AB144: Bill Text

AB144,179,23 12.60 (1) (bm) Whoever violates s.12.13 (2) (b) 9. may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.

AB144, s. 98 Section 98. 13.101 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,180,15 13.101 (4) The committee may transfer between appropriations and programs if the committee finds that unnecessary duplication of functions can be eliminated, more efficient and effective methods for performing programs will result or legislative intent will be more effectively carried out because of such transfer, if legislative intent will not be changed as the result of such transfer and the purposes for which the transfer is requested have been authorized or directed by the legislature, or to implement s. 16.847 (8) (b) 3. The authority to transfer between appropriations includes the authority to transfer between 2 fiscal years of the same biennium, between 2 appropriations of the same agency and between an appropriation of one agency and an appropriation of a different agency. No transfer between appropriations or programs may be made to offset deficiencies arising from the lack of adequate expenditure controls by a department, board, institution, commission or agency. The authority to transfer between appropriations shall not include the authority to transfer from sum sufficient appropriations as defined under s. 20.001 (3) (d) to other types of appropriations.

AB144, s. 99 Section 99. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,181,10 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, or 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), (cg), and (cr) and (q), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) (fq) to (fx), and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (aq) and (ar), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) 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.

AB144, s. 100 Section 100. 13.101 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,181,15 13.101 (14) With the concurrence of the joint committee on information policy and technology, direct the department of administration electronic government to report to the committee concerning any specific information technology system project in accordance with s. 13.58 (5) (b) 4.

AB144, s. 101 Section 101. 13.106 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,181,21 13.106 (2) The Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School shall submit a biennial report containing financial summaries for the college and school to the governor and the joint committee on finance, in a consistent format and methodology to be developed in consultation with the medical education review committee under s. 39.16.

AB144, s. 102 Section 102. 13.123 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,182,16 13.123 (1) (a) 1. Any member of the legislature who has signified, by affidavit filed with the department of administration, the necessity of establishing a temporary residence at the state capital for the period of any regular or special legislative session shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred for food and lodging for each day that he or she is in Madison on legislative business, but not including any Saturday or Sunday unless the legislator is in actual attendance on such day at a session of the legislature or a meeting of a standing committee of which the legislator is a member. The amount of the allowance for each biennial session shall be established under s. 20.916 (8) 90% of the per diem rate for travel for federal government business within the city of Madison, as established by the federal general services administration. For the purpose of determining the amount of the allowance, the secretary of employment relations shall certify to the chief clerk of each house the federal per diem rate in effect on December 1, or the first business day thereafter if December 1 is not a business day, in each even-numbered year. Each legislator shall file an affidavit with the chief clerk of his or her house certifying the specific dollar amount within the authorized allowance the member wishes to receive. Such affidavit, when filed, shall remain in effect for the biennial session, except that a new affidavit may be filed for any month following an adjustment in the amount of the authorized allowance under s. 20.916 (8).

AB144, s. 103 Section 103. 13.40 of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,182,19 13.40 Limitation on state appropriations from general purpose revenue. (1) In this section:

AB144,182,21 (a) "Fiscal biennium" means a 2-year period beginning on July 1 of an odd-numbered year.

AB144,182,23 (b) "General purpose revenue" has the meaning given for "general purpose revenues" in s. 20.001 (2) (a).

AB144,183,2 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in sub. (3) (a) to (h), as determined under sub. (4), may not exceed the sum of:

AB144,183,9 (a) The amount appropriated from general purpose revenue, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in sub. (3), for the 2nd fiscal year of the prior fiscal biennium as determined under sub. (4), multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 which immediately precedes the first year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the department of revenue no later than December 5 of each even-numbered year.

AB144,183,14 (b) The amount determined under par. (a) multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 which immediately precedes the 2nd year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the department of revenue no later than December 5 of each even-numbered year.

AB144,183,15 (3) The limitation under sub. (2) does not apply to any of the following:

AB144,183,17 (a) An appropriation for principal repayment and interest payments on public debt, as defined in s. 18.01 (4), or operating notes, as defined in s. 18.71 (4).

AB144,183,21 (b) An appropriation to honor a moral obligation undertaken pursuant to ss. 18.61 (5), 85.25 (5), 101.143 (9m) (i), 229.50 (7), 229.74 (7), 229.830 (7), 234.15 (4), 234.42 (4), 234.54 (4) (b), 234.626 (7), 234.93 (6), 234.932 (6), 234.933 (6), and 281.59 (13m).

AB144,183,23 (c) An appropriation to make a payment to the United States that the building commission determines to be payable under s. 13.488 (1) (m).

AB144,183,25 (d) An appropriation contained in a bill that is enacted with approval of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.

AB144,184,2 (e) An appropriation for legal expenses and the costs of judgments, orders, and settlements of actions and appeals incurred by the state.

AB144,184,3 (f) An appropriation to make a payment for tax relief under s. 20.835 (2).

AB144,184,5 (g) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund under s. 20.875 (1) (a).

AB144,184,7 (h) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the tax relief fund under s. 20.876 (1) (a).

AB144,184,13 (4) For purposes of sub. (2), the department of administration shall determine the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for any fiscal biennium to which sub. (2) applies. The department of administration shall make this determination no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year and shall include a statement of the determination in the biennial state budget report prepared under s. 16.46.

AB144, s. 104 Section 104. 13.48 (2) (j) of the statutes is repealed.

AB144, s. 105 Section 105. 13.48 (10) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,184,17 13.48 (10) (b) 3m. Rehabilitation projects of the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

AB144, s. 106 Section 106. 13.48 (12) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,184,20 13.48 (12) (b) 4. A facility constructed by or for the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

AB144, s. 107 Section 107. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,185,8 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, any state agency, board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, or any local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is undertaken by the department of administration on behalf of the district, 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.

AB144, s. 108 Section 108. 13.48 (14) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,185,15 13.48 (14) (e) If the state office building located at 3319 West Beltline Highway in Dane County is sold by the state, the building commission shall ensure that the transferee pays $476,228 from the proceeds of the sale to the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation, if the foundation exists at the time of the transfer and if the secretary of administration does not transfer title to the building under s. 39.86 (2) (a) 2.

AB144, s. 109 Section 109. 13.58 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,185,20 13.58 (5) (a) 5. Upon receipt of strategic plans from the department of administration electronic government, the joint committee on legislative organization and the director of state courts, review and transmit comments concerning the plans to the entities submitting the plans.

AB144, s. 110 Section 110. 13.58 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,185,25 13.58 (5) (b) 1. Direct the subunit in the department of administration with policy-making responsibility related to information technology electronic government to conduct studies or prepare reports on items related to the committee's duties under par. (a).

AB144, s. 111 Section 111. 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,186,8 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) With the concurrence of the joint committee on finance, direct the department of administration electronic government to report semiannually to the committee and the joint committee on finance concerning any specific information technology system project which is being designed, developed, tested or implemented and which the committees anticipate will have a total cost to the state exceeding $1,000,000 in the current or any succeeding fiscal biennium. The report shall include all of the following:

AB144, s. 112 Section 112. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,186,13 13.62 (2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society, institution of higher education, council or committee in the state government, or any authority created in ch. 231, 232, 233 or, 234, or 237, except that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.

AB144, s. 113 Section 113. 13.90 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,187,2 13.90 (6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology, the governor and the secretary of administration chief information officer, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative service agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (6). The plan shall address the business needs of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify all resources relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative service agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority for such acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also identify any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service agencies under the plan.

AB144, s. 114 Section 114. 13.93 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,187,6 13.93 (2) (h) Approve specifications and scheduling for computer databases containing the Wisconsin statutes and for the printing of the Wisconsin statutes as prescribed in ss. 16.971 22.03 (6) and 35.56 (5).

AB144, s. 115 Section 115. 13.95 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,187,12 13.95 (1m) Duties of the bureau; biennial budget bill. (a) In this subsection, "version of the biennial budget bill or bills" means the executive biennial budget bill or bills, as modified by an amendment offered by the joint committee on finance, as engrossed by the first house, as concurred in and amended by the 2nd house or as nonconcurred in by the 2nd house, or as reported by any committee on conference.

AB144,187,16 (b) The legislative fiscal bureau shall prepare a statement of estimated general purpose revenue receipts and expenditures in the biennium following the succeeding biennium based on recommendations in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills. The statement shall contain all of the following:

AB144,187,17 1. For the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium, a comparison of the following:

AB144,187,22 a. The amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, less the amount designated as the "Opening Balance" in the summary, and adjusted by any one-time deposit of revenues in the general fund.

AB144,188,2 b. The amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, adjusted by any one-time expenditure of general purpose revenue in excess of $5,000,000.

AB144,188,7 2. An estimate of the cost of any provision in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills that would, without the enactment of subsequent legislation, increase general purpose revenue expenditures or that would decrease the amount of revenues deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium.

AB144,188,14 3. a. An estimate of the increase in general purpose revenue spending that will be required in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for all of the following: general equalization school aids; appropriations to the department of corrections; the medical assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49; the amount designated as "Compensation Reserves" in the summary under s. 20.005 (1), as printed in the revised schedule that is approved under s. 20.004 (2) for that fiscal biennium; and public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

AB144,188,20 b. For the purpose of making the calculation under subd. 3. a., the bureau shall assume that the increase in general purpose revenue spending between the succeeding biennium and the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in subd. 3. a. is the same as that between the current biennium and the succeeding biennium for these items, as proposed in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills.

AB144,188,24 4. An estimate of the difference between the amount of tax revenues that will be deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium and the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium. For the purpose of making this calculation, the bureau shall:

AB144,189,4 a. Assume that the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the succeeding biennium is the amount designated as "Taxes" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills.

AB144,189,7 b. Assume that the annual increase in tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in each fiscal year of the biennium following the succeeding biennium is the average of the annual increase for each of the 10 preceding fiscal years.

AB144,189,11 c. Adjust the estimate of the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium following the succeeding biennium by any provision in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills that would affect the amount of tax revenues that are deposited in the general fund in the biennium.

AB144,189,20 5. a. A comparison of the following: the amount of moneys that are designated as "Revenues and Transfers" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, and that are available for appropriation in the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium; and an amount that equals the sum of the amount of moneys designated as "Total Expenditures" in the summary in s. 20.005 (1), as published in each version of the biennial budget bill or bills, for the 2nd year of the succeeding biennium and the amount required to fund the increase in general purpose revenue spending in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for each of the items identified in subd. 3. a.

AB144,189,23 b. The bureau shall present this comparison in the format used for the statement of the condition of the general fund in the statement prepared under s. 20.005 (1).

AB144,190,3 6. A summary of the amount of additional general purpose revenues that will be available in the biennium following the succeeding biennium for increased expenditures or tax reductions, other than the amount calculated in subd. 4.

AB144, s. 116 Section 116. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,190,11 14.015 (2) Children's cabinet board. There is created a children's cabinet board that is attached to the office of the governor under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the state superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of administration, the secretary of health and family services, and the secretary of workforce development. When not in conflict with s. 17.025, s. 15.07 applies to the children's cabinet board, except that the governor shall serve as chairperson of the children's cabinet board.

AB144, s. 117 Section 117. 14.019 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,190,17 14.019 (2) Effect of appropriation. Subsection (1) continues to apply to any nonstatutory committee created by the governor even if a part of its expenses is later defrayed from state funds, whether under the general appropriation of s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba) or under an appropriation enacted specifically for the purposes of such committee.

AB144, s. 118 Section 118. 14.019 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,190,23 14.019 (4) Program fees. The governor may authorize any committee created under this section to charge a fee for materials and services provided by it in the course of carrying out its responsibilities. The fee may not exceed the actual cost of the materials or services provided. All fees shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation account for the appropriation made under s. 20.505 (3) (4) (h).

AB144, s. 119 Section 119. 14.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB144,191,2 14.20 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 22.01 (7).

AB144, s. 120 Section 120. 14.25 of the statutes is created to read:

AB144,191,4 14.25 Children's cabinet board. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB144,191,5 (a) "Board" means the children's cabinet board.

AB144,191,10 (b) "Local consortium" means a combination of individuals, public agencies, nonprofit corporations, for-profit organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands, or other persons who have agreed to participate in a joint effort to provide a model for the delivery of programs for children as described in sub. (3) (a).

AB144,191,12 (c) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181 and that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).

AB144,191,14 (d) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, or school district.

AB144,191,15 (2) Duties. The board shall do all of the following:

AB144,191,21 (a) Make recommendations to the governor and the legislature relating to changes needed in state programs, policies, and funding levels to improve the coordination among state agencies of programs for children and to streamline the delivery of those programs and, by September 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a report of those recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor.

AB144,191,22 (b) Administer the grant program under sub. (3).

AB144,192,3 (c) Prescribe an assessment to be paid by the department of administration, the department of public instruction, the department of health and family services, and the department of workforce development for the general program operations of the board, which assessment shall be payable to the office of the governor within a time and in accordance with a procedure specified by the board and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.525 (1) (kd).

AB144,192,11 (3) Grants to local consortia. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (fr), the board shall award grants to local consortia to develop models for the delivery of programs for children who are at risk of not being ready to learn when they enter kindergarten or who are at risk of facing barriers to learning while in school. A local consortium that is awarded a grant under this paragraph shall use the grant moneys awarded to develop a model for the delivery of those programs that conforms to the specifications prescribed by the board under par. (b) 1. and that is designed to accomplish all of the following:

AB144,192,13 1. Create closer links between school districts, human service providers, and other community-based providers of programs for children.

AB144,192,16 2. Enable children who are at risk of not being ready to learn when they enter kindergarten to be ready to learn when they enter kindergarten and children who are at risk of facing barriers to learning while in school to overcome those barriers.

AB144,192,19 3. Focus on providing services on a voluntary basis to children under 5 years of age and their families, but also provide services to children and their families, as needed, throughout the elementary and high school grades.

AB144,192,20 4. Meet the performance measures specified by the board under par. (b) 2.