Note: Inserts "and" in s. 15.61 (1) (a) 5. and a comma in s. 15.61 (1) (a) 6. for internal
consistency and consistency of construction with s. 15.62 and other similar statutes. See
also the next section of this bill.
AB950,24 18Section 24. 15.62 (1) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin
19Act 118
, are amended to read:
AB950,10,7
115.62 (1) (a) 5. Two individuals who formerly served as judges for a court of
2record in this state, who were elected to the positions in which they served, and who
3are nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of a majority of the
4members of the senate confirmed. The legislative leadership of the 2 major political
5parties that received the largest number of votes for president shall prepare a list of
63 individuals such that each major political party has prepared one list. The
7governor shall choose one nominee from each list.
AB950,10,138 6. For each political party, other than the 2 major political parties, qualifying
9for a separate ballot under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) whose candidate for governor received
10at least 10 percent of the vote in the most recent gubernatorial election, one member,
11nominated by the governor from a list of 3 individuals selected by the chief officer of
12that political party, and with the advice and consent of a majority of the members of
13the senate confirmed.
Note: Inserts ", and" in s. 15.62 (1) (a) 5. and a comma in s. 15.62 (1) (a) 6. for
internal consistency and consistency of construction with s. 15.61 and other similar
statutes. See also the previous section of this bill.
AB950,25 14Section 25. 19.49 (2g) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 117,
15section 2, and 2015 Wisconsin Act 118, section 12, is amended to read:
AB950,11,216 19.49 (2g) Auditing. In addition to the facial examination of reports and
17statements required under s. 11.1304 (9), the commission shall conduct an audit of
18reports and statements which are required to be filed with it to determine whether
19violations of ch. 11 have occurred. The commission may examine records relating to
20matters required to be treated in such reports and statements. The commission shall
21make official note in the file of a committee, as defined in s. 11.0101 (6), of any error
22or other discrepancy which the commission discovers and shall inform the person
23submitting the report or statement. The board commission may not audit reports,

1statements, or records beyond the 3-year period for which a committee must retain
2records under ch. 11.
Note: Replaces "board" with "commission" consistent with 2015 Wis. Act 118. Act
118 eliminates the Government Accountability Board and creates the Ethics Commission
to administer subch. III of ch. 19, effective 6-30-16.
AB950,26 3Section 26. 20.115 (1) (gb) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
, is amended to read:
AB950,11,105 20.115 (1) (gb) Food, lodging, and recreation. The amounts in the schedule for
6the regulation of food, lodging, and recreation under chs. 93, 97 and 98. All moneys
7received under ss. 93.06 (1r) and (1w), 93.09, 93.11, 93.12, 97.17, 97.175, 97.20, 97.21,
897.22, 97.24, 97.27, 97.29, 97.30 (3) (a), (b) and (c), 97.41, 97.60 to 97.653 97.65, 97.67,
998.145 and 98.146 for the regulation of food, lodging, and recreation shall be credited
10to this appropriation.
Note: Corrects cross-reference. There is no s. 97.653. A preliminary version of
2015 Wis. Act 55 contained a provision numbered s. 97.653. Sections 97.60 to 97.65
include all of the sections in subch. III of ch. 97.
AB950,27 11Section 27. 20.370 (9) (gb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB950,11,1512 20.370 (9) (gb) Education programs — program fees. Biennially, from the
13general fund, the amounts in the schedule for department educational activities at
14the MacKenzie environmental center. All moneys received from fees collected under
15s. 23.425 (2) for the use of the center shall be credited to this appropriation.
Note: Section 23.425 (2) is renumbered 23.425 by Section 38 of this bill.
AB950,28 16Section 28. 20.505 (1) (id) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
17Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB950,11,2118 20.505 (1) (id) Justice information fee receipts. (intro.) All moneys less
19$700,000 received from the justice information surcharge under s. 814.86 (1) for the
20purpose of annually transferring the amounts indicated in subds. 1. to 7 6. The
21following amounts shall be transferred to the following appropriation accounts:

Note: 2015 Wis. Act 55 repealed s. 20.505 (1) (id) 8. and changed the
cross-reference in this provision from "subds. 1. to 8." to "subds. 1. to 7." There is no s.
20.505 (1) (id) 7.
AB950,29 1Section 29. 20.505 (4) (s) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2section 800c, is amended to read:
AB950,12,93 20.505 (4) (s) School districts; telecommunications access, infrastructure
4grants, and teacher training grants.
Biennially, from the universal service fund, the
5amounts in the schedule to make payments to telecommunications providers under
6contracts under s. 16.971 (13) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from
7the appropriation under sub. (1) (is), to make grants to school district consortia under
8s. 16.997 (7), to make information technology infrastructure grants under s. 16.994,
9and to make educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.
Note: Adds "to make" for parallel structure
AB950,30 10Section 30 . 20.505 (4) (s) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
11section 800d, is amended to read:
AB950,12,1712 20.505 (4) (s) School districts; telecommunications access and teacher training
13grants.
Biennially, from the universal service fund, the amounts in the schedule to
14make payments to telecommunications providers under contracts under s. 16.971
15(13) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from the appropriation under
16sub. (1) (is), to make grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to
17make
educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.
Note: Adds "to make" for parallel structure
AB950,31 18Section 31. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
19117
, section 55, and 2015 Wisconsin Act 118, section 213, is amended to read:
AB950,13,220 20.510 (1) (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue.
21Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the
22commission, including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws

1under s. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and (4) 11.1304, and the training of election officials under
2s. 5.05 (7).
Note: The stricken language was inserted by 2015 Wis. Act 117 but rendered
without effect by the treatment by 2015 Wis. Act 118.
AB950,32 3Section 32. 20.510 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 117,
4section 56, and 2015 Wisconsin Act 118, section 220, is amended to read:
AB950,13,65 20.510 (1) (e) Elections administration. The amounts in the schedule for the
6administration of chs. 5 to 10 and 12. 11.0102 (2)
Note: The stricken language was inserted by 2015 Wis. Act 117 but rendered
without effect by the treatment by 2015 Wis. Act 118.
AB950,33 7Section 33. 20.670 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB950,13,108 20.670 (1) (k) Director of state courts and law library transfer. All moneys
9received from the appropriations under s. 20.680 (2) (a) to (ke) and (4) (a) to (h) (L)
10for the purposes of the judicial council under s. 758.13.
Note: Corrects cross-reference. Section 20.680 (4) (a) to (h) consisted of s. 20.680
(4) (a), (g), and (h). Section 20.680 (4) (a) and (h) were repealed by 2015 Wis. Act 55.
Section 20.680 (4) (g) was renumbered s. 20.680 (2) (L) by 2015 Wis. Act 55.
AB950,34 11Section 34. The treatment of 20.923 (7) (intro.) of the statutes by 2015
12Wisconsin Act 55
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 58. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 20.923 (7) (intro.) reads:
(7) General senior executive positions. The salary ranges for the director and the
executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System and for the secretary,
deputy secretary, and assistant deputy secretary of the department of employee trust
funds shall be contained in the recommendations of the administrator of the division of
personnel management in the department of administration under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The
board of the Wisconsin Technical College System shall set the salaries for the director and
executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System within the range to which
the positions are assigned to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression, and
to recognize competitive factors. The employee trust funds board shall set the salary for
the secretary of the department of employee trust funds within the range to which the
position is assigned to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression, and to
recognize competitive factors. The salary of the deputy secretary of the department of
employee trust funds and the salary of the assistant deputy secretary of the department
of employee trust funds shall be set in accordance with subs. (8) and (9), respectively. The
salary of any incumbent in the positions identified in pars. (a) and (b) may not exceed the
maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The
positions are assigned as follows:
AB950,35
1Section 35. The treatment of 20.923 (8) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 58. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 20.923 (8) reads:
(8) Deputies. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3) (b), 15.04
(2), and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary, other than the
salary of the deputy secretary of the department of employee trust funds, shall not exceed
the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the executive salary
group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The associate director of the
historical society shall be treated as an unclassified deputy for pay purposes under this
subsection. The salary of the deputy director of the office of business development in the
department of administration is assigned to executive salary group 2.
AB950,36 3Section 36. The treatment of 20.923 (9) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 58. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 20.923 (9) reads:
(9) Assistant deputy secretary and executive assistants. Salaries for assistant
deputy secretaries and executive assistants appointed under ss. 15.05 (3) and 15.06 (4m)
shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary for an assistant deputy secretary or
an executive assistant appointed under s. 15.05 (3) or 15.06 (4m), other than the salary
for the executive assistant to the director of the technical college system and the assistant
deputy secretary of the department of employee trust funds, may not exceed the
maximum of the salary range 2 ranges below the salary range for the executive salary
group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The position of administrative
assistant to the lieutenant governor shall be treated as are executive assistants for pay
purposes under this subsection.
AB950,37 5Section 37. 23.425 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Section 23.425 (1) reads: "The department shall seek the advice of the
environmental education board on the development of environmental education
programs." The environmental education board is eliminated effective July 1, 2017, as
a result of the repeal of ss. 15.915 (6) and 36.54 by 2015 Wis. Act 55, leaving this provision
without effect.
AB950,38 6Section 38 . 23.425 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 23.425 (1m)
7and (2m), and 23.425 (2m), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB950,14,108 23.425 (2m) The fees collected by the department under par. (a) sub. (1m) for
9the use of the MacKenzie environmental center shall be deposited in the general fund
10and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (gb).
Note: The repeal of s. 23.425 (1) by the previous section of this bill left s. 23.425
with only one subsection.
AB950,39
1Section 39. The treatment of 24.62 (3) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 60. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 24.62 (3) reads:
(3) If any land purchased under s. 24.61 (2) (a) on or after July 14, 2015, or acquired
in an exchange under s. 24.09 on or after July 14, 2015, was at the time of the purchase
or acquisition subject to assessment or levy of a real property tax or subject to an
obligation to make state or federal payments in lieu of taxes, the board shall make annual
payments in lieu of property taxes from the proceeds from the sale of timber or from
appropriate trust fund incomes to the appropriate local governmental unit in an amount
equal to the property taxes levied on the land, or equal to the state or federal payments
in lieu of taxes made with respect to the land, in the year prior to the year in which the
board purchased or acquired the land.
AB950,40 3Section 40. 29.89 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 31, is
4amended to read:
AB950,15,85 29.89 (4) Donations authorized. A county may donate the processed venison
6or process processed wild turkey meat to a food distribution service or a charitable
7organization. The county may require that the carcasses be field dressed before
8accepting them for processing.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB950,41 9Section 41. 38.04 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Section 38.04 (4) (d) reads: "The board shall seek the advice of the
environmental education board on the development of environmental education
programs." The environmental education board is eliminated effective July 1, 2017, as
a result of the repeal of ss. 15.915 (6) and 36.54 by 2015 Wis. Act 55, leaving this provision
without effect.
AB950,42 10Section 42. 40.02 (15) (d) and (e) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB950,15,1511 40.02 (15) (d) Contributions, benefits, and service credit with respect to
12qualified military service, as defined in 38 USC chapter 43 of title 38 of the United
13States Code
, taken on or after December 12, 1994, are governed by section 414 (u)
14of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal Uniformed Services Employment and
15Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.
AB950,16,6
1(e) 1. Effective with deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2007, while a
2participant is performing qualified military service, as defined in 38 USC chapter 43
3of title 38 of the United States Code, death benefits shall be calculated as though the
4participant was a participating employee subject to par. (d) during the period or
5periods of military service between the date that the participant left participating
6employment to enter active military service and the date of death.
AB950,16,167 2. Effective with disabilities occurring on or after January 1, 2007, if a
8participant becomes disabled while performing qualified military service, as defined
9in 38 USC chapter 43 of title 38 of the United States Code, to the extent permitted
10by section 414 (u) (8) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is unable to return to
11participating employment due to the disability incurred while performing such
12military service, for benefit calculation purposes the participant shall be treated as
13though the participant was a participating employee subject to par. (d) during the
14period or periods of military service between the date that the participant left
15participating employment to enter active military service and the date of discharge
16from military service.
AB950,16,2317 3. Beginning January 1, 2009, an individual receiving differential wage
18payments while the individual is performing qualified military service, as defined in
1938 USC chapter 43 of title 38 of the United States Code, from an employer shall be
20treated as employed by that employer, and the differential wage payment shall be
21treated as compensation for purposes of applying the limits on annual additions
22under section 415 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This provision shall be applied
23to all similarly situated individuals in a reasonably equivalent manner.
Note: Corrects citation form.
AB950,43
1Section 43. The treatment of 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act 55
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 58. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. reads:
1. For insured part-time employees other than employees specified in s. 40.02 (25)
(b) 2., including those in project positions as defined in s. 230.27 (1), who are appointed
to work less than 1,040 hours per year, an amount determined annually by the
administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of
administration under par. (ah).
AB950,44 3Section 44. 46.27 (6r) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin
4Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB950,17,95 46.27 (6r) (b) 1m. a. A person who resided in the facility on the date of the
6finding that a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility that provides care
7to Medical Assistance recipients to be is an institution for mental diseases whose care
8in the facility is disallowed for federal financial participation under Medical
9Assistance.
Note: Corrects grammar.
AB950,45 10Section 45. 46.272 (14) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1155
, is amended to read:
AB950,17,1612 46.272 (14) (b) 1. Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county or
13a private nonprofit agency, or with which the department contracts provides under
14this subsection shall be made from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (bd) and
15(o) and (7) (b). Payments made under sub. (13) (a) may be used as the state share for
16purposes of Medical Assistance reimbursement.
Note: Deletes unnecessary language. The language for this provision was created
based on identical language in s. 46.27 (11) (c) 3. Under s. 46.27 (11) (c) 3. the department
may contract for services with a county, a private nonprofit agency, or an aging unit.
Under s. 46.272 (14) (b) 1. the department can only contract with a county or a private
nonprofit agency. The stricken language was inadvertently included in the creation of
s. 46.272 (14) (b) 1.
AB950,46
1Section 46. 46.277 (5g) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB950,18,73 46.277 (5g) (b) 1. A person who resided in the facility on the date of the finding
4that a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility that provides care to
5Medical Assistance recipients to be is an institution for mental diseases whose care
6in the facility is disallowed for federal financial participation under Medical
7Assistance.
Note: Corrects grammar.
AB950,47 8Section 47. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
9Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB950,18,1710 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time
11student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical
12equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the
13person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under an
14order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates
15under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or
16under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
17or 938.366 (3).
Note: Inserts "the person" to provide parallel construction within a series.
AB950,48 18Section 48. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
19Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB950,19,420 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time
21student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical
22equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the
23person, and the person is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care relative

1under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that
2terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years
3of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s.
448.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).
Note: Inserts "the person" to provide parallel construction within a series.
AB950,49 5Section 49. 59.54 (28) (c) 4. c. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
655
, is amended to read:
AB950,19,97 59.54 (28) (c) 4. c. The chairperson of the county board of supervisors, or his or
8her designee,
if the county does not have a county executive or a county
9administrator.
Note: Removes unnecessary repeated language contained in s. 59.54 (28) (c) 4.
(intro.).
AB950,50 10Section 50. 71.07 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1155
, is amended to read:
AB950,19,1212 71.07 (3y) (a) 2. "Eligible employee" has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1) (a).
Note: Corrects cross-reference. There is no s. 238.308 (1) (a). "Eligible employee"
is defined in s. 238.308 (1).
AB950,51 13Section 51. 71.28 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1455
, is amended to read:
AB950,19,1515 71.28 (3y) (a) 2. "Eligible employee" has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1) (a).
Note: Corrects cross-reference. There is no s. 238.308 (1) (a). "Eligible employee"
is defined in s. 238.308 (1).
AB950,52 16Section 52. 71.47 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1755
, is amended to read:
AB950,19,1818 71.47 (3y) (a) 2. "Eligible employee" has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1) (a).
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