Finally, the bill transfers from DOA to the Department of Safety and
Professional Services the requirement to include in its agency budget request a
proposal to eliminate any council, board, or commission that has not held a meeting
since the preceding September 15.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB250,1
3Section
1. 14.017 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,2
4Section
2. 14.23 of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,3
5Section
3. 15.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,3,66
15.01
(4) "Council" means a part-time body appointed to function on a
7continuing basis for the study, and recommendation of solutions and policy
1alternatives, of the problems arising in a specified functional area of state
2government, except
the Milwaukee River revitalization council has the powers and
3duties specified in s. 23.18, the council on physical disabilities has the powers and
4duties specified in s. 46.29 (1) and (2), the state council on alcohol and other drug
5abuse has the powers and duties specified in s. 14.24, and the electronic recording
6council has the powers and duties specified in s. 706.25 (4).
AB250,4
7Section
4. 15.07 (2) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,5
8Section
5. 15.07 (2) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,6
9Section
6. 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,7
10Section
7. 15.105 (26) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,8
11Section
8. 15.105 (28) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,9
12Section
9. 15.107 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,10
13Section
10. 15.107 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,11
14Section
11. 15.227 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,12
15Section
12. 15.345 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,13
16Section
13. 15.347 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,14
17Section
14. 15.407 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,15
18Section
15. 15.407 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,16
19Section
16. 15.407 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,17
20Section
17. 15.407 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,18
21Section
18. 15.407 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,19
22Section
19. 15.707 of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,20
23Section
20. 16.02 of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,21
24Section
21. 16.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,22
25Section
22. 16.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,4,11
116.25
(2) The
board shall establish by rule department shall administer a
2program to provide length-of-service awards, described in
26 USC 457 (e) (11), to
3volunteer fire fighters in municipalities that operate volunteer fire departments or
4that contract with volunteer fire companies organized under ch. 181 or 213, to first
5responders in any municipality that authorizes first responders to provide first
6responder services, and to volunteer emergency medical technicians in any
7municipality that authorizes volunteer emergency medical technicians to provide
8emergency medical technical services in the municipality. To the extent permitted
9by federal law, the
board shall design department shall administer the program so
10as to treat the length-of-service awards as a tax-deferred benefit under the Internal
11Revenue Code.
AB250,23
12Section
23. 16.25 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,4,1513
16.25
(3) (intro.) The
board department shall
promulgate rules to include the
14following design features for administer the program
so as to include all of the
15following features:
AB250,24
16Section
24. 16.25 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,4,2217
16.25
(3) (c) The municipality may select from among the plans offered by
18individuals or organizations under contract with the
board department under sub.
19(4) for the volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and emergency medical
20technicians who perform services for the municipality. The municipality shall pay
21the annual contributions directly to the individual or organization offering the plan
22selected by the municipality.
AB250,25
23Section
25. 16.25 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,5,824
16.25
(3) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the
board department shall match all annual
25municipal contributions paid for volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and
1emergency medical technicians up to $250 per fiscal year, other than contributions
2paid for the purchase of additional years of service under par. (e), to be paid from the
3appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (er). This amount shall be adjusted
4annually on July 1 to reflect any changes in the U.S. consumer price index for all
5urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor,
6for the 12-month period ending on the preceding December 31. The
board 7department shall pay all amounts that are matched under this paragraph to the
8individuals and organizations offering the plans selected by the municipalities.
AB250,5,129
2. If the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (4) (er) are not sufficient to fully
10fund the contributions required to be paid by the
board department under subd. 1.,
11the
board department shall prorate the contributions paid for the volunteer fire
12fighters, first responders, and emergency medical technicians.
AB250,26
13Section
26. 16.25 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,6,314
16.25
(3) (g) A volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical
15technician shall be paid a length of service award either in a lump sum or in a manner
16specified by rule, consisting of all municipal and state contributions made on behalf
17of the volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical technician and all
18earnings on the contributions, less any expenses incurred in the investment of the
19contributions and earnings, after the volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or
20emergency medical technician attains 20 years of service for a municipality and
21reaches the age of 60. If a volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency
22medical technician has satisfied all vesting requirements under the program but has
23less than 20 years of service for a municipality or has not reached the age of 60, the
24program shall provide for the payment of a length of service award either in a lump
25sum or in a manner specified by rule in an amount to be determined by the
board
1department, but less than the amount paid to a volunteer fire fighter, first responder,
2or emergency medical technician who has attained 20 years of service for a
3municipality and has reached the age of 60.
AB250,27
4Section
27. 16.25 (3) (i) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,6,95
16.25
(3) (i) 2. A volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical
6technician who becomes disabled during his or her service as a volunteer fire fighter,
7first responder, or emergency medical technician for the municipality shall be paid
8a length of service award either in a lump sum or in a manner specified by rule, in
9an amount to be determined by the
board department.
AB250,28
10Section
28. 16.25 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,6,1511
16.25
(3) (k) The
board department shall equitably allocate all moneys in
12accounts of volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and emergency medical
13technicians that have been closed to the accounts of volunteer fire fighters, first
14responders, and emergency medical technicians that have not been forfeited or
15closed.
AB250,29
16Section
29. 16.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,6,2317
16.25
(4) (a) The
board department shall establish by rule the requirements
18for, and the qualifications of, the individuals and organizations in the private sector
19that are eligible to provide administrative services and investment plans under the
20program, other than services funded from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (ec).
21In establishing the requirements and qualifications, the
board department shall
22develop criteria of financial stability that each individual and organization must
23meet in order to offer the services and plans under the program.
AB250,30
24Section
30. 16.25 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,7,6
116.25
(4) (b) The
board department may contract with any individual or
2organization in the private sector that seeks to provide administrative services and
3investment plans required for the program, other than services funded from the
4appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (ec), if the individual or organization fulfills the
5requirements and has the qualifications established by the
board department under
6par. (a). Section 16.72 (2) (b) does not apply to any such contract.
AB250,31
7Section
31. 16.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,7,138
16.25
(5) The
board department shall establish by rule a process by which a
9volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical technician may appeal
10to the
board secretary any decision made by the department or by an individual or
11organization under contract with the
board department under sub. (4) that affects
12a substantial interest of the volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency
13medical technician under the program.
AB250,32
14Section
32. 16.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,7,1715
16.25
(6) Annually, on or before December 31, the
board department shall
16submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature under s. 13.172 (2)
17describing the activities of the
board department under this section.
AB250,33
18Section
33. 16.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,7,2219
16.42
(3) The department
of safety and professional services shall include in
20its agency request under sub. (1) a proposal to eliminate any council, board, or
21commission that has not held a meeting since the preceding September 15, unless
22the council, board, or commission is required to exist under federal law.
AB250,34
23Section
34. 16.705 (1b) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,7,2424
16.705
(1b) (a) The
service award board department under s. 16.25 (4) (b).
AB250,35
25Section
35. 16.71 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,36
1Section
36. 16.957 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,37
2Section
37. 16.957 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,8,43
16.957
(2) Department duties. (intro.)
In consultation with the council, the 4The department shall do all of the following:
AB250,38
5Section
38. 16.957 (2) (d) 4. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,8,76
16.957
(2) (d) 4. d. Any other issue identified by the department,
council, 7governor, speaker of the assembly or majority leader of the senate.
AB250,39
8Section
39. 16.957 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,8,139
16.957
(4) (b)
Rules. (intro.)
In consultation with the council, the The 10department shall promulgate rules that establish the amount of a low-income
11assistance fee under par. (a). Fees established in rules under this paragraph may
12vary by class of customer, but shall be uniform within each class, and shall satisfy
13each of the following:
AB250,40
14Section
40. 16.97 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,41
15Section
41. 16.973 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,8,2316
16.973
(7) Prescribe and revise as necessary performance measures to ensure
17financial controls and accountability, optimal personnel utilization, and customer
18satisfaction for all information technology functions in the executive branch outside
19of the University of Wisconsin System and annually, no later than March 31, report
20to the joint committee on information policy and technology
and the board 21concerning the performance measures utilized by the department and the actual
22performance of the department and the executive branch agencies measured against
23the performance measures then in effect.
AB250,42
24Section
42. 16.976 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,9,9
116.976
(3) Following receipt of a proposed strategic plan from an executive
2branch agency, the department shall, before June 1, notify the agency of any concerns
3that the department may have regarding the plan and provide the agency with its
4recommendations regarding the proposed plan.
The department may also submit
5any concerns or recommendations regarding any proposed plan to the board for its
6consideration. The board shall then consider the proposed plan and provide the
7department with its recommendations regarding the plan. The executive branch
8agency may submit modifications to its proposed plan in response to any
9recommendations.
AB250,43
10Section
43. 16.976 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,9,1311
16.976
(4) Before June 15, the department shall
consider any
12recommendations provided by the board under sub. (3) and shall then approve or
13disapprove the proposed plan in whole or in part.
AB250,44
14Section
44. 16.977 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,9,18
1516.977 Information technology portfolio management. (intro.) With the
16assistance of executive branch agencies
and the advice of the board, the department
17shall manage the information technology portfolio of state government in accordance
18with a management structure that includes all of the following:
AB250,45
19Section
45. 16.978 of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,46
20Section
46. 20.370 (5) (bz) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,9,2321
20.370
(5) (bz)
Resource aids — forestry outdoor activity grants. As a
22continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants awarded
by the
23managed forest land board under s. 77.895.
AB250,47
24Section
47. 20.505 (4) (ec) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,10,4
120.505
(4) (ec)
Service award program; general program operations. The
2amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the service award
board
3and to reimburse the department of administration for all services provided by the
4department to the board program under s. 16.25.
AB250,48
5Section
48. 23.18 of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,49
6Section
49. 30.92 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,10,117
30.92
(1) (b) "Governmental unit" means the department, a municipality, a lake
8sanitary district, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized
9under ch. 33,
the Milwaukee River revitalization council, the Lower Wisconsin State
10Riverway board, or any other local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a),
11that is established for the purpose of lake management.
AB250,50
12Section
50. 36.59 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,10,2413
36.59
(1) (b) 3. Following receipt of a proposed strategic plan from the system
14or an institution or college campus, the Board of Regents shall, before June 1, notify
15the system, institution, or college campus of any concerns that the Board of Regents
16may have regarding the plan and provide the system, institution, or college campus
17with its recommendations regarding the proposed plan. The Board of Regents may
18also submit any concerns or recommendations regarding any proposed plan to the
19information technology management board department of administration for its
20consideration. The
information technology management board department of
21administration shall then consider the proposed plan and provide the Board of
22Regents with its recommendations regarding the plan. The system, institution, or
23college campus may submit modifications to its proposed plan in response to any
24recommendations.
AB250,51
25Section
51. 36.59 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,11,4
136.59
(1) (b) 4. Before June 15, the Board of Regents shall consider any
2recommendations provided by the
information technology management board 3department of administration under subd. 3. and shall then approve or disapprove
4the proposed plan in whole or in part.
AB250,52
5Section
52. 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,11,86
48.981
(2m) (b) 1. "Health care provider" means a physician, as defined under
7s. 448.01 (5), a physician assistant, as defined under s. 448.01 (6), or a nurse holding
8a certificate of registration under s. 441.06 (1) or a license under s. 441.10
(3).
AB250,53
9Section
53. 77.895 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB250,54
10Section
54. 77.895 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,11,1511
77.895
(2) Program. The department shall establish
and administer a program
12to award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations, to local governmental
13units, and to itself to acquire land to be used for hunting, fishing, hiking, sightseeing,
14and cross-country skiing.
The board shall administer the program and award the
15grants under the program.
AB250,55
16Section
55. 77.895 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,11,2017
77.895
(3) Requirements. (intro.) The department
, in consultation with the
18board, shall promulgate rules establishing requirements for awarding grants under
19this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include all of the
20following: