Under this bill, if an applicant for renewal of a license to operate only "Class D"
vehicles satisfies eligibility requirements established by DOT, the applicant may
apply for renewal, and DOT may renew the license, by electronic means and without
a photograph. The procedure may be used by an applicant once in each 16-year
period.
Under current law, DOT issues identification cards, to be used for identification
purposes only, to residents who do not possess valid operator's licenses. The cards
expire eight years from the date of the person's next birthday. Under this bill, an
identification card issued to a person who is 65 years of age or older at the time of
issuance does not expire.
Under current law, various rules govern the expiration of operator's licenses.
Most operator's licenses issued by DOT expire eight years after the date of issuance.
Probationary licenses and original licenses other than instruction permits expire two
years from the date of the person's next birthday. Licenses issued to certain persons
who move to the state and who have been licensed in another state expire three years
from the date of the person's next birthday.
Under this bill, specific provisions regarding the expiration date of original
licenses other than instruction permits and licenses issued to persons who move to
the state are repealed. In general, under this bill, licenses issued to persons who
move to the state will expire eight years after the date of issuance.
Under current law, the fee for the initial issuance of a license authorizing only
the operation of "Class D" vehicles is $18 and the fee for the renewal of such a license
is $24. Under this bill, the fee for the issuance or renewal of such a license, except
a probationary license, is $24 and the fee for the issuance of a probationary license
is $18.
Under current law, certain persons who transport passengers or property by
motor vehicle on highways (motor carriers) are subject to certain regulations.
Current law defines one type of motor carrier, a "private motor carrier," as "any
person except a common or contract motor carrier engaged in the transportation of
property by motor vehicle other than an automobile or trailer used therewith, upon
the public highways." Under this bill, a "private motor carrier" is defined to mean

"any person who provides transportation of property or passengers by commercial
motor vehicle and is not a contract motor carrier."
Under current law, DOT must charge an applicant for a commercial driver
license and for an endorsement to operate a school bus. This bill waives those fees
for an applicant holding a military commercial driver license.
Transportation aids
Under current law, DOT administers a transportation facilities economic
assistance and development (TEA) program. Under the program, DOT may award
a grant to a political subdivision to provide up to 50 percent of the cost of
improvements to transportation facilities, if the political subdivision provides at
least 50 percent of the cost of the improvement. This bill increases the state share
of the cost of an improvement project to 80 percent of the total project cost and
reduces the local share to 20 percent of the total project cost.
Rail and air transportation
This bill allows general obligation bonding in an amount not exceeding
$251,500,000 for railroad property acquisition and improvement and in an amount
not exceeding $79,000,000 for rail passenger route development.
Under current law, most public property is subject to local special assessment.
One exception provides that certain state highway or railway property is not subject
to local special assessment. This bill specifies that certain state property related to
freight rail service is not subject to local special assessment.
Under current law DOT may enter into sponsorship agreements under which
DOT displays material associated with the sponsor at locations owned or controlled
by DOT for a fee or provision of services. Fees received by DOT under an agreement
may be used by DOT for certain specified purposes, including the maintenance and
repair of state trunk highways and routine maintenance activities performed under
contract with DOT.
Under this bill, the fees received by DOT for the display of material at a
passenger railroad station are deposited into the transportation fund.
Other transportation
Under current law, rail transport generally is regulated by the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA). The FRA does not regulate certain public transportation
systems that operate along a fixed guideway. This bill creates a transit safety
oversight program within DOT, under which DOT may oversee, enforce, investigate,
and audit all safety aspects of fixed guideway transit systems.
Under current law, the Building Commission may issue revenue bonds for
major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities. DOT may
deposit in a special trust fund vehicle registration and titling fee revenues that are
pledged for the repayment of these revenue bonds. This bill allows DOT to pledge
one-half of motor vehicle fuel tax revenues for the repayment of revenue bonds.
Under current law, DOT administers an elderly and disabled transportation
capital assistance program to award grants to qualified private, nonprofit
organizations and local public bodies for capital costs related to specialized vehicles
and facilities used to provide transportation services to elderly and disabled persons.

This bill changes several of the requirements of the program. Under the bill:
1) the program is not limited to capital costs; 2) the assistance beneficiary category
is changed to seniors age 65 or older; 3) DOT need not maintain an annual
application cycle; and 4) several statutory requirements that are in addition to
federal requirements are eliminated.
This bill transfers administration of the pretrial intoxicated driver
intervention grant program from DOT to DHS.
Veterans
Under current law, DVA administers a grant program for a grant of $500,000
to VETransfer, Inc. (VETransfer), an organization that provides training and other
assistance to veterans engaged in entrepreneurship. Of those moneys, VETransfer
is required to use at least $300,000 to make grants to Wisconsin veterans or their
businesses to cover costs associated with the start-up of veteran-owned businesses
located in Wisconsin, and VETransfer is authorized to use up to $200,000 to provide
entrepreneurial training and related services to Wisconsin veterans. VETransfer
must repay to the state any moneys not used by June 30, 2017.
This bill transfers that grant program to the Forward Wisconsin Development
Authority.
Under current law, DVA subsistence payments and health care assistance to
certain veterans and their dependents and a person may be eligible for those benefits
only if the person is a resident of and living in Wisconsin at the time the person
applies for the benefits. This bill eliminates that residency requirement for such
subsistence payments and health care assistance.
Also under current law, the parent of a veteran may be eligible for admission
as a resident in a veterans home in Wisconsin. The bill limits that eligibility to a
parent of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be
referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed
as an appendix to the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB21,1 1Section 1. 1.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,50,22 1.12 (1) (b) "State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of
3higher education, the legislature, a legislative service agency, the courts, a judicial
4branch agency, an association, society, or other body in state government that is
5created or authorized to be created by the constitution or by law, for which

1appropriations are made by law, excluding the Wisconsin Economic Development
2Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.
SB21,2 3Section 2. 5.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,50,174 5.15 (1) (c) The wards established by municipal governing bodies in a division
5ordinance or resolution enacted or adopted under this section shall govern the
6adjustment of supervisory districts under s. 59.10 (2) (a) and (3) (b) and of aldermanic
7districts under s. 62.08 (1) for the purpose of local elections beginning on January 1
8of the 2nd year commencing after the year of the census until revised under this
9section on the basis of the results of the next decennial census of population unless
10adjusted under sub. (2) (f) 4. or 5., (6) (a), or (7), or unless a division is required to
11effect an act of the legislature redistricting legislative districts under article IV,
12section 3, of the constitution or redistricting congressional districts. The populations
13of wards under each decennial ward division shall be determined on the basis of the
14federal decennial census and any official corrections to the census issued on or before
15the date of adoption of the division ordinance or resolution to reflect the correct
16populations of the municipality and the blocks within the municipality on April 1 of
17the year of the census.
SB21,3 18Section 3. 5.15 (2) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,50,2319 5.15 (2) (f) 5. Territory that lies between an actual municipal boundary that
20existed on April 1 of the year of a federal decennial census and an intersecting
21municipal boundary that deviates from the actual municipal boundary on that date
22if the deviating boundary was used by the U.S. bureau of the census to enumerate
23the population of the municipality in that census.
SB21,4 24Section 4. 5.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.15 (4) (b) Within 5 days after adoption or enactment of an ordinance or
2resolution under this section or any amendment thereto, the municipal clerk shall
3transmit one copy of the ordinance or resolution or the amendment to the county
4clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained, accompanied by the list
5and map specified in par. (a). If the population of the municipality exceeds 10,000,
6the municipal clerk shall furnish one copy to the legislative reference bureau at the
7same time.
Each copy shall identify the name of the municipality and the county or
8counties in which it is located.
SB21,5 9Section 5. 5.15 (4) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,51,1910 5.15 (4) (bg) No later than October 15 of each year following the year of a federal
11decennial census, each municipal clerk shall file a report with the county clerk of
12each county in which the municipality is contained confirming the boundaries of the
13municipality and of all wards in the municipality. The report shall be accompanied
14by a map of the municipality and a list of the block numbers of which the municipality
15and each ward within the municipality are comprised. Within 5 days after notice to
16the municipal clerk of a judgment that has the effect of changing the municipal
17boundaries, the clerk shall file the same report. Each report filed under this
18paragraph shall identify the name of the municipality and the county or counties in
19which it is located.
SB21,6 20Section 6. 5.15 (4) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,52,221 5.15 (4) (br) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no later than January 15 and July
2215 of each year, the county clerk shall transmit to the legislative technology services
23bureau a report confirming the boundaries of each municipality, ward, and
24supervisory district in the county together with a map of the county, in an electronic

1format approved by the legislative technology services bureau. Each report shall be
2current to the nearest January 1 or July 1 preceding the date of the report.
SB21,52,73 2. In each year following the year of a federal decennial census, the July report
4shall instead be transmitted no later than November 1 and shall be current to the
5date of the report. The November 1 report shall be accompanied by a list of the block
6numbers of which the county and each municipality and ward within the county are
7comprised.
SB21,7 8Section 7. 5.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,52,249 5.15 (7) If a new town municipality is created or if part of a town municipality
10is annexed to a city or village during a decennial period after April 1 of the year of
11the federal decennial census, the town board governing body of any town
12municipality to which territory is attached or from which territory is detached,
13without regard to the time provisions of sub. (1) (b), may, by ordinance or resolution,
14create new wards or adjust the existing wards in that town municipality to the extent
15required to reflect the change. If a municipality is consolidated with another
16municipality during a decennial period after April 1 of the year of the federal
17decennial census, the governing body of the consolidated municipality, without
18regard to the time provisions under sub. (1) (b), may, by ordinance or resolution,
19create new wards or adjust the existing wards of the municipality to the extent
20required to reflect the change. No ward line adjustment under this subsection may
21cross the boundary of a congressional, assembly, or supervisory district. The Within
225 days after adoption of the ordinance or resolution, the
municipal clerk shall
23transmit copies of the ordinance or resolution making the adjustment to the county
24clerk
in compliance with sub. (4) (b).
SB21,8 25Section 8. 7.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.33 (1) (c) "State agency" has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1) and
2includes an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 36, 231, 232, 233, 234,
3or 237.
SB21,9 4Section 9. 11.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,53,145 11.36 (1) No person may solicit or receive from any state officer or employee or
6from any officer or employee of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
7Authority or the University of Wisconsin System Authority any contribution or
8service for any political purpose while the officer or employee is engaged in his or her
9official duties, except that an elected state official may solicit and receive services not
10constituting a contribution from a state officer or employee or an officer or employee
11of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or the University of
12Wisconsin System Authority
with respect to a referendum only. Agreement to
13perform services authorized under this subsection may not be a condition of
14employment for any such officer or employee.
SB21,10 15Section 10. 11.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,53,2016 11.36 (3) Every person who has charge or control in a building, office or room
17occupied for any purpose by this state, by any political subdivision thereof or by the
18University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or the University of
19Wisconsin System Authority
shall prohibit the entry of any person into that building,
20office or room for the purpose of making or receiving a contribution.
SB21,11 21Section 11. 11.36 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,54,222 11.36 (4) No person may enter or remain in any building, office or room
23occupied for any purpose by the state, by any political subdivision thereof or by the
24University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or the University of

1Wisconsin System Authority
or send or direct a letter or other notice thereto for the
2purpose of requesting or collecting a contribution.
SB21,12 3Section 12. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,54,224 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
5revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
6committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
7department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or
8activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
9appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and
10(cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af),
11(aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (7) (4) (a) and (5) (da), and 20.437 (2) (a) and (dz) or for
12forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county,
13city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum
14sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the
15amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended
16June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient
17manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds
18should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues
19to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make
20reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial
21operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time
22interfere least with their services and activities.
SB21,13 23Section 13 . 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
24(this act), is amended to read:
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113.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
2revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
3committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, or
4department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or
5activity, or to the University of Wisconsin System Authority, by such amount as it
6deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made
7by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq)
8to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (4) (a) and (5) (da),
9and 20.437 (2) (a) and (dz) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other
10moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town, or school district.
11Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this
12section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such
13appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said
14state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the
15uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or
16obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the
17expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such
18appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the
19administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their
20services and activities.
SB21,14 21Section 14. 13.121 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,56,522 13.121 (4) Insurance. For the purpose of premium determinations under s.
2340.05 (4) and (5) each member of the legislature shall accrue sick leave at a rate
24equivalent to a percentage of time worked recommended for such positions by the
25director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations

1personnel management in the department of administration and approved by the
2joint committee on employment relations in the same manner as compensation for
3such positions is determined under s. 20.923. This percentage of time worked shall
4be applied to the sick leave accrual rate established under s. 230.35 (2). The approved
5percentage shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
SB21,15 6Section 15. 13.123 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,56,247 13.123 (1) (a) 1. Any member of the legislature who has signified, by affidavit
8filed with the department of administration, the necessity of establishing a
9temporary residence at the state capital for the period of any regular or special
10legislative session shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred for food and
11lodging for each day that he or she is in Madison on legislative business, but not
12including any Saturday or Sunday unless the legislator is in actual attendance on
13such day at a session of the legislature or a meeting of a standing committee of which
14the legislator is a member. The amount of the allowance for each biennial session
15shall be 90% of the per diem rate for travel for federal government business within
16the city of Madison, as established by the federal general services administration.
17For the purpose of determining the amount of the allowance, the director of the office
18administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management
19in the department of administration
shall certify to the chief clerk of each house the
20federal per diem rate in effect on December 1, or the first business day thereafter if
21December 1 is not a business day, in each even-numbered year. Each legislator shall
22file an affidavit with the chief clerk of his or her house certifying the specific dollar
23amount within the authorized allowance the member wishes to receive. Such
24affidavit, when filed, shall remain in effect for the biennial session.
SB21,16 25Section 16. 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.172 (1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
4is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
5courts, and any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231, 233, 234,
6238
235, or 279.
SB21,17 7Section 17. 13.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,57,198 13.20 (2) Pay ranges; duration of employment. All legislative employees shall
9be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan for employees
10in the classified civil service within ranges approved by the joint committee on
11legislative organization. The director of the office of state employment relations
12administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of
13administration
shall make recommendations concerning a compensation and
14classification schedule for legislative employees if requested to do so by the joint
15committee on legislative organization or by the committee on organization of either
16house. If the joint committee does not approve pay ranges for legislative employees,
17the committee on organization of either house may approve pay ranges for its
18employees. Appointments shall be made for the legislative session, unless earlier
19terminated by the appointing officer.
SB21,18 20Section 18. 13.48 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,57,2321 13.48 (2) (ad) At the first meeting of the building commission following the
22enactment of the biennial budget act, the commission may take any of the following
23actions:
SB21,58,424 1. Authorize the department of administration to contract public debt or
25obligations under subch. II of ch. 18 in an amount not to exceed the amount that the

1building commission is authorized by the laws of this state to contract. If
2authorization is granted under this subdivision, the department of administration
3shall provide periodic reports regarding the contracting of debt or obligations under
4this subdivision to the commission.
SB21,58,65 2. Release an amount not to exceed the amount of state building trust fund
6moneys to the department of administration for planning for enumerated projects.
SB21,58,87 3. Authorize the department of administration to issue revenue-obligation
8refunding obligations under s. 18.60.
SB21,19 9Section 19. 13.48 (2) (ah) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,58,1310 13.48 (2) (ah) After the first meeting of the building commission following the
11enactment of the biennial budget act, the department of administration shall report
12quarterly to the commission regarding the status of projects under the state building
13program.
SB21,20 14Section 20. 13.48 (2) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,58,2115 13.48 (2) (ap) After the enactment of the biennial budget act in any biennium,
16any request for approval from the building commission of a project budget increase
17or of a substantial change in an enumerated project shall be submitted in writing to
18the commission. If, within 14 working days after the date of that written request,
19a majority of the members of the commission do not request that the commission
20schedule a meeting to review the request under this paragraph, the request is
21approved.
SB21,21 22Section 21. 13.48 (2) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,59,423 13.48 (2) (at) Any request for an approval required to be made by the building
24commission, other than a request for approval of a project budget increase or of a
25substantial change in an enumerated project, shall be submitted in writing to the

1commission. If, within 14 working days after the date of that written request, a
2majority of the members of the commission do not request that the commission
3schedule a meeting to review the request under this paragraph, the request is
4approved.
SB21,22 5Section 22. 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,59,106 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. The University of Wisconsin System may not accept any gift,
7grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $150,000 or any gift, grant
8or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system
9or any institution thereof without the approval under par. (at) of the building
10commission.
SB21,23 11Section 23 . 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21,24 13Section 24. 13.48 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,59,2214 13.48 (2) (b) 2. In the construction of all new buildings or additions to existing
15buildings used for housing state offices and constructed for general state purposes
16and not specially for the use of any particular state agency, the building commission
17shall function with respect to such construction in the same manner as other state
18agencies function with respect to buildings constructed for such agencies. The
19building commission shall under par. (at) fix the rental for all space in such buildings,
20and, notwithstanding any other statute, may remove to any building any
21department housed in the state capitol. After the completion of such buildings, they
22shall be in the charge of the department of administration as provided by s. 16.84.
SB21,25 23Section 25. 13.48 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,26 24Section 26. 13.48 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,27 25Section 27. 13.48 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,28
1Section 28. 13.48 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,60,32 13.48 (2) (g) The building commission shall under par. (at) review assessments
3on property of the state under s. 66.0703 (6).
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