Amendment SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1,19,11 13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state agencies and, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority and to any books, records or other documents maintained by such agencies or the authority authorities and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations and structure.

SB55-SSA1, s. 115 Section 115. 13.95 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,19,17 13.95 (1m) Duties of the bureau; biennial budget bill. (a) In this subsection, "version of the biennial budget bill or bills" means the executive biennial budget bill or bills, as modified by an amendment offered by the joint committee on finance, as engrossed by the first house, as concurred in and amended by the 2nd house or as nonconcurred in by the 2nd house, or as reported by any committee on conference.

SB55-SSA1,19,21 (b) The legislative fiscal bureau shall prepare a statement of estimated general purpose revenue receipts and expenditures in the biennium following the succeeding biennium based on recommendations in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills. The statement shall contain all of the following:

SB55-SSA1,19,22 1. For the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium, a comparison of the following:

SB55-SSA1,20,2 a. The amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, less the amount designated as the "Opening Balance" in the summary, and adjusted by any one-time deposit of revenues in the general fund.

SB55-SSA1,20,6 b. The amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, adjusted by any one-time expenditure of general purpose revenue in excess of $5,000,000.

SB55-SSA1,20,11 2. An estimate of the cost of any provision in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills that would, without the enactment of subsequent legislation, increase general purpose revenue expenditures or that would decrease the amount of revenues deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium.

SB55-SSA1,20,18 3. a. An estimate of the increase in general purpose revenue spending that will be required in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for all of the following: general equalization school aids; appropriations to the department of corrections; the medical assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49; the amount designated as "Compensation Reserves" in the summary under s. 20.005 (1), as printed in the revised schedule that is approved under s. 20.004 (2) for that fiscal biennium; and public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

SB55-SSA1,20,24 b. For the purpose of making the calculation under subd. 3. a., the bureau shall assume that the increase in general purpose revenue spending between the succeeding biennium and the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in subd. 3. a. is the same as that between the current biennium and the succeeding biennium for these items, as proposed in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills.

SB55-SSA1,21,4 4. An estimate of the difference between the amount of tax revenues that will be deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium and the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium. For the purpose of making this calculation, the bureau shall:

SB55-SSA1,21,8 a. Assume that the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium is the amount designated as "Taxes" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills.

SB55-SSA1,21,11 b. Assume that the annual increase in tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in each fiscal year of the biennium following the succeeding biennium is the average of the annual increase for each of the 10 preceding fiscal years.

SB55-SSA1,21,15 c. Adjust the estimate of the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium by any provision in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills that would affect the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium.

SB55-SSA1,21,24 5. a. A comparison of the following: the amount of moneys that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, and that are available for appropriation in the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium; and an amount that equals the sum of the amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, for the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium and the amount required to fund the increase in general purpose revenue spending in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in subd. 3. a.

SB55-SSA1,22,3 b. The bureau shall present this comparison in the format used for the statement of the condition of the general fund in the statement prepared under s. 20.005 (1).

SB55-SSA1,22,6 6. A summary of the amount of additional general purpose revenues that will be available in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for increased expenditures or tax reductions, other than the amount calculated in subd. 4.

SB55-SSA1, s. 117 Section 117. 14.019 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,22,12 14.019 (2) Effect of appropriation. Subsection (1) continues to apply to any nonstatutory committee created by the governor even if a part of its expenses is later defrayed from state funds, whether under the general appropriation of s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) or under an appropriation enacted specifically for the purposes of such committee.

SB55-SSA1, s. 118 Section 118. 14.019 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,22,18 14.019 (4) Program fees. The governor may authorize any committee created under this section to charge a fee for materials and services provided by it in the course of carrying out its responsibilities. The fee may not exceed the actual cost of the materials or services provided. All fees shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation account for the appropriation made under s. 20.505 (3) (4) (h).

SB55-SSA1, s. 119 Section 119. 14.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,22,21 14.20 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 22.01 (7).

SB55-SSA1, s. 120g Section 120g. 14.26 (5g) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 120r Section 120r. 14.26 (5g) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 121 Section 121. 14.26 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 122 Section 122. 14.28 of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 124m Section 124m. 14.63 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 126m Section 126m. 14.65 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,23,9 14.65 Repayment to the general fund. (1) The secretary of administration shall transfer from the tuition trust fund or the college savings program trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9) (a), 1995 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (a) and (am) when the secretary of administration determines that funds in the tuition trust fund or the college savings program trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.

SB55-SSA1,23,13 (2) Annually, by June 1, the state treasurer shall submit a report to the secretary of administration and the joint committee on finance on the amount available for repayment under sub. (1), the amount repaid under sub. (1), and the outstanding balance under sub. (1).

SB55-SSA1, s. 127 Section 127. 14.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,23,19 14.90 (2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission has the powers granted and the duties granted and imposed under s. 39.80.

SB55-SSA1, s. 128 Section 128. 14.90 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,23,23 14.90 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba), the department of administration shall pay the costs of membership in and costs associated with the midwestern higher education compact.

SB55-SSA1, s. 129 Section 129. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,24,9 15.01 (2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of 5 members, the parole commission which shall consist of 6 8 members, and the Fox River management commission which shall consist of 7 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The parole commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06.

SB55-SSA1, s. 130 Section 130. 15.01 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 12n, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-SSA1,24,21 15.01 (4) "Council" means a part-time body appointed to function on a continuing basis for the study, and recommendation of solutions and policy alternatives, of the problems arising in a specified functional area of state government, except the Wisconsin land council has the powers specified in s. 16.965 (3) and (5) and the powers granted to agencies under ch. 227, the Milwaukee River revitalization council has the powers and duties specified in s. 23.18, the council on physical disabilities has the powers and duties specified in s. 46.29 (1) and (2), the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse has the powers and duties specified in s. 14.24, and, before January 1, 2001, the council on health care fraud and abuse has the powers and duties specified in s. 146.36.

SB55-SSA1, s. 131 Section 131. 15.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 132 Section 132. 15.06 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 134 Section 134. 15.07 (1) (b) 21. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,25,3 15.07 (1) (b) 21. The public broadcasting transitional board. This subdivision does not apply after the first day of the 36th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

SB55-SSA1, s. 135 Section 135. 15.07 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,25,7 15.07 (2) (L) The governor shall serve as chairperson of the information technology management board and the chief information officer shall serve as secretary of that board.

SB55-SSA1, s. 136 Section 136. 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,25,10 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. The information technology management board shall meet at least 4 times each year and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson.

SB55-SSA1, s. 137 Section 137. 15.103 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 138 Section 138. 15.103 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 139 Section 139. 15.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,25,18 15.105 (3) Depository selection board. There is created a depository selection board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The depository selection board shall consist of the state treasurer, the secretary of administration, and the executive director of the investment board secretary of revenue or their designees.

SB55-SSA1, s. 159 Section 159. 15.105 (25) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,2 15.105 (25) (bm) A member of the educational communications board. If the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, as defined in s. 39.81 (2), this paragraph does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (a).

SB55-SSA1, s. 160 Section 160. 15.105 (25) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,9 15.105 (25) (c) Four or, if the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation, as defined in s. 39.81 (2), on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (a), 5 other members.

SB55-SSA1, s. 162 Section 162. 15.107 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,12 15.107 (7) (f) A representative of the unit in the department of administration that deals with information technology electronic government.

SB55-SSA1, s. 163 Section 163. 15.107 (16) (b) 14. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,14 15.107 (16) (b) 14. One member who is a representative from a public utility.

SB55-SSA1, s. 164 Section 164. 15.107 (16) (b) 15. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,17 15.107 (16) (b) 15. One member who represents a professional land information organization.

SB55-SSA1, s. 165 Section 165. 15.107 (16) (b) 16. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,20 15.107 (16) (b) 16. One member who is nominated by a statewide association whose purposes include support of a network of statewide land information systems.

SB55-SSA1, s. 166 Section 166. 15.107 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,26,24 15.107 (16) (d) Terms, chairperson. The members listed under par. (b) 8. to 13. 16. shall be appointed for 5-year terms. The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

SB55-SSA1, s. 167 Section 167. 15.107 (16) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 168e Section 168e. 15.137 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,27,9 15.137 (2) Food advisory council. There is created in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection a food advisory council consisting of representatives of consumers, representatives of retail and wholesale grocers, representatives of academic institutions, representatives of the federal department of health and human services, representatives of the food industry or food industry associations, and employees of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, all appointed by the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB55-SSA1, s. 169 Section 169. 15.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,27,17 15.145 (1) Parole commission. There is created in the department of corrections a parole commission consisting of 6 8 members. Members shall have knowledge of or experience in corrections or criminal justice. The members shall include a chairperson who is nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a 2-year term expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered years, subject to removal under s. 17.07 (3m), and 5 the remaining members in the classified service appointed by the chairperson.

SB55-SSA1, s. 169r Section 169r. 15.153 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 171 Section 171. 15.157 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,27,25 15.157 (8) Rural health development council. (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce a rural health development council consisting of 11 13 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 5-year terms, and the secretaries of commerce and health and family services, or their designees. The appointed members shall include all of the following:

SB55-SSA1, s. 172 Section 172. 15.157 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,28,5 15.157 (8) (g) A physician licensed under ch. 448 and, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a nurse licensed under ch. 441, both and a dental hygienist licensed under ch. 447, all of whom practice in a rural area, and a representative of public health services.

SB55-SSA1, s. 173p Section 173p. 15.195 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.195 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,28,11 15.195 (1) Tobacco control board. (intro.) There is created a tobacco control board attached to the department of health and family services under s. 15.03. The tobacco control board shall consist of 15 members and shall include all of the following:

SB55-SSA1, s. 173r Section 173r. 15.195 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,28,16 15.195 (1) (a) One majority party senator, one minority party senator, one majority party representative to the assembly, and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.

SB55-SSA1, s. 173s Section 173s. 15.195 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,28,18 15.195 (1) (b) The attorney general or his or her designee.

SB55-SSA1, s. 174 Section 174. 15.195 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (11) and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1,29,8 15.105 (11) Adolescent pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services board. There is created an adolescent pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services board which is attached to the department of health and family services administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 13 members. Notwithstanding s. 15.07 (2) (intro.), one member shall be the executive director of the women's council under s. 16.01, who shall be a nonvoting member and shall serve permanently as chairperson of the board. Six members shall be state employees who are appointed for membership by the women's council and shall be nonvoting members. The remaining 6 members shall be appointed for 3-year terms, shall represent an equal balance of points of view on pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services and shall be persons who are nominated for membership by statewide organizations that together represent an equal balance of points of view on pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services.

SB55-SSA1, s. 175 Section 175. 15.21 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,29,13 15.21 Department of electronic government; creation. There is created a department of electronic government under the direction and supervision of the secretary of electronic government, who shall be known as the "chief information officer."

SB55-SSA1, s. 176 Section 176. 15.215 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1,29,25 15.215 Same; attached boards. (1) Information technology management board. There is created an information technology management board which is attached to the department of electronic government under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology or a member of the legislature from the same house as a cochairperson designated by that cochairperson, one member of the minority party in each house of the legislature, appointed in the same manner as members of standing committees are appointed, the secretary of administration, 2 heads of departments or independent agencies appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor, 2 other members appointed to serve for 4-year terms, and the chief information officer, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

SB55-SSA1, s. 177 Section 177. 15.223 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1, s. 178d Section 178d. 15.225 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: