Amendment SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1,1340,8 (1m) Supplemental funding for shared human resources system.

SB55-SSA1,1340,9 (a) In this subsection:

SB55-SSA1,1340,14 1. "Shared human resources system" means an automated human resources information processing system that is used by state agencies, or by the department of employment relations on behalf of state agencies, for all personnel transactions involving the announcement, examination, and certification process for filling positions in the classified service of the state civil service system.

SB55-SSA1,1340,15 2. "State agency" has the meaning specified in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1340,19 (b) Notwithstanding sections 13.101 (3) and 16.515 (1) of the statutes, the joint committee on finance may not supplement the appropriation under section 20.512 (1) (k) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for any fiscal year during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium until all of the following occur:

SB55-SSA1,1341,3 1. The department of employment relations submits a report to the joint committee on finance that provides a detailed plan on the costs of operation of the shared human resources system, including any future development costs of the system; and specifies the manner in which the department will fund the costs of operating the shared human resources system during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium and in succeeding biennia, including any amounts that the department intends to assess individual state agencies for operating the system in the 2001-03 fiscal biennium.

SB55-SSA1,1341,5 2. The department of administration submits a report to the joint committee on finance that does all of the following:

SB55-SSA1,1341,10 a. Discusses the measures that the department of administration will take during the biennial budget process in fiscal biennia occurring after the 2001-03 fiscal biennium to ensure that the legislature is provided sufficient information to review any assessments that a state agency plans to make against other state agencies for the operation of any information processing system.

SB55-SSA1,1341,13 b. Specifies how state agencies are to fund any unbudgeted assessment costs imposed by the department of employment relations during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium for operating the shared human resources system.

SB55-SSA1,1341,17 c. Explains why the costs for operating the shared human resources system were not budgeted for state agencies during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium if it was the intention of the department of administration that the department of employment relations was to assess such costs against state agencies.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9130 Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; judicial commission.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; justice.

SB55-SSA1,1342,8 (2c) Automated fingerprint identification system grant. The department of justice may award automated fingerprint identification system grants to local law enforcement agencies in fiscal year 2001-02 from the appropriation under section 20.455 (2) (kh) of the statutes, as created by this act. Local law enforcement agencies may use funds awarded under this subsection only for the purchase of automated fingerprint identification system work stations or to cover the cost of installing Badgernet lines for work stations. Each local law enforcement agency that receives a grant under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the department of justice regarding the duties and obligations of the agency and of the department with respect to use of automated fingerprint identification system work stations and regarding use of, and access to, the state automated fingerprint identification system and to other criminal records databases. The department of justice shall establish grant eligibility standards and procedures for administering the grant program under this subsection.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; legislature.

SB55-SSA1,1342,16 (2ak) Procurement services audit. The joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to conduct a performance evaluation audit of the procurement services provided by the department of administration to state agencies, which includes evaluating the accuracy of assessments imposed under section 16.71 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. If the legislative audit bureau performs the audit, it shall file its report as described in section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by January 1, 2004.

SB55-SSA1,1342,24 (2x) Study of impacts of groundwater usage. The joint legislative council is requested to conduct a study of the need to modify this state's laws to address the impacts of groundwater usage. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it shall include on the study committee members that have interests in agriculture, surface water usage, business, and relevant science, including experts from the U.S. geological survey, the Wisconsin geological and natural history survey, and the Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

SB55-SSA1,1343,13 (3v) Evaluation of credentialing fees. The joint legislative audit committee is requested to, and may, direct the legislative audit bureau to evaluate the methodologies used by the department of regulation and licensing for recalculating administrative and enforcement costs under section 440.03 (9) (a) of the statutes and recommending changes to fees for issuing and renewing credentials under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes. An evaluation under this subsection shall determine whether the methodologies are adequately documented and administered in a straightforward manner, whether they represent the actual costs associated with the department's regulation of credential holders, and whether they provide sufficient revenues to support the department's operations. If the committee directs the legislative audit bureau to perform an evaluation under this subsection, the bureau shall, no later than June 30, 2002, file its report as described in section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1343,23 (3w) Audit of the estate recovery program. The joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to perform a financial and performance evaluation audit of the estate recovery program in the department of health and family services. The audit shall include information on the amount of moneys recovered from nursing homes, for personal care and home health services, and under the community options program, the medical assistance program, and the community-based waiver programs, and shall specify the amount of moneys recovered by the size of estate. If the committee directs the legislative audit bureau to perform an audit, the bureau shall file its report as described under section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1344,5 (3x) Wisconsin advanced telecommunications foundation funds. If the secretary of administration notifies the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance under Section 9101 (10) (a) (intro.) of this act that the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation has made a grant to the state in an amount less than $13,465,100, the joint committee on finance shall determine the purposes for which the grant may be expended pursuant to section 13.101 (3) of the statutes or pursuant to section 13.101 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB55-SSA1,1344,11 (3z) Qualified interpreter definition study. The joint legislative council is requested to study a potential definition of "qualified interpreter", for the purpose of appointments in court proceedings and contested administrative case proceedings. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it shall report its findings and conclusions to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9133 Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; lieutenant governor.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; lower Wisconsin state riverway board.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9135 Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; natural resources.

SB55-SSA1,1344,23 (1) Dry cleaner environmental response program deductible. The department of natural resources shall identify any award made under section 292.65 of the statutes using the deductible under section 292.65 (8) (e) 3., 1999 stats., and recalculate the award using the deductible under section 292.65 (8) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Before July 1, 2002, the department shall pay to the recipient the difference between the amount of the original award and the amount as recalculated under this subsection.

SB55-SSA1,1345,7 (1x) Applicability of high-capacity well requirements. The treatment of section 281.17 (1) (c) of the statutes applies to an approval issued by the department of natural resources under section 281.17 of the statutes on or after September 1, 2000. The department of natural resources shall modify an approval issued by the department of natural resources under section 281.17 of the statutes on or after September 1, 2000, in order to incorporate into the approval the condition required under section 281.17 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB55-SSA1,1345,11 (2) Fox River Navigational System Authority; initial terms. Notwithstanding the length of terms of the members of the board of directors of the authority specified in section 237.02 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members shall be appointed for the following terms:

SB55-SSA1,1345,12 (a) Three members for a term that expires on July 1, 2004.

SB55-SSA1,1345,13 (b) Three members for a term that expires on July 1, 2005.

SB55-SSA1,1345,19 (4k) Wastewater and drinking water grant. During the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, the department of natural resources shall provide a grant from the appropriation under section 20.370 (6) (bk) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the Town of Swiss, Burnett County, and the St. Croix Band of Chippewa for design, engineering, and construction of wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities.

SB55-SSA1,1345,24 (4x) Recreational fishing pier. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $80,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 to the village of Whiting in Portage County for the construction of a recreational fishing pier on the Plover River that is accessible to persons with disabilities.

SB55-SSA1,1345,25 (4y) Report on administrative funding.

SB55-SSA1,1346,2 (a) The department of natural resources shall prepare a report that does all of the following:

SB55-SSA1,1346,5 1. Explains the department's rationale for the manner in which the department distributes the obligation to pay for the department's administrative costs among the department's programs and revenue sources.

SB55-SSA1,1346,9 2. Presents arguments to support the position that the distribution specified in subdivision 1. is equitable in spite of the fact that some of the revenues collected by the department from approval, user, registration, and similar fees are not expended for programs that relate to the purposes for which the fees were paid.

SB55-SSA1,1346,11 3. Presents alternatives to the distribution specified in subdivision 1. that the department believes may result in a more equitable distribution.

SB55-SSA1,1346,13 (b) The department of natural resources shall submit the report prepared under paragraph (a) to the joint committee on finance no later than March 1, 2002.

SB55-SSA1,1346,21 (4z) Report on concessions in state parks. The department of natural resources shall undertake an analysis of the operation and profitability of concession operations in the state parks as those operations exist on the effective date of this subsection and shall investigate the option of providing these concession operations by contracting with the private sector. The department shall prepare a report consisting of the results of the department's analysis and investigation and shall submit the report to the governor and to the joint committee on finance no later than October 1, 2002.

SB55-SSA1,1347,2 (5e) Wausau Whitewater Course. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $50,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 to an organization that is known as the Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corporation to upgrade that part of the Wisconsin River in the city of Wausau that is known as the Wausau Whitewater Course.

SB55-SSA1,1347,3 (5mk) Great Lakes Forestry Museum.

SB55-SSA1,1347,11 (a) In the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, the department of natural resources shall award a grant in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to an organization known as the Great Lakes Forestry Museum to develop a facility in the city of Rice Lake for educating the public about the history of forestry and logging in this state. The amount of the grant shall be equal to the amount of contributions toward the project from funding sources other than this state. The department of natural resources shall award the grant from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (aw) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB55-SSA1,1347,14 (b) Within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant under paragraph (a), the organization shall submit to the department of natural resources a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.

SB55-SSA1,1347,18 (5x) Urban forestry grant for Milwaukee. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $50,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the city of Milwaukee for a tree planting demonstration project.

SB55-SSA1,1347,22 (5y) Urban forestry grant for Racine. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $15,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $15,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the city of Racine for a tree planting demonstration project.

SB55-SSA1,1348,2 (5z) Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ak) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide, in fiscal year 2001-02, a total of $10,000 to the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., for the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.

SB55-SSA1,1348,7 (6f) Study on wild cranes. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (1) (kk) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide in fiscal year 2001-02 a total of $30,000 and in fiscal year 2002-03 a total of $30,000 to the University of Wisconsin System and the International Crane Foundation jointly for a study of crop damage caused in this state by cranes.

SB55-SSA1,1348,19 (6g) Root River dredging project. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and before applying the percentages under section 30.92 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall provide to the city of Racine the amount necessary for the dredging of the Root River from the city of Racine to Lake Michigan, in an amount not to exceed $104,000. The city of Racine need not contribute any moneys to match the amount provided from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (b) 7. or 8. a. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the dredging project specified under this subsection qualifies as a recreational boating project for the purpose of providing moneys under this subsection. This project need not be placed on the priority list under section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2003.

SB55-SSA1,1349,6 (7f) Oconto River dredging project. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and before applying the percentages under section 30.92 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall provide to the city of Oconto the amount that is necessary for the dredging of a portion of the Oconto River, in an amount not to exceed $386,000. The city of Oconto need not contribute any moneys to match the amount provided from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (b) 7. or 8. a. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the dredging project specified under this subsection qualifies as a recreational boating project for the purpose of providing moneys under this subsection. This project need not be placed on the priority list under section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2003.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; personnel commission.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9139 Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; public defender board.

SB55-SSA1,1350,2 (1) Misdemeanor offender diversion program. The public defender board, in consultation with the director of state courts and the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association, shall develop alternative charging and sentencing options for misdemeanor crimes in order to divert misdemeanor offenders from imprisonment, and shall submit a proposal describing the recommended options to the secretary of administration by July 1, 2002. The proposal shall address, among other topics, alternative charging and sentencing options for nonviolent crimes against property. If the secretary of administration approves the proposal, he or she shall submit the proposal to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration within 14 working days after the date of his or her submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the public defender board and the director of state courts, in conjunction with the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association, shall implement the portions of the proposal that are permitted under state statutes or rules. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the proposal may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.

SB55-SSA1,1350,9 (2q) Quarterly savings report. At the end of each quarter in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03, the public defender board shall submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance a report of the amount of savings recognized by the public defender board during the previous 3 months. The public defender board shall request additional funding from the joint committee on finance in accordance with the method provided under section 13.10 of the statutes, if a shortfall occurs in any appropriation to the public defender board.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; public instruction.

SB55-SSA1,1350,11 (6c) Plan for distribution of federal aid.

SB55-SSA1,1350,19 (a) The state superintendent of public instruction shall develop a plan for federal aids received for the 2001-02 federal fiscal year and a plan for federal aids received for the 2002-03 federal fiscal year, for which the state superintendent acts as the agent of receipt and disbursement, that consider the funding needs of school districts, the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and cooperative educational service agencies and that distribute to these educational agencies and schools the maximum amount of federal aid authorized by federal law.

SB55-SSA1,1351,10 (b) The state superintendent of public instruction shall submit the plan under paragraph (a) for federal aids received for the 2001-02 federal fiscal year to the joint committee on finance by October 31, 2001, or within 30 days after enactment of federal legislation authorizing the disbursement of the federal aid, whichever is later, and shall submit the plan under paragraph (a) for federal aids received for the 2002-03 federal fiscal year to the joint committee on finance by October 31, 2002, or within 30 days after enactment of federal legislation authorizing the disbursement of the federal aid, whichever is later. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the state superintendent of public instruction that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan within 14 working days after submission, the state superintendent shall distribute the federal aid as proposed in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of submission, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the state superintendent that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the state superintendent may not distribute the federal aid until the committee approves a plan. Upon approval of a plan, the state superintendent shall distribute the federal aid as provided in the approved plan.

SB55-SSA1,1351,14 (6mk) Expenditure of federal funds. The department of public instruction shall expend $100,000 from the appropriation under section 20.255 (3) (mm) of the statutes before July 1, 2002, for the purposes of the grant program under section 44.74 of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; public lands, board of commissioners of.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; public service commission.

SB55-SSA1,1351,18 (2) Transitional provisions; water and sewer service to manufactured home parks. On the effective date of this subsection, each of the following applies:

SB55-SSA1,1351,22 (a) Assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the public service commission primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1,1352,2 (b) Tangible personal property. All tangible personal property, including records, of the public service commission primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1,1352,9 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the public service commission in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of commerce. The department of commerce shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of commerce to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB55-SSA1,1352,19 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the public service commission that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of commerce. All orders issued by the public service commission that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1,1353,2 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the public service commission on the effective date of this paragraph and that is primarily related to the regulation of water and sewer service provided to manufactured home parks, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of commerce and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the public service commission with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1,1353,7 (2z) Distributed generation rules. The public service commission shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 196.191 (2) and (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; regulation and licensing.

SB55-SSA1,1353,9 (3c) Form for eye examinations.

SB55-SSA1,1353,15 (a) By January 1, 2002, the medical examining board and the optometry examining board shall jointly develop a form to be used for eye examinations under section 118.135 of the statutes, as created by this act. The form shall provide a place for the examining physician or optometrist to indicate which of the required elements of the examination were performed and whether follow-up care is recommended.

SB55-SSA1,1353,18 (b) By May 31, 2002, the department of regulation and licensing shall distribute the form to school districts and charter schools as provided under section 440.03 (16) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.

SB55-SSA1,1353,25 (1) Income apportionment for financial organizations; rules. The department of revenue shall submit in proposed form rules related to the apportionment of the income of financial organizations under sections 71.04 (4) (e) and 71.25 (6) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB55-SSA1,1354,1 (2e) Shared revenue population adjustment.

SB55-SSA1,1354,7 (a) Notwithstanding section 79.005 (2) of the statutes, the population used for purposes of determining 2001 shared revenue payments under section 79.03 of the statutes and 2001 county mandate relief payments under section 79.058 of the statutes shall be the population determined by the department of administration under section 16.96 of the statutes for the statements provided to municipalities and counties in the year 2000 under section 79.015 of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1354,14 (b) Notwithstanding section 79.005 (2) of the statutes, the department of administration shall provide, to the best of its ability, 2001 and 2002 population estimates that are reconciled with the most recent federal decennial census to the department of revenue on or before August 1, 2001. The department of revenue shall use the reconciled estimates to prepare the statement of estimated 2002 shared revenue and county mandate relief payments provided on or before September 15, 2001, under section 79.015 of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1354,20 (c) Notwithstanding section 79.005 (2) of the statutes, the department of administration shall provide, to the best of its ability, 2000 and 2001 population estimates that are reconciled with the most recent federal decennial census to the department of revenue on or before August 1, 2002. The department of revenue shall use the reconciled estimates to calculate corrections to 2001 shared revenue and county mandate relief payments under section 79.08 of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1,1354,25 (2x) Volunteer income tax assistance program. The department of revenue shall, in undertaking the program described in section 73.03 (56) of the statutes, as created by this act, work with the Internal Revenue Service and the University of Wisconsin-Extension to recruit sufficient volunteers to meet the demand, no later than January 1, 2002, for the volunteer income tax assistance program.

SB55-SSA1,1355,4 (2z) Study on moving tax-processing activities. The department of revenue shall study the feasibility of moving its tax-processing activities in Madison to a location in southwestern Wisconsin. No later than January 1, 2003, the department of revenue shall report the results of its study to the governor and the legislature.

SB55-SSA1,1355,8 (3z) Adoption of federal income tax law changes. Changes to the Internal Revenue Code made by P.L. 106-554 apply to the definitions of the "Internal Revenue Code" in chapter 71 of the statutes at the time that those changes apply for federal income tax purposes.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; secretary of state.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; state fair park board.

SB55-SSA1,1355,11 (1) State fair park police services.

SB55-SSA1,1355,15 (a) On the effective date of this paragraph, 6.0 full-time equivalent positions in the state fair park board having duties primarily related to the state fair park police and the incumbents in those positions, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

SB55-SSA1,1355,21 (b) Employees transferred under paragraph (a) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the state fair park board 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.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; supreme court.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; technical college system.

SB55-SSA1,1356,4 (1f) Truck driver training center. The director of the technical college system shall determine the opening date of the truck driver training center at Waukesha County Technical College and notify the director of state courts of that date. The technical college system board may not award grants for truck driver training under section 38.04 (31) of the statutes, as created by this act, until the first day of the twelfth month beginning after the date of that notice.

SB55-SSA1, s. 9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board.