AB150: Bill Text Engrossed

36 Justice

37 Legislature

38 Lieutenant Governor

39 Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board

40 Medical College of Wisconsin

41 Military Affairs

42 Natural Resources

43 Personnel Commission

44 Public Defender Board

45 Public Instruction

46 Public Service Commission

47 Regulation and Licensing

48 Revenue

49 Savings and Loan

50 Secretary of State

51 Securities

52 State Fair Park Board

53 Supreme Court

54 Technical College System

55 Transportation

56 Treasurer

57 University of Wisconsin System

58 Veterans Affairs

59 Other

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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB150-engrossed, s. 3 Section 3. 7.33 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,3,2 7.33 (1) (a) "Employe" has the meaning given under s. 101.01 (2) (a) (3).

AB150-engrossed, s. 4 Section 4. 7.33 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,3,4 7.33 (1) (b) "Employer" has the meaning given under s. 101.01 (2) (b) (4).

AB150-engrossed, s. 5 Section 5. 7.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,3,7 7.33 (1) (c) "State agency" has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1) and includes an authority created under ch. 231, 232, 233 or 234.

AB150-engrossed, s. 8 Section 8. 11.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,4,9 11.36 (1) No person may solicit or receive from any state officer or employe or from any officer or employe of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority any contribution or service for any political purpose while the officer or employe is on state time or is engaged in his or her official duties, except that an elected state official may solicit and receive services not constituting a contribution from a state officer or employe or an officer or employe of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority with respect to a referendum only. Agreement to perform services authorized under this subsection may not be a condition of employment for any state such officer or employe.

AB150-engrossed, s. 9 Section 9. 11.36 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,4,15 11.36 (3) Every person who has charge or control in a building, office or room occupied for any purpose by this state or, by any political subdivision thereof or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall prohibit the entry of any person into that building, office or room for the purpose of making or receiving a contribution.

AB150-engrossed,4,19 (4) No person may enter or remain in any building, office or room occupied for any purpose by the state or, by any political subdivision thereof or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or send or direct a letter or other notice thereto for the purpose of requesting or collecting a contribution.

AB150-engrossed, s. 14L Section 14L. 13.101 (4a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,5,3 13.101 (4a) The committee may transfer appropriated moneys from the appropriation account of any state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), under which document production, reproduction or distribution costs are financed, other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, to the appropriation account under s. 20.870 (1) (r), in an amount not exceeding the savings accruing to the state during the fiscal biennium in which the transfer is made resulting from the centralization of document production, reproduction or distribution functions in the department of administration, as documented by the department.

AB150-engrossed, s. 14g Section 14g. 13.101 (4b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,5,11 13.101 (4b) The committee may transfer appropriated moneys from the appropriation account of any state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, in an amount not greater than the estimated savings to the state resulting from the implementation by the agency of an information technology project under s. 16.971 (5), to the appropriation account under s. 20.870 (1) (r). The committee shall not act under this subsection unless the estimated savings to the state are documented by the secretary of administration.

AB150-engrossed, s. 15 Section 15. 13.101 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,5,16 13.101 (4g) At the request of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 92.14 (4r), the committee may transfer funds from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (cq) (6) (aq) to the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (q) if necessary to provide grants under s. 92.14 (4) (c).

AB150-engrossed, s. 16 Section 16. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,6,11 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, department, the university of Wisconsin system or to any other state agency or activity by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (bm), (cg) and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax) and (6) (aq) and (ar), 20.435 (4) (a), (d) and (e) (1) (c), (6) (a) and (7) (da) and 20.445 (3) (a) and (d) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their services and activities.

AB150-engrossed, s. 16g Section 16g. 13.101 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,6,17 13.101 (10) The committee may approve expenditure of moneys received by this state as a part of a block grant, and may approve a transfer of moneys allocated by the federal government to this state as a part of a block grant for use as a part of another such grant made for different purposes. In this subsection, "block grant" has the meaning given under s. 16.54 (2) (a).

AB150-engrossed, s. 16m Section 16m. 13.101 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,6,22 13.101 (13) (a) Upon the crediting of proceeds from the sale or lease of a state building or structure or state land to the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (a), the amounts in the schedule for that appropriation are increased by the amount credited for the fiscal biennium in which the crediting occurs.

AB150-engrossed,7,5 (b) If the building, structure or land was used by a single agency, as defined in s. 13.48 (14) (a), the committee may, upon request of that agency, transfer not more than 50% of the moneys so credited to any appropriation account of that agency, other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1. Upon such transfer, the amounts in the schedule for any sum certain appropriation to the agency from the account to which a transfer is made are increased by the amount transferred during the fiscal year or biennium for which the appropriation is made.

AB150-engrossed,7,8 (c) The committee may, upon request of the building commission, transfer not more than 50% of the moneys so credited to the building trust fund without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1.

AB150-engrossed,7,14 (d) If the building, structure or land was not used by a single agency, as defined in s. 13.48 (14) (a), or was under the management of the department of administration for use by more than one agency, the committee may, upon request of the building commission, transfer an amount not greater than the amount of the moneys so credited to the building trust fund without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1.

AB150-engrossed, s. 16q Section 16q. 13.123 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-engrossed, s. 16r Section 16r. 13.123 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 13.123 (2), and 13.123 (2) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,7,19 13.123 (2) (c) Paragraph (b) may not be construed to affect eligibility for any allowance authorized under sub. (1) or (2).

AB150-engrossed, s. 17 Section 17. 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,7,25 13.172 (1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created in ch. 231, 233 or 234.

AB150-engrossed, s. 17e Section 17e. 13.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,8,13 13.20 (2) Pay ranges; duration of employment. All legislative employes shall be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan for employes in the classified civil service within ranges approved by the joint committee on legislative organization, but subject to the pay range maximum and compensation maximum under s. 230.125. The secretary of employment relations shall make recommendations concerning a compensation and classification schedule for legislative employes if requested to do so by the joint committee on legislative organization or by the committee on organization of either house. If the joint committee does not approve pay ranges for legislative employes, the committee on organization of either house may approve pay ranges for its employes. Appointments shall be made for the legislative session, unless earlier terminated by the appointing officer.

AB150-engrossed, s. 17f Section 17f. 13.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,8,19 13.45 (3) (a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under s. 13.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under ss. 20.315 and 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.

AB150-engrossed, s. 17m Section 17m. 13.48 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,8,22 13.48 (1m) (e) Notwithstanding par. (b), the building commission may grant waivers under s. 44.39 (5).

AB150-engrossed, s. 18m Section 18m. 13.48 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (5) (a).

AB150-engrossed, s. 18n Section 18n. 13.48 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,9,6 13.48 (5) (b) Whenever the building commission considers any proposal for the construction of a new correctional institution or the expansion of an existing correctional institution, the department of administration shall provide the commission with information concerning annual operating costs, including staffing costs, that will result from such construction or expansion in connection with consideration of that proposal.

AB150-engrossed, s. 22 Section 22. 13.48 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 288, is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,9,20 13.48 (10) Approval by building commission. (a) No state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of or addition to any building, structure, or facility, which involves a cost in excess of $100,000, without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling of or an addition to a state building as defined in s. 44.51 (2) unless it determines that s. 44.57 has been complied with or does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.

AB150-engrossed,9,21 (b) This subsection does not apply to contracts any of the following:

AB150-engrossed,9,24 1. Contracts by the department of natural resources for construction work related to hazardous substance spill response under s. 144.76 or environmental repair under s. 144.442. This subsection does not apply to projects

AB150-engrossed,10,7 2. Projects approved by the governor in response to emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b) or to allocations from the appropriation made under s. 20.867 (2) for special category projects when the building commission has released funds under sub. (3) and has also approved a plan for the expenditure of those funds. "Special category projects" for the purpose of this subsection subdivision include but are not limited to projects such as special maintenance, energy conservation, handicapped access and advance property acquisition designated by the building commission.

AB150-engrossed, s. 22m Section 22m. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 288 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,10,21 13.48 (10) (a) No state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of or addition to any building, structure, or facility, which involves a cost in excess of $100,000, without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling of or an addition to a state building as defined in s. 44.51 (2) unless it determines that s. 44.57 or 16.846 has been complied with or does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.

AB150-engrossed, s. 23 Section 23. 13.48 (10) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,10,24 13.48 (10) (b) 3. Construction or improvement projects of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

AB150-engrossed, s. 24 Section 24. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,11,9 13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state or any state agency, board, commission or department or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 24c Section 24c. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,11,20 13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state or any state agency, board, commission or department or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations and zoning ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place but is not subject to other ordinances or regulations of that municipality, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 24f Section 24f. 13.48 (13) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,11,25 13.48 (13) (b) Every building, structure or facility that is constructed at state fair park shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules and codes but is not subject to zoning or any other ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the park is located.

AB150-engrossed, s. 24g Section 24g. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (14) (am).

AB150-engrossed, s. 24h Section 24h. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,12,4 13.48 (14) (a) In this subsection, "agency" has the meaning given for "state agency" in s. 20.001 (1).

AB150-engrossed, s. 24j Section 24j. 13.48 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,12,20 13.48 (14) (c) Net If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition of a building, structure or land or the construction of a building or structure that is sold or leased under par. (b), the building commission shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the lands or buildings under par. (b) shall be deposited building, structure or land in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to pay repay the principal and pay the interest on any bonds used to finance those lands or buildings the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of those bonds that debt. If there are is no such bonds debt outstanding, the net proceeds shall be used to pay the principal and interest on the bond which is from any revenue source from which there were appropriations to support those lands or buildings and which bears the highest true interest costs in comparison to any other bond from such revenue sources or, if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to repay that principal and pay that interest and premium, the building commission shall credit the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (a).

AB150-engrossed, s. 24k Section 24k. 13.48 (14) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,12,25 13.48 (14) (d) 1. In this paragraph, "surplus land" means land under the jurisdiction of the commission and allocated for use by a state an agency, but unused and not needed for the agency's operations or included in the agency's plan for construction or development.