AB40-ASA1,1400,25 [2009 Wisconsin Act 333] Section 20 (5) Additional funding for programs. If any other federal funding becomes available for the programs program under sections section 49.147 (3) and 49.162 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of children and families shall take any actions that may be necessary to obtain the funding and use it for those programs that program.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3570 Section 3570. 2009 Wisconsin Act 333, section 22 (2) is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1401,6 [2009 Wisconsin Act 333] Section 22 (2) The repeal of sections section 49.147 (3) (cm) and (dm) and 49.162 (3) (am) and (d) of the statutes and the amendment of sections section 49.147 (3) (a) (by Section 4) and 49.162 (3) (a) (by Section 10) of the statutes take effect on the date stated in the notice published by the department of children and families under Section 20 (2) of this act.

AB40-ASA1, s. 9101 Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

AB40-ASA1,1401,8 (1) Youth diversion grant reductions.

AB40-ASA1,1401,12 (a) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes by $85,900 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

AB40-ASA1,1401,16 (b) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (b) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money distributed under section 16.964 (8) (b) of the statutes by $18,400 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

AB40-ASA1,1401,24 (c) Notwithstanding the amounts specified under section 16.964 (8) (c) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall reduce the amount of money allocated for each of the 4 contracts that are funded with moneys from the appropriation accounts under section 20.505 (6) (d) and (kj) of the statutes by $25,650 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 and shall reduce the amount of money allocated for the contract that is funded only with moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (kj) of the statutes by $18,100 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

AB40-ASA1,1402,6 (1u) Energy efficiency study of state-owned buildings. The department of administration shall conduct a study concerning the feasibility of installing energy-efficient heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in state-owned buildings to conserve energy and save money. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the members of the joint committee on finance no later than December 1, 2011.

AB40-ASA1,1402,14 (2) Literacy initiative; governor's task force. A task force created by the governor by executive order and charged with developing detailed recommendations for a program to assess and improve literacy in elementary school children may request the department of administration to release funding from the department's appropriation account under section 20.505 (4) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, for use by the department to implement the recommendations of the task force after the governor has approved the detailed recommendations proposed by the task force.

AB40-ASA1,1403,5 (2u) Cost-benefit analysis for Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls. Notwithstanding section 16.705 (1p) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of administration shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the initial contract for the operation and staffing of the Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls as provided by section 45.50 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act. The analysis shall be a comprehensive study to identify and compare the total cost, quality, technical expertise, and timeliness of a service performed by state employees and resources with the total cost, quality, technical expertise, and timeliness of the same service obtained by means of a contract for contractual services. The department of administration shall submit the results of the cost-benefit analysis to the joint committee on finance by February 1, 2012, or before the department of veterans affairs enters into the initial contract for the operation and staffing of the home, whichever occurs first. The contract entered into must contain a performance guarantee requirement that states that, during the contract period, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls must maintain an overall star rating that is at least equal to four stars.

AB40-ASA1,1403,6 (3) Elimination of office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program.

AB40-ASA1,1403,9 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program shall become the assets and liabilities of the higher educational aids board.

AB40-ASA1,1403,12 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program is transferred to the higher educational aids board.

AB40-ASA1,1403,18 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the higher educational aids board. The higher educational aids board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the higher educational aids board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB40-ASA1,1403,25 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the higher educational aids board. All orders issued by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the higher educational aids board.

AB40-ASA1,1404,6 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the higher educational aids board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the higher educational aids board.

AB40-ASA1,1404,9 (3i) Community partnerships. By January 10, 2012, the department of administration shall submit to the joint committee on finance for the approval of that committee under section 13.10 of the statutes a plan that includes all of the following:

AB40-ASA1,1404,15 (a) A plan prepared by the department of public instruction for providing funding to community-based nongovernmental organizations for the establishment of partnerships with local school districts that center on those organizations providing advocacy for students and serving as liaison between families and staff of those school districts with the goal of improving educational outcomes and promoting and teaching greater self-sufficiency.

AB40-ASA1,1404,21 (b) A plan prepared by the department of children and families for providing funding to community-based nongovernmental organizations for the establishment of partnerships with agencies that license foster homes that center on those organizations providing advocacy for children and serving as liaison between families and staff of those agencies with the goal of improving educational outcomes and promoting and teaching greater self-sufficiency.

AB40-ASA1,1405,2 (4j) Drug offender diversion surcharge fund. The department of administration shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance as to how the department will reduce state appropriations by $1,917,900 over the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium and lapse the associated funding to the general fund to eliminate the deficit in the drug offender diversion surcharge fund.

AB40-ASA1,1405,3 (4q) Transfer of human resources positions.

AB40-ASA1,1405,10 (a) The secretary of administration shall identify 2.0 FTE PR positions in the department of administration having responsibility for human resources functions. On the effective date of this subsection, one of the positions so identified, as determined by the secretary, is transferred to the state fair park board and the other of the positions so identified is transferred to the department of regulation and licensing and the incumbent employees in those positions are transferred to the state fair park board and the department of regulation and licensing, respectively.

AB40-ASA1,1405,16 (b) Employees transferred under paragraph (a) have all of the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the state fair park board and the department of regulation and licensing that they enjoyed in the department of administration 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.

AB40-ASA1,1405,21 (5q) State building and lease back study. The department of administration shall study the feasibility of instituting a program for private construction of buildings for the purpose of leasing those buildings to the state. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the members of the joint committee on finance no later than December 1, 2011.

AB40-ASA1, s. 9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Aging and Long-Term Care Board.

AB40-ASA1, s. 9103 Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

AB40-ASA1,1406,10 (1i) Evaluation of purchase of agricultural conservation easement program. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall evaluate the program for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements under section 93.73 of the statutes, including the administration of the program, the source of funding for the program, state financial participation, and the amount of local matching funds required. The department shall include in its evaluation options for a replacement program that would be less costly and more efficient in preserving farmland. The department shall report its findings from the evaluation no later than June 30, 2012, to the joint committee on finance and to the standing committees in each house of the legislature with responsibility for agricultural matters.

AB40-ASA1,1406,14 (2i) Farmland preservation conversion fees. If a political subdivision collected conversion fees under section 91.48 (1) (b), 2009 stats., for land rezoned in 2011, the political subdivision shall retain the fees and use them for farmland preservation planning, zoning, and compliance monitoring.