Amendment ASA1-AB768

AB768-ASA1,536,23 (a) In this subsection, "eligible employe" means an employe of the University of Wisconsin System described under section 20.923 (4g), (4m), (5) or (6) (m) or 230.08 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB768-ASA1,537,2 (b) No later than June 1, 1999, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit proposed legislation to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes creating a University of Wisconsin optional retirement system for eligible employes.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9155 Section 9155.8 Nonstatutory provisions; workforce development.

AB768-ASA1,537,7 (1f) Wage claim liens. A lien that exists under section 109.09 (2), 1995 stats., on the day before the effective date of this subsection is subject to the filing, service and enforcement requirements specified in section 109.09 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, as of the effective date of this subsection.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9156 Section 9156.9 Nonstatutory provisions; other.

AB768-ASA1,537,9 (1c) Menominee County management review.

AB768-ASA1,537,12 (a) Not later than the first day of the 2nd month after this subsection takes effect, a task force for the management review of Menominee County shall be constituted and the following individuals shall be appointed to the task force:

AB768-ASA1,537,13 1. A designee of the county board of Menominee County.

AB768-ASA1,537,14 2. A designee of the town board of the town of Menominee.

AB768-ASA1,537,15 3. A designee of the Menominee Indian Tribe.

AB768-ASA1,537,16 4. A designee of the Menominee County Taxpayers Association.

AB768-ASA1,537,18 5. A representative from a local government association who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,19 6. An employe of the department of revenue who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,20 7. Another individual who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,24 (b) The task force shall review the actions taken by the county board of Menominee County and the town board of the town of Menominee to address the management concerns raised by the legislative audit bureau in a letter to the county and town dated February 23, 1998, and shall prepare findings based on its review.

AB768-ASA1,538,7 (c) The task force shall report its findings to the county board of Menominee County, the town board of the town of Menominee and the cochairpersons and members of the joint committee on finance not later than March 1, 1999. The report required under this paragraph shall include recommendations, in the form of proposed legislation, regarding additional aid for Menominee County and the town of Menominee if the task force finds that the county and the town have taken action to substantially correct the concerns raised by the legislative audit bureau.

AB768-ASA1,538,9 (d) The task force shall disband after it reports its findings to the cochairpersons and members of the joint committee on finance.

AB768-ASA1,538,17 (1g) Petroleum cleanup reports. The secretary of administration, the secretary of natural resources and the secretary of commerce shall submit reports to the joint committee on finance at the 1st and 3rd quarterly meetings of the committee for the 1998-99 fiscal year under section 13.10 of the statutes that document the progress of the department of natural resources and the department of commerce toward meeting the requirements of the memorandum of understanding under section 101.144 (3m) of the statutes. The reports shall include at least the following information:

AB768-ASA1,538,19 (a) The progress toward determining the classification of petroleum discharge sites as high, medium or low priority.

AB768-ASA1,538,22 (b) The number of petroleum discharge sites under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources and under the jurisdiction of the department of commerce.

AB768-ASA1,538,24 (c) The number of petroleum discharge sites closed by the department of natural resources and by the department of commerce.

AB768-ASA1,539,2 (d) The time that it takes to close petroleum discharge sites after the discharges are reported to this state.

AB768-ASA1,539,6 (e) The progress made by the department of commerce in using the authority under section 101.143 (4) (ce) of the statutes in requiring the use of specified service providers in order to reduce costs of cleanups and in requiring owners of petroleum discharge sites to use a public bidding process in order to reduce the costs of cleanups.

AB768-ASA1,539,8 (f) A summary of the definitions in the memorandum of understanding of high, medium and low priority sites and the reasons for those definitions.

AB768-ASA1,539,11 (g) If more than 30% of the total known active petroleum discharge sites are classified as high priority, a description of the causes for that number of high priority sites.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9201 Section 9201. Appropriation changes; administration.

AB768-ASA1,539,18 (1) Pari-mutuel wagering; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,539,24 (2) Indian gaming; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9203 Section 9203. Appropriation changes; aging and long-term care board.

AB768-ASA1,540,7 (1k) Ombudsman positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the board on aging and long-term care under section 20.432 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $68,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the board by 3.0 GPR positions on January 1, 1999, for the performance of activities as representatives of the long-term care ombudsman.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9204 Section 9204.1 Appropriation changes; agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB768-ASA1,540,14 (1c) Fish farms. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $265,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 5.0 GPR positions for the performance of duties related to fish farms.

AB768-ASA1,540,20 (1wx) Engineering positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $100,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 GPR engineer positions to provide training, consultation and oversight to county conservation staff.

AB768-ASA1,541,2 (1wy) Soil and water resource management. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (7) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $100,700 for fiscal year 1997-98 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9205 Section 9205. Appropriation changes; arts board.

AB768-ASA1,541,8 (1n) Historic theatre renovation grant. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the arts board under section 20.215 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9210 Section 9210. Appropriation changes; commerce.

AB768-ASA1,541,16 (1) Development fund appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to increase funding for the grant program under section 560.145 of the statutes, as created by this act, the loan program under s. 560.147 of the statutes, as created by this act, and the grant under Section 9110 (1) of this act.

AB768-ASA1,541,22 (2) Rural economic development program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (er) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,542,2 (3c) Development fund lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, on June 29, 1999, there is lapsed to the general fund $2,800,000 from the appropriation account of the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997.

AB768-ASA1,542,10 (3f) Physician and health care provider loan assistance programs appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount for fiscal year 1997-98 is increased by an amount equal to the total amount of the moneys under the appropriations under section 20.143 (1) (fc) and (fe), 1995 stats., that lapsed to the general fund on October 14, 1997, to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9211 Section 9211. Appropriation changes; corrections.

