951.015 (3) This chapter does not apply to:
(a) Teaching, research, or experimentation conducted pursuant to a protocol or procedure approved by an educational or research institution, and related incidental animal care activities, at facilities that are regulated under
7 USC 2131 to
2159 or
42 USC 289d.
(b) Bona fide scientific research involving species unregulated by federal law.
32,3539m
Section 3539m. 951.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
951.02 Mistreating animals. No person may treat any animal, whether belonging to the person or another, in a cruel manner. This section does not prohibit bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or normal and accepted veterinary practices.
32,3539s
Section 3539s. 951.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
951.06 Use of poisonous and controlled substances. No person may expose any domestic animal owned by another to any known poisonous substance, any controlled substance included in schedule I, II, III, IV or V of ch. 961, or any controlled substance analog of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II of ch. 961, whether mixed with meat or other food or not, so that the substance is liable to be eaten by the animal and for the purpose of harming the animal. This section shall not apply to poison used on one's own premises and designed for the purpose of rodent or pest extermination nor to the use of a controlled substance in bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or in accepted veterinary practices.
32,3540
Section
3540. 961.01 (20g) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.01 (20g) "Public housing project" means any housing project or development administered by a housing authority, as defined in s. 560.9801 16.301 (2).
32,3541
Section
3541. 961.36 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.36 (1m) At the request of the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or a board, examining board or affiliated credentialing board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, the controlled substances board shall provide advice and assistance in matters related to the controlled substances law to the department or to the board, examining board or affiliated credentialing board in the department making the request for advice or assistance.
32,3541g
Section 3541g. 969.12 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
32,3541r
Section 3541r. 969.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
969.12 (2) A surety under this chapter shall be a natural person, except who is a resident of this state, a surety under s. 345.61, or a surety corporation or its agent that is licensed under s. 440.9993. No natural person or surety under this chapter under s. 345.61 may be compensated for acting as such a surety. A surety corporation or its agent that is licensed under s. 440.9993 shall be compensated at a rate of 10 percent of the amount of the bond set.
32,3547
Section
3547. 973.045 (1r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.045 (1r) (a) (intro.) The clerk shall record any crime victim and witness surcharge imposed under sub. (1) in 2 parts as follows:
32,3548
Section
3548. 973.045 (1r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
973.045 (1r) (a) 2. Part B equals $27
$20 for each misdemeanor offense or count and $27 $20 for each felony offense or count.
32,3549
Section
3549. 973.045 (1r) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
973.045 (1r) (a) 3. Part C equals $7 for each misdemeanor offense or count and $7 for each felony offense or count.
973.045 (2m) (a) The secretary of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (gc) the first $20 of part B of the crime victim and witness surcharge.
(b) The secretary of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (g) part A of the crime victim and witness surcharge and any part of part B C of the crime victim and witness surcharge that remains after the secretary of administration complies with par. (a).
32,3551
Section
3551. 973.045 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
973.045 (3) (c) The person paying the crime victim and witness surcharge shall pay all of the moneys due under part A and part B before he or she pays any of the moneys due under part C.
32,3552
Section
3552. 973.05 (2m) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
973.05 (2m) (dg) To payment of part C of the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge until paid in full.
32,3552m
Section 3552m. 973.06 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
973.06 (1) (j) If the defendant violated s. 23.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, 350.101, 940.09 (1), or 940.25, any costs charged to or paid by a law enforcement agency for the withdrawal of the defendant's blood, except that the court may not impose on the defendant any cost for an alternative test provided free of charge as described in s. 343.305 (4). If at the time the court finds that the defendant committed the violation, the law enforcement agency has not paid or been charged with the costs of withdrawing the person's blood, the court shall impose and collect the costs the law enforcement agency reasonably expects to be charged for the withdrawal, based on the current charges for this procedure. Notwithstanding sub. (2), the court may not remit these costs.
32,3559d
Section 3559d. 977.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.02 (3) (b) Subject to par. (d), consider assets in the manner described in s. 49.145 (3) (a) and treat assets as available to the person to pay the costs of legal representation if the assets exceed the resource limitations under s. 49.145 (3) (a), except that $2,500 in combined equity value. In determining the combined equity value of assets, the representative of the state public defender shall exclude only the equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000 and shall exclude the first $30,000 of the equity value of the home that serves as the individual's homestead.
32,3559h
Section 3559h. 977.02 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.02
(3) (c) Subject to par. (d), treat income as available to the person to pay the costs of legal representation only if the
gross income exceeds
the income limitations in s. 49.145 (3) (b) 115 percent of the federal poverty guideline, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2) (2011). In calculating gross income under this paragraph, the representative of the state public defender shall include all earned and unearned income of the person, except any amount received under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any amount received under s. 71.07 (9e), any payment made by an employer under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any student financial aid received under any federal or state program, any scholarship used for tuition and books, and any assistance received under s. 49.148. In determining the earned and unearned income of the individual, the representative of the state public defender may not include income earned by a dependent child of the person.
32,3561
Section
3561. 978.05 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
978.05 (6) (b) Enforce the provisions of all general orders of the department of commerce safety and professional services relating to the sale, transportation and storage of explosives.
32,3562
Section
3562. 990.01 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (7g) Fire chief. "Fire chief" or "chief of a fire department" includes the chief of a department under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3563
Section
3563. 990.01 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (7m) Fire department. "Fire department" includes a department under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3564
Section
3564. 990.01 (7r) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (7r) Fire fighter. "Fire fighter" includes a person serving under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3565
Section
3565. 990.01 (28g) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (28g) Police chief. "Police chief" or "chief of a police department" includes the chief of a department under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3566
Section
3566. 990.01 (28m) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (28m) Police department. "Police department" includes a department under s. 60.553, 61.66
, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3567
Section
3567. 990.01 (28r) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01 (28r) Police officer. "Police officer" includes a person serving under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e).
32,3567g
Section 3567g. 995.30 of the statutes is created to read:
995.30 Ronald W. Reagan Day. February 6 is designated as Ronald W. Reagan Day. Appropriate exercises and celebrations may be held on that day, his birthday, to honor him and remember him as the 40th President of the United States and a promoter of freedom and democracy throughout the world.
[
2009 Wisconsin Act 333] Section 20 (2)
Publish notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that funding is not available. If, after making the determination under subsection (1m), the department of children and families determines that federal moneys from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are no longer available to support an expansion of trial jobs under section 49.147 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
and the project under section 49.162 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the date on which the federal moneys may no longer be obtained.
[
2009 Wisconsin Act 333] Section 20 (5)
Additional funding for programs. If any other federal funding becomes available for the
programs program under
sections section 49.147 (3)
and 49.162 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of children and families shall take any actions that may be necessary to obtain the funding and use it for
those programs that program.
[
2009 Wisconsin Act 333] Section 22 (2) The repeal of
sections section 49.147 (3) (cm)
and (dm) and 49.162 (3) (am) and (d) of the statutes and the amendment of
sections section 49.147 (3) (a) (by
Section 4)
and 49.162 (3) (a) (by Section 10) of the statutes take effect on the date stated in the notice published by the department of children and families under
Section 20 (2) of this act.
[
2011 Wisconsin Act 10] Section 9132 (1) (b) Each collective bargaining unit under subchapter IV of chapter 111 of the statutes, as affected by this act, containing general municipal employees who are subject to an extension of their collective bargaining agreement shall have their collective bargaining agreement terminated as soon as legally possible and shall vote to certify or decertify their representatives as provided in section 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding the date provided under section 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes, as created by this act, the vote shall be held in
April 2011 the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of the 2011-13 biennial budget act.
[
2011 Wisconsin Act 10] Section 9155 (1) (b) Each collective bargaining unit under subchapter V of chapter 111 of the statutes, as affected by this act, containing general employees shall vote to certify or decertify their representatives as provided in section 111.83 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding the date provided under section 111.83 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the vote shall be held in
April 2011 the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of the 2011-13 biennial budget act.
[
2011 Wisconsin Act 10] Section 9315 (3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), for elected officials, as defined in section 40.02 (24) of the statutes,
and for any public officer holding a term of office subject to article IV, section 26 (2) of the constitution, who are participating employees in the Wisconsin retirement system, the treatment of section 40.23 (2m) (e) 2. of the statutes first applies to creditable service that is performed on the first day of a term of office that begins after the effective date of this paragraph.
32,9101
Section 9101.
Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
(1) Youth diversion grant reductions.
(a) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes by $85,900 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
(b) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (b) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money distributed under section 16.964 (8) (b) of the statutes by $18,400 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
(c) Notwithstanding the amounts specified under section 16.964 (8) (c) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated for each of the 4 contracts that are funded with moneys from the appropriation accounts under section 20.505 (6) (d) and (kj) of the statutes by $25,650 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 and shall reduce the amount of money allocated for the contract that is funded only with moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kj) of the statutes by $18,100 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
(1u) Energy efficiency study of state-owned buildings. The department of administration shall conduct a study concerning the feasibility of installing energy-efficient heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in state-owned buildings to conserve energy and save money. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the members of the joint committee on finance no later than December 1, 2011.
(2)
Literacy initiative; governor's task force. A task force created by the governor by executive order and charged with developing detailed recommendations for a program to assess and improve literacy in elementary school children may request the department of administration to release funding from the department's appropriation account under section 20.505 (4) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, for use by the department to implement the recommendations of the task force after the governor has approved the detailed recommendations proposed by the task force.
(2u)
Cost-benefit analysis for Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls. Notwithstanding section 16.705 (1p) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the initial contract for the operation and staffing of the Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls as provided by section 45.50 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act. The analysis shall be a comprehensive study to identify and compare the total cost, quality, technical expertise, and timeliness of a service performed by state employees and resources with the total cost, quality, technical expertise, and timeliness of the same service obtained by means of a contract for contractual services. The department of administration shall submit the results of the cost-benefit analysis to the joint committee on finance by February 1, 2012, or before the department of veterans affairs enters into the initial contract for the operation and staffing of the home, whichever occurs first. The contract entered into must contain a performance guarantee requirement that states that, during the contract period, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls must maintain an overall star rating that is at least equal to four stars.
(3) Elimination of office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program shall become the assets and liabilities of the higher educational aids board.
(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program is transferred to the higher educational aids board.
(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the higher educational aids board. The higher educational aids board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the higher educational aids board to the extent allowed under the contract.
(d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the higher educational aids board. All orders issued by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the higher educational aids board.
(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the higher educational aids board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the higher educational aids board.
(3i) Community partnerships. By January 10, 2012, the department of administration shall submit to the joint committee on finance for the approval of that committee under section 13.10 of the statutes a plan that includes all of the following:
(a) A plan prepared by the department of public instruction for providing funding to community-based nongovernmental organizations for the establishment of partnerships with local school districts that center on those organizations providing advocacy for students and serving as liaison between families and staff of those school districts with the goal of improving educational outcomes and promoting and teaching greater self-sufficiency.
(b) A plan prepared by the department of children and families for providing funding to community-based nongovernmental organizations for the establishment of partnerships with agencies that license foster homes that center on those organizations providing advocacy for children and serving as liaison between families and staff of those agencies with the goal of improving educational outcomes and promoting and teaching greater self-sufficiency.
(4j) Drug offender diversion surcharge fund. The department of administration shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance as to how the department will reduce state appropriations by $1,917,900 over the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium and lapse the associated funding to the general fund to eliminate the deficit in the drug offender diversion surcharge fund.
(4q) Transfer of human resources positions.
(a) The secretary of administration shall identify 2.0 FTE PR positions in the department of administration having responsibility for human resources functions. On the effective date of this subsection, one of the positions so identified, as determined by the secretary, is transferred to the state fair park board and the other of the positions so identified is transferred to the department of regulation and licensing and the incumbent employees in those positions are transferred to the state fair park board and the department of regulation and licensing, respectively.
(b) Employees 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 state fair park board and the department of regulation and licensing that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(5q) State building and lease back study. The department of administration shall study the feasibility of instituting a program for private construction of buildings for the purpose of leasing those buildings to the state. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the members of the joint committee on finance no later than December 1, 2011.
32,9103
Section 9103.
Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
(1i) Evaluation of purchase of agricultural conservation easement program. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall evaluate the program for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements under section 93.73 of the statutes, including the administration of the program, the source of funding for the program, state financial participation, and the amount of local matching funds required. The department shall include in its evaluation options for a replacement program that would be less costly and more efficient in preserving farmland. The department shall report its findings from the evaluation no later than June 30, 2012, to the joint committee on finance and to the standing committees in each house of the legislature with responsibility for agricultural matters.
