SB59,1120,15 (1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61 (1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1), no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB59,1120,21 (2) Harbor assistance grants priority. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, when making grant awards from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv) for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations.

SB59,1121,4 (3) Statewide public safety interoperable communications system. No later than June 30, 2020, the department of transportation shall issue a request for proposals for a statewide public safety interoperable communications system to be deployed on existing tower sites. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (dq), the department of transportation may expend not more than $500,000 to enter into a contract with an organization to provide professional consulting services related to development of bidder qualifications and technical requirements for the request for proposals issued under this subsection.

SB59,9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.

SB59,9146 Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SB59,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB59,1121,15 (1) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2018-19 academic year.

SB59,1121,16 (2) Supplemental pay plans.

SB59,1121,18 (a) Definition. In this subsection, “board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB59,1121,22 (b) University of Wisconsin System. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the board may provide supplemental pay plans for all of its employees, other than employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The supplemental pay plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1.

SB59,1122,3 (c) University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison may provide supplemental pay plans for all employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The supplemental pay plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The chancellor shall submit the plans allowed under this paragraph to the board and may implement the plans only with the approval of the board.

SB59,1122,7 (d) Prohibitions. The board may not request supplemental funding under s. 20.928 to pay the costs of the plans allowed under pars. (b) and (c ), and the board, under s. 16.42, may not request any funding of increases in salary and fringe benefit costs provided in these plans.

SB59,1122,14 (e) Funding. In each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, notwithstanding s. 36.112 (4), instead of allocating $26,250,000 of the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a) as specified in s. 36.112 (4), the board may allocate all or a portion of that amount to fund the supplemental pay plans allowed under pars. (b) and (c). If the board allocates a portion of that amount for supplemental pay plans, the board shall allocate the remainder to distribute to institutions under the formula under s. 36.112 (3) (b).

SB59,1122,18 (3) Student success and attainment. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to advance student success and attainment.

SB59,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB59,1122,22 (1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.

SB59,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB59,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB59,1123,1 (1) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.

SB59,1123,6 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development.

SB59,1123,12 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration performing duties that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of workforce development.

SB59,1123,18 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB59,1123,23 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that is primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,5 (e) Pending matters. Any worker's compensation matter pending with the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,12 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of workforce development. The department of workforce development shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB59,1124,22 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of workforce development. All orders issued by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,23 (2) Minimum wage study committee.

SB59,1124,25 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:

SB59,1125,1 1. Five members appointed by the governor.