Amendment AA4-ASA2-AB68

2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 68

June 29, 2021 - Offered by Representatives Hesselbein, Shankland, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,1,4 1. Page 48, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $2,850,500 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $5,701,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,1,5 2. Page 48, line 5: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,1,8 3. Page 48, line 23: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $6,189,500 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $12,379,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,3 4. Page 49, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $2,297,200 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $4,594,400 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,6 5. Page 49, line 4: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $41,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $82,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,10 6. Page 50, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $48,200 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $96,400 to increase the amount transferred under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. and funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,13 7. Page 63, line 14: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $16,800,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $33,600,000 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,16 8. Page 63, line 14: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $500,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $1,500,000 to provide funding for the positions specified in Section 9147 (7h) of this act.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,19 9. Page 63, line 14: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $20,000,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $20,000,000 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,22 10. Page 64, line 1: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $3,000,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $6,000,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,2,23 11. Page 64, line 3: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,1 12. Page 64, line 3: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,2 13. Page 64, line 5: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,3 14. Page 64, line 5: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,11 15. Page 64, line 10: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $105,300 for the purpose of increasing the authorized FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System by 1.0 GPR position on July 1, 2021, for a soil health faculty position that is located in the state laboratory of hygiene's environmental health division and for which there is also an academic appointment in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's department of soil science in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $140,300 for the purpose of providing funding for that position.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,14 16. Page 64, line 10: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $228,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $228,600 to increase funding for state laboratory of hygiene facility rental costs.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,3,15 17. Page 64, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,1 18. Page 64, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,4 19. Page 64, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $56,161,400 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $56,161,400 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,7 20. Page 65, line 20: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $365,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $365,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,10 21. Page 66, line 7: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $18,000,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $18,000,000 to increase funding for state aid for technical colleges.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,14 22. Page 66, line 14: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 by $50,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 by $50,000 to provide grants to technical college district boards to acquire software to support technical college fire fighter certification testing activities.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,15 23. Page 240, line 21: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,16 “ Section 28m. 20.235 (1) (co) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,18 20.235 (1) (co) Nurse educators. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to fund the costs of the program established under s. 39.395.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,19 24. Page 241, line 8: after “collaborative" insert “under s. 36.25 (16)".

AB68-ASA2-AA4,4,20 25. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,1 “ Section 33d. 20.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,3 20.285 (1) (bm) Partnership program for the Lake Superior Research Institute. The amounts in the schedule for the partnership program under s. 36.25 (40).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,4 26. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,5 “ Section 33g. 20.285 (1) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,8 20.285 (1) (bt) Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes specified in 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9147 (9u).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,9 27. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,10 “ Section 33j. 20.285 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,14 20.285 (1) (cm) Additional student health services. The amounts in the schedule to provide additional or improved student health services related to mental and behavioral health, including additional or improved staffing, training, operations, assessment, and prevention.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,15 28. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,16 “ Section 33k. 20.285 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,18 20.285 (1) (cr) Foster youth support programs. The amounts in the schedule to provide funding for former foster youth support programs under s. 36.25 (43).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,19 29. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,20 “ Section 33n. 20.285 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,22 20.285 (1) (fm) UniverCity Alliance program. The amounts in the schedule for the UniverCity alliance program.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,23 30. Page 241, line 8: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,5,24 “ Section 33p. 20.285 (1) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,2 20.285 (1) (fv) Tuition promise grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the tuition grants as specified in s. 36.50.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,3 31. Page 274, line 2: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,4 “ Section 164h. 25.17 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,13 25.17 (2) (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, invest moneys designated by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.11 (11m) (am) as directed by the Board of Regents under the Board of Regents' investment policies. The investment board shall make and manage investments under this paragraph in accordance with the investment directives and policies of the Board of Regents except that the investment board may decline to follow any investment directive or policy that the investment board considers to involve unreasonable risk or to be in violation of the investment board's standard of responsibility under s. 25.15 (2).

AB68-ASA2-AA4,164j Section 164j. 25.17 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,18 25.17 (9m) If contracted to do so by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, invest the moneys specified in s. 36.11 (11m) (a) in accordance with the terms of the contract and the board's standard of responsibility specified in s. 25.15 (2).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,19 32. Page 276, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,20 “ Section 175h. 36.11 (11m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,6,24 36.11 (11m) (am) The Board of Regents may manage the investment of any revenues designated by the Board of Regents, including revenues specified in par. (a), by directing the investment board to invest these moneys according to investment policies established by the Board of Regents.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,175j Section 175j. 36.11 (11m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,7 36.11 (11m) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board is not required to deposit revenues from gifts, grants, and donations in the state investment fund if the board invests these moneys as provided in par. (a). Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board is not required to deposit revenues designated under par. (am) in the state investment fund if the board directs the investment of these moneys as provided in par. (am) and s. 25.17 (2) (h).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,8 33. Page 276, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,9 “ Section 175k. 36.25 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,13 36.25 (16) Freshwater collaborative. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (ar), the board shall fund a freshwater collaborative and shall allocate funding to each institution for this purpose. Freshwater collaborative funding shall be used to do the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,14 (a) Devise new watercentric training programs focused on undergraduates.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,15 (b) Provide scholarships and student support to retain and attract new talent.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,17 (c) Amplify marketing and recruiting relating to Wisconsin's role in freshwater science, including branding Wisconsin as the “Silicon Valley of Water."

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,18 (d) Enhance workforce development programming.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,20 (e) Recruit new faculty and staff to advance training programs, research, and innovation.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,21 34. Page 276, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,7,22 “ Section 175m. 36.25 (40) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,2 36.25 (40) Partnership program for the Lake Superior Research Institute. (a) The board shall establish a partnership program between the University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute and northern Wisconsin communities.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,4 (b) The program under par. (a) shall be designed to accomplish all of the following objectives:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,6 1. To remove barriers and provide easy access to research and testing services for homeowners and businesses.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,8 2. To provide follow-up assistance and recommendations to solve environmental issues.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,9 3. To secure external funding to solve environmental issues.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,10 4. To develop highly visible outreach events.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,13 5. To create a direct conduit to fully equipped laboratory space and scientific expertise and to fully integrate the institute as the applied-environmental research arm for the region.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,16 (c) The program under par. (a) shall utilize permanent staff and student employees to coordinate directly with county health and conservation departments and with state, tribal, and local entities to develop regional priorities and solutions.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,18 (d) Costs associated with the program under par. (a) shall be funded from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (bm).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,19 35. Page 276, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,8,20 “ Section 175n. 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,2 36.25 (43) Foster youth support programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (cr), the board shall allocate funding to each institution to establish or maintain support programs for students enrolled in the institution who formerly resided in a foster home or group home. Support programs funded under this subsection may offer students who formerly resided in a foster home or group home, among other forms of support, any of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,3 (a) Scholarships.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,4 (b) Employment.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,5 (c) Emergency funds.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,6 (d) Basic supplies.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,9,8 (e) Mentorships to assist with academic preparations and successful navigation of the complex college environment.