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1997 Wisconsin Act 4] Section 4 (1) (a)
Notwithstanding
1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section
9126 (23) and (26v), the department of corrections may, from July 1, 1997, until July 1,
1999 2001, operate the
juvenile secured correctional facility
, as defined in section 938.02 (15m) of the statutes, authorized under
1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section
9126 (26v), as a state prison named in section 302.01 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the placement of prisoners, as defined in section 301.01 (2) of the statutes, who are not more than 21 years of age and who are not violent offenders, as determined by the department of corrections.
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1997 Wisconsin Act 27] Section 9456 (3m)
Elimination of land information board and Wisconsin land council. The treatment of sections 15.07 (1) (b) 16., 15.105 (16), 16.968 (by
Section 142am), 20.505 (1) (title) (by
Section 666h),
20.505 (1) (ka) (by Section 669am), 23.27 (3) (a) (by
Section 769ad), 23.325 (1) (a), 36.09 (1) (e), 36.25 (12m) (intro.), 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. and (e), 59.72 (1) (a) and (b), (3) (intro.), (a) and (b) and (5) and 92.10 (4) (a) of the statutes, the repeal of sections 16.966 (1), (2) and (4), 16.967
(title) and (1) to (9), 20.505 (1) (ie), (ig)
, and (ij)
and (ks), 23.32 (2) (d), 59.43 (1) (u) and 59.72 (1) (am), (3) (c) and (4) of the statutes and Section 9101 (1) of this act take effect on September 1,
2003 2005.
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1997 Wisconsin Act 27] Section 9456 (3n)
Elimination of Wisconsin land council. The treatment of section 20.505 (1) (ka) (by
Section 669am) of the statutes and the repeal of sections 16.967 (10) and 20.505 (1) (ks) of the statutes take effect on September 1, 2003.
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1997 Wisconsin Act 84] Section 168.
Effective dates. (intro.) This act takes effect on the date stated in the notice published by the secretary of transportation in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under section 85.515 of the statutes, as created by this act, or on
the first day of the 25th month beginning after publication May 1, 2001, whichever is earlier, except as follows:
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1997 Wisconsin Act 154] Section 3 (1)
Statewide trauma care system; report. The department of health and family services and the statewide trauma advisory council shall prepare a joint report on the development and implementation of a statewide trauma care system. The report shall make recommendations on issues that need to be resolved in developing and implementing the system, including minimum services in rendering patient care; transport protocols; area trauma advisory councils and plans; development of a method to classify hospitals as to their respective emergency care capabilities and methods to make the resulting information available for public use; improving the communications systems between hospitals and prehospital elements of the trauma care system; development of a statewide trauma registry, including a data system to measure the effectiveness of trauma care and to develop ways to promote ongoing quality improvement; triage; interfacility transfers; enhancing the training and education of health care personnel involved in the provision of trauma care services; and monitoring adherence to rules. Not later than January 1,
2000 2001, the department and the statewide trauma advisory council shall submit the report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, to the joint committee on finance of the legislature as provided in subsection (2), to the governor and to the emergency medical services board.
9,9101
Section 9101.
Nonstatutory provisions; administration.
(1mb) Authorized positions. The authorized FTE positions for the department of administration, funded from the appropriation under section 20.505 (4) (o) of the statutes, are increased by 1.0 FED position to administer learn and serve grants.
(1zt) Initial appointments to council on utility public benefits. Notwithstanding section 15.107 (17) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the council on utility public benefits shall be appointed for the following terms:
(a) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2001.
(b) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the members under section 15.107 (17) (c), (e) and (f) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2002.
(c) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (b) and (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the members under section 15.107 (17) (g) and (h) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2003.
(1zu) Utility public benefits and transmission line rules.
(a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of administration shall
, no later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, promulgate the rules required under section 16.957 (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency. Notwithstanding section 16.957 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration is not required to consult with the council on utility public benefits in promulgating rules under this paragraph.
(am) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of administration shall promulgate the rules required under sections 16.957 (2) (c) and 16.969 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under those sections, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
(b) The department of administration shall submit in proposed form the rules required under sections 16.957 (2) (c) and (4) (b) and 16.969 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
(1zv) Public benefits fees.
(a) Notwithstanding section 16.957 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall ensure that, for fiscal year 1999-2000, the portion of the public benefits fee that is specified in section 16.957 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, is reduced in proportion to the length of time that has elapsed in that fiscal year at the time that the rules specified in subsection (1zu) (a) become effective.
(b) Notwithstanding section 16.957 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall ensure that, for fiscal year 1999-2000, the portion of the public benefits fee that is specified in section 16.957 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, is reduced in proportion to the length of time that has elapsed in that fiscal year at the time that the rules specified in subsection (1zu) (a) become effective.
(c) Notwithstanding section 16.957 (5) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for fiscal year 1999-2000, the annual average amount of the monthly public benefits fee that retail electric cooperatives and municipalities are required to charge to each customer or member shall be reduced in proportion to the length of time that has elapsed in that fiscal year as of the effective date of the rules promulgated under subsection (1zu) (a). Upon the request of a retail electric cooperative or municipality, the department of administration shall provide advice as to the amount of a reduction that is required under this paragraph.
(1zw) Phase-in of weatherization and energy conservation awards. Notwithstanding section 16.957 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall do each of the following:
(a) Specify a schedule for fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01 for phasing in the requirement to spend the amount specified in section 16.957 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, on weatherization and other energy conservation services.
(b) Ensure that grants under section 16.957 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, are made in accordance with the schedule specified in paragraph (a).
(2) Prosecution of drug crimes; Dane County. From federal and program revenue moneys appropriated to the department of administration for the office of justice assistance under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pb) of the statutes, the department shall expend $83,600 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $87,800 in fiscal year 2000-01 to provide the multijurisdictional enforcement group serving Dane County with funding for one assistant district attorney to prosecute criminal violations of chapter 961 of the statutes.
(3) Prosecution of drug crimes; Milwaukee County. From federal and program revenue moneys appropriated to the department of administration for the office of justice assistance under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pb) of the statutes, the department shall expend $263,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $271,300 in fiscal year 2000-01 to provide the multijurisdictional enforcement group serving Milwaukee County with funding for 3 assistant district attorneys to prosecute criminal violations of chapter 961 of the statutes.
(3c)
Reimbursement to Milwaukee County for computer purchase. From the appropriation under section 20.475 (1) (f) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall reimburse Milwaukee County $12,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 for the cost of purchasing computers to be used by prosecutors in the district attorney's office handling cases involving the unlawful possession or use of firearms and by the clerks providing clerical services to those prosecutors.
(3d) District attorney position reallocations.
(a) Increased allocations. Of the authorized FTE GPR assistant district attorney positions for the department of administration funded from the appropriation under section 20.475 (1) (d) of the statutes, the number of positions allocated to the following prosecutorial units shall be increased as follows: 1.0 position for Sauk County, to be assigned to serve Columbia, Marquette and Sauk counties; and 0.5 position for La Crosse County.
(b) Decreased allocations. Of the authorized FTE GPR assistant district attorney positions for the department of administration funded from the appropriation under section 20.475 (1) (d) of the statutes, the number of positions allocated to the following prosecutorial units shall be decreased as follows: 1.25 positions for Milwaukee County; and 0.5 position for Columbia County.
(3x) Regulation of mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons.
(a) Employe transfers. There are transferred from the department of administration to the department of commerce 3.0 FTE incumbent employes holding positions in the division of housing in the department of administration performing duties that are primarily related to regulating mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons.
(b) Employe status. Employes transferred under paragraph (a) have all of the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of commerce that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employ so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(c) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of administration primarily related to mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph shall become rules of the department of commerce and shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of commerce. All orders issued by the department of administration primarily related to mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph shall become orders of the department of commerce and shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of commerce.
(d) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department administration primarily related to the regulation of mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of commerce.
(e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration that is primarily related to the regulation of mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of commerce.
(f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the regulation of mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of commerce. The department of commerce shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of commerce to the extent allowed under the contract.
(g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the regulation of mobile home parks, mobile home dealers and mobile home salespersons, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of commerce and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of commerce.
(4) Information concerning sexually violent person commitment cases.
(a) In any case in which the district attorney files a sexually violent person petition under section 980.02 (1) (b) of the statutes on or after the effective date of this paragraph but before July 1, 2001, the district attorney shall maintain a record of the amount of time spent by the district attorney and by any deputy district attorneys or assistant district attorneys doing all of the following:
1. Prosecuting the petition through trial under section 980.05 of the statutes and, if applicable, commitment of the person subject to the petition under section 980.06 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
2. If applicable, representing the state on petitions brought by the person who is the subject of the petition for supervised release under section 980.08 of the statutes, as affected by this act, or for discharge under section 980.09 or 980.10 of the statutes.
(b) Annually, on a date specified by the department of administration, the district attorney shall submit to the department of administration a report summarizing the records under paragraph (a) covering the preceding 12-month period. The department of administration shall maintain the information submitted under this paragraph by district attorneys.
(5) Purchase, replacement and maintenance of state crime laboratory equipment. The secretary of administration shall allocate $254,700 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $254,700 in fiscal year 2000-01 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to provide the department of justice with funding for the purchase, replacement and maintenance of state crime laboratory equipment.
(5g) Wausau crime laboratory expansion. The department of administration shall study the feasibility of expanding the state crime laboratory in the city of Wausau and shall develop a plan for providing space for the deoxyribonucleic acid and serology unit that is proposed to be located at the laboratory. No later than December 31, 1999, the department shall submit a report to the legislature presenting the results of the study and the plan it has developed. The report shall be submitted to the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.
(6)
Purchase of equipment of deoxyribonucleic acid analysis. In fiscal year 1999-2000, the secretary of administration shall allocate $226,800 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to provide the department of justice with funding for the purchase of equipment for analyzing deoxyribonucleic acid using the short tandem repeat method.
(7)
Conversion of deoxyribonucleic acid data bank. In fiscal year 1999-2000, the secretary of administration shall allocate $450,000 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to provide the department of justice with funding for converting the deoxyribonucleic acid data bank under section 165.77 (3) of the statutes to make it compatible with the short tandem repeat method of deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
(7f)
Report on grants specialist position. The office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall prepare a
report detailing the accomplishments of the project position in the office of justice assistance
that is responsible for developing directories of federal and private funding resources, disseminating information to state and local government agencies on funding opportunities, assisting in the preparation of applications for funding or other proposals that may secure federal or private funds, and training state and local government agencies and nonprofit agencies in the process of seeking grants.
The report shall include a list of federal and private grants received by state and local government agencies that are attributable to the position's efforts. The office of justice assistance shall, no later than January 1, 2001, submit the report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.
(9) Transfer of college tuition prepayment program.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of administration primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the state treasurer.
(b) Employe transfers. All incumbent employes holding positions in the department of administration performing duties primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to the state treasurer.
(c) Employe status. Employes transferred under paragraph (b) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the state treasurer's office that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of administration that is primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the state treasurer.
(e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of administration that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall carry out any such contractual obligations until modified or rescinded by the state treasurer to the extent allowed under contract.
(f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of administration that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the state treasurer. All orders issued by the department of administration that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the state treasurer.
(g) Pending matters. Any matters pending with the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the administration of the college tuition prepayment program, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the state treasurer and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of administration with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted or taken by the state treasurer.
(10g) Operations of and equipment for automated justice information systems. The secretary of administration shall allocate $729,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,024,100 in fiscal year 2000-01 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to fund the general operations of the department of administration relating to automated justice information systems and equipment for automated justice information systems.
(11d) Pilot literacy programs. In fiscal year 2000-01, the secretary of administration shall allocate $150,000 from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (pb) of the statutes to award grants on a competitive basis to 6 counties for pilot literacy programs in jails or houses of corrections. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a county must pay at least 25% of the total cost of its pilot literacy program.
(12) Department of corrections alcohol and other drug abuse programs. The secretary of administration shall allocate $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to fund alcohol and other drug abuse programs in the department of corrections.
(13) Department of corrections information technology. The secretary of administration shall allocate $533,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pc) of the statutes to provide the department of corrections with funding for information technology.
(14) Reimbursement to counties for crime victim and witness services. The secretary of administration shall allocate $850,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $850,800 in fiscal year 2000-01 from the appropriations under section 20.505 (6) (kp) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 20.505 (6) (pb) of the statutes to provide reimbursement to counties for providing services to victims and witnesses of crime.
(14yt) Report concerning federal funding for leaking underground storage tanks. The secretary of administration shall report to the joint committee on finance on how federal funds related to leaking underground storage tanks should be allocated between the department of commerce and the department of natural resources. The secretary shall submit the report for review and approval, modification or disapproval by the committee at its 4th quarterly meeting under section 13.10 of the statutes in 1999.
(17x) Tribal gaming computer system. The department of administration may not encumber or expend moneys appropriated to it under section 20.505 (8) (hm) of the statutes, as created in this act, for the purposes of a tribal gaming computer system to receive and process slot machine accounting data unless the department submits to the joint committee on finance a report on the costs associated with the computer system. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal of the report that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the secretary of administration shall direct that the moneys may be encumbered or expended. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the moneys may be encumbered or expended only upon approval of the report by the committee.
