Amendment CSA1-SB40

SB40-CSA1, s. 3919 Section 3919. 977.075 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1493,6 977.075 (1g) In this section, "client responsible for payment" means a client of the state public defender other than a client entitled to legal representation without a determination of indigency.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3920 Section 3920. 977.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1493,14 977.075 (3) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the amount that a person, other than a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b), who is client responsible for payment for legal representation shall pay for the cost of the legal representation if the person client does not pay the applicable discount fee under sub. (3m). The schedule shall establish a fee for a given type of case, and the fee for a given type of case shall be based on the average cost, as determined by the board, for representation for that type of case.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3921 Section 3921. 977.075 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1493,24 977.075 (3m) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the discount amount that a person, other than a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b), who is client responsible for payment for legal representation, may pay during a time period established by rule instead of paying the applicable fee under sub. (3). The fee schedule shall establish a discount fee for each type of case included in the schedule under sub. (3). If a person client responsible for payment pays the applicable discount fee within the time period established under this section, the person client may not be held liable for any additional payment for counsel.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3922 Section 3922. 977.075 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1494,6 977.075 (4) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the maximum amount that a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b) shall pay as reimbursement for legal services and sets the maximum amount that a person subject to s. 51.605 or 55.107 shall pay as reimbursement for legal services. The maximum amounts under this subsection shall be based on the average cost, as determined by the board, for each applicable type of case.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3923 Section 3923. 977.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1494,13 977.08 (1) If the representative or the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) refers a case to or within the office of the state public defender or if a case is referred under s. 48.23 (4), 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 (4), the state public defender shall assign counsel according to subs. (3) and (4). If a defendant makes a request for change of attorney assignment, the change of attorney must be approved by the circuit court.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3924 Section 3924. 977.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1494,18 977.08 (2) (intro.) All attorneys in a county shall be notified in writing by the state public defender that a set of lists is being prepared of attorneys willing to represent children persons referred under s. 48.23 (4), 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 (4) and indigent clients in the following:

SB40-CSA1, s. 3925 Section 3925. 977.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3926 Section 3926. 977.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1495,4 977.085 (3) The board shall provide quarterly reports to the joint committee on finance on the status of reimbursement for or recoupment of payments under ss. 48.275, 51.605, 55.107, 757.66, 938.275, 977.06, 977.07 (2), 977.075 and 977.076, including the amount of revenue generated by reimbursement and recoupment. The quarterly reports shall include any alternative means suggested by the board to improve reimbursement and recoupment procedures and to increase the amount of revenue generated. The department of justice, district attorneys, circuit courts and applicable county agencies shall cooperate by providing any necessary information to the state public defender.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3926p Section 3926p. 978.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1495,8 978.01 (2) (b) A district attorney serves on a part-time basis if his or her prosecutorial unit consists of Buffalo, Florence, or Pepin, Trempealeau or Vernon county.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3927 Section 3927. 978.05 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1495,12 978.05 (4m) Welfare fraud investigations. Cooperate with the departments of workforce development children and families and health and family services regarding the fraud investigation programs under ss. 49.197 (1m) and 49.845 (1).

SB40-CSA1, s. 3928 Section 3928. 980.036 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1495,21 980.036 (10) Payment of photocopy copying costs in cases involving indigent respondents. When the state public defender or a private attorney appointed under s. 977.08 requests photocopies copies, in any format, of any item that is discoverable under this section, the state public defender shall pay any fee charged for the photocopies copies from the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (a). If the person providing photocopies copies under this section charges the state public defender a fee for the photocopies copies, the fee may not exceed the actual, necessary, and, direct cost of photocopying providing the copies.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3929 Section 3929. 980.08 (9) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 431, is renumbered 980.08 (9) (a).

SB40-CSA1, s. 3930 Section 3930. 980.08 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1496,2 980.08 (9) (b) The department of corrections may contract for the escort services under par. (a).

