Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB11 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 11
5	5	February 7, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KITCHENS, BODDEN, TUSLER,
6	6	ROZAR, MURSAU, VINING, JOERS, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, CABRERA, SUBECK, STUBBS,
7	7	C. ANDERSON, RATCLIFF, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, SHANKLAND and JACOBSON,
8	8	cosponsored by Senators COWLES, AGARD, CABRAL-GUEVARA, SPREITZER,
9	9	TAYLOR, HESSELBEIN and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and
10	10	Outdoor Recreation.
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12	12	AN ACT to amend 27.01 (9) (bn) (title); and to create 20.370 (1) (ed), 27.01 (6m)
13	13	and 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes; relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle
14	14	admission receipts to parents or guardians of 4th grade pupils and making an
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16	16	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
17	17	Under current law, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in
18	18	certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle
19	19	admission receipt. Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to
20	20	issue an annual vehicle admission receipt that is valid for the calendar year for which
21	21	it is issued. This bill requires DNR to waive the fee for an annual vehicle admission
22	22	receipt issued to the parent or guardian of a 4th grade pupil. The bill provides that
23	23	a parent or guardian of a qualifying pupil may receive the waiver only once in his or
24	24	her lifetime and DNR may issue a waiver only once for a household.
25	25	The bill also requires DNR to provide on its website an activity guide for state
26	26	parks, forests, recreation areas, and trails.
27	27	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
28	28	an appendix to this bill.
29	29	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
30	30	enact as follows:
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36	36	SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 11
37	37	SECTION 1. 20.370 (1) (ed) of the statutes is created to read:
38	38	20.370 (1) (ed) Parks - admission receipt waivers. From the general fund, a
39	39	sum sufficient equal to the amount of the annual vehicle admission receipt fees
40	40	waived under s. 27.01 (9) (bg), for the operation of state parks.
41	41	SECTION 2. 27.01 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
42	42	27.01 (6m) VISITOR ACTIVITY GUIDES FOR SCHOOLS. The department shall provide
43	43	on the department's website a visitor activity guide for state parks, forests,
44	44	recreation areas, and trails.
45	45	SECTION 3. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
46	46	27.01 (9) (bg) Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph:
47	47	a. “4th grade pupil” means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction in
48	48	a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).
49	49	b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in 48.02 (8).
50	50	c. “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13).
51	51	2. A parent or guardian may apply for an annual vehicle admission receipt fee
52	52	waiver under this paragraph by submitting an application to the department. An
53	53	application may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person
54	54	who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a)
55	55	2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An
56	56	application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall
57	57	include all of the following information:
58	58	a. The child's name.
59	59	b. The child's date of birth.
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87	87	c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that
88	88	the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001
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90	90	d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the first
91	91	day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification
92	92	may be satisfied with dated report cards, dated and signed enrollment forms, a dated
93	93	letter from the child's school on official letterhead, or any other proof deemed
94	94	acceptable by the department.
95	95	3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose
96	96	application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission
97	97	receipt fee waiver under this paragraph that is valid for the calendar year in which
98	98	the waiver is issued.
99	99	4. A parent or guardian may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph
100	100	in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this
101	101	paragraph, the department may not issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any
102	102	other member of the parent's or guardian's household.
103	103	5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under
104	104	sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor
105	105	bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who
106	106	holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.
107	107	SECTION 3. 27.01 (9) (bn) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
108	108	27.01 (9) (bn) (title) Annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver; service
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137	137	(1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2023.
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