SB148: Bill Text

SB148,63 Section 63. 23.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,27,24 23.175 (1) (b) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including any authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 233, 234 235, or 237 but not including the legislature or the courts.

SB148,64 Section 64. 25.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,7 25.17 (2) (c) Invest the State Housing Authority reserve fund as directed by the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in housing rehabilitation loan program bonds of the authority including subordinated bonds that may also be special obligations of the authority. In making the investment, the board shall accept the terms and conditions as the authority specifies and is relieved of any obligations relative to prudent investment of the fund, including those set forth under ch. 881.

SB148,65 Section 65. 25.17 (70) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB148,66 Section 66. 25.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,16 25.41 (1) All moneys appropriated or transferred by law; all moneys received from the federal government, from the state housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or from any other source for the purpose of the state housing authority reserve fund; and all income or interest earned by, or increment to the state housing authority reserve fund due to the investment thereof shall constitute the state housing authority reserve fund which shall be used only as provided in this section.

SB148,67 Section 67. 25.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,28,22 25.41 (2) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (c), moneys in the fund shall be used only for the purpose of funding the appropriation to the housing rehabilitation loan program loan loss reserve fund under s. 20.490 20.885 (2) (q). Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the power of the legislature, at any time, to abolish the fund.

SB148,68 Section 68. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,29,8 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02 235.011.

SB148,69 Section 69. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,29,13 26.37 (1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and the forest products industry.

SB148,70 Section 70. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,2 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority first submit to the joint committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been approved by the committee.

SB148,71 Section 71. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,7 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3) (a).

SB148,72 Section 72. 34.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,30,18 34.01 (1) "Governing board" means the investment board in the case of the state, the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), the county board or committee designated by the county board to designate public depositories in the case of a county, the city council in the case of a city, the village board in the case of a village, the town board in the case of a town, the school board in the case of a school district, the board of control in the case of a cooperative educational service agency, the clerk of court in the case of any court in this state, and any other commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of the state not mentioned in this subsection.

SB148,73 Section 73. 34.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,2 34.01 (4) "Public depositor" means the state or any county, city, village, town, drainage district, power district, school district, cooperative educational service agency, sewer district, or any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of the state or any court of this state, a corporation organized under s. 39.33 or the housing and economic development authority Forward Wisconsin Development Authority if the authority elects to be bound by all or part of this chapter under s. 234.32 235.0289 (2), which deposits any moneys in a public depository.

SB148,74 Section 74. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,7 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a), administered by the board:

SB148,75 Section 75. 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,11 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,76 Section 76. 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,31,20 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB148,77 Section 77. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,5 36.25 (24) Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.

SB148,78 Section 78. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,9 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the board:

SB148,79 Section 79. 38.04 (10m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,13 38.04 (10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,80 Section 80. 38.04 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,22 38.04 (10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB148,81 Section 81. 40.02 (54) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,32,25 40.02 (54) (b) The Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB148,82 Section 82. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,34,10 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor, or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

SB148,83 Section 83. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,2 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2), or 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.

SB148,84 Section 84. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,7 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.

SB148,85 Section 85. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,14 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.

SB148,86 Section 86. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,17 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 235.03 (8), or 757.02 (5).

SB148,87 Section 87. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,35,22 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

SB148,88 Section 88. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,36,3 41.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,89 Section 89. 41.11 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,36,13 41.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB148,90 Section 90. 41.60 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,36,20 41.60 (1) (c) "Nonprofit business development organization" means a housing and community development authority created under s. 66.1335 (1), redevelopment corporation, as defined in s. 66.1301 (3) (s), redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333 (3), community development corporation, as defined in s. 234.94 235.94 (2), or any nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to promote the economic development of a particular area or region in the state.

SB148,91 Section 91. 45.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,36,23 45.31 (2) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB148,92 Section 92. 45.34 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,37,2 45.34 (1) (a) 2. A home and eligible rehabilitation of a home, as defined in s. 234.49 235.49 (1) (d).

SB148,93 Section 93. 45.37 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,37,11 45.37 (6) (b) Loans made under this section may be purchased by the authority from the veterans housing loan fund under s. 234.41 235.41. All receipts of interest, except amounts retained as servicing fees by the authorized lenders servicing the loans purchased by the authority, and principal on the loans, payments of losses by insurers not used for restoration of the property securing the loans, and any other collections, shall be deposited by the authority into the veterans housing bond redemption fund under s. 234.43 235.43 and shall be disbursed from the fund as provided in s. 234.43 235.43 (2).

SB148,94 Section 94. 46.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,37,14 46.28 (1) (a) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority created under ch. 234 235.

SB148,95 Section 95. 46.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,37,17 46.28 (3) The department may authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds under s. 234.61 235.61 to finance any residential facility it approves under sub. (2).

SB148,96 Section 96. 46.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,37,21 46.28 (4) The department may charge sponsors for administrative costs and expenses it incurs in exercising its powers and duties under this section and under s. 234.61 235.61.

SB148,97 Section 97. 59.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,38,9 59.57 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board may appropriate money for and create a county industrial development agency or to any nonprofit agency organized to engage or engaging in activities described in this paragraph, appoint an executive officer and provide a staff and facilities to promote and develop the resources of the county and of its component municipalities. To this end the agency may, without limitation because of enumeration, develop data regarding the industrial needs, advantages and sites in the county, acquaint the purchaser with the products of the county by promotional activities, coordinate its work with that of the county planning commission, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and private credit development corporations, and do all things necessary to provide for the continued improvement of the industrial climate of the county.

SB148,98 Section 98. 60.23 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,38,13 60.23 (4) (c) Coordinate its activities with the county planning commission, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and private credit development organizations.

SB148,99 Section 99. 66.1015 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,38,17 66.1015 (2) (intro.) This section does not prohibit a city, village, town, county, or housing authority or the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority from doing any of the following:

SB148,100 Section 100. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,38,24 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. The person, at least 30 days prior to entering into the revenue agreement, has given a notice of intent to enter into the agreement, on a form prescribed under s. 238.11   235.11 (1), to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority and to any collective bargaining agent in this state with whom the person has a collective bargaining agreement.

SB148,101 Section 101. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,39,7 66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. The municipality or county has received an estimate issued under s. 238.11   235.11 (5), and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority has estimated whether the project which the municipality or county would finance under the revenue agreement is expected to eliminate, create, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created, or maintained as a result of the project.

SB148,102 Section 102. 66.1103 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,39,16 66.1103 (4m) (b) Any revenue agreement which an eligible participant enters into with a municipality or county to finance a project shall require the eligible participant to submit to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority within 12 months after the project is completed or 2 years after a revenue bond is issued to finance the project, whichever is sooner, on a form prescribed under s. 238.11   235.11 (1), the net number of jobs eliminated, created, or maintained on the project site and elsewhere in this state as a result of the project.

SB148,103 Section 103. 66.1103 (4s) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,39,19 66.1103 (4s) (a) 1. "Corporation" "Authority" means the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB148,104 Section 104. 66.1103 (4s) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,39,25 66.1103 (4s) (b) 3. The employer shall certify compliance with this subsection to the corporation authority, to the governing body of each municipality or county within which a lost job exists and to any collective bargaining agent in this state with which the employer has a collective bargaining agreement at the project site or at a site where a lost job exists.

SB148,105 Section 105. 66.1103 (4s) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,40,7 66.1103 (4s) (b) 4. The employer shall submit a report to the corporation authority every 3 months during the first year after the construction of the project is completed. The reports shall provide information about new jobs, lost jobs, and offers of employment made to persons who were formerly employed at lost jobs. The 4th report shall be the final report. The form and content of the reports shall be prescribed by the corporation authority under par. (d).

SB148,106 Section 106. 66.1103 (4s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,40,10 66.1103 (4s) (d) The corporation authority shall administer this subsection and shall prescribe forms for certification and reports under par. (b).

SB148,107 Section 107. 66.1103 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB148,40,20 66.1103 (10) (c) A copy of the initial resolution together with a statement indicating when the public notice required under par. (b) was published shall be filed with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority within 20 days following publication of notice. Prior to the closing of the bond issue, the corporation authority may require additional information from the eligible participant or the municipality or county. After the closing of the bond issue, the corporation authority shall be notified of the closing date, any substantive changes made to documents previously filed with the corporation authority, and the principal amount of the financing.