SB21: Bill Text

SB21,9130 Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SB21,9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.

SB21,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.

SB21,1767,11 (1) Relocation of division of forestry headquarters. The department of natural resources shall develop a plan to move the headquarters of the division of forestry from the city of Madison to a northern location in this state. In the plan, the department of natural resources shall provide in detail the costs of relocating the headquarters, a timeline for implementing the relocation, and a list of options for northern locations in this state. The department of natural resources shall complete the plan in time for the plan to be included in the department of natural resources' 2017-19 biennial budget request.

SB21,1767,16 (2) Natural resources council. The individuals who are members of the natural resources board on the day before the effective date of this subsection are the initial members of the natural resources council. An initial member shall serve for a term on the council ending on July 1 of the year in which his or her term on the board would have expired.

SB21,1767,23 (3) Petroleum storage remedial action program revenue obligation retirement. If moneys lapse from the appropriation under section 20.370 (6) (fr) of the statutes at the end of fiscal year 2017, the secretary of administration shall ensure that an amount equal to the amount of the lapse is expended from the appropriation under section 20.370 (7) (dr) of the statutes, no later than December 31, 2017, to pay outstanding principal on variable rate obligations issued under section 292.63 (9m) of the statutes.

SB21,9133 Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board

SB21,1768,5 (1) State public defender Conflicts Office. The state public defender shall establish and administer, as a 2-year pilot program beginning on the effective date of this subsection, a conflicts office to represent clients in conflict of interest cases in Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, and Racine County. The state public defender shall administer the conflicts office within Milwaukee County.

SB21,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

SB21,1768,10 (1) Charter school oversight board. Notwithstanding section 15.375 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members appointed to the charter school oversight board under section 15.375 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed as follows:

SB21,1768,13 (a) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018, and one member shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.

SB21,1768,16 (b) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2017, and one member shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.

SB21,1768,18 (c) The member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018.

SB21,1768,21 (d) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. c. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2017, and one member shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.

SB21,1768,23 (e) The member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. d. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2020.

SB21,1769,3 (f) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018, and one member shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2020.

SB21,1769,8 (2) Optional participation in cooperative educational service agencies. Notwithstanding section 116.065 (2) of the statutes, if a school board adopts a resolution to withdraw from a cooperative education service agency under section 116.065 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by no later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the resolution is effective July 1, 2015.

SB21,1769,16 (3) Enrollment in the statewide parental choice program in the 2015-16 school year. Neither the department of public instruction nor a participating private school may require a pupil who was awarded a slot in a participating private school under section 118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes for the 2015-16 school year or was placed on a waiting list for a slot at a participating private school under section 118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes for the 2015-16 school year to reapply to attend the private school in the 2015-16 school year under the parental choice program under section 118.60 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB21,1769,24 (4) September 2015 payment for incoming choice pupils in the Racine and statewide parental choice programs. The department of public instruction shall base the portion of the September payment under section 118.60 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes made for the 2015-16 school year that is for an incoming choice pupil under section 118.60 (4) (bk) of the statutes, as created by this act, on the amount the department estimates will be paid under section 118.60 (4) (bk) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, in the 2015-16 school year using the most accurate data available.

SB21,1770,5 (5) Per pupil aid. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2017-19 biennial budget bill, the department of public instruction shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (aq) of the statutes as though the amount of that appropriation for fiscal year 2016-17 was zero.

SB21,9135 Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

SB21,9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.

SB21,1770,16 (1) Wind energy health study. From the appropriation account under section 20.155 (1) (g) of the statutes for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the public service commission shall allocate no more than $250,000 to study health issues related to wind energy systems, as defined in section 66.0403 (1) (m) of the statutes. The study may consider, but not replicate, the surveys made by the wind siting council under section 196.378 (4g) (e) of the statutes. No later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the commission shall submit a report on the study to the governor and to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.

SB21,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

SB21,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

SB21,1770,19 (1) Transfer of prescription drug monitoring program.

SB21,1771,2 (a) Assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the pharmacy examining board that the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related to the prescription drug monitoring program become the assets and liabilities of the controlled substances board on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB21,1771,7 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the pharmacy examining board that the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related to the prescription drug monitoring program is transferred to the controlled substances board.

SB21,1771,16 (c) Contracts. All contracts that were entered into by the pharmacy examining board, or by the department of safety and professional services on behalf of the pharmacy examining board, that the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related to the prescription drug monitoring program, and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, remain in effect and are transferred to the controlled substances board. The controlled substances board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the controlled substances board to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1771,22 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the pharmacy examining board that the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related to the prescription drug monitoring program, and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified, amended, rescinded, or repealed by the controlled substances board.

SB21,1772,3 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the pharmacy examining board that the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related to the prescription drug monitoring program is transferred to the controlled substances board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the pharmacy examining board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the controlled substances board.

SB21,1772,6 (2) Agency name change. Wherever the term "safety and professional services" appears in any 2015 act or in the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term "financial institutions and professional standards" shall be substituted.

SB21,1772,7 (3) Elimination of the department of safety and professional services.

SB21,1772,11 (a) Assets and liabilities. Except as provided in subsection (4), on the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services become the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1772,17 (b) Positions and employees. Except as provided in subsection (4 ), on the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the department of safety and professional services, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1772,23 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of financial institutions and professional standards that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1773,2 (d) Tangible personal property. Except as provided in subsection (4), on the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1773,9 (e) Pending matters. Except as provided in subsection (4 ), any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Except as provided in subsection (4 ), all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1773,16 (f) Contracts. Except as provided in subsection (4 ), all contracts entered into by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1773,24 (g) Rules and orders. Except as provided in subsection (4 ), all rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Except as provided in subsection (4), all orders issued by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,1773,25 (4) Transfer of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB21,1774,5 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources.

SB21,1774,11 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the department of safety and professional services with duties that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1774,17 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of natural resources that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1774,22 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1775,6 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of natural resources.

SB21,1775,13 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1775,23 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that relate to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of natural resources. All orders issued by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that relate to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources.

SB21,1775,24 (5) Transfer of veterinary examining board.

SB21,1776,5 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services primarily related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1776,10 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and professional services that is primarily related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection.

SB21,1776,18 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1777,2 (d) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1777,8 (e) Fees. All fees for initial licenses, certifications, and other credentials, and for renewals of those licenses, certifications, and other credentials, under chapter 453 of the statutes that are in effect on the day before the effective date of this paragraph shall remain in effect until modified by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 89.063 of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB21,9139 Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State.

SB21,9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; State Employment Relations, Office of.

SB21,1777,11 (1) Elimination of the office of state employment relations.

SB21,1777,14 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of state employment relations become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

SB21,1777,20 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the office of state employment relations are transferred to the department of administration, except for 6.95 PR FTE positions, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.545 (1) (k), 2013 stats., that are identified by the secretary of administration.

SB21,1778,2 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the office of state employment relations immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1778,5 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of state employment relations is transferred to the department of administration.

SB21,1778,10 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of state employment relations on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of state employment relations are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of administration.

SB21,1778,15 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of state employment relations in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1778,21 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of state employment relations in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of administration. All orders issued by the office of state employment relations in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of administration.

SB21,9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.

SB21,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court.

SB21,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

SB21,1778,25 (1) Elimination of educational approval board and transfer of functions.

SB21,1779,7 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the educational approval board, other than those related to consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional standards. The assets and liabilities of the educational approval board related to consumer protection functions become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1779,13 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the educational approval board, other than property related to consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Property related to consumer protection functions is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1779,22 (c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the educational approval board on the effective date of this paragraph, other than one related to the board's consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards. Any matter related to the board's consumer protection functions is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the board are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable.

SB21,1780,6 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards, except that those related to the board's consumer protection functions are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable, shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1780,7 (e) Rules and orders.

SB21,1780,15 1. All rules promulgated by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which rules of the board become those of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and which rules become those of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1780,23 2. All orders issued by the educational approval board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which orders of the board become those of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and which orders become those of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

SB21,1781,4 (f) Secretary to resolve transition disagreements. In the case of disagreement among or between the educational approval board, the department of financial institutions and professional standards, and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with respect to any matter specified in this subsection, the secretary of administration shall determine the matter and shall develop a plan for an orderly transfer.

SB21,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

SB21,1781,7 (1) Transfer of Kickapoo Reserve Management Board to Department of Natural Resources.

SB21,1781,12 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of tourism primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources.

SB21,1781,17 (b) Employee transfers. All incumbent employees holding positions in the department of tourism performing duties primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1781,23 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of natural resources as they enjoyed in the department of tourism immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB21,1782,3 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of tourism that is primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,10 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of tourism in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the Kickapoo reserve management board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,1782,12 (2) Transfer of lower Wisconsin state riverway board to department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,16 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of tourism primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources.

SB21,1782,21 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of tourism that is primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural resources.

SB21,1783,3 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of tourism in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the functions of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB21,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

SB21,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.