AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,12 11865. Page 2389, line 24: delete ", 8th and 10th grade performance
12assessments" and substitute "grade examination".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,15 14867. Page 2390, line 2: delete "appropriate grades" and substitute "4th
15grade".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,16 16868. Page 2391, line 25: substitute "July 15" for "July 1".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,17 17869. Page 2392, line 6: before that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,18 18" Section 9146.(1) Nonstatutory provisions; public service commission.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,441,24 19(1t)Fencing, farm crossing and cattle guard costs. The commissioner of
20railroads and the chairperson of the public service commission shall jointly develop
21a plan for phasing in state reimbursement of 100% of the costs incurred by railroads
22for fencing, farm crossings and cattleguards, and shall submit a report containing
23their findings, conclusions and recommendations, including recommended statutory
24changes, to the joint committee on finance by January 1, 1996.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,442,1
1870. Page 2394, line 25: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,442,18 2"(1x)Rules. On or before May 1, 1996, the department of revenue shall submit
3to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes proposed rules
4to implement use-value assessment of agricultural land. The rules shall define
5"agricultural use" and shall designate categories of agricultural land based upon
6agricultural use, soil productivity and location. The rules shall also include
7guidelines to be used by property tax assessors in classifying land as agricultural
8land, including guidelines on ways to distinguish, particularly with respect to small
9acreage parcels, land devoted primarily to agricultural use from land devoted
10primarily to residential, recreational or commercial use. The rules shall provide a
11capitalization rate based on the federal land bank's 5-year average capitalization
12rate for, and the per-acre values based on the income that is or could be generated
13from renting for agricultural use of, each category of land. The rules shall provide
14a method for calculating capitalization rates for each municipality by adding to the
155-year average of federal land bank short-term adjustable rate mortgages for this
16state's agricultural marketplace the municipality's net property tax rate for the
17previous year. After they are promulgated, the rules shall be incorporated into the
18assessment manual under section 73.03 (2a) of the statutes.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,442,19 19871. Page 2395, line 5: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,442,21 20"(2gg)Transfer of child support and paternity programs; position
21authorizations.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,2 22(a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of revenue are increased
23by 9.13 GPR positions on July 1, 1996, to be funded from the appropriation under

1section 20.566 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for general program
2operations related to child support and paternity programs.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,6 3(b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of revenue are increased
4by 10.03 GPR positions on July 1, 1996, to be funded from the appropriation under
5section 20.566 (4) (cd) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for administering child
6support and paternity establishment programs.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,10 7(c) The authorized FTE positions for the department of revenue are increased
8by 6.12 PR positions on July 1, 1996, to be funded from the appropriation under
9section 20.566 (4) (ja) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for administering child
10support and paternity establishment programs.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,14 11(d) The authorized FTE positions for the department of revenue are increased
12by 46.72 FED positions on July 1, 1996, to be funded from the appropriation under
13section 20.566 (4) (n) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for administering child
14support and paternity establishment programs.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,15 15872. Page 2398, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,16 16"(1bt)Transfer of functions to department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,443,20 17(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office
18of the secretary of state primarily related to business organization record-keeping
19and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become
20the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,444,2 21(am) On the effective date of this paragraph, 17.0 FTE PR positions in the office
22of the secretary of state performing duties primarily related to business organization
23record-keeping and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of

1administration, and the incumbent employes holding those positions are transferred
2to the department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,444,8 3(as) Employes transferred under paragraph (am) have all the rights and the
4same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
5department of financial institutions that they enjoyed in the office of the secretary
6of state immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
7statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
8required to serve a probationary period.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,444,13 9(b) On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property,
10including records, of the office of the secretary of state that is primarily related to
11business organization record-keeping and filing functions, as determined by the
12secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial
13institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,444,20 14(c) All contracts entered into by the office of the secretary of state in effect on
15the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to business
16organization record-keeping and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of
17administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial
18institutions. The department of financial institutions shall carry out any such
19contractual obligations until modified or rescinded by the department of financial
20institutions to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,445,5 21(d) All rules promulgated by the office of the secretary of state that are in effect
22on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to business
23organization record-keeping and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of
24administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
25amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions. All orders issued

