AB910,3,66 (b) The executive secretary of the board of commissioners of public lands.
AB910,3,87 (c) Two representatives to the assembly, appointed as are members of assembly
8standing committees.
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1(d) Two senators, appointed as are members of senate standing committees.
AB910,4,42 (e) One member of a nongovernmental organization that has expertise in
3conservation matters or that represents employees who work in conservation
4activities, for a 3-year term.
AB910,4,65 (f) Two members of the faculty employed by a technical college district board,
6appointed by the technical college system board, for 3-year terms.
AB910, s. 2 7Section 2. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB910,4,148 16.22 (2) (h) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (4) (j) and (p), award
9grants to persons providing national service programs, giving priority to the greatest
10extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs. To the extent that
11funding is available to the board and the board receives valid applications therefor,
12the board shall first allocate funding in each fiscal year for grants to provide work
13for at least 240 participants in youth corps programs provided by the Wisconsin
14conservation corps board.
AB910, s. 3 15Section 3. 16.24 of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,4,20 1616.24 Wisconsin conservation corps. (1) Establishment of program.
17There is established the Wisconsin conservation corps program. The purpose of the
18program is to seek to protect, enhance, and provide access to Wisconsin's natural
19heritage and encourage and enable young people to learn the value of work in a
20natural setting by providing employment training and career pathways.
AB910,4,21 21(2) Definitions. In this section:
AB910,4,2222 (a) "Board" means the Wisconsin conservation corps board.
AB910,4,2423 (b) "Local government" has the meaning given for "local governmental unit" in
24s. 16.97 (7).
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1(c) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation described
2under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the federal Internal Revenue Code that is exempt
3from the federal income tax under section 501 (a) of that code.
AB910,5,74 (d) "Project" means a planned undertaking of the Wisconsin conservation corps
5for a sponsor to carry out a specific goal within a defined period of time that is focused
6on the conservation or enjoyment of natural resources and that will have a specific,
7beneficial, physical effect.
AB910,5,88 (e) "Public lands" means any lands owned by this state or a local government.
AB910,5,109 (f) "Sponsor" means a local government or a nonprofit corporation that proposes
10to undertake a project.
AB910,5,1111 (g) "Youth corps program" has the meaning given in s. 16.22 (1) (dm).
AB910,5,14 12(3) Wisconsin conservation corps board. The board is the policy-making body
13of the Wisconsin conservation corps program. The board shall promulgate rules
14consistent with this section for the operation of the program.
AB910,5,23 15(4) Management and services. (a) The board shall contract with a nonprofit
16corporation that has demonstrated experience in natural resources conservation and
17youth training or employment to administer and manage the Wisconsin conservation
18corps program. The manager shall retain, train, and supervise all work crews under
19sub. (9), provide educational programming for work crews, and provide outreach and
20other communications services in accordance with this section and the rules and
21directives of the board. The manager shall also identify and review potential
22projects, assist with project proposal development, and recommend to the board
23proposed projects for its review and approval.
AB910,6,324 (b) The board shall not authorize or require, and the manager shall not engage,
25the services of any employee or contractor to perform services under the Wisconsin

1conservation corps program if those services displace the services of any individual
2who is employed by this state in a position, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), or who is
3employed by a local government in a permanent position.
AB910,6,7 4(5) Project application; approval. (a) A sponsor may submit an application
5to the board for approval of a proposed project. Each project is subject to review and
6approval by the board prior to commencement of work on the project. An application
7shall be in the form prescribed by the board and shall include all of the following:
AB910,6,88 1. An identification of the project and a detailed plan for working on the project.
AB910,6,119 2. An enumeration of the number of work crews that will work on the project
10and an affirmation that work crew members would be eligible to participate in a
11youth corps program and satisfy the requirements under sub. (9).
AB910,6,1512 3. A plan for training of the work crew members, providing transportation to
13each project work site, making available educational opportunities for work crew
14members while they are employed on the project, and for assisting work crew
15members in making full use of all benefits provided under a youth corps program.
AB910,6,1816 4. A plan for the crew members to visit a technical college at least once every
173 months while they are employed on a project in order to familiarize them with
18application and enrollment procedures, programs, and course offerings.
AB910,6,2219 (b) The board shall approve applications for projects that are located in at least
20one of each of the technical college districts in each year. To the greatest extent
21practicable, the board shall ensure that projects are equally distributed across
22technical college districts.
AB910,6,25 23(6) Fee for services provided. The board may assess a sponsor a fee for services
24provided by the board. Any fee shall be consistent with the value of the services
25received by the sponsor and with the sponsor's financial resources.
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1(7) Staff support. The department shall provide all staff support necessary for
2the operation of the Wisconsin conservation corps program.
AB910,7,9 3(8) Project purposes. Projects may include new trail construction, trail
4rehabilitation, invasive species management, bridge and boardwalk construction,
5reforestation, timber stand improvement, stream bank stabilization, erosion control,
6rain garden installation, prairie restoration, historical site preservation, recreation
7site maintenance, wild land fire hazard reduction and fuels management, lake and
8stream restoration, boundary marking, fencing, landscaping, carpentry, and data
9collection for scientific research.
AB910,7,16 10(9) Work crews. The work crew members on a project shall constitute the
11Wisconsin conservation corps. Each work crew shall have a crew leader. The board
12shall determine the size of work crews. Each work crew member on a project shall
13be between the ages of 18 and 25. At least 50 percent of the work crew members on
14each project shall have no postsecondary education and shall have a family income
15of not more than 200 percent of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5), on the
16date of initial employment.
AB910,7,22 17(10) Youth corps funding. (a) If the board determines that an application
18submitted under sub. (4) is an appropriate project and that work crew members
19would be eligible to participate in a youth corps program and satisfy the
20requirements under sub. (9), the board shall jointly submit the application with the
21sponsor to the national and community service board for funding under s. 16.22 (2)
22(h).
AB910,7,2523 (b) If an application is approved for funding by the national and community
24service board under s. 16.22 (2) (h), the board shall provide a grant to the sponsor to
25assist the sponsor in training the work crews.
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1(11) Intergovernmental cooperation. The department may, on behalf of the
2board, the manager, or a sponsor, enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement
3under s. 16.73 (1). The board may, on behalf of itself, the manager, or a sponsor, enter
4into such an agreement. The board may request cooperative assistance from other
5state agencies in carrying out is program responsibilities as provided in s. 20.901 (1)
6(a). The board may enter into an intergovernmental service agreement under s.
766.0301 on behalf of itself, the manager, or a sponsor.
AB910,8,9 8(12) Responsibilities of sponsor. Each sponsor of a Wisconsin conservation
9corps project approved under this section shall do all of the following:
AB910,8,1110 (a) Upon completion of the project, erect a permanent plaque at each project
11work site identifying the site as a Wisconsin conservation corps project.
AB910,8,1712 (b) Submit a report to the board identifying the number of work crew members
13who enrolled at a technical college upon completion of a project in which they were
14employed and the status of each such work crew member as of the first anniversary
15after completion of each project including whether the crew member was graduated
16from high school, has received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation,
17or is employed and if employed, in what capacity.
AB910,8,22 18(13) Annual report. Annually no later than March 31, the board shall submit
19a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the
20legislature under s. 13.172 (2), identifying Wisconsin conservation corps projects
21completed in the preceding year or that are in the process of completion at the end
22of that year.
AB910, s. 4 23Section 4. 16.705 (1L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,8,2524 16.705 (1L) Subsection (1) does not apply to the agreement for the management
25of the Wisconsin conservation corps program under s. 16.24 (6).
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1Section 5. 16.705 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,9,42 16.705 (9) Subsections (2) to (8) do not apply to procurements by an agency for
3contractual services to be performed by crew members as a part of a Wisconsin
4conservation corps project.
AB910, s. 6 5Section 6. 16.71 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,9,96 16.71 (5s) The department shall delegate to authority to the Wisconsin
7conservation corps board to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements under s.
816.73 (1) on behalf of itself, the manager of the Wisconsin conservation corps
9program, or a sponsor of a Wisconsin conservation corps project.
AB910, s. 7 10Section 7. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB910,9,1911 16.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
12materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
13agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
14(6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m) and (13) and ss. 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 16.964
15(8), 50.05 (7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest
16responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub.
17(1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to
18be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they
19are required and the date of delivery.
AB910, s. 8 20Section 8. 16.75 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,9,2321 16.75 (13) Subsection (1) does not apply to procurements by an agency for
22contractual services to be performed by crew members as a part of a Wisconsin
23conservation corps project.
AB910, s. 9 24Section 9. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
25the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB910, s. 10 1Section 10. 20.505 (4) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,10,42 20.505 (4) (jm) Wisconsin conservation corps; program revenue. All moneys
3received by the Wisconsin conservation corps board from project sponsors under s.
416.24 (5) to be used to carry out the projects for which the fees are assessed.
AB910, s. 11 5Section 11. 20.505 (4) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,10,96 20.505 (4) (q) Wisconsin conservation corps board; conservation fund. From the
7conservation fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for
8the general program operations of the Wisconsin conservation corps program under
9s. 16.24 and for the payment of grants under s. 16.24 (10) (b).
AB910, s. 12 10Section 12. 20.505 (4) (qm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,10,1411 20.505 (4) (qm) Wisconsin conservation corps board; normal school fund. From
12the normal school fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule
13for the general program operations of the Wisconsin conservation corps board under
14s. 16.24 and for the payment of grants under s. 16.24 (10) (b).
AB910, s. 13 15Section 13. 24.80 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
16amended to read:
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124.80 Normal school fund. The lands and moneys described in s. 24.79, not
2being granted for any other specified purpose, accrue to the school fund under article
3X, section 2, of the constitution; and having been found unnecessary for the support
4and maintenance of common schools, are appropriated to the support and
5maintenance of state universities and suitable libraries and apparatus therefor, and
6to that end are set apart and denominated the "Normal School Fund". All lands,
7moneys, loans, investments and securities set apart to the normal school fund and
8all swamp lands and income and interest received on account of the capital of that
9fund constitute a separate and perpetual fund. Except as provided in ss. 20.255 (1)
10(q) and, 20.285 (1) (rm), and 20.505 (4) (qm), all income and interest from the normal
11school fund shall be paid into the general fund as general purpose revenue. Normal
12school fund income, interest and revenues do not include expenses deducted from
13gross receipts permitted under ss. 24.04 (2), 24.53 and 24.62 (1).
AB910, s. 14 14Section 14. 66.0903 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,11,1615 66.0903 (5) (d) Work performed by crew members on a Wisconsin conservation
16corps project.
AB910, s. 15 17Section 15. 66.0904 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,11,1918 66.0904 (5) (d) Work performed by crew members on a Wisconsin conservation
19corps project.
AB910, s. 16 20Section 16. 103.49 (3g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB910,11,2221 103.49 (3g) (d) Work performed by crew members on a Wisconsin conservation
22corps project.
AB910, s. 17 23Section 17. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB910,12,924 (1) Emergency rules for operation of Wisconsin conservation corps
25program.
The Wisconsin conservation corps board may promulgate all rules

1necessary for the operation of the Wisconsin conservation corps program under
2section 16.24 of the statutes as emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes.
3Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated
4under this subsection may remain in effect for not more than one year and may be
5extended under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24
6(1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the board is not required to provide evidence that
7promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
8preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
9a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB910,12,1110 (2) Initial terms of appointed members of the Wisconsin conservation corps
11board.
AB910,12,1512 (a) Notwithstanding the length of term specified for a member of the Wisconsin
13conservation corps board under section 15.105 (32) (e) of the statutes, as created by
14this act, the initial term for the member appointed under section 15.105 (32) (e) of
15the statutes, as created by this act, shall expire on May 1, 2015.
AB910,12,2116 (b) Notwithstanding the length of term specified for members of the Wisconsin
17conservation corps board under section 15.105 (32) (e) of the statutes, as created by
18this act, the initial term for one of the members appointed under section 15.105 (32)
19(f) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall expire on May 1, 2014, and the initial
20term for the other member appointed under section 15.105 (32) (f) of the statutes, as
21created by this act, shall expire on May 1, 2013.
AB910, s. 18 22Section 18. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2011, except as
23follows:
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1(1) The treatment of section 20.505 (4) (q) and (qm) of the statutes takes effect
2on June 30, 2011.
AB910,13,33 (End)
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