AB100-engrossed,998,2 (6p) Mechanized equipment training program. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ax) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $150,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the North Central Technical College to initiate a program, designed in collaboration with the Fox Valley Technical College, to train students to use mechanized equipment for the harvesting of timber.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; public defender board.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; public instruction.

AB100-engrossed,998,9 (2n) Educare Center of Milwaukee. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (bc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of public instruction shall allocate $250,000 in the 2005-06 school year and $750,000 in the 2006-07 school year to the Educare Center of Milwaukee and shall reduce the amount of state aid to Milwaukee Public Schools by identical amounts.

AB100-engrossed,998,10 (2q) Special education studies.

AB100-engrossed,998,14 (a) The department of public instruction shall complete a study concerning the distribution of special education aid on a census basis rather than a cost reimbursement basis, and, by December 1, 2006, submit the study and the department's recommendations to the joint committee on finance.

AB100-engrossed,998,20 (b) The joint legislative council is requested to study the effectiveness of this state's special education policy and funding, including a review of statewide data and historical trends, an examination of funding sources, and a survey of national reform efforts. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, the joint legislative council shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes by January 1, 2007.

AB100-engrossed,998,25 (3m) Open enrollment program. By March 1, 2006, the department of public instruction shall submit to the governor and the joint committee on finance a report on the feasibility and cost of developing and implementing a statewide Internet-based application and reporting system for the open enrollment program under section 118.51 of the statutes.

AB100-engrossed,999,7 (3q) Second Chance Partnership. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (cf) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of public instruction shall pay $190,000 in each of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 fiscal years to the Second Chance Partnership, a nonprofit corporation, to create a pilot work-based learning program in which children at risk participate in apprenticeships while earning high school diplomas. No more than 32 pupils may participate in the program.

AB100-engrossed,999,16 (4p) Revenue limit computation. Notwithstanding section 121.91 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of calculating the revenue limit for the 2005-06 school year of any school district in which a charter school established under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is located, the school district's base revenue from the 2004-05 school year is increased by an amount equal to the amount determined by multiplying the number of pupils who in the 2004-05 school year attended a charter school under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes that was located in the school district by the amount paid by the state for each such pupil under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; public lands, board of commissioners of.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9139 Section 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; public service commission.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9140 Section 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; regulation and licensing.

AB100-engrossed,999,23 (1) Credential renewal fees; renewal date changes. When preparing its recommendations under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for changes to fees under section 440.08 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for credential renewals in the 2007-09 biennium, the department of regulation and licensing shall consider whether to reduce or increase the fees based on the changes to the renewal deadlines made by this act.

AB100-engrossed,1000,6 (1m) Initial appointments; cemetery board. Notwithstanding section 15.405 (3m) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial term of 2 of the initial members of the cemetery board shall be one year, the initial term of 2 of the initial members shall be 2 years, and the initial term of 2 of the initial members shall be 3 years.

AB100-engrossed,1000,11 (1p) Rules and orders; cemetery board. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of regulation and licensing relating to cemeteries that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection shall become rules of the cemetery board and shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended, repealed, or rescinded by the cemetery board.

AB100-engrossed,1000,22 (1q) Rules for alcohol and other drug abuse counselors; standards and qualifications. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of regulation and licensing shall promulgate the rules required under section 440.75 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 440.75 (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 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.

AB100-engrossed,1001,3 (1r) Alcohol and other drug abuse counselor certification; review of costs. The department of regulation and licensing shall review actual administration and enforcement costs for renewals of certification for alcohol and other drug abuse counselors and, in light of those costs, as part of the department's biennial budget request for 2007-09, shall recommend any appropriate revised renewal fee for the certification.

AB100-engrossed,1001,11 (2e) Credential renewal fees for 2007-09 biennium; timekeeping data. In preparing its recommendations under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for changes to fees under section 440.08 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for credential renewals in the 2007-09 biennium, the department of regulation and licensing shall utilize timekeeping data tracking the allocation of staff hours to administrative and enforcement activities relating to each regulated profession from the 2 most recent years in which the department collected the timekeeping data for the entire year.

AB100-engrossed,1001,19 (3b) Credential renewal fees for 2009-11 biennium; timekeeping data. In preparing its recommendations under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for changes to fees under section 440.08 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for credential renewals in the 2007-09 biennium, the department of regulation and licensing shall utilize timekeeping data tracking the allocation of staff hours to administrative and enforcement activities relating to each regulated profession from the 4 most recent years in which the department collected timekeeping data for the entire year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9141 Section 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.

AB100-engrossed,1002,2 (1) Internal revenue code. Changes to the Internal Revenue Code made by P.L. 108-121, excluding section 109 of P.L. 108-121, P.L. 108-311, excluding sections 306, 307, 308, 401, and 403 (a) of P.L. 108-311, and P.L. 108-357,excluding sections 101, 201, 244, 336, 337, 909, and 910 of P.L. 108-357, apply to the definitions of "Internal Revenue Code" in chapter 71 of the statutes at the time that those changes apply for federal income tax purposes.

AB100-engrossed,1002,14 (1n) Department of revenue study; utility license fees. No later than December 31, 2005, the department of revenue shall convene a study group to assess the feasibility and desirability of imposing local general property taxes or their equivalent on all distribution property of electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and light, heat, and power companies. The study group shall include residents of communities that host public utility property; representatives of electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and light, heat, and power companies; members of the public who have expertise in the taxation of power plant and transmission line siting; and any other individuals who the department of revenue believes to have expertise related to the study. No later than May 1, 2006, the study group shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; secretary of state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; state employment relations, office of.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; state fair park board.

AB100-engrossed,1002,18 (1f) State fair park board expenditure plan.

AB100-engrossed,1002,21 (a) The state fair park board may not expend more than $12,950,600 from the appropriation under section 20.190 (1) (h) of the statutes in fiscal year 2006-07 except as authorized under this subsection.

AB100-engrossed,1003,4 (b) The state fair park board may submit a plan for expending more than $12,950,600 from the appropriation under section 20.190 (1) (h) of the statutes in fiscal year 2006-07 to the secretary of administration. The secretary may submit the plan, as submitted by the board or as modified, to the joint committee on finance by the date specified by the cochairpersons of the committee for submission of requests for consideration at the 2nd quarterly meeting of the committee under section 13.10 of the statutes in 2006.