AB56: Bill Text

AB56,9130 Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.

AB56,9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.

AB56,1111,18 (1) Washington Island disaster assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (s), the department of military affairs shall pay to the Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for costs incurred for disaster relief. The Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility shall pay 30 percent of the reasonable and necessary costs incurred for the disaster relief, and the department shall pay the remaining costs up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium.

AB56,1111,19 (2) Emergency communications.

AB56,1111,24 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of military affairs primarily relating to Next Generation 911, the statewide public safety interoperable communication system, or the interoperability council, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of transportation.

AB56,1112,6 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of military affairs primarily relating to Next Generation 911, the statewide public safety interoperable communication system, or the interoperability council, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the department of transportation.

AB56,1112,13 (c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of military affairs primarily relating to Next Generation 911, the statewide public safety interoperable communication system, or the interoperability council, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of transportation. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of military affairs are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of transportation.

AB56,1112,20 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of military affairs primarily relating to Next Generation 911, the statewide public safety interoperable communication system, or the interoperability council, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources

AB56,1112,23 (1) Transfer of abandoned underground petroleum storage tank removal program.

AB56,1113,3 (a) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position, and all incumbent employees holding that position, in the department of natural resources primarily related to the underground petroleum storage tank removal program, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB56,1113,9 (b) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (a) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that they enjoyed in the department of natural resources immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB56,1113,17 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of natural resources primarily related to the abandoned underground petroleum storage tank removal program, as determined by the secretary of administration, that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph 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 those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,1113,22 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of natural resources primarily related to the abandoned underground petroleum storage tank removal program, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB56,1114,5 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of natural resources primarily relating to the abandoned underground petroleum storage tank removal program, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of natural resources with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB56,1114,10 (f) Assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources primarily relating to the abandoned underground petroleum storage tank removal program, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB56,1114,13 (2) Bureau of natural resources science. The department of natural resources shall convert the existing office of applied science into the bureau of natural resources science created under s. 15.345 (9).

AB56,9133 Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board.

AB56,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

AB56,1114,16 (1) Secondary guarantee.

AB56,1114,20 (a) Notwithstanding s. 121.07 (7) (b), for the purpose of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2019-2020 school year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) as if $75,000,000 were appropriated in the 2018-19 fiscal year.

AB56,1114,24 (b) Notwithstanding s. 121.07 (7) (b), for the purpose of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2020-21 school year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) as if an additional $1,090,000,000 were appropriated in the 2020-21 fiscal year.

AB56,1115,9 (2) After-school program grants; emergency rules. The department of public instruction may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement and administer s. 115.446. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2020, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

AB56,1115,21 (3) Special needs scholarship payments based on actual costs; 2019-20 school year. If before the effective date of this subsection, the department of public instruction made a scholarship payment to a private school for a child with a disability the amount of which is based on a financial statement submitted to the department under s. 115.7915 (4c), 2017 stats., the department of public instruction shall consider the amount paid to the private school as an installment payment of the amount for the 2019-20 school year under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. The department of public instruction shall adjust the remaining installment payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) (b) to ensure that the private school receives the total scholarship amount for the 2019-20 school year under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. for the child with a disability for whom the private school submitted a financial statement under s. 115.7915 (4c), 2017 stats., in the 2018-19 school year.

AB56,9135 Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

AB56,9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.

AB56,1115,25 (1) Broadband report.

AB56,1116,1 (a) In this subsection:

AB56,1116,2 1. “Underserved” has the meaning given in s. 196.504 (1) (b).

AB56,1116,3 2. “Unserved” has the meaning given in s. 196.504 (1) (c).

AB56,1116,7 (b) No later than June 30, 2020, the public service commission and the department of administration shall jointly submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that provides all of the following:

AB56,1116,9 1. Updates on emerging broadband technologies and how they can be used to provide broadband service to state residents.

AB56,1116,11 2. Recommendations on how to provide incentives to broadband providers to serve underserved or unserved areas of the state.

AB56,1116,14 3. Proposals on how existing state agency technology, resources, or a combination of technology and resources can be leveraged to serve underserved or unserved areas of the state.

AB56,1116,15 (2) Office of energy innovation.

AB56,1116,16 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB56,1116,17 1. “Commission" means the public service commission.

AB56,1116,18 2. “Department" means the department of administration.

AB56,1116,20 3. “Focus on energy programs” means the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs established under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1.

AB56,1116,21 4. “Office" means the office of energy innovation in the commission.

AB56,1116,25 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for assets and liabilities primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department.

AB56,1117,5 (c) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.0 FTE FED positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the commission who perform duties primarily related to the office, except for duties primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department.

AB56,1117,10 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (c ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department that they enjoyed in the commission immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB56,1117,15 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for property primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the department.

AB56,1117,21 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the commission primarily relating to the office, except for matters primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the commission are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.

AB56,1118,2 (g) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the commission primarily relating to the office, except for contracts primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department. The department shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,1118,8 (h) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., 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. All orders issued by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., 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.

AB56,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

AB56,1118,18 (1) Inventory tax imposed on vapor products. On the effective date of this subsection, an inventory tax is imposed upon vapor products, as defined under s. 139.75 (14), that are held in inventory for sale or resale in the possession of distributors or retailers. Any person who is in possession of any vapor products shall pay the tax at the rate of 71 percent of the manufacturer's list price, as defined under s. 139.75 (5b). Any person liable for this tax shall determine the number of vapor products in the person's possession on the effective date of this subsection, and shall file a return, and pay the tax due, no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection.

AB56,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

AB56,1118,21 (1) Dental therapist licensure.

AB56,1118,25 (a) When the first individual becomes licensed as a dental therapist in this state under s. 447.04 (1m), the dentistry examining board shall send a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.

AB56,1119,9 (b) 1 . The dentistry examining board shall promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 that are necessary to implement the licensure of dental therapist under this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subdivision remain in effect for 2 years, or until the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subdivision as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subdivision.

AB56,1119,16 2. The dentistry examining board shall present a statement of scope for permanent and emergency rules required to implement the licensure of dental therapist under this act to the department of administration under s. 227.135 (2) no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this subdivision. Notwithstanding s. 227.135 (2), if the governor does not disapprove the statement of scope by the 30th day after the statement is presented to the department of administration, the statement is considered to be approved by the governor.

AB56,1119,23 3. The dentistry examining board shall submit a proposed emergency rule required to implement the licensure of dental therapist under this act to the governor for approval under s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. no later than the 150th day after the effective date of this subdivision. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1g., if the governor does not reject the proposed emergency rule by the 14th day after the rule is submitted to the governor in final draft form, the rule is considered to be approved by the governor.

AB56,1120,4 4. The dentistry examining board shall submit a proposed permanent rule required to implement the licensure of dental therapist under this act to the governor for approval under s. 227.185 no later than the 365th day after the effective date of this subdivision. Notwithstanding s. 227.185, if the governor does not reject that proposed permanent rule by the 30th day after the rule is submitted to the governor in final draft form, the rule is considered to be approved by the governor.

AB56,9139 Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State.

AB56,9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board.

AB56,9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court.

AB56,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

AB56,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

AB56,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

AB56,1120,15 (1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61 (1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1), no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB56,1120,21 (2) Harbor assistance grants priority. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, when making grant awards from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv) for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations.

AB56,1121,4 (3) Statewide public safety interoperable communications system. No later than June 30, 2020, the department of transportation shall issue a request for proposals for a statewide public safety interoperable communications system to be deployed on existing tower sites. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (dq), the department of transportation may expend not more than $500,000 to enter into a contract with an organization to provide professional consulting services related to development of bidder qualifications and technical requirements for the request for proposals issued under this subsection.

AB56,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.

AB56,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB56,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB56,1121,15 (1) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2018-19 academic year.

AB56,1121,16 (2) Supplemental pay plans.

AB56,1121,18 (a) Definition. In this subsection, “board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB56,1121,22 (b) University of Wisconsin System. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the board may provide supplemental pay plans for all of its employees, other than employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The supplemental pay plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1.

AB56,1122,3 (c) University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison may provide supplemental pay plans for all employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The supplemental pay plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The chancellor shall submit the plans allowed under this paragraph to the board and may implement the plans only with the approval of the board.

AB56,1122,7 (d) Prohibitions. The board may not request supplemental funding under s. 20.928 to pay the costs of the plans allowed under pars. (b) and (c ), and the board, under s. 16.42, may not request any funding of increases in salary and fringe benefit costs provided in these plans.

AB56,1122,14 (e) Funding. In each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, notwithstanding s. 36.112 (4), instead of allocating $26,250,000 of the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a) as specified in s. 36.112 (4), the board may allocate all or a portion of that amount to fund the supplemental pay plans allowed under pars. (b) and (c). If the board allocates a portion of that amount for supplemental pay plans, the board shall allocate the remainder to distribute to institutions under the formula under s. 36.112 (3) (b).

AB56,1122,18 (3) Student success and attainment. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to advance student success and attainment.

AB56,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

AB56,1122,22 (1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.

AB56,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB56,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB56,1123,1 (1) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.

AB56,1123,6 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development.

AB56,1123,12 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration performing duties that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of workforce development.

AB56,1123,18 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB56,1123,23 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that is primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development.

AB56,1124,5 (e) Pending matters. Any worker's compensation matter pending with the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of workforce development.

AB56,1124,12 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of workforce development. The department of workforce development shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,1124,22 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of workforce development. All orders issued by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development.

AB56,1124,23 (2) Minimum wage study committee.