AB920: Bill Text

Note: This provision defined "board" as meaning the investment board for purpose of s. 25.50. With the creation of s. 25.01 by this bill, this provision is unnecessary.

AB920, s. 62 Section 62. 25.50 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,29,3 25.50 (5) Investment policies. (intro.) The investment board shall formulate policies for the investment and reinvestment of moneys in the fund and the acquisition, retention, management and disposition of such investments. The board shall provide a copy of the investment policies, together with any guidelines adopted by the board to direct staff investment activity, to each local government having an investment in the fund upon the local government's request and at least annually to all investors. The board shall distribute at least annually performance information over the preceding one-year, 5-year and 10-year periods, compared with appropriate indices or benchmarks in the private sector. The investment policies shall include all of the following:

Note: See the note to the creation of s. 25.01 by this bill.

AB920, s. 63 Section 63. 25.50 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,29,9 25.50 (6) Investment board Board to invest, reinvest pooled funds. In the amounts available for investment purposes and subject to the policies formulated by the investment board, the investment board shall invest and reinvest moneys in the fund and acquire, retain, manage, including the exercise of any voting rights, and dispose of investments of the fund.

Note: See the note to the creation of s. 25.01 by this bill.

AB920, s. 64 Section 64. 25.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: This provision defined "board" as meaning the investment board for purpose of s. 25.65. With the creation of s. 25.01 by this bill, this provision is unnecessary.

AB920, s. 65 Section 65. 27.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,29,16 27.01 (5) Roadside parks. All areas designated as roadside parks shall be a part of the state park system. Roadside parks will consist of naturally attractive parcels of land (, 5 acres or more in size), immediately contiguous to a state trunk highway. Each such area shall carry a distinctive name and shall be managed and developed as a part of the state park system.

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AB920, s. 66 Section 66. 27.01 (7) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,29,19 27.01 (7) (c) Vehicle admission receipt; exemptions. (intro.) No vehicle admission receipt is required for any of the following:

Note: Rewrites (intro.) to conform with current style.

AB920, s. 67 Section 67. 27.01 (7) (c) 1. to 8. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB920,30,2 27.01 (7) (c) 1. Any vehicle in an admission area between November 1 and March 31, except as the department provides by rule;.

AB920,30,4 2. Any vehicle operated by an employe, agent or officer of the state, the United States or a local unit of government while in the performance of official duties;.

AB920,30,5 3. Any vehicle when furnishing services or supplies; .

AB920,30,6 4. Any vehicle traveling on a public highway in a state park or state forest;.

AB920,30,8 5. Any vehicle within state parks or state park areas designated by the department;.

AB920,30,10 6. Any vehicle, except a motor bus, occupied by a person holding a senior citizen recreation card issued under s. 29.624;.

AB920,30,12 7. Any vehicle, except a motor bus, occupied by a person holding a conservation patron license issued under s. 29.235;.

AB920,30,16 8. Any vehicle towed behind or carried on another vehicle. The department may issue a special permit for a towed or carried vehicle in order to determine compliance with and facilitate enforcement of the vehicle admission receipt requirement; or.

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AB920, s. 68 Section 68. 27.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,31,2 27.05 Powers of commission or general manager. (intro.) The county park commission except, or the general manager in counties with a county executive or county administrator, the general manager, shall have charge and supervision of all county parks, and all lands heretofore or hereafter acquired by the county for park or reservation purposes; and. The county park commission or general manager, subject to the general supervision of the county board and to such regulations as it may prescribe prescribed by the county board, except as provided under s. 27.03 (2), may do any of the following:

Note: Reorders text to improve readability and clarity. Deletes unnecessary "heretofore or hereafter" in conformity with current style.

AB920, s. 69 Section 69. 27.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,31,5 27.05 (1) Lay out, improve, maintain and govern all such county parks and open spaces; provide.

AB920,31,10 (1g) Provide by contract with sanitary districts, counties, or towns, cities or villages, subject to the approval of the county board of supervisors, or in any other manner, for the disposal of sewage arising from the use of such county parks and take all action necessary to prevent the pollution of park or parkway areas or any portion thereof by sewage emanating from upland areas; lay.

AB920,31,16 (1m) Lay out, determine and prescribe building lines along, grade, construct, improve and maintain roads, parkways, boulevards and bridges therein in county parks or connecting the same county parks with any other parks or open spaces or with any municipality in the county, using such methods and materials as that it deems considers expedient; determine and prescribe building lines along the same; and make.

AB920,31,18 (1s) Make rules for the regulation of the use and enjoyment thereof of the county parks and open spaces by the public;.

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AB920, s. 70 Section 70. 27.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,31,21 27.05 (2) Accept, in the name of the county, grants, conveyances and devises of land and bequests and donations of money to be used for park purposes ;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for conformity with current style and internal consistency.

AB920, s. 71 Section 71. 29.522 (1) (a) 1., (b) 1. and (c) 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB920,32,4 29.522 (1) (a) 1. One net of a general hoop or circular-like structure commonly called a crib or pot with numbers of hoops holding, encasing or inclosing enclosing net webbing.

AB920,32,6 (b) 1. One net of a general hoop or circular-like structure called a crib or pot with numbers of hoops holding, encasing or inclosing enclosing net webbing.

AB920,32,9 (c) 2. Two fence-like nets called hearts set one on each side of the tunnel mouth and used to form a preliminary inclosure enclosure resembling a heart in shape with no cover on the top or bottom.

Note: Inserts preferred spelling.

AB920, s. 72 Section 72. 29.924 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,32,17 29.924 (4) Access to storage places. The owner or occupant of any cold storage cold-storage warehouse or building used for the storage or retention of wild animals or carcasses shall permit the department and its wardens to enter and examine the premises subject to ss. 66.122 and 66.123. The owner or occupant, or the agent or employe of the owner or occupant, shall deliver to the officer any wild animal or carcass, in his or her possession during the closed season, whether taken within or without the state.

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AB920, s. 73 Section 73. 31.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,33,5 31.06 (1) Upon receipt of an application for a permit under s. 31.05 the department may order a hearing or it may mail a notice that it will proceed on the application without public hearing unless a request for a public hearing is filed as hereinafter provided in this section. The notice shall be mailed to the clerk of each municipality directly affected thereby and the by the proposed dam. The department may give further or other notice as it deems considers proper. The department shall mail a copy of the notice to the applicant who shall cause the same notice to be published in each county in which affected riparian lands are located as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. If a hearing is not requested in writing within 30 days after mailing of the notice, the department may waive the hearing.

Note: Inserts specific cross-references and replaces disfavored term.

AB920, s. 74 Section 74. 31.06 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 31.06 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB920,33,12 31.06 (3) (a) At such a hearing under this section, or any adjournment thereof of the hearing, the department shall consider the application, and shall take evidence offered by the applicant and other persons in support thereof or in opposition thereto, supporting or opposing the proposed dam. The department may require the amendment of the application, and if.

AB920,33,18 (b) If it appears that the construction, operation or maintenance of the proposed dam is in the public interest, considering ecological, aesthetic, economic and recreational values, the department shall so find and grant a permit to the applicant, provided the department also finds that the applicant has complied with s. 31.14 (2) or (3) and, where applicable, with s. 31.05 (3), based on the department's own estimate of the area of the flowage.

AB920,34,7 (c) 1. The enjoyment of natural scenic beauty and environmental quality are declared to be public rights to be considered along with other public rights and the economic need of electric power for the full development of agricultural and industrial activity and other useful purposes in the area to be served. In considering public rights to the recreational use and natural scenic beauty of the river, the department shall investigate the potentialities of the lake and lake shore lakeshore created by the flowage and shall weigh the recreational use and scenic beauty thereof of the lake and lakeshore against the known recreational use and scenic beauty of the river in its natural state, and the. The department shall further weigh the known recreational use and scenic beauty of the particular section of river involved against the known recreational use and scenic beauty of other sections of the same river and other rivers in the area remaining in their natural state (without regard to plans of other dams subsequently filed or to be filed); if it.

AB920,34,16 2. a. It appears that the river in its natural state offers greater recreational facilities and scenic value for a larger number of people than can by proper control of the flowage level be obtained from the use of the lake and lake shore lakeshore and that the remaining sections of the river and other rivers in the area in their natural state provide an insufficient amount of recreational facilities and scenic beauty, and if it further appears that the economic need of electric power is less than the value of the recreational and scenic beauty advantages of such the river in its natural state, the department shall so find and the permit be denied. If the department finds that approval of the.

AB920,34,18 b. The permit will cause environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), the permit shall be denied.

Note: Inserts preferred spelling of "lakeshore", deletes unnecessary parentheses and subdivides long sentences and subsection for improved readability and conformity with current style.

AB920, s. 75 Section 75. 31.06 (3) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB920,34,21 31.06 (3) (c) 2. (intro.) The department shall deny the permit if it finds any of the following:

Note: Creates (intro.) to facilitate the subdivision of s. 31.06 (3) (c) by the previous section of this bill.

