AB938: Bill Text

AB938,9,5 20.765 (3) (fa) Membership in national associations. A sum sufficient to be disbursed under s. 13.90 (4) for payment of the annual fees entitling the legislature to membership in national organizations including, without limitation because of enumeration, the national conference of state legislatures, the national conference of the Commission National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the national committee on uniform traffic laws and ordinances National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.

Note: Corrects name and conforms capitalization to current style.

AB938, s. 15 Section 15. 21.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,13 21.19 (4) The adjutant general shall be the auditor of military accounts, and all accounts or claims payable from the treasury of the state for military purposes shall be regularly audited by the adjutant general before payment. The adjutant general shall cause to be prepared and issued all necessary books, blank books, blanks and forms required by the adjutant general's office for the national guard. All said of the books, blank books, blanks and forms shall be made to conform as nearly as practicable to those in use in the United States army.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms.

AB938, s. 16 Section 16. 21.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,23 21.36 (2) The governor may make and publish rules, regulations, and orders for the government of the national guard, not inconsistent with the law, and cause the same rules, regulations, or orders, together with any related laws relating thereto, to be printed and distributed in book form, or otherwise another form, in such numbers as any number that the governor deems considers necessary , and the. The governor may provide for all books, blank books, and blanks forms that may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duty of all officers. The governor may delegate the authority under this subsection to the adjutant general by executive order.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long sentence for improved readability.

AB938, s. 17 Section 17. 26.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,10,10 26.12 (5) (a) No person may set any fire except for warming the person or cooking food within the limits of any intensive forest protection area at any time of the year except when the ground is snow-covered, unless written permission has been received in advance from a duly appointed fire warden. The department shall prepare the necessary blanks forms for this purpose, shall promulgate rules for the issuance of the permits, shall appoint, if necessary, in addition to the regular or emergency fire wardens, others who shall be authorized to issue the permits, and shall have jurisdiction over all other details concerned with or growing out of the closed season on the setting of fire.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 18 Section 18. 29.024 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,10,14 29.024 (5) (b) Blanks Forms. The department shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary blanks forms for applications and approvals issued under this chapter and related applications for approvals.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 19 Section 19. 29.229 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,2 29.229 (4) (a) The band shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary approval blanks forms and applications for approvals issued under this section. Approval blanks forms and applications used under this section shall be numbered consecutively, at the time of printing, in a separate series for each kind of approval. Each license blank form issued under this section shall be provided with a corresponding stub or carbon numbered with the serial number of the license. Each requisition for the printing of such the approval blanks forms shall specify any serial numbers to be printed on the blanks forms.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms.

AB938, s. 20 Section 20. 29.331 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,8 29.331 (3) Report. On or before June 1 annually, the licensee shall report to the department, by affidavit, on blanks forms furnished by the department, the number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals taken during the previous 12 months ending May 1, and other information required on the blanks forms furnished.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 21 Section 21. 46.18 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,13 46.18 (8) Bookkeeping. For the institutions listed in sub. (1), the department of health and family services shall formulate a system of keeping the books, accounts, and reports, and shall furnish blanks forms for reports, and reports shall be made accordingly.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 22 Section 22. 49.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,2 49.82 (1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health and family services and the department of workforce development shall advise all county officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in securing compliance therewith, including the preparation of necessary blanks forms and reports. The department of health and family services and the department of workforce development shall also publish such any information as it deems that those departments consider advisable to acquaint persons entitled to public assistance, and the public generally, with the laws governing public assistance under this chapter.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms and corrects sentence agreement.

AB938, s. 23 Section 23. 50.01 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,6 50.01 (2m) "Nursing care" means nursing procedures, other than personal care, that are permitted to be performed by a registered nurse under s. 441.01 (3) or by a licensed practical nurse under s. 441.11 441.001 (3) , directly on or to a resident.

Note: Section 441.11 is renumbered to s. 441.001 by this bill.

AB938, s. 24 Section 24. 59.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,15 59.10 (5) Counties having only one town. In all counties containing one town only, the board shall consist of the members of the town board and one supervisor from every incorporated village. A supervisor from an incorporated a village shall be elected at the time the other village officers are elected. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the county board. Each supervisor shall receive compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3) (f) and (g). The chairperson of the board elected under s. 59.12 (1) may be, but need not be, the same person who is elected chairperson of the town board under s. 60.21 (3) (a).

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.

AB938, s. 25 Section 25. 59.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,20 59.26 (1) (b) One for each assembly district in the county, except the district in which the undersheriff resides, which contains an incorporated a village having less than 1,000 inhabitants and does not contain a city or incorporated village having more than 1,000 inhabitants.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.

AB938, s. 26 Section 26. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,13,11 61.187 (1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for village officers at the next preceding election therefor for village officers in that village, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, praying for dissolution of the village corporation, such , the village board shall submit to the electors of such the village , for determination by ballot in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by them for that purpose, the question whether or not such the village corporation shall be dissolved. The question shall be determined by ballot, in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by the village board for that purpose.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts specific references and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 27 Section 27. 61.187 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 61.187 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB938,13,17 61.187 (2) (a) If two-thirds of the ballots cast at such the election on such proposition shall be for under sub. (1) are in favor of dissolution such, the village shall, at the expiration of 6 months from the date of such the election, cease to be an incorporated a village.

AB938,14,4 (b) Within 6 months after the election under sub. (1), the village board shall dispose of the village property and settle, audit, and allow all just claims against the village. It The village board shall settle with the treasurer and other village officers, and cause the assets of the village to be used in paying its the village's debts. If anything remains any property or assets remain after paying such the village's debts it, the village board may designate the manner in which the same remaining property and assets shall be used. If there are not sufficient funds to pay the village's debts of, the village the board may levy a tax to cover the deficiency, which shall be collected as other taxes and be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the outstanding village orders or bonds; and in case of such dissolution the.

AB938,14,7 (c) The territory embraced in included within the village at the time of its dissolution shall revert to and become a part of the town or towns from which it was taken or in which it is then located. Within 10 days after such

AB938,14,21 (d) If, in accordance with par. (a) , the results of the election, if resulting in favor of under sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall, within 10 days after the election, record the petition and determination with of the village board of canvassers in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the village is located and file with the secretary of state certified copies of the petition and the determination of inspectors of election, and. The village clerk shall also record the certificate by the village clerk showing the date when the dissolution takes effect with in the office of the register of deeds a certificate by the village clerk showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect and file with the secretary of state 4 copies of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by the register of deeds. The index shall include the volume or reel number and the page or image number of the original documents. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the department of revenue.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts specific references and cross-references, subdivides long provision, and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 28 Section 28. 61.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,15,4 61.25 (8) To make a tax roll and deliver the same to the village treasurer; a tax roll and to make and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms provided by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied therein in the village.

Note: Inserts specific references, replaces disfavored term, and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 29 Section 29. 66.1211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,15,17 66.1211 (2) Advances to housing authority. When any housing authority created for any city is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the governing body of the city may immediately make an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authority during the first year after the creation of the housing authority, and may appropriate the amount to the authority out of any moneys in the city treasury not appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys appropriated may be paid to the authority as a donation. Any city, town, or incorporated village located in whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money to the authority. The housing authority, when it has money available to pay back repay loans made under this subsection, shall make reimbursements for all loans made to it.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts more specific term.

AB938, s. 30 Section 30. 69.60 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,16,2 69.60 Taxes and bonds. The clerk of each town, city, and village shall annually, at the time required by law to deliver the tax roll to the town, city, or village treasurer, make out and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms furnished by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied therein by said the town, city, or village for the current year.

Note: Replaces disfavored term. Deletes "therein" as being unnecessary.

AB938, s. 31 Section 31. 69.61 of the statutes is renumbered 69.61 (1) and amended to read:

AB938,16,11 69.61 (1) Annually, on or before the 3rd Monday of December, each city, village, and town clerk shall make and file with the department of revenue a statement in detail of all taxes levied in each town, village and the clerk's city, village, or town during the year, shall be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with the department of revenue. Any such clerk failing who fails to make the statement herein provided for, and required under this section within the required time above provided, shall be liable to the town, village and city, village, or town for all damages caused by the delinquency.

AB938,16,17 (2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish the blanks to each county clerk forms and instructions for such the statement, as well as for the statement mentioned in s. 69.62 required under this section. The clerk of each county shall, immediately upon receipt of the forms and instructions from the department of revenue distribute the forms and instructions to the clerk of each city, village, and town in the county, at the county's expense.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, deletes unnecessary verbiage, and subdivides, reorders, and modifies text for improved readability and conformity with current style. The reference to the form in s. 69.62 is moved to that section and provisions for carrying out s. 69.61 contained in s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See also the next section of this bill.

AB938, s. 32 Section 32. 69.62 of the statutes is renumbered 69.62 (1) and amended to read:

AB938,17,7 69.62 (1) The county clerk of each county shall, immediately upon the receipt from the department of revenue of the blanks and instructions necessary for carrying out s. 69.61, by town, village and city officers, distribute the same to such officers at the expense of the county, and shall annually Annually, on or before November 30, each county clerk shall make out and transmit to the department of revenue a statement in detail of all county taxes levied on taxable property in the county during the preceding year, and the purposes for which the same taxes were levied and expended. Any county clerk failing to make the statement herein provided for, and required under this section within the required time above provided, shall be liable to the county for all damages caused by the delinquency.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms. Provisions for carrying out s. 69.61 contained in s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See also the previous and next section of this bill.

