13.40(2)
(2) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(3m), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in
sub. (3) (a) to
(i), as determined under
sub. (4), may not exceed the sum of:
13.40(2)(a)
(a) The amount appropriated from general purpose revenue, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in
sub. (3), for the 2nd fiscal year of the prior fiscal biennium as determined under
sub. (4), multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 that immediately precedes the first year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the legislative fiscal bureau, in consultation with the department of revenue, no later than November 20 of each even-numbered year.
13.40(2)(b)
(b) The amount determined under
par. (a) multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 that immediately precedes the 2nd year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the legislative fiscal bureau, in consultation with the department of revenue, no later than November 20 of each even-numbered year.
13.40(3)
(3) The limitation under
sub. (2) does not apply to any of the following:
13.40(3)(a)
(a) An appropriation for principal repayment and interest payments on public debt, as defined in
s. 18.01 (4), or operating notes, as defined in
s. 18.71 (4).
13.40(3)(b)
(b) An appropriation to honor a moral obligation undertaken pursuant to
ss. 16.526 (8),
16.527 (10),
18.61 (5),
85.25 (5),
101.143 (9m) (i),
229.50 (7),
229.74 (7),
229.830 (7),
234.15 (4),
234.42 (4),
234.54 (4) (b),
234.626 (7),
234.93 (6),
234.932 (6),
234.933 (6), and
281.59 (13m).
13.40(3)(c)
(c) An appropriation to make a payment to the United States that the building commission determines to be payable under
s. 13.488 (1) (m).
13.40(3)(d)
(d) An appropriation contained in a bill that is enacted with approval of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.
13.40(3)(e)
(e) An appropriation for legal expenses and the costs of judgments, orders, and settlements of actions and appeals incurred by the state.
13.40(3)(fm)
(fm) An appropriation for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under
s. 79.035.
13.40(3)(g)
(g) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund under
s. 20.875 (1) (a).
13.40(3)(i)
(i) An appropriation to any of the following:
13.40(3)(i)3.
3. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
13.40(3m)(a)(a) In addition to the limitations under
sub. (2) and
par. (am), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2003-04, in fiscal year 2004-05, and in fiscal year 2005-06, plus the amount designated for compensation reserves from general purpose revenue but excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, may not exceed the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2002-03, plus the amount designated for compensation reserves from general purpose revenue but excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, as shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) published in the 2001-02 Wisconsin Statutes.
13.40(3m)(am)
(am) In addition to the limitations under
sub. (2) and
par. (a), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, may not exceed the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2004-05, excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, as shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, less $100,000,000.
13.40(3m)(b)
(b) For purposes of
par. (a), the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for fiscal year 2002-03 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2001-02 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the estimated expenditures for that appropriation for that fiscal year. For purposes of
par. (a), the amount of any biennial appropriation for fiscal year 2002-03 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2001-02 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any biennial appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the amount appropriated for that appropriation for that fiscal year.
13.40(3m)(bm)
(bm) For purposes of
par. (am), the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for fiscal year 2004-05 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the estimated expenditures for that appropriation for that fiscal year. For purposes of
par. (am), the amount of any biennial appropriation for fiscal year 2004-05 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any biennial appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the amount appropriated for that appropriation for that fiscal year.
13.40(4)
(4) For purposes of
sub. (2), the legislative fiscal bureau shall determine the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for any fiscal biennium to which
sub. (2) applies. The legislative fiscal bureau shall make this determination no later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.
13.40 History
History: 2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
13.45
13.45
General provisions on legislative committees. 13.45(1)(1)
Term; eligibility; vacancies. 13.45(1)(a)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the terms of all legislator members of committees or other bodies established by statute on which there are legislator members appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, shall expire on the date specified in
s. 13.02 (1). Unless otherwise provided by rule or resolution, any special legislative committee and the memberships thereof shall expire upon the accomplishment of the purpose for which the committee was created or the termination of the legislative session biennium in which the committee was created.
13.45(1)(b)
(b) A legislator's membership, on any committee or other body established by statute to which the legislator was appointed by reason of being a member of the legislature, terminates when such person ceases to be a legislator.
13.45(1)(c)
(c) Legislator vacancies on committees or other bodies established by statute, including first appointments upon the creation of such committees or bodies, shall be filled as are original appointments at the commencement of the legislative session biennium.
13.45(2)
(2) Appointments reported. The chief clerk of each house shall file a duplicate of each report required by
s. 14.40 (4) with the director of the legislative council staff.
13.45(3)(a)(a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under
s. 13.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under
s. 20.765 (1) (a) or
(b) or
(5) for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.
13.45(3)(b)
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, any state officer or employee representing an agency as a member of a committee under this chapter shall be reimbursed by the agency for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the officer or employee in the performance of duties as a committee member.
13.45(3)(c)
(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, any member of a committee under this chapter and not covered by
par. (a) or
(b) shall be reimbursed from the appropriation of the committee on which the member serves for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the member in the performance of duties as a committee member.
13.45(4)
(4) Organization. Unless otherwise provided by law, and except as provided in
sub. (4m), every legislative committee or committee on which there are legislative members selected by either house or the officers thereof shall:
13.45(4)(a)
(a) Elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among its members.
13.45(4)(b)
(b) Meet at such times, and at such locations within this state, as the chairperson with the consent of the members announces.
13.45(4)(d)
(d) Maintain a written record of its proceedings.
13.45(4)(e)
(e) On or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit a written report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2).
13.45(4m)
(4m) Cochairpersons of joint legislative committees. Except as provided in
s. 13.81 (1), every joint standing, statutory, special or other joint committee shall be chaired jointly by a senator and a representative to the assembly appointed as are other members of the joint committee.
13.45(5)
(5) Rules of procedure; quorum. Unless otherwise provided by law, every legislative committee or committee on which there are legislative members selected by either house or the officers thereof may adopt such rules for the conduct of its business as are necessary, but a majority of the members appointed to a committee shall constitute a quorum to do business and a majority of such quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee.
13.45(6)
(6) Committee members may administer oaths. Any senator or representative to the assembly, while acting as a member of a legislative committee, may administer oaths to persons to be examined before such committee.
13.45(7)
(7) Cooperation of state agencies. The departments, officers and employees of Wisconsin state government, and the governing bodies of the political subdivisions of this state, shall assist legislative committees in the completion of their tasks. They shall provide legislative committees with ready access to any books, records or other information relating to such tasks. Upon request by legislative committees, and within the limits of existing appropriations, departments of state government shall supply such specialized staff assistance as a legislative committee may require.
13.46
13.46
Majority and minority parties. In any law or legislative rule:
13.46(1)
(1) "Majority leader" means the leader elected by the majority party in each house of the legislature.
13.46(2)
(2) "Majority party" means the political party in each house which has the most members.
13.46(3)
(3) "Minority leader" means the leader elected by the minority party in each house.
13.46(4)
(4) "Minority party" means the political party in each house which has the 2nd most members.
13.46(5)
(5) "Two major political parties" means the majority party and the minority party in each house.
13.46 History
History: 1977 c. 325;
1983 a. 189.
13.47
13.47
Legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee. There is created a joint legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee, consisting of 5 senators and 6 representatives to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. The 2 major political parties shall be represented in the membership from each house. One legislator from each house shall be a member of the building commission created in
s. 13.48 (2) (a).
13.47(1)
(1) Meetings. The committee shall meet when the legislature is not in actual session.
13.47(2)
(2) Duties of the committee. The committee, in groups or individually as assigned by the cochairpersons with the consent of the committee, shall visit all institutions and office buildings owned or leased by the state and the capitol building and inspect the grounds and the buildings thereon. Each member shall participate in the groups to which he or she is assigned, but if the appointed member of the building commission is unable to participate in a specific visit he or she shall appoint an alternate member, selected from his or her house of the legislature, to participate in his or her place. It shall thoroughly inspect the state buildings or grounds and shall have free access to any part of such state buildings or the surrounding grounds and all persons therein in order to make such examination as it sees fit of the conditions found.
13.47(3)
(3) Visits to institutions receiving state funds. The committee, in groups or individually as assigned by the cochairpersons with the consent of the committee, may visit any institution, program or organization in this state in which the state directly or indirectly has provided financial support. Upon request of the committee, any such institution, program or organization shall allow the committee to examine its records.
13.48
13.48
Long-range public building program. 13.48(1)(1)
Policy. The legislature finds and determines that it is necessary to improve the adequacy of the public building facilities that are required by the various state agencies including the educational institutions, for the proper performance of their duties and functions, and that it is in the interest of economy, efficiency and the public welfare that such improvement be accomplished by means of a long-range public building program, with funds to be provided by successive legislatures. The long-range program shall include the necessary lands, new buildings, and all facilities and equipment required and also the remodeling, reconstruction, maintenance and reequipping of existing buildings and facilities, as determined by the building commission.
13.48(1m)(a)(a) In this subsection, "historic property" means any building, structure or site which is any of the following:
13.48(1m)(a)1.
1. Listed on, or has been nominated by the state historical society for listing on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places.
13.48(1m)(a)2.
2. Included in a district which is listed on, or has been nominated by the state historical society for listing on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, and has been determined by the state historical society to contribute to the historic significance of the district.
13.48(1m)(a)3.
3. Included on a list of properties which have been determined by the state historical society to be eligible for listing on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places.
13.48(1m)(b)
(b) The long-range public building program shall recognize the importance of historic properties and shall include a program of preservation and restoration of those historic properties under the control of the state as provided in
s. 44.41, including criteria for determining which historic properties should be preserved and restored.
13.48(1m)(c)
(c) The long-range public building program shall require the biennial review of each historic property under the control of the state to determine the current uses of the property and state agency compliance with the requirements of the long-range program.
13.48(1m)(d)
(d) The building commission shall allocate, from that portion of the state building program funding which is available to all state agencies, an amount of funds deemed necessary by the building commission for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of historic properties under the control of the state.
13.48(2)
(2) Building commission; powers and duties. 13.48(2)(a)(a) There is created a building commission consisting of the governor, who shall serve as chairperson, and 3 senators and 3 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. The 2 major political parties shall be represented in the membership from each house. One legislator from each house shall be a member of the state supported programs study and advisory committee created by
s. 13.47. One citizen member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure. The secretary, head of the engineering function, and ranking architect of the department of administration shall be nonvoting advisory members. The building commission shall bear a title beginning with the words "State of Wisconsin". The members shall be liable only for misconduct. Nonlegislator members of the building commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, incurred as members of the building commission, from the appropriation under
s. 20.505.
13.48(2)(b)1.1. The building commission shall have all the powers necessary to carry out its duties and may accept all donations, gifts and bequests made to the state for public building purposes, including any grants made by the federal government, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the grant or the wishes of the donors, insofar as such is practicable. The building commission with respect to any of such buildings shall have all the powers so far as applicable as were conferred by law on the state office building commission with respect to the state office building.
13.48(2)(b)1m.
1m. The University of Wisconsin System may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $30,000 or any gift, grant or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system or any institution thereof without the approval of the building commission.
13.48(2)(b)2.
2. In the construction of all new buildings or additions to existing buildings used for housing state offices and constructed for general state purposes and not specially for the use of any particular state agency, the building commission shall function with respect to such construction in the same manner as other state agencies function with respect to buildings constructed for such agencies. The building commission shall fix the rental for all space in such buildings, and, notwithstanding any other statute, may remove to any building any department housed in the state capitol. After the completion of such buildings, they shall be in the charge of the department of administration as provided by
s. 16.84.
13.48(2)(b)3.
3. The building commission may lease space in buildings described under
subd. 2. to other governmental bodies or to nonprofit associations organized for public purposes and shall charge those bodies or associations an annual rental which shall be not less than the cost of operating, maintaining and amortizing the construction cost of the leased space.
13.48(2)(b)4.
4. Notwithstanding
subd. 3., the building commission, upon request of the department of administration, may lease or provide space in buildings described under
subd. 2. to child care providers and, whether or not a child care provider operates for profit, may charge it an annual rent determined by the commission.
13.48(2)(c)
(c) The building commission may employ, outside the classified service, staff or consultants and fix the salary or conditions of such employment.
13.48(2)(d)
(d) The building commission, for the purpose of carrying out
s. 36.33 relating to the sale and purchase of agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin, may authorize the advance of sums from the state building trust fund for the purchase price, including option payments, of agricultural lands to be acquired by the University of Wisconsin and for expenses incurred in selling agricultural lands presently owned by the University of Wisconsin, including, without limitation because of enumeration, expenses of surveying, platting, constructing and improving streets and utilities and drainage in such a way as to realize the greatest return to the state in the sale of such lands, and other selling expenses. All such sums advanced shall be repaid to the state building trust fund from the appropriation made by
s. 20.285 (1) (ka).
13.48(2)(e)1.1. During each regular session, the building commission shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report on the progress on projects authorized in the 2 preceding and current biennia including the total project budget, the encumbrance and expenditure to date, and the unencumbered balance remaining for each project. Such report shall either be made as part of the biennial building program or shall accompany same.
13.48(2)(e)2.
2. It is the intent of the legislature that it be given a complete picture of the results of its past decisions regarding the state's building program which will serve as background for making further decisions.
13.48(2)(f)
(f) The building commission may allocate funds from the state building trust fund or other sources available to them to equip any University of Wisconsin System college campus, as defined in
s. 36.05 (6m), if the facilities have been provided by the counties or other units of local government under
s. 66.0913 or
67.04 and the operation of the college campus has been approved by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
13.48(2)(g)
(g) The building commission shall review assessments on property of the state under
s. 66.0703 (6).
13.48(2)(h)1.a.
a. "Active solar energy system" means a solar energy system which operates with mechanical means, including but not limited to motors, pumps and valves.
13.48(2)(h)1.c.
c. "Passive solar energy system" means a solar energy system which operates without mechanical means.
