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AB68-SSA1,41,1210 e. One member who is a participating employee and who is a public school
11teacher. The member appointed under this subd. 2. e. may not be from the same
12county as the member appointed under subd. 1. a.
AB68-SSA1,41,1913 3. One member who is elected by participating employees and is a public
14member and who is not a participant in or beneficiary of the Wisconsin Retirement
15System, with experience in actuarial analysis, audit functions, or finance related to
16an employee benefit plan or experience with significant administrative
17responsibility for a major insurer. It is the intent of the legislature that the member
18elected under this subdivision shall represent the interests of the taxpayers of this
19state and shall not be representative of public employee or employer interests.
AB68-SSA1,74 20Section 74 . 15.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,41,21 2115.165 (title) Same; attached boards and offices.
AB68-SSA1,75 22Section 75 . 15.165 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,42,223 15.165 (1) (b) For purposes of this section, annuitants are deemed to be
24employees in the last position in which they were covered by the Wisconsin

1retirement system, except that annuitants may not be elected, appointed or vote
2under sub. (3) (a) 1., 2., 4. or 7
.
AB68-SSA1,76 3Section 76 . 15.165 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,77 4Section 77 . 15.165 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,42,95 15.165 (5) Office of internal audit. There is created an office of internal audit
6that is attached to the department of employee trust funds under s. 15.03. The office
7shall be under the direction and supervision of an internal auditor who shall be
8appointed by the employee trust funds board in the classified service. The internal
9auditor shall report directly to the employee trust funds board.
AB68-SSA1,78 10Section 78 . 15.185 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,42,1411 15.185 (4) Small business retirement savings board. (a) There is created a
12small business retirement savings board that is attached to the department of
13financial institutions under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following
14members:
AB68-SSA1,42,1515 1. The state treasurer or his or her designee.
AB68-SSA1,42,1616 2. The secretary of financial institutions or his or her designee.
AB68-SSA1,42,1917 3. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
18experience in the field of retirement saving and investments, appointed by the
19governor.
AB68-SSA1,42,2120 4. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
21experience relating to small business, appointed by the governor.
AB68-SSA1,42,2522 5. One member who is a representative of an association representing
23employees or who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in
24the interests of employees in retirement saving, appointed by the speaker of the
25assembly.
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16. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
2experience in the interests of employers in retirement saving, appointed by the
3president of the senate.
AB68-SSA1,43,64 7. One member who has a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and
5experience in retirement investment products or retirement plan designs, appointed
6by the state treasurer.
AB68-SSA1,43,77 8. One member appointed by the investment board.
AB68-SSA1,43,98 9. One member appointed, notwithstanding s. 15.07 (4), by a majority vote of
9all of the members identified in subds. 1. to 8.
AB68-SSA1,43,1010 (b) The members under par. (a) 3. to 9. shall be appointed for 4-year terms.
AB68-SSA1,79 11Section 79. 15.185 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,43,1312 15.185 (6) Office of the student loan ombudsman. There is created in the
13department of financial institutions an office of the student loan ombudsman.
AB68-SSA1,80 14Section 80. 15.197 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,43,1715 15.197 (20) Spinal cord injury council. (a) There is created in the department
16of health services a spinal cord injury council that, except as provided in par. (b),
17consists of the following members appointed by the department for 2-year terms:
AB68-SSA1,43,1918 1. One member representing the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
19and Public Health.
AB68-SSA1,43,2020 2. One member representing the Medical College of Wisconsin.
AB68-SSA1,43,2121 3. One member who has a spinal cord injury.
AB68-SSA1,43,2222 4. One member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury.
AB68-SSA1,43,2323 5. One member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury.
AB68-SSA1,43,2524 6. One member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord
25injuries.
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17. One member who is a researcher in the field of neurosurgery.
AB68-SSA1,44,32 8. One member who is a researcher employed by the veterans health
3administration of the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB68-SSA1,44,64 (b) If the department of health services is unable to appoint a member specified
5in par. (a) 1. to 8., the department of health services may appoint a member
6representing the general public in lieu of the member so specified.
AB68-SSA1,81 7Section 81. 15.257 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,44,108 15.257 (3) Sentencing review council. There is created in the department of
9justice a sentencing review council. The governor shall determine membership of
10and make appointments to the council.
AB68-SSA1,82 11Section 82 . 15.347 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,44,1212 15.347 (23) Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.
AB68-SSA1,44,2213 (a) There is created in the department of natural resources a hydrologic
14restoration and management advisory council consisting of no fewer than 7 and no
15more than 15 members appointed by the secretary of natural resources. The
16secretary shall, as feasible, appoint members who represent entities such as local
17governments and state and federal agencies with shared regulatory jurisdiction or
18programmatic priorities; tribal partners; and academic, nongovernmental, and
19private sector partners. The secretary shall appoint members with diverse expertise
20in policies and practices relevant to the functions of the council, such as wetland,
21stream, and watershed restoration; floodplain management and hydrology; fluvial
22geomorphology; and hydrogeology.
AB68-SSA1,44,2423 (b) The hydrologic restoration and management advisory council shall do all
24of the following:
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11. Provide input on the terms, conditions, and implementation of policies
2related to the review of hydrologic restoration and management projects, including
3the general permit for hydrologic restoration and management issued under s.
430.2065 (1g).
AB68-SSA1,45,65 2. Create a forum to help increase and improve interagency coordination on the
6review of proposals to reconnect streams and floodplains.
AB68-SSA1,45,87 3. Consider and recommend opportunities to help local governments plan,
8review, and implement hydrologic and floodplain restoration projects.
AB68-SSA1,45,129 4. Consider and recommend policy and program changes needed to increase
10integration of hydrologic restoration and management strategies in state-sponsored
11programs related to flood hazard mitigation, water quality improvement, and fishery
12and wildlife management.
AB68-SSA1,45,1613 5. Assist the department of natural resources with the planning and
14implementation of trainings on hydrologic restoration and management for state
15regulatory and resource management staff, local governments, restoration
16practitioners, and other relevant audiences.
AB68-SSA1,45,1817 6. Identify and address other issues related to subds. 1. to 5. and provide
18recommendations on those issues.
AB68-SSA1,45,1919 (c) The department of natural resources shall staff the council.
AB68-SSA1,83 20Section 83 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,45,2121 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.
AB68-SSA1,84 22Section 84. 15.445 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38), and 15.105
23(38) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,45,2524 15.105 (38) (a) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo reserve management
25board which is attached to the department of tourism administration under s. 15.03.
AB68-SSA1,85
1Section 85. 15.445 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38r), and 15.105
2(38r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,46,53 15.105 (38r) (a) (intro.) There is created a state fair park board attached to the
4department of tourism administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the following
5members:
AB68-SSA1,86 6Section 86. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (35s), and 15.105 (35s)
7(title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,46,138 15.105 (35s) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.) There
9is created a higher educational aids board consisting , attached to the department of
10administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist
of the state superintendent
11of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except
12that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall
13be appointed for 2-year terms:
AB68-SSA1,46,1714 (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the
15appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher
16educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a
17qualified successor.
AB68-SSA1,87 18Section 87. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,88 19Section 88. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105
20(36) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,46,2421 15.105 (36) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is created
22a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the
23higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that
24consists of all of the following members:
AB68-SSA1,89 25Section 89. 15.735 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,47,3
115.735 Same; attached board. (1) There is created a prescription drug
2affordability review board attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance
3under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members:
AB68-SSA1,47,44 (a) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee.
AB68-SSA1,47,85 (b) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the
6pharmaceutical drug industry, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and
7wholesalers. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be
8a licensed pharmacist.
AB68-SSA1,47,109 (c) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health
10insurance industry, including insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
AB68-SSA1,47,1311 (d) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health care
12industry, including hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and pharmacists. At least one
13of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a licensed practitioner.
AB68-SSA1,47,1514 (e) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the interests of the
15public.
AB68-SSA1,47,18 16(2) A member appointed under sub. (1) may not be an employee of, a board
17member of, or a consultant to a drug manufacturer or trade association for drug
18manufacturers.
AB68-SSA1,47,23 19(3) Any conflict of interest, including any financial or personal association, that
20has the potential to bias or has the appearance of biasing an individual's decision in
21matters related to the board or the conduct of the board's activities shall be
22considered and disclosed when appointing that individual to the board under sub.
23(1).
AB68-SSA1,90 24Section 90 . 15.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,47,2525 15.76 (1m) The secretary of employee trust funds, or the secretary's designee.
AB68-SSA1,91
1Section 91. 15.76 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,48,62 15.76 (3) Two participants One participant in the Wisconsin retirement system
3appointed for a 6-year terms, one of whom shall be a teacher participant appointed
4by the teacher
retirement board and one of whom shall be a participant other than
5a teacher appointed
term by the Wisconsin retirement board employee trust funds
6board
.
AB68-SSA1,92 7Section 92. 16.004 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,48,108 16.004 (19) Administrative services. The department shall perform
9budgeting, program coordination, and related management functions on behalf of
10the department of tourism.
AB68-SSA1,93 11Section 93 . 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,48,1712 16.004 (25) Procurement and risk management educational services. The
13department may provide educational services regarding procurement and risk
14management, including seminars, courses, or conferences, to local governmental
15units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The department shall
16charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under
17this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,94 18Section 94. 16.004 (26) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,48,2119 16.004 (26) Tribal relations. The secretary shall appoint a director of Native
20American affairs to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes
21or bands in the state.
AB68-SSA1,95 22Section 95 . 16.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,48,24 2316.035 Office of environmental justice. The office of environmental justice
24shall do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,48,25 25(1) Develop a statewide climate risk assessment and resiliency plan.
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1(2) Assist state agencies, local governments, and federally recognized tribal
2governing bodies in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and
3resiliency plans.
AB68-SSA1,49,5 4(3) Administer a climate risk assessment and resiliency plan technical
5assistance grant program.
AB68-SSA1,49,7 6(4) Collaborate with state agencies and entities that serve vulnerable
7communities to address the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.
AB68-SSA1,49,9 8(5) Assess state agencies a fee for the development of climate risk assessment
9and resiliency plans.
AB68-SSA1,49,14 10(6) Analyze grant opportunities, enforcement of environmental laws and
11regulations, and based on those analyses and input from residents of this state,
12advise and provide guidance to state entities on environmental justice and related
13community issues to address environmental issues and concerns that affect
14primarily low income and minority communities.
AB68-SSA1,49,18 15(7) Based on the analysis required under sub. (6), create an annual report on
16issues, concerns, and problems related to environmental justice, including
17addressing areas of this state in need of environmental justice issues that require
18immediate attention.
AB68-SSA1,96 19Section 96. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,49,2420 16.047 (4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of
21settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants
22for the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations
23for vehicles with an electric motor
. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
24under the program.
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