(b) A representative of a crime victim rights or crime victim services organization.
(c) A representative of a faith-based organization that is involved with the reintegration of offenders into the community.
(d) A representative of a county department of human services.
(e) A representative of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(f) A representative of a nonprofit organization that is involved with the reintegration of offenders into the community and that is not a faith-based organization.
(g) A district attorney.
(h) A representative of the office of the state public defender.
(i) An academic professional in the field of criminal justice.
(j) A representative of the Wisconsin Technical College System.
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Section
35. 15.155 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
28,36
Section
36. 15.155 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
15.155 (2) Economic policy board. (a) There is created an economic policy board attached to the department of commerce under s. 15.03 consisting of all of the following:
1. The secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee.
2. The secretary of workforce development or the secretary's designee.
3. The director of the technical college system or the director's designee.
4. Six other members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 2-year terms.
5. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
6. One member appointed by the senate majority leader.
7. One member who is a minority group member, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f), and who operates or has operated a minority business, as defined under s. 560.036 (1) (e).
(b) The members appointed under par. (a) 4. shall represent the scientific, technical, labor, small business, minority business, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (e), rural, and financial communities of this state.
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Section
37. 15.155 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
28,40g
Section 40g. 15.157 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
15.917 (1) Rural health development council. (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce University of Wisconsin System a rural health development council consisting of 13 17 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 5-year terms, and the secretaries of commerce and health services, or their designees. The appointed members shall include all of the following:
28,40h
Section 40h. 15.157 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (a).
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Section 40i. 15.157 (8) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (b).
28,40j
Section 40j. 15.157 (8) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (c).
28,40k
Section 40k. 15.157 (8) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
28,40L
Section 40L. 15.157 (8) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (d) and amended to read:
15.917 (1) (d) Two representatives
One representative of a private lenders lender that make makes loans in rural areas.
28,40m
Section 40m. 15.157 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (e) and amended to read:
15.917 (1) (e) Two representatives of health care facilities A representative of a hospital located in a rural areas area and a representative of a clinic located in a rural area.
28,40n
Section 40n. 15.157 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.917 (1) (f).
28,40w
Section 40w. 15.793 of the statutes is created to read:
15.793 Same; attached council. (1) 911 council. (a) There is created a 911 council attached to the public service commission under s. 15.03. The council shall consist of the following members appointed for 3-year terms by the public service commission:
1. One member recommended by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
2. One member recommended by the Wisconsin Counties Association.
3. One member recommended by the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association.
4. One member recommended by the Badger State Sheriff's Association.
5. Two members who are representatives of commercial mobile radio service providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g), operating in this state.
6. One member recommended by the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials.
7. Two members recommended by the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association, one of whom is a representative of a local exchange carrier with fewer than 50,000 access lines.
8. One member who is a representative of a voice over Internet protocol provider.
9. One police chief member recommended by the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association.
10. One fire chief member recommended by the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association.
11. One member recommended by the Wisconsin Emergency Management Association.
12. One member who is a representative of the cable industry.
13. One member recommended by the Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Association.
(b) The 911 council shall meet at least twice annually. No member or staff of the public service commission may serve as chairperson or vice chairperson of the 911 council. Members of the 911 council shall undertake their duties in a manner that is competitively and technologically neutral to all service providers. The council shall adopt guidelines for reimbursement of member expenses under s. 15.09 (6).
(c) The 911 council shall advise the public service commission administering the 911 fund and on administering the 911 grant program and surcharge and developing the statewide plan for enhanced 911 service under s. 256.35 (3g), on any related rules, and on any other matters assigned to the council by the commission.
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Section
43. 15.917 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 (title) Same; attached council.
28,43d
Section 43d. 15.917 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 (1) (g) The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the secretary's designee.
28,43e
Section 43e. 15.917 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 (1) (h) The secretary of workforce development or the secretary's designee.
28,43f
Section 43f. 15.917 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 (1) (i) A representative of an economic development organization operating in a rural area.
28,43g
Section 43g. 15.917 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
15.917 (1) (j) A member of the public from a rural area.
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Section
44. 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 subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and in chs. 52, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, and 279.
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Section
45. 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 subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 52, 231, 233, 234, 237, and 279, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter that in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
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Section
46. 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 subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 52, 231, 233, 234, 237, and 279, 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.
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Section
47. 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, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
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Section
48. 16.004 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
16.004 (15) Legal services. (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means a department in the executive branch of state government that has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) The department may provide legal services to state agencies and shall assess state agencies for legal services provided by the division of legal services. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kr).
(bm) In the report submitted under s. 16.705 (8), the department shall document the division's success in reducing the state's use of contracted employees.
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Section
49. 16.009 (1) (em) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (1) (em) 6. An adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b).
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Section
50. 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).
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Section
52. 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, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 52, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, or 279.
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Section
53. 16.15 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.15 (1) (ab) "Authority" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority.
28,53n
Section 53n. 16.18 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
16.18 (2) (f) General operations.
28,54
Section
54. 16.18 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.18 (5) No county may receive a grant under this section in an amount exceeding $500,000 $600,000 in any state fiscal year.
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Section
55. 16.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
16.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) (jc) to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
28,64m
Section 64m. 16.27 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.27
(3) (e) 1. Allocate and transfer to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1)
(kn) (n), 15% of the moneys received under
42 USC 8621 to
8629 in each federal fiscal year under the priority of maintaining funding for the geographical areas on July 20, 1985, and, if funding is reduced, prorating contracted levels of payment, for the weatherization assistance program administered by the department under s. 16.26.
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Section
68. 16.27 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.27
(5) (c) A household entirely composed of persons receiving aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, food stamps under
7 USC 2011 to
2029 2036, or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or s. 49.77.
