Wisconsin Legislature: 27,112c

27,95 Section 95 . 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the radioactive waste review board shall expire as provided in s. 15.915 (4) (c) The terms of the 4 members of the educational technology board appointed under s. 15.105 (26) (a) 1., 3., 6. and 9. shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the public intervenor board shall expire as provided in s. 15.345 (4) (b).

27,95m Section 95m. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the 4 members of the educational technology board appointed under s. 15.105 (26) (a) 1., 3., 6. and 9. shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the public intervenor board shall expire as provided in s. 15.345 (4) (b). The terms of 3 members of the gaming board appointed under s. 15.64 shall expire on July 1 of an even-numbered year and the terms of the other 2 members shall expire on July 1 of an odd-numbered year.

27,97 Section 97 . 15.07 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.07 (2) (f) The state superintendent secretary of public instruction education or his or her designated representative shall serve as chairperson of the school district boundary appeal board.

27,99 Section 99 . 15.07 (5) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

27,101m Section 101m. 15.103 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 14.563 (1) and amended to read:

14.563 (1) Division of trust lands and investments. There is created a division of trust lands and investments which is attached to the department of administration office of the state treasurer under s. 15.03. This division is under the direction and supervision of the board of commissioners of public lands.

27,102 Section 102 . 15.103 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

15.103 (5) Division of technology management. There is created in the department of administration a division of technology management.

27,103 Section 103 . 15.105 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.105 (4) (title) Public records and forms board. There is created a public records and forms board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The public records and forms board shall consist of the governor, the director of the historical society, the attorney general, the state auditor, and the director of the legislative council staff, or their designated representatives, and a representative of the small business community appointed by the governor, a representative of a newspaper published in this state appointed by the governor, a representative of the permit information center appointed by the secretary of development and the director of the legislative council staff or their designated representatives, a representative of a local unit of government, as defined in s. 16.20 (1) (e), and one other member.

27,103m Section 103m. 15.105 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

15.105 (4) Public records board. There is created a public records board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The public records board shall consist of the governor, the director of the historical society, the attorney general, the state auditor, and the director of the legislative council staff, or their designated representatives, and a representative of the small business community, a representative of a local unit of government, as defined in s. 106.215 (1) (e), and one other member.

27,103r Section 103r. 15.105 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.105 (8) Arts board. There is created an arts board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The arts board shall consist of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms who are residents of this state and who are known for their concern for the arts. At least 2 members shall be from the northwest portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the northeast portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the southwest portion of this state and at least 2 members shall be from the southeast portion of this state. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 1997, unless the joint committee on finance has approved the funding report of the arts board under 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9105 (3g) (a).

27,104 Section 104 . 15.105 (8) of the statutes , as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 15.445 (1) and amended to read:

15.445 (1) Arts board. There is created an arts board which is attached to the department of administration tourism under s. 15.03. The arts board shall consist of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms who are residents of this state and who are known for their concern for the arts. At least 2 members shall be from the northwest portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the northeast portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the southwest portion of this state and at least 2 members shall be from the southeast portion of this state. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 1997, unless the joint committee on finance has approved the funding report of the arts board under 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9105 (3g) (a).

27,105 Section 105 . 15.105 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.105 (12) (a) 1. The secretaries of the departments of industry, labor and human relations, secretary of transportation, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the secretary of development or their formally appointed designees.

27,106 Section 106 . 15.105 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

27,107 Section 107 . 15.105 (18) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) (title).

27,108 Section 108 . 15.105 (18) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) (a) and amended to read:

15.225 (2) (a) Creation. There is created a Wisconsin conservation corps board which is attached to the department of administration industry, labor and human relations under s. 15.03.

27,109m Section 109m. 15.105 (18) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) (b).

27,110m Section 110m. 15.105 (18) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) (c).

27,111 Section 111 . 15.105 (18) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (2) (d).

27,112b Section 112b. 15.105 (20) (title) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 15.915 (5) (title) and (a).

27,112c Section 112c. 15.105 (20) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (5) (b) and amended to read:

15.915 (5) (b) Creation. There is created a recycling market development board which is attached to the department of administration University of Wisconsin System under s. 15.03.

27,112d Section 112d. 15.105 (20) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (5) (c) (intro.).

27,112e Section 112e. 15.105 (20) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.

27,112f Section 112f. 15.105 (20) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (5) (c) 3. and amended to read:

15.915 (5) (c) 3. Six Four members representing responsible units.

27,112g Section 112g. 15.105 (20) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (5) (c) 4. and amended to read:

15.915 (5) (c) 4. Three members with expertise concerning the marketing of materials recovered from solid waste or the development of markets for these materials, at least one of whom has, or has had, management responsibility in a manufacturing firm that produces a product from material recovered from solid waste.

27,112h Section 112h. 15.105 (20) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (5) (f).

27,113 Section 113 . 15.105 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.105 (22) State use board. There is created a state use board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 8 members appointed to serve for 4-year terms, including a representative of the department of administration; a representative of the subunit of the department of health and social services which administers mental health laws; a representative of the subunit of the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations which administers vocational rehabilitation laws; 2 representatives of private businesses, one of whom shall represent a small business; one representative of a work center, as defined in s. 16.752; and one member who does not represent any of the foregoing entities. A member vacates his or her office if the member loses the status upon which his or her appointment is based. In this subsection, “small business" means an independently owned and operated business which is not dominant in its field and which has had less than $2,500,000 in gross annual sales for each of the 2 previous calendar years or has 25 or fewer employes.

27,114 Section 114 . 15.105 (23) of the statutes is renumbered 15.445 (2), and 15.445 (2) (a) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:

15.445 (2) (a) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo valley governing board which is attached to the department of administration tourism under s. 15.03.

(e) Liaison representatives. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of development, the secretary of administration, the director of the state historical society and the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin-extension, or their designees, shall serve as liaison representatives to the board. The board shall request the Winnebago tribal council to appoint a liaison representative to the board. The board may request any other Indian tribal council which expresses an interest in the governance of the Kickapoo valley reserve to appoint a liaison representative to the board. The liaison representatives are not board members and have no voting power.

27,115 Section 115. 15.105 (24) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (3) (title).

27,116 Section 116. 15.105 (24) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.225 (3) (a) and amended to read:

15.225 (3) (a) Creation. There is created a national and community service board which is attached to the department of administration industry, labor and human relations under s. 15.03.

27,117 Section 117. 15.105 (24) (b) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 15.225 (3) (b) to (e).

27,118m Section 118m. 15.105 (26) of the statutes is created to read:

15.105 (26) Educational technology board. (a) There is created an educational technology board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

1. An employe of the division for libraries and community learning in the department of public instruction appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.

2. An employe of the department of administration appointed by the secretary of administration.

3. A representative of public libraries appointed by the governor.

4. A member of the board of the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation appointed by the governor.

5. A school board member or employe appointed by the governor.

6. A technical college district board member or employe appointed by the director of the state technical college system.

7. An employe of a University of Wisconsin System institution or center appointed by the president of the University of Wisconsin System.

8. An employe of the public service commission appointed by the chairperson of the commission.

9. A representative of a local or regional distance education network appointed by the governor.

(b) Persons appointed to the educational technology board shall have a recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of computer technologies, distance learning technologies, educational media and electronic resources, electronic information dissemination or telecommunications technologies.

27,118p Section 118p. 15.105 (26) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

15.105 (26) (a) 1. An employe of the division for libraries and community learning in the department of education appointed by the secretary of education.

27,119 Section 119 . 15.107 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.107 (9) (b) Application. This subsection does not apply after July 1, 1996 June 30, 2002.

27,120 Section 120 . 15.107 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

27,121x Section 121x. 15.13 of the statutes is amended to read:

15.13 Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; creation. There is created a department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under the direction and supervision of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The board shall consist of 6 5 members with an agricultural background and one member 2 members who is a are consumer representative representatives, appointed for staggered 6-year terms. Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to party affiliation, residence or interest in any special organized group.

27,123 Section 123 . 15.135 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.135 (5) Farm mediation and arbitration board. There is created a farm mediation and arbitration board which is attached to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the secretary's designee, the commissioner of banking or the commissioner's secretary of financial institutions or the secretary's designee and a member appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

27,126c Section 126c. 15.153 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,126m Section 126m. 15.153 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

15.153 (3) Division of environmental and regulatory services. There is created in the department of development a division of environmental and regulatory services. The administrator of this division shall be appointed outside the classified service by the secretary and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.

27,126mg Section 126mg. 15.153 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

15.153 (4) Division of international and export development. There is created in the department of development a division of international and export development. The administrator of this division shall be appointed outside the classified service by the secretary and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.

27,126mn Section 126mn. 15.154 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

15.154 (title) Same; specified bureaus.

27,126mp Section 126mp. 15.154 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

15.154 (1) Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau. There is created a permit information and regulatory assistance bureau in the department of development.

27,127 Section 127 . 15.155 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

27,127m Section 127m. 15.157 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.157 (2) Council on tourism. There is created in the department of development a council on tourism consisting of 14 members serving 3-year terms, and the secretary of development or the secretary's designee, one member of the majority party in each house and one member of the minority party in each house appointed as are members of standing committees in their respective houses, the executive secretary of the arts board and the director of the historical society and, subject to s. 44.65, the executive secretary of the arts board. Nominations for appointments to the council of members, other than ex officio members, shall be sought from but not limited to multicounty regional associations engaged in promoting tourism, statewide associations of businesses related to tourism, area visitor and convention bureaus, arts organizations, chambers of commerce, the Great Lakes inter-tribal council and other agencies or organizations with knowledge of American Indian tourism activities, and persons engaged in the lodging, restaurant, campground, amusement establishment, recreation establishment or retail liquor or fermented malt beverages business. Nominations shall be sought from throughout this state, to ensure that council members live in different geographical areas of the state and that they reflect the tourism industry's diversity and its distribution throughout both urban and rural areas of the state. Each council member, other than ex officio members, shall have experience in marketing and promotion strategy.

27,128 Section 128 . 15.157 (2) of the statutes , as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 15.447 (1) and amended to read:

15.447 (1) Council on tourism. There is created in the department of development tourism a council on tourism consisting of 14 members serving 3-year terms, and the secretary of development tourism or the secretary's designee, one member of the majority party in each house and one member of the minority party in each house appointed as are members of standing committees in their respective houses, the director of the historical society and, subject to s. 44.65, the executive secretary of the arts board. Nominations for appointments to the council of members, other than ex officio members, shall be sought from but not limited to multicounty regional associations engaged in promoting tourism, statewide associations of businesses related to tourism, area visitor and convention bureaus, arts organizations, chambers of commerce, the Great Lakes inter-tribal council and other agencies or organizations with knowledge of American Indian tourism activities, and persons engaged in the lodging, restaurant, campground, amusement establishment, recreation establishment or retail liquor or fermented malt beverages business. Nominations shall be sought from throughout this state, to ensure that council members live in different geographical areas of the state and that they reflect the tourism industry's diversity and its distribution throughout both urban and rural areas of the state. Each council member, other than ex officio members, shall have experience in marketing and promotion strategy.

27,128m Section 128m. 15.157 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

15.157 (3) Dwelling code council. There is created in the department of development a dwelling code council, consisting of 17 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. Four members shall be representatives of building trade labor organizations; 4 members shall be certified building inspectors employed by local units of government; 2 members shall be representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall be representatives of manufacturers or installers of manufactured one- and 2-family housing; one member shall be an architect, engineer or designer actively engaged in the design or evaluation of one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall represent the construction material supply industry; and 2 members shall represent the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities, as defined in s. 106.04 (1m) (g). An employe of the department designated by the secretary of development shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Eleven members of the council shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business a majority vote of the council is required.

27,129 Section 129 . 15.157 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

15.157 (5) Hazardous pollution prevention council. There is created in the department of development a hazardous pollution prevention council consisting of 7 members appointed for 3-year terms.

27,130 Section 130 . 15.157 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.157 (7) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of development a council on main street programs, consisting of the following 11 members appointed for 3-year terms:

27,131 Section 131 . 15.157 (7) (a) 11. of the statutes is created to read: