AB40,66,816 13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
17credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
18executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
19legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
20politic created by the legislature including specifically the University of
21Wisconsin–Madison,
the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Fox River
22Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, and
23the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
24Corporation, a professional baseball park district, a local professional football
25stadium district, a local cultural arts district and a long-term care district under s.

146.2895; every Wisconsin works agency under subch. III of ch. 49; every provider of
2medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; every
3county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit corporation or
4cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association to which moneys are
5specifically appropriated by state law; and every corporation, institution, association
6or other organization which receives more than 50% of its annual budget from
7appropriations made by state law, including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients
8of such funds.
AB40, s. 71 9Section 71. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 7,
10is amended to read:
AB40,66,24 1113.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
12known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
13shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
14of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
15requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
16distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
17designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
18state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
19University of Wisconsin–Madison,
the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health
20Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation
21Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
22Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to
23any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities
24and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
AB40, s. 72 25Section 72. 14.015 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,67,13
114.015 (1) Disability board. There is created a disability board which is
2attached to the office of the governor under s. 15.03. Where not in conflict with s.
317.025, s. 15.07 applies to the disability board. The disability board shall consist of
4the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, the speaker of the assembly, the
5president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the minority leader of
6the senate, and the dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School of Medicine
7and Public Health
. In case of the absence or disability of any of the members to serve
8for a particular meeting of the board, the lieutenant governor, a justice of the
9supreme court designated by the chief justice, the deputy speaker of the assembly,
10the majority leader of the senate, the assistant minority leader of the assembly, the
11assistant minority leader of the senate, or an associate dean of the University of
12Wisconsin Medical School of Medicine and Public Health designated by the dean
13shall serve, respectively, in place of the officers.
AB40, s. 73 14Section 73. 14.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,67,1715 14.165 (2) Recommendations. The department of administration, department
16of commerce safety and professional services, and public service commission shall
17make recommendations to the governor for awards under sub. (1).
AB40, s. 74 18Section 74. 14.57 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (25m), and 15.105
19(25m) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,67,2320 15.105 (25m) Same; attached boards College savings program board. (intro.)
21There is created a college savings program board that is attached to the office of the
22state treasurer
department of administration under s. 15.03 and that consists of all
23of the following members:
AB40,67,2424 (a) The state treasurer secretary of administration or his or her designee.
AB40, s. 75
1Section 75. 14.63 of the statutes is renumbered 16.64, and 16.64 (2) (intro.)
2and (b), (3) (a), (c) and (d), (5) (b) (intro.), (6) (a) 5. and (b), (7) (a) (intro.), 4. and 5. and
3(b), (7m) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c), (9), (10) (a) and (b), (12) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b)
4(intro.) and (13), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,68,65 16.64 (2) Weighted average tuition; tuition unit cost. (intro.) Annually, the
6state treasurer department and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:
AB40,68,137 (b) The price of a tuition unit, which shall be valid for a period determined
8jointly by the state treasurer department and the board. The price shall be sufficient
9to ensure the ability of the state treasurer department to meet his or her its
10obligations under this section. To the extent possible, the price shall be set so that
11the value of the tuition unit in the anticipated academic year of its use will be equal
12to 1% of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of
13administering the program under this section attributable to the unit.
AB40,68,16 14(3) (a) An individual, trust, legal guardian, or entity described under 26 USC
15529
(e) (1) (C) may enter into a contract with the state treasurer department for the
16sale of tuition units on behalf of a beneficiary.
AB40,68,1717 (c) The state treasurer department may charge a purchaser an enrollment fee.
AB40,68,2018 (d) The state treasurer department shall promulgate rules authorizing a
19person who has entered into a contract under this subsection to change the
20beneficiary named in the contract.
AB40,68,23 21(5) (b) (intro.) Upon request by the beneficiary, the state treasurer department
22shall pay to the institution or beneficiary, whichever is appropriate, in each semester
23of attendance the lesser of the following:
AB40,68,25 24(6) (a) 5. Other circumstances determined by the state treasurer department
25to be grounds for termination.
AB40,69,4
1(b) The state treasurer department may terminate a contract under sub. (3) if
2any of the tuition units purchased under the contract remain unused 10 years after
3the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an institution
4of higher education, as specified in the contract.
AB40,69,6 5(7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (7m), the state treasurer department
6shall do all of the following:
AB40,69,97 4. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 5., refund to the person who
8entered into the contract the amount under subd. 2. or under subd. 3., as determined
9by the state treasurer department.
AB40,69,1510 5. If the beneficiary is awarded a scholarship, tuition waiver or similar subsidy
11that cannot be converted into cash by the beneficiary, refund to the person who
12entered into the contract, upon the person's request, an amount equal to the value
13of the tuition units that are not needed because of the scholarship, waiver or similar
14subsidy and that would otherwise have been paid by the state treasurer department
15on behalf of the beneficiary during the semester in which the beneficiary is enrolled.
AB40,69,1716 (b) The state treasurer department shall determine the method and schedule
17for the payment of refunds under this subsection.
AB40,69,21 18(7m) (a) (intro.) The state treasurer department may adjust the value of a
19tuition unit based on the actual earnings attributable to the tuition unit less the costs
20of administering the program under this section that are attributable to the tuition
21unit if any of the following applies:
AB40,70,222 (b) The state treasurer department may not increase the value of a tuition unit
23under par. (a) to an amount that exceeds the value of a tuition unit that was
24purchased at a similar time, held for a similar period and used or refunded in the

1anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's attendance, as specified in the
2contract.
AB40,70,73 (c) The state treasurer department may promulgate rules imposing or
4increasing penalties for refunds under sub. (7) (a) if the state treasurer department
5determines that such rules are necessary to maintain the status of the program
6under this section as a qualified state tuition program under section 529 of the
7Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6).
AB40,70,12 8(9) Contract with actuary. The state treasurer department shall contract
9with an actuary or actuarial firm to evaluate annually whether the assets in the
10tuition trust fund are sufficient to meet the obligations of the state treasurer
11department under this section and to advise the state treasurer department on
12setting the price of a tuition unit under sub. (2) (b).
AB40,70,18 13(10) (a) Annually, the state treasurer department shall submit a report to the
14governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
1513.172 (3), on the program under this section. The report shall include any
16recommendations for changes to the program that the state treasurer department
17determines are necessary to ensure the sufficiency of the tuition trust fund to meet
18the state treasurer's department's obligations under this section.
AB40,70,2419 (b) The state treasurer department shall submit a quarterly report to the state
20investment board projecting the future cash flow needs of the tuition trust fund. The
21state investment board shall invest moneys held in the tuition trust fund in
22investments with maturities and liquidity that are appropriate for the needs of the
23fund as reported by the state treasurer department in his or her its quarterly reports.
24All income derived from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
AB40,71,2
1(12) (title) Additional duties and powers of the state treasurer. (a) (intro.)
2The state treasurer department shall do all of the following:
AB40,71,33 (b) (intro.) The state treasurer department may do any of the following:
AB40,71,7 4(13) Program termination. If the state treasurer department determines that
5the program under this section is financially infeasible, the state treasurer
6department shall discontinue entering into contracts under sub. (3) and discontinue
7selling tuition units under sub. (4).
AB40, s. 76 8Section 76. 14.64 of the statutes is renumbered 16.641, and 16.641 (2) (g), as
9renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,71,1310 16.641 (2) (g) Ensure that if the department of administration changes
11vendors, the balances of college savings accounts are promptly transferred into
12investment instruments as similar to the original investment instruments as
13possible.
AB40, s. 77 14Section 77. 14.65 of the statutes is renumbered 16.642 and amended to read:
AB40,71,23 1516.642 Repayment to the general fund. (1) The secretary of
16administration
shall transfer from the tuition trust fund, the college savings
17program trust fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, or the
18college savings program credit union deposit trust fund to the general fund an
19amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9)
20(a), 1995 stats., s. 20.585 (2) (a), 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am), 2001 stats., when
21the secretary of administration determines that funds in those trust funds are
22sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary of administration may make the
23transfer in installments.
AB40,72,2 24(2) Annually, by June 1, the state treasurer secretary shall submit a report to
25the secretary of administration and the joint committee on finance on the amount

1available for repayment under sub. (1), the amount repaid under sub. (1), and the
2outstanding balance under sub. (1).
AB40, s. 78 3Section 78. 14.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,72,54 14.76 (1m) In this section, "state agency" includes the University of
5Wisconsin–Madison.
AB40, s. 79 6Section 79. 14.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,72,97 14.85 (2) The secretary of commerce, the secretary of tourism, the secretary of
8natural resources, the secretary of transportation, and the director of the historical
9society, or their designees, shall serve as nonvoting members of the commission.
AB40, s. 80 10Section 80. 14.85 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,72,2111 14.85 (8) (d) If permitted by law, any state agency or local public body, board,
12commission or agency may allocate funds under its control to fund programs
13recommended by the commission. If the department of commerce determines that
14a program recommended by the commission to undertake activities relating to the
15promotion of economic development is consistent with the department's statewide
16economic development plans, priorities and resources, the department shall have
17primary responsibility to support the activities of the program.
If the department
18of tourism determines that a program recommended by the commission to undertake
19activities relating to the promotion of tourism is consistent with the department's
20statewide tourism marketing plans, priorities, and resources, the department shall
21have primary responsibility to support the activities of the program.
AB40, s. 81 22Section 81. 14.85 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,73,423 14.85 (9) The commission may establish a technical committee to advise the
24commission. The members of the committee shall include at least one employee each
25from the department of transportation, and the department of tourism and the

1department of commerce
. The commission shall request the department of
2transportation, and the department of tourism and the department of commerce to
3designate employees to serve on the committee and may request any other state
4agency to designate an employee to serve on the committee.
AB40, s. 82 5Section 82. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,73,146 15.01 (2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
7department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
8department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of
95 members and the earned release review parole commission which shall consist of
108 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate
11body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a
12commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The earned release review parole commission
13created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission
14for purposes of s. 15.06.
AB40, s. 83 15Section 83. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,216 15.01 (6) "Division," "bureau," "section" and "unit" means the subunits of a
17department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created
18by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and
19efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department
20or independent agency. The office of justice assistance in the department of
21administration, the office of energy independence in the department of
22administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
23department of administration,
and the office of credit unions in the department of
24financial institutions have the meaning of "division" under this subsection. The
25office of the long-term care ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term

1care and the office of educational accountability in the department of public
2instruction have the meaning of "bureau" under this subsection.
AB40, s. 84 3Section 84. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,124 15.02 (3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the "division". Each
5division shall be headed by an "administrator". The office of justice assistance in the
6department of administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
7Program in the department of administration,
and the office of credit unions in the
8department of financial institutions have the meaning of "division" and the executive
9staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration,
10the director of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
11department of administration,
and the director of credit unions have the meaning of
12"administrator" under this subdivision.
AB40, s. 85 13Section 85. 15.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,74,1714 15.06 (6) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a commission constitutes
15a quorum to do business, except that vacancies shall not prevent a commission from
16doing business. This subsection does not apply to the earned release review parole
17commission.
AB40, s. 86 18Section 86. 15.07 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 87 19Section 87. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,920 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the government accountability board
21shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the economic policy board
22appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered
23year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall
24expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year.
The terms of the 3 members of the land
25and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on

1January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board
2appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered
3year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms
4of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the
5auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board
6shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the
7cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered year. The term of the
8student member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System who
9is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year.
AB40, s. 88 10Section 88. 15.07 (1) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,1411 15.07 (1) (cs) No member of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, or real estate
12appraisers board, or real estate board may be an officer, director, or employee of a
13private organization that promotes or furthers any profession or occupation
14regulated by that board.
AB40, s. 89 15Section 89. 15.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,75,2116 15.07 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm), each board not covered under par.
17(a) shall meet annually, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson
18or a majority of its members. The auctioneer board, the cemetery board, the real
19estate board,
and the real estate appraisers board shall also meet on the call of the
20secretary of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or his or her
21designee within the department.
AB40, s. 90 22Section 90. 15.07 (5) (r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 91 23Section 91. 15.08 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,76,524 15.08 (1m) (c) The membership of each examining board and examining
25council created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional

1services
after June 1, 1975, shall be increased by one member who shall be a public
2member appointed to serve for the same term served by the other members of such
3examining board or examining council, unless the act relating to the creation of such
4examining board or examining council provides that 2 or more public members shall
5be appointed to such examining board or examining council.
AB40, s. 92 6Section 92. 15.105 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,76,97 15.105 (12) (a) 1. The secretary of transportation, the secretary of agriculture,
8trade and consumer protection and the secretary of commerce safety and
9professional services
or their formally appointed designees.
AB40, s. 93 10Section 93. 15.105 (25m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,76,1211 15.105 (25m) (bm) The chairperson of the board of trustees of the University
12of Wisconsin–Madison or his or her designee.
AB40, s. 94 13Section 94. 15.105 (30) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 95 14Section 95. 15.105 (31) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 96 15Section 96. 15.105 (32) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,76,1916 15.105 (32) Office of business development. There is created an office of
17business development which is attached to the department of administration under
18s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who
19shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB40, s. 97 20Section 97. 15.107 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1021 15.107 (2) Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority
22business opportunities.
There is created in the department of administration a
23council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business
24opportunities consisting of 13 members, appointed by the secretary of
25administration for 3-year terms, with representation as follows: at least 2 shall be

1owners or employees of small businesses at least 51% owned by one or more members
2of a racial minority group; at least one shall be an owner or employee of a small
3business at least 51% owned by one or more handicapped persons; at least one shall
4be an owner or employee of a small business operated on a nonprofit basis for the
5rehabilitation of disabled persons; at least 2 shall be owners or employees of
6veteran-owned businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (4) (d); at least one shall be a
7representative of the department of commerce safety and professional services; and
8at least one shall be a consumer member. No member may serve for more than 2
9consecutive full terms. The secretary of administration, or a department employee
10who is the secretary's designee, shall serve as the council's nonvoting secretary.
AB40, s. 98 11Section 98. 15.107 (16) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1212 15.107 (16) (b) 3. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 99 13Section 99. 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,1514 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. The secretary of commerce chief executive officer of the
15Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
or his or her designee.
AB40, s. 100 16Section 100. 15.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,77,2317 15.145 (1) Earned release review Parole commission. There is created in the
18department of corrections an earned release review a parole commission consisting
19of 8 members. Members shall have knowledge of or experience in corrections or
20criminal justice. The members shall include a chairperson who is nominated by the
21governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a 2-year term
22expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered years, subject to removal under s. 17.07 (3m),
23and the remaining members in the classified service appointed by the chairperson.
AB40, s. 101 24Section 101. 15.145 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,78,20
115.145 (5) Council on offender reentry. (intro.) There is created a council
2on offender reentry which is attached to the department of corrections under s. 15.03,
3which shall have the duties, responsibilities, and powers set forth under s. 301.095.
4The council shall consist of 22 members, and the appointed members shall serve for
52-year terms and may be appointed for a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. The
6chairperson of the council shall be the secretary of corrections or the reentry director,
7as decided by the secretary of corrections. The chairperson may appoint
8subcommittees and the council shall meet no less frequently than 4 times per year
9at a date and location to be determined by the chairperson. Members of the council
10shall include the secretary of corrections, or his or her designee; the secretary of
11workforce development, or his or her designee; the secretary of health services, or his
12or her designee; the secretary of children and families, or his or her designee; the
13secretary of commerce, or his or her designee;
the secretary of transportation, or his
14or her designee; the attorney general, or his or her designee; the chairperson of the
15parole commission, or his or her designee; the state superintendent of public
16instruction; the reentry director as appointed by the secretary of corrections; a
17current or former judge, as appointed by the director of state courts; an individual
18who has been previously convicted of, and incarcerated for, a crime in Wisconsin, as
19appointed by the secretary of corrections; and the following persons, as appointed by
20the governor:
AB40, s. 102 21Section 102. 15.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 103 22Section 103. 15.153 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 104 23Section 104. 15.153 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 105 24Section 105. 15.153 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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