AB150,1498,2423 145.01 (4) Department. "Department" means the department of industry, labor
24and human relations
development.
AB150, s. 4356 25Section 4356. 145.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1145.02 (4) (a) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications,
2examination and licensing of master and journeyman plumbers and restricted
3plumber licensees, for the licensing of utility contractors, for the registration of
4plumbing apprentices and pipe layers and for the registration and training of
5registered learners. The plumbers council, created under s. 15.227 (15) 15.157 (6),
6shall advise the department in formulating the rules.
AB150, s. 4357 7Section 4357. 145.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1499,138 145.17 (2) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications,
9examination and licensing of journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters and
10automatic fire sprinkler contractors and for the registration and training of
11automatic fire sprinkler system apprentices. The automatic fire sprinkler system
12contractors and journeymen council, created under s. 15.227 (16) 15.157 (9), shall
13advise the department in formulating the rules.
AB150, s. 4358 14Section 4358. 145.245 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1499,1815 145.245 (1) (dm) "Sewage" means the water-carried wastes created in and to
16be conducted away from residences, industrial establishments, and public buildings
17as defined in s. 101.01 (2) (12), with such surface water or groundwater as may be
18present.
AB150, s. 4359 19Section 4359. 145.245 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1500,1020 145.245 (3) Maintenance. The department shall establish a maintenance
21program to be administered by governmental units. The maintenance program is
22applicable to all new or replacement private sewage systems constructed in a
23governmental unit after the date on which the governmental unit adopts this
24program. The maintenance program shall include a requirement of inspection or
25pumping of the private sewage system at least once every 3 years. Inspections may

1be conducted by a master plumber, journeyman plumber or restricted plumber
2licensed under this chapter, a person licensed under s. 146.20 or by an employe of the
3state or governmental unit designated by the department. The department of
4natural resources may suspend or revoke a license issued under s. 146.20 or a
5certificate issued under s. 144.025 (2) (L) to the operator of a septage servicing vehicle
6if the department of natural resources finds that the licensee or operator falsified
7information on inspection forms. The department of industry, labor and human
8relations
development may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber licensed
9under this chapter if the department finds that the plumber falsified information on
10inspection forms.
AB150, s. 4360 11Section 4360. 146.029 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4361 12Section 4361. 146.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1500,1513 146.085 (3) Enforcement. The department, the department of industry, labor
14and human relations
development and the public service commission shall enforce
15this section within their respective jurisdictions.
AB150, s. 4362 16Section 4362. 146.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1500,2417 146.20 (3) (a) License; application. Every person before engaging in servicing
18in this state shall submit an application for a license on forms prepared by the
19department. If the department, after investigation, is satisfied that the applicant
20has the qualifications, experience, understanding of proper servicing practices, as
21demonstrated by the successful completion of an examination given by the
22department, and equipment to perform the servicing in a manner not detrimental
23to public health it shall issue the license, provided a surety bond has been executed.
24The license fee shall accompany all applications.
AB150, s. 4363 25Section 4363. 146.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.20 (3) (b) Expiration date of license. All licenses issued under this section
2for a period beginning before July 1, 1997, are for one year. All licenses issued under
3this section for a period beginning after June 30, 1997, are for 2 years.
All licenses
4issued under this section are for one year, expire on June 30 or December 31 and are
5not transferable
. Application for renewal shall be filed on or before July 1 or January
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June 1 and if filed after that date a penalty shall be charged. The department shall
7promulgate a rule setting the amount of the penalty for late filing.
AB150, s. 4364 8Section 4364. 146.20 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4365 9Section 4365. 146.20 (4s) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1501,1210 146.20 (4s) (a) 1. For a license under sub. (3) (a) for to a state resident, $25 for
11each vehicle used for servicing, $25 if the license period begins before July 1, 1997,
12and $50 if the license period begins after June 30, 1997
.
AB150, s. 4366 13Section 4366. 146.20 (4s) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1501,1614 146.20 (4s) (a) 2. For a license under sub. (3) (a) for to a nonresident licensee,
15$50
, for each vehicle used for servicing, $50 if the license period begins before July
161, 1997, and $100 if the license period begins after June 30, 1997
.
AB150, s. 4367 17Section 4367. 146.20 (4s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1501,2218 146.20 (4s) (d) In addition to the license fee under par. (a) 1. or 2., the
19department shall collect from each licensee a groundwater fee of $50 per licensee if
20the license period begins before July 1, 1997, and $100 if the license period begins
21after June 30, 1997
. The moneys collected under this paragraph shall be credited to
22the environmental fund for groundwater management.
AB150, s. 4368 23Section 4368. 146.20 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4369 24Section 4369. 146.40 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.40 (5) (a) The department, in consultation with the technical college
2system board, shall promulgate rules specifying standards for certification in this
3state of instructional and competency evaluation programs for nurse's assistants,
4home health aides and hospice aides. The standards shall include specialized
5training in providing care to individuals with special needs. The department shall
6promulgate rules regarding this specialized training in consultation with a private
7nonprofit organization awarded a grant under s. 46.855.
AB150, s. 4370 8Section 4370. 146.57 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1502,19 9146.57 (title) Statewide poison control system program. (3) (title)
10Regional poison control centers. (a) By July 1, 1994, the The department shall
11designate no more than 2 regional poison control centers and
shall implement any
12other aspects of
a statewide poison control system program. From the appropriation
13under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. (b) is
14met, distribute, for fiscal year 1994-95, total funding of not more than $187,500 to
15each regional poison control center that is so designated
in each fiscal year to
16supplement the operation of the centers program and to provide for the statewide
17collection and reporting of poison control data by the centers. The department may,
18but need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control
19center
.
AB150,1502,2420 (b) No regional poison control center may be funded receive funds under par.
21(a) unless there is a matching contribution from the regional the poison control
22center provides a matching contribution of at least 50% of the state funding for the
23center. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be used to meet this
24requirement.
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1(4) Rule making. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the
2information that shall be reported to the department by regional under the statewide
3poison control centers program.
AB150, s. 4371 4Section 4371. 146.81 (1) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1503,55 146.81 (1) (p) A rural medical center, as defined in s. 50.50 (11).
AB150, s. 4372 6Section 4372. 146.82 (2) (a) 17. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1503,77 146.82 (2) (a) 17. To the department under s. 50.53 (2).
AB150, s. 4373 8Section 4373. 146.89 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1503,159 146.89 (1) In this section, "volunteer health care provider" means an individual
10who is licensed as a physician under ch. 448, dentist under ch. 447, registered nurse,
11practical nurse or nurse-midwife under ch. 441 or optometrist under ch. 449 or
12certified as a physician's assistant under ch. 448 and who receives no income from
13the practice of that health care profession or
who receives no income from the practice
14of that health care profession when providing services at the nonprofit agency
15specified under sub. (3).
AB150, s. 4374 16Section 4374. 146.89 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1504,917 146.89 (2) (a) 2. A volunteer health care provider may participate under this
18section only if he or she submits a joint application with a nonprofit agency in a
19county that is specified under sub. (3) (a) 2. to the department of administration and
20that department approves the application after first submitting
and the application
21is approved by the department. Before the department of administration may
22approve an application, it shall submit
the application to the joint committee on
23finance for review under the procedures specified in s. 13.10, and obtaining approval
24from the joint committee on finance for the application. The department of
25administration shall disapprove the application if the joint committee on finance has

1disapproved it
. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify
2the department of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for
3the purpose of reviewing the application within 14 working days after the date of the
4submittal, the department of administration may approve the application. If, within
514 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee
6notify the department of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting
7for the purpose of reviewing the application, the department of administration may
8approve the application only with the approval of the committee
. The department
9of administration shall provide application forms for use under this subdivision.
AB150, s. 4375 10Section 4375. 146.89 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1504,1311 146.89 (2) (c) The department of administration shall notify the volunteer
12health care provider and, the nonprofit agency and the department of health and
13social services
of the department's decision to approve or disapprove the application.
AB150, s. 4376 14Section 4376. 146.89 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1504,2315 146.89 (2) (d) Approval of an application of a volunteer health care provider is
16valid for one year. If a volunteer health care provider wishes to renew approval, he
17or she shall submit a joint renewal application with a nonprofit agency to the
18department of administration for review. The department of administration need
19not submit the renewal application to the joint committee on finance before
20approving or disapproving the application
. The department of administration shall
21provide renewal application forms that are developed by the department of health
22and social services and that include questions about the activities that the individual
23has undertaken as a volunteer health care provider in the previous 12 months.
AB150, s. 4377 24Section 4377. 146.89 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.89 (3) (a) 2. The volunteer health care provider shall provide services under
2par. (b) without charge in any county, other than those counties specified in subd. 1.,
3at the nonprofit agency, if the joint application of the volunteer health care provider
4and the
nonprofit agency in that county has received approval under sub. (2) (a) 2.
AB150, s. 4378 5Section 4378. 146.89 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4379 6Section 4379. 146.89 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1505,77 146.89 (3) (d) 2. Medical assistance under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB150, s. 4380 8Section 4380. 146.89 (3) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4381 9Section 4381. 147.21 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1505,1710 147.21 (5) In addition to all other civil and criminal penalties prescribed under
11this chapter, the court may assess as an additional penalty a portion or all of the total
12costs of the investigation, including monitoring, which led to the establishment of the
13violation. The court may award the department of justice the expenses of the
14prosecution, including attorney fees, and an amount reasonably necessary to remedy
15the harmful effects of the violation. The department of justice shall deposit in the
16state treasury for deposit into the general fund all moneys that the court awards to
17the department or the state under this subsection.
AB150, s. 4382 18Section 4382. 150.01 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4383 19Section 4383. 150.01 (6r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4384 20Section 4384. 150.01 (12m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4385 21Section 4385. 150.01 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4386 22Section 4386. 150.10 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4387 23Section 4387. 150.11 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1506,224 150.11 (5) The department may reject the application for approval of a project
25operated by any person who has repeatedly been subject to the penalties specified in

1this section or may impose restrictions as part of its approval to ensure compliance
2with subchs. I, and II and III.
AB150, s. 4388 3Section 4388. Subchapter III of chapter 150 [precedes 150.61] of the statutes
4is repealed.
AB150, s. 4389 5Section 4389 . 150.80 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1506,106 150.80 (3) (b) The degree to which general emergency medical relief under s.
749.02, medical assistance under ss. 49.43 to 49.499 and medicare under 42 USC 1395
8to 1395ccc do not pay rates equal to the rates paid by nongovernment payers. Reports
9under this paragraph shall be issued annually and shall discuss these effects on both
10a statewide and individual hospital basis.
AB150, s. 4390 11Section 4390 . 150.80 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1506,1713 150.80 (3) (b) The degree to which emergency medical relief under s. 49.02,
14medical assistance under ss. 49.43 to 49.499 subch. IV of ch. 49 and medicare under
1542 USC 1395 to 1395ccc do not pay rates equal to the rates paid by nongovernment
16payers. Reports under this paragraph shall be issued annually and shall discuss
17these effects on both a statewide and individual hospital basis.
AB150, s. 4391 18Section 4391. 150.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1506,2419 150.84 (2) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
20any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
21county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis
22sanatorium or other place licensed or approved by the department under s. 49.14,
2349.16, 49.171,
49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08, 51.09, 58.06, 252.073
24or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or 252.10 or ch. 142.
AB150, s. 4392 25Section 4392. 150.93 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1150.93 (3) A person may obligate for a capital expenditure, by or on behalf of
2a hospital, to renovate or replace on the same site existing approved beds of the
3hospital or to make new construction, if the renovation, replacement or new
4construction does not increase the approved bed capacity of the hospital , except that
5obligation for such a capital expenditure that exceeds $1,000,000 is subject to subch.
6III
.
AB150, s. 4393 7Section 4393. 153.05 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4394 8Section 4394. 153.48 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4395 9Section 4395. 155.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1507,1510 155.01 (6) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
11any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
12county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis
13sanatorium or other place licensed or approved by the department under s. 49.14,
1449.16, 49.171,
49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08, 51.09, 58.06, 252.073
15or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or 252.10 or ch. 142.
AB150, s. 4396 16Section 4396. 157.062 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1508,217 157.062 (1) Organization. Seven or more residents of the same county may
18form a cemetery association. They shall meet, select a chairperson and secretary,
19choose a name, fix the annual meeting date, and elect by ballot not less than 3 nor
20more than 9 trustees whom the chairperson and secretary shall immediately divide
21by lot into 3 classes, who shall hold their offices for 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively.
22Within 3 days, the chairperson and secretary shall certify the corporate name, the
23names, home addresses and business addresses of the organizers and of the trustees,
24and their classification, and the annual meeting date acknowledged by them, and,

1except as provided in sub. (9), deliver the certification to the secretary of state
2department of revenue. The association then has the powers of a corporation.
AB150, s. 4397 3Section 4397. 157.062 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1508,94 157.062 (2) Amendments. The association may change its name, the number
5of trustees or the annual meeting date by resolution at an annual meeting, or special
6meeting called for such purpose, by a majority vote of the members present, and,
7except as provided in sub. (9), by delivering to the secretary of state department of
8revenue
a copy of the resolution, with the date of adoption, certified by the president
9and secretary or corresponding officers.
AB150, s. 4398 10Section 4398. 157.062 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1508,2511 157.062 (6) (b) If an association that has been dissolved under par. (a), or any
12group that was never properly organized as a cemetery association, has cemetery
13grounds and human remains are buried in the cemetery grounds, 5 or more
14members, or persons interested as determined by order of the circuit judge under par.
15(c), may publish a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the municipality in which the
16cemetery is located, of the time, place and object of the meeting, assemble and
17reorganize by the election of trustees and divide them into classes as provided in sub.
18(1), the commencement of the terms to be computed from the next annual meeting
19date. The secretary shall enter the proceedings of the meeting on the records. The
20association is reorganized upon delivery of a copy of the proceedings to the secretary
21of state
department of revenue, except as provided in sub. (9). Upon reorganization,
22the title to the cemetery grounds, trust funds and all other property of the association
23or group vests in the reorganized association, under the control of the trustees. The
24reorganized association may continue the name of the dissolved association or may
25adopt a new name.
AB150, s. 4399
1Section 4399. 157.062 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1509,42 157.062 (6m) Forms. The secretary of state department of revenue may
3prescribe and furnish forms for providing the information required under subs. (1)
4to (6).
AB150, s. 4400 5Section 4400. 157.062 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1509,116 157.062 (9) Exemptions for certain nonprofit cemeteries. In lieu of
7delivering a certification, resolution or copy of proceedings to the secretary of state
8department of revenue under sub. (1), (2) or (6) (b), a cemetery association that is not
9required to be registered under s. 440.91 (1) and that is not organized or conducted
10for pecuniary profit shall deliver the certification, resolution or copy of proceedings
11to the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the cemetery is located.
AB150, s. 4401 12Section 4401. 157.064 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1509,1713 157.064 (7) Not more than 30 days after a transfer under sub. (6), the
14transferring association shall notify the secretary of state department of revenue in
15writing of the transfer, including the name and address of the accepting association
16or its treasurer. The secretary of state department of revenue may prescribe and
17furnish forms for providing the information required under this subsection.
AB150, s. 4402 18Section 4402. 157.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1509,2119 157.12 (1) Definition. Notwithstanding s. 157.061 (5), in this section,
20"department" means the department of industry, labor and human relations
21development.
AB150, s. 4403 22Section 4403. 157.62 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1510,323 157.62 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 157.625, every
24cemetery association shall file an annual report with the secretary of state
25department of revenue. The report shall be made on a calendar-year basis unless

1the secretary of state department of revenue, by rule, provides for other reporting
2periods. The report is due on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period.
3The annual report shall include all of the following:
AB150, s. 4404 4Section 4404. 157.62 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1510,95 157.62 (1) (c) The secretary of state department of revenue may prescribe and
6furnish forms for reports required under this subsection. If the secretary of state
7department of revenue prescribes forms under this paragraph, he or she the
8department of revenue
shall mail the forms to cemetery associations required to file
9under par. (a) no later than 60 days before the reports are due.
AB150, s. 4405 10Section 4405. 157.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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