AB40: Bill Text

AB40,107,14 2. A delineation of the responsibilities, insurance requirements, indemnification obligations, claims processes, and termination rights and protections of all subcontractors selected under sub. (13) (a).

AB40,107,15 3. A requirement that the general prime contractor is subject to s. 16.528 (2m).

AB40,107,17 4. A schedule for payment from the general prime contractor to a subcontractor that is consistent with sub. (19) (b).

AB40,107,19 (b) Neither a general prime contractor nor a subcontractor selected under sub. (13) (b) may amend a contract developed under par. (a).

AB40,154 Section 154. 16.855 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 16.855 (19) (a) and amended to read:

AB40,108,13 16.855 (19) (a) As the work progresses under any contract for construction of a project the department, from time to time, shall grant to the contractor an estimate of the amount and proportionate value of the work done, which shall entitle the contractor to receive the amount thereof, less the retainage, from the proper fund. The retainage shall be an amount equal to not more than 5% of the estimate until 50% of the work has been completed. At 50% completion, no additional amounts shall be retained, and partial payments shall be made in full to the contractor unless the architect or engineer department certifies that the job is not proceeding satisfactorily. At 50% completion or any time thereafter when the progress of the work is not satisfactory, additional amounts may be retained but in no event shall the total retainage be more than 10% of the value of the work completed. Upon substantial completion of the work, an any amount retained may shall be paid to the contractor, less the value of any required corrective work or uncompleted work. For the purposes of this section, estimates may include any fabricated or manufactured materials and components specified, previously paid for by contractor and delivered to the work or properly stored and suitable for incorporation in the work embraced in the contract.

AB40,108,14 (c) This subsection does not apply to contracts awarded under s. 16.858.

AB40,155 Section 155. 16.855 (19) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,109,7 16.855 (19) (b) As the work progresses under any subcontract under sub. (14) (e) for construction of a project, the general prime contractor shall, upon request of a subcontractor, pay to the subcontractor an amount equal to the proportionate value of the subcontractor's work done, less retainage. The retainage shall be an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the subcontractor's work completed until 50 percent of the subcontractor's work has been completed. At 50 percent completion, no additional amounts may be retained, and partial payments shall be made in full to the subcontractor unless the department certifies that the subcontractor's work is not proceeding satisfactorily. At 50 percent completion or any time thereafter when the progress of the subcontractor's work is not satisfactory, additional amounts may be retained but the total retainage may not be more than 10 percent of the value of the work completed. Upon substantial completion of the subcontractor's work, any amount retained shall be paid to the subcontractor, less the value of any required corrective work or uncompleted work. All payments the general prime contractor makes under this paragraph shall be within 7 calendar days after the date on which the general prime contractor receives payment from the department for the work performed.

AB40,156 Section 156. 16.957 (1) (gg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,157 Section 157. 16.957 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,109,16 16.957 (2) (a) Low-income programs. (intro.) After holding a hearing, establish programs to be administered by the department for awarding grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (3) (r) to provide low-income assistance. In each fiscal year, the amount awarded under this paragraph shall be sufficient to ensure that an amount equal to 47% 50% of the sum of the following, or the amount determined under par. (d) 2m., is spent allocated for weatherization and other energy conservation services:

AB40,158 Section 158. 16.957 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,159 Section 159. 16.957 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,109,20 16.957 (2) (a) 3. All The moneys spent in a fiscal year on programs established under this paragraph collected in low-income assistance fees under sub. (4) (a).

AB40,160 Section 160. 16.957 (2) (d) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,161 Section 161. 16.964 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,162 Section 162. 16.964 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,163 Section 163. 16.964 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,164 Section 164. 16.964 (1m) (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 165.25 (13) and amended to read:

AB40,110,10 165.25 (13) Juvenile justice improvement plan. Serve as the state planning agency under the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974, P.L. 93-415. (b) Prepare The department shall prepare a state comprehensive juvenile justice improvement plan on behalf of the governor. The plan shall be submitted to the governor, the joint committee on finance in accordance with s. 16.54, and to the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding officer of each house. The plan shall be updated periodically and shall be based on an analysis of the state's juvenile justice needs and problems.

AB40,165 Section 165. 16.964 (1m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,166 Section 166. 16.964 (1m) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 165.25 (14) and amended to read:

AB40,110,16 165.25 (14) Cooperation and assistance. Cooperate with and render technical assistance to state agencies and units of local government and public or private agencies relating to the criminal and juvenile justice system.

AB40,167 Section 167. 16.964 (1m) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 165.25 (15) and amended to read:

AB40,110,22 165.25 (15) Contracts and expenditures. Apply for contracts or receive and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, a political subdivision of the state, the federal government or any other source, public or private, in accordance with the statutes.

AB40,168 Section 168. 16.964 (1m) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 165.845 (1) (c).

AB40,169 Section 169. 16.964 (1m) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 165.845 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB40,111,7 165.845 (1) (a) Collect information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in this state and such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The office department of justice may determine any other information to be obtained regarding crime and justice system statistics. The information shall include data requested by the federal bureau of investigation under its system of uniform crime reports for the United States.

AB40,170 Section 170. 16.964 (1m) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 165.845 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB40,111,13 165.845 (1) (b) Furnish all reporting officials with forms or instructions or both that specify the nature of the information required under par. (g) (a), the time it is to be forwarded, the method of classifying and any other matters that facilitate collection and compilation.

AB40,171 Section 171. 16.964 (1m) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 321.03 (1) (e).

AB40,172 Section 172. 16.964 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 165.845 (2) and amended to read:

AB40,111,23 165.845 (2) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies and other criminal and juvenile justice system agencies shall supply the office department of justice with the information described in sub. (1m) (g) (1) (a) on the basis of the forms or instructions or both to be supplied by the office department under sub. (1m) (g) (1) (a). The department may conduct an audit to determine the accuracy of the data and other information it receives from law enforcement agencies and other criminal and juvenile justice system agencies.

AB40,173 Section 173. 16.964 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,174 Section 174. 16.964 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 165.986, and 165.986 (1), (2), (3) (intro.), (4) and (6), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,112,12 165.986 (1) The office department of justice shall provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (kb) 20.455 (2) (kb) to cities to employ additional uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city is eligible for a grant under this subsection section in fiscal year 1994-95 if the city has a population of 25,000 or more. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies for a grant before September 1 of the preceding calendar year. Grants shall be awarded to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation.

AB40,112,19 (2) A city applying to the office department of justice for a grant under this subsection section shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The grant moneys that a city receives under this subsection section may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in par. (c) sub. (3), the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994, and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties.

AB40,113,2 (3) (intro.) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant, a city may, with the approval of the office department, use part of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city may submit a request to the office department for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for overtime costs, the city shall provide the office department with all of the following:

AB40,113,10 (4) The office department shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, for use in determining the amount to grant to cities under this subsection section. The office department may not award an annual grant in excess of $150,000 to any city. The office department shall review any application and plan submitted under par. (b) sub. (2) to determine if that application and plan meet the requirements of this subsection section. The grant that a city receives under this subsection section may not supplant existing local resources.

AB40,113,14 (6) The office department may make grants to additional cities with a population of 25,000 or more after fiscal year 1994-95. Eligibility for grants under this paragraph subsection shall be determined and allocations made as provided in this subsection section.

AB40,175 Section 175. 16.964 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 165.987, and 165.987 (1), (2) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,113,24 165.987 (1) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (6) (d) and (kj) 20.455 (2) (cr) and (kj), the office department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 500,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the office department may enter into a contract under this paragraph subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.

AB40,114,5 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (km) 20.455 (2) (k), the office department of justice may not distribute more than $300,000 in each fiscal year to the organization that it has contracted with under par. (a) sub. (1) for alcohol and other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program.

AB40,114,25 (3) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (6) (d) and (kj) 20.455 (2) (cr) and (kj) the office department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine to provide services in Racine County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (kj) 20.455 (2) (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. The organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine shall have a recreational facility, shall offer programs to divert youths from gang activities, may not be affiliated with any national or state association, and may not have entered into a contract under s. 301.265 (3), 1995 stats. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the office department may enter into a contract under this paragraph subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.

AB40,176 Section 176. 16.964 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,177 Section 177. 16.964 (12) (a) to (j) of the statutes are renumbered 165.95 (1) to (10), and 165.95 (1) (intro.), (2), (2r), (3) (intro.) and (k), (4), (5), (5m) (intro.), (6), (7), (7m), (8), (9) and (10), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,115,6 165.95 (1) (intro.) In this subsection section, "violent offender" means a person to whom one of the following applies:

AB40,115,14 (2) The office department of justice shall make grants to counties to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The office department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (6) (b), (kn), and (ku) 20.455 (2) (em), (kn), and (kv). The office department of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this grant program.

AB40,115,17 (2r) Any county that receives a grant under this subsection section on or after January 1, 2012, shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant.

AB40,115,19 (3) (intro.) A county shall be eligible for a grant under par. (b) sub. (2) if all of the following apply:

AB40,115,22 (k) The county complies with other eligibility requirements established by the office department of justice to promote the objectives listed in subds. 1. and 2 pars. (a) and (b).

AB40,115,25 (4) In implementing a program that meets the requirements of par. (c) sub. (3), a county department may contract with or award grants to a religious organization under s. 59.54 (27).

AB40,116,10 (5) (a) A county that receives a grant under this subsection section shall create an oversight committee to advise the county in administering and evaluating its program. Each committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a representative of each other county agency responsible for providing social services, including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, representatives of the departments of corrections and health and family services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance abuse treatment providers, and other members to be determined by the county.

AB40,116,15 (b) A county that receives a grant under this subsection section shall comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the office department of justice and to the oversight committee created under subd. 1. par. (a) regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison populations and its progress in attaining the goals specified in par. (c) 2. and 6 sub. (3) (b) and (f).

AB40,116,18 (5m) (intro.) In a program funded by a grant under this subsection section, if urine collection for the purposes of a drug test results in the exposure of a program participant's genitals, pubic area, buttock or anus, all of the following must apply:

AB40,116,24 (6) Two or more counties may jointly apply for and receive a grant under this subsection section. If counties submit a joint application, they shall include with their application a written agreement specifying each county department's role in developing, administering, and evaluating the program. The oversight committee established under par. (e) 1. sub. (5) (a) shall consist of representatives from each county.

AB40,117,6 (7) Grants provided under this subsection section shall be provided on a calendar year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the office department of justice decides to make a grant to a county under this subsection section, the office department of justice shall notify the county of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made.

AB40,117,11 (7m) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, the office department of justice shall, every 5 years, make grants under this subsection section available to any county on a competitive basis. A county may apply for a grant under this paragraph subsection regardless of whether the county has received a grant previously under this subsection section.

AB40,117,13 (8) The office department of justice shall assist a county receiving a grant under this subsection section in obtaining funding from other sources for its program.

AB40,117,16 (9) The office department of justice shall inform any county that is applying for a grant under this subsection section whether the county meets the requirements established under par. (c) sub. (3), regardless of whether the county receives a grant.

AB40,117,21 (10) The office department of justice shall enter into one or more contracts with another person for the purpose of evaluating evaluate every 2 years, the grant program established under this subsection section. The office shall fund such contracts from moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (6) (b) and (ku) with 1 percent of the amount awarded as grants under par. (b).

AB40,178 Section 178. 16.964 (12) (k) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,179 Section 179. 16.964 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 165.96, and 165.96 (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB40,118,5 165.96 Child advocacy grants. (intro.) Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012, from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (ke) 20.455 (5) (ke), the office department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $17,000 to each of the following child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities:

AB40,180 Section 180. 16.964 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 165.25 (17) and amended to read:

AB40,118,11 165.25 (17) Interoperability. (a) The office department of justice shall provide staff support for the interoperability council under s. 16.9645 and oversight of the development and operation of a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.

