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AB43-ASA2,9,147 13.48 (46s) Food and Farm Exploration Center. (a) The legislature finds and
8determines that providing hands-on learning experiences to teach students about
9agricultural innovation and sustainability will attract more interest in agricultural
10careers; assist in workforce and development training for elementary, secondary,
11technical college, and university students; and help the state retain talent and is a
12statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is the public policy of this state,
13and it is in the interest of the state, to assist Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc.,
14with the construction of the Food and Farm Exploration Center.
AB43-ASA2,9,2015 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
16award a grant to Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc. The amount authorized
17for the grant is $3,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the construction of the Food
18and Farm Exploration Center. Farming for the Future Foundation, Inc., shall secure
19additional funding for the project of at least $38,000,000 from nonstate revenue
20sources.
AB43-ASA2,9,2521 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Farming for the Future
22Foundation, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the Food and Farm
23Exploration Center constructed with funds from the grant is not used for agricultural
24education, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the
25amount of the state's grant.
AB43-ASA2,14
1Section 14. 13.48 (48) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,10,82 13.48 (48) Versiti Blood Research Institute. (a) The legislature finds and
3determines that research focused on blood health, including research in the areas of
4blood cancers, benign hematology, cellular therapy, and immunology is essential to
5the health and well-being of the people of this state and is a statewide responsibility
6of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy
7of this state, to assist Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation, Inc., in the
8expansion of the Versiti Blood Research Institute for purposes of blood research.
AB43-ASA2,10,149 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
10award a grant to Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation, Inc. The amount
11authorized for the grant is $10,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the expansion
12of the Versiti Blood Research Institute. The Versiti Blood Research Institute
13Foundation, Inc., shall secure additional funding for the project of at least
14$53,500,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
AB43-ASA2,10,1915 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Versiti Blood Research
16Institute Foundation, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the expanded space
17constructed with funds from the grant is not used for blood research, the state shall
18retain an ownership interest in the expanded space equal to the amount of the state's
19grant.
AB43-ASA2,15 20Section 15 . 13.48 (49) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,11,321 13.48 (49) Regional forensic science center. (a) The legislature finds and
22determines that offering training and continuing education opportunities to
23coroners and medical examiners, law enforcement, district attorney offices, and
24emergency medical and health services providers will improve the quality of the
25death investigation process for central and northern Wisconsin and is a statewide

1responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is
2the public policy of this state, to assist Marathon County with the construction of a
3regional forensic science center.
AB43-ASA2,11,84 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may
5award a grant to Marathon County. The amount authorized for the grant is
6$7,000,000. The grant shall be to assist in the construction of a regional forensic
7science center. Marathon County shall secure additional funding for the project of
8at least $7,800,000 from nonstate revenue sources.
AB43-ASA2,11,129 (c) If the building commission awards a grant to Marathon County under par.
10(b), and if, for any reason, the space constructed with funds from the grant is not used
11as a regional forensic science center, the state shall retain an ownership interest in
12the expanded space equal to the amount of the state's grant.
AB43-ASA2,16 13Section 16 . 13.488 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,11,1714 13.488 (7) (a) The building commission, with advice from the state fair park
15board, shall examine and review detailed design requirements for all state-owned
16facilities involving a cost of more than $300,000 to be included in the development
17of state fair park. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000.
AB43-ASA2,17 18Section 17. 13.90 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,11,2219 13.90 (1) (intro.) The joint committee on legislative organization shall be the
20policy-making board for the legislative reference bureau, the legislative fiscal
21bureau, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative human resources office, and the
22legislative technology services bureau. The committee shall:
AB43-ASA2,18 23Section 18. 13.90 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,12,224 13.90 (1m) (a) In this subsection, “legislative service agency" means the
25legislative council staff, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau,

1the legislative reference bureau, the legislative human resources office, and the
2legislative technology services bureau.
AB43-ASA2,19 3Section 19 . 13.97 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,12,9 413.97 Legislative human resources office. There is created a service
5agency known as the “Legislative Human Resources Office,” headed by a director.
6The legislative human resources office shall be strictly nonpartisan. The legislative
7human resources office shall have all rights and privileges pertaining to human
8resources records as are enjoyed by executive branch agencies, including those under
9s. 230.13 and subch. II of ch. 19.
AB43-ASA2,12,10 10(1) Duties of the office. The legislative human resources office shall:
AB43-ASA2,12,1211 (a) Provide human resources services to the legislative branch, as directed by
12the joint committee on legislative organization.
AB43-ASA2,12,1713 (b) Establish a formal complaint process to review and investigate allegations
14of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violence, or bullying by legislators,
15legislative employees, and legislative service agency employees. The office shall
16investigate all such allegations, unless the director designates another person or
17entity to review and investigate any specific allegation.
AB43-ASA2,12,19 18(2) Duties of the director. The director of the legislative human resources
19office shall:
AB43-ASA2,12,2020 (a) Report to the joint committee on legislative organization.
AB43-ASA2,12,2121 (b) Direct the operations of the staff.
AB43-ASA2,12,2222 (c) Employ, train, and supervise the personnel assigned to the director.
AB43-ASA2,12,2323 (d) Supervise all expenditures of the legislative human resources office.
AB43-ASA2,13,3
1(e) Manage reviews and investigations of the formal complaint process
2established under sub. (1) (b). Upon completion of an investigation, report the
3findings to the appropriate legislative leader or employee supervisor.
AB43-ASA2,13,54 (f) On a periodic basis, recommend to the joint committee on legislative
5organization improvements to human resources services and programs.
AB43-ASA2,20 6Section 20. 16.004 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,13,8 716.004 (22) Endowment fund for WisconsinEye. (a) In this section,
8“WisconsinEye” means the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, Inc.
AB43-ASA2,13,129 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (dt), if the joint committee on
10finance approves a request for funding made jointly by the secretary and
11WisconsinEye, the secretary shall make a payment in the form of a grant to
12WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund.
AB43-ASA2,13,1613 (c) The department is prohibited from making a payment under par. (b) unless
14prior to June 1, 2025, WisconsinEye has raised for the endowment fund from
15nonstate funding sources total amounts that at least equal the amount of the
16payment, up to $10,000,000.
AB43-ASA2,13,1917 (d) If, after a payment under par. (b), WisconsinEye ever ceases operations and
18divests its assets, WisconsinEye shall pay to the secretary for deposit into the general
19fund an amount equal to the total amount paid under par. (b).
AB43-ASA2,13,2120 (e) As a condition for receiving any payment under par. (b), WisconsinEye is
21prohibited from charging any fee for access to recorded content of public meetings.
AB43-ASA2,21 22Section 21 . 16.009 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,14,223 16.009 (2) (a) Appoint an executive director within the classified service who.
24The executive director
shall serve as employ the state long-term care ombudsman

1as specified under sub. (4) (a) within the classified service, and who shall employ staff
2within the classified service.
AB43-ASA2,22 3Section 22 . 16.009 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,14,104 16.009 (4) (a) The board shall operate the office in order to carry out the
5requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program, as defined in 42 USC
63058g
(a) (2), under 42 USC 3027 (a) (12) (A) and 42 USC 3058f to 3058h and in
7compliance with 42 CFR 1321 and 1324. The executive director appointed by the
8board
shall serve as employ the state long-term care ombudsman. The executive
9director
state long-term care ombudsman may delegate operation of the office to the
10staff employed under sub. (2) (a), as designated representatives of the ombudsman.
AB43-ASA2,23 11Section 23 . 16.088 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,14,13 1216.088 Tribal grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kt) the
13department shall do all of the following:
AB43-ASA2,14,16 14(1) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Healing to
15Wellness Court program at the Oneida Nation, in an amount up to $259,100
16annually.
AB43-ASA2,14,19 17(2) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support coordination
18between the National Estuarine Research Reserve System and Great Lakes tribal
19nations, in an amount up to $110,100 annually.
AB43-ASA2,14,23 20(3) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Oneida
21Nation's collaboration with the Audubon Society concerning Audubon Great Lakes
22restoration projects, in an amount up to $175,000 annually. No grant may be
23awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2028.
AB43-ASA2,24 24Section 24. 16.295 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.295 (4) (a) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,15,4
116.295 (4) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall contract with the
2investment manager. The contract shall establish the investment manager's
3compensation, including any management fee. Any management fee may not
4exceed, annually the following:
AB43-ASA2,15,6 51. Annually, for no more than 4 years, 1 percent of the total moneys designated
6under sub. (5) (b) 1. and raised under sub. (5) (b) 3.
AB43-ASA2,25 7Section 25. 16.295 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,15,98 16.295 (4) (a) 2. Annually, for no more than 4 years, 1 percent of the total
9moneys designated under sub. (5) (b) 4.
AB43-ASA2,26 10Section 26 . 16.295 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,15,1211 16.295 (5) (am) In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall pay to the
12investment manager $25,000,000.
AB43-ASA2,27 13Section 27 . 16.295 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,15,1414 16.295 (5) (b) 4. The moneys under par. (am).
AB43-ASA2,28 15Section 28 . 16.295 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,15,2116 16.295 (5) (c) 2. Of the moneys designated under par. (b) 1., 2. and 3., the
17investment manager shall commit at least one-half of those moneys to investments
18in venture capital funds within 12 months after the date the investment manager
19executes the contract under sub. (4) (a), and the investment manager shall commit
20all of those moneys to investments in venture capital funds within 24 months after
21that date.
AB43-ASA2,29 22Section 29. 16.295 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,16,223 16.295 (5) (c) 3. Of the moneys designated under par. (b) 4., the investment
24manager shall commit all of those moneys to investments in venture capital funds

1headquartered in this state within 24 months after the date the investment manager
2receives the moneys.
AB43-ASA2,30 3Section 30 . 16.295 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,16,204 16.295 (5) (d) 1. Make new investments in an amount equal to the moneys it
5receives under par. (b) in one or more businesses that are headquartered in this state
6and employ at least 50 percent of their full-time employees, including any subsidiary
7or other affiliated entity, in this state, and invest at least one-half of those moneys
8in one or more businesses that employ fewer than 150 full-time employees, including
9any subsidiary or other affiliated entity, when the venture capital fund first invests
10moneys in the business under this section. The venture capital fund's contract with
11a business in which the venture capital fund makes an investment under this
12subdivision shall require that, if within 3 years after the venture capital fund makes
13that investment, the business relocates its headquarters outside of this state or fails
14to employ at least 50 percent of its full-time employees, including any subsidiary or
15other affiliated entity, in this state, the business shall promptly pay to the venture
16capital fund an amount equal to the total amount of moneys designated under par.
17(b) 1. and 4. that the venture capital fund invested in the business. The venture
18capital fund shall reinvest those moneys in one or more businesses that are eligible
19to receive an investment under this subdivision, subject to the requirements of this
20section.
AB43-ASA2,31 21Section 31. 16.295 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,16,2422 16.295 (6) (d) The investment manager shall hold in an escrow account its gross
23proceeds from all investments of the moneys designated under sub. (5) (b) 4. until the
24investment manager satisfies par. (e).
AB43-ASA2,32 25Section 32. 16.295 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,17,3
116.295 (6) (e) At least annually, the investment manager shall pay any moneys
2held under par. (d) to the secretary for deposit into the general fund until the
3investment manager has paid a total of $25,000,000 under this paragraph.
AB43-ASA2,33 4Section 33. 16.295 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,17,75 16.295 (6) (f) After the investment manager satisfies par. (e), the investment
6manager shall pay 90 percent of its gross proceeds from investments of the moneys
7designated under sub. (5) (b) 4. to the secretary for deposit into the general fund.
AB43-ASA2,34 8Section 34. 16.295 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,17,139 16.295 (7) (c) 2. An identification of each business in which a venture capital
10fund held an investment of moneys the venture capital fund received under sub. (5)
11(b) and a statement of the amount of the investment in each business that separately
12specifies the amount of moneys designated under sub. (5) (b) 1. or 4. that were
13contributed to the investment.
AB43-ASA2,35 14Section 35. 16.295 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,17,1715 16.295 (8) Progress reports. (intro.) In 2015 and, 2018, and 2024, no later
16than March 1, the department shall submit reports to the joint committee on finance
17that include all of the following:
AB43-ASA2,36 18Section 36 . 16.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,18,1819 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and
20juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities.
Receive, examine, determine, and
21audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the
22county clerk of any county in, city, village, or town on behalf of the county, city, village,
23or town,
which are presented for payment to reimburse the county reimbursement
24for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all matters growing out of
25actions and proceedings
involving prisoners in state prisons, as defined in s. 302.01,

1or juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), including
2prisoners or juveniles transferred to a mental health institute for observation or
3treatment, when the. The department shall reimburse under this subsection a
4county in which a state prison or juvenile correctional facility is located for expenses
5relating to actions or
proceedings involving a prisoner in the state prison or a juvenile
6in the juvenile correctional facility that
are commenced in counties in which the
7prisons or juvenile correctional facilities are located
by a district attorney or by the
8prisoner or juvenile as a postconviction remedy or a matter involving the prisoner's
9status as a prisoner or the juvenile's status as a resident of a juvenile correctional
10facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid by it the county in reference to
11holding those juveniles in secure custody while those actions or proceedings are
12pending. The department shall reimburse on a quarterly basis a county, city, village,
13or town under this subsection for expenses relating to law enforcement investigative
14services that it provided for an incident involving a prisoner in a state prison or a
15juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility within its jurisdiction.
Expenses shall only
16include the amounts that were necessarily incurred and actually paid and shall be
17no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other county jurisdiction had the
18offense or crime occurred therein.
AB43-ASA2,37 19Section 37 . 16.5185 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,18,2220 16.5185 (3) On December 30, 2024, and on each December 30 thereafter, the
21secretary shall transfer from the local government fund to the transportation fund
22$8,000,000.
AB43-ASA2,38 23Section 38. 16.5185 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,19,224 16.5185 (4) Beginning on June 30, 2024, in each fiscal year, the secretary shall
25transfer from the general fund to the transportation fund the amount shown for the

1transfer in the general fund summary schedule of the biennial budget act as an
2estimated amount of sales tax generated by the sale of electric vehicles in this state.
AB43-ASA2,39 3Section 39 . 16.5186 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,19,6 416.5186 Transfers involving the local government fund. (1) On July 1,
52024, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund
6the amount specified under s. 25.491 (1) (a).
AB43-ASA2,19,12 7(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, on the 2nd Monday in July in each fiscal
8year, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund
915 percent of the amount specified under s. 25.491 (1) (b) and (c), and on the 2nd
10Monday in November in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer from the
11general fund to the local government fund 85 percent of the amount specified under
12s. 25.491 (1) (b) and (c).
AB43-ASA2,19,18 13(3) On June 30, 2025, and on each June 30 thereafter, the secretary shall
14transfer the unencumbered balance of the local government fund other than
15amounts credited to the innovation account of the local government fund under s.
1625.491 (10) and the innovation planning grants account under s. 25.491 (11) in excess
17of 0.1 percent of the amounts deposited under s. 25.491 (1) (b) and (c) during that
18fiscal year, from the local government fund to the general fund.
AB43-ASA2,40 19Section 40 . 16.855 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,20,220 16.855 (1m) The department shall let by contract to the lowest qualified
21responsible bidder all construction work when the estimated construction cost of the
22project exceeds $50,000, except for construction work authorized under s. 16.858 and
23except as provided in sub. (1r) or (10m) or s. 13.48 (19). Beginning in fiscal year
242023-24, this amount is $100,000.
If factors other than dollar amounts are required

1to be evaluated for a project, the department shall specify a formula that will convert
2the other factors into a dollar value for comparison.
AB43-ASA2,41 3Section 41 . 16.855 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,20,74 16.855 (2) (intro.) Except for projects authorized under s. 16.858, whenever the
5estimated construction cost of a project exceeds $50,000 or, beginning in fiscal year
62023-24, $100,000
, or if less and in the best interest of the state, the department
7shall:
AB43-ASA2,42 8Section 42 . 16.855 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,20,139 16.855 (14) (am) Except as provided in sub. (14s) and s. 13.48 (19), the
10department shall let all construction projects that exceed $300,000 through single
11prime contracting. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. The
12department may not request or accept any alternate bids when letting a construction
13project through single prime contracting.
AB43-ASA2,43 14Section 43 . 16.855 (14s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,20,1915 16.855 (14s) (a) The department may let any construction project that exceeds
16$300,000 to a single trade contractor for all work on the project if at least 85 percent
17of the estimated construction cost of the project is for work that involves the trade
18that is the primary business of the single trade contractor. Beginning in fiscal year
192023-24, this amount is $600,000.
AB43-ASA2,44 20Section 44 . 16.855 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,21,521 16.855 (22) The provisions of this section, except sub. (10m), do not apply to
22construction work for any project involving a cost of not more than $300,000 if the
23project is constructed in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the
24building commission under s. 13.48 (29). Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this
25amount is $600,000.
If the estimated construction cost of any project, other than a

1project exempted under sub. (12m), is at least $50,000, and the building commission
2elects to utilize the procedures prescribed under s. 13.48 (29) to construct the project,
3the department shall provide adequate public notice of the project and the
4procedures to be utilized to construct the project on a publicly accessible computer
5site. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $100,000.
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