Amendment AA122-ASA1-AB75

AB75-ASA1-AA122,82,15 (c) Evaluation. After the pilot program under this subsection has been in operation for 2 years, the department of children and families shall evaluate the pilot program to determine whether the increased compensation provided under the pilot program has been effective in improving staff retention and the quality of the child care provided at the day care center participating in the program. By December 1, 2011, the department shall submit a report of its evaluation to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,82,16 361. Page 1795, line 21: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,82,23 "(17q) Grant to Pleasant Prairie Technology Incubator Center. In the 2011-13 fiscal biennium, but not later than July 31, 2011, from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of commerce shall award to Pleasant Prairie Technology Incubator Center a grant of $700,000, if Pleasant Prairie Technology Incubator Center obtains at least an additional $700,000 in funding from sources other than the state and enters into a written agreement with the department of commerce that does all of the following:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,2 (a) Specifies conditions for the use of the proceeds of the grant, including reporting and auditing requirements.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,5 (b) Requires Pleasant Prairie Technology Incubator Center to submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant, a report detailing how the proceeds of the grant were used.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,16 (17r) Contractor registration rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of commerce may promulgate rules required under section 101.147 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 101.147 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of commerce is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,17 362. Page 1800, line 10: delete lines 10 to 16.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,18 363. Page 1801, line 9: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,23 "(2q) Pension study. The department of employee trust funds shall study the impact of increasing the initial amount of the normal form annuity under section 40.23 (2m) (b) of the statues from 65 percent to 70 percent of the participant's final average earnings for participants whose formula rate is determined under section 40.23 (2m) (e) 3. of the statutes.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,83,24 364. Page 1815, line 6: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,84,6 "(11c) Report on covering podiatrists' services. The department of health services shall prepare, and no later than August 15, 2009, submit to the joint committee on finance, a report that details the fiscal impact of covering podiatric medicine and surgery services of podiatrists, as defined in section 448.60 (3) of the statutes, under BadgerCare Plus for individuals enrolled in the childless adults demonstration project under section 49.45 (23) of the statutes.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,84,7 365. Page 1815, line 6: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,84,24 "(11q) Joint committee on finance review of medical assistance spending plan. The department of health services shall by August 1, 2009, submit a plan to the joint committee on finance for administering the Medical Assistance Program under subchapter IV of chapter 49 of the statutes and the prescription drug assistance program for the elderly under section 49.688 of the statutes in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium within the funding appropriated for these programs under this act. The plan shall include a description of the measures the department intends to implement to realize cost efficiencies and cost reductions in the Medical Assistance Program and the prescription drug assistance program for the elderly. The plan shall include an estimate of savings in state and federal expenditures, by fiscal year, for each component of the plan and for the plan as a whole. The department may implement the plan unless the committee, by September 1, 2009, approves an alternative plan for administering the Medical Assistance Program and the prescription drug assistance program for the elderly within the funding appropriated for these programs under this act. If the committee meets to review the department's plan and approves an alternative plan by September 1, 2009, the department shall implement the alternative plan.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,3 366. Page 1816, line 5: delete "legislative audit bureau shall" and substitute "joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,5 367. Page 1816, line 7: delete "The audit" and substitute "If the committee directs the legislative audit bureau to conduct the audit, the audit".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,8 368. Page 1816, line 17: delete "legislative audit bureau shall" and substitute "joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,10 369. Page 1816, line 19: delete "The audit" and substitute "If the committee directs the legislative audit bureau to conduct the audit, the audit".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,12 370. Page 1816, line 21: delete "The audit" and substitute "If conducted, the audit".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,13 371. Page 1816, line 23: delete lines 23 to 25 and substitute:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,16 "(cm) Report. If an audit is conducted under paragraph (a) or (b), the legislative audit bureau shall file a report of the audit as described in section 13.94 (1) of the statutes by July 1, 2010.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,17 372. Page 1816, line 25: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,22 "(5q) Joint legislative council study on legal notices. The joint legislative council is requested to create a study committee on the use of the Internet to post legal notices. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes by June 30, 2011.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,85,23 373. Page 1817, line 15: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,10 "(2c) Emergency rule; military family financial aid. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of military affairs shall promulgate the rules described under section 321.45 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the permanent rules become effective, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of military affairs 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 the rules promulgated under this subsection.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,11 374. Page 1819, line 5: delete lines 5 to 12.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,12 375. Page 1819, line 18: delete lines 18 to 24.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,13 376. Page 1821, line 3: delete lines 3 to 7.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,14 377. Page 1821, line 8: delete lines 8 to 12.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,15 378. Page 1821, line 12: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,86,24 "(6f) Fire suppression grant. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (by) of the statutes, the department of natural resources in fiscal year 2009-10 shall award a grant of $108,000 under the fire suppression aid program established under section 26.145 of the statutes to the village of Plum City for the Plum City-Township of Union Fire Department. Notwithstanding section 26.145 (1) of the statutes, the village of Plum City need not provide any matching funding or in-kind contributions. Notwithstanding section 26.145 (2) (b) of the statutes, the village of Plum City need not have entered an agreement with the department of natural resources to assist the department in suppression of forest fires.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,7 (6i) Lake Koshkonong study. In fiscal year 2009-10, the department shall provide a grant of $100,000 from the appropriations under section 20.370 (6) (ac) of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 20.370 (6) (dq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the Rock-Koshkonong public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district for a comprehensive study of options and structures to preserve wetlands, shoreline, fish and wildlife habitat, and the navigability of Lake Koshkonong.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,12 (6q) Positions at service centers. The authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources are increased by 4.99 FED positions on April 1, 2010, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.370 (9) (mz) of the statutes, for the purpose of staffing walk-in service centers operated by the department of natural resources.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,13 379. Page 1821, line 18: delete "and the 2010-11 fiscal year".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,14 380. Page 1822, line 18: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,15 "(3c) Grants for school district consolidation.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,16 (a) Feasibility studies.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,87,21 1. A consortium of 2 or more school districts may apply to the department of public instruction for a grant to conduct a school district consolidation feasibility study. The consortium shall submit a plan identifying the school districts engaged in the study, the issues the study will address, and how the grant funds will be expended. A school district may not be a member of more than one consortium.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,2 2. In the 2009-11 fiscal biennium, the department of public instruction shall award grants to consortia from the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (bs) of the statutes, as affected by this act. The department may not award more than $10,000 to any consortium.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,5 3. The department of public instruction shall give priority to applications that demonstrate prior attempts to address the underlying issues associated with management and operation of the school districts' programs.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,7 4. A consortium awarded a grant under this paragraph shall submit the results of the study to the department of public instruction.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,13 (b) Consolidation award. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a school district in Barron County consolidates with a school district in Rusk County effective July 1, 2010, the department of public instruction shall award a grant in an amount equal to the amount remaining on July 1, 2010, in the appropriation account under section 20.255 (2) (bs) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the consolidated school district.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,14 (3i) Open enrollment program; limits.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,19 (a) Notwithstanding section 118.51 of the statutes, no school district located in whole or in part in Milwaukee County may accept more pupils from the Milwaukee Public Schools under the open enrollment program in the 2009-10 school year than the school district accepted from the Milwaukee Public Schools under the open enrollment program in the 2008-09 school year.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,25 (b) Notwithstanding section 118.51 (16) (a) 3. and (b) of the statutes, the amount that a school district located in whole or in part in Milwaukee County receives for each pupil that it accepts from the Milwaukee Public Schools in the 2009-10 school year under the open enrollment program is the amount that the school district received for each pupil that it accepted from the Milwaukee Public Schools under the open enrollment program in the 2008-09 school year.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,88,26 381. Page 1824, line 4: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,9 "(7u) First class city school district; construction projects. The board of school directors in charge of the public schools of a 1st class city shall ensure that at least 30 percent of the number of full-time equivalent employees hired to work on school district construction projects funded in whole or in part with federal economic stimulus funds, as defined in s. 16.705 (9) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, or by a federal interest rate subsidy on bonds, reside within the community development block grant area located in the 1st class city, as determined by the board of school directors.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,13 (9i) School District Grants. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (de) of the statutes, as created by this act, in the 2009-10 fiscal year the department of public instruction shall pay $60,000 to each of the following school districts for the specified purposes:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,15 (a) Pepin Area, for 4-year-old kindergarten, technology improvements, and technology to install a distance learning lab.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,17 (b) Cochrane-Fountain City, for transportation, class-size reduction, and comprehensive education.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,18 (c) Plum City, for transportation and specialized instruction.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,22 (9q) Four-year-old kindergarten. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (et) of the statutes, as created by this act, in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium the department of public instruction shall award a $500,000 grant to the Madison Metropolitan School District to establish a 4-year-old kindergarten program.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,23 382. Page 1825, line 17: delete "profits tax" and substitute "assessment".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,89,24 383. Page 1825, line 25: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,11 "(1q) Emergency rules concerning withholding and willful misclassification by certain contractors. The department of revenue may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes relating to the withholding requirements under section 71.64 (6m) of the statutes, as created by this act, and to define "willful misclassification," as that concept is used in section 71.65 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of revenue 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.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,13 384. Page 1826, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1827, line 2.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,14 385. Page 1828, line 6: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,19 "(c) Initial terms of Chippewa Valley regional transit authority. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for members of the board of directors of the Chippewa Valley regional transit authority under section 66.1039 (2) (c) and (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial terms shall be 2 years for each of the following:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,21 1. One of the members appointed under section 66.1039 (3) (d) 1. b. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,90,23 2. One of the members appointed under section 66.1039 (3) (d) 1. c. of the statutes, as created by this act, if applicable.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,2 3. Each member appointed under section 66.1039 (3) (d) 1. d. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,6 (d) Initial terms of Fox Valley regional transit authority. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for members of the board of directors of the Fox Valley regional transit authority under section 66.1039 (2) (d) and (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial terms shall be 2 years for each of the following:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,8 1. One member from each county appointed under section 66.1039 (3) (e) 1. b. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,10 2. One of the members appointed under section 66.1039 (3) (e) 1. c. of the statutes, as created by this act.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,12 386. Page 1831, line 15: delete "KRM" and substitute "Southeastern regional transit".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,14 387. Page 1831, line 16: delete "KRM" and substitute "southeastern regional transit".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,17 388. Page 1832, line 6: after "resources." insert "In preparing this discussion, the department of transportation shall allow and consider public comment on each scenario.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,91,18 389. Page 1834, line 5: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,92,9 "(10g) Eisner Avenue project in Sheboygan County. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act, or on eligibility requirements for receiving aids under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of transportation shall award a grant of $500,000 in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium to the city of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County for the rehabilitation of Eisner Avenue in Sheboygan County if the city of Sheboygan and the town of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County reach an agreement on the amount of funds to be contributed by each toward the total local share of the project costs. Payment of the grant under this subsection shall be made from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (ft) of the statutes equally from funds allocated under section 86.31 (3m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and from funds allocated under section 86.31 (3r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and is in addition to the city of Sheboygan's entitlement, as defined in section 86.31 (1) (ar) of the statutes, to aids under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,92,17 (10x) Transportation enhancements grant to Douglas County. Prior to July 1, 2011, from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (nx) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall award a grant under section 85.026 (2) of the statutes to Douglas County for the addition of bicycle lanes to CTH "B." The amount of the grant awarded under this subsection shall be $400,000 or 80 percent of the total cost of the project, whichever is less. The department may not rescind the grant under this subsection unless Douglas County informs the department that it does not intend to go forward with the project.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,92,23 (11f) Grant to town of Stockton railroad crossing improvements. In the 2009-11 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of transportation shall award a grant of $175,000 to the town of Stockton in Portage County for railroad crossing improvements at the intersection of Old Highway 18 and the Canadian National Railroad tracks.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,3 (11u) Shared use of administrative facilities in or near city of Tomah. During the 2009-11 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall consult with the department of natural resources concerning the shared use of administrative facilities used by the state traffic patrol and the department of natural resources in or near the city of Tomah.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,4 390. Page 1835, line 11: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,11 "(3g) Director of Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 20.285 (1) (s) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years, the board shall allocate $110,000 in each fiscal year to the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to provide funding for the position of the director of the institute, but only if federal funds are not available to provide the funding.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,12 391. Page 1836, line 1: delete lines 1 to 8.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,13 392. Page 1840, line 22: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,93,19 "(2q) Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board. From the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fr) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of workforce development shall provide a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 during the 2009-11 state fiscal biennium to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc., if during that biennium the city of Milwaukee also provides a grant in the amount of $1,500,000 to that board.

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,5 (3i) Construction contractors; emergency rules. Using the procedures under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of workforce development may promulgate the rules required under section 111.327 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, 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.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,6 393. Page 1841, line 1: delete "893.80" and substitute "893.82".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,7 394. Page 1841, line 15: delete "employe" and substitute "employee".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,8 395. Page 1842, line 5: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,10 "(2i) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) of the statutes shall not apply to the 2010-11 fiscal year.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,11 396. Page 1844, line 20: after that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,14 "(1f) Petroleum inspection fund transfer to transportation fund. There is transferred from the petroleum inspection fund to the transportation fund $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $27,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,15 397. Page 1845, line 3: before that line insert:

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,19 "(3f) Development fund; lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (b) of the statutes, on July 1, 2010, there is lapsed to the general fund $14,850,000 from the appropriation account of the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (tm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009.".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,20 398. Page 1852, line 9: delete "$9,764,000" and substitute "$11,378,100".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,21 399. Page 1852, line 10: delete "$9,764,000" and substitute "$11,392,200".

AB75-ASA1-AA122,94,23 400. Page 1854, line 22: delete the material beginning with "each" and ending with "effect" on line 23 and substitute "fiscal year 2009-10".