SB21,1757,14 13(3) Transfer of body art and tanning facility regulation functions to the
14department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1757,19 15(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
16liabilities of the department of health services that are primarily related to the
17regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats.,
18and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., become the assets and liabilities of the
19department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1757,25 20(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
21tangible personal property, including records, of the department of health services
22that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning
23under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., as
24determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of
25financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1758,9
1(c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of health
2services that is primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and
3tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats.,
4on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of financial
5institutions and professional standards. All materials submitted to or actions taken
6by the department of health services that are primarily related to the regulation of
7tattooing, body piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections
8252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., are considered as having been submitted to or taken
9by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1758,17 10(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of health services
11that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning
12under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., in effect
13on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
14department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of
15financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations
16under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent
17allowed under the contract.
SB21,1759,4 18(e) Rules and orders. All rules in chapters DHS 161 and DHS 173, Wisconsin
19Administrative Code, and any other rules promulgated by the department of health
20services that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and
21tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats.,
22in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
23expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial
24institutions and professional standards. All orders issued by the department of
25health services that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body

1piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to
2252.25, 2013 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect
3until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the
4department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1759,8 5(f) Credential fees. Notwithstanding sections 463.10 (3), 463.12 (3), and 463.25
6(2) (b) of the statutes, fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits issued
7under sections 463.10, 463.12, and 463.25 of the statutes shall, for years 2015 and
82016, be according to the rules described under paragraph (e).
SB21,1759,13 9(4) Prescription drug assistance for elderly eligibility. Notwithstanding
10section 49.688 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, a person who is participating
11in the program under section 49.688 of the statutes on the effective date of this
12subsection is not required to comply with section 49.688 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes, as
13created by this act, before January 1, 2016.
SB21,1759,20 14(5) Requirements for FoodShare employment and training program drug
15screening.
If, during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, the secretary of the federal
16department of agriculture approves the waiver requested under section 49.79 (9) (d)
171. of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health services shall
18address, in the department's biennial budget request under section 16.42 of the
19statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, any future fiscal impact resulting from
20actions taken under section 49.79 (9) (d) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB21,1760,2 21(6) Requirements for assistance for childless adults demonstration project.
22If, during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, the secretary of the federal department of
23health and human services approves, in whole or in part, the amendment to the
24waiver under section 49.45 (23) (a) of the statutes that is requested under section

149.45 (23) (g) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health
2services shall do all of the following:
SB21,1760,7 3(a) Identify, in its quarterly report to the joint committee on finance under
4section 49.45 (2n) of the statutes, any costs incurred or savings realized in the
52015-17 fiscal biennium as a result of actions taken under section 49.45 (23) (g) 1.
6a. to e. of the statutes, as created by this act, as approved by the secretary of the
7federal department of health and human services.
SB21,1760,12 8(b) Address, in the department's biennial budget request under section 16.42
9of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, any future fiscal impact resulting
10from actions taken under section 49.45 (23) (g) 1. a. to e. of the statutes, as created
11by this act, as approved by the secretary of the federal department of health and
12human services.
SB21,1760,16 13(7) Mental health crisis services grants. From the appropriation account
14under section 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, the department of health services shall
15award a total of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 as onetime grants to counties for
16mental health crisis services.
SB21,1760,17 17(8) Disproportionate share hospital payments.
SB21,1760,24 18(a) Subject to paragraph (c) and notwithstanding section 49.45 (3) (e) of the
19statutes, from the appropriation accounts in section 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) of the
20statutes, the department of health services shall pay to hospitals that serve a
21disproportionate share of low-income patients a total of $35,910,900 in fiscal year
222015-16 and $35,842,300 in fiscal year 2016-17. The department of health services
23may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation
24method described in paragraph (b ) if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
SB21,1760,25 251. The hospital is located in this state.
SB21,1761,2
12. The hospital provides a wide array of services, including services provided
2through an emergency department.
SB21,1761,5 33. The inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the hospital was at
4least 6 percent of the total inpatient days at that hospital during the most recent year
5for which such information is available.
SB21,1761,8 64. The hospital meets applicable, minimum requirements to be a
7disproportionate share hospital under 42 USC 1396r-4 and any other applicable
8federal law.
SB21,1761,10 9(b) The department of health services shall comply with all of the following
10when making payments to hospitals described in paragraph (a):
SB21,1761,13 111. The department of health services shall distribute the total amount of
12moneys described under paragraph (a ) to be paid to hospitals with a disproportionate
13share of low-income patients by doing all of the following:
SB21,1761,16 14a. Dividing the number of Medical Assistance recipient inpatient days at a
15hospital by the number of total inpatient days at the hospital to obtain the
16percentage of Medical Assistance recipient inpatient days at that hospital.
SB21,1761,21 17b. Subject to subdivisions 2. and 3 ., providing an increase to the inpatient
18fee-for-service base rate for each hospital that qualifies for a disproportionate share
19hospital payment such that the hospital's overall fee-for-service add-on percentage
20under this subsection increases as the hospital's percentage of Medical Assistance
21recipient inpatient days increases.
SB21,1761,25 222. The department of health services shall set the addition to the supplemental
23funding at a level that ensures the total amount of moneys available to pay hospitals
24with a disproportionate share of low-income patients is distributed in each fiscal
25year.
SB21,1762,3
13. The department of health services shall limit the maximum payment to
2hospitals such that at least one of the following is true for disproportionate share
3hospital payments under this subsection in a fiscal year:
SB21,1762,4 4a. No single hospital receives more than $2,500,000.
SB21,1762,6 5b. The amount of payment is in accordance with federal rules concerning the
6hospital specific limit.
SB21,1762,11 7(c) If the department of health services needs data to calculate the payments
8under this subsection other than the data available from the Medicaid Management
9Information System, the fiscal survey data, or the federal centers for Medicare and
10Medicaid services public records, the department of health services shall collect the
11necessary data from hospitals.
SB21,1763,7 12(d) The department of health services shall seek any necessary approval from
13the federal department of health and human services to implement the hospital
14payment methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b). If approval is
15necessary and approval from the federal department of health and human services
16is received, the department of health services shall implement the payment
17methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b). If approval is necessary and
18the department of health services and the federal department of health and human
19services negotiate a methodology for making payments to hospitals with a
20disproportionate share of low-income patients that is different from the
21methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b), the department of health
22services, before implementing the negotiated payment methodology, shall submit to
23the joint committee on finance the negotiated payment methodology. If the
24cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department of health services
25within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the department of health

1services that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
2negotiated payment methodology, the department of health services may implement
3the negotiated payment methodology. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
4submittal by the department of health services, the cochairpersons of the committee
5notify the department of health services that the committee has scheduled a meeting
6for the purpose of reviewing the negotiated payment methodology, the negotiated
7payment methodology may be implemented only on approval of the committee.
SB21,1763,8 8(9) Changes to family care program.
SB21,1763,9 9(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
SB21,1763,10 101. "Department" means the department of health services.
SB21,1763,13 112. "Family Care Partnership Program" means an integrated health and
12long-term care program operated under an amendment to the state Medical
13Assistance plan under 42 USC 1396u-2 and a waiver under 42 USC 4396n (c).
SB21,1763,16 143. "Family care program" means the program under sections 46.2805 to
1546.2895 of the statutes that provides the family care benefit as defined in section
1646.2805 (4) of the statutes.
SB21,1763,18 174. "Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly" means an integrated health
18and long-term care program operated under 42 USC 1395eee or 1396u-4.
SB21,1763,23 19(b) Waiver request; generally. The department shall request any approval from
20and shall submit any amendments or waiver requests to the federal department of
21health and human services that are necessary to implement changes to the family
22care program, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or the Family Care
23Partnership Program, including all of the following:
SB21,1764,2 241. Administration by care management organizations of the family care
25program statewide instead of by geographic region, unless the department allows the

1care management organization a waiver to administer the family care benefit in a
2specific geographic region.
SB21,1764,4 32. Addition of any primary and acute health care services selected by the
4department as a benefit under the family care program.
SB21,1764,7 53. Selection under section 46.284 (2) (bm) of the statutes as a care management
6organization of any applicant that the department certifies meets the qualifications
7instead of using the competitive procurement process.
SB21,1764,10 84. Requirement under section 46.286 (3g) of the statutes that an enrollee
9change care management organizations only during an open enrollment period
10specified by the department.
SB21,1764,12 115. Prevention of the creation of new long-term care districts and dissolution of
12existing long-term care districts under section 46.2895 of the statutes.
SB21,1764,14 136. Elimination of the insurance requirements for care management
14organizations under chapter 648 of the statutes.
SB21,1764,23 15(c) Family care in all counties. The department shall request any approval or
16submit any waiver request necessary to the federal department of health and human
17services to administer the family care program in every county in the state. If the
18federal department of health and human services does not disapprove the request,
19the department shall ensure that the family care program is available to eligible
20residents of every county in the state by January 1, 2017, or by a date specified by
21the department, whichever is later. If the department specifies a later date than
22January 1, 2017, it shall submit a notice of that date to the legislative reference
23bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
SB21,1765,3 24(d) Waiver request not approved; saving provision. If the federal department
25of health and human services does not approve of any request or submission of waiver

1request under paragraph (b ) or (c) the department may administer that portion of
2the family care program under the applicable provision of sections 46.2805 to
346.2895, 2013 stats.
SB21,1765,10 4(e) Other long-term care programs discontinued. If the federal department of
5health and human services does not disapprove the request to administer the family
6care program in every county in the state, the department may elect to discontinue
7enrollment of participants in or administration of any of the programs under sections
846.271, 46.275, 46.277, 46.278, or 46.2785 of the statutes at any time determined by
9the department that is after the date that the family care program is available to
10eligible residents of every county in the state under paragraph (c).
SB21,1765,17 11(10) Merger of divisions into Medicaid services division. Before March 31,
122016, the department of health services shall submit to the state budget office in the
13department of administration a report of the final organization of the merger of the
14division of the department of health services relating to long-term care and the
15division of the department of health services relating to health care access and
16accountability into a single division of the department of health services relating to
17Medicaid services.
SB21,9119 18Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids
Board.
SB21,9120 19Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.
SB21,9121 20Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic
Development Authority.
SB21,9122 21Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.
SB21,9123 22Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Investment Board.
SB21,9124 23Section 9124. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance.
SB21,9125
1Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Judicial Commission.
SB21,9126 2Section 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
SB21,9127 3Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
SB21,9128 4Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Lieutenant Governor.
SB21,9129 5Section 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.
SB21,1766,10 6(1) Crime prevention funding board. Upon the creation of a crime prevention
7funding board, the initial members of the board specified under section 59.54 (28) (c)
8of the statutes shall declare that they are serving on the board, or appoint their
9designees, not later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after a board is
10created.
SB21,1766,11 11(2) Local sports and entertainment district.
SB21,1766,16 12(a) Appointment of district board members. Not later than 90 days after the
13effective date of this paragraph, the governor shall notify the senate of his or her
14initial appointments to the district board under section 229.859 of the statutes, as
15created by this act, and not later than 30 days after the governor notifies the senate
16of the appointments, the senate shall confirm or reject the governor's appointees.
SB21,1766,19 17(b) Staggering of terms. Notwithstanding the 7-year terms specified under
18section 229.859 of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial appointees of the
19governor under paragraph (a) shall have terms that expire as follows:
SB21,1766,21 201. The terms of 3 members, as determined by the governor, shall expire on July
211, 2020.
SB21,1766,23 222. The terms of 3 members, as determined by the governor, shall expire on July
231, 2021.
SB21,1766,25 243. The terms of 3 members, as determined by the governor, shall expire on July
251, 2022.
SB21,9130
1Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.
SB21,9131 2Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
SB21,9132 3Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
SB21,1767,11 4(1) Relocation of division of forestry headquarters. The department of
5natural resources shall develop a plan to move the headquarters of the division of
6forestry from the city of Madison to a northern location in this state. In the plan, the
7department of natural resources shall provide in detail the costs of relocating the
8headquarters, a timeline for implementing the relocation, and a list of options for
9northern locations in this state. The department of natural resources shall complete
10the plan in time for the plan to be included in the department of natural resources'
112017-19 biennial budget request.
SB21,1767,16 12(2) Natural resources council. The individuals who are members of the
13natural resources board on the day before the effective date of this subsection are the
14initial members of the natural resources council. An initial member shall serve for
15a term on the council ending on July 1 of the year in which his or her term on the board
16would have expired.
SB21,1767,23 17(3) Petroleum storage remedial action program revenue obligation
18retirement.
If moneys lapse from the appropriation under section 20.370 (6) (fr) of
19the statutes at the end of fiscal year 2017, the secretary of administration shall
20ensure that an amount equal to the amount of the lapse is expended from the
21appropriation under section 20.370 (7) (dr) of the statutes, no later than December
2231, 2017, to pay outstanding principal on variable rate obligations issued under
23section 292.63 (9m) of the statutes.
SB21,9133 24Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board
SB21,1768,5
1(1) State public defender Conflicts Office. The state public defender shall
2establish and administer, as a 2-year pilot program beginning on the effective date
3of this subsection, a conflicts office to represent clients in conflict of interest cases in
4Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, and Racine County. The state public
5defender shall administer the conflicts office within Milwaukee County.
SB21,9134 6Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.
SB21,1768,10 7(1) Charter school oversight board. Notwithstanding section 15.375 (1) of the
8statutes, as created by this act, the initial members appointed to the charter school
9oversight board under section 15.375 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act,
10shall be appointed as follows:
SB21,1768,13 11(a) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by this
12act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018, and one member shall be
13appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.
SB21,1768,16 14(b) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes, as created by
15this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2017, and one member shall
16be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.
SB21,1768,18 17(c) The member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes, as created by
18this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018.
SB21,1768,21 19(d) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. c. of the statutes, as created by
20this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2017, and one member shall
21be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.
SB21,1768,23 22(e) The member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 2. d. of the statutes, as created by
23this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2020.
SB21,1769,3
1(f) One member under section 15.375 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by this
2act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2018, and one member shall be
3appointed for a term expiring on May 1, 2020.
SB21,1769,8 4(2) Optional participation in cooperative educational service agencies.
5Notwithstanding section 116.065 (2) of the statutes, if a school board adopts a
6resolution to withdraw from a cooperative education service agency under section
7116.065 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, by no later than 30 days after the
8effective date of this subsection, the resolution is effective July 1, 2015.
SB21,1769,16 9(3) Enrollment in the statewide parental choice program in the 2015-16
10school year.
Neither the department of public instruction nor a participating
11private school may require a pupil who was awarded a slot in a participating private
12school under section 118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes for the 2015-16 school year or was
13placed on a waiting list for a slot at a participating private school under section
14118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes for the 2015-16 school year to reapply to attend the
15private school in the 2015-16 school year under the parental choice program under
16section 118.60 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB21,1769,24 17(4) September 2015 payment for incoming choice pupils in the Racine and
18statewide parental choice programs.
The department of public instruction shall
19base the portion of the September payment under section 118.60 (4) (c) 1. of the
20statutes made for the 2015-16 school year that is for an incoming choice pupil under
21section 118.60 (4) (bk) of the statutes, as created by this act, on the amount the
22department estimates will be paid under section 118.60 (4) (bk) 2. of the statutes, as
23created by this act, in the 2015-16 school year using the most accurate data
24available.
SB21,1770,5
1(5) Per pupil aid. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in
2submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the
32017-19 biennial budget bill, the department of public instruction shall submit
4information concerning the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (aq) of the
5statutes as though the amount of that appropriation for fiscal year 2016-17 was zero.
SB21,9135 6Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of
Commissioners of.
SB21,9136 7Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.
SB21,1770,16 8(1) Wind energy health study. From the appropriation account under section
920.155 (1) (g) of the statutes for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the public service commission
10shall allocate no more than $250,000 to study health issues related to wind energy
11systems, as defined in section 66.0403 (1) (m) of the statutes. The study may
12consider, but not replicate, the surveys made by the wind siting council under section
13196.378 (4g) (e) of the statutes. No later than the first day of the 13th month
14beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the commission shall submit a
15report on the study to the governor and to the legislature in the manner provided
16under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.
SB21,9137 17Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.
SB21,9138 18Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
Services.
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