transportation
Drivers and motor vehicles
Under current law, any group or organization may apply to DOT for designation as an authorized special group. If the application is approved, members of the authorized special group may obtain special distinguishing license plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned or leased by special group members. A fee, in addition to the regular registration fee for the particular kind of vehicle, is charged for the issuance or reissuance of most special plates.
Before October 2, 1998, authorized special groups whose members may obtain special plates were specifically enumerated in state law. Current law provides that specific enumeration in state law of authorized groups is limited to those special groups enumerated before October 2, 1998.
Under current law, an authorized special group is specifically enumerated for persons interested in obtaining special plates expressing their support for endangered resources. In addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, special group members are required to pay a $25 fee for the issuance or renewal of the special plates and a $25 annual fee that is deposited in the conservation fund to be used by DNR for the purposes of the endangered resources program. The design of these plates is determined by DOT in consultation with DNR, but such plates must be as similar as possible in color and design to regular license plates.
This bill establishes a second authorized special group specifically enumerated in state law for persons interested in obtaining special plates expressing their support for endangered resources. The fees charged to special group members and design consultation requirements are the same as for the existing endangered resources special group plates. The words or symbols used on the second plate must be different from the existing one and the new design must cover the entire plate. In addition, the second endangered resources plate may only be issued if DOT purchases the plates from the state of Minnesota.
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. 20.370 (1) (fs) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (1) (fs) Endangered resources -- voluntary payments; sales, leases, and fees. As a continuing appropriation, from moneys received as amounts designated under ss. 71.10 (5) (b) and 71.30 (10) (b), the net amounts certified under ss. 71.10 (5) (h) 4. and 71.30 (10) (h) 3., all moneys received from the sale or lease of resources derived from the land in the state natural areas system, and all moneys received from fees collected under ss. 23.27 (3) (b), 29.319 (2), 29.563 (10), and 341.14 (6r) (b) 5. and 12., for the purposes of the endangered resources program, as defined under ss. 71.10 (5) (a) 2. and 71.30 (10) (a) 2. Three percent of the moneys certified under ss. 71.10 (5) (h) 4. and 71.30 (10) (h) 3. in each fiscal year and 3% of the fees received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 5. and 12. in each fiscal year shall be allocated for wildlife damage control and payment of claims for damage associated with endangered or threatened species, except that this combined allocation may not exceed $100,000 per fiscal year.
SECTION 2. 25.29 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
25.29 (1) (f) Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 5., 7., and 12.
SECTION 3. 25.40 (1) (a) 25. of the statutes is created to read:
25.40 (1) (a) 25. Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 12. that are deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (fs).
SECTION 4. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (b) 1. Upon application to register an automobile or motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person who is a resident of this state and a member of an authorized special group, the department shall issue to the person a special plates plate whose colors and design shall indicate that the vehicle is owned by a person who is a member of the applicable special group. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 55. or 60. until 6 months after the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any approvals required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name or other commercial symbol designating, respectively, the professional football team or the professional baseball team have been obtained. Notwithstanding s. 341.12 (2), the department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 59. unless the department purchases the plates from the state of Minnesota. Sections 16.70, 16.71, 16.72, 16.75, 16.752 to 16.755, 16.765, 16.77, and 16.82 do not apply to purchases of plates issued under par. (f) 59.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-1326/3, LRB-1605/2, and LRB-1609/2. This draft adds the treatments of s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. that formerly appeared in LRB-1605 and LRB-1609.
SECTION 5. 341.14 (6r) (b) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (b) 12. A fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 59. A fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 59. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of $23,500 shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (fs). To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
SECTION 6. 341.14 (6r) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. The department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 35. to 47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special group groups under par. (f) 50. and 59., the chief executive officer of the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of professional football teams described in s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 55., the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d., 49h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par. (f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available 2 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 59. shall be different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 50. and the design shall cover the entire plate.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 341.14 (6r) (c). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-1326/3 and LRB-1605/2.
SECTION 7. 341.14 (6r) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (e) The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates for groups or organizations which are not military in nature and not special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. and, 50., and 59., for each professional football team under par. (f) 55., and for each professional baseball team under par. (f) 60. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group or organization which is not military in nature after consultation with the chief executive officer in this state of the group or organization. The department shall require that the word or words and symbol for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. be a registration decal or tag and affixed to the special group plate and be of the colors for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. that the president of the University of Wisconsin System specifies.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 341.14 (6r) (e). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-1326/3 and LRB-1605/2.
SECTION 8. 341.14 (6r) (f) 59. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (f) 59. Persons interested in supporting endangered resources.
SECTION 9. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 19m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., and 60.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-1326/3 and LRB-1605/2.
SECTION 9450. Effective dates; Transportation.
(1) SECOND ENDANGERED RESOURCES LICENSE PLATE. The treatment of sections 20.370 (1) (fs), 25.29 (1) (f), 25.40 (1) (a) 25., 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. (by SECTION 4) and 12., 341.14 (6r) (c) (by SECTION 6), 341.14 (6r) (e) (by Section 7), 341.14 (6r) (f) 59., and 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. (by SECTION 9) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Rhodes, BB0332 - Wisconsin covenant eligibility modifications
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Other educational and cultural agencies
Under current law, HEAB awards various grants to resident students for higher education, including, beginning in the 2011-12 academic year, Wisconsin covenant scholar grants to resident students who are enrolled at least half time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in public or private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state. Current law requires HEAB to promulgate rules to implement that grant program. This bill requires a student to be designated as a Wisconsin covenant scholar by the Office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in DOA (office) in order to be eligible for a Wisconsin covenant scholar grant. This bill also requires DOA, rather than HEAB, to promulgate rules to implement the grant program and requires those rules to include rules establishing eligibility criteria for designation as a Wisconsin covenant scholar. In addition, the bill requires DPI, to the extent permitted under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, to provide pupil information to the office as necessary for the office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 39.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. There is established, to be administered by the board, with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5), a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
SECTION 2. 39.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
39.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant under this section if the student is meets all of the following criteria:
1. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state.
SECTION 3. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
39.437 (2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant scholar by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration.
SECTION 4. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall provide to the board that office information relating to the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to the board that office information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization shall provide to that office information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend each of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state for the currant academic year.
SECTION 5. 39.437 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (4) (b) By April 1 of each year, the board office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration shall determine the average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the technical colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state.
SECTION 6. 39.437 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
39.437 (4) (c) To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR part 99, the department of public instruction shall provide pupil information to the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as necessary for that office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant program under this section.
SECTION 7. 39.437 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:
39.437 (5) RULES. (intro.) The board department of administration shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules all of the following:
(a) Rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and any.
(c) Any other rules the board department of administration considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
SECTION 8. 39.437 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
39.437 (5) (b) Rules establishing eligibility criteria for designation as a Wisconsin covenant scholar under sub. (2) (a) 2.
SECTION 9. 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9122 (1) is repealed.
SECTION 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
(1) WISCONSIN COVENANT SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
(a) Rules. The department of administration shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 39.437 (5) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of administration may promulgate the rules required under section 39.437 (5) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules submitted under paragraph (a), 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 of administration 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.
SECTION 9301. Initial applicability; Administration.
(1) WISCONSIN COVENANT SCHOLARS PROGRAM. The renumbering and amendment of section 39.437 (2) (a) of the statutes and the creation of section 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes first apply to students who enroll in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited, institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state in the 2011-12 academic year.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0335 - Foster care rates
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Children
Current law specifies age-related basic maintenance rates that are paid by the state or a county to a foster parent for the care and maintenance of a child. Currently, those rates are $349 for a child under five years of age, $381 for a child 5 to 11 years of age, $433 for a child 12 to 14 years of age, and $452 for a child 15 years of age or over. This bill increases those rates by 5 percent beginning on January 1, 2010, and by an additional 5 percent beginning on January 1, 2011, so that beginning on January 1, 2010, those rates are $366 for a child under five years of age, $400 for a child 5 to 11 years of age, $455 for a child 12 to 14 years of age, and $475 for a child 15 years of age or over, and beginning on January 1, 2011, those rates are $384 for a child under five years of age, $420 for a child 5 to 11 years of age, $478 for a child 12 to 14 years of age, and $499 for a child 15 years of age or over.
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. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the age-related rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2008 2010, the age-related rates are $333 $215 for care and maintenance provided by a relative of a child of any age and, for care and maintenance provided by a nonrelative, $366 for a child under 5 years of age; $363 $400 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $414 $455 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $432 $475 for a child 15 years of age or over. Beginning on January 1, 2009 2011, the age-related rates are $349 $215 for care and maintenance provided by a relative of a child of any age and, for care and maintenance provided by a nonrelative, $384 for a child under 5 years of age; $381 $420 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $433 $478 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $452 $499 for a child 15 years of age or over. In addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department shall make supplemental payments for special needs, exceptional circumstances, care in a treatment foster home, and initial clothing allowances foster care that are commensurate with the level of care that the foster home is licensed to provide and the needs of the child who is placed in the foster home according to the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (8) (c).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 48.62 (4). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0884/2 and LRB-1338/1.
SECTION 9408. Effective dates; Children and Families.
(1) FOSTER CARE RATES. The treatment of section 48.62 (4) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2010, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Weidner, BB0336 - Prevailing wage contractor records
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Employment
