Amendment SA1-SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1-SA1,132,8 (ar) "Board" means the private employer health care coverage board.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,132,12 (b) "Dependent" means a spouse, an unmarried child under the age of 19 years, an unmarried child who is a full-time student under the age of 21 years and who is financially dependent upon the parent, or an unmarried child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and who is dependent upon the parent.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,132,20 (c) "Employe" means any person who receives earnings as payment for personal services rendered for the benefit of any employer including officers of the employer. An employe is considered to have separated from the service of an employer at the end of the day on which the employe last performed services for the employer, or, if later, the day on which the employe-employer relationship is terminated because of the expiration or termination of leave without pay, sick leave, vacation or other leave of absence. A person shall not be considered an employe if any of the following applies:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,132,22 1. The person is employed under a contract involving the furnishing of more than personal services.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,2 2. The person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business or profession providing the same type of services to more than one employer and the person's services to an employer are not compensated for on a payroll of that employer.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,4 3. The person is a patient or inmate of a hospital, home or institution and performs services in the hospital, home or institution.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,8 (d) "Employer" means any person doing business or operating an organization in this state and employing at least 2 employes, except that for a person operating a farm business the person must employ at least one employe. "Employer" does not include an employer as defined in s. 40.02 (28).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,10 (e) "Health care coverage program" means the health care coverage program established under sub. (2) (a).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,11 (f) "Insurer" has the meaning given in s. 600.03 (27).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,133,24 (2) (a) The department shall design, establish and administer an actuarially sound health care coverage program for employers that provides at least 2 group health care coverage plans beginning not later than January 1, 2002. In designing the health care coverage program, the department shall consult with the departments of commerce and health and family services and the office of the commissioner of insurance. In establishing the health care coverage program, the department shall solicit and accept bids and enter into contracts with insurers who are to provide health care coverage under the health care coverage program. Health care coverage plans offered under the health care coverage program are subject to the provisions of chs. 600 to 646 that apply to group health benefit plans, as defined in s. 632.745 (9), to the same extent as any other group health benefit plan, as defined in s. 632.745 (9). Before the health care coverage program may be implemented, the board must approve the plan.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,3 (am) The health care coverage program established under par. (a), or any health care coverage plan included in the program, may not be combined with any health care coverage plan under subch. IV.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,7 (b) All insurance rates for health care coverage under the program shall be published annually in a single publication that is made available to employers and employes. The rates shall be listed by county and by any other factor that the department considers appropriate.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,9 (c) All plans under the health care coverage program shall have an enrollment period that is established by the board.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,13 (d) The department shall charge employers who participate in the health care coverage program a fee to cover the department's cost in designing, establishing and administering the health care coverage program. All moneys received under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,17 (e) The department may not sell any health care coverage under the health care coverage program to an employer or enroll any employe in the health care coverage program, but the department may publicize the availability of the health care coverage program for employers.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,19 (f) The department may enter into a contract with any person to provide services relating to the administration of the health care coverage program.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,21 (3) Any employer who participates in the health care coverage program shall do all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,134,24 (a) Offer health care coverage under one or more plans to all of its permanent employes who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and may offer health care coverage under one or more plans to any of its other employes.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,5 (b) Provide health care coverage under one or more plans to at least 50% of its permanent employes who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and who do not otherwise receive health care coverage as a dependent under any other plan that is not offered by the employer or a percentage of such employes specified by the board, whichever percentage is greater.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,8 (c) Pay for each employe at least 50% but not more than 100% of the lowest premium rate that would be available to the employer for that employe's coverage under the health care coverage program.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,10 (d) Make premium payments for the health care coverage of its employes in the manner specified by the board.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,14 (4) Any employer that provides health care coverage for its employes under the program and that voluntarily terminates coverage under the program is not eligible to participate in the program for at least 3 years from the date that coverage is terminated.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,20 (5) Any insurer that offers a health care coverage plan under the health care coverage program shall provide coverage under the plan to any employer that applies for coverage, and to all of the employer's employes who elect coverage under the health care coverage plan, without regard to the health condition or claims experience of any individual who would be covered under the health care coverage plan if all of the following apply:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,22 (a) The employer agrees to pay the premium required for coverage under the health care coverage plan.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,135,25 (b) The employer agrees to comply with all provisions of the health care coverage plan that apply generally to a policyholder or an insured without regard to health condition or claims experience.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,136,2 (6) (a) Health care coverage under the health care coverage program may only be sold by insurance agents licensed under ch. 628.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,136,6 (b) An insurance agent may not sell any health care coverage under the health care coverage program on behalf of an insurer unless he or she is employed by the insurer or has a contract with the insurer to sell the health care coverage on behalf of the insurer.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,136,11 (c) The board shall set, and may adjust as often as semiannually, the commission rate for the sale of a policy under the health care coverage program. The rate shall be based on the average commission rate that insurance agents are paid in the state for the sale of comparable health insurance policies at the time that the rate is set or adjusted.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,136,13 (d) An insurer shall specify on the first page of any policy sold under the health care coverage program the amount of the commission paid to the insurance agent.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,136,19 (7) (a) Annually, on or before December 31, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor on the operation of the health care coverage program. The report shall specify the number of employers participating in the health care coverage program, calculate the costs of the health care coverage program to employers and their employes and include recommendations for improving the health care coverage program.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,5 (b) No later than January 1, 2005, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that offers recommendations as to whether the department should continue to administer the health care coverage program, whether a different state agency should administer the health care coverage program or whether the health care coverage program should be administered by a private nonprofit organization. If the board recommends that a different state agency administer the health care coverage program or that the health care coverage program be administered by a private nonprofit organization, the board shall submit proposed legislation to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) at the time that the board submits its report.

AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 944yr Section 944yr. Subchapter X of chapter 40 [precedes 40.98] of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 944ym, is repealed.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,8 567. Page 537, line 16: delete lines 16 to 19.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,9 568. Page 537, line 19: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,10 " Section 945de. 43.24 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,13 43.24 (1) (intro.) Each public library system shall be paid state aid for the operation and maintenance of the system. The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the amount paid to each system shall be determined as follows:

AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 945dh Section 945dh. 43.24 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,17 43.24 (1) (a) 1. Determine the percentage change in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) between the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,19 2. Multiply the amount of state aid received by the system in the previous fiscal year by the sum of 1.0 and the result under subd. 1. expressed as a decimal.

AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 945dp Section 945dp. 43.24 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,137,24 43.24 (1) (b) If the territory of a public library system is altered, the department shall adjust the aid paid to that system under par. (a). The department shall promulgate rules establishing the method the department will use to make the adjustment.

AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 945dt Section 945dt. 43.24 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,7 43.24 (1) (c) Beginning in the fiscal year in which the total amount of state aid appropriated for public library systems under s. 20.255 (3) (e), as determined by the department, equals at least 11.25% of the total operating expenditures for public library services from local and county sources in the calendar year ending in that fiscal year, the amount paid to each system shall be determined by adding the result of each of the following calculations:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,9 1. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's population by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.85.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,11 2. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's geographical area by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,17 3. Divide the sum of the payments to the municipalities and counties in the system under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, by the total of all payments under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, and multiply the result by the product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,18 569. Page 537, line 19: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,138,19 " Section 945ds. 43.17 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,5 43.17 (9) (a) All contracts for public construction, the estimated cost of which exceeds $5,000, made by a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties or by a federated public library system whose territory lies within a single county with a population of at least 500,000 shall be let , subject to par. (c), by the public library system board to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with s. 62.15 (1) to (11) and (14). For purposes of this section, the system board possesses the powers conferred by s. 62.15 on the board of public works and the common council. All contracts made under this section shall be made in the name of the federated public library system and shall be executed by the system board president and such other board officer as the system board designates.

AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 945dt Section 945dt. 43.17 (9) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,9 43.17 (9) (c) Only a federated public library system whose territory lies within a single county with a population of at least 500,000 may let a contract using the design-build process under s. 62.15 (1m).".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,11 570. Page 541, line 19: delete "School for the Visually" and substitute "Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,12 571. Page 541, line 20: delete "Handicapped".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,13 572. Page 543, line 6: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,14 " Section 955p. 44.72 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,16 44.72 (1) (e) Consult with the department of public instruction before awarding grants under this subsection.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,18 573. Page 545, line 16: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 546, line 4.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,139,20 574. Page 552, line 2: before "to" insert "including a community-based residential facility,".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,3 575. Page 555, line 18: after "contract." insert "The contract may not result in reduced funding to local public health agencies, boards or departments that perform the same or substantially similar services under multiple contracts that expire immediately before the consolidated contract becomes effective. Any savings realized from consolidating contracts shall be distributed among the local public health agencies, boards and departments. The department shall promulgate rules relating to the implementation of of the contracts.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,4 576. Page 555, line 25: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,5 " Section 999p. 46.041 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,13 46.041 (1) (a) Provide for the temporary residence and evaluation of children referred from courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, the institutions and services under the jurisdiction of the department, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, private child welfare agencies, schools the Wisconsin School for the deaf and visually handicapped, Deaf, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and mental health facilities within the state at the discretion of the superintendent director of the institution providing services under this section.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,14 577. Page 560, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,15 " Section 1011g. 46.215 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,20 46.215 (1) (k) Except as provided under sub. (1g), certify Certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with the federal food stamp act Food Stamp Act of 1964 as amended, and, in addition, the county department of social services may certify eligibility for and distribute surplus commodities and food stuffs.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,22 578. Page 560, line 25: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 561, line 5 and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,23 " Section 1014pb. 46.215 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,140,24 579. Page 562, line 18: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,1 " Section 1021m. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,3 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. Except as provided in sub. (1g), to To certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,4 580. Page 564, line 17: delete lines 17 to 22 and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,5 " Section 1026pb. 46.22 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,11 581. Page 569, line 25: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment, unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of assessment.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,12 582. Page 570, line 4: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,13 " Section 1045g. 46.27 (7) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,17 46.27 (7) (cL) No county department or aging unit may deny services to a person under par. (cj) who refused to have an assessment completed as required under par. (cj) 3. a. before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,18 583. Page 574, line 8: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,19 " Section 1056r. 46.27 (11) (c) 5q. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,141,23 46.27 (11) (c) 5q. No county department or aging unit may deny services to a person under subd. 5n. who refused to have an assessment completed as required under subd. 5n. a. before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,6 584. Page 574, line 23: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment, unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of assessment.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,12 585. Page 576, line 3: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment, unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of assessment.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,17 586. Page 594, line 9: after "supervision." insert "A resource center need not provide a financial screen for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial screen under this paragraph, unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months after performance of the financial screen.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,18 587. Page 622, line 7: delete lines 7 to 14.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,19 588. Page 622, line 18: delete "$283,778,800" and substitute "$285,378,800".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,20 589. Page 622, line 19: delete "$279,886,800" and substitute "$287,386,800".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,21 590. Page 624, line 14: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,142,22 " Section 1091k. 46.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,143,10 46.46 (1) The department shall perform activities to augment the amount of moneys received under 42 USC 670 to 679a, 42 USC 1395 to 1395ddd and 42 USC 1396 to 1396v. The department shall perform those income augmentation activities itself and may not contract with any person to perform those income augmentation activities. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb), the department shall support costs that are exclusively related to the operational costs of augmenting the amount of moneys received under 42 USC 670 to 679a, 42 USC 1395 to 1395ddd and 42 USC 1396 to 1396v performing those income augmentation activities. In addition, the department may expend moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb) as provided in sub. (2).".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,143,11 591. Page 625, line 25: after that line insert: