Amendment SSA1-SB21

SB21-SSA1,1531,16 3. Educational performance.

SB21-SSA1,1531,17 4. Research and economic development.

SB21-SSA1,1531,22 (b) By October 1, 2015, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit the accountability measures identified under paragraph (a) to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, for approval by these committees.

SB21-SSA1,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB21-SSA1,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB21-SSA1,1532,5 (5d) Policy concerning unassigned balance. No later than October 1, 2015, the board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall submit its policies and procedures established under section 238.03 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the joint committee on finance and the joint legislative audit committee.

SB21-SSA1,1532,8 (5dc) Economic development grants. In fiscal year 2015-16, from the appropriation under section 20.192 (1) (a) of the statutes, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall do all of the following:

SB21-SSA1,1532,19 (a) Grant $250,000 to the Mid-West Energy Research Consortium to support the growth, training, and research and development of private businesses in the energy, power, and control sector that are headquartered in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall develop policies and procedures for determining whether a business is headquartered in Wisconsin and otherwise eligible to receive grant moneys under this paragraph. The Mid-West Energy Research Consortium may not expend any grant moneys under this paragraph after June 30, 2017; shall repay any grant moneys not expended under this paragraph to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund; and shall comply with all record-keeping and reporting requirements applicable to other recipients of grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB21-SSA1,1532,22 (b) Grant $250,000 to Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin for a new revolving loan program in the southwest region of the state to promote regional economic development and entrepreneurial start-ups.

SB21-SSA1,1532,25 (c) Grant $150,000 to the Northcentral Technical College for the purchase of commercial stoves, ovens, and other equipment for that college's culinary arts program and business incubator facilities.

SB21-SSA1,1533,5 (d) Grant $100,000 to the Marathon County Economic Development Corporation for a revolving loan fund to support minority-owned businesses in Marathon County. A business is considered to be minority owned for purposes of this paragraph if the business is at least 30 percent owned by a minority group member, as defined in section 16.287 (1) (f) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB21-SSA1,1533,7 (2) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.

SB21-SSA1,1533,13 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development that are primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,1533,24 (bu) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, not less than 18.0 FTE SEG administrative law judge positions, and all incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department of workforce development performing duties that are primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. In determining the number of administrative law positions to be transferred under this paragraph, the secretary of administration shall ensure that not less than 6.0 FTE SEG administrative law judge positions and 2.0 FTE SEG legal support staff positions remain at the department of workforce development.

SB21-SSA1,1534,6 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (bu) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the department of workforce development 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.

SB21-SSA1,1534,12 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of workforce development that is primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,1534,20 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of workforce development on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of workforce development with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,1535,4 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. The division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21-SSA1,1535,16 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. All orders issued by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the adjudicatory functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,1535,17 (5) Unemployment insurance; drug testing.

SB21-SSA1,1535,22 (a) Scope statements for rules. The department of workforce development shall present the statements of scope of the rules required under sections 108.04 (8) (b) and 108.133 (2) (a) and (am) and (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the governor for approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than the 180th day after the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1536,8 (b) Emergency rule authority. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of workforce development may promulgate any rules required under sections 108.04 (8) (b) and 108.133 (2) (a) and (am) and (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of any corresponding permanent rules, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (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 paragraph 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 paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1536,9 (6) Infrastructure employee transfers.

SB21-SSA1,1536,14 (a) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, 4.0 FTE positions and the incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the department of workforce development performing duties primarily related to infrastructure, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,1536,20 (b) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (a) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the department of workforce development 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.

SB21-SSA1,9152 Section 9152. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

SB21-SSA1,1536,22 (1c) Pay-for-performance contracts.

SB21-SSA1,1536,23 (a) In this subsection:

SB21-SSA1,1537,6 1. "Pay-for-performance contract" means a contract between a state agency and a private organization for the delivery of services under which payment for those services is contingent upon, and delayed until, the private organization achieves specified performance outcomes as measured by an independent evaluator using agreed-upon standards of measurement. The private organization may serve as an intermediary for obtaining funding to perform the contract by raising capital from private donors or investors and for subcontracting with direct providers to achieve the specified performance outcomes.

SB21-SSA1,1537,8 2. "State agency" means any office, department, or independent agency in the executive branch of state government.

SB21-SSA1,1537,12 (b) All state agencies shall review current programs and submit to the joint committee on finance on or before December 1, 2015, a plan that identifies expenditures that could be decreased or programs that could be improved through the use of pay-for-performance contracts.

SB21-SSA1,1537,14 (1d) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) of the statutes shall not apply to the action of the legislature in enacting this act.

SB21-SSA1,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

SB21-SSA1,1537,19 (1) Consolidation of certain state agency services appropriations. The assets and unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (ke), 2013 stats., are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21-SSA1,1537,23 (2) Transfer to state building trust fund. Before July 1, 2016, the secretary of administration may transfer to the state building trust fund, from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (kc) of the statutes, an amount not exceeding $3,000,000 from the unencumbered balance of that appropriation account.

SB21-SSA1,1538,3 (3q) Lapse from capital planning and building construction services appropriation account to general fund. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes, there is lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (kc) of the statutes an amount equal to $5,000,000 in the 2015-16 fiscal year.

SB21-SSA1,9202 Section 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB21-SSA1,1538,7 (1) Transfer from agricultural chemical cleanup fund to environmental fund. There is transferred from the agricultural chemical cleanup fund to the environmental fund $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2015-17 biennium.

SB21-SSA1,9203 Section 9203. Fiscal changes; Arts Board.

SB21-SSA1,9204 Section 9204. Fiscal changes; Building Commission.

SB21-SSA1,9205 Section 9205. Fiscal changes; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SB21-SSA1,9206 Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.

SB21-SSA1,9207 Section 9207. Fiscal changes; Circuit Courts.

SB21-SSA1,9208 Section 9208. Fiscal changes; Corrections.

SB21-SSA1,9209 Section 9209. Fiscal changes; Court of Appeals.

SB21-SSA1,9210 Section 9210. Fiscal changes; District Attorneys.

SB21-SSA1,9211 Section 9211. Fiscal changes; Educational Communications Board.

SB21-SSA1,9212 Section 9212. Fiscal changes; Employee Trust Funds.

SB21-SSA1,9213 Section 9213. Fiscal changes; Employment Relations Commission.

SB21-SSA1,1538,23 (1v) Unspent program revenue. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes, at the end of each fiscal year in the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, there is lapsed to the general fund any unencumbered balance exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year's expenditures from the appropriation account under section 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,9214 Section 9214. Fiscal changes; Financial Institutions.

SB21-SSA1,9215 Section 9215. Fiscal changes; Government Accountability Board.

SB21-SSA1,9216 Section 9216. Fiscal changes; Governor.

SB21-SSA1,9217 Section 9217. Fiscal changes; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

SB21-SSA1,9218 Section 9218. Fiscal changes; Health Services.

SB21-SSA1,1539,6 (1) Merger of divisions into Medicaid services division.

SB21-SSA1,1539,10 (a) The unencumbered balances of the appropriations to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (g) and (hc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1539,14 (b) The unencumbered balances of the appropriations to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (gc) and (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (hp) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1539,18 (c) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (gm) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (iL) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1539,22 (d) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (hs) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (hs) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,2 (e) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (i) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (i) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,6 (f) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (im) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (im) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,10 (g) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (jb) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (jc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,14 (h) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (kx) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (kx) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,18 (i) The unencumbered balance of the appropriations to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (m) and (mc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1540,22 (j) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (n) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (n) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21-SSA1,1541,2 (2c) Lapse from physician assessment to general fund. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes, in the fiscal year 2015-16, there is lapsed to the general fund $1,100,000 from the appropriation account of the department of health services under section 20.435 (1) (hg) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,9219 Section 9219. Fiscal changes; Higher Educational Aids Board.

SB21-SSA1,9220 Section 9220. Fiscal changes; Historical Society.

SB21-SSA1,9221 Section 9221. Fiscal changes; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB21-SSA1,9222 Section 9222. Fiscal changes; Insurance.

SB21-SSA1,9223 Section 9223. Fiscal changes; Investment Board.

SB21-SSA1,9224 Section 9224. Fiscal changes; Joint Committee on Finance.

SB21-SSA1,9225 Section 9225. Fiscal changes; Judicial Commission.

SB21-SSA1,9226 Section 9226. Fiscal changes; Justice.

SB21-SSA1,1541,12 (1) Return of certain unused moneys to the justice information surcharge appropriation account.

SB21-SSA1,1541,16 (a) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (kd) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1541,20 (b) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (kb)of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1541,24 (c) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (ki) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1542,4 (d) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (kn) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1542,8 (e) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.455 (2) (ko) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1542,12 (f) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.455 (5) (ke) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,1542,16 (g) In fiscal year 2015-16, an amount equal to the unencumbered balance as of June 30, 2015, in the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (kh) of the statutes is transferred from that appropriation account to the appropriation account under section 20.505 (1) (id) of the statutes.

SB21-SSA1,9227 Section 9227. Fiscal changes; Legislature.

SB21-SSA1,1542,23 (1) Appropriation lapses and reestimates. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization shall take actions during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium to ensure that from general purpose revenue appropriations to the legislature under section 20.765 of the statutes an amount equal to $9,232,200 is lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or is subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both.

SB21-SSA1,9228 Section 9228. Fiscal changes; Lieutenant Governor.

SB21-SSA1,9229 Section 9229. Fiscal changes; Local Government.

SB21-SSA1,9230 Section 9230. Fiscal changes; Medical College of Wisconsin.