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AB68-ASA2,382,22 215. UW–Stout — Jarvis Hall Technology Wing Laboratory infrastructure
22renovation.
AB68-ASA2,382,24 236. UW–Stout — Hanson, Keith, Milnes, and Chinnock Halls restroom
24renovations.
AB68-ASA2,382,25 257. UW–Oshkosh — multi-building historic homes renovation.
AB68-ASA2,383,7
1(8) Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (46p) (b),
2the building commission may not make a grant to Wiscraft, Inc., for the purchase and
3renovation of the VisABILITY Center, as enumerated in sub. (1) (i), under s. 13.48
4(46p), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for
5the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of
6administration may not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the
7project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
AB68-ASA2,383,158 (9) Incourage Community Foundation. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (20m) (d) 2.,
9the building commission may not make a grant to the Incourage Community
10Foundation, Inc., for the redevelopment of the former Daily Tribune building in the
11city of Wisconsin Rapids into an economic and community hub under s. 13.48 (20m)
12(d), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for
13the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of
14administration may not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the
15project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
AB68-ASA2,383,2216 (10) Museum of nature and culture. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (42m) (b), the
17building commission may not make a grant to Historic Haymarket Milwaukee, LLC,
18for the construction of a museum of nature and culture, as enumerated in sub. (1) (j),
19under s. 13.48 (42m), unless the department of administration has reviewed and
20approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the
21department of administration may not supervise any services or work or let any
22contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
AB68-ASA2,384,223 (11) Wisconsin History Museum. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2)
24(r), the building commission may expend up to $4,000,000 for project planning,

1development, design, site selection, and land and property acquisition for the
2Wisconsin History Museum enumerated in 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9104 (1) (i).
AB68-ASA2,384,93 (12) Psychiatric and behavioral health beds. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (20t)
4(b), the building commission may not make a grant to an organization for renovation
5of an existing mental health facility in Marathon County, as enumerated in sub. (1)
6(k), under s. 13.48 (20t), unless the department of administration has reviewed and
7approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the
8department of administration may not supervise any services or work or let any
9contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.
AB68-ASA2,384,1010 (13) Grant for psychiatric beds.
AB68-ASA2,384,1711 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding psychiatric bed
12capacity as described in par. (b ) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding
13access to timely inpatient mental health treatment and services and allowing public
14financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of
15mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy
16of this state, to assist the health system described under par. (b) in expanding
17psychiatric bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2,384,2018 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, the building commission shall award a grant in the
19amount of $15,000,000 to a health system that applies to the commission and meets
20all of the following criteria:
AB68-ASA2,384,23 211. The health system has a hospital that is located in Eau Claire County, south
22of the Chippewa River, and northeast of the intersection of STH 37 and USH 12 and
23has a hospital in Chippewa County.
AB68-ASA2,385,6 242. The health system agrees to expand psychiatric bed capacity by 22 beds
25between the Eau Claire County hospital and the Chippewa County hospital. A

1hospital shall give preference in admissions to fill beds added under this subdivision
2to individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention under s. 51.15 and who
3are from Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas,
4Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida,
5Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas,
6Washburn, or Wood Counties.
AB68-ASA2,385,9 73. The health system identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs
8of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the
9measures, in reducing the burden on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
AB68-ASA2,385,13 104. The health system agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner
11described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the
12grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted
13from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
AB68-ASA2,385,18 145. The health system recognizes that it is liable to repay the grant funds to the
15state if it fails to continue to maintain the expanded services and number of
16expanded psychiatric beds available. The amount the health system is liable for
17repayment is reduced proportionately each year for 10 years of continuing expanded
18services as described under par. (c ).
AB68-ASA2,385,2019 (c) A determination of continued services shall be based on findings that the
20health system does all of the following:
AB68-ASA2,385,25 211. Maintains an agreed upon number of beds for acceptance of admissions for
22emergency detention under s. 51.15. The health system is considered to be in
23compliance with this subdivision if at least half of the expanded psychiatric beds
24under par. (b) 2. are available for individuals who are initially admitted under an
25emergency detention under s. 51.15.
AB68-ASA2,386,2
12. Enters into a contract with, at minimum, two-thirds of the counties specified
2in par. (b) 2. in which at least one of the hospitals agrees to do all of the following:
AB68-ASA2,386,4 3a. Be the primary receiver for individuals under an emergency detention under
4s. 51.15 for the county.
AB68-ASA2,386,6 5b. Accept for admission under an emergency detention individuals regardless
6of payment source.
AB68-ASA2,386,9 7c. Accept any individual subject to an emergency detention from the county
8unless all psychiatric beds added under par. (b ) 2. are filled. The hospital may set
9its payment rate based on the acuity of the individual being detained.
AB68-ASA2,386,11 10d. Ensure the county department is the secondary payer after any other
11coverage the individual has is exhausted.
AB68-ASA2,386,1312 (d) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands psychiatric bed
13capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2,386,1514 (14) Transfer to the state building trust fund. There is transferred from the
15general fund to the state building trust fund $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22.
AB68-ASA2,9106 16Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
AB68-ASA2,386,2217 (1) Adoption recruitment services for children with special needs. In each
18year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, the department of children and families shall
19provide $300,000 from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx) to the
20Wendy's Wonderful Kids program at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to recruit
21adoptive placements for children with special needs in a county with a population of
22750,000 or more.
AB68-ASA2,9107 23Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.
AB68-ASA2,387,224 (1) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2021. The circuit court
25branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (a), (7) (e), (9) (g), and (10) (f), are the additional

1branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under
2s. 753.0605 (1) to begin operation on August 1, 2021.
AB68-ASA2,9119 3Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
AB68-ASA2,387,44 (1) Position transfer to the department of administration.
AB68-ASA2,387,85 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position
6classified as equal opportunity specialist—senior in the department of health
7services and the incumbent employee holding that position is transferred to the
8department of administration.
AB68-ASA2,387,139 (b) Employee status. An employee transferred under par. (a ) has all the rights
10and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of administration that the
11employee enjoyed in the department of health services before the transfer.
12Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (a) who has
13attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
AB68-ASA2,387,1914 (2) Surgical quality improvement grant. From the appropriation under s.
1520.435 (1) (b), the department of health services may award a onetime grant of
16$335,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 to support surgical quality improvement activities.
17Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of health services
18may transfer moneys appropriated for the purpose described under this subsection
19from fiscal year 2021-22 to fiscal year 2022-23.
AB68-ASA2,387,2020 (3) Grants for employer blood drives.
AB68-ASA2,387,2121 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB68-ASA2,387,24 221. “Blood donation” means the voluntary and uncompensated donation of whole
23blood, or specific components of blood, by an employee of the organizing employer
24that is drawn for use by a nonprofit blood bank organization.
AB68-ASA2,388,3
12. “Blood drive” means a function that is held at a specific date and time, is
2organized by a nonprofit blood bank organization in coordination with an employer,
3and is open only to individuals who are employees of the employer.
AB68-ASA2,388,94 (b) Award. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of
5health services shall award grants to employers who apply to the department to
6organize blood drives. The department shall award grants equal to $20 per blood
7donation. The department may not award more than $250,000 in grants in any fiscal
8year. The department may award a grant to an employer under this subsection only
9if the employer retains documentation of each blood donation.
AB68-ASA2,388,1010 (c) Duration. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2023.
AB68-ASA2,388,1811 (4) Medical Assistance reimbursement for direct care. From the increase in
12reimbursement paid by the department of health services under the Medical
13Assistance program to nursing facilities and to intermediate care facilities for
14persons with an intellectual disability, the department shall increase by $20,000,000
15as the state share of payments, plus the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal
16year 2021-22 and by $20,000,000 as the state share of payments, plus the matching
17federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2022-23 payments to support the staff in
18those facilities who perform direct care to residents.
AB68-ASA2,389,219 (5) Medical Assistance rate increase for nursing in home health agencies.
20For dates of services beginning January 1, 2022, the department of health services
21shall increase the Medical Assistance rates paid for nursing care in home health
22agencies that are licensed under s. 50.49 by a budgeted sum of $473,300 as the state
23share of payments, and provide the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal
24year 2021-22, and by a budgeted sum of $960,200, as the state share of payments,
25and provide the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2022-23, to

1support licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners in those
2agencies.
AB68-ASA2,389,103 (6) Medical assistance reimbursement rate increase for direct care in
4personal care agencies.
The department of health services shall increase the
5Medical Assistance rates paid for direct care to agencies that provide personal care
6services by a budgeted sum of $7,584,400, as the state share of payments, and the
7matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2021-22, and by a budgeted sum
8of $23,557,700, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of
9payments, in fiscal year 2022-23, to support staff in those agencies who perform
10direct care.
AB68-ASA2,9125 11Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance.
AB68-ASA2,389,1812 (1) State aid; repeal of personal property taxes. The department of
13administration shall submit a request under s. 13.101 to the joint committee on
14finance to supplement the appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (em) in 2022-23 to make
15payments to local taxing jurisdictions equal to the amount of revenues not collected
16by the local taxing jurisdictions because of the elimination of the personal property
17tax imposed under ch. 70, effective with January 1, 2022, assessments, in any
18legislation enacted during the 2021-22 legislative session.
AB68-ASA2,9128 19Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
AB68-ASA2,389,2220 (1) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) shall not
21apply to the actions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2021-22
22legislative session.
AB68-ASA2,9131 23Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
AB68-ASA2,389,2424 (1) Statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
AB68-ASA2,390,3
1(a) Request for proposals. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this
2subsection, the department of military affairs shall issue a request for proposals for
3a replacement statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
AB68-ASA2,390,94 (b) Funding. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, after a proposal has been chosen but
5before a contract with a vendor has been executed, the department of military affairs
6shall submit a request to the joint committee on finance to supplement the
7appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (a) to provide the necessary funds to pay the
8amounts designated in the contract to be executed under par. (c). The request shall
9include all of the following information:
AB68-ASA2,390,10 101. The rationale for selecting the proposed vendor.
AB68-ASA2,390,11 112. The vendor's solutions to resolve capacity, coverage, and interference issues.
AB68-ASA2,390,12 123. The vendor's current networks in Wisconsin and in the United States.
AB68-ASA2,390,14 134. The vendor's ability to comply with criteria established by the executive
14steering committee that evaluated the request for information.
AB68-ASA2,390,18 155. The extent to which the vendor's system could serve current WISCOM users
16without compatible equipment, WISCOM users with an existing 800 MHz P25
17system, WISCOM users with an existing VHF P25 system, and non-WISCOM users,
18and the number of agencies in each such group.
AB68-ASA2,390,20 196. The vendor's ability to accommodate new users to enhance local radio
20coverage.
AB68-ASA2,390,22 217. Potential methods to use existing systems to reduce the vendor's system's
22costs or improve reliability.
AB68-ASA2,390,23 238. Redundant systems and the capabilities of those systems.
AB68-ASA2,391,3
1(c) Contract. By no later than July 1, 2022, the department of military affairs
2shall execute a contract for a replacement statewide public safety interoperable
3communication system as provided under s. 323.29.
AB68-ASA2,391,114 (2) Truax Field electrical micro grid system. In fiscal year 2022-23, the
5department of military affairs shall conduct a study to determine whether
6construction of an electrical micro grid system at Truax Field is feasible, to include
7the Joint Force Headquarters, the State Emergency Operations Center, and the
8Joint Operations Center. The department may expend from the appropriation under
9s. 20.465 (1) (b) in fiscal year 2022-23 not more than $64,000 to support the study
10under this subsection. Within 60 days after completing the study, the department
11shall submit a report on the findings of the study to the joint committee on finance.
AB68-ASA2,9132 12Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
AB68-ASA2,391,1613 (1) Sheboygan River dam grant. Notwithstanding s. 31.385 (2), the department
14of natural resources shall award a dam safety grant under s. 31.385 in the amount
15of $1,000,000 to Sheboygan County for the removal and reconstruction of a dam on
16the Sheboygan River at the Sheboygan Marsh.
AB68-ASA2,9134 17Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.
AB68-ASA2,391,2118 (1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. From the appropriation under s.
1920.255 (2) (ai), the department of public instruction shall provide a grant of $250,000
20in the 2021-22 fiscal year and a grant of $500,000 in the 2022-23 fiscal year to the
21Lakeland Union High School district for the Lakeland STAR Academy.
AB68-ASA2,391,2522 (2) Secondary guarantee. Notwithstanding s. 121.07 (7) (b), for the purpose
23of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2021-22 school
24year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under s.
2520.255 (2) (ac) as if $75,000,000 less had been appropriated for that year.
AB68-ASA2,9137
1Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.
AB68-ASA2,392,72 (1) Individual income tax withholding table adjustments. No later than
3October 1, 2021, the department of revenue shall update the individual income tax
4withholding tables under s. 71.64 (9) to reflect the tax rates, brackets, and sliding
5scale standard deduction that are in effect for taxable year 2022. The adjustments
6made under this subsection to the withholding tables shall take effect on January 1,
72022.
AB68-ASA2,9144 8Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.
AB68-ASA2,392,139 (1) Mass transit operating aids budget. Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in
10submitting information under s. 16.42 for the 2023-25 biennial budget, the
11department of transportation shall submit information as though the amounts
12appropriated for the 2022-23 fiscal year under s. 20.395 (1) (ht) and (hu) were the
13amounts appropriated for those appropriations for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
AB68-ASA2,392,1714 (2) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, the
15department of transportation shall expend up to $13,000,000 from proceeds of
16transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility
17projects.
AB68-ASA2,392,2118 (3) Major highway projects expenditures. In the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, the
19department of transportation shall expend up to $20,765,000 from proceeds of
20transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for major highway projects
21for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
AB68-ASA2,393,222 (4) Southern bridge. In submitting information under s. 16.42 for purposes
23of the 2023-25 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation shall include
24a request to provide funding for the Southern Bridge project crossing the Fox River

1in Brown County, which shall mean the segment of County Highway GV from County
2Highway D to State Highway 57 in Brown County.
AB68-ASA2,393,63 (5) Interchange of I 94 and Moorland Road. In the 2021-23 fiscal biennium,
4from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation
5shall allocate $1,750,000 for the construction of geometric improvements to improve
6the safety of the interchange of I 94 and Moorland Road in Waukesha County.
AB68-ASA2,393,187 (6) Emergency rules relating to alternative project delivery. The
8department of transportation may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate
9emergency rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) for the period before the date on which
10permanent rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1)
11(c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until
12the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency
13rule, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the
14repeal of the emergency rule, whichever is earliest. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1)
15(a) and (3), the department of transportation is not required to provide evidence that
16promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
17preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
18a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2,393,2219 (7) Employees of the office of innovative program delivery. The secretary of
20transportation shall assign from the department of transportation's existing position
21authority at least 1.0 FTE position to the office of innovative program delivery
22attached to the department of transportation.
AB68-ASA2,394,323 (8) Lieutenant governor security. The amount that the department of
24transportation expends from the state patrol's general operations appropriation
25accounts during the 2021-23 fiscal biennium for the security and safety of the

1lieutenant governor may not exceed the amount expended by the department of
2transportation from the same appropriation accounts during the 2017-19 fiscal
3biennium for the same purpose.
AB68-ASA2,9148 4Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
AB68-ASA2,394,105 (1) U.S.S. Wisconsin. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (c), in fiscal
6year 2021-22, the department of veterans affairs may award a onetime grant in an
7amount not to exceed $16,540 to a private nonprofit organization, as defined in s.
8108.02 (19), or a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181 and that is a
9nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), whose sole purpose is to promote
10and support recognition of the Columbia-class submarine the U.S.S. Wisconsin.
AB68-ASA2,9149 11Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic
12Development Corporation.
AB68-ASA2,394,1713 (1) Cooperative feasibility studies. From the appropriation under s. 20.192
14(1) (a) or (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall, during each
15year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, award up to $200,000 in grants for cooperative
16feasibility studies. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall consult
17with the Cooperative Network when making awards under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2,394,2118 (2) Talent attraction and retention initiatives. In the 2021-23 fiscal
19biennium, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall expend at least
20$3,000,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) or (r) on initiatives for the
21attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this state under s. 238.155.
AB68-ASA2,9150 22Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
AB68-ASA2,394,2323 (1) Position transfer to the department of administration.
AB68-ASA2,395,224 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 0.6 FTE position
25classified as staff development program specialist—senior in the department of

1workforce development and the incumbent employee holding that position is
2transferred to the department of administration.
AB68-ASA2,395,73 (b) Employee status. An employee transferred under par. (a ) has all the rights
4and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of administration that the
5employee enjoyed in the department of workforce development before the transfer.
6Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (a) who has
7attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
AB68-ASA2,9201 8Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.
AB68-ASA2,395,109 (1) Transfer to the budget stabilization fund. There is transferred from the
10general fund to the budget stabilization fund $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23.
AB68-ASA2,395,1311 (2) Lapse to the general fund. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), from the
12appropriation account to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (5) (ka),
13there is lapsed to the general fund $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22.
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