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159.25 (3) (k) Forward 40% of the state forfeitures, fines, and penalties under
2ch. 348 to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the
3transportation fund under s. 25.40 (1) (ig).
SB44, s. 1520 4Section 1520. 59.25 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,660,75 59.25 (3) (L) Forward all money received under s. 66.0114 (3) (c) to the state
6treasurer
secretary of administration for deposit in the transportation fund under
7s. 25.40 (1) (ig).
SB44, s. 1521 8Section 1521. 59.25 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,660,119 59.25 (3) (m) Forward 50% of the fees received under s. 351.07 (1g) to the state
10treasurer
secretary of administration for deposit in the transportation fund under
11s. 25.40 (1) (im).
SB44, s. 1522 12Section 1522. 59.25 (3) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,660,1713 59.25 (3) (p) Pay to the state treasurer secretary of administration on his or her
14order the state percentage of fees received from the clerk of the circuit court under
15s. 59.40 (2) (m) and if any such moneys remain in his or her hands when he or she
16is required to pay the state percentage of fees, pay such moneys therewith to the state
17treasurer
secretary of administration.
SB44, s. 1523 18Section 1523. 59.26 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,661,2319 59.26 (8) (a) In any county with a population of less than 500,000, the board,
20by ordinance, may fix the number of deputy sheriffs to be appointed in that county
21at not less than that number required by sub. (1) (a) and (b) and may set the salary
22of those deputies. The board may provide by ordinance that deputy sheriff positions
23be filled by appointment by the sheriff from a list of all persons with the 3 highest
24scores for each position based on a competitive examination. Such competitive
25examinations may be by a county civil service commission or by the division of merit

1recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations
2administration at the option of the board and it shall so provide by ordinance. The
3division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment
4relations
administration shall, upon request of the board, conduct such examination
5according to the methods used in examinations for the state civil service and shall
6certify an eligible list of the names of all persons with the 3 highest scores on that
7examination for each position to the sheriff of that county who shall make an
8appointment from that list to fill the position within 10 days after he or she receives
9the eligible list. The county for which such examination is conducted shall pay the
10cost of that examination. If a civil service commission is decided upon for the
11selection of deputy sheriffs, then ss. 63.01 to 63.17 shall apply so far as consistent
12with this subsection, except ss. 63.03, 63.04 and 63.15 and except the provision
13governing minimum compensation of the commissioners. The ordinance or an
14amending ordinance may provide for employee grievance procedures and
15disciplinary actions, for hours of work, for tours of duty according to seniority and for
16other administrative regulations. Any board provision consistent with this
17paragraph and existing on July 25, 1951, is validated. If the sheriff fills a deputy
18sheriff position by promotion, the sheriff shall make the appointment to the position
19from a list of 3 deputy sheriffs who receive the highest scores in a competitive
20examination. Such competitive examinations may be by a county civil service
21commission or by the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department
22of employment relations administration at the option of the board and it shall so
23provide by ordinance.
SB44, s. 1524 24Section 1524. 59.40 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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159.40 (2) (m) Pay monthly to the treasurer secretary of administration for the
2use of the state the state's percentage of the fees required to be paid on each civil
3action, criminal action, and special proceeding filed during the preceding month and
4pay monthly to the treasurer secretary of administration for the use of the state the
5percentage of court imposed fines and forfeitures required by law to be deposited in
6the state treasury, the amounts required by s. 757.05 for the penalty assessment
7surcharge, the amounts required by s. 165.755 for the crime laboratories and drug
8law enforcement assessment, the amounts required by s. 167.31 (5) for the weapons
9assessment, the amounts required by s. 973.045 for the crime victim and witness
10assistance surcharge, the amounts required by s. 938.34 (8d) for the delinquency
11victim and witness assistance surcharge, the amounts required by s. 973.046 for the
12deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge, the amounts required by s. 961.41 (5) for
13the drug abuse program improvement surcharge, the amounts required by s. 100.261
14for the consumer protection assessment, the amounts authorized by s. 971.37 (1m)
15(c) 1. or required by s. 973.055 for the domestic abuse assessment surcharge, the
16amounts required by s. 253.06 (4) (c) for the enforcement assessment under the
17supplemental food program for women, infants, and children, the amounts required
18by s. 349.04 for the truck driver education assessment, the amounts required by ss.
19346.177, 346.495, and 346.65 (4r) for the railroad crossing improvement assessment,
20the amounts required by s. 346.655 for the driver improvement surcharge, the
21amounts required by s. 102.85 (4) for the uninsured employer assessment, the
22amounts required by s. 299.93 for the environmental assessment, the amounts
23required under s. 29.983 for the wild animal protection assessment, the amounts
24required under ss. 29.987 (1) (d) and 169.46 (1) (d) for the natural resources
25assessment surcharge, the amounts required by s. 29.985 for the fishing shelter

1removal assessment, the amounts required by s. 350.115 for the snowmobile
2registration restitution payment, and the amounts required under ss. 29.989 (1) (d)
3and 169.46 (2) (d) for the natural resources restitution payments. The payments
4shall be made by the 15th day of the month following receipt thereof.
SB44, s. 1525 5Section 1525. 59.53 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,663,206 59.53 (5) (a) The board shall contract with the department of workforce
7development to implement and administer the child and spousal support and
8establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs provided for
9by Title IV of the federal social security act. The board may designate by board
10resolution any office, officer, board, department, or agency, except the clerk of circuit
11court, as the county child support agency. The board or county child support agency
12shall implement and administer the programs in accordance with the contract with
13the department of workforce development. The attorneys responsible for support
14enforcement under sub. (6) (a), circuit court commissioners, and all other county
15officials shall cooperate with the county and the department of workforce
16development as necessary to provide the services required under the programs. The
17county shall charge the fee established by the department of workforce development
18under s. 49.22 for services provided under this paragraph to persons not receiving
19a stipend under s. 49.147 (3m) (g), benefits or wages under s. 49.148 or 49.155, or
20assistance under s. 46.261, 49.19, or 49.47.
SB44, s. 1526 21Section 1526. 59.53 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,663,2422 59.53 (24) County payments made under Medical Assistance. The board shall,
23upon demand by the department of health and family services, authorize payment
24to that department not to exceed any of the following:
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1(a) Home and community based services. For services provided under ss. 46.275
2and 46.278 beginning in 2001 and thereafter, any payment made under s. 20.435 (4)
3(hm), and the portion of the payment made under s. 20.435 (4) (o) for Medical
4Assistance Program benefits administered under ss. 46.275 and 46.278 that is
5related to any rates increased for services under s. 46.275 or 46.278 beginning in
62001.
SB44,664,137 (b) Alcohol and other drug and mental health prevention and treatment
8services.
For alcohol and other drug and mental health prevention and treatment
9services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 1., 2., and 4. d. and e. and (b) 6. b., c., d., f.,
10fm., j., k., L., and m., 9., 12., 12m., 13., 15., and 16. beginning in 2003 and thereafter,
11any payment made under s. 20.435 (4) (hm), and the portion of the payment made
12under s. 20.435 (4) (o) as Medical Assistance Program benefits for the services that
13is related to any rates increased for these services beginning in 2003.
SB44, s. 1527 14Section 1527. 59.54 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,664,1715 59.54 (12) County-tribal law enforcement programs. Pursuant to adoption
16of a resolution, a board may enter into an agreement and seek funding under s.
17165.90 16.964 (7).
SB44, s. 1528 18Section 1528. 60.24 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,664,2119 60.24 (3) (L) If authorized by the town board, represent the interests of the
20town in connection with appearances before the state office of the commissioner of
21tax appeals commission under s. 70.64 (5).
SB44, s. 1529 22Section 1529. 63.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,665,923 63.10 (2) The commission shall appoint a time and place for the hearing of said
24charges, the time to be within 3 weeks after the filing of the same, and notify the
25person possessing the appointing power and the accused of the time and place of such

1hearing. At the termination of the hearing the commission shall determine whether
2or not the charge is well founded and shall take such action by way of suspension,
3demotion, discharge or reinstatement, as it may deem requisite and proper under the
4circumstances and as its rules may provide. The decision of the commission shall be
5final. Neither the person possessing the appointing power nor the accused shall have
6the right to be represented by counsel at said hearing, but the commission may in its
7discretion permit the accused to be represented by counsel and may request the
8presence of an assistant a district attorney to act with the commission in an advisory
9capacity.
SB44, s. 1530 10Section 1530. 66.0114 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,666,411 66.0114 (1) (bm) The official receiving the penalties shall remit all moneys
12collected to the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland
13lake protection and rehabilitation district in whose behalf the sum was paid, except
14that all jail assessments shall be remitted to the county treasurer, within 20 days
15after its receipt by the official. If timely remittance is not made, the treasurer may
16collect the payment of the officer by action, in the name of the office, and upon the
17official bond of the officer, with interest at the rate of 12% per year from the date on
18which it was due. In the case of the penalty assessment imposed by s. 757.05, the
19crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, the
20driver improvement surcharge imposed by s. 346.655 (1), the truck driver education
21assessment imposed by s. 349.04, any applicable consumer protection assessment
22imposed by s. 100.261, and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s.
23973.055 (1), the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland
24lake protection and rehabilitation district shall remit to the state treasurer secretary
25of administration
the amount required by law to be paid on the actions entered

1during the preceding month on or before the first day of the next succeeding month.
2The governing body of the city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake
3protection and rehabilitation district shall by ordinance designate the official to
4receive the penalties and the terms under which the official qualifies.
SB44, s. 1531 5Section 1531. 66.0114 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,666,126 66.0114 (3) (c) The entire amount in excess of $150 of any forfeiture imposed
7for the violation of any traffic regulation in conformity with ch. 348 shall be
8transmitted to the county treasurer if the violation occurred on an interstate
9highway, a state trunk highway, or a highway over which the local highway authority
10does not have primary maintenance responsibility. The county treasurer shall then
11make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration as provided in s.
1259.25 (3) (L).
SB44, s. 1532 13Section 1532. 66.0517 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,667,814 66.0517 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (2) (b), a weed commissioner shall
15receive compensation for the destruction of noxious weeds as determined by the town
16board, village board, or city council upon presenting to the proper treasurer the
17account for noxious weed destruction, verified by oath and approved by the
18appointing officer. The account shall specify by separate items the amount
19chargeable to each piece of land, describing the land, and shall, after being paid by
20the treasurer, be filed with the town, village, or city clerk. The clerk shall enter the
21amount chargeable to each tract of land in the next tax roll in a column headed "For
22the Destruction of Weeds", as a tax on the lands upon which the weeds were
23destroyed. The tax shall be collected under ch. 74, except in case of lands which are
24exempt from taxation, railroad lands, or other lands for which taxes are not collected
25under ch. 74. A delinquent tax may be collected as is a delinquent real property tax

1under chs. 74 and 75 or as is a delinquent personal property tax under ch. 74. In case
2of railroad lands or other lands for which taxes are not collected under ch. 74, the
3amount chargeable against these lands shall be certified by the town, village, or city
4clerk to the state treasurer secretary of administration who shall add the amount
5designated to the sum due from the company owning, occupying, or controlling the
6lands specified. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall collect the
7amount chargeable as prescribed in subch. I of ch. 76 and return the amount collected
8to the town, city, or village from which the certification was received.
SB44, s. 1533 9Section 1533. 66.0801 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,667,1210 66.0801 (2) Sections 66.0803 to 66.0825 do not deprive the office of the
11commissioner of railroads, department of transportation or
public service
12commission of any power under ss. 195.05 and 197.01 to 197.10 and ch. 196.
SB44, s. 1534 13Section 1534. 69.14 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,668,314 69.14 (1) (cm) Information concerning paternity. For a birth which occurs en
15route to or at a hospital, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the pamphlet
16under s. 69.03 (14). If the child's parents are not married at the time of the child's
17birth, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the form prescribed by the state
18registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. The filing party shall ensure that trained,
19designated hospital staff provide to the child's available parents oral information or
20an audio or video presentation and written information about the form and the
21significance and benefits of, and alternatives to, establishing paternity, before the
22parents sign the form. The filing party shall also provide an opportunity to complete
23the form and have the form notarized in the hospital. If the mother provides a
24completed form to the filing party while she is a patient in the hospital and within
255 days after the birth, the filing party shall send the form directly to the state

