Amendment SA1-SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1-SA1,521,23 1. A county.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,521,24 2. A consortium.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,6 (b) The department of tourism shall award 2 grants of $25,000 each in the 1999-2001 biennium from the appropriation under section 20.380 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, to 2 eligible recipients. A grant recipient must use the grant proceeds to establish and maintain on the Internet a tourism-related business referral system. In awarding the grants, the department shall consider all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,7 1. Whether a grant applicant has a financial need for the assistance.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,9 2. Whether a grant applicant will use the services of a Wisconsin-based company that establishes Internet referral systems.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,12 (c) Within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant, a grant recipient shall submit to the department of tourism a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,13 1235. Page 1551, line 7: before "Green" insert "Beloit, the city of".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,15 1236. Page 1554, line 1: delete the material beginning with "allocate" and ending with "installation of" on line 3, and substitute "install".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,16 1237. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,19 "(10f) Corridor study for USH 8. The department of transportation shall conduct a corridor study of USH 8 in Barron, Polk, Price and Rusk counties and report the results to the county boards of those counties no later than June 30, 2001.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,20 1238. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,23 "(10t) Traffic signal on STH 32 in South Milwaukee. The department of transportation shall install traffic signals at the intersection of STH 32 and Columbia Avenue in South Milwaukee in Milwaukee County.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,522,24 1239. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,6 "(10n) Noise attenuation barriers in Milwaukee County. The department of transportation shall install noise attenuation barriers along the west side of highway I 94 from Grange Avenue south to Ramsey Avenue in Milwaukee County. The department of transportation shall allocate amounts from the appropriations under section 20.395 (3) (cq), (cv) and (cx) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to pay for the installation required under this subsection.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,7 1240. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,11 "(10d) Traffic control signal in Rock County. The department of transportation shall install traffic control signals at the intersection of USH 51 and Townline Road located in Rock County and shall award the contract to install the traffic controls signals no later than April 1, 2001.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,12 1241. Page 1555, line 24: delete "The board of regents of the" and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,13 "(a) The board of regents of the".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,15 1242. Page 1556, line 4: delete "for the purpose of retaining the person" and substitute "to recognize competitive factors".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,16 1243. Page 1556, line 5: delete "(a)" and substitute "1.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,17 1244. Page 1556, line 7: delete "(b)" and substitute "2.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,18 1245. Page 1556, line 9: delete "(c)" and substitute "3.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,19 1246. Page 1556, line 11: delete "(d)" and substitute "4.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,523,20 1247. Page 1556, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,2 "(b) No later than October 1, 2000, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall report to the joint committee on finance concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted from funding specified under paragraph (a) to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,7 (c) No later than October 1, 2001, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall report to the joint committee on finance concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted from funding specified under paragraph (a) to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,8 1248. Page 1556, line 13: delete lines 13 to 22.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,9 1249. Page 1557, line 21: delete "$250,000" and substitute "$400,000".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,10 1250. Page 1558, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,11 "(3t) Position authorization.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,524,24 (a) Notwithstanding section 16.505 (1) of the statutes, during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may propose to increase its authorized FTE positions that are funded, in whole or in part, with general purpose revenues by not more than 1% above the level authorized for the board under section 16.505 (1) of the statutes. The board shall submit any proposal under this subsection to the secretaries of administration and employment relations for approval, together with its methodology for accounting for the cost of funding these positions. The secretaries of administration and employment relations may only approve a proposal if the incremental costs for these positions, as determined by the secretaries of administration and employment relations, are not to be included in any subsequent request submitted by the board under section 16.42 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act. If the secretaries of administration and employment relations jointly approve the proposal, the positions are authorized.