AB938, s. 33 Section 33. 69.62 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,17,10 69.62 (2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish to the clerk of each county forms and instructions for the statement required under this section.

Note: Moves the reference to the form under s. 69.62 in s. 69.61 to s. 69.62 for more logical placement. See also the previous two sections of this bill.

AB938, s. 34 Section 34. 70.52 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,18,2 70.52 Clerks to examine and correct rolls. Upon receiving such Each city, village, and town clerk upon receipt of the assessment roll the said clerk shall carefully examine it the roll. The clerk shall correct all double assessments, imperfect descriptions and other errors apparent upon the face of the roll, and strike off all parcels of real property not liable to taxation. The clerk shall add to the roll any parcel of real property or item of personal property omitted by the assessors and immediately notify them thereof; and such the assessors of the omissions. The assessors shall forthwith immediately view and value the same omitted property and certify such the valuation to said the clerk, who. The clerk shall enter it the valuation upon the roll, and such the valuation shall be final. To enable such the clerk to properly correct defective descriptions, the clerk may request aid, when necessary, from the county surveyor, whose fees for the services rendered shall be paid by the town, city or,village , or town.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references and divides long sentences for improved readability.

AB938, s. 35 Section 35. 70.53 of the statutes is renumbered 70.53 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB938,18,8 70.53 (1) (intro.) Upon the correction of the assessment roll as provided in under s. 70.52, the clerks each city, village, and town clerk shall prepare and, on or before the 2nd Monday in June, transmit to the department of revenue a all of the following:

AB938,18,10 (a) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of taxable property specified in s. 70.30, a .

AB938,18,12 (b) A detailed statement of each of the several classes of taxable real estate, entering land and improvements separately, as prescribed in s. 70.32 (2), the.

AB938,18,14 (c) A detailed statement of the aggregate of all taxable property by elementary and high school district and by technical college district, and a .

AB938,18,17 (d) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of exempt real property as specified by the department of revenue, entering land and improvements separately, and.

AB938,18,23 (2) The city, village, or town clerk shall make available to the department of revenue at its request a copy of the corrected assessment roll from which the detailed statement is statements required under sub. (1) are prepared. Failure to comply with this section subjects the taxation district to the penalty provisions under s. 73.03 (6). The department of revenue shall review and correct the statement. statements.

AB938,19,4 (3) Every county clerk shall, at the expense of the county, annually procure and furnish to each town, city and, village, and town clerk blanks forms for such the statements required under sub. (1), the form of which shall be prescribed by the department of revenue.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, puts words in proper order, and divides long provision for improved readability.

AB938, s. 36 Section 36. 70.99 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,19,14 70.99 (13) (a) 1. The department of revenue shall prescribe the due dates, the blanks and forms, and the format of information transmitted by the county assessor to the department as to the assessment of property and such any other information as that may be needed in its the department's work as well as the forms. The department of revenue shall also prescribe the form of assessment rolls, blanks forms, books, and returns required for the assessment and collection of general property taxes by the county. The county shall submit material on or before the due dates that the department prescribes and shall use all of the material that the department prescribes.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long provision for improved readability.

AB938, s. 37 Section 37. 71.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,19,21 71.55 (3) Forms to be provided by department. In administering this subchapter, the department of revenue shall make available suitable forms with instructions for claimants, including a form which that may be included with, or as a part of, the individual income tax blank form. In preparing homestead credit forms, the department of revenue shall provide a space for identification of the county and city, village or town in which the claimant resides.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms.

AB938, s. 38 Section 38. 73.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,20,7 73.03 (5) To collect annually from all town, city, village, county, and other public officers information as to regarding the assessment of property, and such any other information as that may be needful necessary in the work of the department, in such the form and upon such blanks as forms that the department shall prescribe; and it shall be the duty of all. All public officers so called upon to fill out shall properly complete and return promptly return to the department all blanks so transmitted. forms received from the department under this subsection.

AB938,20,9 (5g) To examine all town, village, city, and county records for such any purposes as that are deemed needful considered necessary by the department.

AB938,20,12 (5r) To publish annually the information collected under subs. (5) and (5g), with such any compilations, analyses , or recommendations as may be deemed needful that the department determines are necessary.

Note: Subdivides provision to make each individual direction a separate subsection, replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and reorders text for more logical placement.

AB938, s. 39 Section 39. 73.10 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB938,20,16 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) The department shall collect annually from all town, city, village, county, and other public officers, information as to the all of following:

AB938,20,18 a. Information regarding the collection of taxes, receipts from licenses, and other sources,.