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SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE BILL 70
June 22, 2023 - Offered by Joint Committee on Finance.
SB70-SSA2,1,2 1An Act; relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the
2executive budget act of the 2023 legislature.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB70-SSA2,1 3Section 1. 13.106 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,1,44 13.106 (3) (d) For the Medical College of Wisconsin, all of the following:
SB70-SSA2,1,65 1. The financial status of the psychiatry and behavioral health practice
6residency sites.
SB70-SSA2,1,87 2. The number of psychiatry and behavioral health residents choosing to
8practice in medically underserved areas of the state upon graduation.
SB70-SSA2,1,109 3. The number of graduates entering psychiatry and behavioral health practice
10as a career.
SB70-SSA2,2 11Section 2 . 13.48 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
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113.48 (2) (L) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building
2commission may supplement authorized state building program project budgets to
3offset cost overruns resulting from an increase in price levels due to inflation. No
4moneys may be expended under this paragraph without the approval of the joint
5committee on finance.
SB70-SSA2,3 6Section 3 . 13.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,3,27 13.48 (3) State building trust fund. In the interest of the continuity of the
8program, the moneys appropriated to the state building trust fund under s. 20.867
9(2) (f) shall be retained as a nonlapsing building depreciation reserve. Such moneys
10shall be deposited into the state building trust fund. At such times as the building
11commission directs, or in emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b), the governor
12shall authorize releases from this fund to become available for projects and shall
13direct the department of administration to allocate from this fund such amounts as
14are approved for these projects. In issuing such directions, the building commission
15shall consider the cash balance in the state building trust fund, the necessity and
16urgency of the proposed improvement, employment conditions and availability of
17materials in the locality in which the improvement is to be made. The building
18commission may authorize any project costing $1,000,000 or less or, beginning in
19fiscal year 2023-24, $2,000,000 or less
in accordance with priorities to be established
20by the building commission and may adjust the priorities by deleting, substituting
21or adding new projects as needed to reflect changing program needs and unforeseen
22circumstances. The building commission may enter into contracts for the
23construction of buildings for any state agency, except a project authorized under sub.
24(10) (c), and shall be responsible for accounting for all funds released to projects. The

1building commission may designate the department of administration or the agency
2for which the project is constructed to act as its representative in such accounting.
SB70-SSA2,4 3Section 4 . 13.48 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,3,164 13.48 (6) Review of projects. All reports submitted as provided by sub. (4)
5shall be reviewed by the building commission, which shall make its report as soon
6after November 20 as is possible. Such report shall include specific
7recommendations and establish priorities for the next 3 biennia from among all
8projects submitted which the building commission deems essential and shall
9recommend additional appropriations if necessary for the execution thereof. The
10building commission shall include in the report any projects proposed by the state
11fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000, together with the method
12of financing proposed for those projects by the board, without recommendation.
13Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. The building commission
14shall include in its report an appraisal and recommendation of available and
15alternative methods of financing buildings for the use of state agencies and shall file
16copies of its report with the governor-elect.
SB70-SSA2,5 17Section 5 . 13.48 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,4,418 13.48 (7) Biennial recommendations. The building commission shall prepare
19and formally adopt recommendations for the long-range state building program on
20a biennial basis. The building commission shall include in its report any projects
21proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000,
22together with the method of financing those projects proposed by the board, without
23recommendation. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. Unless
24a later date is requested by the building commission and approved by the joint
25committee on finance, the building commission shall, no later than the first Tuesday

1in April of each odd-numbered year, transmit the report prepared by the department
2of administration under s. 16.40 (20) and the commission's recommendations for the
3succeeding fiscal biennium that require legislative approval to the joint committee
4on finance in the form of proposed legislation prepared in proper form.
SB70-SSA2,6 5Section 6 . 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,4,166 13.48 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no state board, agency, officer,
7department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the
8construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure,
9or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of
10$300,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of
11construction and prior approval by the building commission. Beginning in fiscal year
122023-24, this amount is $600,000.
This section applies to the department of
13transportation only in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for
14administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to
15be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under
16s. 110.20.
SB70-SSA2,7 17Section 7 . 13.48 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,4,2018 13.48 (10) (b) 5. Contracts for construction of any building, structure or facility
19for the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000. Beginning
20in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000.
SB70-SSA2,8 21Section 8 . 13.48 (20v) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,5,322 13.48 (20v) Grants for local projects. (a) The building commission shall
23establish and operate a grant program under this subsection to assist nonstate
24organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose.
25The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant for a construction

1project under this subsection unless the joint committee on finance both approves the
2grant and finds that the project is in the public interest and serves one or more
3statewide public purposes.
SB70-SSA2,5,84 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
5award a grant to any nonstate organization for a construction project that satisfies
6par. (a). The municipality, as defined in s. 59.001 (3), in which the construction
7project is or will be located shall apply to the building commission for the grant on
8behalf of the nonstate organization carrying out the construction project.
SB70-SSA2,5,139 (c) No grant awarded under par. (b) may exceed $4,000,000. Before approving
10each grant, the building commission shall determine that the nonstate organization
11carrying out the project has secured additional funding for the project from nonstate
12revenue sources in an amount that is equal to at least 50 percent of the total cost of
13the project.
SB70-SSA2,5,1814 (d) If the building commission awards a grant under par. (b), and if, for any
15reason, the space that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used for one
16or more public purposes determined by the building commission under par. (a), the
17state shall retain an ownership interest in the constructed space equal to the amount
18of the state's grant.
SB70-SSA2,5,2419 (e) The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant under par. (b)
20unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the
21construction project associated with the grant. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and
2216.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any
23services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to
24the project.
SB70-SSA2,9 25Section 9 . 13.48 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.48 (29) Simplified policies and procedures for construction projects.
2Except as otherwise required under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may
3prescribe simplified policies and procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures
4provided in s. 16.855 for any construction project involving a cost of not more than
5$300,000, except projects specified in sub. (10) (c). Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24,
6this amount is $600,000.
SB70-SSA2,10 7Section 10 . 13.48 (32c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,6,198 13.48 (32c) Marquette University School of Dentistry upgrades. (a) The
9legislature finds and determines that improving the experiences and training of
10Marquette University School of Dentistry dental students, increasing the chances of
11continuing the supply of dentists throughout this state in future years, and
12improving access to oral health care statewide, particularly for Wisconsin's
13underserved populations via the Marquette University School of Dentistry's Main
14Campus Clinic and its affiliated statewide clinics, is a statewide responsibility of
15statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy
16of this state, to assist Marquette University in carrying out construction and
17equipment upgrades to the Marquette University School of Dentistry's main campus
18clinic and classrooms, affiliated clinics and classrooms statewide, and patient
19experience center.
SB70-SSA2,7,320 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
21authorize a grant to Marquette University of up to $10,750,000 to assist the
22Marquette University School of Dentistry in carrying out construction and
23equipment upgrades to its main campus clinic and classrooms, affiliated clinics and
24classrooms statewide, and patient experience center. Before approving any state
25funding commitment for the construction and equipment upgrades under this

1paragraph, the building commission shall determine that Marquette University has
2secured additional funding for the project of at least $17,250,000 from nonstate
3revenue sources.
SB70-SSA2,7,84 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Marquette University
5under par. (b), and if, for any reason, a facility receiving construction or equipment
6upgrades, or both, with funds from the grant is not used for dentistry purposes, the
7state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the
8state's grant.
SB70-SSA2,11 9Section 11 . 13.48 (37m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,7,2010 13.48 (37m) Children's Hospital and Health System dental clinic expansion.
11(a) The legislature finds and determines that reducing wait times and improving
12accessibility of dental care at the dental clinic of Children's Hospital and Health
13System, Inc., will improve health outcomes for children in this state, and reducing
14the burden on urgent care and emergency services at Children's Hospital and Health
15System, Inc., and improving economic development in the state by increasing the
16capacity of the pediatric dental residency program at the dental clinic at Children's
17Hospital and Health System, Inc., main Milwaukee campus, are a statewide
18responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is
19the public policy of this state, to assist Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc.,
20in carrying out the expansion of its dental clinic at its main Milwaukee campus.
SB70-SSA2,8,221 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
22authorize a grant to Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc., of up to $4,789,000
23to assist Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc., to expand the dental clinic at
24its main Milwaukee campus. Before approving any state funding commitment for
25the expansion of the dental clinic, the building commission shall determine that

1Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc., has secured additional funding for the
2project of at least $4,789,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
SB70-SSA2,8,73 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Children's Hospital and
4Health System, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the money received for
5expansion of the dental clinic at its main Milwaukee campus from funds from the
6grant is not used for dentistry purposes, the state shall retain an ownership interest
7in the clinic equal to the amount of the state's grant.
SB70-SSA2,12 8Section 12 . 13.48 (41m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,8,179 13.48 (41m) Badgerland After School Enrichment Program facility. (a)
10The legislature finds and determines that providing out-of-school care that inspires
11local youth to be contributing, productive, and responsible members of their
12communities through intentional programming that supports positive character
13development and unique opportunities to grow as individuals is a statewide
14responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is
15the public policy of this state, to assist the Badgerland After School Enrichment
16Program, Inc., in the purchase and renovation of a building to serve as a facility to
17provide out-of-school care to youth.
SB70-SSA2,8,2518 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
19provide a grant of up to $1,000,000 to assist the Badgerland After School Enrichment
20Program, Inc., in the purchase and renovation of a building to serve as a facility to
21provide out-of-school care to youth. Before approving any state funding
22commitment for the construction of such a facility, the building commission shall
23determine that the Badgerland After School Enrichment Program has secured
24additional funding for the project of at least $10,000,000 from nonstate revenue
25sources.
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1(c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Badgerland After
2School Enrichment Program, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the facility
3that is purchased and renovated with funds from the grant is not used as a facility
4for out-of-school care, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility
5equal to the amount of the state's grant.
SB70-SSA2,13 6Section 13 . 13.48 (46s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,9,147 13.48 (46s) Food and Farm Exploration Center. (a) The legislature finds and
8determines that providing hands-on learning experiences to teach students about
9agricultural innovation and sustainability will attract more interest in agricultural
10careers; assist in workforce and development training for elementary, secondary,
11technical college, and university students; and help the state retain talent and is a
12statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is the public policy of this state,
13and it is in the interest of the state, to assist Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc.,
14with the construction of the Food and Farm Exploration Center.
SB70-SSA2,9,2015 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
16award a grant to Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc. The amount authorized
17for the grant is $3,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the construction of the Food
18and Farm Exploration Center. Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc., shall secure
19additional funding for the project of at least $38,000,000 from nonstate revenue
20sources.
SB70-SSA2,9,2521 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Farming for the Future
22Foundation, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the Food and Farm
23Exploration Center constructed with funds from the grant is not used for agricultural
24education, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the
25amount of the state's grant.
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1Section 14. 13.48 (48) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,10,82 13.48 (48) Versiti Blood Research Institute. (a) The legislature finds and
3determines that research focused on blood health, including research in the areas of
4blood cancers, benign hematology, cellular therapy, and immunology is essential to
5the health and well-being of the people of this state and is a statewide responsibility
6of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy
7of this state, to assist Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation, Inc., in the
8expansion of the Versiti Blood Research Institute for purposes of blood research.
SB70-SSA2,10,149 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
10award a grant to Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation, Inc. The amount
11authorized for the grant is $10,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the expansion
12of the Versiti Blood Research Institute. The Versiti Blood Research Institute
13Foundation, Inc., shall secure additional funding for the project of at least
14$53,500,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
SB70-SSA2,10,1915 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Versiti Blood Research
16Institute Foundation, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the expanded space
17constructed with funds from the grant is not used for blood research, the state shall
18retain an ownership interest in the expanded space equal to the amount of the state's
19grant.
SB70-SSA2,15 20Section 15 . 13.48 (49) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,11,321 13.48 (49) Regional forensic science center. (a) The legislature finds and
22determines that offering training and continuing education opportunities to
23coroners and medical examiners, law enforcement, district attorney offices, and
24emergency medical and health services providers will improve the quality of the
25death investigation process for central and northern Wisconsin and is a statewide

1responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is
2the public policy of this state, to assist Marathon County with the construction of a
3regional forensic science center.
SB70-SSA2,11,84 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
5award a grant to Marathon County. The amount authorized for the grant is
6$7,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the construction of a regional forensic
7science center. Marathon County shall secure additional funding for the project of
8at least $7,800,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
SB70-SSA2,11,129 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Marathon County under par.
10(b), and if, for any reason, the space constructed with funds from the grant is not used
11as a regional forensic science center, the state shall retain an ownership interest in
12the expanded space equal to the amount of the state's grant.
SB70-SSA2,16 13Section 16 . 13.488 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,11,1714 13.488 (7) (a) The building commission, with advice from the state fair park
15board, shall examine and review detailed design requirements for all state-owned
16facilities involving a cost of more than $300,000 to be included in the development
17of state fair park. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000.
SB70-SSA2,17 18Section 17. 13.90 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,11,2219 13.90 (1) (intro.) The joint committee on legislative organization shall be the
20policy-making board for the legislative reference bureau, the legislative fiscal
21bureau, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative human resources office, and the
22legislative technology services bureau. The committee shall:
SB70-SSA2,18 23Section 18. 13.90 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,12,224 13.90 (1m) (a) In this subsection, “legislative service agency" means the
25legislative council staff, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau,

1the legislative reference bureau, the legislative human resources office, and the
2legislative technology services bureau.
SB70-SSA2,19 3Section 19 . 13.97 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,12,9 413.97 Legislative human resources office. There is created a service
5agency known as the “Legislative Human Resources Office,” headed by a director.
6The legislative human resources office shall be strictly nonpartisan. The legislative
7human resources office shall have all rights and privileges pertaining to human
8resources records as are enjoyed by executive branch agencies, including those under
9s. 230.13 and subch. II of ch. 19.
SB70-SSA2,12,10 10(1) Duties of the office. The legislative human resources office shall:
SB70-SSA2,12,1211 (a) Provide human resources services to the legislative branch, as directed by
12the joint committee on legislative organization.
SB70-SSA2,12,1713 (b) Establish a formal complaint process to review and investigate allegations
14of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violence, or bullying by legislators,
15legislative employees, and legislative service agency employees. The office shall
16investigate all such allegations, unless the director designates another person or
17entity to review and investigate any specific allegation.
SB70-SSA2,12,19 18(2) Duties of the director. The director of the legislative human resources
19office shall:
SB70-SSA2,12,2020 (a) Report to the joint committee on legislative organization.
SB70-SSA2,12,2121 (b) Direct the operations of the staff.
SB70-SSA2,12,2222 (c) Employ, train, and supervise the personnel assigned to the director.
SB70-SSA2,12,2323 (d) Supervise all expenditures of the legislative human resources office.
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1(e) Manage reviews and investigations of the formal complaint process
2established under sub. (1) (b). Upon completion of an investigation, report the
3findings to the appropriate legislative leader or employee supervisor.
SB70-SSA2,13,54 (f) On a periodic basis, recommend to the joint committee on legislative
5organization improvements to human resources services and programs.
SB70-SSA2,20 6Section 20. 16.004 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,13,8 716.004 (22) Endowment fund for WisconsinEye. (a) In this section,
8“WisconsinEye” means the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, Inc.
SB70-SSA2,13,129 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (dt), if the joint committee on
10finance approves a request for funding made jointly by the secretary and
11WisconsinEye, the secretary shall make a payment in the form of a grant to
12WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund.
SB70-SSA2,13,1613 (c) The department is prohibited from making a payment under par. (b) unless
14prior to June 1, 2025, WisconsinEye has raised for the endowment fund from
15nonstate funding sources total amounts that at least equal the amount of the
16payment, up to $10,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,13,1917 (d) If, after a payment under par. (b), WisconsinEye ever ceases operations and
18divests its assets, WisconsinEye shall pay to the secretary for deposit into the general
19fund an amount equal to the total amount paid under par. (b).
SB70-SSA2,13,2120 (e) As a condition for receiving any payment under par. (b), WisconsinEye is
21prohibited from charging any fee for access to recorded content of public meetings.
SB70-SSA2,21 22Section 21 . 16.009 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,14,223 16.009 (2) (a) Appoint an executive director within the classified service who.
24The executive director
shall serve as employ the state long-term care ombudsman

1as specified under sub. (4) (a) within the classified service, and who shall employ staff
2within the classified service.
SB70-SSA2,22 3Section 22 . 16.009 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,14,104 16.009 (4) (a) The board shall operate the office in order to carry out the
5requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program, as defined in 42 USC
63058g
(a) (2), under 42 USC 3027 (a) (12) (A) and 42 USC 3058f to 3058h and in
7compliance with 42 CFR 1321 and 1324. The executive director appointed by the
8board
shall serve as employ the state long-term care ombudsman. The executive
9director
state long-term care ombudsman may delegate operation of the office to the
10staff employed under sub. (2) (a), as designated representatives of the ombudsman.
SB70-SSA2,23 11Section 23 . 16.088 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,14,13 1216.088 Tribal grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kt) the
13department shall do all of the following:
SB70-SSA2,14,16 14(1) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Healing to
15Wellness Court program at the Oneida Nation, in an amount up to $259,100
16annually.
SB70-SSA2,14,19 17(2) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support coordination
18between the National Estuarine Research Reserve System and Great Lakes tribal
19nations, in an amount up to $110,100 annually.
SB70-SSA2,14,23 20(3) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Oneida
21Nation's collaboration with the Audubon Society concerning Audubon Great Lakes
22restoration projects, in an amount up to $175,000 annually. No grant may be
23awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2028.
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