AB40: Bill Text

AB40,1033,4 (4) Petroleum product inspection and storage.

AB40,1033,10 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services, that are determined by the secretary of administration to relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB40,1033,15 (b) Employee transfer. All incumbent employees who hold positions in the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB40,1033,22 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1034,3 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB40,1034,12 (e) Contracts. All contracts that were entered into by the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1034,19 (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of safety and professional services, that are determined by the secretary of administration to relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB40,1035,2 (g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is determined by the secretary of administration to relate to the storage and inspection of petroleum products under section 101.142, 2011 stats., and chapter 168, 2011 stats., is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB40,1035,3 (5) Transfer of information technology positions.

AB40,1035,7 (a) On the effective date of this paragraph, 10.0 FTE PR positions in the department of safety and professional services having responsibility for information technology, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, identified by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration.

AB40,1035,14 (b) The employees transferred under paragraph (a) have all of the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that those employees enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, the employees so transferred who have attained permanent status in class may not be required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1035,15 (6) Diesel truck idling reduction grants.

AB40,1035,20 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the awarding and administration of diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

AB40,1036,2 (b) Employee transfers. All incumbent employees who hold positions in the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the awarding and administration of diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to the department of administration.

AB40,1036,8 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1036,14 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the awarding and administration of the diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred to the department of administration.

AB40,1036,22 (e) Contracts. All contracts that were entered into by the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the awarding and administration of diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1037,4 (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines relate to the awarding and administration of diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of administration.

AB40,1037,12 (g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that the secretary of administration determines relates to the awarding and administration of diesel truck idling reduction grants under section 101.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the department of administration and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

AB40,1037,13 (7) Transfer of petroleum storage remedial action program.

AB40,1037,18 (a) Assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to activities under sections 101.143, 101.1435, and 101.144, 2011 stats., become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB40,1037,24 (b) Employee transfer. All incumbent employees who hold positions in the department of safety and professional services performing duties that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to sections 101.143, 101.1435, and 101.144, 2011 stats., and the full-time equivalent positions held by those employees, are transferred to the department of natural resources on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB40,1038,6 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of natural resources that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1038,11 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to activities under sections 101.143, 101.1435, and 101.144, 2011 stats., is transferred to the department of natural resources.

AB40,1038,19 (e) Contracts. All contracts that were entered into by the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to sections 101.143, 101.1435, and 101.144, 2011 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1038,25 (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of safety and professional services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to sections 101.143, 101.1435, and 101.144, 2011 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of natural resources.

AB40,1039,7 (g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that the secretary of administration determines to be related to section 101.143, 101.1435, or 101.144, 2011 stats., is transferred to the department of natural resources, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of natural resources.

AB40,9139 Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State.

AB40,9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; State Employment Relations, Office of.

AB40,9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.

AB40,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court.

AB40,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

AB40,1039,14 (1) Transfer of educational approval board to department of safety and professional services.

AB40,1039,19 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the technical college system board primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.

AB40,1039,24 (b) Employee transfers. All incumbent employees holding positions in the technical college system board performing duties primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to the department of safety and professional services.

AB40,1040,6 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of safety and professional services that they enjoyed in the technical college system board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1040,11 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the technical college system board that is primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of safety and professional services.

AB40,1040,19 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the technical college system in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the educational approval board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

AB40,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

AB40,1041,3 (1) Enumerated major highway project recommendation. The transportation projects commission shall examine each enumerated major highway project on which no construction has been performed to determine if the project is appropriate for removal from the list of enumerated major highway projects. No later than January 1, 2016, the transportation projects commission shall present a recommendation to the legislature specifying any projects that are appropriate for removal from the list of enumerated major highway projects.

AB40,1041,4 (2) Transfer of facility design services.

AB40,1041,8 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of transportation that are primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

AB40,1041,9 (b) Positions and employees.

AB40,1041,14 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, 1.0 SEG position in the department of transportation having primary responsibility for facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration and shall become 1.0 PR-S position in the department of administration.

AB40,1041,17 2. The incumbent employee in the position specified in subdivision 1. is transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the department of administration.

AB40,1041,23 3. The employee transferred under subdivision 2. has all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 of the statutes and chapter 230 of the statutes that the employee enjoyed in the department of transportation immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, if the employee has attained permanent status in class immediately before the transfer, the employee is not required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1042,2 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of transportation that is primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.

AB40,1042,8 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of transportation that are primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1042,14 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of transportation that is primarily related to facility design services on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of administration and all materials submitted to and actions taken by the department of transportation with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

AB40,1042,15 (3) Temporary funding for I 94 project.

AB40,1042,17 (a) In this subsection, "I 94 project" means the reconstruction of I 94 in Milwaukee County from 70th Street to 25th Street.

AB40,1042,23 (b) Notwithstanding sections 84.013 (1) (a) and 84.0145 (3) of the statutes and section 84.0145 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, during the 2013-14 fiscal year, the department of transportation may encumber or expend moneys from the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (bq) of the statutes for preliminary engineering and design work associated with the I 94 project if a record of decision on the project's environmental impact study is issued during the 2013-14 fiscal year.

AB40,1043,5 (c) Notwithstanding sections 84.013 (1) (a) and 84.0145 (3) of the statutes and section 84.0145 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, during the 2014-15 fiscal year, the department of transportation may encumber or expend moneys from the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (bq) of the statutes for preliminary engineering and design work associated with the I 94 project if a record of decision on the project's environmental impact study is issued during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium.

AB40,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.

AB40,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

AB40,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB40,1043,13 (1) Incentive grants. Within 90 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the secretary of administration for his or her approval a plan for the establishment of the incentive grant program under section 36.25 (52) of the statutes, as created by this act. The plan shall include all of the following:

AB40,1043,14 (a) Application procedures and procedures and criteria for awarding grants.

AB40,1043,16 (b) A plan to establish performance goals and accountability measures for each grant recipient.

AB40,1043,17 (c) A plan to track and report program results reported by grant recipients.

AB40,1043,18 (d) An acknowledgment that the amounts awarded are not base building.

AB40,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

AB40,1044,11 (1) Appointment of certain individuals to positions in classified service of state civil service system. Notwithstanding section 230.15 (1) of the statutes, on the effective date of this subsection, the incumbent employees holding the unclassified positions specified in section 230.08 (2) (xm), 2011 Wis. Stats., and one of the unclassified division administrator positions specified in section 230.08 (2) (e) 13., 2011 Wis. Stats., shall be appointed to comparable positions in the classified service in the department of veterans affairs, as determined by the secretary of veterans affairs. The administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations shall waive the requirement for competitive examination under section 230.15 (1) of the statutes with respect to the classified positions and shall certify the incumbent employees for appointment to the classified positions. The administrator shall determine the employee's probationary status under section 230.28 of the statutes, except that the employee shall receive credit toward his or her probationary period for the time that the employee had been employed in any unclassified position immediately prior to appointment.

AB40,1044,22 (2) Emergency rules concerning tribal college tuition reimbursement program. The department of veterans affairs may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing section 45.205 of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2014, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

AB40,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB40,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB40,1045,1 (1) Transfer of facility design services.

AB40,1045,5 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development that are primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

AB40,1045,6 (b) Positions and employees.

AB40,1045,11 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, 1.0 PR position in the department of workforce development having primary responsibility for facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration and shall become 1.0 PR-S position in the department of administration.

AB40,1045,14 2. The incumbent employee in the position specified in subdivision 1. is transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the department of administration.

AB40,1045,20 3. The employee transferred under subdivision 2. has all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 of the statutes and chapter 230 of the statutes that the employee enjoyed in the department of workforce development immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, if the employee attained permanent status in class immediately before the transfer, the employee is not required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1045,24 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of workforce development that is primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.

AB40,1046,6 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of workforce development that are primarily related to facility design services, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1046,12 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of workforce development that is primarily related to facility design services on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of administration and all materials submitted to and actions taken by the department of workforce development with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

AB40,1046,14 (2) Transfer of disabled veterans' outreach and local veterans' employment representative programs.

AB40,1046,15 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB40,1046,21 1. "Approval" means approval by the secretary of the federal department of labor of a plan submitted jointly by the department of workforce development and the department of veterans affairs for transfer of the administration of the disabled veterans' outreach program and the local veterans' employment representative program from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs.

AB40,1046,23 2. "Disabled veterans' outreach program" means the disabled veterans' outreach program under 38 USC 4103a.

AB40,1046,25 3. "Local veterans' employment representative program" means the local veterans' employment representative program under 38 USC 4104.

AB40,1047,9 (b) Approval by secretary of federal department of labor. The department of workforce development and the department of veterans affairs, jointly, shall prepare a plan for transfer of the administration of the disabled veterans' outreach program and the local veterans' employment representative program from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs and shall submit that plan to the secretary of the federal department of labor for approval. If the secretary of the federal department of labor approves the plan, administration of those programs shall be transferred from the department of workforce development to the department of veterans affairs as provided in paragraphs (c) to (i ).

AB40,1047,14 (c) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of approval, the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development that are primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of veterans affairs.

AB40,1047,20 (d) Positions and employees. On the effective date of approval, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of workforce development performing duties that are primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of veterans affairs.

AB40,1048,2 (e) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (d ) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of veterans affairs that they enjoyed in the department of workforce development immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB40,1048,7 (f) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of approval, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of workforce development that is primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of veterans affairs.

AB40,1048,15 (g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of workforce development on the effective date of approval that is primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of veterans affairs. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of workforce development with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of veterans affairs.

AB40,1048,23 (h) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of approval that are primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of veterans affairs. The department of veterans affairs shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of veterans affairs to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40,1049,8 (i) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of approval that are primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of veterans affairs. All orders issued by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of approval that are primarily related to the disabled veterans' outreach program or the local veterans' employment representative program remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of veterans affairs.