Section 189 . 15.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.435 (2) Badger board. There is created a badger board, attached to the department of revenue under s. 15.03, consisting of the secretaries of development, secretary of tourism, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of natural resources, or their designees, the governor in his or her capacity as chairperson of the building commission, or his or her designee, and the board of commissioners of public lands under article X, section 7, of the constitution.

27,190 Section 190 . 15.44 of the statutes is created to read:

15.44 Department of tourism. There is created a department of tourism under the direction and supervision of the secretary of tourism.

27,192 Section 192 . 15.445 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

15.445 (title) Same; attached boards.

27,193 Section 193 . 15.447 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

15.447 (title) Same; councils.

27,194 Section 194 . 15.55 of the statutes is repealed.

27,195 Section 195 . 15.555 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,196 Section 196 . 15.555 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.185 (1) and amended to read:

15.185 (1) Banking review board. There is created in the office of the commissioner of banking department of financial institutions a banking review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. At least 3 members shall be experienced bankers having at least 5 years' experience in the banking business. No member is qualified to act in any matter involving a bank in which the member is an officer, director or stockholder, or to which the member is indebted.

27,197 Section 197 . 15.555 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.185 (2) and amended to read:

15.185 (2) Consumer credit review board. There is created in the office of the commissioner of banking department of financial institutions a consumer credit review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. One member shall be an individual holding a license issued under s. 218.01 and 2 members shall be individuals holding a license under s. 138.09 and with 5 years' practical experience in that field or as executive of a similarly qualified corporation. The commissioner of banking may call special meetings of the review board.

27,198 Section 198 . 15.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.57 (1) The secretary of administration, the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education, the president of the university of Wisconsin system and the director of the technical college system board, or their designees.

27,200g Section 200g. 15.587 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, section 67n, is repealed.

27,201 Section 201 . 15.59 of the statutes is renumbered 15.185 (7) (a) and amended to read:

15.185 (7) (a) Office of the commissioner of credit unions; creation. There is created an office of the commissioner of credit unions under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of credit unions which is attached to the department of financial institutions under s. 15.03. The director shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor. No person may be appointed commissioner director who has not had at least 3 years of actual experience either in the operation of a credit union, or serving in a credit union supervisory capacity, or a combination of both. Notwithstanding s. 15.03, all personnel and budget requests by the office of credit unions shall be processed and forwarded by the department of financial institutions without change except as requested and concurred in by the office of credit unions.

27,202 Section 202 . 15.595 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,203 Section 203 . 15.595 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.185 (7) (b) and amended to read:

15.185 (7) (b) Credit union review board. There is created in the office of the commissioner of credit unions a credit union review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. All members shall have at least 5 years' experience in the operations of a credit union. The commissioner office of credit unions may call special meetings of the review board.

27,203c Section 203c. 15.64 of the statutes is amended to read: