Amendment SSA1-SB21

SB21-SSA1,3537 Section 3537. 196.504 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1163,24 196.504 (2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding grants under this section. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the effect of subsidizing the expenses of a telecommunication provider or the monthly bills of telecommunications customers. The criteria shall give priority to projects that include matching funds, that involve public-private partnerships, that affect areas with no broadband service providers, that are scalable, or that affect a large geographic area or a large number of underserved individuals or communities.

SB21-SSA1,3537am Section 3537am. 196.65 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1164,4 196.65 (1) (e) Upon proper demand, fails or refuses to exhibit to the commission, the chairperson of the commission, or any commissioner or any person authorized to examine it any record of the public utility which is in the possession or under the control of the officer, agent or employee.

SB21-SSA1,3537b Section 3537b. 200.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 200.09 (1) (a) and amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1164,20 200.09 (1) (a) A Except as provided in par. (b), a district formed under this subchapter shall be governed by a 5-member commission appointed for staggered 5-year terms. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (11), commissioners shall be appointed by the county board of the county in which the district is located. If Except as provided in par. (b), if the district contains territory of more than one county, the county boards of the counties not having the greatest population in the district shall appoint one commissioner each and the county board of the county having the greatest population in the district shall appoint the remainder. Of the initial appointments under this paragraph, the appointments for the shortest terms shall be made by the counties having the least amount of population, in reverse order of their population included in the district. Commissioners shall be residents of the district. Initial appointments shall be made no sooner than 60 days and no later than 90 days after issuance of the department order forming a district or after completion of any court proceedings challenging such order.

SB21-SSA1,3537e Section 3537e. 200.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1165,6 200.09 (1) (b) A district that contains a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more shall be governed by a 9-member commission appointed for staggered 3-year terms. The mayor of the 2nd class city shall appoint 5 individuals as members of the commission. An executive council composed of the elected executive officers of each city and village that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district, except the 2nd class city, shall appoint 3 members of the commission by a majority vote of the members of the executive council. An executive council composed of the elected executive officers of each town that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district shall appoint one member of the commission by a majority vote of the members of the executive council.

SB21-SSA1,3537h Section 3537h. 200.09 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1165,11 200.09 (3m) All actions of a commission under sub. (1) (b) shall be approved by a majority vote of the members present, except that the following actions require the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members who are entitled to a seat on the commission:

SB21-SSA1,1165,13 (a) Any policy, rule, regulation, ordinance, rate, or charging structure that does not by its terms apply uniformly to all geographical areas of the district.

SB21-SSA1,1165,15 (b) Any change in the methods in effect on May 1, 2015, that are used to finance capital projects or to finance operations of the district.

SB21-SSA1,3537L Section 3537L. 200.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 200.15 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1166,5 200.15 (1) (a) (intro.) Territory outside the district which becomes annexed for municipal purposes to a city or village, or is added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1), which, prior to the annexation or addition, is located entirely within the original district may be added to the district Except as provided in par. (b), upon receipt by the commission, and the regional planning commission of the region within which the district or the greatest portion of the district is located, of official notice from the city or, village that the municipal annexation has occurred, or from the town sanitary district that the addition has occurred, except that such territory shall be added under sub. (2) if, within 30 days after receipt of such notice, that regional planning commission files with the commission a written objection to any part of the annexation or addition or the commission issues a written determination disapproving the addition of the territory under this subsection. for any of the following territories:

SB21-SSA1,1166,7 (c) Failure of the commission to disapprove the addition of the territory under this subsection is subject to review under ch. 227.

SB21-SSA1,3537p Section 3537p. 200.15 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1166,10 200.15 (1) (a) 1. Territory that is annexed to a city or village that is located entirely within the original district prior to the annexation.

SB21-SSA1,3537r Section 3537r. 200.15 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1166,13 200.15 (1) (a) 2. Territory that is added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) that is located entirely within the original district prior to the addition.

SB21-SSA1,3537u Section 3537u. 200.15 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1166,18 200.15 (1) (a) 3. Territory that is annexed or attached to a city or village or added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) if a portion of the city, village, or town sanitary district is located within a district that contains a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more.

SB21-SSA1,3537y Section 3537y. 200.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1166,24 200.15 (1) (b) If, within 30 days after receipt of a notice under par. (a), the regional planning commission files with the commission a written objection to any part of the annexation or addition or the commission issues a written determination disapproving the addition of the territory, the territory proposed to be added or annexed under this subsection may be added or annexed only under sub. (2).

SB21-SSA1,3564b Section 3564b. 218.20 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1167,5 218.20 (1r) "Motor vehicle salvage dealer" means a person who purchases and resells motor vehicles for wrecking, processing, scrapping, recycling , or dismantling purposes or who carries on or conducts the business of wrecking, processing, scrapping, or dismantling motor vehicles or selling parts of motor vehicles so processed. Motor vehicle salvage dealer includes a motor vehicle scavenger.

SB21-SSA1,3564e Section 3564e. 218.20 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1167,9 218.20 (1t) "Motor vehicle scavenger" means a person who carries on or conducts the business of purchasing motor vehicles and reselling the vehicles to a motor vehicle salvage dealer or scrap metal processor.

SB21-SSA1,3564h Section 3564h. 218.23 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1167,12 218.23 (title) Licensee to maintain records; purchase and sale of vehicles by licensee.

SB21-SSA1,3564L Section 3564L. 218.23 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1167,15 218.23 (1d) No motor vehicle scavenger may acquire a motor vehicle by a bill of sale for the purpose of wrecking or junking the motor vehicle.

SB21-SSA1,3564p Section 3564p. 218.23 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1167,25 218.23 (1g) Before a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer may acquire a motor vehicle for the purpose of wrecking or junking the motor vehicle, the dealer shall examine the certificate of title for the motor vehicle, or examine the title records of the department if the person transferring the motor vehicle is not in possession of the certificate of title, to determine whether there is any security interest in the motor vehicle. A licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer who demonstrates that the dealer has acted in accordance with this subsection is not liable for any damages incurred by a person who asserts a security interest in a motor vehicle and who is not named on the certificate of title of the vehicle.

SB21-SSA1,3564r Section 3564r. 218.23 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1168,5 218.23 (1r) No licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer may acquire a motor vehicle for the purpose of wrecking or junking the motor vehicle if the certificate of title for the motor vehicle identifies a holder of a security interest in the motor vehicle.

SB21-SSA1,3564u Section 3564u. 218.23 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 218.23 (3) (a) and amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1168,9 218.23 (3) (a) Any person violating this section sub. (1) or (2) may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 60 days or both.

SB21-SSA1,3564y Section 3564y. 218.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1168,15 218.23 (3) (b) Any person knowingly violating sub. (1d), (1g), or (1r) may be fined not more than $250 for a first offense, not more than $750 for a 2nd offense, and not more than $1,500 for a 3rd or subsequent offense. Each day on which a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer knowingly violates sub. (1g) or (1r) constitutes a separate offense.

SB21-SSA1,3570 Section 3570. 224.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1168,20 224.30 (5) Electronic filing. (a) In this subsection, "filing" means the submission to the department of any form, instrument, application, report, notice, or other information required or permitted to be submitted to the department for retention in the department's records.

SB21-SSA1,1168,25 (b) Subject to par. (c), the department may require any filing to be made electronically in a manner prescribed by the department. Subject to par. (c), if the department requires that a filing be made electronically, the department may require that any fee associated with the filing be paid using a suitable method prescribed by the department.

SB21-SSA1,1169,2 (c) The department may waive any requirement imposed under par. (b) if all of the following apply:

SB21-SSA1,1169,6 1. The person affected by the requirement makes a written request to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, that the requirement be waived and clearly states in the request why the requirement causes the person undue hardship.

SB21-SSA1,1169,8 2. The department determines, in its discretion, that the requirement, if imposed on the person, would cause the person undue hardship.

SB21-SSA1,3578 Section 3578. 227.01 (13) (Ln) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21-SSA1,3578p Section 3578p. 227.01 (13) (Lp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1169,12 227.01 (13) (Lp) Is a policy related to procurement developed under s. 36.11 (56m) (b).

SB21-SSA1,3580m Section 3580m. 227.01 (13) (xm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1169,15 227.01 (13) (xm) Establishes camping fees within the fee limits specified under s. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. or 2.

SB21-SSA1,3581m Section 3581m. 227.01 (13) (zr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1169,18 227.01 (13) (zr) Relates to the administration or implementation of a cooperative agreement under s. 28.15.

SB21-SSA1,3584 Section 3584. 227.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1169,25 227.03 (4) The provisions of this chapter relating to contested cases do not apply to proceedings involving the revocation of community supervision or aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5), the revocation of parole, extended supervision, or probation, the grant of probation, prison discipline, mandatory release under s. 302.11, or any other proceeding involving the care and treatment of a resident or an inmate of a correctional institution.

SB21-SSA1,3585 Section 3585. 227.10 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1170,5 227.10 (3) (e) Nothing in this subsection prohibits the administrator director of the division bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations department of administration from promulgating rules relating to expanded certification under s. 230.25 (1n).

SB21-SSA1,3587 Section 3587. 227.43 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1170,8 227.43 (1) (bm) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing or review of a worker's compensation claim or other dispute under ch. 102.

SB21-SSA1,3588d Section 3588d. 227.43 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1170,14 227.43 (2) (am) The department of workforce development shall notify the division of hearings and appeals of every pending hearing to which the administrator of the division is required to assign a hearing examiner under sub. (1) (bm) after the department of workforce development is notified that a hearing on the matter is required.

SB21-SSA1,3589 Section 3589. 227.43 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1170,19 227.43 (3) (a) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of natural resources by a hearing examiner under this section. The fee shall cover the total cost of the services less any costs covered by the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (f).

SB21-SSA1,3590 Section 3590. 227.43 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1170,24 227.43 (3) (b) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of transportation by a hearing examiner under this section. The fee shall cover the total cost of the services less any costs covered by the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (f).

SB21-SSA1,3591d Section 3591d. 227.43 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1171,4 227.43 (3) (bm) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of workforce development by a hearing examiner under this section. The fee shall cover the total cost of the services.

SB21-SSA1,3592 Section 3592. 227.43 (3) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1171,9 227.43 (3) (br) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of public instruction by a hearing examiner under this section. The fee shall cover the total cost of the services less any costs covered by the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (f).

SB21-SSA1,3594d Section 3594d. 227.43 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1171,13 227.43 (4) (bm) The department of workforce development shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner assigned under sub. (1) (bm), according to the fees set under sub. (3) (bm).

SB21-SSA1,3596 Section 3596. 227.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1171,25 227.47 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a proposed or final decision of the employment relations commission, hearing examiner or arbitrator concerning an appeal of the decision of the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration made under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d) shall not be accompanied by findings of fact or conclusions of law. If within 30 days after the commission issues a decision in such an appeal either party files a petition for judicial review of the decision under s. 227.53 and files a written notice with the commission that the party has filed such a petition, the commission shall issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law within 90 days after receipt of the notice. The court shall stay the proceedings pending receipt of the findings and conclusions.

SB21-SSA1,3596m Section 3596m. 227.50 (1) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,4 227.50 (1) (am) 4. In a contested case before the public service commission, an ex parte communication by or to any official or employee of the commission other than the hearing examiner, the chairperson, or a commissioner.

SB21-SSA1,3623 Section 3623. 230.02 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,8 230.02 Liberal construction of statutes. Statutes applicable to the office division and bureau shall be construed liberally in aid of the purposes declared in s. 230.01.

SB21-SSA1,3626 Section 3626. 230.03 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,11 230.03 (5) "Bureau" means the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the division.

SB21-SSA1,3628 Section 3628. 230.03 (9e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,13 230.03 (9e) "Director" means the director of the office bureau.

SB21-SSA1,3629 Section 3629. 230.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,16 230.03 (10) "Division" means the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office personnel management in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,3630 Section 3630. 230.03 (10w) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21-SSA1,3631 Section 3631. 230.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,19 230.04 (title) Powers and duties of the director administrator.

SB21-SSA1,3632 Section 3632. 230.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1172,25 230.04 (1) The director administrator is charged with the effective administration of this chapter. All powers and duties, necessary to that end, which are not exclusively vested by statute in the commission, the division of equal rights, the administrator director or appointing authorities, are reserved to the director administrator.

SB21-SSA1,3633 Section 3633. 230.04 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1173,17 230.04 (1m) The director administrator may delegate, in writing, any of his or her functions set forth in this chapter to an appointing authority, within prescribed standards if the director administrator finds that the agency has personnel management capabilities to perform such functions effectively and has indicated its approval and willingness to accept such responsibility by written agreement. If the director administrator determines that any agency is not performing such delegated function within prescribed standards, the director administrator shall forthwith withdraw such delegated function. Subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance, the director administrator may order transferred to the office division from the agency to which delegation was made such agency staff and other resources as necessary to perform such functions if increased staff was authorized to that agency as a consequence of such delegation or if the office division reduced staff or shifted staff to new responsibilities as a result of such delegation. Any delegatory action taken under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d) or 230.13 (1) by an appointing authority may be appealed to the commission under s. 230.44 (1) (b). The director administrator shall be a party in such an appeal.