AB768-ASA1,542,17 (3) Prison contract management subunit. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $76,600 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $209,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 5.0 GPR positions for the purpose of performing services related to prison contracts.

AB768-ASA1,543,2 (4) Staffing for a maximum security correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $50,800 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $1,964,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 2.0 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection and 33.0 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of starting up and staffing the maximum security correctional institution specified in section 301.16 (1n) of the statutes.

AB768-ASA1,543,8 (5) Staffing for Fox Lake correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $434,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 21.04 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of staffing at Fox Lake correctional institution.

AB768-ASA1,543,14 (6) General program operations; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $248,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 12.28 GPR positions for the purpose of providing staffing in the Green Bay Correctional Institution.

AB768-ASA1,543,19 (7) Energy costs; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,543,25 (8) Institutional repair and maintenance; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (aa) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $5,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,544,8 (9e) Parole commission; victim attendance at parole hearings and interviews. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $105,800 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE GPR positions for the parole commission by 1.0 parole commissioner position and 1.0 administrative assistant position on July 1, 1998, to perform services relating to the attendance of victims at parole hearings and interviews.

AB768-ASA1,544,13 (11) Energy costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $429,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $429,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9215 Section 9215. Appropriation changes; employe trust funds.

AB768-ASA1,544,20 (1) General program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of employe trust funds under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $35,400 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $76,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9218 Section 9218. Appropriation changes; ethics board.

AB768-ASA1,544,22 (1) Executive director position salary costs.

AB768-ASA1,545,2 (a) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the ethics board under section 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $7,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for salary costs of the executive director's position.

AB768-ASA1,545,6 (b) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the ethics board under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $4,400 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for salary costs of the executive director's position.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9220 Section 9220.1 Appropriation changes; governor.

AB768-ASA1,545,12 (1z) National Governors Association conference. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the office of the governor under section 20.525 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9222 Section 9222. Appropriation changes; health and family services.

AB768-ASA1,545,18 (1) Medical assistance; supplemental security income. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,545,24 (2) Supplemental security income pilot program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for general program operations of the pilot program under section 49.46 (1m) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768-ASA1,546,7 (3) Substance abuse prevention and treatment funding for Milwaukee County. There is transferred from the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, to the appropriation to that department under section 20.435 (7) (o) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, $791,500 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $1,583,000 in fiscal year 1998-99 to provide federal substance abuse prevention and treatment moneys received under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35 to Milwaukee County.

AB768-ASA1,546,12 (3f) Milwaukee child welfare services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (3) (cw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $427,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,546,19 (5) Supplement to community options program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $4,784,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (7) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,2 (6) Supplement to community options program services under federal waiver. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $5,131,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,10 (7) Community options program quality assurance funding. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $83,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for federally required quality assurance activities that are related to services provided under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,15 (7g) Medical assistance; community options program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,547,21 (7t) Supplemental food program for women, infants and children. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $518,100 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase nutrition services and administration grant awards to local agencies.

AB768-ASA1,548,3 (7x) Relocation services for employes of state centers for the developmentally disabled. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $20,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $63,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for relocation services for employes of the state centers for the developmentally disabled.

AB768-ASA1,548,10 (8) Pilot project for county or tribal management of long-term care programs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes to manage all long-term care programs under a long-term care management organization.

AB768-ASA1,548,15 (8k) Medical assistance outreach. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (1) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 for the purpose of providing funding for outreach activities under the medical assistance program.

AB768-ASA1,548,21 (8mk) Nursing home surveillance. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $14,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 0.5 GPR position on January 1, 1999, for the performance of nursing home surveillance.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9223 Section 9223.2 Appropriation changes; higher educational aids board.

AB768-ASA1,549,2 (1f) Deputy secretary position. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under section 20.235 (2) (aa) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $69,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the board by 1. 0 GPR deputy secretary position.

AB768-ASA1,549,7 (4c) Minority teacher loans. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under section 20.235 (1) (cr) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $120,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9226 Section 9226.3 Appropriation changes; insurance.

AB768-ASA1,549,14 (1m) Regulation of managed care plans. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the office of the commissioner of insurance under section 20.145 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $104,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the office by 2.0 PR positions for the performance of services related to the regulation of managed care plans.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9231 Section 9231.4 Appropriation changes; legislature.

AB768-ASA1,549,21 (1d) Joint finance program supplement appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $1,039,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $3,887,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to modify funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9234 Section 9234. Appropriation changes; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB768-ASA1,550,2 (1) Family practice residency program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $181,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9235 Section 9235. Appropriation changes; military affairs.

AB768-ASA1,550,8 (1) Badger challenge program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of military affairs under section 20.465 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $330,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to delete funding for the Badger challenge program.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9236 Section 9236. Appropriation changes; natural resources.

AB768-ASA1,550,10 (1) Nonindustrial private forest lands.

AB768-ASA1,550,15 (a) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $75,800 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for the implementation of the program to award grants for management plans for nonindustrial private forest lands.

AB768-ASA1,550,22 (b) 1. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $18,600 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $24,200 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 0.5 SEG position for the private forest landowner grant program.

AB768-ASA1,551,3 2. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (9) (mu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $18,600 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is decreased by $24,200 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 0.5 SEG position for the private forest landowner program.

AB768-ASA1,551,9 (2) County forest administrators. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $13,500 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $30,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for salaries of county forest administrators and assistant county forest administrators.