XX53 Transportation.
XX54 Treasurer.
XX55 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
XX56 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board.
XX57 University of Wisconsin System.
XX58 Veterans affairs.
XX59 Workforce development.
XX60 Other.
For example, for general nonstatutory provisions relating to the historical
society, see Section 9126. For any agency that is not assigned a two-digit
identification number and that is attached to another agency, see the number of the
latter agency. For any other agency not assigned a two-digit identification number
or any provision that does not relate to the functions of a particular agency, see
number "60" (other) within each type of provision.
In order to facilitate amendment drafting and the enrolling process, separate
section numbers and headings appear for each type of provision and for each state
agency, even if there are no provisions included in that section number and heading.
Section numbers and headings for which there are no provisions will be deleted in
enrolling and will not appear in the published act.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB44-SSA1, s. 4 1Section 4. 7.33 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,4,42 7.33 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each local
3governmental unit, as defined in s. 22.01 16.97 (7), may, and each state agency shall,
4upon proper application under sub. (3), permit each of its employees to serve as an
5election official without loss of fringe benefits or seniority privileges earned for
6scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3), without loss of pay
7for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3) except as provided

1in sub. (5), and without any other penalty. For employees who are included in a
2collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under
3subch. V of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a
4collective bargaining agreement.
SB44-SSA1,4,12 5(5) Any employee of a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 22.01 16.97 (7),
6or state agency who obtains a paid leave of absence under sub. (4) in order to serve
7as an election official under s. 7.30 shall certify in writing to the head of the local
8governmental unit or state agency by which he or she is employed the amount of
9compensation that the employee receives for such service. Upon receipt of the
10certification, the head of the local governmental unit or state agency shall deduct
11that amount from the employee's pay earned for scheduled working hours during the
12period specified in sub. (2) when the employee is on a paid leave of absence.
SB44-SSA1, s. 5 13Section 5. 13.099 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,4,1514 13.099 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of administration
15commerce.
SB44-SSA1,4,1716 (b) "State housing strategy plan" means the plan developed under s. 16.31
17560.9802.
SB44-SSA1, s. 6 18Section 6. 13.099 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,4,2419 13.099 (2) (a) If any bill that is introduced in either house of the legislature
20directly or substantially affects the development, construction, cost or availability of
21housing in this state, the department, through the division of housing, shall prepare
22a report on the bill within 30 days after it is introduced. The department may request
23any information from other state agencies, local governments or individuals or
24organizations that is reasonably necessary for the department to prepare the report.
SB44-SSA1, s. 7 25Section 7. 13.099 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,5,1
113.099 (3) (a) 5. Housing costs, as defined in s. 16.30 560.9801 (3) (a) and (b).
SB44-SSA1, s. 8 2Section 8. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,5,213 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
4revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
5committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
6department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or
7activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
8appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and
9(cr), and (r), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and
10(6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (at), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or
11for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any
12county, city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum
13sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the
14amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended
15June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient
16manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds
17should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues
18to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make
19reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial
20operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time
21interfere least with their services and activities.
SB44-SSA1, s. 8m 22Section 8m. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,6,1724 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
25revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the

1committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
2department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or
3activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
4appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and
5(cr), and (r), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and
6(6) (aq), (ar), and (at), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or for
7forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county,
8city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum
9sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the
10amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended
11June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient
12manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds
13should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues
14to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make
15reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial
16operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time
17interfere least with their services and activities.
SB44-SSA1, s. 9 18Section 9. 13.101 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,6,2219 13.101 (14) With the concurrence of the joint committee on information policy
20and technology, direct the department of electronic government administration to
21report to the committee concerning any specific information technology system
22project in accordance with s. 13.58 (5) (b) 4.
SB44-SSA1, s. 10c 23Section 10c. 13.101 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 10r 24Section 10r. 13.101 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,7,6
113.101 (17) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (gk), the committee may
2approve expenditure of moneys received by the state under s. 51.06 (6) only to
3support any state activity conducted or performed on the property occupied or
4managed on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], by the
5department of health and family services or the department of corrections at the
6Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
SB44-SSA1, s. 11 7Section 11. 13.121 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,7,108 13.121 (1) Current member. From the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or
9(b) or (5), each member of the legislature shall be paid, in equal installments, the
10salary provided under s. 20.923.
SB44-SSA1, s. 12 11Section 12. 13.121 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,7,2012 13.121 (4) Insurance. For the purpose of premium determinations under s.
1340.05 (4) and (5) each member of the legislature shall accrue sick leave at a rate
14equivalent to a percentage of time worked recommended for such positions by the
15secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources
16management
and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the
17same manner as compensation for such positions is determined under s. 20.923. This
18percentage of time worked shall be applied to the sick leave accrual rate established
19under s. 230.35 (2). The approved percentage shall be incorporated into the
20compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
SB44-SSA1, s. 13 21Section 13. 13.123 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,8,1422 13.123 (1) (a) 1. Any member of the legislature who has signified, by affidavit
23filed with the department of administration, the necessity of establishing a
24temporary residence at the state capital for the period of any regular or special
25legislative session shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred for food and

1lodging for each day that he or she is in Madison on legislative business, but not
2including any Saturday or Sunday unless the legislator is in actual attendance on
3such day at a session of the legislature or a meeting of a standing committee of which
4the legislator is a member. The amount of the allowance for each biennial session
5shall be 90% of the per diem rate for travel for federal government business within
6the city of Madison, as established by the federal general services administration.
7For the purpose of determining the amount of the allowance, the secretary of
8employment relations
director of the office of state human resources management
9shall certify to the chief clerk of each house the federal per diem rate in effect on
10December 1, or the first business day thereafter if December 1 is not a business day,
11in each even-numbered year. Each legislator shall file an affidavit with the chief
12clerk of his or her house certifying the specific dollar amount within the authorized
13allowance the member wishes to receive. Such affidavit, when filed, shall remain in
14effect for the biennial session.
SB44-SSA1, s. 14 15Section 14. 13.123 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,8,2416 13.123 (1) (c) Each member shall certify to the chief clerk of the house in which
17the member serves, as promptly as may be following the 1st of each month, the
18number of days during the previous calendar month on which the member was in
19Madison on legislative business and for which the member seeks the allowance
20provided by this subsection. Such allowances shall be paid from the appropriation
21under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5) within one week after each calendar month; and
22shall be paid, upon the filing with the department of administration, the chief clerk's
23affidavit stating the number of days in Madison on legislative business for all
24members of the chief clerk's house.
SB44-SSA1, s. 15 25Section 15. 13.123 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,9,13
113.123 (2) Interim expenses. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.765
2(1) (a) or (b) or (5), each member of the legislature shall be entitled to an expense
3allowance for postage and clerical assistance for each full calendar month during
4which the legislature is in actual session 3 days or less. No allowance is payable to
5a representative to the assembly unless the speaker of the assembly files with the
6chief clerk of the assembly a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. No
7allowance is payable to a senator unless the majority leader of the senate files with
8the chief clerk of the senate a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. An
9authorization filed under this subsection becomes effective for the month in which
10it is filed and continues in effect through the month in which the speaker of the
11assembly or the majority leader of the senate files a written revocation of the
12authorization with the chief clerk of the appropriate house. The rate of such
13allowance shall be as follows:
SB44-SSA1, s. 16 14Section 16. 13.123 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,9,2415 13.123 (3) (a) Any senator authorized by the committee on senate organization
16to attend a meeting outside the state capital, any representative to the assembly
17authorized by the committee on assembly organization to attend an out-of-state
18meeting or authorized by the speaker to attend a meeting within this state outside
19the state capital, and all members of the legislature required by law, legislative rule,
20resolution or joint resolution to attend such meetings, shall be paid no additional
21compensation for such services but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
22expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5), but no legislator
23may be reimbursed under this subsection for expenses on any day for which the
24legislator submits a claim under sub. (1).
SB44-SSA1, s. 17 25Section 17. 13.125 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,10,5
113.125 Chaplains. The officiating chaplain of the senate and assembly shall
2be paid such amount as may be established by each house for each day of service from
3the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5). Payment shall be made on
4certification by the chief clerk of the senate or of the assembly, respectively, showing
5the amount to which each chaplain is entitled.
SB44-SSA1, s. 18 6Section 18. 13.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,10,127 13.14 (2) Floral pieces. The senate and assembly may procure floral pieces
8for deceased or ill members of the legislature and state officers who, in the judgment
9of the presiding officer and chief clerk, have been identified with the legislative
10process. Such expenses shall be by voucher, signed by the presiding officer or chief
11clerk of the respective house, and shall be drawn on the appropriation under s. 20.765
12(1) (a) or (b) or (5).
SB44-SSA1, s. 19 13Section 19. 13.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,10,1814 13.14 (3) Travel; legislative personnel. The actual and necessary expenses
15of legislative policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, and research staff
16assigned to legislative committees incident to attending meetings outside the state
17capital shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or
18(5)
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 20 19Section 20. 13.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,11,520 13.20 (2) Pay ranges; duration of employment. All legislative employees shall
21be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan for employees
22in the classified civil service within ranges approved by the joint committee on
23legislative organization. The secretary of employment relations director of the office
24of state human resources management
shall make recommendations concerning a
25compensation and classification schedule for legislative employees if requested to do

1so by the joint committee on legislative organization or by the committee on
2organization of either house. If the joint committee does not approve pay ranges for
3legislative employees, the committee on organization of either house may approve
4pay ranges for its employees. Appointments shall be made for the legislative session,
5unless earlier terminated by the appointing officer.
SB44-SSA1, s. 20d 6Section 20d. 13.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 13.40 (1) (am).
SB44-SSA1, s. 20h 7Section 20h. 13.40 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,11,118 13.40 (1) (ad) "Compensation reserves" means the total estimated amount
9designated as compensation reserves for a given fiscal year as shown in the schedule
10under s. 20.005 (1) published in the biennial budget act or the modified total amount
11of compensation reserves for that fiscal year specified in any other act.
SB44-SSA1, s. 20p 12Section 20p. 13.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,11,1413 13.40 (1) (c) "State operations" means all purposes except aids to individuals
14and organizations and local assistance.
SB44-SSA1, s. 20t 15Section 20t. 13.40 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,11,1916 13.40 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (3) and (3m), the amount
17appropriated from general purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any
18amount under an appropriation specified in sub. (3) (a) to (i), as determined under
19sub. (4), may not exceed the sum of:
SB44-SSA1, s. 21 20Section 21. 13.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,11,2421 13.40 (3) (b) An appropriation to honor a moral obligation undertaken
22pursuant to ss. 16.526 (8), 16.527 (10), 18.61 (5), 85.25 (5), 101.143 (9m) (i), 229.50
23(7), 229.74 (7), 229.830 (7), 234.15 (4), 234.42 (4), 234.54 (4) (b), 234.626 (7), 234.93
24(6), 234.932 (6), 234.933 (6), and 281.59 (13m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 22 25Section 22. 13.40 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,12,2
113.40 (3) (fm) An appropriation for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium to make
2payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 79.035.
SB44-SSA1, s. 23m 3Section 23m. 13.40 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,12,144 13.40 (3m) (a) In addition to the limitation under sub. (2), the amount
5appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year
62003-04, in fiscal year 2004-05, and in fiscal year 2005-06, plus the amount
7designated for compensation reserves from general purpose revenue but excluding
8the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service
9for that fiscal year, may not exceed the amount appropriated from general purpose
10revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2002-03, plus the amount designated for
11compensation reserves from general purpose revenue but excluding the estimated
12amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal
13year, as shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) published in the 2001-02
14Wisconsin Statutes.
SB44-SSA1,13,215 (b) For purposes of par. (a), the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for
16fiscal year 2002-03 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under s.
1720.005 (3) as published in the 2001-02 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any
18sum sufficient appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount
19shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the estimated
20expenditures for that appropriation for that fiscal year. For purposes of par. (a), the
21amount of any biennial appropriation for fiscal year 2002-03 is considered to be the
22amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2001-02
23Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any biennial appropriation for any other
24fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)

1in the latest act specifying the amount appropriated for that appropriation for that
2fiscal year.
SB44-SSA1, s. 24 3Section 24. 13.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,13,84 13.45 (3) (a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under s.
513.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a
6committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers
7thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or
8(5)
for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.
SB44-SSA1, s. 25 9Section 25. 13.48 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,13,1910 13.48 (2) (j) No later than the first day of the 7th month after the effective date
11of each biennial budget act, the secretary of employment relations director of the
12office of state human resources management
shall report to the building commission,
13in writing, regarding the desirability of including plans for day care facility space in
14the plans for any construction or major remodeling project, enumerated in the state
15building program in the biennial budget act, for any state office building. Based upon
16the report of the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state
17human resources management
, the building commission may direct that plans for
18day care facility space be included in the plans for that construction or major
19remodeling project.
SB44-SSA1, s. 26 20Section 26. 13.48 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,14,621 13.48 (14) (c) If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the
22acquisition of a building, structure or land or the construction of a building or
23structure that is sold or leased under par. (b), the building commission shall deposit
24a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the building,
25structure or land in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay

1the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding
2any of that debt. If Except as provided in s. 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt
3outstanding, or, if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to repay that
4principal and pay that interest and premium, the building commission shall credit
5deposit the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to in the appropriation account
6under s. 20.865 (4) (a)
budget stabilization fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 27 7Section 27. 13.50 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,14,188 13.50 (6) (am) The cochairpersons of the joint survey committee on retirement
9systems or the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, with respect to any
10bill or amendment specified in par. (a), or the presiding officer of either house of the
11legislature, with respect to any bill or amendment specified in par. (a) that is pending
12in his or her house, may make a determination, based on any available information,
13that the bill or amendment may have a significant fiscal impact on the costs,
14actuarial balance or goals of the Wisconsin retirement system Retirement System
15and order the attachment of an independent actuarial opinion on such impact. The
16cochairpersons or presiding officer ordering such an opinion shall direct the staff
17under sub. (4) to obtain the opinion. The staff shall make payment for the opinion
18from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (2) (ab) or (5).
SB44-SSA1, s. 28 19Section 28. 13.51 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,14,2120 13.51 (2) (b) The secretary of employment relations director of the office of state
21human resources management
or the secretary's director's designee.
SB44-SSA1, s. 29 22Section 29. 13.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,15,623 13.56 (2) Participation in certain proceedings. The cochairpersons of the joint
24committee for review of administrative rules or their designated agents shall accept
25service made under ss. 227.40 (5) and 806.04 (11). If the committee determines that

1the legislature should be represented in the proceeding, it shall request the joint
2committee on legislative organization to designate the legislature's representative
3for the proceeding. The costs of participation in the proceeding shall be paid equally
4from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) and (b) or shall be paid from the
5appropriation under s. 20.765 (5), if applicable
, except that such costs incurred by the
6department of justice shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB44-SSA1, s. 30 7Section 30. 13.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,15,98 13.57 (3) All expenses under sub. (1) shall be reimbursed from the
9appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) or (5).
SB44-SSA1, s. 31 10Section 31. 13.58 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,15,1411 13.58 (5) (a) 5. Upon receipt of strategic plans from the department of electronic
12government
administration, the joint committee on legislative organization and the
13director of state courts, review and transmit comments concerning the plans to the
14entities submitting the plans.
SB44-SSA1, s. 32 15Section 32. 13.58 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,15,1816 13.58 (5) (b) 1. Direct the department of electronic government administration
17to conduct studies or prepare reports on items related to the committee's duties under
18par. (a).
SB44-SSA1, s. 33 19Section 33. 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,16,220 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) With the concurrence of the joint committee on finance,
21direct the department of electronic government administration to report
22semiannually to the committee and the joint committee on finance concerning any
23specific information technology system project which is being designed, developed,
24tested or implemented and which the committees anticipate will have a total cost to

1the state exceeding $1,000,000 in the current or any succeeding fiscal biennium. The
2report shall include all of the following:
SB44-SSA1, s. 34 3Section 34. 13.81 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,16,94 13.81 (6) Reimbursement for special studies. At the end of each fiscal year,
5the general fund shall be reimbursed, from any other state fund, the amounts
6actually expended by the joint legislative council under s. 20.765 (3) (e) or (5) for the
7cost of making and publishing surveys and analyses of activities and policies related
8to such funds. The council shall bill such state funds at the end of each fiscal year
9for the costs so incurred, in accordance with cost records maintained by the council.
SB44-SSA1, s. 35 10Section 35. 13.81 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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