AB150,159,63 15.807 (3) Construction wage rate council. There is created in the
4department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a
5construction wage rate council appointed by the labor and industry review
6commission.
AB150, s. 155 7Section 155. 15.227 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (15) and
8amended to read:
AB150,159,119 15.157 (15) Fire prevention council. There is created in the department of
10industry, labor and human relations development a fire prevention council
11appointed by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development.
AB150, s. 156 12Section 156. 15.227 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (4) and amended
13to read:
AB150,159,1714 15.807 (4) Self-insurers council. There is created in the department of
15industry, labor and human relations
employment commission a self-insurers council
16consisting of 5 members appointed by the labor and industry review commission for
173-year terms.
AB150, s. 157 18Section 157. 15.227 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (5) and amended
19to read:
AB150,159,2320 15.807 (5) Wisconsin apprenticeship council. There is created in the
21department of industry, labor and human relations employment commission a
22Wisconsin apprenticeship council appointed by the labor and industry review
23commission.
AB150, s. 158 24Section 158. 15.227 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.807 (6) and amended
25to read:
AB150,160,3
115.807 (6) Labor standards council. There is created in the department of
2industry, labor and human relations
employment commission a labor standards
3council appointed by the labor and industry review commission.
AB150, s. 159 4Section 159. 15.227 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (6) and amended
5to read:
AB150,160,126 15.157 (6) Plumbers council. There is created in the department of industry,
7labor and human relations
development a plumbers council consisting of 3 members.
8One member shall be an employe of the department of industry, labor and human
9relations
development, selected by the secretary of industry, labor and human
10relations
development, to serve as the secretary of the council. Two members, one
11a master plumber and one a journeyman plumber, shall be appointed by the
12secretary of industry, labor and human relations development for 2-year terms.
AB150, s. 160 13Section 160. 15.227 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (9) and amended
14to read:
AB150,160,2415 15.157 (9) Automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen
16council.
There is created in the department of industry, labor and human relations
17development an automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council
18consisting of 5 members. One member shall be an employe of the department of
19industry, labor and human relations development, selected by the secretary of
20industry, labor and human relations development, to serve as secretary of the
21council. Two members shall be licensed journeymen automatic fire sprinkler fitters
22and 2 members shall be persons representing licensed automatic fire sprinkler
23contractors, all appointed by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations
24development for staggered 4-year terms.
AB150, s. 161
1Section 161. 15.227 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (11) and
2amended to read:
AB150,161,133 15.157 (11) Petroleum storage environmental cleanup council. There is
4created in the department of industry, labor and human relations development a
5petroleum storage environmental cleanup council consisting of 5 members
6appointed for 4-year terms and the secretaries secretary of natural resources and
7industry, labor and human relations the secretary of development, or their
8designees. The governor shall appoint the members, other than ex officio members,
9to the council from lists of names submitted by the secretary of natural resources and
10by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations development. In preparing
11the lists, each secretary shall consider representatives from petroleum product
12transporters, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, hydrogeologists
13and environmental scientists, consultants, contractors and engineers.
AB150, s. 162 14Section 162. 15.227 (20) of the statutes is renumbered 15.157 (12), and 15.157
15(12) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150,161,1816 15.157 (12) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of industry, labor and
17human relations
development a multifamily dwelling code council consisting of the
18following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB150, s. 163 19Section 163. 15.227 (22) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 164 20Section 164. 15.227 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,161,2321 15.227 (24) Governor's council on workforce excellence. (a) There is
22created in the department of industry, labor and human relations a governor's
23council on workforce excellence consisting of the following members:
AB150,161,2524 1. The secretary of industry, labor and human relations or the secretary's
25designee.
AB150,162,1
12. The secretary of administration or the secretary's designee.
AB150,162,22 3. The secretary of development or the secretary's designee.
AB150,162,43 4. The state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent's
4designee.
AB150,162,55 5. The director of the technical college system or the director's designee.
AB150,162,66 6. One member who is a representative of the public school system.
AB150,162,87 7 One member who is a representative of a 4-year postsecondary educational
8institution.
AB150,162,99 8. One member who is a representative of a technical college district.
AB150,162,1110 9. One member who is a representative of a nonprofit, community-based
11organization that provides employment training services.
AB150,162,1412 10. Three members who are representatives of business and industry,
13including at least one member who is a member of a private industry council under
1429 USC 1512.
AB150,162,1915 11. Three members who are representatives of organized labor and who are
16selected from among individuals nominated by organized labor, except that if
17organized labor does not nominate a sufficient number of individuals, individual
18employes may be included on the council as necessary to meet the number of
19members required under this subdivision.
AB150,162,2120 (b) The members of the council appointed under par. (a) 6. to 11. shall be
21appointed for 2-year terms.
AB150,162,2222 (c) The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council.
AB150, s. 165 23Section 165. 15.227 (24) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin
24Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,162,2525 15.227 (24) (a) 4. The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
AB150, s. 166
1Section 166. 15.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,163,13 215.34 Department of natural resources; creation. There is created a
3department of natural resources under the direction and supervision of the secretary
4of
natural resources board. The board shall consist of 7 members appointed for
5staggered 6-year terms. At least 3 members of the board shall be from the territory
6north, and at least 3 members of the board shall be from the territory south, of a line
7running east and west through the south limits of the city of Stevens Point. No
8person may be appointed to the natural resources board, or remain a member
9thereof, who is a permit holder or who receives, or has during the previous 2 years
10received, a significant portion of his income directly or indirectly from permit holders
11or applicants for permits issued by the department. For purposes of this section,
12"permit holders" or "applicants for permits" shall not include agencies, departments
13or subdivisions of this state
.
AB150, s. 167 14Section 167. 15.347 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,163,2515 15.347 (3) Natural resources council. There is created in the department of
16natural resources a natural resources council consisting of 7 members appointed for
176-year terms. At least 3 members of the council shall be from the territory north,
18and at least 3 members of the council shall be from the territory south, of a line
19running east and west through the south limits of the city of Stevens Point. No
20person may be appointed to the natural resources council, or remain a member
21thereof, who is a permit holder or who receives, or has during the previous 2 years
22received, a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from permit
23holders or applicants for permits issued by the department. For purposes of this
24section, "permit holders" or "applicants for permits" shall not include agencies,
25departments or subdivisions of this state.
AB150, s. 168
1Section 168. 15.347 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,32 15.347 (4) (a) Two from the department of natural resources, appointed by the
3board secretary of natural resources, one to serve as secretary.
AB150, s. 169 4Section 169. 15.347 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,65 15.347 (4) (c) One from the department of public instruction education,
6appointed by the state superintendent secretary of education.
AB150, s. 170 7Section 170. 15.347 (8) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,98 15.347 (8) (d) 3. The department of development tourism and parks, appointed
9by the secretary thereof.
AB150, s. 171 10Section 171. 15.347 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,1511 15.347 (11) Off-the-road vehicle council. There is created in the department
12of natural resources an off-the-road vehicle council consisting of 7 members,
13appointed by the secretary of natural resources board for staggered 3-year terms,
14who are knowledgeable in off-the-road sporting and recreational needs of the
15drivers of Type 1 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.
AB150, s. 172 16Section 172. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,1817 15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of industry, labor and human relations
18development.
AB150, s. 173 19Section 173. 15.347 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,164,2120 15.347 (15) (a) 2. The secretary of development tourism and parks or his or her
21designee.
AB150, s. 174 22Section 174. 15.347 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 15.447 (2) and amended
23to read:
AB150,165,3
115.447 (2) State trails council. There is created in the department of natural
2resources
tourism and parks a state trails council consisting of 9 members, appointed
3for 4-year terms, who are knowledgeable in the various recreational uses of trails.
AB150, s. 175 4Section 175. 15.347 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 176 5Section 176. 15.348 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,165,11 615.348 Conservation congress. The conservation congress shall be an
7independent organization of citizens of the state and shall serve in an advisory
8capacity to the secretary of natural resources board on all matters under the
9jurisdiction of the board secretary. Its records, budgets, studies and surveys shall be
10kept and established in conjunction with the department of natural resources. Its
11reports shall be an independent advisory opinion of such the congress.
AB150, s. 177 12Section 177. 15.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,165,15 1315.37 (title) Department of public instruction education ; creation.
14There is created a department of public instruction education under the direction
15and supervision of the state superintendent secretary of education.
AB150, s. 178 16Section 178. 15.374 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,165,2017 15.374 (1) Office of educational accountability. There is created an office of
18educational accountability in the department of public instruction education. The
19director of the office shall be appointed by the state superintendent secretary of
20public instruction education.
AB150, s. 179 21Section 179. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,166,1222 15.375 (1) American Indian language and culture education board. There is
23created an American Indian language and culture education board which is attached
24to the department of public instruction education under s. 15.03. The board shall
25consist of 13 members appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms from

1recommendations made by the various Indian tribes, bands and organizations in this
2state. The members shall include parents or guardians of American Indian children,
3American Indian teachers, school administrators, a school board member, persons
4involved in programs for American Indian children and persons experienced in the
5training of teachers for American Indian language and culture education programs.
6Members shall be appointed so as to be representative of all the American Indian
7tribes, bands and organizations in this state. In addition to its duties under subch.
8IV of ch. 115, the board shall advise the state superintendent secretary of public
9instruction
education, the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system, the
10higher educational aids board and the technical college system board on all matters
11relating to the education of American Indians. The board does not have rule-making
12authority.
AB150, s. 180 13Section 180. 15.375 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,166,2414 15.375 (2) School district boundary appeal board. There is created a school
15district boundary appeal board in the department of public instruction education.
16The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the state
17superintendent
secretary of public instruction education for staggered 2-year terms
18and the state superintendent secretary of public instruction education or his or her
19designee. Four board members shall be school board members of school districts with
20small enrollments, 4 board members shall be school board members of school
21districts with medium enrollments and 4 board members shall be school board
22members of school districts with large enrollments. No 2 school board members of
23the board may reside within the boundaries of the same cooperative educational
24service agency.
AB150, s. 181 25Section 181. 15.375 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,167,2
115.375 (3) (b) 1. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction
2education.
AB150, s. 182 3Section 182. 15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,167,64 15.375 (3) (b) 6. (intro.) One member, appointed for a 3-year term by the state
5superintendent
secretary of public instruction education, to represent each of the
6following:
AB150, s. 183 7Section 183. 15.377 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,167,178 15.377 (1) Council on the education of the blind. There is created in the
9department of public instruction education a council on the education of the blind
10consisting of 3 members, who shall be visually handicapped and shall have a
11recognized interest in and a demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the visually
12handicapped, appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public instruction
13education for staggered 6-year terms. "Visually handicapped" means having a) a
14visual acuity equal to or less than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or
15b) a visual acuity greater than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, but
16accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the
17visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
AB150, s. 184 18Section 184. 15.377 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,168,219 15.377 (3) Council on instructional telecommunications. There is created
20in the department of public instruction education a council on instructional
21telecommunications. The state superintendent secretary of public instruction
22education shall appoint one member to represent each of the cooperative educational
23service agencies, from nominations made by the boards of control of the cooperative
24educational service agencies, and 2 members to represent private primary and

1secondary educational institutions. Council members shall be appointed for 4-year
2terms.
AB150, s. 185 3Section 185. 15.377 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,168,144 15.377 (4) Council on exceptional education. There is created in the
5department of public instruction education a council on exceptional education
6consisting of 15 members appointed by the state superintendent secretary of
7education
for 3-year terms. No more than 7 members of the council may be persons
8who do not have children with exceptional educational needs and who are
9representatives of the state, school districts, county handicapped children's
10education boards or cooperative educational service agencies. At least 5 members
11of the council shall be parents or guardians of a child with exceptional educational
12needs, at least one member of the council shall be a school board member, at least
13one member shall be a certified teacher of regular education as defined in s. 115.76
14(9) and at least one member shall be a certified teacher of special education.
AB150, s. 186 15Section 186. 15.377 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,169,216 15.377 (6) Council on library and network development. There is created in
17the department of public instruction education a council on library and network
18development composed of 15 members. Seven of the members shall be library
19science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of
20various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public
21library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special
22libraries and library educators. Eight of the members shall be public members who
23have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services.
24The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall
25meet 6 times annually and shall also meet on the call of the state superintendent

1secretary of education, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson
2or a majority of its members.
AB150, s. 187 3Section 187. 15.377 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,169,144 15.377 (7m) Council on suicide prevention. There is created a council on
5suicide prevention in the department of public instruction education. The council
6shall consist of 2 persons appointed by the state superintendent secretary of public
7instruction
education, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of
8public instruction education, 2 persons appointed by the secretary of health and
9social services, at least one of whom is not an employe of the department of health
10and social services, one person and one physician appointed jointly by the state
11superintendent
secretary of public instruction education and the secretary of health
12and social services and one person appointed by the executive staff director of the
13office of justice assistance in the department of administration. Members shall be
14appointed for 3-year terms.
AB150, s. 188 15Section 188. 15.435 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,169,1716 15.435 (1) (a) 1. The secretaries secretary of development and the secretary of
17revenue or their designees;
AB150, s. 189 18Section 189. 15.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,169,2419 15.435 (2) Badger board. There is created a badger board, attached to the
20department of revenue under s. 15.03, consisting of the secretaries of development,
21secretary of tourism and parks, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of natural
22resources, or their designees, the governor in his or her capacity as chairperson of the
23building commission, or his or her designee, and the board of commissioners of public
24lands under article X, section 7, of the constitution.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 15.435 (2). This section has been affected by drafts
with the following LRB #'s: 95-2178/1 and 95-2252/2.
AB150, s. 190 1Section 190. 15.44 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,170,4 215.44 Department of tourism and parks. There is created a department
3of tourism and parks under the direction and supervision of the secretary of tourism
4and parks.
AB150, s. 191 5Section 191. 15.443 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,170,6 615.443 (title) Same; specified divisions.
AB150, s. 192 7Section 192. 15.445 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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