AB150: Bill Text

AB150,625,23 23.405 (2) The department may charge the participants in a departmental environmental education program fees to cover the costs of the program. The amount charged may not exceed the costs of conducting the program.

AB150, s. 1357 Section 1357. 23.49 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,626,7 23.49 Credit card use charges. The department shall certify to the state treasurer the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards that is assessed to the department on deposits accepted under s. 23.66 (1m) by conservation wardens, and the state treasurer shall pay the charges from moneys received under s. 59.20 (8) and (8m) that are reserved for payment of the charges under s. 14.58 (21) 16.413 (1) (s).

AB150, s. 1358 Section 1358. 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,626,20 23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit court to recover forfeitures, penalty assessments, jail assessments, applicable weapons assessments, applicable environmental assessments, applicable wild animal protection assessments, applicable natural resources assessments, applicable fishing shelter removal assessments, applicable snowmobile registration restitution payments and applicable natural resources restitution payments for violations of ss. 77.09, 134.60, 144.421 (2), 144.422 (2), (2m) (c) and (2r), 146.20 (2) to (5), 147.021, 159.07, 159.08, 159.81, 167.10 (3) and 167.31 (2), subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter and chs. 26 to 31 and of ch. 350, and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations of rules of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k) or violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.

AB150, s. 1359 Section 1359. 23.53 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,627,12 23.53 (1) The citation created under this section shall, in all actions to recover forfeitures, penalty assessments, jail assessments, applicable weapons assessments, applicable environmental assessments, applicable wild animal protection assessments, applicable natural resources assessments, applicable fishing shelter removal assessments, applicable snowmobile registration restitution payments and applicable natural resources restitution payments for violations of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, and any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k) be used by any law enforcement officer with authority to enforce those laws, except that the uniform traffic citation created under s. 345.11 may be used by a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 167.31 or by an officer of a law enforcement agency of a municipality or county or a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 159.81. In accordance with s. 345.11 (1m), the citation shall not be used for violations of ch. 350 relating to highway use. The citation may be used for violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.

AB150, s. 1360 Section 1360. 23.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,627,20 23.56 (1) A person may be arrested for a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77, after a warrant that substantially complies with s. 968.04 has been issued. Except as provided in sub. (2), the person arrested shall be brought without unreasonable delay before a court having jurisdiction to try the action.

AB150, s. 1361 Section 1361. 23.57 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,628,2 23.57 (1) (intro.) A person may be arrested without a warrant when the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77; and:

AB150, s. 1362 Section 1362. 23.58 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,628,15 23.58 Temporary questioning without arrest. After having identified himself or herself as an enforcing officer, an enforcing officer may stop a person in a public place for a reasonable period of time when the officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, is about to commit or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77. Such a stop may be made only where the enforcing officer has proper authority to make an arrest for such a violation. The officer may demand the name and address of the person and an explanation of the person's conduct. Such detention and temporary questioning shall be conducted in the vicinity where the person was stopped.

AB150, s. 1363 Section 1363. 23.62 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,628,23 23.62 (1) (intro.) Whenever an enforcing officer has probable cause to believe that a person subject to his or her authority is committing or has committed a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo valley governing board under s. 16.21 27.41 (7) (k), or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77, the officer may proceed in the following manner:

AB150, s. 1364 Section 1364. 24.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,629,13 24.39 (1) The board of commissioners of public lands may grant leases of parts or parcels of any public lands except state park lands in the state park system and other state forest lands; grant easements, leases to enter upon any of said lands to flow the same or to prospect for and to dig and remove therefrom ore, minerals and other deposits, and sell therefrom such timber as the board shall find necessary to prevent future loss or damage. All sales of standing live timber shall be on a selective cutting basis in line with federal forest practices. Such easements, leases, licenses and sales shall be made only for a full and fair consideration paid or to be paid to the state, the amount and terms whereof shall be fixed by said board, and such easements, leases, licenses and sales shall conform to the requirements, so far as applicable, prescribed by ch. 26 for the exercise by the department of natural resources of similar powers affecting lands in the state park lands system and other state forest lands.

AB150, s. 1365 Section 1365. 24.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,629,19 24.39 (2) In negotiating for such leases, licenses or sales, and in exercising the other powers conferred by this section the board of commissioners of public lands shall, so far as it finds it desirable and practicable, request and make proper use of such services and information as the department of natural resources or the department of tourism and parks may be able to furnish.

AB150, s. 1366 Section 1366. 24.60 (1) and (1m) of the statutes are created to read:

AB150,629,24 24.60 (1) "Consortium" means an association of 2 or more school districts or 2 or more technical college districts, or at least one school district and at least one technical college district for the purpose of planning for, acquiring and operating a distance education network.

AB150,630,3 (1m) "Distance education" means the use of 2-way interactive telecommunications technology designed to provide access to education regardless of the location of a teacher or student.

AB150, s. 1367 Section 1367. 24.61 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,630,6 24.61 (2) (a) 6. Bonds of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

AB150, s. 1368 Section 1368. 24.61 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,630,8 24.61 (3) (a) 9. A consortium.

AB150, s. 1369 Section 1369. 24.61 (3) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,630,13 24.61 (3) (c) 2. a. The school board is subject to an order issued by the state superintendent department of public instruction education under s. 115.33 (3) after December 31, 1991, regarding noncompliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i).

AB150, s. 1370 Section 1370. 24.61 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,630,21 24.61 (5) Loans to consortia. Whenever a consortium applies for a loan under sub. (3), the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the members of the consortium in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of members of the consortium. The procedure for application, approval and repayment of the loan by each member shall be the same as provided in this subchapter for application, approval and repayment of a loan to that member individually, except that the loan shall not be made unless all members qualify.

AB150, s. 1371 Section 1371. 24.63 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 24.63 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,631,6 24.63 (1) (a) State Except as provided in par. (b), a state trust fund loans loan, other than those to a loan to a school districts district, may be made for any term not exceeding 20 years, may be made payable in instalments and shall be in an amount which does not, in connection with all other indebtedness of the municipality applying for the loan, exceed 5% of the valuation of the taxable property within the municipality as equalized for state purposes. If a state trust fund loan is made to pay off existing indebtedness, it may be advanced to the borrower in instalments as fast as the indebtedness or the evidence of indebtedness is canceled.

AB150, s. 1372 Section 1372. 24.63 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,631,9 24.63 (1) (b) No loan upon which the state pays interest under s. 16.971 (7) may be made for a term that exceeds 5 years.

AB150, s. 1373 Section 1373. 24.63 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 24.63 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,631,16 24.63 (2) (a) A Except as provided in par. (b), a state trust fund loan to a school district may be made for any time term, not exceeding 20 years, as is agreed upon between the school district and the board, and for an amount which, together with all other indebtedness of that district, does not exceed its allowable indebtedness as determined under s. 67.03 (1).

AB150, s. 1374 Section 1374. 24.63 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,631,19 24.63 (2) (b) No loan upon which the state pays interest under s. 16.971 (7) may be made for a term that exceeds 5 years.

AB150, s. 1375 Section 1375. 24.63 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,631,24 24.63 (4) Repayment before due date permitted. Any municipality after March 15 and prior to August 1 of any year may repay one or more instalments in advance of the due date, and all interest upon such advance payment shall thereupon terminate.

AB150, s. 1376 Section 1376. 24.65 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,632,3 24.65 Date when interest and principal become due. The annual interest and instalments of principal of all state trust fund loans are payable into the state treasury on or before the date specified in under s. 24.70 (4) or 24.71 (4).

AB150, s. 1377 Section 1377. 24.66 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,632,11 24.66 (1) For all municipalities. (intro.) No trust fund loan may be made unless an application is made to the board under this section. The application shall state the amount of money required, the purpose to which it is to be applied, and the times and terms of repayment and whether the loan is sought for a distance education project approved by the department of administration for state subsidy of interest payments under s. 16.971 (7). The application shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof:

AB150, s. 1378 Section 1378. 24.67 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,632,19 24.67 (3) If a unit of government has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that fact to the department of administration. The department secretary of administration shall then draw a warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount of the loan, payable to the treasurer of the municipality making the loan or as he or she directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the application for the making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.

AB150, s. 1379 Section 1379. 24.695 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,633,3 24.695 Payment of interest by state. The board shall, upon request of the department of administration, certify to the department the amount of interest due on any loan for which the department has made a grant for interest payments under s. 16.971 (7). The board shall accept payment from the department of administration for the interest payable on any such loan and shall deduct the amount of any payment received from its certified statement of the amount payable under s. 24.70 (2) or 24.71 (2) for the year in which the payment is received. The applicant remains liable for payment of any interest that is not paid by the department of administration.

AB150, s. 1380 Section 1380. 24.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,633,9 24.70 (2) Certified statement. If a municipality other than a school district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the municipal clerk a certified statement of the amount due for each calendar year on or before October 1 of each the year preceding that year until the loan is paid. The board shall submit a copy of each certified statement to the state treasurer.

AB150, s. 1381 Section 1381. 24.70 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,633,19 24.70 (4) Payment to state treasurer. The board and the municipality which obtains a loan shall agree in writing on a due date for annual repayments of principal and accrued interest. The municipal treasurer shall transmit to the state treasurer on his or her order the full amount levied for state trust fund loans within 15 no later than 7 days after March 15 the due date specified under the agreement. The state treasurer shall notify the board when he or she receives payment. Any payment not made by March 30 within 7 days after the due date is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of one percent per month to be paid to the state treasurer with the delinquent payment.

AB150, s. 1382 Section 1382. 24.70 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,634,2 24.70 (6) Failure to make payments. If the municipal treasurer fails to remit the amount due by no later than 7 days after the date specified in the agreement entered into under sub. (4), the board may file a certified statement of the amount delinquent with the department of administration. The department secretary of administration shall collect the amount due, including any penalty, by deducting that amount from any state payments due the municipality, shall remit that amount to the state treasurer and shall notify the treasurer and the board of that action.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 24.70 (6). This section has been affected by LRB-1301 and LRB-2089.

AB150, s. 1383 Section 1383. 24.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,634,8 24.71 (2) Certified statement. If a school district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the school district clerk a certified statement of the amount due for each calendar year on or before October 1 of each the year preceding that year until the loan is paid. The board shall furnish a copy of each certified statement to the state treasurer and the department of public instruction.

AB150, s. 1384 Section 1384. 24.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,634,18 24.71 (4) Payment to state treasurer. The board and the school district which obtains a loan shall agree in writing upon a due date for annual repayments of principal and accrued interest. The school district treasurer shall transmit to the state treasurer on his or her own order the full amount levied for state trust fund loans within 15 no later than 7 days after March 15 the due date specified under the agreement. The state treasurer shall notify the board when he or she receives payment. Any payment not made by March 30 within 7 days after the due date is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of one percent per month or fraction thereof, to be paid to the state treasurer with the delinquent payment.

AB150, s. 1385 Section 1385. 24.71 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,635,3 24.71 (5) Failure to make payment. If the school district treasurer fails to remit the amounts amount due no later than 7 days after the date specified in the agreement entered into under sub. (4), the state superintendent, upon certification of delinquency by the board, shall deduct the amount due including any penalty from any school aid payments due the school district, shall remit such amount to the state treasurer and, no later than June 15, shall notify the school district treasurer and the board to that effect.

AB150, s. 1386 Section 1386. 24.71 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,635,12 24.71 (5) Failure to make payment. If the school district treasurer fails to remit the amount due no later than 7 days after the date specified in the agreement entered into under sub. (4), the department of education, upon certification of delinquency by the board, shall direct the department of revenue to deduct the amount due including any penalty from any school aid payments due the school district, remit such amount to the state treasurer and, no later than June 15, notify the school district treasurer and the board to that effect.

AB150, s. 1387 Section 1387. 24.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,635,20 24.73 Extension of loan. All loans made or which may be made from any of such funds to any municipality may be extended for such time and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by and between the board and such borrower; provided, however, that no loan shall be extended upon which there is any default in the payment of interest at the time of making application therefor, nor to any period beyond 20 years the maximum term from its inception specified in s. 24.63 (1) or (2), nor at any rate of interest less than the minimum established by law.

AB150, s. 1388 Section 1388. 25.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,636,9 25.14 (2) At such time as the board determines, all of the securities held by any of the state's funds, except those specifically excluded in sub. (1), shall be transferred, at the market value plus accrued interest as of the date of transfer, to the state investment fund together with such amounts of cash as may be required to provide each contributing fund an equity in the state investment fund which may be expressed in terms of even thousands of dollars. Thereafter, the department of administration shall make such subsequent transfers of money between the individual funds and the state investment fund as in its judgment is advisable and in accordance with cash requirements of the individual funds, such transfer to be made on the basis of even thousands of dollars, and it shall furnish to the board such information with respect to daily balances of individual funds within the investment fund as may be required. This subsection does not apply to moneys on deposit, including accrued interest, in reserve accounts under s. 560.13.

AB150, s. 1389 Section 1389. 25.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,636,24 25.14 (3) The department of administration, upon consultation with the investment board, shall distribute all earnings, profits or losses of the state investment fund to each participating fund in the same ratio as each such fund's average daily balance within the state investment fund bears to the total average daily balance of all participating funds, except as provided in s. 14.58 (19), except that the department of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (js) an amount equal to the amount assessed under s. 25.19 (2) from the earnings or profits of the funds against which an assessment is made and except that the department of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (jt) an amount equal to the amount assessed under s. 25.19 (3) from the earnings or profits of the funds against which an assessment is made. Such distribution shall be made at such times as the department of administration may determine, but must be made at least semiannually in each complete fiscal year of operation.

AB150, s. 1390 Section 1390. 25.14 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,637,13 25.14 (3) The department of administration, upon consultation with the investment board, shall distribute all earnings, profits or losses of the state investment fund to each participating fund in the same ratio as each such fund's average daily balance within the state investment fund bears to the total average daily balance of all participating funds, except as provided in s. 16.413 (1) (q) and except that the department of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (jt) an amount equal to the amount assessed under s. 25.19 (3) from the earnings or profits of the funds against which an assessment is made. Such distribution shall be made at such times as the department of administration may determine, but must be made at least semiannually in each complete fiscal year of operation.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 25.14 (3). This section has been affected by LRB-1390 and LRB-2089.

AB150, s. 1391 Section 1391. 25.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,637,20 25.15 (1) Purpose. The purpose of the board is to provide professional investment management of trusts, operating funds and capital funds established by law. It is the intent of the legislature that the The board be an independent agency of the state which is to shall manage money and property for the state, its agencies and trust funds. The goal of board management shall be towards accomplishing the purpose of each trust or fund.

AB150, s. 1392 Section 1392. 25.156 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 25.156 (6) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,638,10 25.156 (6) (a) The investment board may provide a plan of bonus compensation for the executive director and other employes of the board who are appointed in the unclassified service, whereby the employes may qualify for an annual bonus for meritorious performance. No moneys may be expended by the board for bonuses unless their expenditure for that purpose is specifically authorized by the secretary of administration. No such bonuses awarded by the board for any fiscal year may exceed a total of 10% 25% of the total annualized salaries of all unclassified employes of the board at the beginning of the fiscal year. No bonus awarded by the board to any individual employe for any fiscal year may exceed a total of 25% 50% of the annual annualized salary of the employe at the beginning of the fiscal year.

AB150,639,8 (b) In awarding bonus compensation for a given period fiscal year, the board shall consider the performance of funds similar to those for which it has managing authority and market indices for the same period fiscal year. Based upon such performance and indices, the board shall establish performance standards for the funds for which it has managing authority for the same fiscal year, together with standards for superior performance for that fiscal year and standards for exceptional performance for that fiscal year. Upon completion of each fiscal year, the board shall notify the secretary of administration in writing of its performance standard for that fiscal year and its standards for superior performance and exceptional performance for that fiscal year, and whether it has achieved those standards. If the secretary of administration receives notification from the board that it has achieved its performance standard for a fiscal year, the secretary shall authorize expenditure for bonuses of 10% of the annualized salaries of the eligible employes at the beginning of the fiscal year. If the secretary of administration receives notification from the board that it has achieved its standard for superior performance for a fiscal year, the secretary shall authorize expenditure for bonuses in an additional amount specified by the board, which shall be less than 15% of the annualized salaries of the eligible employes at the beginning of the fiscal year. If the secretary of administration receives notification from the board that it has achieved its standard for exceptional performance for a fiscal year, the secretary shall authorize expenditure for bonuses in an additional amount specified by the board, which shall be not greater than 15% of the annualized salaries of the eligible employes at the beginning of the fiscal year, less any amount authorized for superior performance under this paragraph.

AB150,639,12 (c) The board shall provide for a portion of the bonus compensation awarded under this subsection to be distributed to an employe over a 3-year period conditioned upon continuation of employment to the time of distribution, except as provided in sub. (7).

AB150,639,14 (d) Bonus compensation may only be awarded under this subsection pursuant to a plan adopted by the board that specifies all of the following:

AB150, s. 1393 Section 1393. 25.156 (6) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 25.156 (6) (d) 1. to 3.

AB150, s. 1394 Section 1394. 25.17 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,639,21 25.17 Powers and duties of board. (intro.) The "State of Wisconsin Investment Board" shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued in said name. The investment board shall have a seal with the words, "State of Wisconsin Investment Board". The board shall:

AB150, s. 1395 Section 1395. 25.17 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,639,23 25.17 (1) (i) Information technology investment fund (s. 25.61);

AB150, s. 1396 Section 1396. 25.17 (3) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,640,2 25.17 (3) (b) 9. Bonds issued by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

AB150, s. 1397 Section 1397. 25.18 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,640,8 25.18 (1) (e) Take such action as may be necessary to make investments in mortgage loans or in the purchase of interests in real estate in any other state or in Canada, including but not excluding because of enumeration, qualifying to do business, filing reports, paying franchise, license or other fees and taxes, designating agents, and designating an office and subjecting itself to suit.

AB150, s. 1398 Section 1398. 25.18 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: