Improves access to breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women without insurance by increasing funding for the Wisconsin Well Women Program.
Increases services for individuals with HIV or AIDS by increasing funding for Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants, which provides funding to AIDS service organizations.
Provides an additional $5 million for domestic abuse grant funding.
Provides $1 million over the biennium to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation for legal services to low-income families for cases related to domestic abuse, sexual abuse, restraining orders and injunctions for at-risk individuals.
Provides $2 million for residential and/or community-based services for child victims of sex trafficking.
Increases Sexual Assault Victims Services to $2.1 million in fiscal year 2016-17.
Provides $421,300 annually for additional global positioning system offender tracking for individuals convicted of serious child offenses and those who violate domestic abuse or harassment temporary restraining orders.
Enhances services to abused and neglected children by providing $160,000 over the biennium to the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Permits county boards to impose a $20 surcharge on felony or misdemeanor convictions, and creates crime prevention funding boards to distribute such revenues to nonprofit organizations whose purpose is to prevent crime.
In exercising my constitutional authority, I have made 104 vetoes to the budget. These vetoes will reduce overall spending, constrain earmarks, allow the executive branch to efficiently perform its statutory duties, and correct legislative errata. These vetoes increase the general fund balance by $44,495,400 GPR over the biennium.
I commend the Legislature for delivering on our collective priorities: six consecutive years of property tax relief, four consecutive years of University of Wisconsin System tuition freezes, continued workforce development, compassionate entitlement reform, educational reform based on parental options, responsible infrastructure management and enhanced government efficiencies. These achievements demonstrate our commitment to preserving the freedom of our citizens, expanding opportunities to achieve the American dream, and meeting the competitive challenges of a globalized economy while overcoming the failed leadership of our federal government.
Respectfully submitted,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
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Veto Message
Table of Contents
A
A.
GROWING OUR ECONOMY
1
1.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Funding to the Joint Committee on Finance Supplemental Appropriation
2
2.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Grants to Various Organizations
3
3.
Definition of Bona Fide Angel Investments
4
4.
Conduit Revenue Bonds
B
B.
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
5
5.
Statewide Assessment System
6
6.
Participation in Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
7
7.
Read to Lead Fund Deletion
8
8.
Independent Financial Audits for Parental Choice Program
9
9.
Appointment of Director of Office of Educational Opportunity
10
10.
Director of Office of Educational Opportunity Salary
11
11.
Custodian of Records for Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program
12
12.
Contract for Study of Special Needs Scholarship Program
13
13.
Special Needs Scholarship Program Eligibility Requirements
14
14.
Virtual Marketplace for Digital Educational Resources
15
15.
Performance Funding Formula
16
16.
Performance Funding Report
17
17.
Allocable Student Fees
18
18.
Annual Financial Audit
19
19.
Energy Conservation Master Lease Program
20
20.
Investment in Certain Funds
21
21.
Gift and Grant Funded Building Projects
22
22.
Department of Administration Assessment for Program Revenue Funded Building Projects
23
23.
Student Identification Numbers
24
24.
Procurement
25
25.
Aquaculture Specialist
26
26.
Minority Teacher Loan Program Eligibility
27
27.
Position Reports
28
28.
Academic Staff Appointments
29
29.
Conservation Fund Appropriations
C
C.
REFORMING GOVERNMENT
30
30.
Group Insurance Board Appointments
31
31.
Review of Annual Proposed Changes to the State Group Health Insurance Program
32
32.
Agency Budget Requests
33
33.
Statutory Reserve and Budget Stabilization Fund
34
34.
Utilization of the Department of Administration Procurement and Purchasing Services
35
35.
Pay-for-Performance Contracting Requirements
36
36.
Local Zoning Exception
37
37.
Building Commission Contracting Requirements
38
38.
Health Insurance for Protective Services Employees
39
39.
Information Technology Services for Certain Agencies and Shared Agency Services Pilot Program
40
40.
Energy Efficient Building Designer Tax Deduction Certification
41
41.
Time Allocation for Workers’ Compensation
42
42.
Duties of the Secretary of State
43
43.
Alternative Telecommunications Utilities
44
44.
Intervenor Compensation
45
45.
Extension of Municipal Water or Sewer Service Appeals Process
46
46.
Universal Service Fund Revenues Report
47
47.
State Agency Lease Requirements
48
48.
Tourism Marketing – Earmark Study
49
49.
Surplus for Rate-Based and Rate-Regulated Providers
50
50.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Reporting
51
51.
Transfer of Regulation of Food, Lodging and Recreational Establishments
52
52.
Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist Fees
53
53.
Progressive Raffles
54
54.
Joint Committee on Finance Approval of Tax Reciprocity Agreements
55
55.
Sales Tax Exemption for Amusement Device Proceeds
56
56.
Cigarette Tax Manufacturer’s Discount
57
57.
Additional Auditor Reporting Comparison Requirements
58
58.
Sales Tax Exemption for Construction Materials
59
59.
Implementation of Room Tax Modifications
60
60.
Layoff Procedures for Certain Employees
61
61.
Unfunded Pension Liability Payment
62
62.
County and Municipal Levy Limit Adjustment for Transferred Services
63
63.
Alcoholic Beverage License Modification
64
64.
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department
D
D.
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE
65
65.
State Broadband Office Funding
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