(k) UW–Parkside — multi-building telecommunications cable replacement.
(l) UW–Madison — lifesaving station erosion repairs and prevention.
(m) UW–Madison — University Bay Fields enhancements.
(n) UW–Madison — lake-shore path pedestrian bridge.
(15) University of Wisconsin System instructional space projects program. The amount specified under sub. (1) (i) 3. b. shall be expended for the following projects:
(a) UW–Parkside — Health Science Laboratory renovations.
(b) UW–River Falls — agricultural engineering and agricultural science laboratory renovations.
(c) UW–Platteville — Boebel Hall biochemistry laboratory renovation (room 327).
(d) UW–Whitewater — Center of the Arts metals lab renovation (room 2054).
(e) UW–Oshkosh — Arts and Communication Center music hall renovation.
(f) UW–Green Bay — studio arts 4th floor visual arts laboratory renovations.
(g) UW–Eau Claire — Haas Fine Arts art and design studio renovation.
(h) UW–Stout — communications technology classroom renovations.
(i) UW–Madison — Van Hise Hall first floor classroom renovations.
(j) UW–La Crosse — Wing Technology Center computer science laboratory renovation.
(k) UW–Eau Claire — Hibbard Hall classroom renovations.
(l) UW–Madison — Steenbock Library active learning space renovation.
(m) UW–Madison — Brogden psychology lecture hall 105 renovation.
(16) Versiti Blood Research Institute expansion. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (48) (b), the building commission is prohibited from making the grant enumerated in sub. (1) (j), under s. 13.48 (48), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
(17) Children’s hospital and health system dental clinic expansion. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (37m) (b), the building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant to Children’s Hospital and Health System, Inc., for expansion of its dental clinic, as enumerated in sub. (1) (k), under s. 13.48 (37m), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
(18) Marquette University School of Dentistry upgrades. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (32c) (b), the building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant to Marquette University for construction and equipment upgrades to its School of Dentistry, as enumerated in sub. (1) (L), under s. 13.48 (32c), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
(19) Regional forensic science center. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (49) (b), the building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant to Marathon County for the construction of a regional forensic science center enumerated in sub. (1) (m), under s. 13.48 (49), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
(20) Food and Farm Exploration Center. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (46s) (b), the building commission is prohibited from making the grant enumerated in sub. (1) (n), under s. 13.48 (46s), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1n), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
(21) Badgerland After School Enrichment Program facility. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (41m) (b), the building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant to the Badgerland After School Enrichment Program, Inc., for the purchase and renovation of a facility for out-of-school care, as enumerated in sub. (1) (o), under s. 13.48 (41m), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
19,9106Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families. (1) Online positive parenting program. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (nL), the department shall award in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium a grant to Children’s Wisconsin for the purpose of making available statewide an online evidence-based parenting program that provides support to parents, reduces childhood behavioral issues, and increases family stability in the amount of $2,000,000.
(1r) Grants to Boys and Girls Clubs of America. In fiscal year 2023-24, the amount allocated for grants under s. 49.175 (1) (z) to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America is $7,807,000.
19,9107Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts. (1) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2022. The circuit court branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (dm), (7) (ag), (9) (L), and (10) (g) are the additional branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under s. 753.0605 (2) to begin operation on August 1, 2022.
(2) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2023. The circuit court branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (c), (7) (ar), (9) (m), and (10) (L) are the additional branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under s. 753.0605 (3) to begin operation on August 1, 2023.
19,9108Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections. (1) Transfer of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center.
(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of health services.
(b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 110.0 FTE GPR positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department of corrections responsible for the performance of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center under s. 46.056 (2), 2021 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of health services.
(c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 of the statutes in the department of health services that they enjoyed in the department of corrections immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (b) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of health services.
(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of health services. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of health services.
(f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of health services. The department of health services shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.
(2) Opening avenues to reentry success program. In fiscal year 2023-24, of the moneys newly appropriated under s. 20.410 (1) (ds), $760,300 shall be allocated to the original opening avenues to reentry success (OARS) program. In fiscal year 2024-25, of the moneys newly appropriated under s. 20.410 (1) (ds), $1,512,000 shall be allocated to the original opening avenues to reentry success (OARS) program. 19,9119Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services. (1) Deadline for implementing dental services reimbursement rate increase. The department of health services shall, by October 1, 2023, implement the Medical Assistance reimbursement rate increase under s. 49.45 (24n) (a).
(2) Fee increase plan for bureau of assisted living staff. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health services shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance to increase licensing fees for assisted living facilities and outpatient mental health clinics to cover the cost of staffing within the bureau of assisted living necessary to ensure adequate protection of the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals, as determined by the department.
(3) Nursing home support services. The department of health services shall, for purposes of reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for nursing homes, establish and implement a priced rate for nursing home support services that matches the median facility costs plus 25 percent priced rate implemented by the department of health services for direct care nursing services.
(4) Nursing home incentives. For purposes of the methodology for setting nursing home payment rates under the Medical Assistance program, the department of health services shall exclude provider incentives when determining the total rate adjustment to allowable costs.
(5) Reimbursement rate for ventilator-dependent residents. Beginning July 1, 2023, the department of health services shall increase by $200 per patient day the all-encompassing ventilator-dependent resident reimbursement rate under the Medical Assistance program for an authorized facility treating a resident of the facility who has received prior authorization for ventilator-dependent care reimbursed under that rate.
(6) EMS funding assistance program funding formula. The emergency medical services board shall adjust the funding formula as required under s. 256.12 to take into account the newly eligible entities and expanded uses for which funding is permitted under s. 256.12 (4).
19,9127Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice. (1) Grants to schools for critical incident mapping data. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of justice cannot award to a school board or governing body of a private school a grant under s. 165.88 for submitting critical incident mapping data if the school board or governing body has already received a grant under s. 165.88 for that purpose.
19,9128Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature. (1) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) shall not apply to the actions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2023-24 legislative session.
19,9130Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government. (1) Harbor commission of the town of La Pointe. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fy), the department of administration shall award a grant to the harbor commission of the town of La Pointe in Ashland County for costs incurred by the harbor commission in establishing the harbor commission and investigating the potential of and preparing for the provision of ferry service between the Wisconsin mainland and the town of La Pointe in Ashland County.
(2) Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the village of Brown Deer. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fp), the department of administration shall award a grant to the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the village of Brown Deer.
19,9131Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs. (1) Payment to the town of Silver Cliff to rebuild public safety building destroyed by tornado. Notwithstanding the requirements under s. 323.31, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (b), the department of military affairs shall provide a payment to the town of Silver Cliff for the town to rebuild its public safety building that was destroyed by a tornado.
(2) Conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin. From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (1) (em), the department of military affairs shall provide a onetime grant of $69,000 to the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign for the conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin at or near the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
19,9132Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources. (1) ATV and UTV law enforcement positions. The secretary of natural resources shall assign from the existing position authority of the department of natural resources 1.0 FTE position to serve as a conservation warden supervisor for the purpose of all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle law enforcement . The secretary of natural resources shall assign 2.0 FTE positions to serve as conservation wardens, for the purpose of all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle law enforcement. The department of natural resources shall report the reallocation of positions to the joint committee on finance for inclusion in the final ch. 20 schedule, as described in s. 20.004 (2). (2) Grant to the mirror lake management district for dredging and gully rehabilitation. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the department of natural resources shall award a grant of $449,200 to the Mirror Lake Management District for a project involving dredging and gully rehabilitation in or near Mirror Lake State Park.
(3) Pattison and Amnicon Falls state parks. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (hu), the department of natural resources shall allocate $2,161,300 for the purpose of completing the projects under pars. (b) and (c).
(b) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following projects in Pattison State Park:
1. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos. 2. Electrification of campsites.
3. Repair of the Big Manitou Falls trail stairway.
4. Construction of a trail to the beach that is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
5. Landscaping.
(c) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following projects in Amnicon Falls State Park:
1. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos.
2. Electrification of campsites.
3. Replacement of guard rails.
4. Construction of trail improvements.
5. Construction of a bridge over Now and Then Creek.
6. Construction of a 6-mile multiuse trail.
7. Construction of a road from the park entrance to and through the campground loop.
(4) Grant to Buffalo Lake protection and rehabilitation district. During the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ar), the department of natural resources shall award a grant of $100,000 to the Buffalo Lake protection and rehabilitation district to assist the district in fulfilling department of natural resources permitting and study requirements.
(5) Lapham Peak lodge grant. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (ht), in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the department of natural resources shall award a grant in the amount of $250,000 to the Friends of Lapham Peak Unit - Kettle Moraine State Forest, Inc., to assist in the construction of a new ski lodge in the Lapham Peak Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Any grant moneys remaining after construction of the lodge is complete shall be used for lodge furnishings and snowmaking equipment for the Lapham Peak Unit.
(6) Grant for Lake Altoona sediment dredging. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (mv), the department of natural resources shall provide a grant in fiscal year 2023-24 to the Lake Altoona Protection and Rehabilitation District for costs related to the acquisition and transport of a bed load sediment collector and for sediment dredging activities in the amount of $500,000.
Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction. (1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. In each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of public instruction shall distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ag) to the Lakeland Union High School District for the Lakeland STAR Academy.
Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue. (1) Individual income tax withholding table adjustments. No later than October 1, 2023, the department of revenue shall update the individual income tax withholding tables under s. 71.64 (9) to reflect the tax rates, brackets, and sliding scale standard deduction that are in effect for taxable year 2024. The adjustments made under this subsection to the withholding tables shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 19,9138Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services. (1) De Pere Greenwood Cemetery. From the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (a), the department of safety and professional services, with the approval of the cemetery board, shall award a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to the De Pere Greenwood Cemetery to address erosion that affects burials.
19,9143Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism. (1) Office of outdoor recreation; project positions. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 3.0 GPR office of outdoor recreation project positions provided to the department of tourism under 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 is the last day of the fiscal biennium.
(2) Grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of tourism shall award a grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation, also known as Discover Green Bay, for purposes consistent with s. 41.11 (4). The grant shall be in the amount of $2,000,000.
(3) Grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, inc. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of tourism shall award a grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., also known as Visit Milwaukee, for purposes consistent with s. 41.11 (4). The grant shall be in the amount of $10,000,000. 19,9144Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.
