Amendment JR1 ASA1-AB6

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January 2011 Special Session

2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 6

January 26, 2011 - Offered by Representatives Bernard Schaber and Molepske Jr.

AB6-ASA1,1,2 An Act relating to: a working group to develop a plan for creating a public-private entity to oversee, create, and implement economic policies.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB6-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB6-ASA1,1,7 (1) Creation and plan of working group. There shall be created a working group that shall develop a plan to create a public-private entity to oversee, create, and implement economic policies for the state. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

AB6-ASA1,1,9 (a) The creation of an economic development entity, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

AB6-ASA1,1,11 1. The structure of the entity, including whether it is a department or an authority.

AB6-ASA1,2,1 2. The particular divisions of the entity.

AB6-ASA1,2,2 3. Descriptions of the necessary staff and their duties.

AB6-ASA1,2,4 (b) The transition of the department of commerce, including, but not limited to, the following:

AB6-ASA1,2,6 1. The identification of which divisions and bureaus will remain with the department of commerce.

AB6-ASA1,2,8 2. The identification of which sections and bureaus will be transferred and the site to which they will be transferred.

AB6-ASA1,2,10 3. The identification of which positions and funds will be removed by the secretary of administration.

AB6-ASA1,2,12 4. The identification of the entities that will administer the rules currently administered by the department of commerce if such transfer is necessary.

AB6-ASA1,2,14 (c) The method by which the entity created under paragraph (a) will be audited and evaluated, including defining the indicators of the success of the entity.

AB6-ASA1,2,16 (d) Details of the policies and procedures for economic development practices to be used by the entity created under paragraph (a ).

AB6-ASA1,2,19 (e) The projected budget request for the 2011-13 biennial budget for the entity created under paragraph (a) and its programs and projected budget requests for future biennial budgets, to the extent such projections are reasonable.

AB6-ASA1,2,22 (f) The role of the business community in supporting the entity created under paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, financial roles that will allow state funds to be used entirely for economic development.

AB6-ASA1,2,24 (2) Membership of working group. The working group shall consist of the following:

AB6-ASA1,2,25 (a) The governor or the governor's designee.

AB6-ASA1,3,1 (b) The secretaries of administration and commerce, or their designees.

AB6-ASA1,3,4 (c) Two majority party members and one minority party member from each house of the legislature, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.

AB6-ASA1,3,5 (d) One representative appointed by the governor from each of the following:

AB6-ASA1,3,6 1. The department of revenue.

AB6-ASA1,3,7 2. The department of workforce development.

AB6-ASA1,3,8 3. The Wisconsin Economic Development Association.

AB6-ASA1,3,9 4. The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group.

AB6-ASA1,3,10 5. National Federation of Independent Business/Wisconsin.

AB6-ASA1,3,11 6. Wisconsin Independent Business.

AB6-ASA1,3,12 7. Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.

AB6-ASA1,3,13 8. AFT-Wisconsin.

AB6-ASA1,3,16 (3) Submission date. By April 1, 2011, the working group shall submit the plan under subsection (1) to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

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