AB925, s. 5 11Section 5. 86.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,2,1412 86.26 (3) This section does not apply to improvements on existing town roads
13as of the effective date of rules promulgated by the department under s. 86.266 or
14September 30, 1994, whichever comes first
existing on October 1, 1992.
Note: This section specifies the effective date of rules promulgated under s. 86.266.
AB925, s. 6 15Section 6. 86.32 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Eliminates obsolete provision.
AB925, s. 7 16Section 7. 110.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,3,317 110.07 (5) (b) Upon request of an officer of the state traffic patrol under sub.
18(1) or inspector under sub. (3), the department shall make available to the traffic
19officer or inspector a bulletproof garment that may be used in the performance of his
20or her duties under this section. The department shall equip a traffic officer or
21inspector with a bulletproof garment as soon as practicable after receipt of the

1request from the traffic officer or inspector under this paragraph, provided that each
2traffic officer or inspector who has made a request before September 1, 1997, shall
3be equipped with a bulletproof garment by that date
.
Note: Eliminates obsolete provision.
AB925, s. 8 4Section 8. 196.196 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,4,105 196.196 (1) (c) 1. A price-regulated telecommunications utility may not
6increase its rates for services under par. (a), except for basic message
7telecommunications service, for a period of 3 years after electing to become price
8regulated. Following the initial 3-year period for services under par. (a), except for
9basic message telecommunications service, and at any time for basic message
10telecommunications service, a price-regulated telecommunications utility may
11increase its rates for those services to the extent that the change in the revenue
12weighted price indices does not exceed 2 percentage points less than the most recent
13annual change in the gross domestic product price index, as published by the federal
14government. The commission shall, by rule, create a penalty mechanism for up to
15a one percentage point increase in the percentage offset for inadequate service
16provided by or insufficient investment made by a price-regulated
17telecommunications utility. The commission shall, by rule, create an incentive
18mechanism for up to a one percentage point decrease in the percentage offset to
19encourage infrastructure investment by the price-regulated telecommunications
20utility. For a telecommunications utility with more than 500,000 access lines in use
21in this state at the time of electing to become price regulated, the percentage offset
22to the change in the gross domestic product price index shall be 3 percentage points
23and the penalty mechanism and incentive mechanism shall be up to 2 percentage
24points. No earlier than 6 years after September 1, 1994, and no more frequently than

1every 3 years thereafter, the commission may, following notice and an opportunity
2for hearing, by rule increase or decrease the gross domestic product price index
3percentage offset by a maximum of one percentage point in any 12-month period to
4reflect any statewide changes in the productivity experience of the
5telecommunications industry. The commission shall promulgate rules to identify the
6factors that the commission may consider in determining changes in the productivity
7experience of the telecommunications industry. If application of the price regulation
8index formula achieves a negative result, prices shall be reduced so that the
9cumulative price change for services under par. (a), including prior price reductions
10in these services, achieves the negative result.
AB925,4,21 112. Annual permitted price increases under this paragraph may be deferred and
12accumulated for a maximum of 3 years into a single increase. The first permitted
13increase after the telecommunications utility elects to become price regulated shall
14be limited by the most recent annual change in the gross domestic product price
15index, less 2 percentage points, plus or minus any penalty or incentive adjustment.
16For a telecommunications utility with more than 500,000 access lines in use in this
17state, the first permitted increase shall be limited by the most recent annual change
18in the gross domestic product price index, less 3 percentage points, plus or minus any
19penalty or incentive adjustment. The increase in any rate element may not at any
20time exceed 10% or the increase in the gross domestic product price index, whichever
21is greater.
AB925,5,2 223. A rate change under this paragraph shall take effect 45 days after the date
23on which notice is received by the commission. A telecommunications utility shall
24notify customers of a rate change under this paragraph by a bill insert that is
25included in a bill no later than the first billing provided after notice of a rate change

1is submitted to the commission. A telecommunications utility may file only one rate
2increase under this paragraph during any 12-month period.
Note: Subdivides long paragraph for improved readability.
AB925, s. 9 3Section 9. 227.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,5,74 227.53 (1) (intro.) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, any person
5aggrieved by a decision specified in s. 227.52 shall be entitled to judicial review
6thereof of the decision as provided in this chapter. and subject to the all of the
7following procedural requirements:
Note: Amends provision for conformity with current style for (intro.) provisions.
AB925, s. 10 8Section 10. 227.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,5,169 227.53 (1) (d) The agency (except Except in the case of the tax appeals
10commission and, the banking review board, the credit union review board, the
11savings and loan review board and the savings bank review board), the agency and
12all parties to the proceeding before it, shall have the right to participate in the
13proceedings for review. The court may permit other interested persons to intervene.
14Any person petitioning the court to intervene shall serve a copy of the petition on each
15party who appeared before the agency and any additional parties to the judicial
16review at least 5 days prior to the date set for hearing on the petition.
Note: Reorders text to eliminate parentheses consistent with current style.
AB925, s. 11 17Section 11. 230.35 (4) (a) 1. and 3. to 9. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB925,5,1818 230.35 (4) (a) 1. January 1;.
AB925,5,1919 3. The last Monday in May, which shall be the day of celebration for May 30;.
AB925,5,2020 4. July 4;.
AB925,5,2121 5. The first Monday in September;.
AB925,5,2222 6. The 4th Thursday in November;.
AB925,6,1
17. December 24;.
AB925,6,22 8. December 25;.
AB925,6,33 9. December 31;.
Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and conformity with current
style.
AB925, s. 12 4Section 12. 230.36 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 230.36 (2m) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
AB925,6,106 230.36 (2m) (a) (intro.) If a any of the following state employes suffers injury
7while in the performance of duties, the employe shall continue to be fully paid by the
8employing agency upon the same basis as paid prior to the injury, with no reduction
9in sick leave credits, compensatory time for overtime accumulations or vacation and
10no reduction in the rate of earning sick leave credit or vacation:
AB925,6,11 111. A conservation warden,.
AB925,6,12 122. A conservation patrol boat captain, .
AB925,6,13 133. A conservation patrol boat engineer, .
AB925,6,14 144. A state forest ranger,.
AB925,6,16 155. A conservation field employe of the department of natural resources who is
16subject to call for fire control duty,.
AB925,6,17 176. A member of the state patrol,.
AB925,6,18 187. A state motor vehicle inspector, .
AB925,6,19 198. A lifeguard,.
AB925,6,20 209. A excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue,.
AB925,6,22 2110. A special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of
22justice,.
AB925,6,23 2311. A special tax agent,.
AB925,7,1
112. A state drivers' license examiner,.
AB925,7,2 213. A state fair park police officer, .
AB925,7,4 314. A University of Wisconsin System police officer and or other state facilities
4police officer and patrol officer,.
AB925,7,5 515. A security officer, watcher, or security person.
AB925,7,6 616. An engineer,.
AB925,7,7 717. An engineering aide,.
AB925,7,8 818. A building construction superintendent,.
AB925,7,9 919. A fire fighter employed at the Wisconsin Veterans Home, or.
AB925,7,18 1020. A guard or institutional aide or a state probation, extended supervision and
11parole officer or any other employe whose duties include supervision and discipline
12of inmates or wards of the state at a state penal institution, including a secured
13correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), or while on parole supervision or
14extended supervision outside of the confines of the institutions, or supervision of
15persons placed on probation by a court of record, or supervision and care of patients
16at a state mental institution, and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
17suffers injury while in the performance of his or her duties, as defined in subs. (2) and
18(3); or any other
.
AB925,7,22 1921. A state employe who is not listed in this subsection and paragraph who is
20ordered by his or her appointing authority to accompany any an employe listed in this
21subsection paragraph while the listed employe is engaged in the duties defined in
22enumerated under sub. (3), or any other (1m) (b).
AB925,8,5 2322. A state employe who is not listed in this subsection and paragraph who is
24ordered by his or her appointing authority to perform the duties enumerated under
25sub. (1m) (b)
, when permitted, in lieu of the a listed employe and while so engaged

1in the duties defined in sub. (3), suffers injury as defined in sub. (2) the employe shall
2continue to be fully paid by the employing agency upon the same basis as paid prior
3to the injury, with no reduction in sick leave credits, compensatory time for overtime
4accumulations or vacation and no reduction in the rate of earning sick leave credit
5or vacation
.
AB925,8,11 6(b) The full pay under par. (a) (intro.) shall continue while the employe is unable
7to return to work as the result of the injury or until the termination of his or her
8employment upon recommendation of the appointing authority. At any time during
9the employe's period of disability the appointing authority may, at the expense of the
10employing agency,
order physical or medical examinations to determine the degree
11of disability at the expense of the employing agency.
Note: Subdivides provision in outline form and reorders text for improved
readability and conformity with current style. Deletes cross-references to defined terms
and amends cross-references to reflect renumbering made by this bill. Previous
legislation replaced the gender specific "watchman" with the gender neutral "watcher",
but these terms are not synonymous. Current style is to use "guard" or "security person"
rather than "watchman".
AB925, s. 13 12Section 13. 230.36 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 230.36 (1m) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB925,8,1414 230.36 (1m) (intro.) "Injury" as used in In this section is:
AB925,8,15 15(a) "Injury" means physical harm to an employe caused by accident or disease.
Note: Renumbers definition to locate it at the beginning of the applicable statute
provision and reorders text in accordance with current style.
AB925, s. 14 16Section 14. 230.36 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 230.36 (1m) (b), and
17230.36 (1m) (b) (intro.) and 2. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB925,8,1918 230.36 (1m) (b) (intro.) As used in this section "performance "Performance of
19duties" means duties performed in line of duty by any of the following:
AB925,9,6
12. (intro.) A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain,
2conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor vehicle
3inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, watcher or
4security person
, state fair park police officer, special tax agent, excise tax
5investigator employed by the department of revenue and special criminal
6investigation agent employed by the department of justice at all times while:
Note: Amends the (intro.) to fit within a single definitions provision and for
conformity with current style for (intro.) provisions. Previous legislation replaced the
gender specific "watchman" with the gender neutral "watcher", but these terms are not
synonymous. Current style is to use "guard" or "security person" rather than
"watchman".
AB925, s. 15 7Section 15. 230.36 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,9,148 230.36 (5) The An employing agency which that makes payments under this
9section is entitled to the right of subrogation for reimbursement to the extent that
10the injured employe may recover the reimbursed items in an action or claim in tort
11against any 3rd party. The repayment shall not exceed the total sums paid to such
12the injured employe under this section and shall be limited to the total sum credited
13to such the injured employe, as damages for pay and fringe benefits actually received
14in the settlement of any claim caused by the negligence of such the 3rd party.
Note: Inserts specific references and replaces incorrectly used "which" consistent
with current style.
AB925, s. 16 15Section 16. 230.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,9,1916 230.36 (6) Any person who is employed by the University of Wisconsin
17Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who suffers an injury as defined in sub. (2) between
18June 29, 1996, and June 30, 1997, shall be covered under this section if the person,
19had he or she been a state employe, would have been covered under this section.
Note: Deletes cross-reference to defined term consistent with current style.
AB925, s. 17 20Section 17. 234.42 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 234.42 (1s).

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate moving a definition to the beginning
of the section in accordance with current style. See the next two sections of this bill.
AB925, s. 18 1Section 18. 234.42 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB925,10,122 234.42 (1g) In this section "veterans capital reserve fund requirement" means
3an amount equal to the maximum amount, in any succeeding year, of principal and
4interest, other than principal and interest for which sinking fund payments are
5specified in any resolution of the authority authorizing veterans housing bonds of the
6authority then outstanding, maturing and becoming due in that succeeding year on
7all veterans housing bonds of the authority then outstanding, except veterans
8housing bonds due in that succeeding year issued to provide funds for mortgage loans
9through the purchase of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the
10United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States, plus all amounts
11specified in any resolution of the authority authorizing veterans housing bonds of the
12authority then outstanding as payable as a sinking fund payment in such year.
Note: The definition previously contained in sub. (2) is moved to a separate
subsection at the beginning of the section, parentheses are replaced, commas deleted and
disfavored terms replaced in accordance with current style.
AB925, s. 19 13Section 19. 234.42 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 234.42 (2) (a) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB925,10,1715 234.42 (2) (a) (intro.) All moneys held in the veterans capital reserve fund,
16except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be used solely for any of the following
17purposes:
AB925,10,19 181. The payment of the principal of veterans housing bonds of the authority as
19the same mature, the.
AB925,10,21 202. The making of sinking fund payments with respect to veterans housing
21bonds of the authority, the.
AB925,10,22 223. The purchase of veterans housing bonds of the authority, the.
AB925,11,1
14. The payment of interest on veterans housing bonds of the authority or the.
AB925,11,3 25. The payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when veterans
3housing bonds are redeemed prior to maturity.
AB925,11,25 4(b) Except for the purpose of paying principal of and interest on veterans
5housing bonds of the authority maturing and becoming due and for the payment of
6which other moneys of the authority are not available, and except for making sinking
7fund payments with respect to veterans housing bonds of the authority and for the
8payment of which other moneys of the authority are not available, moneys in the
9veterans capital reserve fund shall not be withdrawn at any time in such an amount
10as that would reduce the fund to less than an amount, called in this section "the
11veterans capital reserve fund requirement", equal to the maximum amount, in any
12succeeding year, of principal and interest, other than principal and interest for which
13sinking fund payments are specified in any resolution of the authority authorizing
14veterans housing bonds of the authority then outstanding, maturing and becoming
15due in such year on all veterans housing bonds of the authority then outstanding
16(other than veterans housing bonds due in such year issued to provide funds for
17mortgage loans through the purchase of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities
18guaranteed by the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United
19States) plus all amounts specified, in any resolution of the authority authorizing
20veterans housing bonds of the authority then outstanding, as payable as a sinking
21fund payment in such year
. Any income or interest earned by, or increment to, the
22veterans capital reserve fund due to the investment thereof of the fund may be
23transferred by the authority to the veterans housing bond redemption fund to the
24extent it does not reduce the amount of the veterans capital reserve fund below the
25veterans capital reserve fund requirement.

Note: Subdivides long subsection in outline form, inserts specific reference and
replaces disfavored term for improved readability and conformity with current style. The
definition of "veterans capital reserve fund requirement" is moved to a separate definition
subsection at the beginning of the section consistent with current style. See the previous
section of this bill.
AB925, s. 20 1Section 20. 234.623 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB925,12,3 2234.623 Eligibility. The authority shall make loans to participants a
3participant
who meets all of the following requirements:
AB925,12,7 4(1) Apply The participant applies on forms prescribed by the authority for a
5loan to pay property taxes or special assessments by June 30 of the year in which the
6taxes or special assessments are payable on a qualifying dwelling unit and, except
7as provided in s. 234.625 (5), specify specifies the names of all coowners;.
AB925,12,11 8(2) Reside The participant resides in the qualifying dwelling unit more than
96 months of the year preceding each year of participation, but temporary residency
10in a health care facility may be substituted for any portion of this 6-month
11residency;.
AB925,12,15 12(3) Keep The participant keeps continuously in effect during the period that
13a loan is outstanding under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 a fire and extended casualty
14insurance policy on the qualifying dwelling unit satisfactory to the authority and
15permit permits the authority to be named on the policy as a lienholder; and.
AB925,12,18 16(4) Either The participant either individually or with other coowners own owns
17the qualifying dwelling unit free and clear. If the qualifying dwelling unit is owned
18with coowners, each of these persons must approve the application under sub. (1).
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