AB56: Bill Text

AB56,425,10 (12) Except if the action is brought by the attorney general or the person bringing the action is an original source of the information, the court shall dismiss an action or claim under this section, unless opposed by the state, if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed in any of the following ways:

AB56,425,12 (a) In a federal criminal, civil, or administrative hearing in which the state or its agent is a party.

AB56,425,14 (b) In a congressional, government accountability office, or other federal report, hearing, audit, or investigation.

AB56,425,15 (c) From the news media.

AB56,425,17 (13) The state is not liable for any expenses incurred by a private person in bringing an action under sub. (5).

AB56,426,7 (14) Any employee, contractor, or agent who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful actions taken by the employee, contractor, agent, or by others in furtherance of an action or claim filed under this section or on behalf of the employee, contractor, or agent, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action or claim filed or to be filed under sub. (5) is entitled to all necessary relief to make the employee, contractor, or agent whole. Such relief shall in each case include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, 2 times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay at the legal rate, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including costs and reasonable attorney fees. An employee, contractor, or agent may bring an action to obtain the relief to which the employee, contractor, or agent is entitled under this subsection within 3 years after the date the retaliation occurred.

AB56,426,10 (15) A civil action may be brought based upon acts occurring prior to the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], if the action is brought within the period specified in s. 893.9815.

AB56,426,14 (16) A judgment of guilty entered against a defendant in a criminal action in which the defendant is charged with fraud or making false statements estops the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action under sub. (5) that involves the same elements as in the criminal action.

AB56,426,16 (17) The remedies provided for under this section are in addition to any other remedies provided for under any other law or available under the common law.

AB56,426,19 (18) This section shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the public interest and to effect the congressional intent in enacting 31 USC 3729 to 3733, as reflected in the act and the legislative history of the act.

AB56,318 Section 318. 20.940 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,319 Section 319. 23.09 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,3 23.09 (2) (d) Lands, acquisition. (intro.) Acquire by purchase, lease or agreement, and receive by gifts or devise, lands or waters suitable for the purposes enumerated in this paragraph, and maintain such lands and waters for such purposes; and, except for the purpose specified under subd. 12., may condemn lands or waters suitable for such purposes after obtaining approval of the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding officer thereof:

AB56,320 Section 320 . 23.0915 (2c) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,6 23.0915 (2c) (d) No moneys may be committed for expenditure from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) after June 30, 2020 2022.

AB56,321 Section 321 . 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,12 23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a).

AB56,322 Section 322 . 23.0917 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,18 23.0917 (3) (bm) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, in obligating money under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside not less than a total of $ 2,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide matching funds for grants awarded to the department for the purchase of land or easements under 16 USC 2103c.

AB56,323 Section 323 . 23.0917 (3) (br) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,21 23.0917 (3) (br) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with 2019-20 2021-22, $7,000,000.

AB56,324 Section 324 . 23.0917 (3) (bt) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,427,24 23.0917 (3) (bt) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, $9,000,000.

AB56,325 Section 325 . 23.0917 (3) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,428,4 23.0917 (3) (bw) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with 2019-20 2021-22 to be obligated only to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953.

AB56,326 Section 326 . 23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,428,7 23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, $21,000,000.

AB56,327 Section 327 . 23.0917 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,428,13 23.0917 (4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).

AB56,328 Section 328 . 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,428,16 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. e. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, $9,750,000.

AB56,329 Section 329 . 23.0917 (4) (d) 2r. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,428,20 23.0917 (4) (d) 2r. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department shall obligate $6,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.

AB56,330 Section 330 . 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56,428,23 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. a. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2014-15, $7,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,428,25 b. Beginning with fiscal year 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, $3,750,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,331 Section 331. 23.0917 (4j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,429,7 23.0917 (4j) (b) For fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate more than $1,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008-09 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department may not obligate more than $2,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92.

AB56,332 Section 332. 23.0917 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,429,15 23.0917 (5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (c), (d), and (e), if for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years. This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22.

AB56,333 Section 333 . 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,429,18 23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2020 2022. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2020 2022.

AB56,334 Section 334 . 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,429,22 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:

AB56,335 Section 335 . 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,430,3 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22, the department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all of the following apply:

AB56,336 Section 336. 25.17 (1) (ge) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,337 Section 337. 25.17 (1) (xp) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,338 Section 338. 25.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,431,2 25.36 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all moneys appropriated or transferred by law shall constitute the veterans trust fund which shall be used for the lending of money to the mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (5) (a) 12. and for the veterans programs under ss. 20.485 (2) (m), (tm), (u), and (z), and (5) (mn), (v), (vo), and (zm), 45.03 (19), 45.07, 45.20, 45.21, 45.40 (1m), 45.41, 45.42, 45.43, and 45.82 and administered by the department of veterans affairs, including all moneys received from the federal government for the benefit of veterans or their dependents, and for the veteran grant jobs pilot program under s. 38.31 administered by the technical college system board; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans under the post-war rehabilitation fund; soldiers rehabilitation fund, veterans housing funds as they existed prior to July 1, 1961; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans under this fund; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans trust fund stabilization loans under s. 45.356, 1995 stats.; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans personal loans; the net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties related to veterans personal loans; all mortgages issued with the proceeds of the 1981 veterans home loan revenue bond issuance purchased with moneys in the veterans trust fund; all moneys received from the state investment board under s. 45.42 (8) (b); all moneys received from the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (7) (a) and (c); and all gifts of money received by the board of veterans affairs for the purposes of this fund.

AB56,339 Section 339. 25.43 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,431,8 25.43 (3) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (d), the environmental improvement fund may be used only for the purposes authorized under ss. 20.320 (1) (r), (s), (sm), (t), and (x) and (2) (r), (s), and (x), 20.370 (4) (mt), (mx) and (nz), (8) (mr) and (9) (mt), (mx) and (ny), 20.505 (1) (v), (x) and (y), 281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61, 281.62, and 283.31.

AB56,340 Section 340. 25.47 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,431,10 25.47 (4m) The payments under s. 292.64 168.225 (3).

AB56,341 Section 341. 25.79 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,342 Section 342. 27.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,431,19 27.01 (2) (a) Acquire by purchase, lease or agreement lands or waters suitable for state park purposes and may acquire such lands and waters by condemnation after obtaining approval of the senate and assembly committees on natural resources. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).

AB56,343 Section 343. 27.019 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,432,6 27.019 (10) Acquisition of land. Any county in which there does not exist a county park commission acting through its rural planning committee may acquire by gift, grant, devise, donation, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, with the consent of the county board, a sufficient tract or tracts of land for the reservation for public use of river fronts, lake shores, picnic groves, outlook points from hilltops, places of special historic interest, memorial grounds, parks, playgrounds, sites for public buildings, and reservations in and about and along and leading to any or all of the same, and to develop and maintain the same for public use. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).

AB56,344 Section 344. 27.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,432,17 27.05 (3) Acquire, in the name of the county, by purchase, land contract, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, with the approval and consent of the county board, such tracts of land or public ways as it deems suitable for park purposes; including lands in any other county not more than three-fourths of a mile from the county line; but no land so acquired shall be disposed of by the county without the consent of said commission, and all moneys received for any such lands, or any materials, so disposed of, shall be paid into the county park fund hereinafter established. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).

AB56,345 Section 345. 27.065 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,433,11 27.065 (1) (a) The county board of any county which shall have adopted a county system of parks or a county system of streets and parkways, pursuant to s. 27.04, may acquire the lands necessary for carrying out all or part of such plan by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise; provided, however, that no lands shall be acquired by condemnation unless and until the common council of the city or the board of trustees of the village or the board of supervisors of the town wherein such land is situated shall consent thereto. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a). The cost of acquiring such lands by purchase or condemnation may be paid in whole or in part by the county or by the property to be benefited thereby, as the county board shall direct but in no case shall the amount assessed to any parcel of real estate exceed the benefits accruing thereto; provided, that no assessment for paying the cost of acquiring lands may be levied or collected against the property to be benefited until the governing body of the city, village or town where such lands are located has by resolution determined that the public welfare will be promoted thereby. Title to all lands acquired hereunder shall be an estate in fee simple.

AB56,346 Section 346. 27.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,433,25 27.08 (2) (b) To acquire in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes by gift, devise, bequest or condemnation, either absolutely or in trust, money, real or personal property, or any incorporeal right or privilege; except that no lands may be acquired by condemnation for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a). Gifts to any city of money or other property, real or personal, either absolutely or in trust, for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes shall be accepted only after they shall have been recommended by the board to the common council and approved by said council by resolution. Subject to the approval of the common council the board may execute every trust imposed upon the use of property or property rights by the deed, testament or other conveyance transferring the title of such property to the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes.

AB56,347 Section 347. 27.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,434,12 27.08 (2) (c) Subject to the approval of the common council to buy or lease lands in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes within or without the city and, with the approval of the common council, to sell or exchange property no longer required for its purposes. Every city is authorized, upon recommendation of its officers, board or body having the control and management of its public parks, to acquire by condemnation in the name of the city such lands within or without its corporate boundaries as it may need for public parks, parkways, boulevards and pleasure drives. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).

AB56,348 Section 348. 29.024 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,434,18 29.024 (11) Automatic reissuance of approvals. The department may develop a system under which, when a person purchases an approval, the person may opt to automatically purchase the same approval for subsequent years. The department may contract with a 3rd party to store customer information in order to carry out this system.

AB56,349 Section 349. 32.015 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,350 Section 350. 32.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,434,23 32.51 (1) Purposes. (intro.) In addition to the powers granted under subch. I and subject to the limitations under s. 32.015, any city may condemn or otherwise acquire property under this subchapter for:

AB56,351 Section 351 . 35.93 (2) (b) 3. im. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,352 Section 352. 36.11 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,435,5 36.11 (3) (a) The Subject to s. 36.25 (56), the board shall establish the policies for admission within the system and within these policies each institution shall establish specific requirements for admission to its courses of instruction. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin of U.S. citizens or sex shall ever be allowed in the admission of students thereto.

AB56,353 Section 353. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,435,16 36.11 (3) (b) Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil enrolled in a course at an institution within the system under the program under s. 118.55 36.25 (56). If the board determines that postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil under the program under s. 118.55 36.25 (56) are not transferable under this paragraph, the board shall permit the individual to take an examination to determine the individual's competency in the subject area of the course and, if the individual receives a passing score on the examination, shall award equivalent credits to the individual.

AB56,354 Section 354. 36.11 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,436,2 36.11 (3) (c) Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board may establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions outside the system, including postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil enrolled in a course at an educational institution outside the system through the program under s. 118.55 36.25 (56). If the board determines that postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil under the program under s. 118.55 36.25 (56) are not transferable under this paragraph, the board shall permit the individual to take an examination to determine the individual's competency in the subject area of the course and, if the individual receives a passing score on the examination, shall award equivalent credits to the individual.

AB56,355 Section 355. 36.112 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.112 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,436,5 36.112 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section,:

AB56,436,7 (a) Notwithstanding s. 36.05 (9), “institution” includes the extension. means any of the following:

AB56,356 Section 356. 36.112 (1) (a) 1., 2. and 3. and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB56,436,11 36.112 (1) (a) 1. Any university, including any branch campus associated with the university as a result of the system restructuring.

AB56,436,14 2. Any operational unit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison assigned former functions of the University of Wisconsin-Extension as a result of the system restructuring.

AB56,436,16 3. Any operational unit of system administration assigned former functions of the University of Wisconsin-Extension as a result of the system restructuring.

AB56,436,18 (b) “System restructuring” means the system's restructuring plan approved by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28, 2018.

AB56,357 Section 357. 36.112 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: