SB59,1120,1511 (1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61
12(1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall
13enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the
14elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1), no later than the first
15day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB59,1120,2116 (2) Harbor assistance grants priority. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, when
17making grant awards from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866
18(2) (uv) for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, notwithstanding the
19eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give
20priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting
21operations.
SB59,1121,422 (3) Statewide public safety interoperable communications system. No later
23than June 30, 2020, the department of transportation shall issue a request for
24proposals for a statewide public safety interoperable communications system to be
25deployed on existing tower sites. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), from the

1appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (dq), the department of transportation may expend
2not more than $500,000 to enter into a contract with an organization to provide
3professional consulting services related to development of bidder qualifications and
4technical requirements for the request for proposals issued under this subsection.
SB59,9145 5Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer.
SB59,9146 6Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
7Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.
SB59,9147 8Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
9System.
SB59,1121,1510 (1) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the
11Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident
12undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2019-20 or
132020-21 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident
14undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2018-19
15academic year.
SB59,1121,1616 (2) Supplemental pay plans.
SB59,1121,1817 (a) Definition. In this subsection, “board” means the Board of Regents of the
18University of Wisconsin System.
SB59,1121,2219 (b) University of Wisconsin System. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the
20board may provide supplemental pay plans for all of its employees, other than
21employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The supplemental pay
22plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1.
SB59,1122,323 (c) University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the
24chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison may provide supplemental pay
25plans for all employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The

1supplemental pay plans shall be in addition to any pay plan approved under s. 230.12
2(3) (e) 1. The chancellor shall submit the plans allowed under this paragraph to the
3board and may implement the plans only with the approval of the board.
SB59,1122,74 (d) Prohibitions. The board may not request supplemental funding under s.
520.928 to pay the costs of the plans allowed under pars. (b) and (c ), and the board,
6under s. 16.42, may not request any funding of increases in salary and fringe benefit
7costs provided in these plans.
SB59,1122,148 (e) Funding. In each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium,
9notwithstanding s. 36.112 (4), instead of allocating $26,250,000 of the amount
10appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a) as specified in s. 36.112 (4), the board may
11allocate all or a portion of that amount to fund the supplemental pay plans allowed
12under pars. (b) and (c). If the board allocates a portion of that amount for
13supplemental pay plans, the board shall allocate the remainder to distribute to
14institutions under the formula under s. 36.112 (3) (b).
SB59,1122,1815 (3) Student success and attainment. From the appropriation under s. 20.285
16(1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate
17$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to advance
18student success and attainment.
SB59,9148 19Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
SB59,1122,2220 (1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the
21effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage
22loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.
SB59,9149 23Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic
24Development Corporation.
SB59,9150 25Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
SB59,1123,1
1(1) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.
SB59,1123,62 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
3liabilities of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration
4that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the
5secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department
6of workforce development.
SB59,1123,127 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
8positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the division of
9hearings and appeals in the department of administration performing duties that
10are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the
11secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of workforce
12development.
SB59,1123,1813 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights
14and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of workforce development that
15they enjoyed in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
16administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no
17employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to
18serve a probationary period.
SB59,1123,2319 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
20tangible personal property, including records, of the the division of hearings and
21appeals in the department of administration that is primarily related to worker's
22compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, is
23transferred to the department of workforce development.
SB59,1124,524 (e) Pending matters. Any worker's compensation matter pending with the
25division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration on the effective

1date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration, is
2transferred to the department of workforce development. All materials submitted
3to or actions taken by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
4administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been
5submitted to or taken by the department of workforce development.
SB59,1124,126 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the division of hearings and appeals
7in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
8that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the
9secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department
10of workforce development. The department of workforce development shall carry out
11any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the
12department of workforce development to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB59,1124,2213 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the division of hearings and
14appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this
15paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as
16determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified
17expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of workforce
18development. All orders issued by the division of hearings and appeals in the
19department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that
20are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the
21secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or
22until modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development.
SB59,1124,2323 (2) Minimum wage study committee.
SB59,1124,2524 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage
25study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:
SB59,1125,1
11. Five members appointed by the governor.