AB21: Bill Text

AB21,126 Section 126. 15.107 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,84,12 15.107 (5) (a) 4. A representative of the University of Wisconsin System Authority appointed by the secretary of administration.

AB21,127 Section 127. 15.13 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,84,21 15.13 Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; creation. There is created a department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under the direction and supervision of the board secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The board shall consist of 7 members with an agricultural background and 2 members who are consumer representatives, appointed for staggered 6-year terms. Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to party affiliation, residence or interest in any special organized group.

AB21,128 Section 128. 15.135 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,84,23 15.135 (5) (title) Veterinary examining board.

AB21,129 Section 129. 15.137 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,85,11 15.137 (1m) Agriculture, trade and consumer protection council. There is created in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection an agriculture, trade and consumer protection council consisting of 7 members with an agricultural background and 2 members who are consumer representatives for 6-year terms. Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to party affiliation, residence, or interest in any special organized group. Notwithstanding s. 15.09 (6), the members of the council, except full-time state officers or employees, shall be paid a per diem not to exceed $35 per day as fixed by the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with the approval of the governor, but not to exceed $1,000 per year, for each day on which they were actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of their duties

AB21,130 Section 130. 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,85,15 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. The chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority or his or her designee.

AB21,131 Section 131. 15.137 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,85,18 15.137 (2) (a) 5. The president of the University of Wisconsin System Authority or his or her designee.

AB21,132 Section 132. 15.137 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,85,21 15.137 (2) (a) 23. A representative of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection council.

AB21,133 Section 133. 15.137 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,134 Section 134. 15.145 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,86,3 15.145 (6) Preservice training standards board. (a) There is created a preservice training standards board which is attached to the department of corrections under s. 15.03.

AB21,86,4 (b) The board shall be composed of 8 members as follows:

AB21,86,6 1. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chair and cast the deciding vote if needed.

AB21,86,7 2. The training director at the department of corrections.

AB21,86,8 3. The security chief at the department of   corrections, or his or her designee.

AB21,86,10 4. One department of corrections employee from the division of community corrections.

AB21,86,12 5. One department of corrections employee from the division of juvenile corrections.

AB21,86,13 6. One representative from the department of health services.

AB21,86,14 7. One representative of the Wisconsin technical college system.

AB21,86,16 8. One member of the public who resides in Wisconsin and who is not employed in corrections or law enforcement.

AB21,86,20 (c)   The member of the board under par. (b) 8. shall be appointed for staggered 4-year terms. No member shall serve beyond the time when the member ceases to hold the office, employment, or status by reason of which the member was initially eligible for appointment.

AB21,135 Section 135. 15.16 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,87,2 15.16 (1) Employee trust funds board. (intro.) The employee trust funds board shall consist of the governor or the governor's designee on the group insurance board, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration or the director's administrator's designee and 11 persons appointed or elected for 4-year terms as follows:

AB21,136 Section 136. 15.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,87,16 15.165 (2) Group insurance board. There is created in the department of employee trust funds a group insurance board. The board shall consist of the governor, the attorney general, the secretary of administration, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration, and the commissioner of insurance or their designees, and 6 persons appointed for 2-year 4-year terms, of whom one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is not a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a teacher, one shall be an insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a retired employee, one shall be an insured employee of a local unit of government, and one shall be the chief executive or a member of the governing body of a local unit of government that is a participating employer in the Wisconsin Retirement System.

AB21,137 Section 137. 15.17 of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,87,21 15.17 Department of financial institutions and professional standards. There is created a department of financial institutions and professional standards under the direction and supervision of the secretary of financial institutions and professional standards.

AB21,138 Section 138. 15.18 of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,139 Section 139. 15.183 of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,140 Section 140. 15.185 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,141 Section 141. 15.185 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (14m) and amended to read:

AB21,88,8 15.175 (14m) Banking review board. There is created in the department of financial institutions and professional standards a banking review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. At least 3 members shall be experienced bankers having at least 5 years' experience in the banking business. No member is qualified to act in any matter involving a bank in which the member is an officer, director or stockholder, or to which the member is indebted.

AB21,142 Section 142. 15.185 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (15m) and amended to read:

AB21,88,15 15.175 (15m) Savings institutions review board. There is created in the department of financial institutions and professional standards a savings institutions review board consisting of 5 members, at least 3 of whom shall have not less than 5 years' experience in the savings and loan or savings bank business in this state, appointed for 5-year terms.

AB21,143 Section 143. 15.185 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,144 Section 144. 15.185 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16m) and amended to read:

AB21,89,3 15.175 (16m) Office of credit unions ; creation. There is created in the department of financial institutions and professional standards an office of credit unions which is attached to the department of financial institutions under s. 15.03. The director shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor. No person may be appointed director who has not had at least 3 years of actual experience either in the operation of a credit union, or serving in a credit union supervisory capacity, or a combination of both. Notwithstanding s. 15.03, all personnel and budget requests by the office of credit unions shall be processed and forwarded by the department of financial institutions without change except as requested and concurred in by the office of credit unions.

AB21,145 Section 145. 15.185 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16r) and amended to read:

AB21,89,10 15.175 (16r) Credit union review board. There is created in the office of credit unions department of financial institutions and professional standards a credit union review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. All members shall have at least 5 years' experience in the operations of a credit union. The office of credit unions may call special meetings of the review board.

AB21,146 Section 146. 15.194 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,89,15 15.194 (1) Office of children's mental health. There is created an office of children's mental health in the department of health services. The director of the office shall be appointed by the governor secretary of health services to serve at the pleasure of the governor secretary of health services.

AB21,147 Section 147. 15.227 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.737 (4) and amended to read:

AB21,90,2 15.737 (4) Council on worker's compensation. There is created in the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance a council on worker's compensation appointed by the secretary of workforce development commissioner of insurance to consist of a designated employee of the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance as chairperson, 5 representatives of employers, and 5 representatives of employees. The secretary of workforce development commissioner of insurance shall also appoint 3 representatives of insurers authorized to do worker's compensation insurance business in this state as nonvoting members of the council.

AB21,148 Section 148. 15.227 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 15.737 (11) and amended to read:

AB21,90,8 15.737 (11) Self-insurers council. There is created in the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance a self-insurers council consisting of 5 members appointed by the secretary of workforce development commissioner of insurance for 3-year terms.

AB21,149 Section 149. 15.34 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.34 and amended to read:

AB21,90,13 15.34 Department of natural resources; creation. There is created a department of natural resources under the direction and supervision of the secretary of natural resources board.

AB21,150 Section 150. 15.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB21,90,19 15.347 (1) (intro.) The natural resources board shall consist There is created in the department of natural resources a natural resources council consisting of 7 members meeting the following requirements appointed for staggered 6-year terms.:

AB21,151 Section 151. 15.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB21,90,25 15.347 (1) (a) At least 3 members of the natural resources board shall be from the territory north, and at least 3 members of the board shall be from the territory south, of a line running east and west through the south limits of the city of Stevens Point.

AB21,152 Section 152. 15.34 (2) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB21,91,7 15.347 (1) (b) At least one member of the natural resources board shall have an agricultural background. The governor may request statewide agricultural organizations to submit recommendations for nominees under this paragraph. The requirements of this paragraph apply to individuals who are members of the natural resources board council on May 1, 2017, and thereafter.

AB21,153 Section 153. 15.34 (2) (br) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB21,91,17 15.347 (1) (c) 1. At least 3 members of the natural resources board shall be individuals who held an annual hunting, fishing, or trapping license, in this state or another state, in at least 7 of the 10 years previous to the year in which the individual is nominated, except as provided in subd. 2. The governor may request statewide organizations that are primarily interested in supporting hunting, fishing, or trapping to submit recommendations for nominees under this paragraph. The requirements of this paragraph apply to individuals who are members of the natural resources board council on May 1, 2017, and thereafter.

AB21,154 Section 154. 15.34 (2) (br) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (c) 2.

AB21,155 Section 155. 15.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (d) and amended to read:

AB21,92,2 15.347 (1) (d) No person may be appointed to the natural resources board council, or remain a member of the board council, who receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from holders of or applicants for permits issued by the department of natural resources under ch. 283, except that this paragraph does not apply to permits issued under s. 283.33.

AB21,156 Section 156. 15.34 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (e) and amended to read:

AB21,92,9 15.347 (1) (e) The majority of members of the natural resources board council may not derive a significant portion of their incomes from persons who are subject to permits or enforcement orders under ch. 285. Each board council member shall inform the governor of any significant change in the income that he or she derives from persons who are subject to permits or enforcement orders under ch. 285.

AB21,157 Section 157. 15.34 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 15.347 (1) (f) and amended to read:

AB21,92,14 15.347 (1) (f) The restrictions in pars. (c) and (d) and (e) do not apply with respect to permits or licenses held or applied for by agencies, departments, or subdivisions of this state.

AB21,158 Section 158. 15.347 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,92,16 15.347 (1) (title) Natural resources council.

AB21,159 Section 159. 15.347 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,92,19 15.347 (4) (a) Two from the department of natural resources, appointed by the board secretary of natural resources, one to serve as secretary.

AB21,160 Section 160. 15.347 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,92,22 15.347 (4) (b) Four from the University of Wisconsin System, appointed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

AB21,161 Section 161. 15.347 (13) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,92,25 15.347 (13) (b) 6. The president of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

AB21,162 Section 162. 15.347 (21) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,93,8 15.347 (21) (a) 5. Five members, appointed by the secretary of natural resources board from nominations provided by sporting organizations that have as their primary objective the promotion of hunting, fishing, or trapping. Of the 5 members, one shall represent the interests of deer hunters, one shall represent the interests of bear hunters, one shall represent the interests of bird hunters, one shall represent the interests of anglers, and one shall represent the interests of furbearing animal hunters and trappers.

AB21,163 Section 163. 15.348 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,93,15 15.348 Conservation congress. The conservation congress shall be an independent organization of citizens of the state and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary of natural resources board on all matters under the jurisdiction of the board secretary. Its records, budgets, studies, and surveys shall be kept and established in conjunction with the department of natural resources. Its reports shall be an independent advisory opinion of such congress.

AB21,164 Section 164. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,93,20 15.375 (1) Charter school oversight board. (a) There is created a charter school oversight board attached to the department of public instruction under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee and the following members appointed for 3-year terms:

AB21,93,24 1. Two members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom has served on the governing board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), has been employed by a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or has served on the governing body of an entity specified in s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1.

AB21,94,2 2. a. Two members, who are not legislators, appointed by the senate majority leader.

AB21,94,3 b. One member, who is not a legislator, appointed by the senate minority leader.

AB21,94,5 c. Two members, who are not legislators, appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

AB21,94,7 d. One member, who is not a legislator, appointed by the assembly minority leader.

AB21,94,12 3. Two members, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction, who in addition to the qualifications under par. (b) have served on the governing board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), have been employed by a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or have served on the governing body of an entity specified in s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1.