AB64,74,16 13(2) Replacement of state vehicles. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.855
14(4) (h), the department may use settlement funds for the payment of all costs
15incurred in accordance with the settlement guidelines to replace vehicles in the state
16fleet.
AB64,74,1817 (b) Any use of settlement funds under par. (a) shall take precedence over any
18distribution under sub. (4).
AB64,74,2019 (c) The department may expend no more than $16,000,000 under par. (a)
20during the 2017-19 fiscal biennium.
AB64,74,25 21(3) State agency lapses. If the department replaces a state agency's vehicle
22under sub. (2) (a), the secretary may calculate the general purpose revenue or
23program revenue savings for the state agency resulting from expenditures under s.
2420.855 (4) (h) and may lapse to the general fund from the state agency's general
25purpose revenue or program revenue appropriations the amount calculated.
AB64,75,8
1(4) Distribution to populous county. From the appropriation under s. 20.855
2(4) (h), the department shall distribute $26,000,000 in settlement funds to a county
3that, on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], has a population
4of 750,000 or more. The county may use the settlement funds for the payment of all
5costs incurred by the county in accordance with the settlement guidelines to replace
6vehicles owned by the county. Any distribution under this subsection is subject to
7the approval of the trustee and is subject to the receipt by the department of
8sufficient settlement funds to make the distribution.
AB64,75,9 9(5) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2027.
AB64,112 10Section 112. 16.25 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,75,2011 16.25 (3) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall match double all
12annual municipal contributions paid for volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and
13emergency medical technicians up to $250 $500 per fiscal year, other than
14contributions paid for the purchase of additional years of service under par. (e), to be
15paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (er). This amount shall be
16adjusted annually on July 1 to reflect any changes in the U.S. consumer price index
17for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of
18labor, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding December 31. The
19department shall pay all amounts that are matched under this paragraph to the
20individuals and organizations offering the plans selected by the municipalities.
AB64,113 21Section 113. 16.25 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,76,1122 16.25 (3) (g) A volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical
23technician shall be paid a length of service award either in a lump sum or in a manner
24specified by rule, consisting of all municipal and state contributions made on behalf
25of the volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical technician and all

1earnings on the contributions, less any expenses incurred in the investment of the
2contributions and earnings, after the volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or
3emergency medical technician attains 20 15 years of service for a municipality and
4reaches the age of 60 53. If a volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency
5medical technician has satisfied all vesting requirements under the program but has
6less than 20 15 years of service for a municipality or has not reached the age of 60
753, the program shall provide for the payment of a length of service award either in
8a lump sum or in a manner specified by rule in an amount to be determined by the
9department, but less than the amount paid to a volunteer fire fighter, first responder,
10or emergency medical technician who has attained 20 15 years of service for a
11municipality and has reached the age of 60 53.
AB64,114 12Section 114. 16.255 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (title).
AB64,115 13Section 115. 16.255 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (1m), and 224.51
14(1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,76,1715 224.51 (1m) (intro.) The department shall determine the factors to be
16considered in selecting a vendor of the program under s. 16.641 224.50, which shall
17include:
AB64,116 18Section 116. 16.255 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (2) and amended
19to read:
AB64,76,2320 224.51 (2) The department shall solicit competitive sealed proposals under s.
2116.75 (2m) from nongovernmental persons to serve as vendor of the college savings
22program. The department shall select the vendor based upon factors determined by
23the department under sub. (1) (1m).
AB64,117 24Section 117. 16.255 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (3), and 224.51
25(3) (d), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,77,2
1224.51 (3) (d) That the vendor communicate to the beneficiary and account
2owner the requirements of s. 16.641 224.50 (8).
AB64,118 3Section 118. 16.303 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,119 4Section 119. 16.306 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,77,5 516.306 (title) Transitional housing Housing grants.
AB64,120 6Section 120. 16.306 (1) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated,
7renumbered 16.306 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB64,77,98 16.306 (1) Definitions Definition. (intro.) In this section: (a) (intro.) “Eligible,
9“eligible
applicant" means any of the following:
AB64,121 10Section 121 . 16.306 (1) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are renumbered
1116.306 (1) (am), (bm), (c), (d) and (e).
AB64,122 12Section 122. 16.306 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,123 13Section 123. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,77,2014 16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the department
15may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing transitional
16housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to
17facilitate their movement to independent living
if the conditions under par. (b) are
18satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably
19balanced among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of
20applications submitted.
AB64,124 21Section 124. 16.306 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,77,2322 16.306 (2) (b) (intro.) A recipient of a grant under par. (a) shall agree to use the
23grant to support a transitional housing program that does all of the following:
AB64,125 24Section 125. 16.306 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,126 25Section 126. 16.306 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,78,1
116.306 (3) (b) The length of stay in transitional housing of each person served.
AB64,127 2Section 127. 16.306 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,78,43 16.306 (3) (c) The housing and employment status of each person served, at the
4time that the person leaves the transitional housing program.
AB64,128 5Section 128. 16.306 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,78,86 16.306 (3) (d) Any other information that the department determines to be
7necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the transitional housing program operated
8by the recipient.
AB64,129 9Section 129. 16.3085 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,78,11 1016.3085 Homeless case management services grants. (1) Definition. In
11this section, “shelter facility” has the meaning given in s. 16.308 (1) (d).
AB64,78,14 12(2) Grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the
13department may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 each, annually to shelter
14facilities.
AB64,78,1715 (b) A shelter facility shall use all grant moneys awarded to it under par. (a) for
16the purpose of providing intensive case management services to homeless families,
17including any of the following:
AB64,78,1818 1. Services related to financial management.
AB64,78,2219 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents who are job
20training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local workforce
21development board established under 29 USC 2832 and assisting them with using
22the job center Web site maintained by the department of workforce development.
AB64,78,2323 3. Services intended to ensure continuation of school enrollment for children.
AB64,79,3
14. Services related to the enrollment of unemployed or underemployed parents
2in a food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.79 (9) or in the
3Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB64,130 4Section 130. 16.311 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,131 5Section 131. 16.311 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,132 6Section 132. 16.311 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 51.047 and amended to
7read:
AB64,79,15 851.047 Mental health services. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7)
920.435 (5) (fr), the department may not award more than $45,000 in each fiscal year
10to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain
11mental health services to homeless individuals with serious and persistent mental
12illness. Entities that receive funds awarded by the department under this subsection
13section shall provide the mental health services required under 42 USC 290cc-24.
14The amount that the department awards to an applying entity may not exceed 50
15percent of the amount of matching funds required under 42 USC 290cc-23.
AB64,133 16Section 133. 16.313 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,79,18 1716.313 Employment grants. (1) In this section, “municipality” means a city,
18village, or town.
AB64,79,19 19(2) (a) Any municipality may apply for a grant under this section.
AB64,79,2320 (b) The department may award a grant of up to $75,000 to a municipality that
21submits an application under par. (a). The grant and all moneys contributed by the
22municipality under sub. (3) shall be used for the purpose of connecting homeless
23individuals with permanent employment.
AB64,79,25 24(3) A municipality receiving a grant under sub. (2) shall itself contribute at
25least $50,000 for the purpose specified in sub. (2) (b).
AB64,80,4
1(4) In considering grant applications submitted under sub. (2) (a), the
2department shall give preference to a municipality that obtains an agreement from
3a nonprofit organization to provide additional employment and support services to
4homeless individuals participating in the grant program.
AB64,134 5Section 134. 16.40 (20m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,80,116 16.40 (20m) Construction costs. Annually, by December 31, the department
7shall adjust the dollar amounts specified in ss. 13.48 (3), (6), (7), and (10) (a) and (b)
85., 16.867 (2), 16.87 (3), and 20.924 (1) (a) and (b), rounding up to the nearest $50,000,
9based on the percentage increase or decrease in construction costs during the
10preceding 12 months. The department shall determine that percentage using the
11appropriate cost index published in the Engineering News-Record, or its successor.
AB64,135 12Section 135. 16.40 (23) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,136 13Section 136. 16.401 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,80,2314 16.401 (14) Apportion interest. Apportion at least quarterly the interest
15earned on state moneys in all depositories among the several funds as provided in
16s. 25.14 (3), except that earnings attributable to the investment of temporary excess
17balances under sub. (4) (b) shall be distributed according to a formula prescribed by
18the depository selection board secretary or his or her designee. To the maximum
19extent deemed administratively feasible by the depository selection board secretary
20or his or her designee
, the formula shall approximate the distribution of earnings
21among funds which would occur if earnings were allocated in proportion to each
22fund's actual contribution to the earnings. Interest so apportioned shall be added to
23and become a part of such funds.
AB64,137 24Section 137. 16.417 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,80,2525 16.417 (1) (e) “Health care professional” means any of the following:
AB64,81,2
11. A registered nurse who is licensed under s. 441.06 or in a party state, as
2defined in s. 441.50 (2) (j), or permitted under s. 441.08.
AB64,81,53 2. A licensed practical nurse who is licensed or has a temporary permit under
4s. 441.10 or who is licensed as a licensed practical/vocational nurse in a party state,
5as defined in s. 441.50 (2) (j).
AB64,81,66 3. A physician who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under s. 448.02.
AB64,81,77 4. A psychologist who is licensed to practice psychology under ch. 455.
AB64,138 8Section 138 . 16.417 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,81,149 16.417 (2) (a) No individual other than an elective state official who is employed
10or retained in a full-time position or capacity with an agency or authority may hold
11any other position or be retained in any other capacity with an agency or authority
12from which the individual receives, directly or indirectly, more than $12,000 from the
13agency or authority as compensation for the individual's services during the same
14year
any 12-month period.
AB64,139 15Section 139 . 16.417 (2) (f) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,81,19 1616.417 (2) (f) 3. A health care professional who is employed or retained in a
17full-time position or capacity with an agency or authority and who holds another
18position or is retained in any other capacity with an agency or authority for less than
191,040 hours during any 12-month period.
AB64,140 20Section 140. 16.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,81,2521 16.42 (5) No later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, the
22legislature shall submit to the department proposals with respect to the legislature's
23budget that correspond to the proposals required for agencies under sub. (4) (b) 1. and
242. The secretary of administration and the director of the legislative fiscal bureau
25shall agree to the legislature's base level for the purpose of making those proposals.
AB64,141
1Section 141. 16.505 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,82,192 16.505 (2) (am) The state public defender board may request the governor to
3create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof funded from
4revenues specified in s. 20.001 (2) (a) in the office of the state public defender. Upon
5receiving such a request, the governor may change the authorized level of full-time
6equivalent positions funded from such revenues in the office of the state public
7defender in accordance with this subsection. The governor may approve a different
8authorized level of positions than is requested by the state public defender board.
9If the governor proposes to change the number of full-time equivalent positions in
10the office of the state public defender funded from revenues specified in s. 20.001 (2)
11(a), the governor shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of his or her
12proposed action. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor
13that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
14proposed action within 14 working days after the date of the governor's notification,
15the position changes may be made as proposed by the governor. If, within 14 working
16days after the date of the governor's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee
17notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
18reviewing the proposed action, the position changes may be made under this
19subsection only upon approval of the committee.
AB64,142 20Section 142. 16.505 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,82,2221 16.505 (2) (b) This subsection does not apply to full-time equivalent positions
22funded from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bg) (4) (co) or (8) (mg).
AB64,143 23Section 143. 16.515 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,82,2524 16.515 (3) This section does not apply to supplementation of the appropriation
25under s. 20.370 (2) (bg) (4) (co) or (8) (mg).
AB64,144
1Section 144. 16.5185 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (intro.).
AB64,145 2Section 145. 16.5185 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (a).
AB64,146 3Section 146. 16.5185 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (b).
AB64,147 4Section 147. 16.5185 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,83,115 16.5185 (2m) Beginning on June 30, 2020, in each fiscal year, the secretary
6shall transfer the unencumbered balance of the petroleum inspection fund on June
730, less an amount sufficient to meet the reserve requirement under this subsection,
8from the petroleum inspection fund to the transportation fund. The petroleum
9inspection fund balance after a transfer under this subsection may not be less than
105 percent of gross revenues received during the fiscal year in which the transfer is
11made.
AB64,148 12Section 148. 16.64 of the statutes is renumbered 224.48.
AB64,149 13Section 149. 16.641 of the statutes is renumbered 224.50, and 224.50 (2) (a),
14as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,83,2015 224.50 (2) (a) Except as provided in s. 16.255 224.51, establish and administer
16a college savings program that allows an individual, trust, legal guardian, or entity
17described under 26 USC 529 (e) (1) (C) to establish a college savings account to cover
18tuition, fees, and the costs of room and board, books, supplies, and equipment
19required for the enrollment or attendance of a beneficiary at an eligible educational
20institution, as defined under 26 USC 529.
AB64,150 21Section 150. 16.642 of the statutes is renumbered 224.52 and amended to
22read:
AB64,84,6 23224.52 Repayment to the general fund. (1) The secretary of
24administration
shall transfer from the tuition trust fund, the college savings
25program trust fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, or the

1college savings program credit union deposit trust fund to the general fund an
2amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9)
3(a), 1995 stats., s. 20.585 (2) (a), 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am), 2001 stats., when
4the secretary of administration determines, after consultation with the secretary of
5financial institutions,
that funds in those trust funds are sufficient to make the
6transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.
AB64,84,10 7(2) Annually, by June 1, the secretary of financial institutions, after
8consultation with the secretary of administration,
shall submit a report to the joint
9committee on finance on the amount available for repayment under sub. (1), the
10amount repaid under sub. (1), and the outstanding balance under sub. (1).
AB64,151 11Section 151. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,84,1212 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51.
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