AB920, s. 76 Section 76. 35.91 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,35,5 35.91 (1) The latest edition of the Wisconsin statutes shall be sold at a price (, calculated to the nearest dollar), to be fixed by the department, based on cost plus 75% of the revisor's expenditures under s. 20.765 (3) (a) during the preceding biennium. The department may sell noncurrent editions of the Wisconsin statutes and Wisconsin annotations at reduced prices to be fixed by it.

Note: Replaces parentheses consistent with current style.

AB920, s. 77 Section 77. 39.11 (4), (6), (7) and (8) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB920,35,10 39.11 (4) Initiate, develop and maintain a comprehensive state plan for the orderly operation of a statewide television system for the presentation of noncommercial instructional programs which that will serve the best interests of the people of the state now and in the future;.

AB920,35,16 (6) Furnish leadership in securing adequate funding for statewide joint use of radio and television for educational and cultural purposes, including funding for media programming for broadcast over the state networks. The educational communications board may submit joint budget requests with state agencies and other nonstate organizations or corporations for the purposes stated above; enumerated in this subsection.

AB920,35,19 (7) Lease, purchase or construct radio and television facilities for joint use, such as network interconnection or relay equipment, mobile units, or other equipment available for statewide use;.

AB920,35,21 (8) Apply for, construct and operate radio and television transmission equipment in order to provide broadcast service to all areas of this state;.

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AB920, s. 78 Section 78. 40.02 (24) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB920,36,2 40.02 (24) (a) A supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge or state, county or municipal official elected by vote of the people; or.

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AB920, s. 79 Section 79. 40.02 (25) (a) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB920,36,6 40.02 (25) (a) 1. Any participating state employe who has been participating under the Wisconsin retirement system for a period of at least 6 months prior to attainment of age 70 not including any period of leave of absence without pay; or.

AB920,36,12 2. Any state employe who is a member or employe of the legislature, a state constitutional officer, a district attorney who did not elect under s. 978.12 (6) to continue insurance coverage with a county, or who did elect such coverage but has terminated that election under s. 978.12 (6), a justice of the supreme court, a court of appeals judge, a circuit judge or the chief clerk or sergeant at arms of the senate or assembly; or.

AB920,36,20 3. The blind employes of the Wisconsin workshop for the blind authorized under s. 47.03 (1) (b), 1989 stats., or of the nonprofit corporation with which the department of workforce development contracts under s. 47.03 (1m) (a), 1989 stats., as of the beginning of the calendar month following completion of 1,000 hours of service. Persons employed by an employer who are blind when hired shall not be eligible for life insurance premium waiver because of any disability which that is directly or indirectly attributed to blindness and may convert life insurance coverage only once under the contract; or.

Note: Replaces punctuation for conformity with current style and internal consistency.

AB920, s. 80 Section 80. 40.02 (25) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

AB920,37,3 40.02 (25) (b) 1. Any teacher who is employed by the university for an expected duration of not less than 6 months on at least a one-third full-time employment basis and who is not described in subd. 1m.;

AB920, s. 81 Section 81. 40.02 (25) (b) 2., 2m., 3., 4., 5., 6. b., 7., 8., 9. and 10. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB920,37,8 40.02 (25) (b) 2. Any person employed as a graduate assistant and other employes-in-training as are designated by the board of regents of the university, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis; .

AB920,37,11 2m. A crew leader or regional crew leader employed by the Wisconsin conservation corps board for whom the Wisconsin conservation corps board under s. 106.215 (10) (fm) has authorized group health care coverage;.

AB920,37,16 3. The surviving spouse of an employe, or of a retired employe, who is currently covered by health insurance at the time of death of the employe or retired employe. The spouse shall have the same right to health insurance coverage as the deceased employe or retired employe, but without state contribution, under rules promulgated by the secretary;.

AB920,37,21 4. Any insured employe who is retired on an immediate or disability annuity, or who receives a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) which that would have been an immediate annuity if paid as an annuity, if the employe meets all of the requirements for an immediate annuity including filing of application whether or not final administrative action has been taken;.

AB920,37,23 5. Any participating state employe under the Wisconsin retirement system, notwithstanding par. (a) 1.;

AB920,37,24 6. b. Who is eligible for an immediate annuity but defers application ;.

AB920,38,2 7. Any employe whose health insurance premiums are being paid under s. 40.05 (4) (bm);.

AB920,38,5 8. Any other state employe for whom coverage is authorized under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I or V of ch. 111 or under s. 230.12 or 233.10;.

AB920,38,8 9. Except as provided under s. 40.51 (7), any other employe of any employer, other than the state, which that has acted under s. 40.51 to make such coverage available to its employes;.

AB920,38,10 10. Any participating employe who is an employe of this state and who qualifies for a disability benefit under s. 40.63 or 40.65; or.

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