1by the office of the secretary of state that are in effect on the effective date of this
2paragraph and that are primarily related to business organization record-keeping
3and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in
4effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the
5secretary of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,445,12 6(e) All matters pending with the office of the secretary of state on the effective
7date of this paragraph that are primarily related to business organization
8record-keeping and filing functions, as determined by the secretary of
9administration, are transferred to the department of financial institutions and all
10materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of the secretary of state with
11respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
12by the department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,445,14 13(2bt)  Transfer of uniform commercial code filing functions to department
14of financial institutions
.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,445,18 15(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office
16of the secretary of state primarily related to uniform commercial code filings and
17federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become
18the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,445,23 19(b) On the effective date of this paragraph, 14.0 FTE PR positions in the office
20of the secretary of state performing duties primarily related to uniform commercial
21code filings and federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of administration,
22and the incumbent employes holding those positions are transferred to the
23department of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,446,4 24(c) Employes transferred under paragraph (b) have all the rights and the same
25status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the

1department of financial institutions that they enjoyed in the office of the secretary
2of state immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
3statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
4required to serve a probationary period.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,446,9 5(d) On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property,
6including records, of the office of the secretary of state that is primarily related to
7uniform commercial code filings and federal lien filings, as determined by the
8secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial
9institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,446,16 10(e) All contracts entered into by the office of the secretary of state in effect on
11the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to uniform commercial
12code filings and federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of administration,
13remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions. The
14department of financial institutions shall carry out any such contractual obligations
15until modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions to the extent
16allowed under the contract.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,2 17(f) All rules promulgated by the office of the secretary of state that are in effect
18on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to uniform
19commercial code filings and federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of
20administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
21amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions. All orders issued
22by the office of the secretary of state that are in effect on the effective date of this
23paragraph and that are primarily related to uniform commercial code filings and
24federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect

1until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the secretary
2of financial institutions.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,9 3(g)  All matters pending with the office of the secretary of state on the effective
4date of this paragraph that are primarily related to uniform commercial code filings
5and federal lien filings, as determined by the secretary of administration, are
6transferred to the department of financial institutions and all materials submitted
7to or actions taken by the office of the secretary of state with respect to the pending
8matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of
9financial institutions.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,10 10873. Page 2403, line 5: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,11 11"(1mt)Cost-efficiency standards.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,17 12(a) In promulgating rules under section 85.20 (7) (b) of the statutes, as created
13by this act, the department of transportation shall establish a transit committee to
14assist the department in developing the cost-efficiency standards for the purposes
15of section 85.20 (7) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act. The membership of the
16transit committee shall include the chairpersons of all of the following standing
17committees of the legislature:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,18 181. The highways and transportation committee of the assembly.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,19 192. The transportation, agriculture and local affairs of committee of the senate.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,20 203. The natural resources committee of the assembly.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,21 214. The environment and energy committee of the senate.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,447,22 22(b) This subsection does not apply after December 31, 1996.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,2 23(1t)East-West Freeway. The department of transportation may not conduct
24any construction activities relating to highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the

1East-West Freeway from downtown Milwaukee to Waukesha until calendar year
21997.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,6 3(2mt)Surplus land sale. The department of transportation shall sell
4sufficient surplus land, as defined in section 84.09 (8) (a) of the statutes, during the
51995-97 fiscal biennium to deposit not less than $4,500,000 in the transportation
6fund from such sales.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,14 7(2t)Entitlement to supplements for unbudgeted compensation
8adjustments.
Notwithstanding section 20.928 of the statutes, the department of
9transportation is not entitled to any supplements for unbudgeted compensation
10adjustments under section 20.928 of the statutes for the 1995-97 fiscal biennium for
11any position funded from the appropriations under section 20.395 (2) (eq) or (3) (bq),
12(cq) or (eq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, except for any supplement that
13exceeds an adjustment increase for that position of 3%, as determined by the
14secretary of administration.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,15 15(3mt)Highway projects.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,19 16(a) Notwithstanding section 84.013 of the statutes, as affected by this act, no
17moneys may be expended by the department of transportation for the major highway
18project specified under section 84.013 (3) (yf) of the statutes in the 1995-97 fiscal
19biennium from the appropriations listed under section 84.013 (2) (a) of the statutes.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,448,23 20(b) Notwithstanding section 84.013 of the statutes, as affected by this act, no
21moneys may be expended by the department of transportation for the major highway
22project specified under section 84.013 (3) (wg) of the statutes in the 1995-96 fiscal
23year from the appropriations listed under section 84.013 (2) (a) of the statutes.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,449,3 24(c) No moneys may be expended by the department of transportation for the
25reconditioning, reconstruction or resurfacing of Pennsylvania Avenue beginning at

1College Avenue and extending to Layton Avenue in Milwaukee County in the
21995-97 fiscal biennium from the appropriations listed under section 84.013 (2) (b)
3of the statutes.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,449,12 4(3t)Efficiency measures. By September 1, 1995, the department of
5transportation shall submit recommendations to the joint committee on finance if
6the department wishes to reallocate reductions resulting from budgetary efficiency
7measures and position vacancy reductions among the segregated fund revenue
8appropriations of the department of transportation for state operations. If the
9department submits recommendations under this subsection, the recommendations
10shall be implemented if the committee approves the recommendations, or does not
11schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the recommendations within 14
12working days after their receipt.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,449,16 13(4mt)Agency request. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes,
14in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the
151997-99 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation shall submit
16information as follows:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,449,22 17(a) A dollar amount for each fiscal year of the 1997-99 fiscal biennium for the
18appropriation account under section 20.395 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this
19act, that is $430,600 less than the total amount appropriated under section 20.395
20(5) (cq) of the statutes for the 1996-97 fiscal year, before submitting any information
21relating to any increase or decrease in the dollar amount for that appropriation for
22the 1997-99 fiscal biennium.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,450,4 23(b) A number for the authorized FTE positions for the department of
24transportation, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.395 (5) (cq) of
25the statutes, as affected by this act, that is 24.2 SEG positions less than the number

1of authorized FTE positions funded from that appropriation for the 1996-97 fiscal
2year, before submitting any information relating to any increase or decrease in FTE
3position authorizations to be funded from that appropriation for the 1997-99 fiscal
4biennium.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,450,12 5(4t)Elderly and disabled transportation expenditures study. The
6department of transportation shall conduct a study to determine the total amount
7and sources of all funds expended in this state on transportation services for the
8elderly and disabled. On or before July 1, 1996, the department of transportation
9shall report the results of its study to the governor, and to the chief clerk of each house
10of the legislature for distribution in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of
11the statutes, as affected by this act. All other state agencies shall cooperate with the
12department of transportation in conducting the study.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,450,19 13(5mt)Repaving of I 43 . The department of transportation shall repave that
14portion of I 43 with a tined surface beginning before Henry Clay Street and extending
15beyond Bender and Devon streets in Milwaukee County, no later than 6 months after
16the effective date of this subsection, for the purpose of eliminating the tined surface.
17The department shall expend funds not to exceed $650,000 from the appropriation
18under section 20.395 (3) (cq) or (cx) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the
19repaving project.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,450,20 20(5t)Urban rail transit systems.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,451,2 21(a) The department of transportation shall prepare a report that identifies the
22amounts of moneys that the department of transportation intended to expend in the
231995-97 fiscal biennium for the study of any urban rail transit system, including any
24light rail transit system, and the appropriations from which the moneys were to be

1expended, and shall submit the report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee
2on finance by August 30, 1995.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,451,9 3(b) Upon receiving the report under paragraph (a), the joint committee on
4finance may transfer all or part of the moneys from the appropriation accounts
5identified in the report to any of the appropriation accounts under section 20.395 (1)
6(bq) or (bu) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Upon transfer of any moneys to
7the appropriation account under section 20.395 (1) (bq) or (bu) of the statutes, the
8amounts in the schedule are increased by the amount transferred for the fiscal year
9in which the transfer is made.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,451,15 10(6mt)Calculation of rate. The department of transportation shall determine
11the rate for calculating the amount due under section 341.45 (1g) (a) of the statutes,
12as affected by this act, for the 3rd quarter of 1995 and the 4th quarter of 1995, 1996
13and 1997 by adding the rates for the taxes under chapter 78 of the statutes and the
14fee under section 168.12 of the statutes for each of the months in the quarter, by
15adding the 3 total rates and by dividing that total by 3.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,451,22 16(6t)Unfair sales act study. The department of transportation and the
17department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall jointly develop a
18plan for strengthening the enforcement of this state's unfair sales act, particularly
19as it relates to the sale of motor vehicle fuel and other petroleum products, and shall
20submit a report containing their findings, conclusions and recommendations,
21including recommended statutory changes, to the joint committee on finance by
22September 30, 1995.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,451,24 23874. Page 2403, line 6: delete the material beginning with that line and
24ending with page 2404, line 16.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,1
1875. Page 2404, line 16: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,5 2"(2e)General program operations. The authorized FTE positions for the
3office of state treasurer, funded from the appropriation under section 20.585 (1) (kb)
4of the statutes, are increased by 6.13 PR positions for services for general program
5operations of the office of state treasurer.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,7 6876. Page 2409, line 18: delete the material beginning with "ensures" and
7ending with "budget;" on line 20.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,8 8877. Page 2410, line 13: delete lines 13 to 19.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,9 9878. Page 2428, line 23: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,10 10"(13b)Commission on privatization.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,11 11(a)Creation; duties.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,12 121. In this subsection:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,14 13a.  "Commission" means the commission on privatization created under
14subdivision 2.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,15 15b.  "State agency" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,17 162. There is created a special committee to be called the commission on
17privatization consisting of the following:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,18 18(a) The governor or his or her designee.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,19 191.  The secretary of administration or his or her designee.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,22 20a.  Two senators and 2 representatives to the assembly, representing the
21majority and minority parties in each house, appointed in the same manner as
22members of standing committees.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,452,24 23b.  One employe of the department of administration designated by the
24secretary of administration to serve as the nonvoting secretary of the commission.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,453,6
1c.  Nine members appointed by the governor who are not public officers or
2employes. In making these appointments, the governor shall include one or more
3business owners and managers, employes who are not owners or managers,
4representatives of labor organizations, and theoreticians or consultants in the fields
5of business organization or management, personnel management or employment
6relations.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,453,8 73. All members of the commission shall be designated or appointed within 10
8days after the effective date of this subdivision.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,453,17 94. The governor shall designate one of the members of the commission to serve
10as the chairperson of the commission and shall call the first meeting of the
11commission. At the first meeting, the commission shall select 2 vice chairpersons.
12The commission shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson or upon the written
13request of 5 members of the commission. A majority of the members of the
14commission who are entitled to vote constitutes a quorum to do business. Each
15member of the commission shall serve without compensation for his or her services,
16but shall be reimbursed for his or her actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
17performance of his or her duties.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,453,21 185. The commission may accept gifts, grants, bequests and devises that are
19made to fund the expenses of the commission. All moneys received under this
20paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (3)
21(gb) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,453,24 226.a.  The commission shall study and evaluate all functions of state
23government that may be delegated to the private sector at a cost savings to state
24taxpayers.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,454,2
1b.  The commission may appoint subcommittees, which may be assigned by the
2commission to develop recommendations for inclusion in specific reports.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,454,4 3c.  The commission shall submit reports of its findings and any
4recommendations to the competitive enterprise review board, as created by this act.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,454,8 5d.  The commission may propose legislation to carry out its recommendations
6by submitting its legislative proposals to the competitive enterprise review board, as
7created by this act. The commission may hold public hearings on its legislative
8proposals.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,454,12 97.  The commission may call upon any state agency to make available the
10resources, facilities or data of the state agency for use by the commission. Each state
11agency shall cooperate with the commission to the fullest extent possible, including
12the provision, if requested by the commission, of staff assistance.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,454,16 138. The commission shall submit its reports under subdivision 6. c. and all of its
14legislative proposals under subdivision 6. d. no later than the first day of the 7th
15month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. Upon submittal of its
16reports, the commission ceases to exist.
AB150-ASA1-AA26, s. 9201 17Section 9201. Appropriation changes; administration.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,455,2 18(1)Funding of commission on privatization. If the moneys appropriated under
19section 20.505 (3) (a) of the statues are not sufficient to fund the operation of the
20commission on privatization, as created by this act, in conformity with the budget for
21the commission approved by the joint committee on finance under section 16.40 (14)
22of the statutes the secretary of administration shall transfer sufficient moneys from
23the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (a) of the statues to the
24appropriation account under section 20.505 (3) (a) of the statues to provide for the
25operation of the commission. Upon such transfer, the amount in the schedule for the

1appropriation under section 20.505 (3) (a) of the statutes is increased by the amount
2transferred during the fiscal year for which the transfer is made.".
AB150-ASA1-AA26,455,3 3879. Page 2428, line 23: after that line insert:
AB150-ASA1-AA26,455,4 4"(14h)Reports concerning potential sponsorship of state publications.
AB150-ASA1-AA26,455,6 5(a) In this subsection, "executive branch agency" has the meaning given in
6section 16.70 (4) of the statutes.
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