Under the international fuel tax agreement (IFTA), to which this state is a
party, every person who drives a larger motor truck into this state using motor fuel
purchased outside this state pays the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel tax and the oil
inspection fee by purchasing in this state motor vehicle fuel in an amount that is
equivalent to the gallonage consumed while driving the truck in this state, or by
remitting the tax and fee directly to the department of transportation (DOT) or to
another jurisdiction that is a party to IFTA. 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, the biennial state
budget act, increased the motor vehicle fuel tax rate.
This bill requires DOT to recalculate the amount of motor vehicle fuel tax
payable under IFTA for the 4th quarter of 1997 to reflect the midquarter increase to
this state's motor vehicle fuel tax rate.

The rate of taxation under current law, for taxable years beginning before
January 1, 1998, for the lowest income tax bracket for single individuals, certain
fiduciaries, heads of households and married persons is 4.9% of taxable income, the
rate for the middle bracket is 6.55% and the rate for the highest bracket is 6.93%.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997, current law lowers the
rate of taxation for all brackets by 1.0%. Therefore, for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997, the rate of taxation under current law for the lowest bracket for
single individuals, certain fiduciaries, heads of households and married persons is
4.85% of taxable income, the rate for the middle bracket is 6.48% and the rate for the
highest bracket is 6.87%.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998, current law also indexes
for inflation the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket and the corresponding
minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, and the dollar amounts of the standard
deduction that may be claimed by individual income tax payers.
Current law also prohibits DOR from adjusting the withholding tables to reflect
the changes in rates of taxation for any taxable year that begins before January 1,
2000. This bill prohibits DOR from adjusting the withholding tables to reflect the
changes in dollar amounts because of tax bracket and standard deduction indexing
for any taxable year that begins before January 1, 2000.
This bill also makes a technical change in the calculation of the income tax
liability of nonresident and part-year resident individuals. Under current law, one
of the 2 formulas used to calculate the tax liability of nonresident and part-year
resident individuals applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, and
ending before January 1, 1998. The other formula use to calculate their tax liability
applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997. This bill changes the
applicability of the first formula such that it applies to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996, and before January 1, 1998.
Transportation
Under current law, DOT may issue annual and consecutive month permits for
overweight vehicles and combinations of vehicles that are transporting bulk potatoes
from storage facilities to food processing facilities. A permit does not authorize the
operation of a vehicle or vehicle combination at a maximum gross weight of more
than 90,000 pounds. A permit is valid on designated portions of USH 51 and I 39 that
are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
This bill provides that any annual or consecutive month permit DOT issues for
an overweight vehicle or vehicle combination that is transporting bulk potatoes from
storage facilities to food processing facilities is not valid on any part of the national
system of interstate and defense highways, except to the extent permitted by federal
law without any loss or reduction of federal aid or other sanction.
Under current law, DOT may authorize the erection of specific information
signs on designated highways. The signs indicate that certain businesses located
near a highway are available to provide gas, food, lodging or camping to motorists.
1997 Wisconsin Act 27, the biennial budget act, designated STH 172 from I 43

southeast of Green Bay to STH 54 west of Ashwaubenon as a highway on which DOT
may authorize the erection of specific information signs.
This bill repeals the designation of STH 172 from I 43 southeast of Green Bay
to STH 54 west of Ashwaubenon as a highway on which DOT may authorize the
erection of specific information signs.
Other
This bill clarifies that the salary-setting authority of the University of
Wisconsin board of regents is subject to general salary-setting provisions affecting
all boards, commissions and elective and appointive state officials. The bill does not
affect the authority of the University of Wisconsin board of regents to adjust salaries
for incumbents of certain positions in an amount different from that provided in the
compensation plan if the adjustment is for the purpose of correcting a salary inequity
or recognizing competitive factors.
1997 Wisconsin Act 27 created a reserve "Class B" license, which authorizes the
sale of intoxicating liquor to be consumed on the premises where sold, and
established a quota on the number of these licenses which a municipality may issue.
This bill corrects cross-references relating to a municipal clerk's duty to record
certain information required for determining the municipality's quota of reserve
"Class B" licenses.
The bill also clarifies that a fee that is payable only upon the initial issuance
of a "Class B" license is not an "annual" fee.
The budget bill, 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, abolishes the state emergency response
board effective July 1, 1998, and gives that board's former responsibilities to the
division of emergency management in the department of military affairs. Under
current law, the state emergency response board is required to notify the joint
committee on finance before entering into any agreements with regional emergency
response teams related to emergency responses to level A releases, those releases
that require the highest level of protection for the responders. This bill transfers that
requirement to the division of emergency management in the department of military
affairs.
Under current law, the department of corrections (DOC) assesses supervision
fees to persons who are on probation. If a person on probation fails to pay supervision
fees assessed by DOC, the court that placed the person on probation may, after a
hearing, extend a probationer's period of probation, modify the terms and conditions
of probation or revoke the person's probation. In addition, if the court does not extend
the period of probation, a court's finding that the person owes supervision fees can
be entered as a civil judgment against the person, which DOC can use to collect the
unpaid fees. Finally, DOC may seek revocation of a person's probation using the
administrative revocation process if the person fails to pay supervision fees.

This bill eliminates the courts' authority to revoke a person's probation for
failing to pay supervision fees. The bill does not affect the authority of DOC to seek
revocation of probation using the administrative revocation process.
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:
AB606, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB606, s. 2 3Section 2. 20.285 (1) (rc) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB606,15,75 20.285 (1) (rc) Environmental education; forestry. From the conservation fund,
6the amounts in the schedule for environmental education grants related to forestry
7under s. 36.54 (2) and to administer such grants.
AB606, s. 3 8Section 3. 20.566 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB606,15,109 20.566 (1) (b) Administration of rental vehicle fee. The amounts in the schedule
10for the administration of the rental vehicle fee under subch. XI of ch. 77.
AB606, s. 4 11Section 4. 20.923 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
12amended to read:
AB606,16,14
120.923 (1) Establishment of executive salary groups. To this end, a
2compensation plan consisting of 10 executive salary groups is established in
3schedule one of the state compensation plan for the classified service from ranges 18
4through 27. No salary range established above salary range 23 may be utilized in the
5establishment and compensation of positions in the classified service without
6specific approval of the joint committee on employment relations. The dollar value
7of the salary range minimum and maximum for each executive salary group shall be
8reviewed and established in the same manner as that provided for positions in the
9classified service under s. 230.12 (3). The salary-setting authority of individual
10boards, commissions, elective and appointive officials elsewhere provided by law is
11subject to and limited by this section, and the salary rate for these positions upon
12appointment and subsequent thereto shall be set by the appointing authority
13pursuant to this section, except as provided in s. 36.09 (1) (j) and as otherwise
14required by article IV, section 26, of the constitution.
AB606, s. 5 15Section 5. 29.50 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is amended to read:
AB606,16,1717 29.50 (1) (e) The transportation and sale of farm-raised fish.
AB606, s. 6 18Section 6. 36.54 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB606,16,2119 36.54 (2) (f) The environmental education board may use up to 5% of the
20amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (rc) to administer the grants under this
21subsection that are related to forestry.
AB606, s. 7 22Section 7. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
23is amended to read:
AB606,17,824 44.72 (4) (b) Subsidized loan applications, terms and conditions. The board
25shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of,

1subsidized loans under this subsection. The terms may include provision of
2professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board shall
3determine the interest rate on these loans. The interest rate shall be as low as
4possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the state
5and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required in the judgment
6of the board to ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the
7repayment of subsidized loans. The term of a subsidized loan under this subsection
8may not exceed 10 years.
AB606, s. 8 9Section 8. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB606,17,1511 44.72 (4) (d) Funding for subsidized loans. The board, with the approval of the
12governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm), may request that the
13building commission contract public debt in accordance with ch. 18 to fund loans
14under this subsection. The term of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and
15(zcm) may not exceed 10 years.
AB606, s. 9 16Section 9. 46.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB606,17,2117 46.81 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (dj), the department shall
18allocate $1,224,000 $2,298,400 in each fiscal year to aging units to provide benefit
19specialist services for older individuals. The department shall ensure that each
20aging unit receives funds and shall take into account the proportion of the state's
21population of low-income older individuals who reside in a county.
AB606, s. 10 22Section 10. 46.81 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB606,18,223 46.81 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (dj) the department shall
24allocate $132,500 $182,500 in each fiscal year to area agencies on aging. Each area

1agency on aging shall use the funds for training, supervision and legal back-up
2services for benefit specialists within its area.
AB606, s. 11 3Section 11. 48.561 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB606,18,75 48.561 (3) (a) A county having a population of 500,000 or more shall contribute
6$31,280,700 $30,489,200 in state fiscal year 1997 -- 98 for the provision of child
7welfare services in that county by the department.
AB606, s. 12 8Section 12. 48.561 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
9section 1600d, and 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB606,18,1210 48.561 (3) (a) A county having a population of 500,000 or more shall contribute
11$60,978,400 in each state fiscal year for the provision of child welfare services in that
12county by the department.
AB606, s. 13 13Section 13. 48.57 (3p) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1427
, is amended to read:
AB606,19,215 48.57 (3p) (d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a
16nonresident, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application
17has been a nonresident, or if the county department or, in a county having a
18population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services
19determines that the person's employment, licensing or state court records provide a
20reasonable basis for further investigation, the county department or department of
21health and family services shall require the person to be photographed and
22fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's
23fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the
24fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying

1the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal
2arrest and conviction.
AB606, s. 14 3Section 14. 48.685 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB606,19,65 48.685 (1) (a) "Client" means a child who receives direct care or treatment
6services from an entity.
AB606, s. 15 7Section 15. 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1997
8Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB606,19,129 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) Subject to subd. 5. and par. (bd), the department, a
10county department or a school board shall obtain all of the following with respect to
11a person specified under par. (a) (intro.) and a person specified under par. (ag) (intro.)
12who is a resident or prospective resident of an entity
:
AB606, s. 16 13Section 16. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1997
14Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB606,19,1815 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) Subject to subds. 1. e. , and 2. and 3. par. (bd), every
16entity shall obtain all of the following with respect to a person specified under par.
17(ag) (intro.) who is an employe, prospective employe, contractor or prospective
18contractor of the entity
:
AB606, s. 17 19Section 17. 48.685 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2027
, is renumbered 48.685 (2) (bd) and amended to read:
AB606,20,221 48.685 (2) (bd) Subdivision 1. does Paragraphs (am) and (b) 1. do not apply with
22respect to a person under 18 years of age whose background information form under
23sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed, contracted
24with or permitted to reside at the entity for a reason specified in par. (ag) 1. to 5. and
25with respect to whom the entity otherwise has no reason to believe that the person

1is ineligible to be employed, contracted with or permitted to reside at the entity for
2any of those reasons.
AB606, s. 18 3Section 18. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
427
, is amended to read:
AB606,20,165 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity takes an action specified in par. (ag) (intro.) with
6respect to a person an employe, prospective employe, contractor or prospective
7contractor
for whom, within the last 4 years, the information required under par. (b)
81. a. to c. and e. has already been obtained, either by another entity or by a temporary
9employment agency, the entity may obtain the information required under par. (b)
101. a. to c. and e. from that other entity or temporary employment agency, which shall
11provide the information, if possible, to the entity. If an entity cannot obtain the
12information required under par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e. from another entity or from a
13temporary employment agency or if an entity has reasonable grounds to believe that
14any information obtained from another entity or from a temporary employment
15agency is no longer accurate
, the entity shall obtain that information from the
16sources specified in par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e.
AB606, s. 19 17Section 19. 48.685 (2) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
18is amended to read:
AB606,20,2519 48.685 (2) (c) If the background information form completed by a person under
20sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed, contracted
21with or permitted to reside at an entity for a reason specified in par. (ag) 1. to 5., an
22entity may employ or contract with the person or permit the person to reside at the
23entity for not more than 60 days pending the receipt of the information sought under
24par. (am) or (b) 1. An entity shall provide supervision for a person who is employed,
25contracted with or permitted to reside as permitted under this paragraph.
AB606, s. 20
1Section 20. 48.685 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
2is amended to read:
AB606,21,83 48.685 (3) (a) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
4department, a county department or a school board considers appropriate, the
5department, county department or school board shall request the information
6specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all persons who are licensed, certified or
7contracted to operate an entity and for all persons specified in par. (ag) (intro.) who
8are residents of an entity
.
AB606, s. 21 9Section 21. 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB606,21,1411 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
12considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
13(b) 1. a. to e. for all persons specified in sub. (2) (ag) (intro.) who are employes or
14contractors of the entity
.
AB606, s. 22 15Section 22. 48.685 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB606,21,1716 48.685 (5) (f) An offense that is included in the list established by the
17department by rule promulgated under sub. (7) (am).
AB606, s. 23 18Section 23. 48.685 (6) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
19is amended to read:
AB606,22,1020 48.685 (6) (b) For persons specified under par. (a) who are regulated, licensed
21or certified by, or registered with, by the department, for persons specified in par.
22(am) 2. who are residents or prospective residents of an entity licensed by the
23department
, and for other persons specified by the department by rule, the entity
24shall send the background information form to the department. For all other persons
25specified in par. (a) and for
For persons specified under par. (a) who are certified by

1a county department, for persons specified in par. (am) 2. who are residents or
2prospective residents of an entity certified by a county department and for other
3persons specified by the department by rule, the entity shall send the background
4information form to the county department. For persons specified under par. (a) who
5are contracted with by a school board, for persons specified in par. (am) 2. who are
6residents or prospective residents of an entity contracted with by a school board and
7for other persons specified by the department by rule, the entity shall send the
8background information form to the school board. For
persons specified under par.
9(am) 1., the entity shall maintain the background information form on file for
10inspection by the department.
AB606, s. 24 11Section 24. 48.685 (7) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
12is amended to read:
AB606,22,2413 48.685 (7) (a) Establish by rule a definition of "serious crime" for the purpose
14of this section. The definition shall include only crimes or acts that are substantially
15related to the care of a client, shall include those crimes or acts that are included in
16the list established under par. (am), shall include the offenses specified in sub. (5) (a)
17to (e)
and shall include classes of crimes or acts involving misappropriation of the
18property of a client or
abuse or neglect of a client for which no a person who has
19committed any of those crimes or acts may be permitted to demonstrate under sub.
20(5) that he or she has been rehabilitated. The definition may also include other
21crimes or acts that do not involve abuse or neglect of a client but that are
22substantially related to the care of a client for which no person who committed any
23of those crimes or acts may be permitted to demonstrate under sub. (5) that he or she
24has been rehabilitated.
AB606, s. 25 25Section 25. 48.685 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB606,23,9
148.685 (7) (am) Establish by rule a list of crimes or acts, in addition to those
2offenses specified in sub. (5) (a) to (e), involving the abuse or neglect of a client for
3which no person who has committed any of those crimes or acts may be permitted to
4demonstrate under sub. (5) that he or she has been rehabilitated. The list may also
5include other crimes or acts, in addition to those offenses specified in sub. (5) (a) to
6(e), that do not involve the abuse or neglect of a client, but that are substantially
7related to the care of a client, for which no person who has committed any of those
8crimes or acts may be permitted to demonstrate under sub. (5) that he or she has been
9rehabilitated.
AB606, s. 26 10Section 26. 49.141 (1) (p) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
11is amended to read:
AB606,23,1612 49.141 (1) (p) "Wisconsin works" means the assistance program for families
13with dependent children, administered under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, except that
14"Wisconsin works" does not include the Wisconsin works health plan under s. 49.153,
15unless a waiver under s. 49.153 (1m) is granted and in effect or federal legislation
16that permits the application of s. 49.153 is enacted
.
AB606, s. 27 17Section 27. 49.141 (7) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
18Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB606,23,2219 49.141 (7) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), in addition to the penalties
20applicable under par. (a) or (b), a person shall be suspended from participating in
21Wisconsin works, except s. 49.153, for a period of 10 years, beginning on the date of
22conviction, if the person is convicted in a federal or state court for any of the following:
AB606, s. 28 23Section 28. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
24Act 27
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB606,24,5
149.155 (1m) (a) 1m. Obtain a high school diploma or participate in a course of
2study meeting the standards established by the state superintendent of public
3instruction for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation,
4if the individual is not subject to the school attendance requirement under s. 49.26
5(1) (ge) and at least one of the following conditions is met:
AB606,24,66 a. The individual is 18 or 19 years of age.
AB606,24,107 b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years and the individual
8resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57
9(3m) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a group
10home or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult.
AB606, s. 29 11Section 29. 49.22 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
12is amended to read:
AB606,24,2113 49.22 (2m) The department may request from any person any information it
14determines appropriate and necessary for the administration of this section, ss.
1549.141 to 49.161, 49.19, 49.46, 49.468 and 49.47 and programs carrying out the
16purposes of 7 USC 2011 to 2029. Any person in this state shall provide this
17information within 7 days after receiving a request under this subsection. Except
18as provided in sub. (2p) and subject to sub. (12), the department or the county child
19support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may disclose information obtained under this
20subsection only in the administration of this section, ss. 49.141 to 49.161, 49.19,
2149.46 and 49.47 and programs carrying out the purposes of 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB606, s. 30 22Section 30. 49.45 (18) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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