Amendment SSA1-SB40

SB40-SSA1, s. 3937 Section 3937. 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9152 (5) is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,1579,25 [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-SSA1, s. 3938b Section 3938b. 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, section 210 (3) is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,1580,5 [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-SSA1, s. 3938c Section 3938c. 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, section 211 (4) is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,1580,12 [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-SSA1, s. 9101 Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

SB40-SSA1,1580,24 (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 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-SSA1,1581,7 (3) Treatment alternatives and diversion grant. By August 15, 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-SSA1,1581,8 (4) Assess, inform, and measure grant.

SB40-SSA1,1581,13 (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-SSA1,1581,16 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-SSA1,1581,21 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-SSA1,1582,2 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-SSA1,1582,3 4. Annual evaluation of the plan.

SB40-SSA1,1582,10 (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-SSA1,1582,11 (5) Youth diversion grant reductions.

SB40-SSA1,1582,16 (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-SSA1,1582,25 (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-SSA1,1583,5 (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-SSA1,1583,7 (7k) Information technology development assistance to elections board and government accountability board. The department of administration shall:

SB40-SSA1,1583,10 (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-SSA1,1583,14 (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-SSA1,1583,19 (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-SSA1,1583,24 (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-SSA1,1584,4 (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-SSA1, s. 9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Aging and Long-Term Care Board.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9103 Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB40-SSA1,1584,17 (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-SSA1,1585,2 (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-SSA1, s. 9104 Section 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board.

SB40-SSA1,1585,6 (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-SSA1,1585,9 (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-SSA1,1585,11 (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-SSA1,1585,13 (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-SSA1, s. 9105 Section 9105. Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.

SB40-SSA1,1601,1 (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-SSA1,1602,4 (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.

SB40-SSA1,1603,2 (3) Loans. During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the building commission may make loans from general fund supported borrowing or the building trust fund to state agencies, as defined in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes, for projects that are to be utilized for programs not funded by general purpose revenue and that are authorized under subsection (1).

SB40-SSA1,1603,3 (4) Project contingency funding reserve.

SB40-SSA1,1603,7 (a) During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the building commission may allocate moneys from the appropriation under section 20.866 (2) (yg) of the statutes for contingency expenses in connection with any project in the Authorized State Building Program.

SB40-SSA1,1603,11 (b) During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the building commission may allocate moneys from the appropriation under section 20.866 (2) (ym) of the statutes for capital equipment acquisition in connection with any project in the Authorized State Building Program.

SB40-SSA1,1603,15 (7) Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center 300-bed addition. Notwithstanding section 18.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes, of the public debt authorized for the Sand Ridge Secure treatment Center 300-bed addition, as enumerated in subsection (1) (d) 1., $12,500,000 in public debt may not be contracted until after June 30, 2009.

SB40-SSA1,1603,19 (8) School of Human Ecology. Notwithstanding section 18.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes, of the public debt authorized for the School of Human Ecology at Madison, as enumerated in subsection (1) (j) 1., $22,500,000 in public debt may not be contracted until after June 30, 2011.

SB40-SSA1,1603,24 (9) University of Wisconsin System; miscellaneous projects. Notwithstanding section 18.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes, of the public debt authorized for projects at La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, and Superior, as enumerated in subsection (1) (j) 1., $69,139,000 in public debt may not be contracted until after June 30, 2009.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9107 Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9108 Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Commerce.

SB40-SSA1,1604,9 (1) Budget information; surplus transfer. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the purposes of the 2009-11 biennial budget bill, the department of commerce shall submit a dollar amount for the appropriation under section 20.143 (2) (b) of the statutes as though the amount appropriated to the department of commerce in fiscal year 2008-09 under section 20.143 (2) (b) of the statutes is $2,000,000.

SB40-SSA1,1604,13 (2c) Construction career academy grant program rules. The department of commerce shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 101.31 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than December 31, 2007.

SB40-SSA1,1604,22 (3d) Crex Meadows youth conservation camp grant. The department of commerce shall award a grant of $80,000 in the 2007-09 fiscal biennium from the appropriation under section 20.143 (3) (km) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the Crex Meadows youth conservation camp. The recipient of the grant shall provide $20,000 in matching funds for the grant. The department of commerce shall disburse $40,000 of the grant funds to the recipient when the recipient demonstrates that it has contributed $10,000 in matching funds. The department of commerce shall disburse the remaining $40,000 of the grant funds to the recipient when the recipient demonstrates that it has contributed an additional $10,000 in matching funds.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9109 Section 9109. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.

SB40-SSA1,1604,24 (1) Youth diversion program transfer.

SB40-SSA1,1605,5 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

SB40-SSA1,1605,10 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of corrections performing duties that are primarily related to the youth division from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

SB40-SSA1,1605,16 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) 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 department of corrections 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-SSA1,1605,21 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that is primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.

SB40-SSA1,1606,3 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

SB40-SSA1,1606,10 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB40-SSA1,1606,19 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of administration. All orders issued by the department of corrections in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the youth diversion from gang activities program under section 301.265, 2005 stats., remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of administration.

SB40-SSA1,1606,25 (1f) Effects of adult criminal jurisdiction on 17-year-olds. By March 31, 2008, the department of corrections shall submit to the legislative audit bureau a response to the 2007 legislative audit bureau report regarding the effects of adult criminal jurisdiction on 17-year-olds. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the response under this subsection with the distributees specified in section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes.

SB40-SSA1,1607,5 (2) Funding for certain community reintegration services. From the appropriation under section 20.410 (1) (d) of the statutes, the department of corrections shall provide $500,000 during the 2007-08 fiscal year and $500,000 during the 2008-09 fiscal year to New Hope Project, Inc., for transitional employment services.

SB40-SSA1,1607,12 (2k) Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Program . By May 1, 2008, the department of corrections shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the impact of the program administered under s. 16.964 (12) of the statutes on the department of correction's 2009-11 biennial budget. The department of corrections shall evaluate the impact of increased community treatment and diversion programs for nonviolent offenders on the department's institutional and community corrections population, and on the department's costs of operation.

SB40-SSA1,1607,17 (3j) Report on overcrowding in the Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution. The department of corrections shall evaluate the current capacity and usage of the segregation unit at the Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution and shall, by July 1, 2008, submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes its findings and addresses the issue of overcrowding in the segregation unit.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9110 Section 9110. Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9111 Section 9111. Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys.

SB40-SSA1,1608,3 (1L) Prosecution of drug crimes; Milwaukee County. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the department of administration, and from the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (kp) of the statutes, the department of justice, shall expend $143,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $157,600 in fiscal year 2008-09 to provide the multijurisdictional enforcement group serving Milwaukee County with funding for 2.0 assistant district attorney positions to prosecute criminal violations of chapter 961 of the statutes. The department of administration shall determine the amounts to be expended from each appropriation account for each fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,1608,12 (2L) Prosecution of drug crimes; Dane County. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the department of administration, and from the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (kp) of the statutes, the department of justice, shall expend $60,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $65,900 in fiscal year 2008-09 to provide the multijurisdictional enforcement group serving Dane County with funding for 0.75 assistant district attorney position to prosecute criminal violations of chapter 961 of the statutes. The department of administration shall determine the amounts to be expended from each appropriation account for each fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,1608,18 (3L) Prosecution of drug crimes; St. Croix County. From the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (kp) of the statutes the department of justice shall expend $84,500 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $94,600 in fiscal year 2008-09 to provide the multijurisdictional enforcement group serving St. Croix County with funding for 1.0 assistant district attorney position to prosecute criminal violations of chapter 961 of the statutes.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9112 Section 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Communications Board.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9114 Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.

SB40-SSA1,1608,21 (1c) Reengineering information technology systems.

SB40-SSA1,1609,2 (a) The department of employee trust funds shall provide to the joint committee on finance copies of all materials submitted to the department of administration that relate to the release of moneys from unallotted reserve, during the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, for reengineering information technology systems of the department of employee trust funds.

SB40-SSA1,1609,6 (b) The joint committee on finance may supplement, from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (u) of the statutes, the appropriation under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes for the purpose of implementing a redesigned lump-sum payment system if all of the following occur:

SB40-SSA1,1609,12 1. The department of employee trust funds submits a report to the joint committee on finance on its plan to implement the redesigned lump-sum payment system. The report shall specify how the plan conforms to information technology projects planning and monitoring standards developed by the department of administration and submitted to the joint legislative audit committee in response to legislative audit bureau report 07-5, entitled "Information Technology Projects."

SB40-SSA1,1609,15 2. The department of employee trust funds submits a request to the joint committee on finance to supplement the appropriation under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes for implementation of a redesigned lump-sum payment system.

SB40-SSA1,1609,23 3. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of employee trust funds that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the request within 14 working days after the date of the receipt of the request. If, within 14 working days after the date of the receipt of the request, however, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of employee trust funds that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed supplement, the supplement may occur only upon approval of the committee.

SB40-SSA1,1610,2 (c) During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the department of employee trust funds shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on its plan for implementing an integrated health insurance enrollment, eligibility, and processing system. The report shall specify all of the following:

SB40-SSA1,1610,4 1. The costs for each fiscal year in which implementation work is to be performed, including specifically potential costs for the 2009-11 fiscal biennium.

SB40-SSA1,1610,8 2. How the implementation plan conforms to information technology projects planning and monitoring standards developed by the department of administration and submitted to the joint legislative audit committee in response to legislative audit bureau report 07-5, entitled "Information Technology Projects."

SB40-SSA1,1610,13 3. How the internal resources of the department of employee trust funds will be used in the implementation work of the integrated health insurance enrollment, eligibility, and processing system and in the implementation work associated with the lump-sum payment system to ensure timely and successful completion of both projects.

SB40-SSA1,1610,20 (2w) Payment of health insurance premiums for employees of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority. Notwithstanding section 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, for an insured employee, as defined in section 40.02 (39) of the statutes, who is employed by the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority on the effective date of this subsection, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium beginning on the date on which the employee becomes insured.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9115 Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations Commission.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9117 Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9118 Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; Fox River Navigational System Authority.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9118m Section 9118m.0 Nonstatutory provisions; Government Accountability Board.

SB40-SSA1,1611,6 (1k) Reports on proposed per diem payments. The government accountability board shall report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance in fiscal year 2007-08 and in fiscal year 2008-09 concerning the need for funding of the board's proposed per diem payments to board members and to the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee in that fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,1611,24 (1u) Use of appropriations to government accountability board; deposit and crediting of revenues. Notwithstanding section 20.511 of the statutes, as affected by this act, if the elections board and the ethics board remain constituted and vested with authority on the effective date of this subsection, the elections board and the ethics board may, for so long as the boards remain so constituted and vested, encumber or expend moneys from any appropriation made to the government accountability board for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, consistently with the purposes of that appropriation. The elections board and the ethics board, for so long as the boards remain constituted and vested with authority, shall deposit into the appropriate fund or credit to the appropriate appropriation account for any appropriation made to the government accountability board all revenues received by the respective boards, consistently with the purposes for which those revenues are directed by law to be deposited or credited by the government accountability board. However, neither board may encumber or expend moneys under this subsection in an amount greater than the amount that would be authorized for a state agency under section 20.002 (1) of the statutes, as determined by the department of administration, during a fiscal year for which the biennial budget has not been enacted at the time that an encumbrance or expenditure is made.

SB40-SSA1, s. 9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.