SB21-SSA1,1421 25Section 1421. 41.16 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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141.16 (1) (a) 1. A nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 106.13 (4) (3m) (a) 1r.,
2whose purposes include tourism to or within the state or a particular region in the
3state.
SB21-SSA1,1422m 4Section 1422m. 41.25 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,446,8 541.25 Frank Lloyd Wright promotion. (1) In the 2015-17 fiscal biennium,
6from the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), the department shall expend $500,000
7to promote, advertise, and publicize buildings designed or constructed by Frank
8Lloyd Wright that are open to the public.
SB21-SSA1,1424m 9Section 1424m. 41.41 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,446,1210 41.41 (4) (d) Notwithstanding s. 15.03, the department shall process and
11forward all personnel and biennial budget requests by the board without change
12except as requested or concurred in by the board.
SB21-SSA1,1430 13Section 1430. 44.11 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB21-SSA1,446,15 1444.11 Central depository library. (1) In this section, "board" means the
15board of curators of the historical society.
SB21-SSA1,447,4 16(2) The board may participate in the formation and maintenance of a
17nonprofit-sharing corporation sponsored by participating colleges, universities, and
18libraries for the purpose of providing and operating a central library depository at
19a location in a midwestern state for the storage of little used books and other library
20and research materials of participating institutions, and which corporation may also
21perform any other functions for the benefit of participating institutions, including
22correlating library catalogs of the participating institutions, coordinating and
23planning the purchasing by each institution of costly or infrequently used books and
24research materials in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, and facilitating the
25loaning of library books and other library and research materials between

1participating institutions. The board shall possess all powers necessary or
2convenient to accomplish the foregoing, including the authority to designate
3representatives or members of such corporation in accordance with its articles and
4bylaws.
SB21-SSA1,447,11 5(3) The board may make use of and pay for the use of the facilities and services
6of such nonprofit-sharing corporation, but the board shall retain title to all books
7and materials deposited with such corporation for storage or loaned to other
8participating institutions and the authority of the board to expend funds for the
9purchase of land, the construction of buildings and additions to buildings and the
10purchase of equipment for the purpose of providing such facilities shall be limited to
11funds appropriated under s. 20.245.
SB21-SSA1,1439 12Section 1439. 45.10 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,447,15 1345.10 Veteran appearances. The department may reimburse any veteran
14who incurred travel expenses relating to an appearance that occurred at the request
15of the state, subject to the following:
SB21-SSA1,447,17 16(1) A veteran seeking reimbursement shall submit to the department
17documentation of travel expenses incurred.
SB21-SSA1,447,20 18(2) Notwithstanding ss. 16.53 (12) (c) and 20.916 (8) and (9), the department
19may reimburse all documented travel expenses but reimbursement shall not exceed
20$2,000 annually per veteran.
SB21-SSA1,1447m 21Section 1447m. 45.205 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1453 22Section 1453. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,447,2523 45.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s.
2489.06, 89.072, 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2),
2597.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).
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1Section 1454 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,32 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued
3under s. 252.23, 252.24, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.
SB21-SSA1,1455 4Section 1455 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,76 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued
7under s. ss. 97.33, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.
SB21-SSA1,1458 8Section 1458. 45.51 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,109 45.51 (2) (a) 3. A spouse, or surviving spouse, or parent of a person under subd.
101. or 2 or a parent of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
SB21-SSA1,1458r 11Section 1458r. 45.58 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,14 1245.58 Grants to local governments. From the appropriation under s. 20.485
13(1) (kj), the department may make grants to cities, villages, and towns that provide
14services to veterans homes.
SB21-SSA1,1458rb 15Section 1458rb. 45.58 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1459 17Section 1459. 45.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.)
18and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,2219 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a program to coordinate
20the provision of military funeral honors in this state to deceased veterans and to
21deceased persons who have served under honorable conditions in any national guard
22or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.
all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1460 23Section 1460. 45.60 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,448,2424 45.60 (1) (a) 1. Military personnel on active duty.
SB21-SSA1,1461 25Section 1461. 45.60 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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145.60 (1) (a) 2. Former military members who served on active duty and were
2discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
SB21-SSA1,1462 3Section 1462. 45.60 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,449,44 45.60 (1) (a) 3. Members of the selective service.
SB21-SSA1,1463 5Section 1463. 45.60 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,449,86 45.60 (1) (a) 4. Former members of the selected reserve and national guard who
7served at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service and were
8discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
SB21-SSA1,1464 9Section 1464. 45.60 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,449,1210 45.60 (1) (a) 5. Former members of the selected reserve or national guard who
11were discharged due to a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
12adjudicated to have been service-connected.
SB21-SSA1,1465 13Section 1465. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,450,614 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on
15a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection,
to a county that meets the
16standards developed under this section and if the county executive, administrator,
17or administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it
employs a county
18veterans service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989 April 15, 2015, is chosen
19from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position
20of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the division bureau
21of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations
22department of administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive
23examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The grant shall be The
24department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for
25documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement

1limits:
$8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county
2with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of
345,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The
4department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official
5population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making
6grants under this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,1465m 7Section 1465m. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,450,188 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as
9specified in this subsection
to the governing bodies of federally recognized American
10Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) if
11that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the
12creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran
13to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the
14duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing
15body of the tribe or band. The department may make annual grants of up to shall
16twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5), not
17to exceed
$15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to
18implement this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,1465n 19Section 1465n. 45.82 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,450,2120 45.82 (5) Only the following expenses are eligible for reimbursement under
21subs. (2) and (4):
SB21-SSA1,450,2222 (a) Information technology.
SB21-SSA1,450,2323 (b) Transportation for veterans and service to veterans with barriers.
SB21-SSA1,450,2424 (c) Special outreach to veterans.
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1(d) Training and services provided by the department and the federal
2department of veterans affairs.
SB21-SSA1,451,83 (e) Salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2015; salary and fringe
4benefit expenses incurred in 2016, except that total reimbursement for such
5expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub.
6(2) or (4); and salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2017, except that total
7reimbursement for such expenses shall not exceed 25 percent of the applicable
8maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4).
SB21-SSA1,1465o 9Section 1465o. 45.82 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,451,1110 45.82 (6) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and
11procedures for reimbursement under subs. (2) and (4).
SB21-SSA1,1466 12Section 1466. 46.011 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.011 (1e).
SB21-SSA1,1467 13Section 1467. 46.011 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,451,1614 46.011 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
15juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than juvenile
16correctional services.
SB21-SSA1,1468b 17Section 1468b. 46.011 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,451,2018 46.011 (1p) "Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
19juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
20938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n) (a), or (7g), or 938.357 (4).
SB21-SSA1,1469b 21Section 1469b. 46.011 (1p) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
22.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,451,2523 46.011 (1p) "Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
24juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
25938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n) (a), or (7g), or 938.357 (4).
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1Section 1470. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,452,112 46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department
3shall establish a uniform system of fees for services provided or purchased by the
4department, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437, except
5for services provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49; community-based juvenile
6delinquency-related services; juvenile correctional services;
services provided to
7courts; and outreach, information, and referral services; or when, as determined by
8the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent
9accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215,
1046.22, 51.42, or 51.437 shall apply the fees that it collects under this program to cover
11the cost of those services.
SB21-SSA1,1471 12Section 1471. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,452,1913 46.03 (20) (a) Except for payments provided under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
14the
The department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance
15or to such persons authorized to receive such those payments in accordance with law
16and rules of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided
17under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49, the
The department may charge the counties for
18the cost of operating public assistance systems which that make such those
19payments.
SB21-SSA1,1471nb 20Section 1471nb. 46.036 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,453,721 46.036 (3) (a) Purchase of service contracts Contracts under this section shall
22be written in accordance with rules promulgated and procedures established by the
23department. Contracts for client services shall show the total dollar amount to be
24purchased and; shall show for each service the number of clients to be served,
25number of client service units, the unit rate per client service , and the total dollar

1amount for each service; shall permit the provider of a rate-based service to generate
2a surplus of revenue earned under the contract over allowable costs incurred in the
3contract period; and shall permit a nonprofit corporation that is a provider of a
4rate-based service or a rate-regulated service to retain from that surplus the
5amounts specified in sub. (5m) (b), (c), (d), or (em), whichever is applicable. Nothing
6in this paragraph shall be construed to guarantee the generation of a surplus by a
7provider of a rate-based service
.
SB21-SSA1,1471nc 8Section 1471nc. 46.036 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,453,219 46.036 (3) (c) For proprietary agencies, contracts may include a percentage
10add-on for profit according to rules promulgated by the department. In calculating
11profits generated by a rate-regulated service, a proprietary agency may combine
12revenues in the same manner that a nonprofit corporation is permitted to combine
13revenues under sub. (5m) (c) 1. and may offset surpluses generated by affiliated
14providers against deficits generated by such providers in the same manner that a
15nonprofit corporation is permitted to offset surpluses against deficits under sub. (5m)
16(c) 2. In calculating profits generated by a rate-based service, a proprietary agency
17that is a successor provider following a merger, acquisition, consolidation,
18reorganization, sale, or other transfer may offset surpluses generated by a
19preexisting provider against deficits generated by such a provider in the same
20manner that a nonprofit corporation is permitted to offset surpluses against deficits
21under sub. (5m) (d).
SB21-SSA1,1471ne 22Section 1471ne. 46.036 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 46.036 (5m)
23(a) 1r.
SB21-SSA1,1471nf 24Section 1471nf. 46.036 (5m) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:
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146.036 (5m) (a) 1d. "Affiliated provider" means a provider that has control of,
2is subject to the control of, or is under common control with another provider.
SB21-SSA1,1471ng 3Section 1471ng. 46.036 (5m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,454,64 46.036 (5m) (a) 1g. "Combined revenues" means the aggregate revenues
5received by a provider from all purchasers of all rate-regulated services provided by
6the provider.
SB21-SSA1,1471nh 7Section 1471nh. 46.036 (5m) (a) 1j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,454,118 46.036 (5m) (a) 1j. "Control" means the possession of the power, directly or
9indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
10provider through the ownership of more than 50 percent of the voting rights of the
11provider, by contract, or otherwise.
SB21-SSA1,1471nj 12Section 1471nj. 46.036 (5m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,454,1913 46.036 (5m) (a) 2. "Rate-based service" means a service or a group of similar
14services, as determined by the department, provided under one or more contracts
15between a provider and the purchaser of those services
that is reimbursed through
16a prospectively set rate and that is distinguishable from other services or groups of
17similar services by the purpose for which funds are provided for that service or group
18of similar services and by the source of funding for that service or group of similar
19services.
SB21-SSA1,1471nk 20Section 1471nk. 46.036 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,454,2221 46.036 (5m) (a) 3. "Rate-regulated service" means a rate-based service that
22is reimbursed through a rate established under s. 49.343.
SB21-SSA1,1471nn 23Section 1471nn. 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
24renumbered 46.036 (5m) (b) and amended to read:
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146.036 (5m) (b) Subject to subd. 2. and pars. (c), (d), (e), and (em), if revenue
2under a contract for the provision of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs
3incurred in the contract period, the provider may shall be permitted to retain from
4the
any surplus generated by that rate-based service up to 5% of the revenue
5received under the contract. A provider that retains a surplus under this subdivision
6shall
as provided in this paragraph and to use that retained surplus to cover a deficit
7between revenue and allowable costs incurred in any preceding or future contract
8period for the same rate-based service that generated the surplus or to address the
9programmatic needs of clients served by the same rate-based service that generated
10the surplus. 2.
amount, in the sole discretion of the provider, to cover any allowable
11costs specified in 2 CFR Part 200 or in any other applicable federal law or regulation.
12If on December 31 of any year the amount accumulated by a provider from all
13contract periods ending during that year for a rate-based service exceeds 5 percent
14of the total revenue received from all of those contract periods, the provider shall
15provide written notice of that excess to all purchasers of that rate-based service and,
16upon the written request of such a purchaser received no later than 6 months after
17the date of the notice, shall return to the purchaser the purchaser's proportional
18share of that excess.
Subject to pars. (c), (d), (e), and (em), a provider may accumulate
19funds from more than one contract period under this paragraph, except that, if at the
20end of a contract period the amount accumulated from all contract periods for a
21rate-based service exceeds 10% of the revenue received under all current contracts
22for that rate-based service, the provider shall, at the request of a purchaser, return
23to that purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that excess and use any of
24that excess that is not returned to a purchaser to reduce the provider's unit rate per
25client for that rate-based service in the next contract period. If a provider has held

1for 4 consecutive contract periods an accumulated reserve for a rate-based service
2that is equal to or exceeds 10% of the revenue received under all current contracts
3for that rate-based service, the provider shall apply 50% of that accumulated
4amount to reducing its unit rate per client for that rate-based service in the next
5contract period
. A contract for a rate-based service may not limit the provider to
6retaining from any surplus generated by that service an amount that is less than 5
7percent of the revenue received under the contract. Nothing in this paragraph shall
8be construed to guarantee the generation of a surplus by the provider of a rate-based
9service
.
SB21-SSA1,1471np 10Section 1471np. 46.036 (5m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,457,411 46.036 (5m) (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2. and par. (e), if on December 31 of any year
12the combined revenues from all contract periods ending during that year for all
13rate-regulated services exceed the allowable costs related to the provision of those
14rate-regulated services in that year, the provider shall be permitted to retain any
15surplus generated by those rate-regulated services as provided in this subdivision
16and to use that retained amount, in the sole discretion of the provider, to cover any
17allowable costs specified in 2 CFR Part 200 or in any other applicable federal law or
18regulation. If on December 31 of any year the amount accumulated by a provider
19from all contract periods ending during that year for a rate-regulated service
20provided under those contracts in that year exceeds 5 percent of the total revenue
21received from all of those contract periods, the provider shall provide written notice
22of that excess to all purchasers of that rate-regulated service and, upon the written
23request of such a purchaser received no later than 6 months after the date of the
24notice, shall return to the purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that
25excess. A contract for a rate-regulated service may not limit the provider to

1retaining from any surplus generated by that service an amount that is less than 5
2percent of the revenue received under the contract. Nothing in this subdivision shall
3be construed to guarantee the generation of a surplus by a provider of a
4rate-regulated service.
SB21-SSA1,457,135 2. In calculating under subd. 1. the surplus generated by 2 or more affiliated
6providers, any surplus of combined revenues over allowable costs generated by one
7or more of those affiliated providers shall be reduced, but not below zero, by any
8deficit between combined revenues and allowable costs generated by any one or more
9of those affiliated providers. If after that reduction there remains any net surplus,
10that net surplus shall be allocated among the affiliated providers that generated a
11surplus in proportion to the amount of surplus generated by each such affiliated
12provider and subd. 1. shall apply to each such affiliated provider's proportionate
13share of that surplus.
SB21-SSA1,1471nq 14Section 1471nq. 46.036 (5m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,457,2015 46.036 (5m) (d) In making the calculations under par. (b), if 2 or more providers
16engage in a merger, acquisition, consolidation, reorganization, sale, or other transfer
17resulting in a single successor provider, all surpluses generated by a rate-based
18service provided by a preexisting provider shall be offset against all deficits
19generated by that service provided by a preexisting provider and those net surpluses
20or deficits shall be the surpluses or deficits of the successor provider.
SB21-SSA1,1471nr 21Section 1471nr. 46.036 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,458,822 46.036 (5m) (e) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1. and 2., the department or a county
23department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 that purchases care and
24services from an inpatient alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program that is
25not affiliated with a hospital and that is licensed as a community-based residential

1facility, may allocate to the program an amount that is equal to the amount of
2revenues received by the program that are in excess of the allowable costs incurred
3in the period of a contract between the program and the department or the county
4department for purchase of care and services under this section. The department or
5the county department may make the allocation under this paragraph only if the
6funds so allocated do not reduce any amount of unencumbered state aid to the
7department or the county department that otherwise would lapse to the general
8fund.
SB21-SSA1,1471ns 9Section 1471ns. 46.036 (5m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,458,1610 46.036 (5m) (em) Notwithstanding pars. (b) 1. and 2. and (e), a county
11department under s. 46.215, 51.42, or 51.437 providing client services in a county
12having a population of 500,000 or more or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation
13providing client services in such a county may not retain a surplus under par. (b) 1.,
14or accumulate funds under par. (b) 2., or allocate an amount under par. (e) from
15revenues that are used to meet the maintenance-of-effort requirement under the
16federal temporary assistance for needy families program under 42 USC 601 to 619.
SB21-SSA1,1472 17Section 1472. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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