AB40: Bill Text

AB40,414,3 29.182 (1m) Open season requirement. The department may not establish an open season for hunting elk that begins earlier than the Saturday nearest October 15.

AB40,561 Section 561. 29.185 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,562 Section 562. 29.1945 of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,414,7 29.1945 Approvals for veterans and military members. (1) In this section, "war period" means any of the following:

AB40,414,10 (a) A period between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring Freedom, as established by the department by rule.

AB40,414,13 (b) A period between March 19, 2003, and the ending date of Operation Iraqi Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as established by the department by rule.

AB40,415,4 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall issue a voucher for a hunting or fishing license to each person who applies for the voucher and who is a qualified veteran. The voucher entitles a qualified veteran receiving the voucher to the waiver of the fee, including the issuing fee, and any applicable surcharge imposed under s. 29.563 (13) (a) for a single hunting or fishing license. The license may be a resident small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident archer hunting license, or a resident annual fishing license. To qualify for the fee waiver, the qualified veteran must submit the voucher to the department of natural resources within 365 days after the date on which the qualified veteran is discharged or released. A voucher may not be presented to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the department. Upon receiving the voucher, the department shall waive the fees and any applicable surcharge and issue the license. On an annual basis, the department of veterans affairs shall pay to the department of natural resources an amount that equals the total of fees and surcharges that have been waived by the department of natural resources under this subsection.

AB40,415,6 (3) (a) For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a resident who is one of the following:

AB40,415,7 1. A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who served in a war period.

AB40,415,12 2. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), who has served in a war period and who has served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national guard.

AB40,415,16 3. A person who served in a war period who was discharged from a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.

AB40,415,23 (b) For purposes of this section, the department of veterans affairs shall establish a procedure for determining who qualifies as a veteran. Before issuing a license, the department of natural resources shall request the department of veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant is a qualified veteran. If the department of veterans affairs verifies that the applicant for a license is a qualified veteran, the department of natural resources shall issue the license without charging a fee.

AB40,563 Section 563. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,416,5 29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds held a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates operated a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 38.51, 1991 stats.

AB40,564 Section 564. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,416,8 29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $11.25.

AB40,565 Section 565. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,416,11 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: the amount determined by the department by rule under s. 29.181 (4).

AB40,566 Section 566. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:

AB40,416,15 29.563 (2) (d) 1. Nonresident permit. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $19.25.

AB40,567 Section 567. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,416,18 29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: the amount determined by the department by rule under s. 29.181 (4).

AB40,568 Section 568. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,416,20 29.563 (4) (a) 3. Wolf harvesting: $99.25 $46.25.

AB40,569 Section 569. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,416,22 29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $499.25 $248.25.

AB40,570 Section 570. 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,416,24 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. Wolf harvesting issued to a resident: $50 $13.

AB40,571 Section 571. 29.563 (12) (c) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,572 Section 572. 29.563 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,417,3 29.563 (14) (c) 4. Each bonus deer hunting permit issued for which a fee is charged under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m. or (d): 75 cents.

AB40,573 Section 573. 29.753 of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,417,8 29.753 Importation of wild elk. Notwithstanding ss. 95.20 and 95.55 (6) and rules promulgated under those provisions, the department may import and move elk and introduce the elk into Ashland, Bayfield, Jackson, Price, or Sawyer county if all of the following apply:

AB40,417,9 (1) The elk are taken from the wild and not raised on a farm.

AB40,417,11 (2) The purpose of importing or moving the elk is to protect, develop, or manage wildlife resources in this state.

AB40,417,14 (3) The department determines that the applicable requirements related to chronic wasting disease under ss. 95.20 and 95.55 (6) are met to the fullest extent possible and practical with wild and free-roaming elk.

AB40,417,17 (4) The department tests each elk for tuberculosis and brucellosis before importing or moving the elk in accordance with the applicable disease testing requirements of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB40,417,19 (5) The department does not seek a reduction of road access to public lands in connection with importing, moving, or introducing the elk.

AB40,574 Section 574. 30.025 (1b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,418,2 30.025 (1b) (b) "Permit" means an individual permit, a general permit, an approval, or a contract required under this subchapter or subch. II, a permit or an approval required under ch. 31, a storm water discharge permit required under s. 283.33 (1) (a) or (am), or a wetland general permit or wetland individual permit required under s. 281.36 or under rules promulgated under subch. II of ch. 281 to implement 33 USC 1341 (a).

AB40,575 Section 575. 30.025 (1e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,418,6 30.025 (1e) (b) This section does not apply to a proposal to construct a utility facility if the only permit that the utility facility is required to obtain from the department is a storm water discharge permit under s. 283.33 (1) (a) or (am).

AB40,576 Section 576. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB40,418,20 36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e) 36.115, the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e) 36.115, and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

AB40,577 Section 577. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,419,18 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and director of the office of state employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

AB40,578 Section 578. 36.09 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,419,22 36.09 (1) (L) The board shall possess all powers necessary or convenient for the operation of the system except as limited in this chapter and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1).

AB40,579 Section 579. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,14 36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1), the board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized by law. Any lease by the board is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6). The board shall not permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).

AB40,580 Section 580. 36.11 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,19 36.11 (1) (e) The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board, with the approval of the building commission, may sell or lease state-owned residence halls to another state agency or nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes of alternate use.

AB40,581 Section 581. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,25 36.11 (3) (b) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including the designation of those courses which shall be transferable between and within institutions without loss of credit toward graduation or toward completion of a specific course of study.

AB40,582 Section 582. 36.11 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,4 36.11 (3) (c) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board may establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions outside the system.

AB40,583 Section 583. 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,421,7 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. Core general education courses that are subject to the agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m).

AB40,584 Section 584. 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,14 36.11 (22) (d) Annually, each institution shall report to the office of justice assistance in the department of administration department of justice statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims that occurred on each campus of the institution in the previous year. The office of justice assistance department of justice shall include the statistics in appropriate crime reports published by the office department.

AB40,585 Section 585. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,21 36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Subject to 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9159 (2) (k), and subject to any prior lease entered into under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board shall negotiate and enter into a lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the requirements under s. 233.04 (7) and shall comply with s. 233.04 (7g).

AB40,586 Section 586. 36.115 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,23 36.115 (title) Personnel systems; compensation.

AB40,587 Section 587. 36.115 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,3 36.115 (7) (a) The board shall establish compensation plans for all system employees except system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40,422,5 (b) The chancellor shall establish compensation plans for all system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40,588 Section 588. 36.25 (13s) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (13s) (a) and amended to read:

AB40,422,14 36.25 (13s) (a) The board shall allocate $400,000 in each fiscal year for the department of family medicine and practice in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to support the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, the Academy for Center-city Medical Education, and the Wisconsin Scholars Academy programs. The board may not expend any moneys allocated under this subsection paragraph in a fiscal year unless the board receives $400,000 in gifts and grants from private sources in that fiscal year for supporting such programs.

AB40,589 Section 589. 36.25 (13s) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,19 36.25 (13s) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), annually the board shall allocate $1,500,000 for the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine and the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

AB40,590 Section 590. 36.25 (13w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,22 36.25 (13w) Translational imaging research. (a) In this subsection, "center" means the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.

AB40,423,2 (b) Subject to par. (c), the board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f) for costs incurred by the center that relate to translational imaging research, research imaging and scanning, research imaging equipment, and the Wisconsin Oncology Network.

AB40,423,7 (c) The center shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for raising funds, in an amount equal to the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f), from federal, private, or other sources to help defray the costs specified in par. (b). No moneys may be released from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (f) unless the secretary approves the plan.

AB40,591 Section 591. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,423,11 36.25 (52) Incentive grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (e), the board shall award grants to institutions to provide funding for the following programs:

AB40,423,12 1. Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).

AB40,423,19 2. Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and skilled workforce, such as increasing the number of degrees awarded in fields for which the occupational demand is high or in fields that are determined to be high-demand fields under s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. b., increasing the number of opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through internships or cooperative work experiences, and increasing or enhancing research and development.

AB40,423,24 3. Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree, increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education.

AB40,424,4 (b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the secretary of administration on the programs awarded a grant under this subsection. The report shall include the goals, results, and budget for each program. The report shall also include a systemwide summary of this information.

AB40,592 Section 592. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,424,12 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.

AB40,424,16 b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years, and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.

AB40,593 Section 593. 36.27 (3n) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,424,20 36.27 (3n) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service is irrelevant.

AB40,594 Section 594. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,425,3 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student who maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the following:

AB40,595 Section 595. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: