Wisconsin Legislature: 9,9150

9,9128 Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.

(1p) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) cannot apply to the action of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2019-20 legislative session.

9,9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.

(1) Washington Island disaster assistance. From s. 20.465 (3) (s), the department of military affairs shall pay to the Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for costs incurred for disaster relief. The Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility shall pay 30 percent of the reasonable and necessary costs incurred for the disaster relief, and the department shall pay the remaining costs up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium.

9,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources

(3x) Repair of state trails. In fiscal year 2019-20, from s. 20.370 (7) (hu), the department of natural resources shall conduct necessary repairs to the portion of the 400 Trail between the village of La Valle in Sauk County and the village of Union Center in Juneau County and the portion of the Elroy-Sparta Trail between the city of Elroy in Juneau County and the village of Norwalk in Monroe County.

(3y) Chronic wasting disease research. The department of natural resources shall make a onetime expenditure of $100,000 from s. 20.370 (1) (hx) to fund research into genetic resistance to chronic wasting disease in farm-raised deer. The department shall conduct the research at a double-fenced deer farm in the southern part of the state where chronic wasting disease was detected in a farm-raised deer in the spring of 2018.

9,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

(5p) Grants to Lakeland STAR School. From s. 20.255 (2) (fa), the department of public instruction shall provide a grant of $83,000 in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Minocqua J1 school district for the Lakeland STAR School. The department shall provide the grant under this subsection only if the Minocqua J1 school dis trict provides evidence of having received matching funds from nongovernmental sources in an amount equal to the amount of the grant award. No later than July 1, 2021, the Minocqua J1 school district shall provide to the legislature and the department a report in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) describing the use of grant moneys received under this subsection.

(6p) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. From s. 20.255 (2) (fa), the department of public instruction shall provide a grant of $167,000 in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Lakeland Union High School school district for the Lakeland STAR Academy. The department shall provide the grant under this subsection only if the Lakeland Union High School school district provides evidence of having received matching funds from nongovernmental sources in an amount equal to the amount of the grant award. No later than July 1, 2021, the Lakeland Union High School school district shall provide to the legislature and the department a report in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) describing the use of grant moneys received under this subsection.

9,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

(1p) Expansion of auditing activity. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 38.0 GPR audit and compliance project positions provided to the department of revenue under 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 is the first September 30 occurring in the 2nd fiscal biennium beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

9,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

(2) Harbor assistance grants priority. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, when making grant awards from ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv) for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations.

(3) Statewide public safety interoperable communications system. No later than June 30, 2020, the department of transportation, in collaboration with the department of military affairs, shall issue a request for proposals for a statewide public safety interoperable communications system to be deployed on existing tower sites. The department of transportation may expend not more than $500,000 to enter into a contract with an organization to provide professional consulting services related to development of bidder qualifications and technical requirements for the request for proposals issued under this subsection.

(4e) Noise barrier on I 41. The department of transportation, during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, shall install a noise barrier along the east side of I 41 adjacent to 112th Street, between Clarke Street and Center Street, in Milwaukee County.

(4f) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall expend up to $9,080,000 from proceeds of transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility projects.

(4o) Lieutenant governor security and safety. The amount that the department of transportation expends during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for the security and safety of the lieutenant governor cannot exceed the amount expended by the department of transportation during the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for the same purpose.

(4p) Emergency rules relating to alternative project delivery. The department of transportation may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rule, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, of the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of transportation is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

(4q) Employees of the office of innovative program delivery. The secretary of the department of transportation shall assign from the department's existing position authority at least 1.0 FTE position to the office of innovative program delivery attached to the department of transportation.

(4x) City of Kaukauna bridge. Notwithstanding s. 84.18 (4) and (5), in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall provide funds to the city of Kaukauna for the rehabilitation of the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Catherine Street in the city of Kaukauna, including the repair or replacement of the lifting mechanism of the bridge. The department shall provide the same percentage of the cost of the Veterans Memorial Bridge rehabilitation as the percent established under 23 USC 144 (f) (2). Notwithstanding s. 84.18 (6), the department cannot establish a limit on eligible funding amounts for the Veterans Memorial Bridge rehabilitation. The funds under this subsection shall be paid from amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (2) (eq) for bridge development, construction, and rehabilitation under s. 84.18.

9,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

(1) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System cannot charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2018-19 academic year.

9,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

(1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.

9,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

(1g) Fabrication laboratory grant program. From s. 20.192 (1) (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall allocate at least $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for the purpose of awarding grants under a fabrication laboratory grant program that is substantially similar to the program under s. 238.145, 2015 stats.

(1i) Grant to Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership. From s. 20.192 (1) (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall grant $250,000 to the Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership in the 2019-20 fiscal year for supporting efforts by the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin air national guard to secure basing of the U.S. air force's KC-46 tanker aircraft.

(1x) Transfer of unencumbered economic development funds. No later than January 1, 2020, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall pay $25,000,000 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund.

9,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

(5i) Fast Forward grants for personal care workers. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (b) in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate moneys for a grant program that promotes the attraction and retention of personal care workers who provide home-based care and community-based care and that focuses on providing quality care.

(7i) Grants to Northcentral Technical College for workforce training in county jail facilities. The department of workforce development shall award grants under s. 106.27 (1), in the amount of $75,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2020-21, to the district board for Northcentral Technical College for workforce training in county jail facilities. Notwithstanding s. 106.27 (1) and any rule promulgated under s. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1., the department cannot require any matching funds to be provided as a condition of receiving the grants and the department shall award the grants notwithstanding any otherwise applicable eligibility criteria. Notwithstanding s. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2., the district board for Northcentral Technical College is not required to make application for the grants under this subsection.

9,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

(1) Federal e-rate transfers. There is transferred from s. 20.505 (4) (mp) to the universal service fund $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

(1i) Transfer to the state building trust fund. There is transferred from s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state building trust fund $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20.

(1j) Lapse to the general fund. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), from s. 20.505 (1) (kc), there is lapsed to the general fund $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

9,9210 Section 9210. Fiscal changes; District Attorneys.

(1e) One-step pay progression increase. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (em), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,246,600 to provide a one-step pay progression increase to eligible district attorneys on July 1, 2019. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (em), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $2,231,300 to provide a one-step pay progression increase to eligible district attorneys on July 1, 2020.

(1f) Additional assistant district attorney positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (d), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,430,000 to increase the authorized FTE assistant district attorney positions by 34.85 GPR positions beginning on October 1, 2019. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (d), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $2,162,000 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection. The assistant district attorney positions shall be apportioned as follows to the prosecutorial units for the following counties:

(a) Ashland County shall receive 0.6 assistant district attorney position.

(b) Brown County shall receive 2.0 assistant district attorney positions.

(d) Chippewa County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(e) Columbia County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(f) Dane County shall receive 0.15 assistant district attorney position.

(g) Dodge County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(h) Douglas County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(i) Dunn County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(j) Eau Claire County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(k) Fond du Lac County shall receive 2.0 assistant district attorney positions.

(L) Green County shall receive 0.5 assistant district attorney position.

(m) Jefferson County shall receive 0.7 assistant district attorney position.

(n) Kenosha County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(o) La Crosse County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(p) Manitowoc County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(q) Marathon County shall receive 2.0 assistant district attorney positions.

(r) Marquette County shall receive 0.6 assistant district attorney position.

(s) Monroe County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(t) Outagamie County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(u) Ozaukee County shall receive 0.7 assistant district attorney position.

(v) Portage County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(vm) Price County shall receive 0.5 assistant district attorney position.

(w) Racine County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(x) St. Croix County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(y) Shawano and Menominee counties shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(z) Sheboygan County shall receive 1.5 assistant district attorney positions.

(aa) Taylor County shall receive 0.5 assistant district attorney position.

(ab) Walworth County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

(ac) Waukesha County shall receive 2.5 assistant district attorney positions.

(ad) Waushara County shall receive 0.6 assistant district attorney position.

(ae) Winnebago County shall receive 2.0 assistant district attorney positions.

(af) Wood County shall receive 1.0 assistant district attorney position.

9,9212 Section 9212. Fiscal changes; Elections Commission.

(1c) Materials and services transfer. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), in fiscal year 2019-20, $9,700 is lapsed to the general fund from s. 20.510 (1) (h).

9,9214 Section 9214. Fiscal changes; Employment Relations Commission.

(1c) Unspent program revenue. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, there is lapsed to the general fund any unencumbered balance exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year's expenditures from s. 20.425 (1) (i).

9,9219 Section 9219. Fiscal changes; Health Services.

(1p) Children's community option program and birth to 3 program transfers.

(a) In fiscal year 2019-20, there is transferred from s. 20.435 (4) (bd) from the amounts allocated to the children's community options program under s. 46.272 to s. 20.435 (7) (bt) $2,250,000.

(b) In fiscal year 2019-20, there is transferred from s. 20.435 (4) (b), (im), or (in) from the amounts allocated to the community options program under s. 46.27, 2017 stats., to s. 20.435 (4) (bd) $2,250,000 to be allocated to the children's community options program under s. 46.272.

9,9227 Section 9227. Fiscal changes; Justice.

(1) Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharges transfer. There is transferred from s. 20.455 (2) (Lp) to s. 20.455 (2) (hd) $750,000 in each year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium.

9,9238 Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.

(1) Chiropractic examination appropriation. The unencumbered balance in s. 20.165 (1) (gc), 2017 stats., is transferred to s. 20.165 (1) (g).

(2t) Safety and building operations transfer. There is transferred from s. 20.165 (2) (j) to the general fund $5,000,000 in the 2019-20 fiscal year.

9,9244 Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

(3z) Off-highway motorcycle administration. In fiscal year 2019-20, there is transferred from the general fund to s. 20.370 (9) (jq) $35,600 in addition to the amount appropriated from the conservation fund.

9,9306 Section 9306. Initial applicability; Children and Families.

(1) Background checks for congregate care workers. The treatment of s. 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.), (ba), (bb), (bg), and (d), (4m) (b) (intro.), (c), and (d), (5m), and (8) first applies to a congregate care worker, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (ap), on the following dates: