AB21,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

AB21,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB21,1789,6 (1) Elimination of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

AB21,1789,10 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority become the assets and liabilities of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1789,14 (b) Employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all employees of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority become employees of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1789,18 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1790,2 (d) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1790,11 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, all contracts entered into by the former department of commerce and maintained by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and all contracts entered into by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. The Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB21,1790,20 (f) Policies and procedures; orders. All policies and procedures of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. All orders issued by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1790,21 (2) Initial appointments.

AB21,1790,22 (a) Board of directors.

AB21,1791,7 1. Notwithstanding the requirement of advice and consent of the senate under section 235.011 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority nominated by the governor under that section may be provisionally appointed by the governor, subject to later senate confirmation. Any provisional appointment shall be in full force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the appointee qualifies.

AB21,1791,14 2. A provisional appointment made under subdivision 1 . that is withdrawn by the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional appointment of another initial member of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. Any provisional appointment made under subdivision 1. that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for nomination and appointment of another initial member of the board under subdivision 1.

AB21,1791,21 3. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under section 235.011 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2017, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2018, 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on January 1, 2019, and the remaining initial member shall be appointed for a term expiring on January 1, 2020.

AB21,1791,22 (b) Chief executive officer and chief operating officer.

AB21,1792,7 1. Notwithstanding the requirement of advice and consent of the senate under section 235.011 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority nominated by the governor under that section may be provisionally appointed by the governor, subject to later senate confirmation. Any provisional appointment shall be in full force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue at the pleasure of the governor and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of the chief executive officer or chief operating officer, as appropriate, during the time in which the appointee qualifies.

AB21,1792,15 2. A provisional appointment made under subdivision 1 . that is withdrawn by the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional appointment of another initial chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. Any provisional appointment made under subdivision 1. that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for nomination and appointment of another initial chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority under subdivision 1.

AB21,1792,20 (3) Submission of organizational plan. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the board of directors of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority shall submit a report to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes detailing an organizational plan for the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

AB21,1792,24 (4) Coordination. To the greatest extent practicable, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall seek to coordinate their activities and efforts to establish and organize the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, created under this act.

AB21,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB21,1793,1 (1) Transfer of worker's compensation administrative functions.

AB21,1793,6 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB21,1793,12 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of workforce development performing duties that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB21,1793,18 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the office of the commissioner of insurance that they enjoyed in the department of workforce development immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB21,1793,23 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of workforce development that is primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB21,1794,6 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of workforce development on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of workforce development with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB21,1794,14 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the office of the commissioner of insurance. The office of the commissioner of insurance shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the office of the commissioner of insurance to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB21,1794,25 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the office of the commissioner of insurance. All orders issued by the department of workforce development in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the administrative functions of the division of worker's compensation in that department, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB21,1795,1 (2) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.