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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 2,
TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 768
May 7, 1998 - Offered by Senators
Moen, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Wirch,
Grobschmidt, Clausing, C. Potter, Moore, Risser, Plache, Chvala and
Burke.
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At the locations indicated, amend the
bill, as shown by assembly substitute
2amendment 1, as follows:
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31. Page 15, line 17: after "exclusion;" insert "requiring the department of
4employe trust funds to establish a health care coverage plan for employers in the
5private sector; creating a private employer health care coverage board;".
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Section 4ic. 13.94 (1) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
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13.94
(1) (p) No later than January 1, 2004, prepare a program evaluation audit
9of the private employer health care coverage plan established under subch. X of ch.
1040. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the audit report under this
11paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
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12Section 4id. 13.94 (1) (p) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
13(this act), is repealed.".
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Section 4qc. 15.07 (1) (b) 22. of the statutes is created to read:
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15.07
(1) (b) 22. Private employer health care coverage board.
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4Section 4qd. 15.07 (1) (b) 22. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is repealed.".
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Section 4rc. 15.165 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.165
(5) Private employer health care coverage board. (a) There is created
9in the department of employe trust funds a private employer health care coverage
10board consisting of the secretary of employe trust funds or his or her designee, the
11secretary of health and family services or his or her designee and the following
12members appointed for 3-year terms:
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1. One member who represents health maintenance organizations.
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2. One member who represents hospitals.
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3. One member who represents insurance agents, as defined in s. 628.02 (4).
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4. Two members who are employes eligible to receive health care coverage
17under subch. X of ch. 40 and whose employer employs not more than 50 employes.
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5. One member who represents insurers.
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6. Two members who are, or who represent, employers that employ not more
20than 50 employes and who are eligible to offer health care coverage under subch. X
21of ch. 40.
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7. One member who is a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5).
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8. Two members who represent the public interest.
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1(b) The secretary of employe trust funds or his or her designee and the secretary
2of health and family services or his or her designee shall be nonvoting members.
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3Section 4rd. 15.165 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is repealed.".
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Section 48p. 20.515 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.515
(2) (title)
Private employer health care coverage plan.
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9Section 48pc. 20.515 (2) (title) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
10Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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20.515
(2) (a)
Private employer health care coverage plan; start-up costs. The
13amounts in the schedule for the start-up costs for designing, establishing and
14administering the private employer health care coverage plan under subch. X of ch.
1540.
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16Section 48pe. 20.515 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is repealed.
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20.515
(2) (g)
Private employer health care coverage plan. All moneys received
20under subch. X of ch. 40 from employers who elect to participate in the private
1employer health care coverage plan under subch. X of ch. 40, for the costs of
2designing, establishing and administering the plan.
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3Section 48pg. 20.515 (2) (g) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is repealed.".
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Section 83xc. 40.02 (26) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(26) (intro.) "Employe" means any person who receives earnings as
8payment for personal services rendered for the benefit of any employer including
9officers of the employer
, except as provided in subch. X. An employe is deemed to
10have separated from the service of an employer at the end of the day on which the
11employe last performed services for the employer, or, if later, the day on which the
12employe-employer relationship is terminated because of the expiration or
13termination of leave without pay, sick leave, vacation or other leave of absence. A
14person shall not be considered an employe if a person:
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15Section 83xcm. 40.02 (26) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
16Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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40.02
(26) (intro.) "Employe" means any person who receives earnings as
18payment for personal services rendered for the benefit of any employer including
19officers of the employer
, except as provided in subch. X. An employe is deemed to
20have separated from the service of an employer at the end of the day on which the
21employe last performed services for the employer, or, if later, the day on which the
22employe-employer relationship is terminated because of the expiration or
23termination of leave without pay, sick leave, vacation or other leave of absence. A
24person shall not be considered an employe if a person:
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40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
3county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
4instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
5within the state
and, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
6whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more
and
7a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, except as provided under
8ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3)
, or a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch.
9229 and subch. X. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI
10purposes.
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Section 83xdm. 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is amended to read:
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40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
14county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
15instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
16within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
17whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more and
18a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, except as provided under
19ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3)
and subch. X. Each employer shall be a separate legal
20jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.".
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Section 90bv. Subchapter X of chapter 40 [precedes 40.98] of the statutes is
24created to read:
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Subchapter X
3
Private employer health
4
Care coverage
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540.98 Health care coverage. (1) In this subchapter: