15.377 (2) Deaf and hard-of-hearing education council. There is created a deaf and hard-of-hearing education council in the department of public instruction. The council shall consist of the following members, at least 3 of whom must be hearing impaired, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction for 3-year terms:
(a) Two parents of children who are hearing impaired.
(b) One licensed teacher of pupils who are hearing impaired.
(c) One person who is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under subch. II of ch. 459.
(d) One school district special education director.
(e) One person who is licensed as an audiologist under subch. II of ch. 459 and whose expertise is in educational audiology.
(f) One person who is experienced in educating the hearing impaired, or in educating teachers of the hearing impaired, and is affiliated with an institution of higher education.
(g) One person who is an instructor in a technical college interpreter training program.
(h) One person employed as an educational interpreter.
(i) Three other members.
15.405 (6) (a) Six dentists who are licensed under ch. 447.
15.405 (6) (b) Three dental hygienists who are licensed under ch. 447. Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1m) (a), the dental hygienist members may participate in the preparation and grading of licensing examinations for dental hygienists.
16,182q
Section 182q. 15.405 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (9) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
15.405 (9) (a) (intro.) There is created a pharmacy examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The pharmacy examining board shall consist of, consisting of the following 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms.:
1. Five of the members shall be who are licensed to practice pharmacy in this state.
2. Two public members shall be public members.
16,182r
Section 182r. 15.405 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
15.405 (9) (b) Of the members of the pharmacy examining board who are licensed to practice pharmacy, one shall be employed in a pharmacy that provides pharmaceutical services primarily on an inpatient basis, including a pharmacy in a hospital, nursing home, correctional facility, or other institution.
16,183h
Section 183h. 15.445 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.445 (4) (a) 1. Two representatives to the assembly, one recommended by the speaker of the assembly and one recommended by the minority leader of the assembly. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2003.
16,183i
Section 183i. 15.445 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.445 (4) (a) 2. Two senators, one recommended by the majority leader of the senate and one recommended by the minority leader of the senate. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2003.
16,183m
Section 183m. 15.45 of the statutes is created to read:
15.45 Department of forestry. There is created a department of forestry under the direction and supervision of the secretary of forestry.
16,187d
Section 187d. 15.915 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
16,187g
Section 187g. 15.915 (6) (b) 6. h. of the statutes is created to read:
15.915 (6) (b) 6. h. Forestry.
16,187r
Section 187r. 15.915 (6) (b) 6. i. of the statutes is created to read:
15.915 (6) (b) 6. i. Energy industry.
16,189
Section
189. 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.002 (2) "Departments" means constitutional offices, departments and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in chs. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, and 237.
16,190
Section
190. 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.004 (4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies and authorities created under chs. 231, 233 and, 234, and 237, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter which in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
16,191
Section
191. 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.004 (5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and authorities created under chs. 231, 233 and, 234, and 237, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary and shall comply with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.
16,192
Section
192. 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.004 (12) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor and the courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
16,193
Section
193. 16.004 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 38.04 (19) and amended to read:
38.04 (19) Grants to technical colleges Capacity building program. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (e) 20.292 (1) (cm), the secretary board shall award grants to technical college district boards to develop or expand programs in occupational areas in which there is a high demand for workers, and to make capital expenditures that are necessary for such development or expansion, as determined by the secretary.
16,194
Section
194. 16.008 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.008 (2) The state shall pay for extraordinary police services provided directly to state facilities, as defined in s. 70.119 (3) (e), in response to a request of a state officer or agency responsible for the operation and preservation of such facilities. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38). The Fox River Navigational System Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to the navigational system, as defined in s. 237.01 (4). Municipalities or counties which provide extraordinary police services to state facilities may submit claims to the claims board for actual additional costs related to wage and disability payments, pensions and worker's compensation payments, damage to equipment and clothing, replacement of expendable supplies, medical and transportation expense and other necessary expenses. The clerk of the municipality or county submitting a claim shall also transmit an itemized statement of charges and a statement which identifies the facility served and the person who requested the services. The board shall obtain a review of the claim and recommendations from the agency responsible for the facility prior to proceeding under s. 16.007 (3), (5) and (6).
16,200b
Section 200b. 16.023 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.023 (2) In conjunction with the working group established under sub. (1) (L) 1., the council shall, not later than one year after October 14, 1997, 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 2006, 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.
16,201c
Section 201c. 16.023 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.023 (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply after August 31, 2003 2007.
16,202
Section
202. 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.045 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234 or, 235, or 237.
16,222
Section
222. 16.339 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.339 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (dm) (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.
16,223
Section
223. 16.352 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.352 (2) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fm) and (gm) (h), the department shall award grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities that have or anticipate a need for additional funding because of the renovation or expansion of an existing shelter facility, the development of an existing building into a shelter facility, the expansion of shelter services for homeless persons, or an inability to obtain adequate funding to continue the provision of an existing level of services.
16,224
Section
224. 16.352 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.352 (2) (b) (intro.) The department shall allocate funds from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fm) and (gm) (h) for temporary shelter for homeless individuals and families as follows:
16,226
Section
226. 16.40 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.40 (14) Committees. Perform administrative services required to properly account for the finances of committees created by law or executive order. The governor may authorize each committee to make expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a)
(4) (ba) not exceeding $2,000 per fiscal year. The governor shall report such authorized expenditures to the joint committee on finance at the next quarterly meeting of the committee. If the governor desires to authorize expenditures of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by a committee, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance for its approval a complete budget for all expenditures made or to be made by the committee. The budget may cover a period encompassing more than one fiscal year or biennium during the governor's term of office. If the joint committee on finance approves a budget authorizing expenditures of more than $2,000 per fiscal year by such a committee, the governor may authorize the expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) in accordance with the approved budget during the period covered by the budget. If after the joint committee on finance approves a budget for such a committee the governor desires to authorize expenditures in excess of the authorized expenditures under the approved budget, the governor shall submit a modified budget for the committee to the joint committee on finance. If the joint committee on finance approves a modified budget, the governor may authorize additional expenditures to be made within the limits of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) in accordance with the modified budget during the period covered by the modified budget.
16,226c
Section 226c. 16.40 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
16,227
Section
227. 16.40 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.40 (17) Interstate bodies. Perform administrative services required to properly account for dues and related expenses for state participation in national or regional interstate governmental bodies specified in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) or determined by the governor.
16,227m
Section 227m. 16.40 (20m) of the statutes is created to read:
16.40 (20m) Anticipated operating and debt service costs; building projects. Provide the building commission with a statement of the amount of the anticipated annual operating costs or the amount of any increased annual operating costs, plus the amount of any increased annual debt service costs, generated by each proposed state building project requiring enumeration in the authorized state building program in the first full year following completion of the project, and the amount of such costs to be funded from each revenue source under s. 20.001 (2).
16,227p
Section 227p. 16.40 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
16.40 (23) University of Wisconsin-Green Bay programming. Provide funding from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (km) to finance programming at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that is jointly developed by the Oneida Tribe and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
16,227q
Section 227q. 16.40 (23m) of the statutes is created to read:
16.40 (23m) Purchasing card rebates. Authorize any state agency to use purchasing cards for purchases that do not exceed $5,000. If the state receives any rebates from a purchasing card issuer for purchases made with a purchasing card, the department shall deposit the rebate in the fund from which the appropriation is made for payment of the obligation incurred as a result of the purchase.
16,227r
Section 227r. 16.40 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
16.40 (24) Grants to Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc. Annually, provide grants to the Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc., for collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about patient safety and training of health care providers and their employees directed toward improving patient safety. The department shall ensure that no grant moneys provided under this subsection are expended for the purpose of entertainment, foreign travel, or payments to persons not providing goods or services to the Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc. In this subsection, "health care provider" means any of the following:
(a) A nurse licensed under ch. 441.
(b) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446.
(c) A dentist licensed under ch. 447.
(d) A physician, physician assistant, or respiratory care practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
(e) A physical therapist licensed under subch. III of ch. 448.
(f) A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.
(g) A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.
(h) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.
(i) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448.
(j) An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.
(k) A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.
(L) An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
(m) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
(n) A massage therapist or bodyworker issued a license of registration under subch. XI of ch. 440.
16,228
Section
228. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 233 or, 234, or 237.
16,229b
Section 229b. 16.417 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.417 (1) (b) "Authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234 or, 235
or 237.
16,230
Section
230. 16.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
16.43 Budget compiled. The secretary shall compile and submit to the governor or the governor-elect and to each person elected to serve in the legislature during the next biennium, not later than November 20 of each even-numbered year, a compilation giving all of the data required by s. 16.46 to be included in the state budget report, except the recommendations of the governor and the explanation thereof. The secretary shall not include in the compilation any provision for the development or implementation of an information technology development project for an executive branch agency that is not consistent with the strategic plan of the agency, as approved under s. 22.13.
16,231
Section
231. 16.46 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
