Legislative Fiscal Bureau One East Main, Suite 301 o Madison, WI 53703 o (608) 266-3847 o Fax: (608) 267-6873 Email: fiscal.bureau@legis.wisconsin.gov o Website: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb April 24, 2013 TO: Senator Jennifer Shilling Room 20 South, State Capitol FROM: Bob Lang, Director SUBJECT: Non-Fiscal Policy Items Contained Within the Governor's 2013-15 Budget Bill At your request, this office has prepared the attached list of items that are contained within 2013 Assembly Bill 40 (the Governor's 2013-15 budget recommendations). The list is comprised of items that are primarily of a non-fiscal policy nature and not closely related to the state's fiscal programs for the next biennium. Included are the page and item number showing where the provisions are described in the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's summary of the Governor's budget. Putting such a list together always requires some subjective judgment on which items should be identified. Arguments could be made to expand the list beyond what is presented here or to delete some items from it. However, in preparing the attached list, this office applied the same criteria that it has used in previous biennia when identifying provisions of the executive budget bill as non-fiscal policy items. The criteria used are as follows: (1) generally, the item has no state fiscal effect; (2) if there is a state fiscal effect associated with an item, the policy implications of the provision outweigh any potential fiscal effect; (3) the item has been, or is, the subject of separate, nonbudget legislation; (4) the item is one that typically would be reviewed by a standing committee of the Legislature; and (5) the provision could be accomplished without statutory directive, such as reports, studies, and audits. Items that typically are not included on the list are those that: (1) affect state program eligibility; (2) would generally be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance if introduced as separate legislation; and (3) address a reorganization or transfer of state government operations or functions. Not included on the non-fiscal policy list are four items that potentially might be addressed by the Law Revision Committee. Those items are: low-income energy assistance appropriation (page 25, #14); real work, real pay pilot project (page 112, #8); Birth-to-3 references (page 254, #17); and obsolete appropriation (page 484, #16). They were not included because they relate to the Chapter 20 schedule of appropriations or provisions of prior budgets. BL/sas Attachment NON-FISCAL POLICY ITEMS ADMINISTRATION o o o o o o o o o o o o Procurement Procurement Authority for Delegated Agencies (Page 46, Item #2) Increase Procurement Thresholds from $25,000 to $50,000 (Page 48, Item #3) Cost-Benefit Analysis and Continued Appropriateness Review Exceptions (Page 48, Item #4) Procurement for Authorities and Municipalities (Page 49, Item #5) Business Ownership Definitions and Certifications (Page 49, Item #6) Procurement of Commodities and Related Services (Page 50, Item #7) Energy Consuming Equipment (Page 51, Item #8) Maintenance of Bidders List (Page 51, Item #9) Removal from Violators List (Page 51, Item #10) Powers of Governor and Secretary of Administration (Page 52, Item #11) Provision of Procurement Reports to the Department of Revenue (Page 52, Item #12) Eliminate Legal Services Requirement Regarding Use of Contractual Services (Page 52, Item #13) BUILDING COMMISSION o o o o o Assign Dollar Value to Other Factors in Awarding Construction Contracts (Page 77, #3) Required Information in Advertisements for Construction Proposals (Page 77, #4) Modify DOA Retainage Provisions Relating to Construction Projects (Page 78, #5) DOA Certification of Qualified and Responsible Bidders (Page 78, #6) Single Prime Contracting (Page 80, #7) CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Children and Families o Child Protective Services Appeals (Page 102, #9 and Page 25, #15) EMPLOYEE TRUST FUNDS o Requirements for Rehired Annuitants (Page 148, #11) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS o Rental-Purchase Companies (Page 158, #7) Page 2 GENERAL FUND TAXES Sales and Excise Taxes o Cigarette Tax Stamp Study (Page 188, #12) GENERAL PROVISIONS o o o o Local Government Employee Residency Requirements (Page 189, #1) Land Ownership by Nonresident Aliens and Corporations (Page 190, #2) Conduit Revenue Bond Commission (Public Finance Authority) (Page 191, #3) Eliminate WHEDA Approval of PFA Bonding for Housing or Economic Development Projects in Wisconsin (Page 191, #4) JUSTICE General Agency Provisions o Location and Naming of State Crime Laboratories (Page 277, #14) DNA Collection o DNA Collection at Arrest and the DNA Analysis Surcharge (Page 283, #1) Victim and Witness Programs o Crime Victim and Witness Surcharge (Page 294, #6 and Page 132, #5) NATURAL RESOURCES Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation o Elk Reintroduction from Outside Wisconsin (Page 333, #7) o Elk Hunting Season (Page 333, #8) o Wolf Hunting at Night (Page 334, #10) Forestry and Parks o Timber Sale Requirements (Page 339, #3) OFFICE OF STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS o Assistant Deputy Secretaries to Replace Certain Executive Branch Executive Assistants (Page 357, #5) o Forensic Scientist Educational Requirement (Page 358, #6) Page 3 PUBLIC INSTRUCTION o o o o o o o o o o Choice, Charter, and Open Enrollment Special Needs Scholarship Program (Page 375, #6) Charter School Oversight Board (Page 381, #9) Charter School Authorizing Entity Duties (Page 383, #10) Contract Requirements for Independent Charter Schools (Page 384, #11) Charter School Governing Boards (Page 385, #12) Charter School Admissions (Page 385, #13) Charter School Contracts (Page 386, #14) Converting Public Schools to Charter Schools (Page 387, #15) Expand Part-Time Open Enrollment Program to Course Options Program (Page 387, #17) Pupils Enrolled in Home-Based Private Educational Programs (Page 388, #18) o o o o o o Administrative and Other Funding Charter School Teaching License (Page 396, #22) Requiring Classroom Presence of Teachers (Page 396, #23) Virtual School Teacher Requirements (Page 397, #24) Teaching Experience (Page 397, #25) School Report Cards (Page 397, #26) Student Data System Collaboration (Page 398, #27) SHARED REVENUE AND TAX RELIEF Property Taxation o Property Tax Exemption for Biogas Energy Systems (Page 438, #3) TRANSPORTATION State Highway Program o Transportation Projects Commission Review of Enumerated Projects (Page 465, #8) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM o Core General Education Courses Transfer Agreement (Page 481, #10 and Page 509, #8) o Medical School Reports (Page 483, #14 and Page 301, #4) VETERANS AFFAIRS Departmentwide, Veterans Programs, and Museums o Request of Discharge Records by Siblings (Page 495, #15) Page 4 Veterans Homes, Cemeteries, and Memorials o Management of Veterans Home Members' Personal Funds (Page 499, #9) o Board Approval of Veterans Memorials (Page 499, #12) WISCONSIN HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY o Financing for Nonprofit Institutions (Page 502, #2) Page 5