Wisconsin Legislature: 27,96m

27,91 Section 91 . 15.675 of the statutes is created to read:

15.675 Same; attached board. (1) Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the higher educational aids board under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

27,92c Section 92c. 15.707 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92e Section 92e. 15.707 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92m Section 92m. 15.707 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

15.707 (3) Historical society endowment fund council. There is created in the historical society a historical society endowment fund council consisting of 10 members, including at least one representative of each of the following:

(a) The historical society.

(b) The Wisconsin Humanities Council.

(d) The arts board.

(e) Wisconsin public radio.

(f) Wisconsin public television.

27,92v Section 92v. 15.735 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92w Section 92w. 15.735 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,93 Section 93 . 15.735 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.195 (6) and amended to read:

15.195 (6) Board on health care information. There is created a board on health care information which is attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 9 members, a majority of whom may neither be nor represent health care providers, appointed for 4-year terms.

27,94 Section 94 . 15.737 of the statutes is repealed.

27,94e Section 94e. 15.915 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.915 (2) (a) The president of the university of Wisconsin system, the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin-Madison, the secretary of health and family services, the secretary of natural resources and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees.

27,94k Section 94k. 15.915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.915 (2) (b) An employe of the department of health and family services appointed by the secretary of health and family services, an employe of the department of natural resources appointed by the secretary of natural resources, a A representative of local health departments who is not an employe of the department of health and family services, one physician representing clinical laboratories and, one member representing private environmental testing laboratories, none of whom may be employes of the laboratory of hygiene one member representing occupational health laboratories and 3 additional members, one of whom shall be a medical examiner or coroner, appointed for 3-year terms. No member appointed under this paragraph may be an employe of the laboratory of hygiene.

27,94m Section 94m. 15.915 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

27,94mm Section 94mm. 15.917 of the statutes is created to read:

15.917 Same; councils. (1) Council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is created in the University of Wisconsin System a council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. The council shall consist of all of the following, appointed for 2-year terms:

(a) Two senators, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate.

(b) Two representatives to the assembly, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the assembly.

(c) One member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

(d) One resident of Milwaukee County, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

27,94n Section 94n. 15.947 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,96m Section 96m. 16.009 (1) (em) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

16.009 (1) (em) 7. A residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (1d).

27,96r Section 96r. 16.0095 of the statutes is created to read:

16.0095 Medicare upper limit consultant. The department shall hire a consultant, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (bm), to determine and recommend to the the department of health and family services the aggregate payments that should be made for inpatient nursing home services under medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 such that the aggregate payments will not exceed the amount that is estimated to be the amount that would have been paid under the federal medicare program's payment principles. The consultant's recommendations to the department of health and family services shall be nonbinding.

27,97 Section 97 . 16.023 of the statutes is created to read:

16.023 Wisconsin land council. (1) The Wisconsin land council shall conduct the following functions:

(a) Identify state land use goals and recommend these goals to the governor.

(b) Identify state land use priorities to further the state's land use goals and recommend to the governor legislation to implement these priorities.

(c) Study areas of cooperation and coordination in the state's land use statutes and recommend to the governor legislation to harmonize these statutes to further the state's land use goals.

(d) Study areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with each other and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts to further the state's land use goals.

(e) Identify areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with county or municipal land use ordinances, and areas of county or municipal land use ordinances that conflict with each other, and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts.

(f) Establish a technical working group that is composed of the state cartographer, a representative of the University of Wisconsin System who has expertise in land use issues and any other land use experts designated by the council's chairperson, to study the development of a computer-based Wisconsin land information system and recommend to the governor legislation to implement such a computer system.

(g) Establish a state agency resource working group that is composed of representatives of the departments of administration, agriculture, trade and consumer protection, commerce, natural resources, revenue, transportation and other appropriate agencies to discuss, analyze and address land use issues and related policy issues, including the following:

1. Gathering information about the land use plans of state agencies.

2. Establishing procedures for the distribution of the information gathered under subd. 1. to other state agencies, local units of government and private persons.

3. The creation of a system to facilitate, and to provide training and technical assistance for the development of, local intergovernmental land use planning.

(h) Study the activities of local units of government in the land use area to determine how these activities impact on state land use goals, and recommend to the governor legislation that fosters coordination between local land use activities and state land use goals.

(i) Identify procedures for facilitating local land use planning efforts, including training and technical assistance for local units of government, and recommend to the governor legislation to implement such procedures.

(j) Gather and analyze information about the land use activities in this state of the federal government and American Indian governments and inform the governor of the impact of these activities on state land use goals.

(k) Study any other issues that are reasonably related to the state's land use goals, including methods for alternative dispute resolution for disputes involving land use issues, and recommend to the governor legislation in the areas studied by the council that would further the state's land use goals.

(L) Gather information about land use issues, at its discretion, in any reasonable way, including the following:

1. Establishing a state-local government-private sector working group to study and advise the council on land use issues.

2. Holding public hearings or information meetings on land use issues.

3. Conducting surveys on land use issues.

4. Consulting with any person who is interested in land use issues.

(m) Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the land information board to ensure cooperation between the council and the board and to avoid duplication of activities.

(2) In conjunction with the working group established under sub. (1) (L) 1., the council shall, not later than one year after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], develop evaluation criteria for its functions under sub. (1). The council shall complete a report that contains an evaluation of its functions and activities not later than September 1, 2002, and shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and to the governor. The report shall also include a recommendation as to whether the council should continue in existence past its sunset date specified in s. 15.107 (16) (e) and, if so, a recommendation as to whether any structural modifications should be made to the council's functions or to the state's land use programs.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply after August 31, 2003.

27,97m Section 97m. 16.025 of the statutes is repealed.

27,98 Section 98 . 16.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.03 (3) Report. The interagency coordinating council shall report at least twice annually to the board on health care information in the office of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services, concerning the council's activities under this section.

27,100m Section 100m. 16.23 of the statutes is created to read:

16.23 Literacy improvement. (1) The department shall solicit competitive sealed proposals from organizations having the capability to provide free books to educational and social service organizations for the purpose of promoting literacy. The department shall contract with the organization submitting the most advantageous competitive sealed proposal for the purpose of providing free books to educational and social service organizations in this state.

(2) The department shall, in cooperation with the governor, seek additional resources from foundations and private donors to support the department's function under sub. (1).

27,101 Section 101 . 16.24 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.24 (1) (b) “Institution of higher education" means a public or private institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the department, and a proprietary school approved by the department of education educational approval board under s. 38.51 39.51.

27,102 Section 102 . 16.24 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.24 (10m) Repayment to general fund. The secretary shall transfer from the tuition trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount encumbered from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (9) (a) in the 1996-97 fiscal year when the secretary determines that funds in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary may make the transfer in instalments.

27,102apm Section 102apm. 16.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.31 (1) (b) The department shall develop the plan in consultation with the housing advisory council. In preparing the plan, the department may obtain input from housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry and others interested in housing assistance and development.

27,102ar Section 102ar. 16.334 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

16.334 (2) (g) An organization operated for profit.

27,102br Section 102br. 16.336 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (1) (intro.) The department may make grants to a community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following:

27,102cr Section 102cr. 16.336 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (1) (a) Salaries, fringe benefits and other expenses associated with personnel of the housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization.

27,102dr Section 102dr. 16.336 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (a) The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization submitted an application for a grant.

27,102er Section 102er. 16.336 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (b) The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization equally matches the grant, by cash or by other assets in kind.

27,102fr Section 102fr. 16.336 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (c) (intro.) The department determines that the grant to the particular community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority is appropriate because of any of the following:

27,102gr Section 102gr. 16.336 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (c) 1. The quality of the management of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.

27,102hr Section 102hr. 16.336 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (c) 2. The amount of other resources for providing housing opportunities that are available to the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.

27,102ir Section 102ir. 16.336 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (c) 3. The potential impact of the planned activities of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority on housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income in the area.

27,102jr Section 102jr. 16.336 (2) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

16.336 (2) (c) 4. The financial need of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.