SB77,1709,2220 560.16 (3) (f) A written commitment from a person with the recognized
21expertise and experience necessary to conduct the feasibility study or provide the
22professional services to be financed by the loan grant.
SB77, s. 4373 23Section 4373. 560.16 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1709,2424 560.16 (4) (title) Loan Grant limits; contract approval.
SB77, s. 4374 25Section 4374. 560.16 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.16 (4) (a) A loan grant to a group under this section may not exceed $25,000
2unless the joint committee on finance, under s. 13.101 (5m), approves a specified
3amount exceeding $25,000
$15,000.
SB77, s. 4375 4Section 4375. 560.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1710,95 560.16 (4) (b) As a condition of approval of a loan grant to a group under this
6section, the board shall require that the group provide matching funds for at least
725% of the cost of the project, except that the board may waive application of that
8requirement if the board determines that the group is subject to extreme financial
9hardship.
SB77, s. 4376 10Section 4376. 560.16 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1710,1611 560.16 (4) (c) Any contract for any feasibility study or professional services
12financed by a loan grant under sub. (2) (a) shall be subject to the approval of the board
13department. The board department may not approve such a contract unless it
14determines that the contractor has the expertise required to provide the necessary
15study or services and that the contractor's costs are consistent with existing market
16rates.
SB77, s. 4377 17Section 4377. 560.16 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4378 18Section 4378. 560.16 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1710,2019 560.16 (6) (a) (intro.) Any feasibility study of an existing business financed by
20a loan grant under sub. (2) (a) shall may include:
SB77, s. 4379 21Section 4379. 560.16 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1711,322 560.16 (6) (b) The results of a feasibility study of an existing business financed
23by a loan grant under sub. (2) (a) shall be solely for the use of the group which received
24the loan grant, except that if the group's bid to purchase the business has been
25withdrawn, rejected or terminated, the group shall submit a copy of the study and

1the results of any professional services financed by the loan grant to the board and
2the board may provide a copy of such results to any person seeking to purchase the
3existing business.
SB77, s. 4380 4Section 4380. 560.165 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1711,9 5560.165 Division of international and export development; fees. The
6division of international and export development may charge fees for services it
7provides to cover the costs incurred by the division in providing the services. The
8division shall deposit all fees collected under this section in the appropriation
9account under s. 20.143 (1) (g).
SB77, s. 4381 10Section 4381. 560.17 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1711,1111 560.17 (1) (am) "Brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (1v).
SB77, s. 4382 12Section 4382. 560.17 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1711,1313 560.17 (1) (bm) "Job" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (10).
SB77, s. 4383 14Section 4383. 560.17 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1711,1515 560.17 (1) (d) 2. A city, town or village with a population of 4,000 6,000 or less.
SB77, s. 4384 16Section 4384. 560.17 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1711,1817 560.17 (3) (intro.) The Subject to sub. (4m), the board may award a grant or loan
18under this subsection to a business if all of the following apply:
SB77, s. 4385 19Section 4385. 560.17 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1711,2020 560.17 (3) (a) The amount of the grant or loan does not exceed $30,000 $15,000.
SB77, s. 4386 21Section 4386. 560.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1711,2322 560.17 (3) (b) The business, together with any affiliate, subsidiary or parent
23entity, has fewer than 25 100 employes.
SB77, s. 4387 24Section 4387. 560.17 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.17 (3) (e) The proceeds of the grant or loan will be used by the business as
2provided in sub. (5).
SB77, s. 4388 3Section 4388. 560.17 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1712,54 560.17 (4) (c) The number of new jobs created by the business in relation to the
5amount of the grant or loan.
SB77, s. 4389 6Section 4389. 560.17 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1712,97 560.17 (4) (cm) In relation to the amount of the grant, the number of existing
8jobs that will be retained by the business if the grant is awarded and that likely would
9not be retained if the grant is not awarded.
SB77, s. 4390 10Section 4390. 560.17 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1712,1211 560.17 (4) (f) Whether the business would be able to start or expand its
12operations without a grant or loan.
SB77, s. 4391 13Section 4391. 560.17 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1712,1814 560.17 (4m) Of the total amount awarded in grants in a fiscal biennium under
15sub. (3), the board shall award not less than 25% and not more than 50% for purposes
16related to an agricultural business. The board shall give priority under this
17subsection for grants that will be used for purposes related to a dairy farm, as defined
18in s. 97.22 (1) (a).
SB77, s. 4392 19Section 4392. 560.17 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1712,2120 560.17 (5) (intro.)  A business shall use the proceeds of a grant or loan under
21sub. (3) to pay for any of the following:
SB77, s. 4393 22Section 4393. 560.17 (5c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1713,223 560.17 (5c) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board may award a grant under this
24subsection to a person or business proposing to start up, modernize or expand in this

1state a dairy farm, as defined in s. 97.22 (1) (a), or other agricultural business if all
2of the following apply:
SB77,1713,43 1. The dairy farm or other agricultural business is or will be owned by the
4person or business.
SB77,1713,55 2. The amount of the grant does not exceed $50,000.
SB77,1713,106 3. The grant proceeds will be used to pay for services related to the start-up,
7modernization or expansion of the dairy farm or other agricultural business, or for
8management assistance, as defined in s. 560.20 (1) (cf), continuing after the
9completion of the start-up, modernization or expansion of the dairy farm or other
10agricultural business.
SB77,1713,1211 4. The grant is likely to result in the start-up, modernization or expansion of
12the dairy farm or other agricultural business.
SB77,1713,1413 (b) The total amount of grants awarded under this subsection in any fiscal year
14may not exceed $200,000.
SB77, s. 4394 15Section 4394. 560.17 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1713,1816 560.17 (5m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) (cm), the board may award a grant
17or
loan under this subsection that does not exceed $25,000 $100,000 to a business if
18all of the following apply:
SB77, s. 4395 19Section 4395. 560.17 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1713,2120 560.17 (5m) (a) 1. The business, together with any affiliate, subsidiary or
21parent entity, has fewer than 25 100 employes.
SB77, s. 4396 22Section 4396. 560.17 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1713,2523 560.17 (5m) (a) 4. The business received a grant or loan under sub. (3) and with
24the proceeds
successfully demonstrated its demonstrates the feasibility of the
25project
.
SB77, s. 4397
1Section 4397. 560.17 (5m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1714,32 560.17 (5m) (b) (intro.) A business shall use the proceeds of a grant or loan
3under this subsection for any of the following:
SB77, s. 4398 4Section 4398. 560.17 (5m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1714,85 560.17 (5m) (bm) If a business receives a grant or loan under this subsection
6for the purpose specified in par. (b) 3., the department shall ensure that an employe
7of the business has the option of accepting or declining any relocation assistance that
8is available as a result of the grant or loan.
SB77, s. 4399 9Section 4399. 560.17 (5m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4400 10Section 4400. 560.17 (5m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1714,1511 560.17 (5m) (cm) Of the total amount awarded in grants and loans in a fiscal
12biennium under this subsection, the board shall award not less than 25% and not
13more than 50% for purposes related to an agricultural business. The board shall give
14priority under this paragraph for grants or loans that will be used for purposes
15related to a dairy farm, as defined in 97.22 (1) (a).
SB77, s. 4401 16Section 4401. 560.17 (6m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1714,1917 560.17 (6m) In order to receive a grant or loan under this section a person or
18business shall contribute cash, from a source other than the state, in an amount that
19equals at least 25% of the total cost of the project.
SB77, s. 4402 20Section 4402. 560.17 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1714,2221 560.17 (6r) The board shall give priority for grants or loans under this section
22for projects related to brownfields redevelopment.
SB77, s. 4403 23Section 4403. 560.17 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1715,324 560.17 (7) (a) The Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall
25designate staff to evaluate applications for grants or loans and assist the board under

1this section. The board shall act on an application for a grant or loan at its next
2regularly scheduled meeting after the department determines that the application
3is complete.
SB77, s. 4404 4Section 4404. 560.17 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1715,85 560.17 (7) (am) The department of commerce and the department of
6agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall designate staff to evaluate
7applications for grants or loans for purposes related to agricultural businesses and
8to make recommendations and assist the board with respect to those applications.
SB77, s. 4405 9Section 4405. 560.183 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4406 10Section 4406. 560.183 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1715,1211 560.183 (1) (ac) "Clinic hours" means hours spent working with patients in a
12clinic.
SB77, s. 4407 13Section 4407. 560.183 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1715,1714 560.183 (1) (ag) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
15an obstetric shortage area, a psychiatric a mental health shortage area, a state or
16federal prison, an area health education center program established under 42 USC
17295g-1
,
an American Indian reservation or trust lands of an American Indian tribe.
SB77, s. 4408 18Section 4408. 560.183 (1) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4409 19Section 4409. 560.183 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1715,2220 560.183 (1) (b) "Physician" has the meaning given in means a physician, as
21defined in
s. 448.01 (5), who specializes in family practice, general internal medicine,
22general pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or psychiatry
.
SB77, s. 4410 23Section 4410. 560.183 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4411 24Section 4411. 560.183 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1716,6
1560.183 (1) (cm) "Primary care shortage area" means a shortage area
2established under sub. (7), in which the ratio of the population to the number of
3physicians who provide primary care is more than 2,500 to one, or
an area that is in
4a primary care health professional shortage area as determined by the federal
5department of health and human services under 42 CFR part 5, appendix A,
6excluding a state or federal prison
.
SB77, s. 4412 7Section 4412. 560.183 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 560.183 (1) (ap)
8and amended to read:
SB77,1716,129 560.183 (1) (ap) "Psychiatric Mental health shortage area" means an area that
10is designated by the federal department of health and human services under 42 CFR
11part 5
, appendix C, as having a shortage of psychiatric manpower professionals,
12excluding a state or federal prison and a state or county mental hospital
.
SB77, s. 4413 13Section 4413. 560.183 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1716,2214 560.183 (3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
15physician. In the agreement, the physician shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic
16hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas
in this state
17primarily in an eligible practice area, except that a physician specializing in
18obstetrics may only agree to practice obstetrics in an obstetric shortage area and a
19physician specializing
in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a
20psychiatric mental health shortage area. The physician shall also agree to care for
21patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable under medicare,
22medical assistance or any other governmental program.
SB77, s. 4414 23Section 4414. 560.183 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.183 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
2department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
3of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fe) (f) and (jm).
SB77, s. 4415 4Section 4415. 560.183 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1717,75 560.183 (4) (a) Ten percent Up to 40% of the principal of the loan or $5,000
6$20,000, whichever is less, during the first year of practice participation in the
7program under this section
.
SB77, s. 4416 8Section 4416. 560.183 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1717,119 560.183 (4) (b) An Up to an additional 12.5% 40% of the principal of the loan
10or $6,250 $20,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of practice participation in
11the program under this section
.
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