Amendment SSA2-SB70

SB70-SSA2,412,13 (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.

SB70-SSA2,412,18 (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.

SB70-SSA2,412,23 (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.

SB70-SSA2,413,3 (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.

SB70-SSA2,413,10 (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.

SB70-SSA2,413,16 (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.

SB70-SSA2,413,21 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9113 Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.

SB70-SSA2,413,23 (1) Position authorizations for the department of employee trust funds.

SB70-SSA2,414,13 (a) Before July 1, 2029, the secretary of employee trust funds may request the governor to create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof that is funded from revenues deposited in the public employee trust fund if the employee holding the position would perform duties relating to modernizing business processes or integrating information technology systems of the department of employee trust funds. Upon receiving such a request, the governor may approve or modify the request. If the governor proposes to approve or modify the request, the governor shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of his or her proposed action. If, within 14 working days after the date of the governor's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the position changes may be made as proposed by the governor. If the cochairpersons notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the position changes may be made only upon approval of the committee.

SB70-SSA2,414,16 (b) If a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof is created under par. (a), the appropriation that is used to pay salary and fringe benefit costs for the position is supplemented to cover the salary and fringe benefit costs for the position.

SB70-SSA2,415,5 (2) Supplementation of appropriations. Before July 1, 2029, the secretary of employee trust funds may request the governor to supplement any sum certain appropriation from the public employee trust fund for the purpose of modernizing business processes or integrating information technology systems of the department of employee trust funds. Upon receiving such a request, the governor may approve or modify the request. If the governor proposes to approve or modify the request, the governor shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of his or her proposed action. If, within 14 working days after the date of the governor's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the supplements proposed by the governor are approved. If the cochairpersons notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the supplements may be made only upon approval of the committee.

SB70-SSA2,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

SB70-SSA2,415,9 (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).

SB70-SSA2,415,16 (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.

SB70-SSA2,415,21 (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.

SB70-SSA2,415,25 (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.

SB70-SSA2,416,6 (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.

SB70-SSA2,416,10 (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).

SB70-SSA2,9127 Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.

SB70-SSA2,416,16 (1) Grants to schools for critical incident mapping data. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of justice may not 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.

SB70-SSA2,9128 Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.

SB70-SSA2,416,20 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9130 Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.

SB70-SSA2,417,2 (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.

SB70-SSA2,417,5 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.

SB70-SSA2,417,11 (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.

SB70-SSA2,417,16 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.

SB70-SSA2,417,24 (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 and 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).

SB70-SSA2,418,5 (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.

SB70-SSA2,418,6 (3) Pattison and Amnicon Falls state parks.

SB70-SSA2,418,9 (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).

SB70-SSA2,418,11 (b) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following projects in Pattison State Park:

SB70-SSA2,418,12 1. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos.

SB70-SSA2,418,13 2. Electrification of campsites.

SB70-SSA2,418,14 3. Repair of the Big Manitou Falls trail stairway.

SB70-SSA2,418,16 4. Construction of a trail to the beach that is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

SB70-SSA2,418,17 5. Landscaping.

SB70-SSA2,418,19 (c) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following projects in Amnicon Falls State Park:

SB70-SSA2,418,20 1. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos.

SB70-SSA2,418,21 2. Electrification of campsites.

SB70-SSA2,418,22 3. Replacement of guard rails.

SB70-SSA2,418,23 4. Construction of trail improvements.

SB70-SSA2,418,24 5. Construction of a bridge over Now and Then Creek.

SB70-SSA2,418,25 6. Construction of a 6-mile multiuse trail.

SB70-SSA2,419,2 7. Construction of a road from the park entrance to and through the campground loop.

SB70-SSA2,419,7 (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.

SB70-SSA2,419,14 (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.

SB70-SSA2,419,19 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

SB70-SSA2,419,24 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

SB70-SSA2,420,6 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

SB70-SSA2,420,12 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

SB70-SSA2,420,17 (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 June 30, 2025.

SB70-SSA2,420,22 (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.

SB70-SSA2,421,2 (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.

SB70-SSA2,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

SB70-SSA2,421,8 (1) Freight rail preservation program report. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the freight rail preservation program under ss. 85.08, 85.09, and 85.093. No later than June 30, 2025, the department of transportation shall provide a report of its findings to the joint committee on finance.

SB70-SSA2,421,9 (2) Pipeline grant.

SB70-SSA2,421,14 (a) In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (cq), notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall award a grant of $10,000,000 under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to entities for the purpose of assisting in the construction of a fuel pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee.

SB70-SSA2,421,18 (b) This subsection does not apply unless the department of transportation is awarded a grant under the federal Port Infrastructure Development Program for the construction of a pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee.

SB70-SSA2,421,23 (3) Airport improvement project funding for Appleton International Airport. Notwithstanding s. 114.34, in fiscal year 2023-24, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (dq), the department of transportation shall award a grant of $7,000,000 to the Appleton International Airport for improvements as part of the airport's terminal expansion project.

SB70-SSA2,422,5 (4) Grant to Richland County for highway construction. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department of transportation shall award a grant under s. 86.31 (3g) to Richland County for the CTH O highway construction project. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $4,180,000.

SB70-SSA2,422,12 (5) Southern Bridge project in Brown County. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 84.11 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 84.11, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (aq), the department of transportation shall provide a payment under s. 84.11 to Brown County for the construction of the Southern Bridge project crossing the Fox River in Brown County. The payment under this subsection shall be in the amount of $50,000,000.

SB70-SSA2,422,18 (6) Main Street bridge in Watertown. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys for reconstruction of the Main Street bridge in the city of Watertown. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $2,000,000.

SB70-SSA2,422,24 (7) Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18, in the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys for repairs to the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Brown County. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $1,200,000.

SB70-SSA2,423,5 (8) Noise barriers on I 894. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys to install noise attenuation barriers along I 894, between Loomis Road and 76th Street, in Milwaukee County. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $7,000,000.

SB70-SSA2,423,9 (9) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall expend $18,500,000 from proceeds of transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility projects.

SB70-SSA2,423,19 (10) Transit aid transfers. If the department of transportation makes payments under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the effective date of this subsection, the department of administration shall, in fiscal year 2023-24, transfer from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.395 (1) (hb) to (hf) to the transportation fund an amount equal to the amounts paid by the department of transportation in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the effective date of this subsection. The department of administration shall make each transfer under this subsection from the appropriation account that corresponds to the applicable transit tier under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. for which the department of transportation made payments.

SB70-SSA2,423,23 (11) Mississippi River parkway commission positions. The department of transportation shall assign the equivalent of 0.1 FTE position from the duties of the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator position to the Mississippi River parkway commission for the purpose of providing administrative support to the commission.

SB70-SSA2,424,3 (12) Refund and charge-back of certain property taxes. Notwithstanding s. 74.41, the town of Sanborn in Ashland County may not request a charge-back of property tax refunds issued by the town, pursuant to the decision in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin v. Evers, 46 F.4th 552 (7th Cir. 2022), for tax years 2015 to 2021.

SB70-SSA2,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB70-SSA2,424,10 (1) Positions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The 188.80 FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that were funded from s. 20.285 (1) (a) in fiscal year 2022-23 and that are deauthorized on the effective date of this subsection shall be positions that perform functions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

SB70-SSA2,424,18 (2) Transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County branch campus. The University of Wisconsin System shall in the 2023-24 fiscal year develop and submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for the transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County branch campus from the University of Wisconsin System to a joint operation of Washington County and the Moraine Park Technical College district board and a request for funds for that plan. The plan shall include information regarding matching funds provided by Washington County and private donations.

SB70-SSA2,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB70-SSA2,425,2 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide decision making for future operations and development on the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before January 1, 2025.

SB70-SSA2,425,11 (2) U.S.S. Wisconsin. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (c), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of veterans affairs may award a onetime grant to a private nonprofit organization or a nonstock corporation that is a nonprofit corporation whose sole purpose is to promote and support recognition of the Columbia-class submarine the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The amount of the grant under this subsection may be up to $16,540. For purposes of this subsection, “ nonprofit organization” has the meaning given in s. 108.02 (19), “nonstock corporation” means a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181, and “nonprofit corporation” has the meaning given in s. 181.0103 (17).

SB70-SSA2,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB70-SSA2,425,14 (1) Talent attraction and retention initiatives.

SB70-SSA2,425,18 (a) Expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall expend at least $4,000,000 from the appropriations under s. 20.192 (1) (a) and (r) on initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this state under s. 238.155.

SB70-SSA2,425,22 (b) Veterans initiatives. Of the moneys expended under par. (a ), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, in consultation with the department of veterans affairs, shall expend at least $2,000,000 on initiatives for the attraction of veterans to and retention of veterans in this state's workforce.

SB70-SSA2,426,6 (c) Program evaluation and reports. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall evaluate its talent attraction and retention initiatives under s. 238.155, including program outcomes and the number of veterans discharged on or after July 1, 2023, who choose this state for their first move; and the corporation shall report its findings in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) to the assembly committee on jobs, economy and small business development or its successor and the senate committee on economic development and technical colleges or its successor on or before September 1, 2024, with respect to the 2023-24 fiscal year and on or before September 1, 2025, with respect to the 2024-25 fiscal year.

SB70-SSA2,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

SB70-SSA2,426,10 (1) Transfer to the state building trust fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state building trust fund $18,000,000.