1registrar. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), the The department of
2workforce development shall pay the filing party a financial incentive for correctly
3filing a form within 60 days after the child's birth.
SB44, s. 1535 4Section 1535. 69.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,668,95 69.22 (1) (c) Twelve dollars for issuing an uncertified copy of a birth certificate
6or a certified copy of a birth certificate, $7 of which shall be forwarded to the state
7treasurer
secretary of administration as provided in sub. (1m) and credited to the
8appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h); and $3 for issuing any additional
9certified or uncertified copy of the same birth certificate issued at the same time.
SB44, s. 1536 10Section 1536. 69.22 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,668,1611 69.22 (1m) The state registrar and any local registrar acting under this
12subchapter shall, for each copy of a birth certificate for which a fee under sub. (1) (c)
13is charged that is issued during a calendar quarter, forward to the state treasurer
14secretary of administration for deposit in the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g)
15and (h) the amounts specified in sub. (1) (c) by the 15th day of the first month
16following the end of the calendar quarter.
SB44, s. 1537 17Section 1537. 70.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,668,2118 70.36 (3) The word assessor whenever used in ss. 70.35 and 70.36 shall, in 1st
19class cities, be deemed to refer also to the commissioner of assessments of any such
20city and, where applicable, shall be deemed also to refer to the department of revenue
21responsible for the manufacturing property assessment under s. 70.995
.
SB44, s. 1538 22Section 1538. 70.38 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,669,823 70.38 (4) Appeals. (a) Any person feeling aggrieved by the assessment notice
24shall, within 60 days after the receipt of the notice, file with the department a
25petition for redetermination setting forth the person's objections to the assessment.

1The person may request an informal conference with representatives of the
2department prior to September 15. The request shall be indicated in the petition.
3The secretary shall act on the petition on or before October 1. On or before November
41, the person shall pay the amount determined by the secretary pursuant to the
5secretary's action on the petition. If the person is aggrieved by the secretary's denial
6of the petition the person may appeal to the office of the commissioner of tax appeals
7commission if the appeal is filed with the commission office of the commissioner on
8or before December 1.
SB44,669,109 (b) Determinations of the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission
10shall be subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
SB44, s. 1539 11Section 1539. 70.385 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,669,14 1270.385 Collection of the tax. All taxes as evidenced by the report under s.
1370.38 (1) are due and payable to the department on or before June 15, and shall be
14deposited by the department with the state treasurer secretary of administration.
SB44, s. 1540 15Section 1540. 70.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,669,2016 70.39 (2) Any part of an assessment which is contested before the office of the
17commissioner of
tax appeals commission or the courts, which after hearing shall be
18ordered to be paid, shall be considered as a delinquent tax if unpaid on the 10th day
19following the date of the final order and shall be subject to the penalty and interest
20provisions under sub. (1).
SB44, s. 1541 21Section 1541. 70.39 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,670,422 70.39 (4) (b) The clerk of circuit court shall enter the warrant as a delinquent
23income or franchise tax warrant as required under s. 806.11. The clerk of circuit
24court shall accept, file, and enter the warrant without prepayment of any fee, but
25shall submit a statement of the proper fees within 30 days to the department of

1revenue. The fees shall be paid by the state treasurer upon Upon audit by the
2department of administration on the certificate of the secretary of revenue, the
3secretary of administration shall pay the fees
and the fees shall be charged to the
4proper appropriation for the department of revenue.
SB44, s. 1542 5Section 1542. 70.397 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,670,146 70.397 (3) (c) Any person feeling aggrieved by an assessment notice under this
7section may, within 60 days after receipt of the notice, file with the department a
8petition for redetermination setting forth the person's objections to the assessment.
9In the petition, the person may request an informal conference with representatives
10of the department. The secretary of revenue shall act on the petition within 90 days
11after receipt of the petition for redetermination. If the person is aggrieved by the
12secretary's denial of the petition, the person may appeal to the office of the
13commissioner of
tax appeals commission if the appeal is filed with the commission
14office of the commissioner within 30 days after the petition is denied.
SB44, s. 1543 15Section 1543. 70.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,670,2416 70.44 (1) Real or personal property omitted from assessment in any of the 2
17next previous years, unless previously reassessed for the same year or years, shall
18be entered once additionally for each previous year of such omission, designating
19each such additional entry as omitted for the year of omission and affixing a just
20valuation to each entry for a former year as the same should then have been assessed
21according to the assessor's best judgment, and taxes shall be apportioned, using the
22net tax rate as provided in s. 70.43, and collected on the tax roll for such entry. This
23section shall not apply to manufacturing property assessed by the department of
24revenue
under s. 70.995.
SB44, s. 1544 25Section 1544. 70.511 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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170.511 (2) (c) If the reviewing authority increases the value of the property in
2question, the increase in value shall in the case of manufacturing property assessed
3by the department of revenue under s. 70.995 be assessed as omitted property as
4prescribed under s. 70.995 (12). In the case of all other property s. 70.44 shall apply.
SB44, s. 1545 5Section 1545. 70.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,671,106 70.57 (2) If the state board of assessors, the office of the commissioner of tax
7appeals commission or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of
8property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is higher or lower than the previous
9assessment, the department of revenue shall recertify the equalized value of the
10school district in which the property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 is located.
SB44, s. 1546 11Section 1546. 70.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,672,212 70.64 (1) By the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission. The
13assessment and determination of the relative value of taxable general property in
14any county or taxation district, made by the department of revenue under s. 70.57,
15may be reviewed, and a redetermination of the value of such property may be made
16by the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission, upon appeal by the
17county or taxation district. The filing of such appeal in the manner provided in this
18section by any county or taxation district shall impose upon the commission office of
19the commissioner of tax appeals
the duty, under the powers conferred upon it by s.
2073.01 (4) (a), to review the assessment complained of. If, in its judgment based upon
21the testimony, evidence and record made on the preliminary hearing of such appeal,
22the commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals finds such assessment to
23be unequal and discriminatory, it shall determine to correct such assessment to bring
24it into substantial compliance with law. Except as provided in this section, the appeal
25shall be taken and such review and redetermination shall be made as provided in ss.

173.01 and 73.015 and under the rules governing the procedure of the commission
2office of the commissioner of tax appeals.
SB44, s. 1547 3Section 1547. 70.64 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,672,64 70.64 (3) Form of appeal. (intro.) To accomplish an appeal there shall be filed
5with the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission on or before October
615 an appeal in writing setting forth:
SB44, s. 1548 7Section 1548. 70.64 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,672,108 70.64 (3) (a) That the county or taxation district, naming the same, appeals to
9the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission from the assessment made
10by the department of revenue under s. 70.57, specifying the date of such assessment.
SB44, s. 1549 11Section 1549. 70.64 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,672,1912 70.64 (4) Certified copies. Upon the filing of such appeal, the clerk of the
13county or taxation district, without delay, shall prepare certified copies of it, together
14with certified copies of the value established by the department of revenue from
15which the appeal is taken and a complete list showing the clerk of each taxation
16district within the county and the post-office address of each. The clerk shall mail
17by certified mail 4 sets of certified copies to the office of the commissioner of tax
18appeals commission and one set of the copies to the department of revenue, the
19county clerk and the clerk of each taxation district within the county.
SB44, s. 1550 20Section 1550. 70.64 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,673,1621 70.64 (5) Appearance. Not later than 30 days after the clerk of the county or
22taxation district has mailed the certified copies, unless the time is extended by order
23of the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission, any county, town, city
24or village may cause an appearance to be entered in its behalf before the commission
25office of the commissioner in support of the appeal and uniting with the appellant for

