SECTION 3. 165.075 of the statutes is created to read:
165.075 Assistant attorney general; public intervenor; authority. In carrying out his or her duty to protect public rights in water and other natural resources, the public intervenor has the authority to initiate actions and proceedings before any agency or court in order to raise issues, including issues concerning constitutionality, present evidence and testimony, and make arguments.
SECTION 4. 165.076 of the statutes is created to read:
165.076 Assistant attorney general; public intervenor; advisory committee. The attorney general shall appoint a public intervenor advisory committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The public intervenor advisory committee shall consist of not less than 7 nor more than 9 members. The attorney general may only appoint members who have backgrounds in or demonstrated experience or records relating to environmental protection or natural resource conservation. The attorney general shall appoint at least one member who has working knowledge of business and at least one member who has working knowledge of agriculture. The public intervenor advisory committee shall advise the public intervenor consistent with his or her duty to protect public rights in water and other natural resources. The public intervenor advisory committee shall conduct meetings consistent with subch. V of ch. 19 and shall permit public participation and public comment on public intervenor activities.
SECTION 5. 814.245 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
814.245 (2) (d) "State agency" does not include the public intervenor or citizens utility board.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Wavrunek, BB0379 - Penalty surcharge and firearms restrictions record searches
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
justice
Under current law, most persons who are ordered by a state or municipal court to pay a fine or forfeiture must also pay a penalty surcharge equal to 26 percent of the fine or forfeiture. The penalty surcharge receipts are appropriated to DOJ to fund a variety of activities, services, and equipment, including training for law enforcement and correctional officers, enforcement of drug laws, services for crime victims, and information systems for law enforcement. Also under current law, firearms dealers must pay DOJ a fee for conducting firearms restrictions record searches on handgun purchasers. The firearms restrictions record search fee receipts are appropriated to DOJ for firearms restrictions record searches.
This bill increases the penalty surcharge to 27 percent of fines or forfeitures. The bill also provides that firearms restrictions record search fees must be deposited in the appropriation account in which penalty surcharge receipts are deposited and that firearms records restriction searches must be funded from this appropriation.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, is renumbered 20.455 (2) (ky) and amended to read:
20.455 (2) (ky) Handgun purchaser record check. All moneys received as fee payments under s. 175.35 (2i) The amounts in the schedule to provide services under s. 175.35. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (i) 17. shall be credited to this appropriation account.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 20.455 (2) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.455 (2) (i) Penalty surcharge, receipts Criminal justice program support. (intro.) The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of s. 165.85 (5) (b) and for crime laboratory equipment. All moneys received from the penalty surcharge on court fines and forfeitures under s. 757.05 (2) and all moneys received as fee payments under s. 175.35 (2i) shall be credited to this appropriation account. Moneys may be transferred from this paragraph to pars. (j), (ja), and (jb) by the secretary of administration for expenditures based upon determinations by the department of justice. The following amounts shall be transferred to the following appropriation accounts:
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 20.455 (2) (i) 17. of the statutes is created to read:
20.455 (2) (i) 17. The amount transferred to par. (ky) shall be the amount in the schedule under par. (ky).
SECTION 4. 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
757.05 (1) (a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) (a), (am) 1., (ar), (bm), (br), or (bv) or (5), or for a first violation of s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1) (b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b), if the person who committed the violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.1 at the time of the violation, or for a violation of state laws or municipal or county ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations, violations under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or safety belt use violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed in addition a penalty surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of 26 27 percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty surcharge shall be based upon the total fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the penalty surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
SECTION 9329. Initial applicability; Justice.
(1) PENALTY SURCHARGE. The treatment of section 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Binau, BB0388 - Report on proposed spending for UW High Demand Faculty
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: salary increases for high demand faculty of the University of Wisconsin System.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Higher education
This bill prohibits the Board of Regents (board) of the UW System from making expenditures, under certain circumstances, for supplemental salary increases for faculty whose services are in high demand by other higher educational institutions unless the board has submitted a plan for the expenditure to the secretary of administration, and the secretary has approved the expenditure. The prohibition applies only if the board expends an amount in a fiscal year that exceeds the amount expended in the prior fiscal year. The secretary's approval is required only for the amount that exceeds the prior fiscal year's amount.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4g), 36.11 (53), and 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4g) and 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.
SECTION 2. 36.11 (53) of the statutes is created to read:
36.11 (53) HIGH DEMAND FACULTY SALARIES. In a fiscal year, the board may not expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a) or (im) to support supplemental salary increases for faculty whose services are in high demand by other higher educational institutions in an amount that exceeds the amount expended for that purpose from those appropriations in the prior fiscal year unless the board has submitted a plan for expending that excessive amount to the secretary of administration and the secretary has approved the expenditure of that excessive amount.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Binau, BB0399 - Increasing UW application fees
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: application fees for the University of Wisconsin System.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Higher education
Under current law, the Board of Regents of the UW System must require undergraduate applicants, with certain exceptions, to pay a $35 application fee and graduate, law, and medical school applicants to pay a $45 application fee. This bill increases the undergraduate application fee to $50 and the graduate, law, and medical school application fee to $60.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 36.11 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (3) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the board shall require that a $35 $50 fee accompany each application for admittance from persons seeking admittance to any school within the system as new freshmen or as transfer students from outside the system. The board may exempt from the fee under this subdivision, on the basis of financial need, a maximum of 5% of the applications in any school year.
SECTION 2. 36.11 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (3) (d) 2. The board shall require that a $45 $60 fee accompany each application for admittance to a graduate school, law school or medical school within the system.
SECTION 9352. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.
(1) APPLICATION FEES. The treatment of section 36.11 (3) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes first applies to applications received on the effective date of this subsection.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Harshner, BB0402 - Fees to be paid for child support payments
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Other health and human services
Under current law, a person who is obligated to pay child or family support must pay an annual fee of $35 to DWD for receiving and disbursing the child support funds to the person who receives the child or family support. This bill increases that annual receipt and disbursement fee to $65 and requires DWD to collect an annual fee of $25 from a person receiving child or family support in addition to the fee paid by the person paying the support.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.445 (3) (ja) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.445 (3) (ja) Child support state operations -- fees and reimbursements. All moneys received from fees charged under s. 49.22 (8), from fees ordered or otherwise owed under s. 767.57 (1e) (a), from fees collected under ss. 49.854 (11) (b) and 767.57 (1e) (b) 1m. and (c), from reimbursements under s. 108.13 (4) (f), from fees charged and incentive payments and collections retained under s. 49.22 (7m), and under s. 49.855 (4) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for unpaid fees ordered or otherwise owed under s. 767.57 (1e) (a), for costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, including any contract costs, and for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22.
SECTION 2. 767.57 (1e) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.57 (1e) (title) RECEIVING AND DISBURSING FEE FEES.
SECTION 3. 767.57 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.57 (1e) (a) For receiving and disbursing maintenance, child support, or family support payments, including payments in arrears, and for maintaining the records required under par. (c) sub. (1) (c), the department or its designee shall collect an annual fee of $35 $65 from a party ordered to make payments. The court shall order each party ordered to make payments to pay the fee in each year for which payments are ordered or in which an arrearage in any of those payments is owed. In directing the manner of payment, the court shall order that the fee be withheld from income and sent to the department or its designee, as provided under s. 767.75. Fees under this paragraph shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (ja). At the time of ordering payment of the fee, the court shall notify each party ordered to make payments of the requirement to pay, and the amount of, the fee. If the fee under this paragraph is not paid when due, the department or its designee may not deduct the fee from any maintenance, child or family support, or arrearage payment, but may move the court for a remedial sanction under ch. 785.
SECTION 4. 767.57 (1e) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
767.57 (1e) (c) The department or its designee shall collect an annual fee of $25 from an individual receiving child support or family support payments. The fee shall comply with all requirements under 42 USC 654 (6) (B). The department or its designee may deduct the fee from maintenance, child or family support, or arrearage payments. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (ja).
SECTION 9454. Effective dates; Workforce Development.
(1) FEE PAID BY CHILD SUPPORT PAYEE. The treatment of sections 20.445 (3) (ja) (by SECTION 1) and 767.57 (1e) (title), (a) (by SECTION 3), and (c) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2008.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Wavrunek, BB0392 - Youth diversion funding reduction
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