SB40-CSA1, s. 3931 Section 3931. 985.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1496,5 985.01 (1g) "Governing body" has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (b) and includes a family long-term care district board under s. 46.2895.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3932 Section 3932. 985.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1496,8 985.01 (3) "Municipality" has the meaning in s. 345.05 (1) (c) and includes a family long-term care district under s. 46.2895.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3934 Section 3934. 995.67 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1496,11 995.67 (1) (a) "Domestic abuse" has the meaning given in s. 46.95 49.165 (1) (a).

SB40-CSA1, s. 3934b Section 3934b. 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9107 (13r) is repealed.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3935 Section 3935. 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9159 (4f) is repealed.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3936 Section 3936. 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9101 (4) (b) and (c) is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1497,7 [2005 Wisconsin Act 25] Section 9101 (4) (b) the secretary The department of administration shall submit a report to the secretary of the building commission containing an inventory of his or her recommendations to offer specified state properties may offer any parcel of state-owned real property for sale under in accordance with section 16.848 of the statutes, as created by this act, if the property is eligible for sale under that section and this subsection. If the department of administration receives an offer to purchase the property, the secretary of administration may submit a report to the secretary of the building commission recommending acceptance of the offer. The report shall contain a description of the property and the reasons therefor. A property may be included in the inventory for the recommendation. The secretary of administration may recommend the sale of a property with or without approval of the state agency having jurisdiction of the property. If, during the period on or before June 30, 2007, or the period beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on June 30, 2009, the building commission votes to approve the sale of any offer to purchase the property included in the inventory, the department of administration may offer sell the property for sale under section 16.848 of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB40-CSA1,1497,10 (c) This subsection does not apply during the period beginning after June 30, 2007 and ending the day before the effective date of this paragraph, nor during the period after June 30, 2009.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3936m Section 3936m. 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9105 (9) is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1497,22 [2005 Wisconsin Act 25] Section 9105 (9) Columbia St. Mary's—Columbia campus. Notwithstanding section 18.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes, no public debt authorized for the acquisition and remodeling of the Columbia campus medical facilities, as enumerated in subsection (1) (h) 1. and 3., may be contracted until after June 30, 2007 2009. Beginning on July 1, 2007 2009, and ending on June 30, 2009 2011, not more than 50 percent of the general fund supported borrowing and 50 percent of the program revenue supported borrowing authorized for the acquisition and remodeling of the Columbia campus medical facilities may be incurred. Beginning on July 1, 2009 2011, the remainder of the general fund supported borrowing and program revenue supported borrowing authorized for the acquisition and remodeling of the Columbia campus medical facilities may be incurred.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3937 Section 3937. 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9152 (5) is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1498,13 [2005 Wisconsin Act 25] Section 9152 (5) Sale of real property. If the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System sells any real property under its jurisdiction during the period prior to July 1, 2007, and the period beginning on the effective date of this subsection and ending on June 30, 2009, the board shall credit the net proceeds of the sale to the appropriation account under section 20.285 (1) (iz) of the statutes, as affected by this act, except that if there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold, the board shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under section 18.09 of the statutes to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the board shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the board shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds.

SB40-CSA1, s. 3938b Section 3938b. 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, section 210 (3) is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1498,18 [2007 Wisconsin Act 1] Section 210 (3) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.511 (1) (i) (im) of the statutes, as created by this act 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 40).

SB40-CSA1, s. 3938c Section 3938c. 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, section 211 (4) is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1498,25 [2007 Wisconsin Act 1] Section 211 (4) The treatment of sections 5.05 (11), 7.08 (7), 7.31 (5), 20.510 (intro.) and (1) (title), (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (g), (gm), (h), (i), (j), (q), (t), and (x), 20.511 (1) (h) and (i), and 20.521 (intro.) and (1) (title), (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i) of the statutes and Section 210 (1) to (4) of this act take effect on the initiation date specified in Section 209 (1) or on the day after publication of the 2007 biennial budget act, whichever is earlier.

SB40-CSA1, s. 9101 Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

SB40-CSA1,1499,12 (2) Employee transfers to public service commission. On the effective date of this subsection, all incumbent employees holding positions having responsibility for administering energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs under section 16.957 of the statutes, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the public service commission. The employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes, as affected by this act, in the public service commission that they enjoyed in the department of administration 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.

SB40-CSA1,1499,19 (3) Treatment alternatives and diversion grant. By December 1, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit an application to the office of justice assistance for a grant under section 16.964 (12) (b) of the statutes. Upon approval of the county's grant application, the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award $375,000 to the county for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2008.

SB40-CSA1,1499,20 (4) Assess, inform, and measure grant.

SB40-CSA1,1499,25 (a) By December 1, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit a plan to the office of justice assistance for conducting presentencing assessments for the purpose of providing courts information for sentencing decisions. The plan shall include all of the following components:

SB40-CSA1,1500,3 1. Identification of a target group of offenders from among persons who are convicted of a Class F, G, H, or I felony or a misdemeanor whom the county shall assess.

SB40-CSA1,1500,8 2. Assessment of persons in the target group to determine the risk that they will commit further crimes, their needs that are directly related to criminal behavior, the likelihood that they will respond positively to community-based treatment for the assessed needs, as well as an assessment of the availability of community-based treatment programs to serve the offenders.

SB40-CSA1,1500,13 3. Collection and dissemination of information relating to the accuracy of assessments performed, the value and usefulness of information contained in the assessment reports for purposes of making sentencing decisions, the effectiveness of community-based treatment programs in addressing the assessed needs of offenders, and the effect of the treatment programs with respect to recidivism.

SB40-CSA1,1500,14 4. Annual evaluation of the plan.

SB40-CSA1,1500,21 (b) Upon approval of a county plan submitted under paragraph (a), the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award the county $500,000 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2009, to perform presentencing assessments of offenders. At least 50 percent of the assessments performed by a county with funding provided under this subsection shall be of persons subject to sentencing in connection with a felony.

SB40-CSA1,1500,22 (5) Youth diversion grant reductions.

SB40-CSA1,1501,2 (a) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by $10,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09.

SB40-CSA1,1501,11 (b) Notwithstanding the amounts specified under section 16.964 (8) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated for each of the 4 contracts that are funded with moneys from the appropriation accounts under section 20.505 (6) (d) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by $3,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 and shall reduce the amount of money allocated for the contract that is funded only with moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kj) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by $3,100 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09.

SB40-CSA1,1501,16 (6f) Mobile data computers for city of Fort Atkinson. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall provide to the city of Fort Atkinson a grant of $61,400 in fiscal year 2007-08 to purchase mobile data computers for law enforcement vehicles.

SB40-CSA1,1501,21 (6L) Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding for multijurisdictional enforcement groups. For the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years, the department of administration shall allocate to multijurisdictional enforcement groups 44 percent of the federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant awards appropriated under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes.

SB40-CSA1,1502,3 (6Lj) Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding for Wisconsin CASA Association. In each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall distribute $150,000 of the federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant awards appropriated under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes to the Wisconsin CASA Association for the support, assistance, and development of court-appointed special advocate programs under section 48.07 (5) of the statutes.

SB40-CSA1,1502,8 (7f) Funding for an emergency generator for the town of sumner. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (mb) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall provide a grant of $10,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to purchase an emergency generator for the town of Sumner in Jefferson County.

SB40-CSA1,1502,12 (7h) Grant for juvenile crime prevention. Beginning on January 1, 2008, from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall provide a 3-year grant, totaling $112,500 to the Cops-N-Kids Reading Program in the city of Racine.

SB40-CSA1,1502,14 (7k) Information technology development assistance to elections board and government accountability board. The department of administration shall:

SB40-CSA1,1502,17 (a) Assist the elections board, prior to its termination, or the government accountability board, thereafter, in the selection of a vendor to complete the board's database conversion project.

SB40-CSA1,1502,21 (b) Designate a staff person to provide to the elections board, prior to its termination, or the government accountability board, thereafter, quality assurance for information technology development work completed in connection with conversion of the board's campaign finance database.

SB40-CSA1,1503,2 (7t) Youth court coordinator. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall distribute $58,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to an entity in Dane County for the employment of a full-time youth court coordinator to expand the number of youth courts in that county.

