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AB56,125,1815 15.105 (34) Office of sustainability and clean energy. There is created in the
16department of administration an office to be known as the office of sustainability and
17clean energy. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who
18shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure.
AB56,39 19Section 39. 15.207 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,40 20Section 40. 15.225 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,125,21 2115.225 (title) Same; attached boards and commission commissions .
AB56,41 22Section 41. 15.253 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.374 (2) and amended
23to read:
AB56,126,224 15.374 (2) Office of school safety. There is created an office of school safety
25in the department of public instruction. The director of the office shall be appointed

1by the attorney general state superintendent of public instruction in the classified
2service
.
AB56,42 3Section 42 . 15.315 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,43 4Section 43 . 15.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.467 (1), and 15.467 (1)
5(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,126,76 15.467 (1) (a) There is created an interoperability council, attached to the
7department of military affairs transportation under s. 15.03.
AB56,44 8Section 44 . 15.315 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.467 (2), and 15.467 (2)
9(a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,126,1410 15.467 (2) (a) (intro.) There is created a 911 subcommittee of the
11interoperability council, attached to the department of military affairs
12transportation under s. 15.03. The 911 subcommittee consists of one member serving
13a 3-year term who is appointed by the adjutant general secretary of transportation
14and the following members serving 3-year terms who are appointed by the governor:
AB56,45 15Section 45. 15.345 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,126,1916 15.345 (9) Bureau of natural resources science. There is created in the
17division responsible for fish, wildlife, and parks in the department of natural
18resources a bureau of natural resources science. The bureau director shall report to,
19and serve as the science advisor to, the secretary of natural resources.
AB56,46 20Section 46 . 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,126,2121 15.405 (6) (am) Two dental therapists who are licensed under ch. 447.
AB56,47 22Section 47. 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,127,323 16.004 (25) Procurement and risk management services. The department
24may provide technical assistance and other services relating to procurement and risk
25management, including conducting educational seminars, courses, or conferences,

1to local governmental units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The
2department shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities
3authorized under this subsection.
AB56,48 4Section 48. 16.009 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,127,95 16.009 (2) (em) Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning
6long-term community support services received by clients of the long-term support
7community options program under s. 46.27
the self-directed services option, the
8family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, and the program of
9all-inclusive care for the elderly.
AB56,49 10Section 49. 16.047 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.047 (2).
AB56,50 11Section 50. 16.047 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,51 12Section 51. 16.047 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,52 13Section 52. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,127,1814 16.047 (4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of
15settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants
16for the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations
17for vehicles with an electric motor
. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
18under the program.
AB56,53 19Section 53. 16.047 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,127,2420 16.047 (4m) (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on
21a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit
22vehicles or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in
23communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose
24of connecting employees with employers.
AB56,54 25Section 54. 16.047 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,128,4
116.047 (4m) (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under
2this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to
3replace public transit vehicles or install charging stations for vehicles with an
4electric motor
in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
AB56,55 5Section 55. 16.047 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,56 6Section 56 . 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,128,9 716.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under
8s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing
9units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.
AB56,57 10Section 57. 16.313 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,58 11Section 58. 16.5185 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,59 12Section 59 . 16.5185 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 and amended
13to read:
AB56,128,20 1416.5185 Transfers to the transportation fund. Beginning on June 30,
152020, in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer the unencumbered balance of
16the petroleum inspection fund on June 30, less an amount sufficient to meet the
17reserve requirement under this subsection section, from the petroleum inspection
18fund to the transportation fund. The petroleum inspection fund balance after a
19transfer under this subsection section may not be less than 5 percent of gross
20revenues received during the fiscal year in which the transfer is made.
AB56,60 21Section 60. 16.643 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,129,422 16.643 (2) Eligibility for long-term care programs. A person who is
23determining eligibility for an individual for a long-term care program under s. 46.27,
2446.275, or 46.277, the family care benefit under s. 46.286, the family care partnership
25program, the long-term care program defined in s. 46.2899 (1), or any other

1demonstration program or program operated under a waiver of federal medicaid law
2that provides long-term care benefits shall exclude from the determination any
3income from assets accumulated in an account that is part of a qualified ABLE
4program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB56,61 5Section 61. 16.705 (1b) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,129,76 16.705 (1b) (f) The department of workforce development for the Project
7SEARCH program under s. 47.07.
AB56,62 8Section 62. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,63 9Section 63 . 16.84 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,64 10Section 64. 16.84 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,130,311 16.84 (5) (a) Have responsibility, subject to approval of the governor, for all
12functions relating to the leasing, acquisition, allocation, and utilization of all real
13property by the state, except where such responsibility is otherwise provided by the
14statutes. In exercising this responsibility, the department may not enter into,
15extend, or renew a lease involving an annual rent of more than $500,000 unless the
16secretary signs the lease, a copy of the proposed lease is submitted electronically to
17the chief clerk of each house for distribution, and the department notifies the joint
18committee on finance of the proposed lease and provides the committee with the any
19required
information under par. (b) as well as a summary report of that information,
20including the terms of the lease and the lease rate per square foot of the proposed
21property and the comparable options. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee
22on finance do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting
23for the purpose of reviewing the proposed lease within 14 working days after the date
24of the notification, the lease may be entered into, extended, or renewed. If, within
2514 working days after the date of the notification, the cochairpersons of the

1committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
2purpose of reviewing the proposed lease, the lease may be entered into, extended, or
3renewed only upon approval of the committee.
AB56,65 4Section 65. 16.84 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,130,105 16.84 (5) (b) (intro.) Before entering into, extending, or renewing a new lease,
6except for a lease with an annual cost that is less than $25,000 or except for a lease
7for a tower, a department of workforce development job center, a hangar, an
8easement, student housing, state public defender office space, a department of
9military affairs recruiting office, or a facility with a location required by law or
10designated for necessity or practical purposes
, do all of the following:
AB56,66 11Section 66. 16.84 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,130,1712 16.84 (5) (b) 2. Evaluate comparable lease options within a 10-mile radius of
13the property proposed in the lease, or if there are not sufficient comparable
14properties within a 10-mile radius to perform a meaningful comparison, a wider
15radius as needed,
to ensure the lease rate per square foot does not exceed the lease
16rate per square foot on comparable properties or the market rate by more than 5
17percent.
AB56,67 18Section 67. 16.848 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,130,2019 16.848 (2) (g) Subsection (1) does not apply to property that is subject to sale
20by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.32 (7), 2017 stats.
AB56,68 21Section 68. 16.848 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.848 (4) (ag) and
22amended to read:
AB56,132,723 16.848 (4) (ag) Except as provided in s. 13.48 (14) (e), if there is any outstanding
24public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any
25property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall deposit a

1sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the bond
2security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the
3interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding redeeming any of the
4debt, except that the department may deposit some or all of the net proceeds, not to
5exceed the amount the department would have deposited in the bond security and
6redemption fund, in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of
7funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the authorized state
8building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose as the property sold
9or leased under sub. (1)
. If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the
10acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under
11sub. (1), the department shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds
12from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law
13compliance applicable to the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or
14improved with federal financial assistance, the department shall pay to the federal
15government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property was
16acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the department shall
17adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds. Except as required under
18ss. 13.48 (14) (e), 20.395 (9) (qd), and 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt outstanding,
19there are no moneys payable to the federal government, and there is no restriction
20governing use of the proceeds, and if the net proceeds exceed the amount required
21to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this subsection, the
22department shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and
23interest costs on outstanding public debt issued to finance the acquisition,
24construction, or improvement of property, except that the department may deposit
25some or all of the net proceeds in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute

1source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the
2authorized state building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose
3as the property sold or leased under sub. (1)
. If any net proceeds remain thereafter,
4the department shall use the proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other
5outstanding public debt, except that the department may deposit some or all of the
6net proceeds in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of
7funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for any statutory bond purpose
.
AB56,69 8Section 69. 16.848 (4) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,132,109 16.848 (4) (ab) In this subsection, “statutory bond purpose” has the meaning
10given in s. 13.48 (14) (a) 2.
AB56,70 11Section 70. 16.848 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,132,1712 16.848 (4) (am) If, under par. (ag), the department deposits an amount in the
13capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924
14(1) (em), the amount of public debt that may be contracted under the statutory bond
15purpose for which the amount deposited under par. (ag) is used as a substitute source
16of funding shall be reduced by the amount used as a substitute source of funding for
17that statutory bond purpose.
AB56,71 18Section 71. 16.848 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,133,419 16.848 (4) (b) (intro.) For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on
20other outstanding public debt under par. (a) (ag), the secretary may cause
21outstanding bonds to be called for redemption on or following their optional
22redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem bonds at their
23optional redemption date, or purchase bonds in the open market. For the purpose of
24using an amount deposited under par. (ag) as a substitute source of funding under
25s. 20.924 (1) (em), the department shall determine which projects to fund and shall

1authorize expenditures for those projects.
To the extent practical, the secretary shall
2consider all of the following in determining which public debt to redeem, whether to
3use any net proceeds as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), and
4which projects to fund
:
AB56,72 5Section 72. 16.848 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,133,86 16.848 (4) (b) 4. The fiscal benefit of redeeming outstanding debt with higher
7interest costs and the costs of establishing an escrow needed to redeem the
8outstanding debt
.
AB56,73 9Section 73. 16.848 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,133,1210 16.848 (4) (b) 5. The costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance in the
11selection of general obligation debt to be redeemed or the project to be financed under
12s. 20.924 (1) (em)
.
AB56,74 13Section 74. 16.848 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,134,1414 16.848 (4) (c) If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant
15to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement
16of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department shall adhere to
17any restrictions in the authorizing resolution of the revenue obligations governing
18the use of the proceeds. To the extent the authorizing resolution does not restrict
19such use,
the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from
20the sale or lease of the property in the respective redemption fund provided under
21s. 18.561 (5) or 18.562 (3) to repay the principal and pay the interest on the revenue
22obligations, and any premium due upon refunding redeeming any of the revenue
23obligations, or shall deposit an amount in the appropriate fund under s. 18.57 or
24apply the amount for a purpose for which similar revenue obligations may be issued
25under s. 18.53 (3) or (4)
. If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued

1pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or
2improvement of any property that is sold or leased under sub. (1), the department
3shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of
4the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the
5revenue obligations. For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other
6outstanding revenue obligations, the secretary may cause outstanding revenue
7obligations to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption
8date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem obligations at their optional
9redemption date, or purchase bonds on the open market. Except as required under
10ss. 13.48 (14) (e), 20.395 (9) (qd), and 51.06 (6), if the net proceeds exceed the amount
11required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this paragraph, the
12department shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and
13interest costs on other similar revenue obligations or for a purpose for which similar
14revenue obligations may be issued under s. 18.53 (3) or (4)
.
AB56,75 15Section 75. 16.848 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,134,1916 16.848 (4) (d) If under par. (c) the department deposits net proceeds into an
17appropriate fund provided in s. 18.57 or applies net proceeds for a purpose for which
18revenue obligations may be issued, the amount of revenue obligations authorized
19under s. 18.54 (2) shall be reduced by the amount deposited or applied.
AB56,76 20Section 76. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,77 21Section 77. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,134,23 2216.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this
23section:
AB56,134,2424 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.
AB56,134,2525 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
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1(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
2goals:
AB56,135,43 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
4this state.
AB56,135,75 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
6state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
7emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB56,135,108 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
9consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
10of this state's clean energy economy.
AB56,135,11 11(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB56,135,1412 (b) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
13sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
14state's air and water quality.
AB56,135,1715 (c) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
16efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
17energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
AB56,135,2018 (d) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
19government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
20opportunities.
AB56,135,2221 (e) Identify and share information about clean energy funding opportunities
22for private, and state and local governmental entities.
AB56,135,2423 (f) Perform duties necessary to maintain federal energy funding and any
24designations required for such funding.
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1(i) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
2and goals specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the
3implementation of those initiatives.
AB56,136,6 4(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
5grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
6clean energy production.
AB56,136,11 7(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
8units of government other than the state to assist in the planning and
9implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
10those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
11agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government.
AB56,136,1512 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
13regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data is necessary to provide
14technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest
15energy costs.
AB56,136,1716 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
17this subsection.
AB56,78 18Section 78. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,136,2119 16.956 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2020,
20the
The department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and
21field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).
AB56,79 22Section 79. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,137,223 16.956 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this
24section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2020, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an
25idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has

1previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed
2on the truck tractor.
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