SB40-ASA1,1580,12 [2007 Wisconsin Act 1] Section 211 (4) The treatment of sections 5.05 (11), 7.08 (7), 7.31 (5), 20.510 (intro.) and (1) (title), (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (g), (gm), (h), (i), (j), (q), (t), and (x), 20.511 (1) (h) and (i), and 20.521 (intro.) and (1) (title), (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i) of the statutes and Section 210 (1) to (4) of this act take effect on the initiation date specified in Section 209 (1) or on the day after publication of the 2007 biennial budget act, whichever is earlier.

SB40-ASA1, s. 9101 Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

SB40-ASA1,1580,24 (1) Employee transfers to public service commission. On the effective date of this subsection, all incumbent employees holding positions having responsibility for administering energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs under section 16.957 of the statutes, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the public service commission. The employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the public service commission 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.

SB40-ASA1,1581,7 (2) Treatment alternatives and diversion grant. By August 15, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit an application to the office of justice assistance for a grant under section 16.964 (12) (b) of the statutes. Upon approval of the county's grant application, the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award $375,000 to the county for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2008.

SB40-ASA1,1581,8 (3) Assess, inform, and measure grant.

SB40-ASA1,1581,13 (a) By December 1, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit a plan to the office of justice assistance for conducting presentencing assessments for the purpose of providing courts information for sentencing decisions. The plan shall include all of the following components:

SB40-ASA1,1581,16 1. Identification of a target group of offenders from among persons who are convicted of a Class F, G, H, or I felony or a misdemeanor whom the county shall assess.

SB40-ASA1,1581,21 2. Assessment of persons in the target group to determine the risk that they will commit further crimes, their needs that are directly related to criminal behavior, the likelihood that they will respond positively to community-based treatment for the assessed needs, as well as an assessment of the availability of community-based treatment programs to serve the offenders.

SB40-ASA1,1582,2 3. Collection and dissemination of information relating to the accuracy of assessments performed, the value and usefulness of information contained in the assessment reports for purposes of making sentencing decisions, the effectiveness of community-based treatment programs in addressing the assessed needs of offenders, and the effect of the treatment programs with respect to recidivism.

SB40-ASA1,1582,3 4. Annual evaluation of the plan.

SB40-ASA1,1582,10 (b) Upon approval of a county plan submitted under paragraph (a), the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award the county $500,000 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2009, to perform presentencing assessments of offenders. At least 50 percent of the assessments performed by a county with funding provided under this subsection shall be of persons subject to sentencing in connection with a felony.

SB40-ASA1,1582,11 (4) Youth diversion grant reductions.

SB40-ASA1,1582,16 (a) Notwithstanding the amount specified under section 16.964 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, 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, as affected by this act, by $10,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09.

SB40-ASA1,1582,25 (b) Notwithstanding the amounts specified under section 16.964 (8) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, 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) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by $3,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 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, as affected by this act, by $3,100 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09.

SB40-ASA1,1583,5 (6L) Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding for multijurisdictional enforcement groups. For the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years, the department of administration shall allocate to multijurisdictional enforcement groups 44 percent of the federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant awards appropriated under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes.

SB40-ASA1,1583,7 (7k) Information technology development assistance to elections board and government accountability board. The department of administration shall:

SB40-ASA1,1583,10 (a) Assist the elections board, prior to its termination, or the government accountability board, thereafter, in the selection of a vendor to complete the board's database conversion project.

SB40-ASA1,1583,14 (b) Designate a staff person to provide to the elections board, prior to its termination, or the government accountability board, thereafter, quality assurance for information technology development work completed in connection with conversion of the board's campaign finance database.

SB40-ASA1,1583,19 (7t) Youth court coordinator. From the appropriation account under section 20.505 (6) (p) of the statutes, the office of justice assistance in the department of administration shall distribute $58,000 in each of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to an entity in Dane County for the employment of a full-time youth court coordinator to expand the number of youth courts in that county.

SB40-ASA1,1583,24 (8i) Written policies for information technology development projects. No later than January 1, 2008, the department of administration shall submit for review by the joint legislative audit committee and for approval by the joint committee on information policy and technology a preliminary draft of the policies required under section 16.971 (2) (Lg) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB40-ASA1,1584,4 (8j) Rules pertaining to large, high-risk information technology projects. The department of administration shall submit in proper form the rules required under section 16.973 (10) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than June 30, 2008.

SB40-ASA1, s. 9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Aging and Long-Term Care Board.

SB40-ASA1, s. 9103 Section 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB40-ASA1,1584,17 (1k) Prescription drug collection grant rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may promulgate a rule necessary to authorize grants for programs to collect unwanted prescription drugs under section 93.57 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule necessary to authorize those grants, 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.

SB40-ASA1,1585,2 (2c) International Crane Foundation funding. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall provide $71,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $71,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 from the appropriation under section 20.115 (7) (t) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the International Crane Foundation for costs associated with a sandhill crane crop depredation project if the International Crane Foundation provides funding for the project from other sources equal to at least 70 percent of the amount to be provided under this subsection.

SB40-ASA1, s. 9104 Section 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board.

SB40-ASA1,1585,6 (1j) Onetime grants. From the appropriation account under section 20.215 (1) (fm) of the statutes, as created by this act, the arts board shall distribute grants as follows:

SB40-ASA1,1585,9 (a) Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. A grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua performing arts center in the county of Bayfield.

SB40-ASA1,1585,11 (b) Ko-Thi Dance Company. A grant of $10,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the Ko-Thi Dance Company in the city of Milwaukee.