SB40-CSA1,1503,7 (8i) Written policies for information technology development projects. No later than January 1, 2008, the department of administration shall submit for review by the joint legislative audit committee and for approval by the joint committee on information policy and technology a preliminary draft of the policies required under section 16.971 (2) (Lg) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB40-CSA1,1503,11 (8j) Rules pertaining to large, high-risk information technology projects. The department of administration shall submit in proper form the rules required under section 16.973 (10) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than June 30, 2008.

SB40-CSA1,1503,13 (9q) Information technology server consolidation study and supplemental appropriation.

SB40-CSA1,1503,18 (a) The department of administration may not request the joint committee on finance to supplement, from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (g) of the statutes, the appropriation under section 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of continuing the consolidation of certain executive branch agency information technology functions until all of the following occur:

SB40-CSA1,1503,21 1. The department of administration completes, in consultation with other executive branch agencies, a study of the ongoing information technology server consolidation project which includes all of the following information:

SB40-CSA1,1503,22 a. A revised timeline for completion of server consolidation.

SB40-CSA1,1504,4 b. A revised analysis of the costs and benefits of proceeding with the server consolidation project, including a full-cost estimate which identifies the costs associated with leasing the existing space for the server consolidation project, any costs or savings which could be realized by leasing less space for the server consolidation project were the project to be scaled back, the costs of moving the server consolidation project to an alternate location, and the cost of retaining independent servers at executive branch agencies.

SB40-CSA1,1504,9 2. The department of administration submits the consolidation study required under subdivision 1. for review by the joint committee on finance and the joint committee on information policy and technology or, if the joint committee on information policy and technology is not organized, the joint legislative audit committee.

SB40-CSA1,1504,14 (b) For the purpose under paragraph (a), the joint committee on finance may not supplement the appropriation under section 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes, as affected by this act, in fiscal year 2007-08, and may not supplement the appropriation under section 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by more than $2,352,800 in fiscal year 2008-09.

SB40-CSA1,1504,18 (10q) Position authorizations; board for people with developmental disabilities. There is authorized for the board for people with developmental disabilities 7.75 FTE FED positions to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.434 (1) (mc) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB40-CSA1, s. 9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Aging and Long-Term Care Board.

SB40-CSA1, s. 9103 Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB40-CSA1,1505,8 (1k) Prescription drug collection grant rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may promulgate a rule necessary to authorize grants for programs to collect unwanted prescription drugs under section 93.57 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule necessary to authorize those grants, 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.

SB40-CSA1,1505,15 (2c) International Crane Foundation funding. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall provide $71,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $71,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 from the appropriation under section 20.115 (7) (t) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the International Crane Foundation for costs associated with a sandhill crane crop depredation project if the International Crane Foundation provides funding for the project from other sources equal to at least 70 percent of the amount to be provided under this subsection.

SB40-CSA1,1506,2 (3i) Emergency rules for buy local, buy Wisconsin program. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing section 93.48 of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB40-CSA1,1506,7 (4u) Grants for soybean crushing facilities. During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall make grants from the appropriation under section 20.115 (4) (qm) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the construction of soybean crushing facilities with the capacity to process more than 20,000,000 bushels of soybeans per year.

SB40-CSA1, s. 9104 Section 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board.

SB40-CSA1,1506,11 (1j) Onetime grants. From the appropriation account under section 20.215 (1) (fm) of the statutes, as created by this act, the arts board shall distribute grants as follows:

SB40-CSA1,1506,14 (a) Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. A grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua performing arts center in the county of Bayfield.

SB40-CSA1,1506,16 (b) Ko-Thi Dance Company. A grant of $10,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the Ko-Thi Dance Company in the city of Milwaukee.

SB40-CSA1,1506,18 (c) African American Children's Theater. A grant of $5,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the African American Children's Theater in the city of Milwaukee.

SB40-CSA1, s. 9105 Section 9105. Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.

SB40-CSA1,1526,1 (1) 2007-09 Authorized State Building Program. For the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2007, and ending on June 30, 2009, the Authorized State Building Program is as follows: - See PDF for table

SB40-CSA1,1527,4 (2) Programs previously authorized. In addition to the projects and financing authority enumerated under subsection (1), the building and financing authority enumerated under the previous state building program is continued in the 2007-09 fiscal biennium.