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AB68,234,1514 6. One member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord
15injuries.
AB68,234,1616 7. One member who is a researcher in the field of neurosurgery.
AB68,234,1817 8. One member who is a researcher employed by the veterans health
18administration of the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB68,234,2119 (b) If the department of health services is unable to appoint a member specified
20in par. (a) 1. to 8., the department of health services may appoint a member
21representing the general public in lieu of the member so specified.
AB68,80 22Section 80. 15.257 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,234,2523 15.257 (3) Sentencing review council. There is created in the department of
24justice a sentencing review council. The governor shall determine membership of
25and make appointments to the council.
AB68,81
1Section 81. 15.347 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,235,22 15.347 (23) Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.
AB68,235,123 (a) There is created in the department of natural resources a hydrologic
4restoration and management advisory council consisting of no fewer than 7 and no
5more than 15 members appointed by the secretary of natural resources. The
6secretary shall, as feasible, appoint members who represent entities such as local
7governments and state and federal agencies with shared regulatory jurisdiction or
8programmatic priorities; tribal partners; and academic, nongovernmental, and
9private sector partners. The secretary shall appoint members with diverse expertise
10in policies and practices relevant to the functions of the council, such as wetland,
11stream, and watershed restoration; floodplain management and hydrology; fluvial
12geomorphology; and hydrogeology.
AB68,235,1413 (b) The hydrologic restoration and management advisory council shall do all
14of the following:
AB68,235,1815 1. Provide input on the terms, conditions, and implementation of policies
16related to the review of hydrologic restoration and management projects, including
17the general permit for hydrologic restoration and management issued under s.
1830.2065 (1g).
AB68,235,2019 2. Create a forum to help increase and improve interagency coordination on the
20review of proposals to reconnect streams and floodplains.
AB68,235,2221 3. Consider and recommend opportunities to help local governments plan,
22review, and implement hydrologic and floodplain restoration projects.
AB68,236,223 4. Consider and recommend policy and program changes needed to increase
24integration of hydrologic restoration and management strategies in state-sponsored

1programs related to flood hazard mitigation, water quality improvement, and fishery
2and wildlife management.
AB68,236,63 5. Assist the department of natural resources with the planning and
4implementation of trainings on hydrologic restoration and management for state
5regulatory and resource management staff, local governments, restoration
6practitioners, and other relevant audiences.
AB68,236,87 6. Identify and address other issues related to subds. 1. to 5. and provide
8recommendations on those issues.
AB68,236,99 (c) The department of natural resources shall staff the council.
AB68,82 10Section 82 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,236,1111 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.
AB68,83 12Section 83. 15.445 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38), and 15.105
13(38) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,236,1514 15.105 (38) (a) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo reserve management
15board which is attached to the department of tourism administration under s. 15.03.
AB68,84 16Section 84. 15.445 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (38r), and 15.105
17(38r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,236,2018 15.105 (38r) (a) (intro.) There is created a state fair park board attached to the
19department of tourism administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the following
20members:
AB68,85 21Section 85. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (35s), and 15.105 (35s)
22(title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68,237,323 15.105 (35s) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.) There
24is created a higher educational aids board consisting , attached to the department of
25administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist
of the state superintendent

1of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except
2that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall
3be appointed for 2-year terms:
AB68,237,74 (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the
5appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher
6educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a
7qualified successor.
AB68,86 8Section 86. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,87 9Section 87. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105
10(36) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,237,1411 15.105 (36) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is created
12a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the
13higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that
14consists of all of the following members:
AB68,88 15Section 88. 15.735 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,237,18 1615.735 Same; attached board. (1) There is created a prescription drug
17affordability review board attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance
18under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members:
AB68,237,1919 (a) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee.
AB68,237,2320 (b) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the
21pharmaceutical drug industry, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and
22wholesalers. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be
23a licensed pharmacist.
AB68,237,2524 (c) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health
25insurance industry, including insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
AB68,238,3
1(d) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health care
2industry, including hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and pharmacists. At least one
3of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a licensed practitioner.
AB68,238,54 (e) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the interests of the
5public.
AB68,238,8 6(2) A member appointed under sub. (1) may not be an employee of, a board
7member of, or a consultant to a drug manufacturer or trade association for drug
8manufacturers.
AB68,238,13 9(3) Any conflict of interest, including any financial or personal association, that
10has the potential to bias or has the appearance of biasing an individual's decision in
11matters related to the board or the conduct of the board's activities shall be
12considered and disclosed when appointing that individual to the board under sub.
13(1).
AB68,89 14Section 89 . 15.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,238,1515 15.76 (1m) The secretary of employee trust funds, or the secretary's designee.
AB68,90 16Section 90 . 15.76 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,238,2117 15.76 (3) Two participants One participant in the Wisconsin retirement system
18appointed for a 6-year terms, one of whom shall be a teacher participant appointed
19by the teacher
retirement board and one of whom shall be a participant other than
20a teacher appointed
term by the Wisconsin retirement board employee trust funds
21board
.
AB68,91 22Section 91. 16.004 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,238,2523 16.004 (19) Administrative services. The department shall perform
24budgeting, program coordination, and related management functions on behalf of
25the department of tourism.
AB68,92
1Section 92. 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,72 16.004 (25) Procurement and risk management educational services. The
3department may provide educational services regarding procurement and risk
4management, including seminars, courses, or conferences, to local governmental
5units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The department shall
6charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under
7this subsection.
AB68,93 8Section 93. 16.004 (26) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,119 16.004 (26) Tribal relations. The secretary shall appoint a director of Native
10American affairs to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes
11or bands in the state.
AB68,94 12Section 94 . 16.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,14 1316.035 Office of environmental justice. The office of environmental justice
14shall do all of the following:
AB68,239,15 15(1) Develop a statewide climate risk assessment and resiliency plan.
AB68,239,18 16(2) Assist state agencies, local governments, and federally recognized tribal
17governing bodies in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and
18resiliency plans.
AB68,239,20 19(3) Administer a climate risk assessment and resiliency plan technical
20assistance grant program.
AB68,239,22 21(4) Collaborate with state agencies and entities that serve vulnerable
22communities to address the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.
AB68,239,24 23(5) Assess state agencies a fee for the development of climate risk assessment
24and resiliency plans.
AB68,240,5
1(6) Analyze grant opportunities, enforcement of environmental laws and
2regulations, and based on those analyses and input from residents of this state,
3advise and provide guidance to state entities on environmental justice and related
4community issues to address environmental issues and concerns that affect
5primarily low income and minority communities.
AB68,240,9 6(7) Based on the analysis required under sub. (6), create an annual report on
7issues, concerns, and problems related to environmental justice, including
8addressing areas of this state in need of environmental justice issues that require
9immediate attention.
AB68,95 10Section 95. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,240,1511 16.047 (4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of
12settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants
13for the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations
14for vehicles with an electric motor
. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
15under the program.
AB68,96 16Section 96. 16.047 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,240,2117 16.047 (4m) (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on
18a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit
19vehicles or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in
20communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose
21of connecting employees with employers.
AB68,97 22Section 97. 16.047 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,241,223 16.047 (4m) (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under
24this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to

1replace public transit vehicles or install charging stations for vehicles with an
2electric motor
in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
AB68,98 3Section 98. 16.047 (4s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,99 4Section 99. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,241,11 516.07 Grants to American Indian tribes or bands. From the appropriation
6under s. 20.505 (1) (kk), the department shall award grants to American Indian
7tribes or bands in this state. No tribe or band may be awarded grant moneys under
8this section that exceed the amount awarded to any other tribe or band. Each tribe
9or band may use grant moneys as it deems necessary to support programs to meet
10the needs of members of the tribe or band. No grant moneys may be used to pay
11gaming-related expenses.
AB68,100 12Section 100. 16.09 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,241,14 1316.09 Equal opportunity internship program. (1) Definitions. In this
14section:
AB68,241,1515 (a) “Division” means the division of personnel management.
AB68,241,1716 (b) “Low-income household” means a household having an income that does
17not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty line based on family size.
AB68,241,1918 (c) “State agency” means any office, department, or independent agency in the
19executive branch of state government.
AB68,241,23 20(2) Program. The division shall establish a program under which it places up
21to 16 interns annually with state agencies and members of the legislature, upon
22written request of the agency or member and upon approval of the request by the
23division, subject to all of the following requirements:
AB68,242,224 (a) Each intern shall be paid a stipend of at least $15 per hour for services
25provided to the state agency or member of the legislature. The stipend may be paid

1for up to 20 hours of work per week. The stipend shall be paid from the appropriation
2under s. 20.505 (1) (kz).
AB68,242,53 (b) The stipend an intern receives under par. (b) shall be disregarded in
4establishing household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any
5state program.
AB68,101 6Section 101. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,13 716.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
8pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
9Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
10Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
11programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
12may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
13be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
AB68,102 14Section 102. 16.281 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,17 1516.281 Equity grant program. The department shall develop and
16administer a program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in
17this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,103 18Section 103 . 16.282 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,21 1916.282 Equity grants. The department shall develop and administer a grants
20program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that
21promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,104 22Section 104. 16.283 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,242,2523 16.283 (2) Disabled veteran-owned business database. The department shall
24develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses , financial
25advisers, and investment firms
certified under this section.
AB68,105
1Section 105. 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,243,62 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. One or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least
351 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
4publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more disabled
5veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial
6adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,106 7Section 106. 16.283 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,107 8Section 107. 16.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,108 9Section 108. 16.287 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,109 10Section 109. 16.288 of the statutes is created to read:
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