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3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1106 |
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5 | 5 | | February 23, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives CONLEY, NOVAK, GOYKE, |
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6 | 6 | | BALDEH, C. ANDERSON, RATCLIFF, ANDRACA, ARMSTRONG, BARE, CLANCY, |
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7 | 7 | | CONSIDINE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, JOERS, S. JOHNSON, MADISON, MOORE |
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8 | 8 | | OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, SHELTON, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, |
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9 | 9 | | STUBBS and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators SPREITZER, AGARD, LARSON, ROYS |
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10 | 10 | | and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. |
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11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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12 | 12 | | AN ACT to create 15.437 and 79.03 of the statutes; relating to: establishing a |
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13 | 13 | | Shared Revenue Advisory Council. |
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14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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15 | 15 | | This bill establishes a temporary Shared Revenue Advisory Council in the |
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16 | 16 | | Department of Revenue. The council is formed after each federal decennial census, |
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17 | 17 | | and consists of the following members: 1) three senators, appointed as are members |
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18 | 18 | | of the senate standing committees; 2) three representatives of the assembly, |
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19 | 19 | | appointed as are members of the assembly standing committees; 3) a representative |
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20 | 20 | | of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities; 4) a representative of the Wisconsin |
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21 | 21 | | Towns Association; 5) a representative of the Wisconsin Counties Association; and |
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22 | 22 | | 6) the secretary of revenue, or the secretary's designee. |
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23 | 23 | | The council must study county and municipal revenue and expenditure |
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24 | 24 | | variations among different categories of counties and municipalities based on |
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25 | 25 | | population, review and evaluate the existing formulas for county and municipal aid |
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26 | 26 | | and supplemental county and municipal aid, make recommendations for a formula |
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27 | 27 | | for county and municipal aid distributions to counties and municipalities, and |
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28 | 28 | | submit a report to the legislature containing its review, evaluations, and |
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29 | 29 | | recommendations. The council may not make a recommendation that decreases the |
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30 | 30 | | total amount of county and municipal aid payments and supplemental county and |
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31 | 31 | | municipal aid payments received by any county or municipality . The |
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32 | 32 | | recommendations must take account of changes in the population and property |
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33 | 33 | | values of counties and municipalities and include in the formula a component for |
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34 | 34 | | distributing aid to compensate counties and municipalities that experience |
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39 | 39 | | substantial decreases in property values. The bill also requires the council's |
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40 | 40 | | recommendations to include in the formula a component that improves the equity of |
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41 | 41 | | distributions among counties and municipalities compared to the formula for |
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42 | 42 | | distributions effective for 2001 as affected by subsequent reductions in distributions, |
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43 | 43 | | the formula for distributions effective for 2024, and any other formula for |
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44 | 44 | | distributions established after the bill takes effect. The council must request that |
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45 | 45 | | the Legislative Reference Bureau prepare legislation based on the council's |
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46 | 46 | | recommendations and that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau prepare a fiscal analysis |
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47 | 47 | | of that legislation. Also, under the bill, DOR must assist the council with its duties. |
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48 | 48 | | Under current law, counties and municipalities receive county and municipal |
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49 | 49 | | aid payments and supplemental county and municipal aid payments. |
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50 | 50 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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51 | 51 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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52 | 52 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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53 | 53 | | enact as follows: |
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54 | 54 | | SECTION 1. 15.437 of the statutes is created to read: |
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55 | 55 | | 15.437 Same; councils. (1) SHARED REVENUE ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) Not later |
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56 | 56 | | than August 15 of the first year following the federal decennial census, there is |
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57 | 57 | | created in the department of revenue a temporary shared revenue advisory council |
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58 | 58 | | consisting of the following 10 members: |
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59 | 59 | | 1. Three senators, appointed as are the members of senate standing |
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60 | 60 | | committees. |
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61 | 61 | | 2. Three representatives to the assembly, appointed as are the members of |
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62 | 62 | | assembly standing committees. |
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63 | 63 | | 3. A representative of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, designated by |
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64 | 64 | | the president thereof. |
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65 | 65 | | 4. A representative of the Wisconsin Towns Association, designated by the |
