AB64,942,1410 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
11liabilities of the office of the commissioner of insurance that are primarily related to
12information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
13become the assets and liabilities of the division of enterprise technology in the
14department of administration.
AB64,942,2015 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 14.5 FTE
16positions and the incumbent employees holding those positions in the office of the
17commissioner of insurance who are performing duties that are primarily related to
18information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
19are transferred to the division of enterprise technology in the department of
20administration.
AB64,943,221 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the
22rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the division of
23enterprise technology in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the
24office of the commissioner of insurance immediately before the transfer.
25Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee transferred under

1paragraph (b) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
2probationary period.
AB64,943,73 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the office of the commissioner of
5insurance that is primarily related to information technology functions, as
6determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the division of
7enterprise technology in the department of administration.
AB64,943,158 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of the commissioner of
9insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related
10to information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of
11administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the division of enterprise
12technology in the department of administration. The division of enterprise
13technology in the department of administration shall carry out any obligations under
14those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the division of enterprise technology
15in the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,943,2416 (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of the commissioner
17of insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily
18related to information technology functions remain in effect until their specified
19expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the division of enterprise
20technology in the department of administration. All orders issued by the office of the
21commissioner of insurance in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
22primarily related to information technology functions remain in effect until their
23specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the division of enterprise
24technology in the department of administration.
AB64,944,8
1(g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of the commissioner
2of insurance on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to
3information technology functions, as determined by the secretary of administration,
4is transferred to the division of enterprise technology in the department of
5administration. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of the
6commissioner of insurance with respect to the pending matter are considered as
7having been submitted to or taken by the division of enterprise technology in the
8department of administration.
AB64,9125 9Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Investment Board.
AB64,9126 10Section 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance.
AB64,9127 11Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Judicial Commission.
AB64,9128 12Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
AB64,9129 13Section 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
AB64,944,2014 (1) Study of the department of corrections and department of
15administration probation and parole revocation process.
By January 1, 2019, the
16legislative audit bureau shall review the policies and procedures of the department
17of corrections and the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
18administration regarding the probation and parole revocation process for an
19individual who has violated the terms of his or her community supervision. The
20review shall determine all of the following:
AB64,944,2221 (a) Whether the provisions of 2013 Wisconsin Act 196 and 2015 Wisconsin Act
22164
are being appropriately applied.
AB64,945,323 (b) Whether the department of corrections and the division of hearings and
24appeals have appropriate policies, procedures, resources, and administrative rules
25to carry out the requirements under 2013 Wisconsin Act 196 and 2015 Wisconsin Act

1164 and whether they provide for an appropriate level of due process for the
2individuals subject to revocation through the entire initial revocation process and
3the appeal process.
AB64,945,54 (c) Whether the appropriate action has been applied to the violation that is the
5reason for the revocation.
AB64,945,66 (d) Whether the period of reconfinement is appropriate to the level of violation.
AB64,945,97 (e) Whether a violation committed by one person under supervision is treated
8consistently with a similar violation committed by another person under
9supervision.
AB64,945,1110 (f) Whether the revocation process within the department of corrections is
11consistent with the revocation process within the division of hearings and appeals.
AB64,9130 12Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Lieutenant Governor.
AB64,9131 13Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.
AB64,9132 14Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
AB64,945,1915 (1) Mobile field force grants. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the
16statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes
17of the 2019-21 biennial budget bill, the department of military affairs shall submit
18information concerning the appropriation under section 20.465 (3) (dm) of the
19statutes as though that appropriation had not been made.
AB64,9133 20Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
AB64,945,2421 (1) Environmental fund. Of the moneys in the environmental fund that are
22received for the purpose of environmental management, $3,152,500 shall, in each
23fiscal year of the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, be considered to have been received for
24the purposes under section 20.370 (7) (cr) and (cs) of the statutes.
AB64,945,2525 (2) Relocation of chief state forester and division of forestry employees.
AB64,946,3
1(a) The department of natural resources shall relocate the headquarters for the
2chief state forester to an existing department facility north of STH 29 no later than
3January 1, 2018.
AB64,946,84 (b) The department of natural resources may allow individuals who are
5employed by the division of forestry on the effective date of this paragraph and
6located in the department office at 101 South Webster Street in the city of Madison
7to relocate to existing state-owned or state-leased facilities north of STH 29
8designated by the chief state forester.
AB64,946,119 (c) For the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years, for each employee who relocates
10under paragraph (b), the department of natural resources shall authorize payment
11of the moving expenses described under section 20.917 (1) (a) of the statutes.
AB64,946,1412 (d) By February 1, 2019, the department of natural resources shall submit a
13report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance on
14the number of employees who have relocated under paragraph (b).
AB64,946,2515 (3) Recreational passport. The department of natural resources and the
16department of transportation shall jointly develop a plan to authorize the purchase
17of a recreational passport when an individual initiates or renews his or her annual
18vehicle registration. In the plan, the departments shall provide in detail the costs
19of implementing the plan, a timeline for implementing the plan, and the estimated
20revenue to be collected when the plan is fully implemented. One option that the
21departments shall evaluate in the plan is the creation of the recreational passport
22as a special license plate registration sticker that shows both the vehicle registration
23expiration year and an indicator that the sticker is also a recreational passport. The
24departments shall complete the plan in time for the plan to be included in the
25department of natural resources' 2019-21 biennial budget request.
AB64,947,20
1(4) Concentrated animal feeding operations. The department of natural
2resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
3study the possibility of transferring the regulation of concentrated animal feeding
4operations from the department of natural resources to the department of
5agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The departments may consult with
6interested parties when undertaking the study under this subsection. The
7departments shall jointly report their findings, conclusions, and recommendations
8to the governor, the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing
9committees of the legislature by December 31, 2018. In the report the departments
10shall state whether the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
11may serve as the delegated agent of the federal environmental protection agency for
12the purpose of regulating concentrated animal feeding operations, whether
13improvements would be gained by the transfer, whether the transfer would have any
14financial impacts on the water pollutant discharge elimination system permit
15program, and whether the departments recommend the transfer. If the departments
16recommend that regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations be
17transferred, the departments shall also include in the report recommendations as to
18the effective date of the transfer and the number of positions and funding to be
19transferred and shall describe the effects of the transfer on rules promulgated by the
20departments.
AB64,948,221 (5) Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine. The department of natural
22resources shall publish the final issue of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
23in February 2018 and shall publish no more issues of the magazine after that date.
24No later than June 30, 2018, the department of natural resources shall refund to each
25subscriber to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine a prorated amount of the

1subscription cost of all issues after February 2018 for which the subscriber
2subscribed but that the subscriber will not receive.
AB64,9134 3Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board.
AB64,9135 4Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.
AB64,948,115 (1) Per pupil aid; health care coverage. Notwithstanding section 115.437 (3)
6of the statutes, in each of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years, the department of
7public instruction may not pay per pupil aid under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes
8to a school district unless the school district certifies to the department of public
9instruction that employees of the school district will be required to pay at least 12
10percent of all costs and payments associated with employee health care coverage
11plans in that school year.
AB64,948,1812 (2) Per pupil aid supplemental payment. If a lapse occurs under Section 9101
13(8) of this act during the 2017-18 fiscal year, the department of public instruction
14shall increase the per pupil payment amount under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes
15by $12 in the 2017-18 school year. If a lapse occurs under Section 9101 (8) of this
16act during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the department of public instruction shall
17increase the per pupil payment amount under section 115.437 (3) of the statutes by
18$24 in the 2018-19 school year.
AB64,949,419 (3) Calculation of statewide categorical aid; payment adjustments. If a lapse
20does not occur under Section 9101 (8 ) of this act during the 2017-18 fiscal year, the
21department of public instruction shall determine the change in the statewide
22categorical aid between the 2017-18 school year and the 2016-17 school year under
23section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes by subtracting $12 from the amount
24calculated under section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. d. of the statutes. If a lapse does not occur
25under Section 9101 (8 ) of this act during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the department of

1public instruction shall determine the change in the statewide categorical aid
2between the 2018-19 school year and the 2017-18 school year under section 118.40
3(2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes by subtracting $12 from the amount calculated under
4section 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. d. of the statutes.
AB64,9136 5Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of
6Commissioners of.
AB64,9137 7Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.
AB64,9138 8Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.
AB64,949,139 (1) Forestation state tax. For the property tax assessments as of January 1,
102017, the department of revenue shall prescribe a form for the property tax bills
11prepared under section 74.09 of the statutes that indicates that the state no longer
12imposes the forestation state tax. The form shall also indicate the amount of the
13forestation state tax that the taxpayer paid in the previous year.
AB64,9139 14Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
15Services.
AB64,949,1716 (1) Elimination of examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists
17and soil scientists.
AB64,949,2118 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
19liabilities of the examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil
20scientists become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and
21professional services.
AB64,949,2522 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
23tangible personal property, including records, of the examining board of professional
24geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists is transferred to the department of safety
25and professional services.
AB64,950,7
1(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the examining board of professional
2geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists in effect on the effective date of this
3paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and
4professional services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry
5out all obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the
6department of safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the
7contract.
AB64,950,148 (d) Pending matters. Each matter pending with the examining board of
9professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists on the effective date of this
10paragraph is transferred to the department of safety and professional services and
11all materials submitted to or actions taken by the examining board of professional
12geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists with respect to the pending matter are
13considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and
14professional services.
AB64,950,2215 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the examining board of
16professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists that are in effect on the
17effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
18or until amended or repealed by the department of safety and professional services.
19All orders issued by the examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and
20soil scientists that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect
21until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the
22department of safety and professional services.
AB64,950,2323 (2) Elimination of building inspector review board.
AB64,951,324 (a) Pending matters. Each matter pending with the building inspector review
25board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the uniform dwelling

1code council, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the building
2inspector review board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having
3been submitted to or taken by the uniform dwelling code council.
AB64,951,64 (b) Orders. All orders issued by the building inspector review board that are
5in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
6expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the uniform dwelling code council.
AB64,951,77 (3) Elimination of contractor certification council.
AB64,951,108 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
9tangible personal property, including records, of the contractor certification council
10is transferred to the uniform dwelling code council.
AB64,951,1511 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the contractor certification council
12in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred
13to the uniform dwelling code council. The uniform dwelling code council shall carry
14out any obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the
15uniform dwelling code council to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,951,1616 (4) Elimination of manufactured housing code council.
AB64,951,1917 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
18tangible personal property, including records, of the manufactured housing code
19council is transferred to the uniform dwelling code council.
AB64,951,2420 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the manufactured housing code
21council in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are
22transferred to the uniform dwelling code council. The uniform dwelling code council
23shall carry out any obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded
24by the uniform dwelling code council to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,952,2
1(5) Elimination of automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and
2journeymen council.
AB64,952,63 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the automatic fire sprinkler system
5contractors and journeymen council is transferred to the department of safety and
6professional services.
AB64,952,127 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the automatic fire sprinkler system
8contractors and journeymen council in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
9remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional
10services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any
11obligations under such a contract unless modified or rescinded by the department
12safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,952,1313 (6) Elimination of plumbers council.
AB64,952,1614 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
15tangible personal property, including records, of the plumbers council is transferred
16to the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,952,2217 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the plumbers council in effect on
18the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
19department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and
20professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract unless
21modified or rescinded by the department safety and professional services to the
22extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,953,223 (7) Orders related to rental unit energy efficiency remain in effect. All
24orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under its
25authority under section 101.122, 2015 stats., that are in effect on the effective date

1of this subsection remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
2modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.
AB64,953,73 (8) Special orders related to prior violations of rental unit energy
4efficiency standards.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) of the
5statutes, the department of safety and professional services may issue special orders
6under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., related to violations of section 101.122, 2015
7stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,953,158 (9) Enforcement, and hearing petitions regarding enforcement, of special
9orders.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (2) (f) and (g) of the statutes,
10the department of safety and professional services may enforce under section
11101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., special orders issued by the department of safety and
12professional services under section 101.122 (2) (f), 2015 stats., and may hear
13petitions under section 101.122 (2) (g), 2015 stats., regarding the enforcement of
14rules and special orders under section 101.122, 2015 stats., related to violations that
15occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,953,2016 (10) Hearings and subpoenas related to prior violations of rental unit
17energy efficiency standards.
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 101.122 (3) (b)
18of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services may hold hearings
19and issue subpoenas under section 101.122 (3) (b), 2015 stats., related to violations
20of section 101.122, 2015 stats., that occur before the effective date of this subsection.
AB64,954,221 (11) Use of citation procedure to enforce prior stipulations.
22Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) and (e) and 778.25
23(1) (a) 7. and (c) of the statutes, the department of safety and professional services
24or a city, village, or town may enforce under section 101.122 (3) (c) and (7) (d) or (e),
252015 stats., stipulations entered into before the effective date of this subsection

1under section 101.122 (4) (c), 2015 stats., by use of the citation procedure under
2section 778.25 of the statutes.
AB64,954,153 (12) Professional assistance procedures; emergency rules. The department
4may use the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules
5under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes for the period before the effective date of the
6permanent rule promulgated under section 440.03 (1c) of the statutes but not to
7exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to
8one extension of 60 days under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. If the department
9uses this procedure to promulgate these rules, the department shall promulgate the
10rules no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subsection.
11Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department
12is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection
13as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health,
14safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule
15promulgated under this subsection.
AB64,954,1716 (13) Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
17medical examining board.
AB64,954,2118 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
19liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, radiography examining
20board, and optometry examining board become the assets and liabilities of the
21medical examining board.
AB64,954,2522 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
23records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing
24board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board are
25transferred to the medical examining board.
AB64,955,6
1(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing
2board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board remain in
3effect and are transferred to the medical examining board. The medical examining
4board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is
5modified or rescinded by the medical examining board to the extent allowed under
6the contract.
AB64,955,137 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated
8credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board
9that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their
10specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the medical examining
11board. All orders issued by those boards that are in effect on the effective date of this
12paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
13rescinded by the medical examining board.
AB64,955,1914 (e) Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated
15credentialing board, radiography examining board, and optometry examining board
16on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the medical examining
17board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect
18to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
19medical examining board.
AB64,955,2020 (14) Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.
AB64,955,2121 (a) Transfer of functions.
AB64,956,6 221. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the department of safety and
23professional services and of the sign language interpreter council under the
24authority of section 440.032 of the statutes and that are in effect on the effective date
25of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until

1amended or repealed by the hearing and speech examining board. All orders issued
2by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section
3440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council that are in effect
4on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified
5expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining
6board.
AB64,956,13 72. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the department of safety and
8professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
9sign language interpreter council on the effective date of this subdivision is
10transferred to the hearing and speech examining board, and all materials submitted
11to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services or the sign
12language interpreter council with respect to the pending matter are considered as
13having been submitted to or taken by the hearing and speech examining board.
AB64,956,20 143. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
15professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
16sign language interpreter council in effect on the effective date of this subdivision
17remain in effect and are transferred to the hearing and speech examining board. The
18hearing and speech examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a
19contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech
20examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB64,956,2121 (b) Board membership.
AB64,957,5 221. `Initial appointments.' Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the
23members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) of
24the statutes, the new member appointed to the hearing and speech examining board
25under section 15.405 (6m) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be

1appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; one of the 2 new members appointed
2to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the
3statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; and one of the 2 new
4members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405
5(6m) (dm) of the statutes shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2020.
AB64,957,14 62. `Provisional appointments.' Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the
7statutes, the governor may provisionally appoint the new members of the hearing
8and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) and (e) of the statutes.
9Those provisional appointments remain in force until withdrawn by the governor or
10acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the
11remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is
12chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties
13of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the
14appointee qualifies.
AB64,957,1515 (15) Elimination of certain councils; creation of medical assistants council.
AB64,957,1816 (a) Initial appointments. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the
17members of the medical assistants council under section 15.407 (4) of the statutes,
18initial appointments to the medical assistants council shall be made as follows:
AB64,957,21 191. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the
20members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, and the member under section
2115.407 (4) (f) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2018.
AB64,957,25 222. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (b) of the statutes, one of the
23members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under
24section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1,
252019.
AB64,958,4
13. One of the members under section 15.407 (4) (a) of the statutes, one of the
2members under section 15.407 (4) (c) of the statutes, and one of the members under
3section 15.407 (4) (e) of the statutes shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1,
42020.
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