1the relief demanded; and by verified petition or statement showing grounds therefor
2may apply for other or further review and redetermination than that demanded in
3the appeal. Within the same time the county, town, city or village in the county may
4in the same manner have its appearance entered in opposition to the appeal and to
5the relief demanded. Such appearances shall be authorized in the manner for
6authorizing an appeal under sub. (2). When so authorized the interests of the county,
7town, city or village authorizing it shall be in the charge of the chairperson, mayor
8or president thereof unless otherwise directed by the body authorizing such
9appearance; and attorneys may be employed in that behalf. In such appearances any
102 or more of the towns, cities and villages of the county may join if united in support
11of or in opposition to the appeal. Four copies of each appearance, petition or
12statement mentioned in this subsection shall be filed in the offices of the office of the
13commissioner of
tax appeals commission and a copy of each mailed by certified mail
14to the department of revenue, to the county clerk, and to the clerk of each town, city
15and village within the county, and a copy to the attorney authorized to appear on
16behalf of the county or any town, city or village within the county.
SB44, s. 1551 17Section 1551. 70.64 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,674,1618 70.64 (6) Hearing. As soon as practicable, the commission office of the
19commissioner of tax appeals
shall set a time and place for preliminary hearing of
20such appeal. At least 10 days before the time set for such hearing, the commission
21office of the commissioner of tax appeals shall cause notice thereof to be mailed by
22certified mail to the county clerk and to the attorney or the clerk of each town, city
23and village in whose behalf an appearance has been entered in the matter of such
24appeal, and to the clerk of each town, city or village which has not appeared, and mail
25a like notice to the clerk of the taxation district taking such appeal and to the

1department of revenue. The department of revenue shall be prepared to present to
2the commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals at such time during the
3course of the hearings as the commission office requires, the full value of all property
4subject to general property taxation in each town, village and city of the county, as
5determined by the department according to s. 70.57 (1) or in the case of a complaint
6by a taxation district under a county assessor such information as the department
7has in its possession. Said hearing may be adjourned, in the discretion of the office
8of the commissioner of
tax appeals commission, as often and to such times and places
9as may be necessary in order to determine the facts. If satisfied that no substantial
10injustice has been done in the taxation district assessment appealed from, the
11commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals in its discretion may dismiss
12such appeal. If satisfied that substantial injustice has been done in the taxation
13district assessment, the commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals shall
14determine to revalue any or all of the taxation districts in the county, which it deems
15necessary, in a manner which in its judgment is best calculated to secure substantial
16justice.
SB44, s. 1552 17Section 1552. 70.64 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,675,1118 70.64 (7) Redetermination. The commission office of the commissioner of tax
19appeals
shall then proceed to redetermine the value of the taxable general property
20in such of the taxation districts in the county as it deems necessary. It may include
21in such redetermination other taxation districts than first determined upon and may
22include all of the taxation districts in said county, if at any time during the progress
23of its investigations or revaluations it is satisfied that such course is necessary in
24order to accomplish substantial justice and to secure relative equality as between all
25the taxation districts in such county. It shall make careful investigation of the value

1of taxable general property in the several taxation districts to which such review and
2redetermination shall extend, in any manner which in its judgment is best calculated
3to obtain the fair, full value of such property. The commission office of the
4commissioner of tax appeals
may employ such experts and other assistants as may
5be necessary, and fix their compensation. In making such investigations the
6commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals and all persons employed
7therein by the commission office shall have all the authority possessed by assessors
8so far as applicable, including authority to administer oaths and to examine property
9owners and witnesses under oath as to the quantity and value of the property subject
10to assessment belonging to any person or within any taxation district to which the
11investigation shall extend.
SB44, s. 1553 12Section 1553. 70.64 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,675,2213 70.64 (8) Hearing. The commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals
14may at any time before its final determination appoint a time and place at which it
15will hear evidence and arguments relevant to the matters under consideration upon
16such appeal. The time to be devoted to such hearings may be limited as the
17commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals directs. At least 10 days before
18the time fixed for such hearings, the commission office of the commissioner of tax
19appeals
shall cause notice thereof to be mailed by certified mail to the county clerk
20and to the attorney or other representative of each town, city and village in whose
21behalf an appearance has been entered in the matter of such appeal, and a like copy
22to the department of revenue.
SB44, s. 1554 23Section 1554. 70.64 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,676,824 70.64 (9) Testimony. The office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission
25may take testimony. Witnesses summoned at the instance of said commission the

1office of the commissioner of tax appeals
shall be compensated at the rates provided
2by law for witnesses in courts of record, the same to be audited and paid the same
3as other claims against the state, upon the certificate of said commission the office
4of the commissioner of tax appeals
. If any property owner or other person makes any
5false statement to said commission the office of the commissioner of tax appeals or
6to any person employed by it upon any matter under investigation that person shall
7be subject to all the forfeitures and penalties imposed by law for false statements to
8assessors and boards of review.
SB44, s. 1555 9Section 1555. 70.64 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,676,2210 70.64 (10) Determination. The office of the commissioner of tax appeals
11commission shall make its determination upon such appeal without unreasonable
12delay and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the county clerk and mail by certified
13mail a like copy to the department of revenue and to the clerk and attorney of the
14taxation district appealing, and a copy to the clerk and attorney of each taxation
15district having appeared. In such determination the commission office of the
16commissioner of tax appeals
shall set forth the relative value of the taxable general
17property in each town, city and village of such county as found by them, and what
18sum, if any, shall be added to or deducted from the aggregate value of taxable
19property in each such taxation district as fixed in the determination of the
20department of revenue from which such appeal was taken in order to produce a
21relatively just and equitable taxation district assessment. Such determination shall
22be final.
SB44, s. 1556 23Section 1556. 70.64 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,677,1824 70.64 (11) Computation. The determination of the commission office of the
25commissioner of tax appeals
shall not affect the validity of taxes apportioned in

1accordance with the taxation district assessment from which such appeal was taken;
2but if it is determined upon such appeal that such taxation district assessment is
3relatively unequal, such inequality shall be remedied and compensated in the
4apportionment of state and county taxes in such county next following the
5determination of said commission the office of the commissioner of tax appeals in the
6following manner: Each town, city and village whose valuation in such taxation
7district assessment was determined by said commission the office of the
8commissioner of tax appeals
to be relatively too high shall be credited a sum equal
9to the amount of taxes charged to it upon such unequal assessment in excess of the
10amount equitably chargeable thereto according to the determination of the
11commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals; and each town, city and village
12whose valuation in such taxation district assessment was determined by said
13commission
the office of the commissioner of tax appeals to be relatively too low shall
14be charged, in addition to all other taxes, a sum equal to the difference between the
15amount charged thereto upon such unequal assessment and the amount which
16should have been charged thereto according to the determination of the commission
17office of the commissioner of tax appeals. The department of revenue shall aid the
18county clerk in making proper computations.
SB44, s. 1557 19Section 1557. 70.64 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,678,1920 70.64 (12) Expenses. The office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission
21shall transmit to the county clerk with its determination on such appeal a statement
22of all expenses incurred therein by or at the instance of the commission office of the
23commissioner of tax appeals
, which shall include the actual expenses of the
24commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals and regular employees of the
25commission office, the compensation and actual expenses of all other persons

1employed by it and the fees of officers employed and witnesses summoned at its
2instance. A duplicate of such statement shall be filed in the office of the department
3of administration. Such expenses shall be audited upon the certificate of the
4commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals, and paid out of the state
5treasury, in the first instance, as other claims against the state are audited and paid.
6The amount of such expenses shall be a special charge against such county and shall
7be included in the next apportionment and certification of state taxes and charges,
8and collected from such county, as other special charges are certified and collected.
9Unless otherwise directed by the commission office of the commissioner of tax
10appeals
in its determination upon such appeal, the county clerk, in the next
11apportionment of state and county taxes, shall apportion the amount of such special
12charges to and among the towns, cities and villages in such county whose relative
13valuations were increased in the determination of the commission office of the
14commissioner of tax appeals
in proportion to the amount of such increase in each of
15them respectively. The apportionment of such expenses shall be set forth in the
16determination of the commission office of the commissioner of tax appeals. The
17amount so apportioned to each such town, city and village shall be charged upon its
18tax roll and shall be collected and paid over to the county treasurer as other state
19taxes and special charges are collected and paid.
SB44, s. 1558 20Section 1558. 70.99 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,679,421 70.99 (3) (a) The state department of employment relations administration
22shall recommend a reasonable salary range for the county assessor for each county
23based upon pay for comparable work or qualifications in that county. If, by
24contractual agreement under s. 66.0301, 2 or more counties join to employ one county
25assessor with the approval of the secretary of revenue, the department of

1employment relations administration shall recommend a reasonable salary range
2for the county assessor under the agreement. The department of revenue shall assist
3the county in establishing the budget for the county assessor's offices, including the
4number of personnel and their qualifications, based on the anticipated workload.
SB44, s. 1559 5Section 1559. 70.995 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,679,6 670.995 (title) State assessment Assessment of manufacturing property.
SB44, s. 1560 7Section 1560. 70.995 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,680,48 70.995 (4) Whenever real property or tangible personal property is used for
9one, or some combination, of the processes mentioned in sub. (3) and also for other
10purposes, the
The department of revenue, if satisfied that there is substantial use
11in one or some combination of such processes, may assess the
shall establish
12standards and procedures for the assessment of
property under this section. For all
13purposes of this section the department of revenue shall have sole discretion for the
14determination of what is substantial use and what description of real property or
15what unit of tangible personal property shall constitute "the property" to be included
16for assessment purposes, and, in connection herewith, the department may include
17in a real property unit, real property owned by different persons. Vacant property
18designed for use in manufacturing, assembling, processing, fabricating, making or
19milling tangible property for profit may be assessed under this section or under s.
2070.32 (1), and the period of vacancy may not be the sole ground for making that
21determination. In those specific instances where a portion of a description of real
22property includes manufacturing property rented or leased and operated by a
23separate person which does not satisfy the substantial use qualification for the entire
24property, the local assessor shall assess the entire real property description and all
25personal property not exempt under s. 70.11 (27). The applicable portions of the

1standard manufacturing property report form under sub. (12) as they relate to
2manufacturing machinery and equipment shall be submitted by such person
and
3shall publish such standards and procedures in the property tax assessment manual
4provided under s. 73.03 (2a)
.
SB44, s. 1561 5Section 1561. 70.995 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,680,156 70.995 (5) The department of revenue taxation district assessor of the taxation
7district in which the property is located
shall assess all property of manufacturing
8establishments included under subs. (1) and (2) as of the close of January 1 of each
9year, if on or before March 1 of that year the department has classified the property
10as manufacturing or the owner of the property has requested, in writing, that the
11department make such a classification and the department later does so. A change
12in ownership, location, or name of the manufacturing establishment does not
13necessitate a new request
. In assessing lands from which metalliferous minerals are
14being extracted and valued for purposes of the tax under s. 70.375, the value of the
15metalliferous mineral content of such lands shall be excluded.
SB44, s. 1562 16Section 1562. 70.995 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
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