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,3 (b) During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board may not include in any certification to the department of administration under section 20.928 (1) of the statutes any sum to pay any costs of a position authorized under this subsection.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,8 (c) No later than the last day of the month following completion of each calendar quarter during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board shall report to the secretaries of administration and employment relations concerning the number of authorized positions under this subsection that have been filled by the board during the preceding calendar quarter and the source of funding for each such position.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,9 1251. Page 1558, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,17 "(3n) Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies. Notwithstanding section 16.50 (1) (a) and (2) of the statutes, the secretary of administration shall require submission of expenditure estimates from the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for the Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies and shall not approve any expenditure estimates for the Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies in the 1999-2000 fiscal biennium unless the board of regents receives a $1,000,000 match in private funds.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,18 1252. Page 1558, line 23: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,525,24 "(4g) Transfer credits; report. By July 1, 2000, the president of the University of Wisconsin System and the director of the technical college system shall submit a report to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes on efforts made to coordinate transfer of credits from the technical college system to the University of Wisconsin System, including a plan to coordinate the transfer of credits for additional programs, and a timetable for implementation of the plan.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,1 1253. Page 1559, line 10: delete "(vL)" and substitute "(z)".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,2 1254. Page 1559, line 12: delete "(vL)" and substitute "(z)".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,3 1255. Page 1559, line 25: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,5 "(gm) The New Concept Self-Development Center in Milwaukee, $250,000 in each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,6 1256. Page 1560, line 1: delete lines 1 to 25.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,7 1257. Page 1561, line 1: delete lines 1 to 21.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,9 1258. Page 1562, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1563, line 3, and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,18 "(2nx) Reorganization of the division of vocational rehabilitation. Not later than June 30, 2001, the division of vocational rehabilitation shall submit to the secretary of workforce development a plan to reorganize the division. The plan shall include a reduction in the number of program assistant supervisors and an increase in the number of program assistants to provide support for rehabilitation counselors. The plan shall also include a provision to convert, at the division's discretion and based on local management and labor input, vacant program assistant supervisor positions to rehabilitation counselor positions or other direct service positions in areas with high caseloads.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,19 1259. Page 1566, line 10: delete lines 10 to 17.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,526,20 1260. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,6 "(3mm) Child care and development block grant funds. No later than September 1, 1999, the department of workforce development shall identify all existing general purpose revenues that may be used to match federal child care and development block grant funds. The department shall prepare a plan to maximize federal funding for child care and shall submit the plan to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services no later than October 1, 1999. No later than 60 days after the secretary of the federal department of health and human services approves the plan, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for expanding child care.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,7 1261. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,11 "(4g) Position decrease. The authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development funded from the appropriation under section 20.445 (3) (n) of the statutes are decreased by 1.0 FED position on the effective date of this subsection.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,12 1262. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,19 "(4c) Wisconsin works benefit and service description. Not later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of workforce development shall develop and distribute to all Wisconsin works agencies the single-page description of all of the benefits and services that a Wisconsin works agency may provide to individuals seeking assistance from the Wisconsin works agencies, as required under section 49.143 (2) (es) of the statutes, as created by this act.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,527,20 1263. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,528,2 "(mx) Wage claim liens. Notwithstanding section 109.09 (2) (c), 1997 stats., a lien that exists under section 109.09 (2) (a), 1997 stats., on the day before the effective date of this subsection takes precedence over all other debts, judgments, decrees, liens or mortgages against an employer that originated before that lien took effect, except a lien of a financial institution, as defined in section 69.30 (1) (b) of the statutes, or a lien under section 292.31 (8) (i) or 292.81 of the statutes.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,528,3 1264. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,528,4 "(4e) Wisconsin works agency contracts..

AB133-SSA1-SA1,528,16 (a) Notwithstanding section 49.143 (1) (a) and (am) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of workforce development shall contract with each Wisconsin works agency that elects to enter into the contract but that has not met the performance standards established by the department of workforce development for contracts with a term ending on December 31, 1999, if the Wisconsin works agency submits to the department not later than August 17, 1999, a plan for the administration of Wisconsin works. The contracts shall be for a term beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2000, and shall be for an amount that is one-half of the amount that the Wisconsin works agency would have received under a 2-year contract. Notwithstanding section 49.143 (3g) of the statutes, as created by this act, and Section 9357 (6e) of this act, the department may not distribute a performance bonus under a contract entered into under this paragraph.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,528,21 (b) Notwithstanding section 49.143 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the contract period for a contract to administer Wisconsin works beginning January 1, 2001, shall be for one year and shall be for an amount that is equal to one-half of the amount that the contractor would have received under a 2-year contract.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,529,2 (c) Notwithstanding section 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes, beginning on the effective date of this subsection, the department may not enter into a contract with any person for the administration of Wisconsin works until after the rules required under section 49.143 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, have been promulgated as emergency rules under subsection (4ee).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,529,15 (4ee) Performance standards; emergency rules. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the department of workforce development shall promulgate the rules required under section 49.143 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 49.143 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Prior to promulgating the rules under this subsection, the department shall consult with the appropriate standing committees of the legislature.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,529,16 1265. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,529,17 "(4y) Study on the guardian ad litem system.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,529,22 (a) The joint legislative council is requested to establish a committee to study reforming the guardian ad litem system as it applies to actions affecting the family. The committee shall include legislators, attorneys, judges, court commissioners, mental health professionals and other individuals representing the public interest. The study shall include an examination of at least all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,4 1. The appointment of guardians ad litem, including whether the appointment of a guardian ad litem should be required in every case in which legal custody or physical placement of a child is contested and whether professionals with specialized training and expertise in the emotional and developmental phases and needs of children, such as child psychologists, child psychiatrists and child therapists, should be appointed to act as guardians ad litem.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,5 2. The role of the guardian ad litem.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,6 3. Supervision of guardians ad litem.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,7 4. Training of guardians ad litem.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,8 5. Compensation of guardians ad litem.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,11 (b) If a committee is established, the committee shall prepare a report with its recommendations and shall petition the supreme court to consider rules for the reform of the guardian ad litem system on the basis of the recommendations.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,12 1266. Page 1567, line 21: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,16 "(4g) Zoning variance. If all of the following conditions apply, no city, village, town or county zoning ordinance, which requires that an improved road be created to subdivide a parcel of property, applies to any parcel of property, the owner of which proposes to subdivide the property:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,18 (a) The property is located in a county that was created in 1850 and borders one of the Great Lakes.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,19 (b) The property is not more than 5 miles from the border of another state.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,20 (c) The property borders a lake.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,23 (d) The owner of the property files a plan of subdivision with the appropriate zoning authorities before January 1, 2000, and that plan provides for the addition of one additional home to the parcel.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,530,24 1267. Page 1568, line 10: delete "throughout the school district".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,1 1268. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,9 "(11mg) Tobacco control board. Notwithstanding section 15.77 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, 4 of the initial members of the tobacco control board appointed under section 15.195 (1) (a) 5. to 12. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2003; 4 of the initial members of the tobacco control board appointed under section 15.195 (1) (a) 5. to 12. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2002; and 4 of the initial members of the health trust board appointed under section 15.195 (1) (a) 5. to 12. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2001.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,10 1269. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,14 "(9c) Tobacco control board; position authorization. There is authorized for the tobacco control board 1.0 FTE SEG executive director position and 1.0 FTE SEG other position to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.436 (1) (tb) of the statutes, as created by this act.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,15 1270. Page 1576, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,21 "(1g) County and municipal best practices reviews. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the legislative audit bureau under section 20.765 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $41,700 for fiscal year 1999-00 and the dollar amount is increased by $41,700 for fiscal year 2000-01 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the bureau by 1.0 GPR auditor position.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,531,22 1271. Page 1577, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,3 "(1g) Transfer to the environmental fund. On the effective date of this subsection, there is transferred $320,000 from the general fund to the environmental fund.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,4 1272. Page 1582, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,5 1273. Page 1584, line 24: delete lines 24 and 25.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,6 1274. Page 1585, line 1: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,9 "(2g) Unclaimed prizes. The treatment of sections 562.065 (4) of the statutes first applies to prizes that are unclaimed on the 90th day after the end of the 2000 racing season.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,532,10 1275. Page 1585, line 16: after that line insert: