SB100,5,2018 (d) The time, date, and place of any public hearing specified in the notice in s.
19227.17 as soon as that notice is submitted to the revisor of statutes under s. 227.17
20(1) (a).
SB100,5,2221 (e) The place where comments on the proposed rule should be submitted and
22the deadline for submitting those comments.
SB100, s. 10 23Section 10. 227.19 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB100,6,1224 227.19 (3r) Fiscal effect of emergency rule. On the same day that an agency
25submits a notice under sub. (2) regarding a proposed rule that may have a significant

1economic impact on small businesses, the agency shall submit the proposed rule and
2the report required under sub. (3) to the small business regulatory review board. The
3board may use cost-benefit analysis to determine the fiscal effect of the emergency
4rule on small businesses and shall determine whether the agency has complied with
5sub. (3) (e) or s. 227.114. If the board determines that the agency failed to comply with
6sub. (3) (e) or s. 227.114, the board shall notify the agency of that determination and
7ask the agency to comply with those provisions. In addition, the board may submit
8suggested changes in the proposed rule to the agency, including proposals to reduce
9the use of cross-references in the rule. The board shall send a copy of any suggestions
10and of any notice of failure to comply with sub. (3) (e) or s. 227.114 to each committee
11to which the proposed rule was referred under sub. (2). The notification of
12noncompliance may include a request that the agency do any of the following:
SB100,6,1413 (a) Explain why the agency has not incorporated comments received from small
14businesses regarding the proposed rule.
SB100,6,1615 (b) Verify that the proposed rule does not conflict with, overlap, or duplicate
16other rules or federal regulations.
SB100,6,1917 (c) Require the inclusion of fee information and fee schedules in the regulatory
18flexibility analysis, including why fees are necessary and for what purpose the fees
19will be used.
SB100, s. 11 20Section 11. 227.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB100,6,2321 227.22 (2) (e) The rule has a significant economic impact on small businesses,
22as defined in s. 227.114 (1), in which case the rule applies to small businesses on the
23first day of the 3rd month commencing after the date of publication.
SB100, s. 12 24Section 12. 227.24 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1227.24 (3m) Review by the small business regulatory review board. On the
2same day that the agency files a rule under sub. (3) that may have a significant
3economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), the agency shall
4submit a copy of the rule to the small business regulatory review board. The board
5may use cost-benefit analysis to determine the fiscal effect of the emergency rule on
6small businesses and shall determine whether the agency complied with s. 227.114
7or 227.19 (3) (e). If the board determines that the agency failed to comply with s.
8227.114 or 227.19 (3) (e), the board shall notify the agency of that determination and
9ask the agency to comply with those provisions. In addition, the board may submit
10suggested changes in the proposed rule to the agency. The notification of
11noncompliance may include a request that the agency do any of the following:
SB100,7,1312 (a) Explain why the agency has not incorporated comments received from small
13businesses regarding the emergency rule.
SB100,7,1514 (b) Verify that the emergency rule does not conflict with, overlap, or duplicate
15other rules or federal regulations.
SB100, s. 13 16Section 13. 227.30 of the statutes is created to read:
SB100,7,23 17227.30 Review of administrative rules. (1) Each agency shall, during the
185-year period beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts
19date], review the rules of the agency to determine whether any of those rules place
20an unnecessary burden on the ability of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1),
21to conduct their affairs. If an agency determines that a rule places an unnecessary
22burden on the ability of a small business to conduct its affairs, the agency shall repeal
23the rule or amend the rule to remove the unnecessary burden.
SB100,7,25 24(2) In reviewing a rule under this section, the agency shall consider all of the
25following:
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1(a) The continued need for the rule.
SB100,8,32 (b) The nature of the complaints and comments received from the public
3regarding the rule.
SB100,8,44 (c) The complexity of the rule.
SB100,8,65 (d) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with federal
6regulations, other state rules, or local ordinances.
SB100,8,77 (e) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated.
SB100,8,98 (f) The degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have
9changed in the subject area affected by the rule since the rule was promulgated.
SB100,8,15 10(3) The agency shall annually, on the first day of the 12th month beginning
11after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], for the 5-year
12period, submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) describing the agency's
13review of its rules and any actions taken regarding those rules during the previous
14year. The agency shall send a copy of that report to the small business regulatory
15review board.
SB100, s. 14 16Section 14. 227.40 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB100,8,1717 227.40 (2) (f) Proceedings under s. 227.114 (6m) or 227.14 (2t).
SB100, s. 15 18Section 15. 227.485 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB100,8,2219 227.485 (2) (c) "Small business" means a business entity, including its
20affiliates, which is independently owned and operated, and which employs fewer
21than 25 full-time employees or which has gross annual sales of less than $2,500,000
22$5,000,000.
SB100, s. 16 23Section 16. 814.245 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB100,9,224 814.245 (5) (a) 2. Attorney or agent fees may not be awarded in excess of $75
25$150 per hour unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a

1special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys or agents,
2justifies a higher fee.
SB100, s. 17 3Section 17. 895.59 of the statutes is created to read:
SB100,9,5 4895.59 Liability exemption; disclosure of rule violations. (1) In this
5section:
SB100,9,66 (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 227.01 (1).
SB100,9,77 (b) "Small business" has the meaning given in s. 227.114 (1).
SB100,9,11 8(2) A small business that voluntarily discloses information to the appropriate
9agency about an actual or potential violation of an administrative rule shall be
10immune from the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty that could be imposed for
11the violation if all of the following apply.
SB100,9,1312 (a) The voluntary disclosure is made within 45 days after the small business
13knew that an actual or potential violation occurred.
SB100,9,1714 (b) The small business making the disclosure initiates an appropriate and good
15faith effort to achieve compliance with the administrative rule, pursues compliance
16with due diligence and promptly corrects the noncompliance after discovery of the
17violation.
SB100,9,1918 (c) The small business cooperates with any reasonable request by the agency
19in any investigation that results from the disclosure.
SB100,9,21 20(3) A penalty may be imposed for the violation of an administrative rule
21notwithstanding sub. (2) if any of the following applies:
SB100,9,2322 (a) The violation resulted in serious harm or in imminent and substantial
23endangerment to public health, safety, or welfare.
SB100,9,2524 (b) The violation resulted in a substantial economic benefit that gave the
25violator a clear advantage over its business competitors.
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1(c) The small business that committed the violation has a pattern of continuous
2or repeated violations of administrative rules.
SB100, s. 18 3Section 18. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB100,10,94 (1) Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the representatives of
5small businesses of the small business regulatory review board under section 15.155
6(5) of the statutes, as created by this act, 3 of the initial representatives of small
7businesses shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2005, and the other 2
8initial representatives of small businesses shall be appointed for terms expiring on
9May 1, 2006.
SB100, s. 19 10Section 19. Initial applicability.
SB100,10,1211 (1) This act first applies to to rules submitted to the joint legislative council staff
12on the effective date of this subsection.
SB100, s. 20 13Section 20. Effective date.
SB100,10,1514 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
15publication.
SB100,10,1616 (End)
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