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66 | 66 | | president thereof. |
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67 | 67 | | 5. A representative of the Wisconsin Counties Association, designated by the |
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68 | 68 | | president thereof. |
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86 | 86 | | SECTION 1 |
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88 | 88 | | 6. The secretary of revenue, or the secretary's designee, who shall be a |
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89 | 89 | | nonvoting member and serve as chairperson. |
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90 | 90 | | (c) Each shared revenue advisory council terminates upon complying with the |
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91 | 91 | | requirements under s. 79.03 (2) (e). |
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92 | 92 | | SECTION 2. 79.03 of the statutes is created to read: |
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93 | 93 | | 79.03 Shared revenue advisory council. (1) In this section, “equalized |
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94 | 94 | | value” means the equalized value certified by the department of revenue under s. |
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95 | 95 | | 70.57. |
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96 | 96 | | (2) The shared revenue advisory council shall do all of the following: |
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97 | 97 | | (a) Acquire information regarding the population and equalized value of each |
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98 | 98 | | county and municipality. |
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99 | 99 | | (b) Study county and municipal revenue and expenditure variations among |
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100 | 100 | | different categories of counties and municipalities based on population. |
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101 | 101 | | (c) Review and evaluate the existing formulas for the distributions under ss. |
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102 | 102 | | 79.036 and 79.037 and determine the fairness of distributions among counties and |
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103 | 103 | | municipalities, as reflected in each of the following: |
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104 | 104 | | 1. The formula for distributions under s. 79.035, as impacted by the |
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105 | 105 | | distributions under s. 79.035 effective for 2001 and by subsequent reductions in aid |
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106 | 106 | | distributed under s. 79.035. |
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107 | 107 | | 2. The formula for distributions under s. 79.037 effective for 2024. |
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108 | 108 | | 3. Any other formula for distributions under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 established |
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109 | 109 | | after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]. |
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110 | 110 | | (d) Make recommendations for a formula for the distributions under ss. 79.036 |
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111 | 111 | | and 79.037 for the next odd-numbered fiscal year, as described in s. 20.902, including |
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112 | 112 | | distributions of any balance in the local government fund under s. 25.491 and the |
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139 | 139 | | SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 1106 |
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140 | 140 | | estimated annual amounts to be credited to the local government fund under s. |
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141 | 141 | | 25.491 (2) and (9) in that year. The shared revenue advisory council may not make |
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142 | 142 | | a recommendation that decreases the total amount of distributions under ss. 79.036 |
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143 | 143 | | and 79.037 received by any county or municipality. In making recommendations |
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144 | 144 | | under this paragraph, the shared revenue advisory council shall do all of the |
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145 | 145 | | following: |
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146 | 146 | | 1. Take account of changes in the population and equalized value of counties |
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147 | 147 | | and municipalities. |
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148 | 148 | | 2. Include in the formula a component for distributing aid to compensate |
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149 | 149 | | counties and municipalities that experience substantial decreases in equalized |
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150 | 150 | | value. |
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151 | 151 | | 3. Include in the formula a component that improves the equity of distributions |
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152 | 152 | | among counties and municipalities compared to each of the following: |
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153 | 153 | | a. The formula for distributions under s. 79.035, as impacted by the |
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154 | 154 | | distributions under s. 79.035 effective for 2001 and by subsequent reductions in aid |
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155 | 155 | | distributed under s. 79.035. |
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156 | 156 | | b. The formula for distributions under s. 79.037 effective for 2024. |
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157 | 157 | | c. Any other formula for distributions under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 established |
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158 | 158 | | after the effective date of this subd. 3. c. .... [LRB inserts date]. |
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159 | 159 | | (e) Not later than January 1 of the 2nd year following the federal decennial |
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160 | 160 | | census, the shared revenue advisory council shall do all of the following: |
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161 | 161 | | 1. Submit a report containing the review and evaluation under par. (c) and the |
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162 | 162 | | recommendations under par. (d) to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). |
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163 | 163 | | 2. Request that the legislative reference bureau prepare legislation that gives |
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164 | 164 | | effect to the recommendations under par. (d). |
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192 | 192 | | SECTION 2 |
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194 | 194 | | 3. Request that the legislative fiscal bureau prepare a fiscal analysis of the |
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195 | 195 | | legislation prepared under subd. 2. |
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196 | 196 | | (3) The department of revenue shall provide the shared revenue advisory |
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197 | 197 | | council with assistance in performing its duties under sub. (2). |
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