1999 Wisconsin Act 85

(g) Have The person must have successfully passed a comprehensive examination conducted by the examining board as required by s. 445.04, but such. The examination may be taken at any time after completion of the college and mortuary school instruction and regardless of the age of the applicant.

Note: Amends provisions to make complete sentences consistent with current style and replaces punctuation for internal consistency.

85,104 Section 104. 449.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

449.01 (title) Definitions; discrimination prohibited.

Note: Current style places definitions applicable to an entire chapter in a section separate from substantive provisions. Section 449.01 (3) relating to the prohibition of discrimination is renumbered to a separate section by the next section of this bill.

85,105 Section 105. 449.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 449.015 and amended to read:

449.015 Discrimination prohibited. Any agency of the state, county, municipality or school district shall accept the optometric services, as defined in sub. (1), of optometrists licensed under this chapter, on the same basis as those of any other person authorized by law to render such optometric services.

Note: Moves this provision out of a provision otherwise containing definitions. Deletes the cross-reference to s. 449.01 (1) which defines the practice of optometry and not "optometric services". Replaces disfavored "such" with a specific reference.

85,106 Section 106. 449.01 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

449.01(4) (title) Examining board.

Note: The other subsections of 449.01 have titles.

85,107 Section 107. 456.10 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

456.10 (1) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may, under sub. (2), revoke, limit or suspend the license or registration of any person practicing or offering to practice nursing home administration may be revoked, limited or suspended or the licensee may be reprimanded, censured reprimand, censure or otherwise disciplined discipline a licensee under this section upon decision and after due hearing if any of the following is applicable:

(a) Proof is submitted that such the licensee is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits or other causes;.

(b) Proof is submitted that such the licensee has wilfully or repeatedly violated this chapter or the rules enacted in accordance therewith; or with this chapter.

(bm) Proof is submitted that the licensee has wilfully or repeatedly acted in a manner inconsistent with the health and safety of the patients of the home in which the licensee is the administrator;.

(c) Proof is submitted that such the licensee is guilty of fraud or deceit in his or her admission to the practice of nursing home administration.

Note: Amends subsection (intro.) to identify what body may take the described action and to otherwise conform with current style for (intro.) provision. Subdivides par. (b) so that each paragraph contains only one item and replaces disfavored terms.

85,108 Section 108 . 560.034 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

560.034 (1) The department shall prescribe the notice forms to be used under ss. 66.521 (4m) (a) 1. and 234.65 (3) (a) 1. The department shall include on the forms a requirement for information on the number of jobs the person submitting the notice expects to be eliminated, created or maintained on the project site and elsewhere in this state by the project which is the subject of the notice. The department shall prescribe the forms to be used under ss. 66.521 (4m) (b) and 234.65 (3r).

Note: Changes cross-reference to accommodate renumbering by this bill.

85,109 Section 109 . 560.034 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

560.034 (3) If the department receives a notice under s. 234.65 (3) (a) 1., the department shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the notice, whether the project which is the subject of the notice is expected to eliminate, create or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created or maintained as a result of the project.

Note: Changes cross-reference to accommodate renumbering by this bill.

85,110 Section 110. 611.12 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

611.12 (1) (am) The articles shall include a statement that the corporation is organized under this chapter. ;

Note: Replaces inconsistent punctuation.

85,111 Section 111. 611.12 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

611.12 (2) (am) The articles shall include a statement that the corporation is organized under this chapter. ;

Note: Replaces inconsistent punctuation.

85,112 Section 112. 611.76 (9) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: The renumbering of s. 611.76 (9) (a) to s. 611.76 (9) by the next section of this bill renders the paragraph title unnecessary.

85,113 Section 113. 611.76 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 611.76 (9).

Note: Eliminates unnecessary paragraph designation. Section 611.76 (9) is not divided into multiple paragraphs.

85,114 Section 114. 618.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

618.26 (1) Strict compliance. (intro.) No nondomestic fraternal may be authorized to do business in this state unless it complies strictly with all of the following requirements:

Note: Amends provision in accordance with current style for (intro.) provisions

85,115 Section 115. 618.26 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

618.26 (1) (a) Financial requirements. The financial requirements of ss. 614.19 and 623.11;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and conformity with current style.

85,116 Section 116. 623.06 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

623.06 (4m) This subsection applies to all annuity and pure endowment contracts other than group annuity and pure endowment contracts purchased under a retirement plan or plan of deferred compensation, established or maintained by an employer (, including a partnership or sole proprietorship), or by an employe organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under section 408 of the U.S. internal revenue code, as now or hereafter amended Internal Revenue Code. Reserves according to the commissioners annuity reserve method for benefits under annuity or pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in such contracts, shall be the greatest of the respective excesses of the present values, at the date of valuation, of the future guaranteed benefits, including guaranteed nonforfeiture benefits, provided for by such contracts at the end of each respective contract year, over the present value, at the date of valuation, of any future valuation considerations derived from future gross considerations, required by the terms of such contract, that become payable prior to the end of such respective contract year. The future guaranteed benefits shall be determined by using the mortality table, if any, and the interest rate specified in such contracts for determining guaranteed benefits. The valuation considerations are the portions of the respective gross considerations applied under the terms of such contracts to determine nonforfeiture values.

Note: Replaces parentheses consistent with current style and amends reference to Internal Revenue Code.

85,117 Section 117. 625.03 (intro.) and (1) to (6) of the statutes are renumbered 625.03 (1m) (intro.) and (a) to (e).

Note: The subject matter of this sub. (7) does not fit within the series under, and is grammatically incompatible with, s. 625.03 (intro.) and the renumbering by this section of this bill is made to separate sub. (7) from that list.

85,118 Section 118. 631.07 (3) (a) (intro.), 1. to 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

631.07 (3) (a) (intro.) Consent unnecessary. A life or disability insurance policy may be taken out without consent in any of the following cases:

1. A person may obtain insurance on a dependent who does not have legal capacity;.

2. A creditor may at the expense of the creditor obtain life or disability insurance on the debtor in an amount reasonably related to the amount of the debt;.

3. A person may obtain a life or disability insurance policy on members of the person's family living with or dependent on the person;.

4. A person may obtain a disability insurance policy on others that would merely indemnify against expenses the policyholder would be legally or morally obligated to pay; and.

Note: Amends subsection (intro.) to conform with current style for (intro.) provisions and replaces punctuation for internal consistency and conformity with current style.

85,119 Section 119. 631.07 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 631.07 (3) (am) and amended to read:

631.07 (3) (am) Insurance for persons in international public service. The commissioner may promulgate rules permitting issuance of insurance for a limited term on the life or health of a person serving outside the continental United States in the public service of the United States, provided the policyholder is closely related by blood or by marriage to the person whose life or health is insured.

Note: The subject matter of this provision does not correspond to, nor does it fit grammatically within, the list of persons under s. 631.07 (3) (a) (intro.) and accordingly it is renumbered to a separate paragraph. A title is created because the other paragraphs have titles.

85,120 Section 120. 655.25 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 655.25.

Note: Eliminates unnecessary subsection designation. Section 655.25 is not divided into multiple subsections.

85,121 Section 121. 700.06 of the statutes is amended to read:

700.06 Interest for life of another; succession. An interest measured by the life of a person other than the owner of the interest passes on the death of the owner ( , if the owner's death is prior to the death of the person who is the measuring life), as an asset of the owner's estate and is realty or personalty according to the nature of the property subject to the interest.

Note: Replaces parentheses consistent with current style and inserts clarifying language.

85,122 Section 122. 700.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

700.08 Estate tail becomes fee simple; effect of gift over after attempted estate tail. The use of language in an instrument appropriate to create a present or future interest in fee tail (, such as to a named person "and the heirs of his body" or "and the heirs of her body" or "and his issue" or "and her issue"), creates a present or future interest in fee simple; if. If the same instrument attempts to create a future interest after the interest which that is made a fee simple by reason of this section, the future interest is valid.

Note: Replaces parentheses consistent with current style, divides long sentence and replaces improperly used "which".

85,123 Section 123. 700.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

700.17 (3) Characteristics of tenancy in common. Each of 2 or more tenants in common has an undivided interest in the whole property for the duration of the tenancy. There is no right of survivorship incident to a tenancy in common;, but a remainder may be created to vest ownership in the survivor of several persons who own as tenants in common other preceding interests (, such as a life interest), in the same property.

Note: Replaces parentheses and punctuation consistent with current style.

85,124 Section 124. 700.22 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 700.22 (1) (a) and amended to read:

700.22 (1) (a) Nothing in ss. 700.17 to 700.21 governs the determination of rights to In this subsection, "deposits (including" include checking accounts or instruments deposited therein into or drawn thereon on checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, investment shares or any other form of deposit) .

(b) Nothing in ss. 700.17 to 700.21 governs the determination of rights to deposits in banks, building and loan associations, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions or other financial institutions.

Note: Subdivides provision and reorders text to accommodate the replacement of parentheses and for improved readability and conformity with current style.

85,125 Section 125. 701.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

701.13 (3) Termination. In the case of a living trust where the whose settlor is deceased and in the case of any testamentary trust, regardless in either case of spendthrift or similar protective provisions, a court with the consent of the trustee may order termination of the trust, in whole or in part, and the distribution of the assets that it considers appropriate if the court is satisfied that because of any substantial reason existing at the inception of a testamentary trust or, in the case of any trust, arising from a subsequent change in circumstances (, including but not limited to the amount of principal in the trust, income produced by the trust and the cost of administering the trust), continuation of the trust, in whole or in part, is impractical. In any event, if the trust property is valued at less than $50,000, the court may order termination of the trust and the distribution of the assets that it considers appropriate.

Note: Replaces parentheses consistent with current style. "Where" is replaced as it does not denote place.

85,126 Section 126. 701.13 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 701.13 (5) (b), and 701.13 (5) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3., as renumbered, are amended to read:

701.13 (5) (b) (intro.) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a trust where under which a future interest is indefeasibly vested in any of the following:

1. The United States or a political subdivision for exclusively public purposes;.

2. A corporation that is organized exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, including the encouragement of art and the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and which that does not participate or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office;.

3. A trustee or a fraternal society, order or association operating under the lodge system, provided the principal or income of such trust is to be used by such trustee or by such fraternal society, order or association exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals, and no substantial part of the activities of such trustee or of such fraternal society, order or association is carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and such trustee or such fraternal society, order, or association does not participate or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office; or.

Note: To remove parentheses, the material contained in the parentheses is moved to a separate definition provision by the next section of this bill. Replaces punctuation consistent with current style and "where" is replaced as it is not used to denote place. See the next section of the this bill.

85,127 Section 127. 701.13 (5) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

701.13 (5) (a) In this subsection, "participate or intervene in any political campaign" includes the publishing or distributing of statements.

Note: See the previous section of this bill.

85,128 Section 128. 701.19 (4) (intro.) and (a) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 701.19 (4) (am) (intro.) and 1. to 4., and 701.19 (4) (am) 4., as renumbered, is amended to read:

701.19 (4) (am) 4. As to For the period of time for which the business may be conducted and such any other conditions, restrictions, regulations, requirements and authorizations as the court orders.

Note: The subject matter of s. 701.19 (4) (e) does not correspond to, nor does it fit grammatically within, the list of persons under s. 701.19 (4) (intro.), and accordingly the provision is renumbered to separate par. (e) from that list. "As to" and "such" are replaced to improve clarity.

85,129 Section 129. 701.19 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

701.19 (4) (e) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a trustee to liquidate a business, including a business operated as a closely held corporation, when such action liquidating the business is not required by the creating instrument or other applicable law.

Note: Inserts specific reference to improve clarity and readability.

85,130 Section 130. 701.20 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: