AB64: Bill Text

AB64,91,13 16.87 (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designated assistant designee and, if the contract involves an expenditure over $60,000 $250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), approved by the governor. The governor may delegate the authority to approve any contract requiring his or her approval under this subsection that involves an expenditure of less than $150,000 to the secretary or the secretary's designee. Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for work done under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary's designated assistant designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $60,000 $250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), the approval of the governor or, if the governor delegates his or her authority to approve contracts under this subsection and the change order involves an expenditure of less than $150,000, the approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee.

AB64,167 Section 167. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,91,18 16.956 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2020 June 30, 2017, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).

AB64,168 Section 168. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,91,24 16.956 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2020 June 30, 2017, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed on the truck tractor.

AB64,169 Section 169. 16.956 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,92,2 16.956 (6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after December 31, 2021 June 30, 2018.

AB64,170 Section 170. 16.971 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,92,5 16.971 (4) (c) 2. “Municipality" has the meaning designated in s. 66.0901 (1) (a) (as).

AB64,171 Section 171. 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,92,14 16.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state courts, the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the department may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kh), (kp), and (kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the department's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of integration of justice information systems.

AB64,172 Section 172 . 16.973 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,92,18 16.973 (15) Submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual report on the administration of the information technology and communication services self-funded portal.

AB64,173 Section 173. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,92,21 16.978 Servers. (1) “ Femrite data center” means the state facility located at 5830 Femrite Drive in the city of Madison.

AB64,92,24 (2) Each server that an executive branch agency, other than the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, uses for information technology purposes shall be housed in the Femrite data center.

AB64,93,3 (3) The secretary may grant an exemption from the requirement under sub. (2) if an executive branch agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that a valid business reason exists for the exemption.

AB64,174 Section 174. 16.993 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,175 Section 175 . 16.9945 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,93,18 16.9945 Information technology block grants. (1) Competitive grants. In fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the department may annually award grants on a competitive basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants under this section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes purchasing and installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all of the following:

AB64,93,21 (a) A description of the specific information technology infrastructure, including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.

AB64,93,23 (b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology infrastructure described in par. (a).

AB64,93,25 (c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.

AB64,94,3 (2) Eligible school districts. (a) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2017-18 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 26 or less.

AB64,94,6 (b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2018-19 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.

AB64,94,9 (3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an eligible school district under sub. (1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:

AB64,94,11 (a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.

AB64,94,13 (b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.

AB64,94,15 (c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.

AB64,94,17 (4) Funding limitation. (a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $15,000,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal year.

AB64,94,19 (b) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $7,500,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year.

AB64,94,21 (5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after July 1, 2019.

AB64,176 Section 176 . 17.07 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,94,24 17.07 (3m) Notwithstanding sub. (3), the parole commission chairperson director of parole may be removed by the governor, at pleasure.

AB64,177 Section 177. 19.11 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB64,95,11 19.11 (1) The secretary of state, and treasurer and attorney general shall each furnish a bond to the state, at the time each takes and subscribes the oath of office required of that officer, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, and the officer's duties as a member of the board of commissioners of public lands, and in the investment of the funds arising therefrom. The bond of each of said officers shall be further conditioned for the faithful performance by all persons appointed or employed by the officer in his or her office of their duties and trusts therein, and for the delivery over to the officer's successor in office, or to any person authorized by law to receive the same, of all moneys, books, records, deeds, bonds, securities and other property and effects of whatsoever nature belonging to the officer's offices.

AB64,95,17 (2) Each of said bonds shall be subject to the approval of the governor and shall be guaranteed by resident freeholders of this state, or by a surety company as provided in s. 632.17 (2). The amount of each such bond, and the number of sureties thereon if guaranteed by resident freeholders, shall be as follows: secretary of state, $25,000, with sufficient sureties; and treasurer, $100,000, with not less than 6 sureties; and the attorney general, $10,000, with not less than 3 sureties.

AB64,95,20 (3) The attorney general shall renew the bond required under this section in a larger amount and with additional security, and the The treasurer shall give an additional bond, when required by the governor.

AB64,178 Section 178. 19.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,96,2 19.36 (3) Contractors' records. Subject to sub. (12), each Each authority shall make available for inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) any record produced or collected under a contract entered into by the authority with a person other than an authority to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the authority. This subsection does not apply to the inspection or copying of a record under s. 19.35 (1) (am).

AB64,179 Section 179. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,180 Section 180 . 20.002 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,96,18 20.002 (2) (a) Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, amounts withheld under s. 71.64 prior to July 1 and taxes imposed by subch. III of ch. 77 for periods ending prior to July 1 shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless deposited by the state on or before the August 15 following the end of the fiscal year. Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, fees imposed under subch. II of ch. 77, taxes imposed under ss. 139.02, 139.03 (2m) and (2n), 139.31 and 139.76 and assessments imposed under s. 50.14 (2) shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year, but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless deposited by this state on or before July 31. Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, taxes imposed under s. 70.58 shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year, but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless it is deposited by this state on or before August 31.

AB64,181 Section 181 . 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB64,96,22 20.005 (1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations for the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2019, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following]

AB64,97,1 Figure: 20.005 (1)

AB64,97,2 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY - See PDF for table

AB64,98,1 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS - See PDF for table

AB64,98,2 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS - See PDF for table

AB64,99,1 LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY - See PDF for table

Note: The lottery fund summary reflects reestimated sales, other revenue and expenditures relating to the certification of the amount available for the lottery and gaming credit in 2016-17, approved by the Joint Committee on Finance on October 17, 2016.

AB64,182 Section 182 . 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB64,100,3 20.005 (2) State borrowing program summary. The following schedule sets forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b) following]

AB64,100,4 Figure: 20.005 (2) (a)

AB64,100,6 SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS 2017-19 FISCAL BIENNIUM - See PDF for table

AB64,101,1 Figure: 20.005 (2) (b)

AB64,110,1 GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE FISCAL YEARS 2017-18 AND 2018-19 - See PDF for table

AB64,183 Section 183 . 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB64,110,8 20.005 (3) Appropriations. The following schedule sets forth all annual, biennial, and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both fiscal years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following]

AB64,111,1 Figure: 20.005 (3)

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AB64,184 Section 184. 20.115 (3) (at) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,185 Section 185. 20.115 (3) (j) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,186 Section 186. 20.115 (3) (jm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,187 Section 187. 20.115 (4) (as) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,188 Section 188. 20.115 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,289,5 20.115 (7) (cm) Soil and water management; aids; producer led watershed protection grants. The amounts in the schedule for producer led watershed protection grants under s. 93.59. The department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $250,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer led watershed protection grants.

AB64,189 Section 189. 20.115 (7) (qf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,289,13 20.115 (7) (qf) Soil and water management; aids. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for cost-sharing grants and contracts under the soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14, but not for the support of local land conservation personnel, and for producer led watershed protection grants under s. 93.59. The department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $250,000 in each fiscal year for the producer led watershed protection grants.

AB64,190 Section 190. 20.115 (7) (wm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,289,18 20.115 (7) (wm) Agricultural chemical cleanup reimbursement. From the agricultural chemical cleanup fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for reimbursement of corrective action costs under s. 94.73 and for financial assistance to prevent pollution from agricultural chemicals under s. 94.74.

AB64,191 Section 191. 20.115 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,289,21 20.115 (8) (g) Gifts and grants. Except as provided in par. (ge) and sub. (7) (i), all moneys received from gifts and grants to carry out the purposes for which made.

AB64,192 Section 192. 20.115 (8) (ge) of the statutes is renumbered 20.445 (1) (gr).