AB40,118,14 (b) 1. The office department may charge a public safety agency, as defined in s. 256.35 (1) (g), that is a state agency a fee for use of the statewide public safety interoperable communication system under par. (a).

AB40,118,17 2. The office department may charge a person that is not a state agency a fee for use of the statewide public safety interoperable communication system under par. (a).

AB40,181 Section 181. 16.964 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 301.073 and amended to read:

AB40,119,3 301.073 American Indian tribal community reintegration program. The office department shall establish a program to facilitate the reintegration of American Indians who have been incarcerated in a state prison into their American Indian tribal communities. Under the program, each participant shall be provided an integration plan that addresses the participant's needs and shall be provided services that are customized for the participant. The program shall encourage confidence, responsibility, and independence among participants. The office department shall ensure that the program incorporates tribal practices and traditions that meet the participant's community reintegration needs.

AB40,182 Section 182. 16.964 (18) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,183 Section 183. 16.9645 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,119,8 16.9645 (2) (d) Assist the office department of justice assistance in identifying and obtaining funding to implement a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.

AB40,184 Section 184. 16.9645 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,119,12 16.9645 (2) (e) Advise the office department of justice assistance and the department of military affairs on allocating funds, including those available for homeland security, for the purpose of achieving the goals under par. (b).

AB40,185 Section 185. 16.9645 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,119,15 16.9645 (2) (f) (intro.) Make recommendations to the office department of justice assistance on all of the following:

AB40,186 Section 186. 16.967 (3) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,119,18 16.967 (3) (h) Establish an implementation plan for a statewide digital parcel map.

AB40,187 Section 187. 16.971 (2) (cf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,120,2 16.971 (2) (cf) Implement, operate, maintain, and upgrade an integrated business information enterprise resource planning system capable of providing information technology services to all agencies in the areas of accounting, auditing, payroll and other financial services; procurement; human resources; and other administrative processes. The department may provide information technology services under this subsection to any executive branch agency under s. 16.70 (4). The department may also provide information technology services to any local governmental unit under this subsection.

AB40,188 Section 188. 16.972 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,120,22 16.972 (2) (j) In consultation with an executive branch agency other than the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System transfer to the department any full-time equivalent position in that executive branch agency other than the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that is related to the provision of information technology infrastructure services in that executive branch agency, and any incumbent employee holding that position. If a position is transferred under this paragraph, the department shall assess the appropriate executive branch agency appropriation account for the costs to pay salary and fringe benefit costs of the transferred position. If an incumbent employee is transferred under this paragraph, the department shall determine the transferred employee's probationary status under s. 230.28, except that the employee shall receive credit towards his or her probationary period for the time that the employee had been employed in any unclassified position immediately prior to appointment. The department may require an executive branch agency that is subject to a transfer under this paragraph to transfer to the department information technology equipment or systems required by the department to carry out information technology services for the executive branch agency, and may assess that executive branch agency for the provision of information technology services to that executive branch agency.

AB40,189 Section 189. 16.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,121,4 16.974 (2) Subject to s. 16.972 (2) (b), enter into and enforce an agreement with any agency, any authority, any unit of the federal government, any local governmental unit, any entity in the private sector, any individual, or any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), to provide services authorized to be provided by the department to that agency, authority, unit, entity, individual, or tribal school at a cost specified in the agreement.

AB40,190 Section 190. 16.974 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,121,19 16.974 (3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating Internet or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or any tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or otherwise permitting the transaction of business by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or tribal schools by means of electronic communication. The department may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the costs of systems or devices relating to information technology or telecommunications that are developed, operated, or maintained under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the department. The department may also charge any agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity in the private sector, individual, or tribal school for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity, individual, or tribal school.

AB40,191 Section 191. 16.975 of the statutes is amended to read: