AB64,1747 16Section 1747. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,782,417 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. Prepare a statement of the scope of the proposed emergency
18rule as provided in s. 227.135 (1), obtain approval of the statement as provided in s.
19227.135 (2), and send the statement to the legislative reference bureau for
20publication in the register as provided in s. 227.135 (3), and hold a preliminary public
21hearing and comment period if directed under s. 227.136 (1)
. If the agency changes
22the scope of a proposed emergency rule as described in s. 227.135 (4), the agency shall
23prepare and obtain approval of a revised statement of the scope of the proposed
24emergency rule as provided in s. 227.135 (4). No state employee or official may
25perform any activity in connection with the drafting of a proposed emergency rule

1except for an activity necessary to prepare the statement of the scope of the proposed
2emergency rule until the governor and the individual or body with policy-making
3powers over the subject matter of the proposed emergency rule approve
approves the
4statement.
AB64,1748 5Section 1748 . 227.24 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 227.24 (2) (a) (intro.)
6and amended to read:
AB64,782,107 227.24 (2) (a) (intro.) At the request of an agency, the joint committee for review
8of administrative rules may, at any time prior to the expiration date of a rule
9promulgated under sub. (1) (a), extend the effective period of the emergency rule or
10part of the emergency rule for as follows:
AB64,782,14 111. For a period specified by the committee not to exceed 60 days. Any number
12of extensions may be granted under this paragraph subdivision, but the total period
13for all extensions under this subdivision may not exceed 120 days. The committee
14may grant an extension under this subdivision at any time.
AB64,1749 15Section 1749 . 227.24 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,782,2116 227.24 (2) (a) 2. For a period specified by the committee that does not extend
17beyond March 31 of the following year. An extension under this subdivision may be
18in addition to, and may overlap with, an extension granted under subd. 1. The
19committee may grant an extension under this subdivision only within 30 days before
20the last day of the legislature's final general-business floorperiod in the biennial
21session as established in the joint resolution required under s. 13.02 (3).
AB64,1750 22Section 1750 . 227.24 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,783,223 227.24 (2) (am) Any request by an agency to extend the effective period of the
24emergency rule or part of the emergency rule shall be made in writing to the joint

1committee for review of administrative rules no later than 30 days before the initial
2expiration date of the emergency rule.
AB64,1751 3Section 1751. 227.24 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,783,114 227.24 (4) Public hearing. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (a) and (b) and in addition
5to any preliminary public hearing and comment period held under sub. (1) (e) 1d.
, an
6agency shall hold a public hearing within 45 days after it promulgates a rule under
7sub. (1). If within that 45-day period the agency submits to the legislative council
8staff under s. 227.15 a proposed rule corresponding to the rule under sub. (1), it shall
9hold a public hearing on both rules within 90 days after promulgation of the rule
10under sub. (1), or within 30 days after the agency receives the report on the proposed
11rule prepared by the legislative council under s. 227.15 (2), whichever occurs later.
AB64,1752 12Section 1752. 227.26 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,783,1613 227.26 (4) Repeal of unauthorized rules. (a) In this subsection,
14“unauthorized rule" means a rule that an agency lacks the authority to promulgate
15due to the repeal or amendment of the law that previously authorized its
16promulgation.
AB64,783,2017 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 227.114 to 227.117 and 227.135 to 227.19, an agency
18that promulgated or that otherwise administers a rule that the agency determines
19is an unauthorized rule may petition the joint committee for review of administrative
20rules for authorization to repeal that rule by using the following process:
AB64,784,221 1. The agency shall submit a petition with a proposed rule that repeals the rule
22the agency has determined is an unauthorized rule to the legislative council staff for
23review. The proposed rule shall be in the form required under s. 227.14 (1) and shall
24include the material required under s. 227.14 (2) (a) 1., 2., and 7. and a statement that
25the agency is petitioning the joint committee for review of administrative rules to use

1the process under this subsection to repeal a rule the agency has determined to be
2an unauthorized rule.
AB64,784,73 2. The legislative council staff shall review the petition and proposed rule in
4accordance with s. 227.15 (2) and submit to the joint committee for review of
5administrative rules the petition and proposed rule with a written report including
6a statement of its determination as to whether the proposed rule proposes to repeal
7an unauthorized rule.
AB64,784,118 3. Following receipt of the petition and proposed rule submitted by the
9legislative council staff under subd. 2., the joint committee for review of
10administrative rules shall review the petition and proposed rule and may do any of
11the following:
AB64,784,1312 a. Approve the agency's petition if the committee determines that the proposed
13rule would repeal an unauthorized rule.
AB64,784,1414 b. Deny the agency's petition.
AB64,784,1615 c. Request that the agency make changes to the proposed rule and resubmit the
16petition and proposed rule under subd. 1.
AB64,784,1817 4. The committee shall inform the agency in writing of its decision as to the
18petition.
AB64,784,2219 (c) If the joint committee for review of administrative rules approves a petition
20to repeal an unauthorized rule as provided in par. (b) 3. a., the agency may
21promulgate the proposed rule by filing a certified copy of the rule with the legislative
22reference bureau under s. 227.20, together with a copy of the committee's decision.
AB64,1753 23Section 1753 . 227.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,785,3
1227.52 (7) Those decisions of the department of workforce development which
2that are subject to administrative review, prior to any judicial review, by the labor
3and industry review commission
.
AB64,1754 4Section 1754. 227.55 of the statutes is renumbered 227.55 (1) and amended
5to read:
AB64,785,196 227.55 (1) Within 30 days after service of the petition for review upon the
7agency, or within such further time as the court may allow allows, the agency in
8possession of the record for the decision under review
shall transmit to the reviewing
9court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceedings in which
10the decision under review was made
, including all pleadings, notices, testimony,
11exhibits, findings, decisions, orders, and exceptions, therein; but except that by
12stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings the record may be shortened by
13eliminating any portion thereof of the record. Any party, other than the agency that
14is a party
, refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the
15additional costs. The Except as provided in sub. (2), the record may be typewritten
16or printed. The exhibits may be typewritten, photostated photocopied, or otherwise
17reproduced, or, upon motion of any party, or by order of the court, the original exhibits
18shall accompany the record. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections
19or additions to the record when deemed desirable.
AB64,1755 20Section 1755. 227.55 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,785,2421 227.55 (2) In the case of a record under sub. (1) that is in the possession of the
22division of hearings and appeals, if any portion of the record is in the form of an audio
23or video recording, the division may transmit to the reviewing court a copy of that
24recording in lieu of preparing a transcript, unless the court requests a transcript.
AB64,1756 25Section 1756 . 227.59 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,786,17
1227.59 Certification of certain cases from the circuit court of Dane
2County to other circuits.
Any action or proceeding for the review of any order of
3an administrative officer, commission, department, or other administrative tribunal
4of the state required by law to be instituted in or taken to the circuit court of Dane
5County except an action or appeal for the review of any order of the department of
6workforce development or the department of safety and professional services or
7findings and orders of the labor and industry review commission which
that is
8instituted or taken and is not called for trial or hearing within 6 months after the
9proceeding or action is instituted, and the trial or hearing of which is not continued
10by stipulation of the parties or by order of the court for cause shown, shall on the
11application of either party on 5 days' written notice to the other be certified and
12transmitted for trial to the circuit court of the county of the residence or principal
13place of business of the plaintiff or petitioner, where the action or proceeding shall
14be given preference. Unless written objection is filed within the 5-day period, the
15order certifying and transmitting the proceeding shall be entered without hearing.
16The plaintiff or petitioner shall pay to the clerk of the circuit court of Dane County
17a fee of $2 for transmitting the record.
AB64,1757 18Section 1757 . 230.08 (2) (e) 3e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,786,1919 230.08 (2) (e) 3e. Corrections — 7 8.
AB64,1758 20Section 1758. 230.08 (2) (pd) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1759 21Section 1759. 230.08 (2) (wh) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1760 22Section 1760 . 230.08 (2) (xc) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1761 23Section 1761. 230.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1762 24Section 1762. 230.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,787,3
1230.13 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and
2(11)
and 103.13, the director and the administrator may keep records of the following
3personnel matters closed to the public:
AB64,1763 4Section 1763. 230.337 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1764 5Section 1764. 230.44 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1765 6Section 1765 . 230.44 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,787,217 230.44 (4) (bm) Upon request of an employee who files an appeal of the decision
8of the administrator made under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d), the appeal shall be heard by
9 a the commissioner or an attorney employed by the commission serving as arbitrator
10under rules promulgated for this purpose by the commission. In such an arbitration,
11the arbitrator shall orally render a decision at the conclusion of the hearing
12affirming, modifying, or rejecting the decision of the administrator. The decision of
13the arbitrator is final and is not subject to review by the commission. An arbitrator's
14decision may not be cited as precedent in any other proceeding before the commission
15or before any court. The arbitrator shall promptly file his or her decision with the
16commission. The decision of the arbitrator shall stand as the decision of the
17commission. The decision of the commission is subject to review under ss. 227.53 to
18227.57 only on the ground that the decision was procured by corruption, fraud, or
19undue means or that the arbitrator or the commission exceeded the arbitrator's or
20the commission's power. The record of a proceeding under this paragraph shall be
21transcribed as provided in s. 227.44 (8).
AB64,1766 22Section 1766 . 230.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,787,2523 230.45 (1) (am) Designate a commissioner or Serve as an arbitrator, or
24designate
an attorney employed by the commission to serve as an arbitrator, in
25arbitrations under s. 230.44 (4) (bm).
AB64,1767
1Section 1767. 230.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,788,132 230.85 (3) (b) If, after hearing, the division of equal rights finds that the
3respondent did not engage in or threaten a retaliatory action it shall order the
4complaint dismissed. The division of equal rights shall order the employee's
5appointing authority to insert a copy of the findings and orders into the employee's
6personnel file and, if the respondent is a natural person, order the respondent's
7appointing authority to insert such a copy into the respondent's personnel file. If the
8division of equal rights finds by unanimous vote that the employee filed a frivolous
9complaint it may order payment of the respondent's reasonable actual attorney fees
10and actual costs. Payment may be assessed against either the employee or the
11employee's attorney, or assessed so that the employee and the employee's attorney
12each pay a portion. To find a complaint frivolous the division of equal rights must
13find that s. 802.05 (2) or 895.044 has been violated.
AB64,1768 14Section 1768. 231.01 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,788,1615 231.01 (7) (d) 2. Any office or clinic of a person licensed under ch. 446, 447, 448,
16449, or 455, or 464, or the substantially equivalent laws or rules of another state.
AB64,1769 17Section 1769. 233.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,788,20 18233.13 Closed records. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 19.36 (10) to (12)
19and (11) and 103.13, the authority may keep records of the following personnel
20matters closed to the public:
AB64,1770 21Section 1770 . 238.123 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1771 22Section 1771 . 238.124 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,788,24 23238.124 Loan limitations. (1) Each loan the corporation originates is subject
24to all of the following limitations:
AB64,789,4
1(a) Except for a loan issued under the corporation's technology development
2loan program as that program was constituted on January 1, 2015, the loan may not
3be funded from any appropriation to the corporation and shall be funded only from
4repayments of other loans.
AB64,789,65 (b) The loan may not be forgivable in whole or in part upon the loan recipient's
6achievement of one or more conditions or goals.
AB64,789,10 7(2) Each new lending program the corporation implements or administers
8shall adhere as closely as practicable to commonly accepted commercial lending
9practices. The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures implementing this
10subsection.
AB64,1772 11Section 1772. 238.15 (1) (L) of the statutes is renumbered 238.15 (1) (L) 1. and
12amended to read:
AB64,789,1613 238.15 (1) (L) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010 and
14before January 1, 2017
, it has not received more than $8,000,000 in investments that
15have qualified for tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and
1676.638.
AB64,1773 17Section 1773. 238.15 (1) (L) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,789,2018 238.15 (1) (L) 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, it has
19not received more than $12,000,000 in investments that have qualified for tax credits
20under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638.
AB64,1774 21Section 1774. 238.15 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,790,1322 238.15 (3) (d) Administration. (intro.) The corporation, in consultation with
23the department of revenue, shall establish policies and procedures to administer this
24section and shall further define “bona fide angel investment" for purposes of s. 71.07
25(5d) (a) 1. The aggregate amount of tax credits under s. 71.07 (5d) that may be

1claimed for investments in businesses certified under sub. (1) and of tax credits
2under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638 that may be claimed for
3investments paid to fund managers certified under sub. (2) is $30,000,000 per
4calendar year. The policies and procedures shall provide that a person who receives
5a credit under s. 71.07 (5b) or (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), or 76.638 must keep the
6investment in a certified business, or with a certified fund manager, for no less than
73 years, unless the person's investment becomes worthless, as determined by the
8corporation, during the 3-year period or the person has kept the investment for no
9less than 12 months and a bona fide liquidity event, as determined by the
10corporation, occurs during the 3-year period. The policies and procedures shall
11permit the corporation to reallocate credits under this section in any calendar year
12that are were unused in that the immediately preceding calendar year to a person
13eligible for tax benefits, as defined under s. 238.30 (7) (e), if all of the following apply:
AB64,1775 14Section 1775. 238.17 of the statutes is renumbered 238.17 (1) and amended
15to read:
AB64,790,2116 238.17 (1) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, the
17corporation may certify a person to claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6),
18or 71.47 (6), if the corporation determines that the person is conducting an eligible
19activity under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6), or 71.47 (6). No person may claim a tax credit
20under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6), or 71.47 (6) without first being certified under this
21section subsection.
AB64,1776 22Section 1776. 238.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,790,2423 238.17 (2) (a) For the calendar year 2017, the tax credits certified under sub.
24(1) may total no more than whichever of the following is greater:
AB64,790,2525 1. $10,000,000.
AB64,791,2
12. The amount certified by the corporation between January 1, 2017, and the
2effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB64,791,43 (b) Beginning in the calendar year 2018, the tax credits certified under sub. (1)
4may total no more than $10,000,000 annually.
AB64,1777 5Section 1777. 238.17 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,791,76 238.17 (3) The corporation shall use a competitive process to certify a person
7to claim tax credits under sub. (1), based on all of the following criteria:
AB64,791,88 (a) The eligible activity's potential to create jobs.
AB64,791,109 (b) The economic benefit to the state of certifying the tax credit relative to the
10cost to the state of the tax credit.
AB64,791,1111 (c) The projected impact of the eligible activity on the local economy.
AB64,791,1212 (d) Whether the eligible activity would occur absent the credit.
AB64,791,1413 (e) The number of historic rehabilitation tax credits certified under sub. (1) in
14the same county or municipality in prior years.
AB64,1778 15Section 1778. 238.17 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,791,2316 238.17 (4) For 4 years following receipt of a tax credit under sub. (1), the
17original claimant shall report to the corporation the total number of full-time jobs
18created by the activity for which the credit was claimed. The corporation shall report
19to the department of revenue, at least once each calendar quarter, any claimant
20whose activity created fewer full-time jobs than projected under sub. (3) (a). The
21corporation shall report to the department of revenue the name, address, and tax
22identification number of the claimant, and the number of full-time jobs projected
23and created.
AB64,1779 24Section 1779. 238.17 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,792,2
1238.17 (5) The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures for the
2administration of this section, including all of the following:
AB64,792,33 (a) Process by which applicants may apply for certification under sub. (1).
AB64,792,44 (b) Certification of the tax credit, in accordance with sub. (3).
AB64,792,55 (c) Reporting requirements for certified claimants.
AB64,792,66 (d) Process and criteria for revocation of certification.
AB64,1780 7Section 1780. 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,792,128 238.399 (3) (e) If the corporation revokes all certifications for tax benefits
9within a designated enterprise zone, the corporation may cancel the designation of
10that enterprise zone. After canceling the designation of an enterprise zone, the
11corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of this
12subsection.
AB64,1781 13Section 1781 . 238.399 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 238.399 (4) (a).
AB64,1782 14Section 1782 . 238.399 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,792,1615 238.399 (4) (b) If an enterprise zone designation expires under par. (a), the
16corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of sub. (3).
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