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AB68,238,13 9(3) Any conflict of interest, including any financial or personal association, that
10has the potential to bias or has the appearance of biasing an individual's decision in
11matters related to the board or the conduct of the board's activities shall be
12considered and disclosed when appointing that individual to the board under sub.
13(1).
AB68,89 14Section 89 . 15.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,238,1515 15.76 (1m) The secretary of employee trust funds, or the secretary's designee.
AB68,90 16Section 90 . 15.76 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,238,2117 15.76 (3) Two participants One participant in the Wisconsin retirement system
18appointed for a 6-year terms, one of whom shall be a teacher participant appointed
19by the teacher
retirement board and one of whom shall be a participant other than
20a teacher appointed
term by the Wisconsin retirement board employee trust funds
21board
.
AB68,91 22Section 91. 16.004 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,238,2523 16.004 (19) Administrative services. The department shall perform
24budgeting, program coordination, and related management functions on behalf of
25the department of tourism.
AB68,92
1Section 92. 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,72 16.004 (25) Procurement and risk management educational services. The
3department may provide educational services regarding procurement and risk
4management, including seminars, courses, or conferences, to local governmental
5units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The department shall
6charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under
7this subsection.
AB68,93 8Section 93. 16.004 (26) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,119 16.004 (26) Tribal relations. The secretary shall appoint a director of Native
10American affairs to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes
11or bands in the state.
AB68,94 12Section 94 . 16.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,239,14 1316.035 Office of environmental justice. The office of environmental justice
14shall do all of the following:
AB68,239,15 15(1) Develop a statewide climate risk assessment and resiliency plan.
AB68,239,18 16(2) Assist state agencies, local governments, and federally recognized tribal
17governing bodies in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and
18resiliency plans.
AB68,239,20 19(3) Administer a climate risk assessment and resiliency plan technical
20assistance grant program.
AB68,239,22 21(4) Collaborate with state agencies and entities that serve vulnerable
22communities to address the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.
AB68,239,24 23(5) Assess state agencies a fee for the development of climate risk assessment
24and resiliency plans.
AB68,240,5
1(6) Analyze grant opportunities, enforcement of environmental laws and
2regulations, and based on those analyses and input from residents of this state,
3advise and provide guidance to state entities on environmental justice and related
4community issues to address environmental issues and concerns that affect
5primarily low income and minority communities.
AB68,240,9 6(7) Based on the analysis required under sub. (6), create an annual report on
7issues, concerns, and problems related to environmental justice, including
8addressing areas of this state in need of environmental justice issues that require
9immediate attention.
AB68,95 10Section 95. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,240,1511 16.047 (4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of
12settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants
13for the replacement of public transit vehicles or the installation of charging stations
14for vehicles with an electric motor
. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
15under the program.
AB68,96 16Section 96. 16.047 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,240,2117 16.047 (4m) (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on
18a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit
19vehicles or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in
20communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose
21of connecting employees with employers.
AB68,97 22Section 97. 16.047 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,241,223 16.047 (4m) (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under
24this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to

1replace public transit vehicles or install charging stations for vehicles with an
2electric motor
in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
AB68,98 3Section 98. 16.047 (4s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,99 4Section 99. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,241,11 516.07 Grants to American Indian tribes or bands. From the appropriation
6under s. 20.505 (1) (kk), the department shall award grants to American Indian
7tribes or bands in this state. No tribe or band may be awarded grant moneys under
8this section that exceed the amount awarded to any other tribe or band. Each tribe
9or band may use grant moneys as it deems necessary to support programs to meet
10the needs of members of the tribe or band. No grant moneys may be used to pay
11gaming-related expenses.
AB68,100 12Section 100. 16.09 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,241,14 1316.09 Equal opportunity internship program. (1) Definitions. In this
14section:
AB68,241,1515 (a) “Division” means the division of personnel management.
AB68,241,1716 (b) “Low-income household” means a household having an income that does
17not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty line based on family size.
AB68,241,1918 (c) “State agency” means any office, department, or independent agency in the
19executive branch of state government.
AB68,241,23 20(2) Program. The division shall establish a program under which it places up
21to 16 interns annually with state agencies and members of the legislature, upon
22written request of the agency or member and upon approval of the request by the
23division, subject to all of the following requirements:
AB68,242,224 (a) Each intern shall be paid a stipend of at least $15 per hour for services
25provided to the state agency or member of the legislature. The stipend may be paid

1for up to 20 hours of work per week. The stipend shall be paid from the appropriation
2under s. 20.505 (1) (kz).
AB68,242,53 (b) The stipend an intern receives under par. (b) shall be disregarded in
4establishing household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any
5state program.
AB68,101 6Section 101. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,13 716.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
8pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
9Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
10Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
11programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
12may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
13be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
AB68,102 14Section 102. 16.281 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,17 1516.281 Equity grant program. The department shall develop and
16administer a program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in
17this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,103 18Section 103 . 16.282 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,21 1916.282 Equity grants. The department shall develop and administer a grants
20program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that
21promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,104 22Section 104. 16.283 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,242,2523 16.283 (2) Disabled veteran-owned business database. The department shall
24develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses , financial
25advisers, and investment firms
certified under this section.
AB68,105
1Section 105. 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,243,62 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. One or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least
351 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
4publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more disabled
5veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial
6adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,106 7Section 106. 16.283 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,107 8Section 107. 16.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,108 9Section 108. 16.287 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,109 10Section 109. 16.288 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,243,13 1116.288 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses. (1)
12Definitions. (a) “Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
13liability company, joint venture, or corporation.
AB68,243,1414 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).
AB68,243,1615 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard
16to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.
AB68,243,1917 (d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager,
18or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of
19indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).
AB68,243,2120 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies,
21equipment, or services to customers, including the state.
AB68,243,24 22(2) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business database. The
23department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of all
24businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.
AB68,244,3
1(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser,
2and investment firm certification.
(a) Any business, financial adviser, or
3investment firm may apply to the department for certification under this section.
AB68,244,74 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment
5firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department
6determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the
7following requirements:
AB68,244,128 a. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least
951 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
10publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more lesbian,
11gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least 51 percent of the stock of the
12business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,244,1613 b. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals or one or more
14duly authorized representatives of one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
15individuals control the management and daily business operations of the business,
16financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,244,1817 c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of
18business in this state.
AB68,244,2219 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing
20a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business
21that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function,
22unless doing so is a normal industry practice.
AB68,245,723 2. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
24business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of business
25in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the business,

1financial adviser, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as a lesbian,
2gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm
3by an agency or municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized
4American Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a private business with
5expertise in certifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses if the
6business uses substantially the same procedures the department uses in making a
7determination under subd. 1.
AB68,245,158 (c) If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm applying for certification
9under this section fails to provide the department with sufficient information to
10enable the department to conduct an investigation under par. (b) 1. or does not
11qualify for certification under par. (b), the department shall deny the application.
12A business, financial adviser, or investment firm whose application is denied may,
13within 30 days after the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the secretary. The
14secretary shall enter his or her final decision within 30 days after receiving the
15appeal.
AB68,245,2016 (d) 1. The department may, at the request of any state agency or on its own
17initiative, evaluate any business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified
18under this section to verify that it continues to qualify for certification. The business,
19financial adviser, or investment firm shall provide the department with any records
20or information necessary to complete the examination.
AB68,245,2521 2. If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm fails to comply with a
22reasonable request for records or information, the department shall notify the
23business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the department of
24transportation, in writing, that it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser,
25or investment firm.
AB68,246,5
13. If, after an evaluation under this paragraph, the department determines
2that a business, financial adviser, or investment firm no longer qualifies for
3certification under this section, the department shall notify the business, financial
4adviser, or investment firm and the department of transportation, in writing, that
5it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,86 (e) 1. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm receiving a notice under
7par. (d) 2. or 3. may appeal in writing to the secretary within 30 days after the date
8of the notice.
AB68,246,119 2. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm does not submit an
10appeal under subd. 1., the department shall immediately decertify the business,
11financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,1612 3. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm submits an appeal
13under subd. 1., the secretary shall enter his or her final decision, in writing, within
1430 days after receiving the appeal. If the secretary confirms the decision of the
15department, the department shall immediately decertify the business, financial
16adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,2517 4. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm decertified under subd. 3.
18may, within 30 days after the secretary's decision, request a contested case hearing
19under s. 227.42 from the department. If the final administrative or judicial
20proceeding results in a determination that the business, financial adviser, or
21investment firm qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall
22immediately certify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm. The
23department shall provide the business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the
24department of transportation with a copy of the final written decision regarding
25certification under this paragraph.
AB68,247,2
1(4) Department rule making. The department shall promulgate by
2administrative rule procedures to implement this section.
AB68,110 3Section 110. 16.289 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,247,6 416.289 Disability-owned businesses. (1) Definitions. (a) “Business"
5means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or
6corporation.
AB68,247,77 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).
AB68,247,98 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard
9to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.
AB68,247,1210 (d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager,
11or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of
12indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).
AB68,247,1413 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies,
14equipment, or services to customers, including the state.
AB68,247,17 15(2) Disability-owned business database. The department shall develop,
16maintain, and keep current a computer database of all businesses, financial
17advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.
AB68,247,20 18(3) Disability-owned business, financial adviser, and investment firm
19certification.
(a) Any business, financial adviser, or investment firm may apply to
20the department for certification under this section.
AB68,247,2421 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment
22firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department
23determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the
24following requirements:
AB68,248,5
1a. One or more individuals with a disability own at least 51 percent of the
2business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any publicly owned
3business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more individuals with a
4disability own at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial adviser, or
5investment firm.
AB68,248,86 b. One or more individuals with a disability or one or more duly authorized
7representatives of one or more individuals with a disability control the management
8and daily business operations of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,248,109 c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of
10business in this state.
AB68,248,1411 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing
12a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business
13that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function,
14unless doing so is a normal industry practice.
AB68,248,2315 2. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
16business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of business
17in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the business,
18financial adviser, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as
19disability-owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm by an agency or
20municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized American Indian tribe,
21or the federal government, or by a private business with expertise in certifying
22disability-owned businesses if the business uses substantially the same procedures
23the department uses in making a determination under subd. 1.
AB68,249,624 (c) If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm applying for certification
25under this section fails to provide the department with sufficient information to

1enable the department to conduct an investigation under par. (b) 1. or does not
2qualify for certification under par. (b), the department shall deny the application.
3A business, financial adviser, or investment firm whose application is denied may,
4within 30 days after the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the secretary. The
5secretary shall enter his or her final decision within 30 days after receiving the
6appeal.
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