AB68: Bill Text

AB68,229,23 15.105 (38s) Office of digital transformation. There is created in the department of administration an office of digital transformation. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the secretary of administration to serve at his or her pleasure.

AB68,72 Section 72 . 15.16 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68,229,25 15.16 (1) Employee trust funds board. (am) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB68,230,2 1. “Annuitant” has the meaning given for purposes other than group life insurance under s. 40.02 (4).

AB68,230,4 2. “Educational support personnel employee” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (22m).

AB68,230,5 3. “Elected official” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (24).

AB68,230,6 4. “Governing body” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (36).

AB68,230,7 5. “Municipal employer” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (41n).

AB68,230,8 6. “Participating employee” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (46).

AB68,230,9 7. “Participating employer” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (47).

AB68,230,10 8. “Protective occupation participant” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (48).

AB68,230,11 9. “Teacher” has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (55).

AB68,230,15 (bm) Board member status. Any member of the employee trust funds board who loses the status upon which the appointment or election was based shall cease to be a member of the board upon appointment or election to the board of a qualified successor.

AB68,230,20 (cm) Membership. The employee trust funds board shall consist of the governor or the governor's designee on the group insurance board, the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration or the administrator's designee, and 11 individuals appointed or elected for 4-year terms as follows:

AB68,230,22 1. To represent the interests of annuitants and participating employees, the following individuals:

AB68,231,2 a. One member who is a participating employee and who is a public school teacher, elected by participating employees meeting the same criteria. The member elected under this subd. 1. a. may not be from the same county as the member appointed under subd. 2. e.

AB68,231,4 b. One member who is an annuitant and who retired from covered service, elected by annuitants meeting the same criteria.

AB68,231,6 c. One member who is an annuitant and who retired from covered service as a public school teacher, elected by annuitants.

AB68,231,9 d. One member who is a protective occupation participant or who retired from a protective occupation, elected by protective occupation participants meeting the same criteria.

AB68,231,12 e. One member who is a participating employee and who is an educational support personnel employee, elected by participating employees meeting the same criteria.

AB68,231,15 2. To represent the interests of participating employers, elected officials, municipal employers, and administrators, the following individuals, appointed by the governor:

AB68,231,17 a. One member who is a participating employee and who is an employee of the University of Wisconsin System or a state employee.

AB68,231,19 b. One member who is a participating employee and who is an administrator of a public school in this state.

AB68,231,21 c. One member who is a participating employee and who is an elected member of the governing body of a municipal employer that is a participating employer.

AB68,231,24 d. One member who is a participating employee as an administrator of a municipal employer that is a participating employer and who is not employed by a public school district.

AB68,232,3 e. One member who is a participating employee and who is a public school teacher. The member appointed under this subd. 2. e. may not be from the same county as the member appointed under subd. 1. a.

AB68,232,10 3. One member who is elected by participating employees and is a public member and who is not a participant in or beneficiary of the Wisconsin Retirement System, with experience in actuarial analysis, audit functions, or finance related to an employee benefit plan or experience with significant administrative responsibility for a major insurer. It is the intent of the legislature that the member elected under this subdivision shall represent the interests of the taxpayers of this state and shall not be representative of public employee or employer interests.

AB68,73 Section 73 . 15.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,232,12 15.165 (title) Same; attached boards and offices.

AB68,74 Section 74 . 15.165 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,232,17 15.165 (1) (b) For purposes of this section, annuitants are deemed to be employees in the last position in which they were covered by the Wisconsin retirement system, except that annuitants may not be elected, appointed or vote under sub. (3) (a) 1., 2., 4. or 7.

AB68,75 Section 75 . 15.165 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,76 Section 76 . 15.165 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,232,24 15.165 (5) Office of internal audit. There is created an office of internal audit that is attached to the department of employee trust funds under s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of an internal auditor who shall be appointed by the employee trust funds board in the classified service. The internal auditor shall report directly to the employee trust funds board.

AB68,77 Section 77 . 15.185 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,233,4 15.185 (4) Small business retirement savings board. (a) There is created a small business retirement savings board that is attached to the department of financial institutions under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members:

AB68,233,5 1. The state treasurer or his or her designee.

AB68,233,6 2. The secretary of financial institutions or his or her designee.

AB68,233,9 3. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in the field of retirement saving and investments, appointed by the governor.

AB68,233,11 4. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience relating to small business, appointed by the governor.

AB68,233,15 5. One member who is a representative of an association representing employees or who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in the interests of employees in retirement saving, appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

AB68,233,18 6. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in the interests of employers in retirement saving, appointed by the president of the senate.

AB68,233,21 7. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in retirement investment products or retirement plan designs, appointed by the state treasurer.

AB68,233,22 8. One member appointed by the investment board.

AB68,233,24 9. One member appointed, notwithstanding s. 15.07 (4), by a majority vote of all of the members identified in subds. 1. to 8.

AB68,233,25 (b) The members under par. (a) 3. to 9. shall be appointed for 4-year terms.

AB68,78 Section 78. 15.185 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,234,3 15.185 (6) Office of the student loan ombudsman. There is created in the department of financial institutions an office of the student loan ombudsman.

AB68,79 Section 79. 15.197 (20) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,234,7 15.197 (20) Spinal cord injury council. (a) There is created in the department of health services a spinal cord injury council that, except as provided in par. (b), consists of the following members appointed by the department for 2-year terms:

AB68,234,9 1. One member representing the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

AB68,234,10 2. One member representing the Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB68,234,11 3. One member who has a spinal cord injury.

AB68,234,12 4. One member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury.

AB68,234,13 5. One member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury.

AB68,234,15 6. One member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.

AB68,234,16 7. One member who is a researcher in the field of neurosurgery.

AB68,234,18 8. One member who is a researcher employed by the veterans health administration of the U.S. department of veterans affairs.

AB68,234,21 (b) If the department of health services is unable to appoint a member specified in par. (a) 1. to 8., the department of health services may appoint a member representing the general public in lieu of the member so specified.

AB68,80 Section 80. 15.257 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,234,25 15.257 (3) Sentencing review council. There is created in the department of justice a sentencing review council. The governor shall determine membership of and make appointments to the council.

AB68,81 Section 81. 15.347 (23) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,235,2 15.347 (23) Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.

AB68,235,12 (a) There is created in the department of natural resources a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council consisting of no fewer than 7 and no more than 15 members appointed by the secretary of natural resources. The secretary shall, as feasible, appoint members who represent entities such as local governments and state and federal agencies with shared regulatory jurisdiction or programmatic priorities; tribal partners; and academic, nongovernmental, and private sector partners. The secretary shall appoint members with diverse expertise in policies and practices relevant to the functions of the council, such as wetland, stream, and watershed restoration; floodplain management and hydrology; fluvial geomorphology; and hydrogeology.

AB68,235,14 (b) The hydrologic restoration and management advisory council shall do all of the following:

AB68,235,18 1. Provide input on the terms, conditions, and implementation of policies related to the review of hydrologic restoration and management projects, including the general permit for hydrologic restoration and management issued under s. 30.2065 (1g).

AB68,235,20 2. Create a forum to help increase and improve interagency coordination on the review of proposals to reconnect streams and floodplains.

AB68,235,22 3. Consider and recommend opportunities to help local governments plan, review, and implement hydrologic and floodplain restoration projects.

AB68,236,2 4. Consider and recommend policy and program changes needed to increase integration of hydrologic restoration and management strategies in state-sponsored programs related to flood hazard mitigation, water quality improvement, and fishery and wildlife management.

AB68,236,6 5. Assist the department of natural resources with the planning and implementation of trainings on hydrologic restoration and management for state regulatory and resource management staff, local governments, restoration practitioners, and other relevant audiences.

AB68,236,8 6. Identify and address other issues related to subds. 1. to 5. and provide recommendations on those issues.

AB68,236,9 (c) The department of natural resources shall staff the council.

AB68,82 Section 82 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,236,11 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.

AB68,83 Section 83. 15.445 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38), and 15.105 (38) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,236,15 15.105 (38) (a) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo reserve management board which is attached to the department of tourism administration under s. 15.03.

AB68,84 Section 84. 15.445 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38r), and 15.105 (38r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,236,20 15.105 (38r) (a) (intro.) There is created a state fair park board attached to the department of tourism administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the following members:

AB68,85 Section 85. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (35s), and 15.105 (35s) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB68,237,3 15.105 (35s) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting , attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:

AB68,237,7 (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.

AB68,86 Section 86. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,87 Section 87. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105 (36) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,237,14 15.105 (36) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is created a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that consists of all of the following members:

AB68,88 Section 88. 15.735 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,237,18 15.735 Same; attached board. (1) There is created a prescription drug affordability review board attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members:

AB68,237,19 (a) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee.

AB68,237,23 (b) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the pharmaceutical drug industry, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and wholesalers. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a licensed pharmacist.

AB68,237,25 (c) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health insurance industry, including insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.