28,3001
Section
3001. 551.614 (1) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
551.614 (1) (b) 2. b. Report the amount of securities sold to persons in this state during the preceding fiscal year or, if sales have terminated, during the portion of the preceding fiscal year during which sales were made, and pay a fee of 0.05 percent of the dollar amount of the securities sold to persons in this state, but not less than $150 $750 nor more than $1,500 $15,000.
28,3002
Section
3002. 551.614 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
551.614 (2) Fees related to broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, and federal covered advisers. Every applicant for an initial or renewal license under s. 551.401, 551.402, 551.403, or 551.404 shall pay a filing fee of $200 in the case of a broker-dealer or investment adviser and $30 $80 in the case of an agent representing a broker-dealer or issuer or an investment adviser representative. Every federal covered adviser in this state that is required to make a notice filing under s. 551.405 shall pay an initial or renewal notice filing fee of $200. A broker-dealer, investment adviser, or federal covered adviser maintaining a branch office within this state shall pay an additional filing fee of $30 $80 for each branch office. When an application is denied, or an application or a notice filing is withdrawn, the filing fee shall be retained.
28,3002r
Section 3002r. 560.03 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.03 (19) Establish a business development assistance regulatory ombudsman center in the department to provide services as set forth in subch. III.
28,3008
Section
3008. 560.037 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.037 (1) (intro.) Subject to sub. (3), the department may make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (fg) (fw) to the women's business initiative corporation to fund its operating costs if all of the following apply:
28,3009
Section
3009. 560.06 of the statutes is repealed.
28,3010
Section
3010. 560.07 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3011
Section
3011. 560.07 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3013p
Section 3013p. 560.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.125 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2011 2015, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).
28,3013q
Section 3013q. 560.125 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3013r
Section 3013r. 560.125 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
560.125 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this section from the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], to June 30, 2015, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed on the truck tractor.
28,3013s
Section 3013s. 560.125 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.125 (6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after December 31, 2012 2016.
28,3014
Section
3014. 560.126 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.126 (2) (b) 2. Whether the applicant is a small business, a minority owned business under s. 560.80 (8) 560.036 (1) (e), a locally owned business, or a farm.
28,3015
Section
3015. 560.13 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) All of the following are unknown, cannot be located, or are financially unable to pay the cost of brownfields redevelopment or associated environmental remediation activities:
28,3016
Section
3016. 560.13 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (2) (b) 1. The contribution required under par. (a) 3. may be in cash or in-kind. Cash contributions may be of private or public funds, excluding funds obtained under the program under s. 560.17 or under any program under subch. II or V or VII of this chapter. In-kind contributions shall be limited to actual remediation services.
28,3017
Section
3017. 560.13 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.13 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
560.13 (3) (intro.) The department shall award grants may consider the following criteria in making awards under this section on the basis of the following criteria:
28,3018
Section
3018. 560.13 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 560.13 (3) (a).
28,3019
Section
3019. 560.13 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
28,3020
Section
3020. 560.13 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
28,3021
Section
3021. 560.13 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
28,3022
Section
3022. 560.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3023
Section
3023. 560.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (3) (c) The level of financial commitment by the applicant to the project.
28,3024
Section
3024. 560.13 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (3) (d) The extent and degree of soil and groundwater contamination at the project site.
28,3025
Section
3025. 560.13 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (3) (e) The adequacy and completeness of the site investigation and remediation plan.
28,3026
Section
3026. 560.13 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (3) (f) Any other factors considered by the department to be relevant to assessing the viability and feasibility of the project.
28,3029
Section
3029. 560.138 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (7) The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under this section an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
28,3030
Section
3030. 560.139 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3031
Section
3031. 560.139 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3032
Section
3032. 560.139 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
560.139 (4) Origination fee. The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a), (2), or (3) an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
28,3033
Section
3033. 560.14 of the statutes is repealed.
28,3033k
Section 3033k. 560.145 of the statutes is created to read:
560.145 Grants to Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation. From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c), the department shall annually award to the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation in Racine County a grant of $50,000 if the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation obtains, from a source other than the state, matching funds of at least $50,000. The department shall enter into an agreement with the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation specifying the uses for the grant proceeds and auditing and reporting requirements.
28,3033L
Section 3033L. 560.157 of the statutes is created to read:
560.157 Entrepreneurial assistance grants. (1) In this section, "new business" means a business organized in this state on a date not more than 12 months before the date on which the business applies for a grant under this section.
(2) (a) The department may award a grant of up to $3,000 to a new business from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for the business's expenses in hiring a student of a college or university in this state as a paid intern for the business to assist in conducting research, marketing, business plan development, or other functions relating to the creation of a new business. Grants under this subsection may be used only for the recipient's expenses in hiring students in the fields of business, engineering, information technology, or in a similar field, as determined by the department.
(b) The department shall enter into an agreement with a recipient of a grant under this section that requires the recipient to repay at least one-third of the amount of the grant no later than 2 years after the recipient receives the proceeds of a grant under this subsection. The department shall encourage a recipient to repay additional amounts when the business becomes profitable.
(3) If the department awards grants under sub. (2) to 3 or more businesses to fund internships for students of a single college or university in this state, the department may award a grant of up to $25,000 to the college or university from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for costs associated with hiring interns under sub. (2). If the department lacks sufficient funds to award grants to all qualified applicants, the department shall allocate available funds to applicants who have the greatest potential to create jobs in this state.
(4) The department shall actively pursue gifts and grants from private sources for funding grants under this section.
(5) (a) Not later than 4 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report evaluating the effectiveness of grants under this section.
(b) The department may not award a grant under this section after June 30, 2014.
28,3035
Section
3035. 560.183 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (title).
28,3036
Section
3036. 560.183 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (1).
28,3037
Section
3037. 560.183 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (2), and 36.60 (2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
36.60 (2) (a) The department board may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist, up to $50,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate medical or dental training.
28,3038
Section
3038. 560.183 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (3) and amended to read:
36.60 (3) Agreement. (a) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the physician, in which the physician agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state, except that a physician specializing in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a mental health shortage area and a physician in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (9) may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. The physician shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.
(am) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the dentist, in which the dentist agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more dental health shortage areas in this state. The dentist shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom dental health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.
(b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the department board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).
28,3039
Section
3039. 560.183 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (4), and 36.60 (4) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
36.60 (4) Loan repayment. (intro.) Principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the department board at the following rate:
28,3040
Section
3040. 560.183 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (5), and 36.60 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 6., as renumbered, are amended to read:
36.60 (5) (a) The obligation of the department board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).
(b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks), the department board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:
6. Other considerations that the department board may specify by rule.
28,3041
Section
3041. 560.183 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6) and amended to read:
36.60 (6) Local participation. The
department board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (jm) 20.285 (1) (jc).
28,3042
Section
3042. 560.183 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6m), and 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department
board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department board against physicians and dentists who breach agreements entered into under sub. (3). The rules shall do all of the following:
(b) Any penalties assessed and collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc).
28,3043
Section
3043. 560.183 (8) (intro.), (b), (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes are renumbered 36.60 (8) (intro.), (b), (d), (e) and (f), and 36.60 (8) (intro.), (b) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
36.60 (8) Administrative contract Administration. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural health of the department of professional and community development of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health The board shall do all of the following:
(b) Advise the department and rural health development council on the identification of Identify eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for medical care and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for dental care.
(d) Assist the department to publicize Publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists, and eligible communities.
28,3044
Section
3044. 560.183 (8) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
28,3045
Section
3045. 560.183 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (9), and 36.60 (9) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
36.60 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department board may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician or dentist under an expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program, a physician or dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
28,3046
Section
3046. 560.184 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (title).
28,3047
Section
3047. 560.184 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (1), and 36.61 (1) (ac), (ag), (bp) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
36.61 (1) (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (ac).
(ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (ad).
(bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (aj).
(d) "Primary care shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (cm).
28,3048
Section
3048. 560.184 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (2) and amended to read:
