Amendment CA1-ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,3 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce, funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (st) of the statutes, are increased by 2.0 SEG positions for a loan portfolio manager to manage past and future financial assistance awarded by the recycling market development board and for a commodity specialist to develop and direct strategy for recycling market development.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,4 1607. Page 1507, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,5 "(7bt) Loan to City Brewery.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,11 (a) Notwithstanding section 560.61 (intro.) of the statutes and section 560.66 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by this act, regardless of whether the development finance board so requests, the department of commerce shall make a loan of $1,500,000 under section 560.66 of the statutes from the appropriations under section 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to City Brewery in the city of LaCrosse if all of the following apply:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,14 1. The proposed recipient submits a plan to the department of commerce detailing the proposed use of the loan and the secretary of commerce approves the plan.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,17 2. The proposed recipient enters into a written agreement with the department of commerce that specifies the loan terms and the conditions for use of the loan proceeds, including reporting and auditing requirements.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,20 3. The proposed recipient agrees in writing to submit to the department of commerce, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the loan, a report detailing how the loan proceeds were used.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,799,23 (b) The department of commerce shall deposit in the appropriation account under section 20.143 (1) (ie) of the statutes, as affected by this act, any moneys received in repayment of the loan.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,2 (c) The department of commerce may not pay loan proceeds under this subsection after June 30, 2001.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,3 1608. Page 1507, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,4 "(7n) Administration of mobile homes.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,8 (a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce are decreased by 1.6 PR positions funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (3) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of administering subchapter V of chapter 101 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,12 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce are increased by 1.6 SEG positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (3) (sa) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of administering subchapter V of chapter 101 of the statutes, as affected by this act.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,13 1609. Page 1507, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,800,24 "(7v) Grants to CAP Services, Inc. From the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (fg) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of commerce shall make a grant of $25,000 in each of fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01 to CAP Services, Inc., for providing technical assistance and management services to small businesses. Within 6 months after spending the full amount of each grant under this subsection, CAP Services, Inc., shall submit a report to the department of commerce detailing how the grant proceeds were used. Any grant awarded to CAP Services, Inc., under section 560.14 of the statutes, as affected by this act, in fiscal year 1999-2000 or 2000-01 for providing technical assistance and management services to small businesses may be counted toward satisfying the requirement under this subsection.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,1 1610. Page 1508, line 10: before "108.07 (8) (b)," insert "20.455 (5) (i),".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,3 1611. Page 1508, line 13: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1509, line 22.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,5 1612. Page 1509, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1511, line 12.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,6 1613. Page 1511, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,11 "(6e) Computer recycling program. The authorized FTE positions for the department of corrections are increased by 4.0 SEG project positions for the period ending on June 30, 2001, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.410 (1) (qm) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of the department's computer recycling program.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,12 1614. Page 1511, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,18 "(4xx) Caregiver criminal background checks. The department of corrections, in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shall prepare a report on the correlation between prior convictions and the propensity to commit future acts of abuse, neglect or misappropriation. The department of corrections shall submit the report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes no later than June 30, 2001.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,801,19 1615. Page 1511, line 15: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,802,17 "(1mm) Restructuring public broadcasting and funding digital television transition committee. There is created a restructuring public broadcasting and funding digital television transition committee, which shall consist of 6 members appointed by the governor, one member appointed by the senate majority leader and one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly. Of the members appointed by the governor, one member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Friends of WHA-TV, one member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the president of the University of Wisconsin System or his or her designee, one member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the educational communications board, one member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee and one member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the director of the technical college system or his or her designee. The governor shall designate one of the members of the committee as the chairperson. The committee shall recommend legislation for restructuring the organization of public broadcasting in this state and funding the transition to digital television for public broadcasting in this state. On or before January 15, 2000, the committee shall submit the proposed legislation to the governor, and to the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes. The committee shall cease to exist when the committee has submitted the proposed legislation required under this subsection, or on January 15, 2000, whichever occurs sooner.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,802,18 1616. Page 1511, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,802,22 "(1g) Private employer health care coverage board. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the private employer health care coverage board under section 15.165 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members shall be appointed for the following terms:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,802,24 (a) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 1., 3. and 7. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2002.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,2 (b) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 2., 5. and 8. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2003.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,4 (c) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 4. and 6. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2004.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,11 (2) Position authorizations for the department of employe trust funds. The authorized FTE positions for the department of employe trust funds are increased by 3.5 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.515 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of designing and contracting for administrative services for the private employer health care coverage program under subchapter X of chapter 40 of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,12 (3) Grant for administration of program.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,13 (a) In this subsection:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,15 1. "Administrator" means the administrator selected by the department under section 40.98 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,16 2. "Department" means the department of employe trust funds.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,17 3. "Secretary" means the secretary of employe trust funds.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,22 (b) The department shall make a grant of $200,000 from the appropriation under section 20.515 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the administrator for costs associated with administering the health care coverage plans under the program under subchapter X of chapter 40 of the statutes, as created by this act, if all of the following apply:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,803,24 1. The administrator submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant and the secretary approves the plan.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,3 2. The administrator enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for use of the grant proceeds, including reporting and auditing requirements.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,5 3. The administrator agrees in writing to submit to the department the report required under paragraph (c) by the time required under paragraph (c).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,8 (c) If the administrator receives a grant under this subsection, the administrator shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,9 1617. Page 1511, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,14 "(1h) Position authorization for provision of benefits. The authorized FTE positions for the department of employe trust funds are increased by 19 SEG project positions for the period ending on June 30, 2001, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.515 (1) (v) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of providing benefits under the Wisconsin retirement system.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,15 1618. Page 1511, line 21: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,19 "(1w) Training programs. The authorized FTE positions for the department of employment relations are increased by 0.5 PR position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.512 (1) (jm) of the statutes, for the purpose of providing training services.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,804,20 1619. Page 1511, line 24: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,2 "(1w) Dane County regional planning commission. The governor shall appoint a task force, consisting of 15 members, which shall study, and make recommendations regarding, the creation of a multicounty regional planning commission to replace the Dane County regional planning commission after its dissolution.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,3 1620. Page 1511, line 24: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,6 "(1c) Position authorizations. The authorized FTE positions for the office of the governor are increased by 2.0 GPR policy analyst positions on January 1, 2000, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.525 (1) (a) of the statutes.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,7 1621. Page 1513, line 23: after "statutes" insert "as compared to those costs".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,8 1622. Page 1514, line 8: after "services" insert "similar to those".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,9 1623. Page 1515, line 2: delete "2" and substitute "4".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,11 1624. Page 1516, line 9: delete "September 1, 1999" and substitute "the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,12 1625. Page 1518, line 10: delete "2001" and substitute "2002".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,13 1626. Page 1518, line 14: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,17 "(8gm) DNA probe machine. From the appropriation under section 20.435 (1) (a) of the statutes, the department of health and human services shall allocate $250,000 during the fiscal year 1999-2000 to the City of Milwaukee for the purchase of a DNA probe machine.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,18 1627. Page 1519, line 13: delete that line and substitute:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,19 "(8mx) Health care information proposal.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,20 (a) By June 30, 2001, the department of".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,22 1628. Page 1519, line 16: after "activities" insert ", except as provided in paragraph (b),".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,805,23 1629. Page 1519, line 19: delete "modify any".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,1 1630. Page 1519, line 20: delete "proposal received and may".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,4 1631. Page 1520, line 1: on lines 1 and 2, delete "including any proposed modifications of the department of administration" and substitute "as authorized under current law".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,6 1632. Page 1520, line 2: befire the period insert ", as authorized under current law".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,8 1633. Page 1520, line 6: delete "including any proposed modifications of the department of administration,".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,10 1634. Page 1520, line 7: after "committee" insert "and as authorized under current law".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,806,11 1635. Page 1520, line 7: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,807,20 "(b) By June 30, 2000, the department of health and family services, the subunit of the department of employe trust funds that deals with health care financing and the office of the commissioner of insurance shall together develop a proposal for consolidation of voluntarily provided health plan data collected by those agencies and a detailed memorandum of understanding for implementing the proposal. If the proposal is acceptable to each agency, the secretary of health and family services, the secretary of employe trust funds and the commissioner of insurance shall sign the memorandum of understanding and submit the proposal, the memorandum of understanding, a report concerning any potential cost savings from the consolidated collection of voluntarily provided health plan data and any proposed legislation required to implement the proposal to the department of administration. The department of administration may approve, disapprove or modify and approve any proposal it receives under this paragraph. If the department of administration approves the proposal, the department shall submit the proposal, together with any modifications the memorandum of understanding, the report and any proposed legislation to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration within 14 working days after receiving the proposal that the cochairpersons have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department of administration may approve any proposed expenditure and position authority contained in the proposal and any modifications of the proposal to the extent authorized under current law. If, within 14 working days after receiving the proposal, the cochairpersons notify the secretary of administration that the cochairpersons have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department of administration may not approve the proposed expenditure and position authority contained in the proposal any proposed modifications of the proposal, except as approved by the committee and to the extent authorized under current law. If the proposal, as approved by the department of administration and the committee, if the committee approves the proposal, is not consistent with the memorandum of understanding, the department of health and human services, the subunit of the department of employe trust funds and the commissioner of insurance shall enter into a revised memorandum of understanding that is consistent with the approved proposal.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,807,21 1636. Page 1520, line 8: delete lines 8 to 16.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,807,24 1637. Page 1521, line 11: delete "payment; wage or salary and fringe benefits supplement" and substitute "payments; wage or salary and fringe benefits supplements".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,1 1638. Page 1521, line 14: after "to increase" insert ", beginning July 1, 1999,".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,2 1639. Page 1521, line 22: delete "subsection" and substitute "paragraph".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,3 1640. Page 1522, line 3: delete "(b)" and substitute "(am)".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,4 1641. Page 1522, line 5: delete "examine facility cost reports covering".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,5 1642. Page 1522, line 6: delete lines 6 to 8.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,8 1643. Page 1522, line 9: delete "during state fiscal year 1998-99" and substitute "prepare a supplemental application form for completion by facilities in applying for the supplement".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,10 1644. Page 1522, line 11: delete "over the base year" and substitute "during the period after June 30, 1999, and before July 1, 2000,".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,808,11 1645. Page 1522, line 24: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,809,7 "(b) In addition to any facility payment rate increases for state fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01, in order to permit a facility, as defined in section 49.45 (6m) (a) 3. of the statutes, to increase, beginning July 1, 1999, wages or salaries and fringe benefits for or increase staff hours of housekeeping and laundry workers, dietitians and food workers, as determined by the department of health and family services, from the appropriations under section 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) of the statutes the department shall, beginning October 1, 1999, supplement facility payment rates under section 49.45 (6m) (av) of the statutes by an amount not to exceed $3,562,300 in state fiscal year 1999-2000 and $4,749,800 in state fiscal year 2000-01, or by multiplying the total amount of the wages reported in the 1998 cost reports of facilities by the percentage obtained under paragraph (bg), whichever is less. The department shall calculate each facility's maximum payment per patient day under this paragraph by multiplying by the percentage obtained under paragraph (bg) the amount obtained by dividing the total of the facility's housekeeping and laundry workers', dieticians' and food workers' wages or salaries by the total number of patient days of the facility, as indicated by the facility's 1998 cost reports. Each facility may apply to the department for up to the total maximum amount per patient day calculated for the facility and receive that supplemental amount for each medical assistance day of service provided.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,809,12 (bg) The department of health and family services shall determine what percentage of the total amount of facilities' wages for housekeeping and laundry workers, dietitians and food workers reported in the 1998 cost reports of facilities will, in the best estimation of the department, most nearly equal the specified amounts of moneys under paragraph (b).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,809,22 (bm) In order to ensure that a supplement provided to a facility under paragraph (b) was expended in accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (b), the department of health and family services shall prepare a supplemental application form for completion by facilities in applying for the supplement, to determine whether the facility's housekeeping and laundry workers', dietitians' and food workers', wage or salary and fringe benefits costs per patient day have increased during the period after June 30, 1999, and before July 1, 2000, by a percentage that is at least equal to the percentage of increase obtained under paragraph (bg). The department shall adjust the required percentage increase to account for all of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,809,24 1. Any payment rate increase or decrease applicable to the facility that is in effect beginning July 1, 1999, and is other than the supplement under paragraph (b).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,810,2 2. The fact that the wage supplement percentage increase is based only on wages and salaries, while the cost comparison also includes fringe benefits.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,810,4 3. Any decrease or increase in the facility's expenditures for contracted labor services.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,810,5 4. Any change in the facility's patient acuity levels.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,810,7 5. Whether or not the facility's reporting period corresponds to the supplement payment period.