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(c) "Employe" means any person who receives earnings as payment for personal
14services rendered for the benefit of any employer including officers of the employer.
15An employe is considered to have separated from the service of an employer at the
16end of the day on which the employe last performed services for the employer, or, if
17later, the day on which the employe-employer relationship is terminated because of
18the expiration or termination of leave without pay, sick leave, vacation or other leave
19of absence. A person shall not be considered an employe if any of the following
20applies:
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1. The person is employed under a contract involving the furnishing of more
22than personal services.
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2. The person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade,
24business or profession providing the same type of services to more than one employer
1and the person's services to an employer are not compensated for on a payroll of that
2employer.
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3. The person is a patient or inmate of a hospital, home or institution and
4performs services in the hospital, home or institution.
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(d) "Employer" means any person doing business or operating an organization
6in this state and employing at least 2 employes, except that for a person operating
7a farm business the person must employ at least one employe. "Employer" does not
8include an employer as defined in s. 40.02 (28).
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(e) "Health care coverage program" means the health care coverage program
10established under sub. (2) (a).
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(f) "Insurer" has the meaning given in s. 600.03 (27).
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12(2) (a) The department shall design, establish and administer an actuarially
13sound health care coverage program for employers that provides at least 2 group
14health care coverage plans beginning not later than January 1, 2002. In designing
15the health care coverage program, the department shall consult with the
16departments of commerce and health and family services and the office of the
17commissioner of insurance. In establishing the health care coverage program, the
18department shall solicit and accept bids and enter into contracts with insurers who
19are to provide health care coverage under the health care coverage program. Health
20care coverage plans offered under the health care coverage program are subject to
21the provisions of chs. 600 to 646 that apply to group health benefit plans, as defined
22in s. 632.745 (9), to the same extent as any other group health benefit plan, as defined
23in s. 632.745 (9). Before the health care coverage program may be implemented, the
24board must approve the plan.
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1(am) The health care coverage program established under par. (a), or any
2health care coverage plan included in the program, may not be combined with any
3health care coverage plan under subch. IV.
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(b) All insurance rates for health care coverage under the program shall be
5published annually in a single publication that is made available to employers and
6employes. The rates shall be listed by county and by any other factor that the
7department considers appropriate.
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(c) All plans under the health care coverage program shall have an enrollment
9period that is established by the board.
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(d) The department shall charge employers who participate in the health care
11coverage program a fee to cover the department's cost in designing, establishing and
12administering the health care coverage program. All moneys received under this
13paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g).
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(e) The department may not sell any health care coverage under the health care
15coverage program to an employer or enroll any employe in the health care coverage
16program, but the department may publicize the availability of the health care
17coverage program for employers.
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(f) The department may enter into a contract with any person to provide
19services relating to the administration of the health care coverage program.
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20(3) Any employer who participates in the health care coverage program shall
21do all of the following:
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(a) Offer health care coverage under one or more plans to all of its permanent
23employes who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and may offer health
24care coverage under one or more plans to any of its other employes.
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1(b) Provide health care coverage under one or more plans to at least 50% of its
2permanent employes who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and who do
3not otherwise receive health care coverage as a dependent under any other plan that
4is not offered by the employer or a percentage of such employes specified by the board,
5whichever percentage is greater.
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(c) Pay for each employe at least 50% but not more than 100% of the lowest
7premium rate that would be available to the employer for that employe's coverage
8under the health care coverage program.
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(d) Make premium payments for the health care coverage of its employes in the
10manner specified by the board.
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11(4) Any employer that provides health care coverage for its employes under the
12program and that voluntarily terminates coverage under the program is not eligible
13to participate in the program for at least 3 years from the date that coverage is
14terminated.
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15(5) Any insurer that offers a health care coverage plan under the health care
16coverage program shall provide coverage under the plan to any employer that applies
17for coverage, and to all of the employer's employes who elect coverage under the
18health care coverage plan, without regard to the health condition or claims
19experience of any individual who would be covered under the health care coverage
20plan if all of the following apply:
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(a) The employer agrees to pay the premium required for coverage under the
22health care coverage plan.
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(b) The employer agrees to comply with all provisions of the health care
24coverage plan that apply generally to a policyholder or an insured without regard to
25health condition or claims experience.
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1(6) (a) Health care coverage under the health care coverage program may only
2be sold by insurance agents licensed under ch. 628.
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(b) An insurance agent may not sell any health care coverage under the health
4care coverage program on behalf of an insurer unless he or she is employed by the
5insurer or has a contract with the insurer to sell the health care coverage on behalf
6of the insurer.
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(c) The board shall set, and may adjust as often as semiannually, the
8commission rate for the sale of a policy under the health care coverage program. The
9rate shall be based on the average commission rate that insurance agents are paid
10in the state for the sale of comparable health insurance policies at the time that the
11rate is set or adjusted.
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(d) An insurer shall specify on the first page of any policy sold under the health
13care coverage program the amount of the commission paid to the insurance agent.
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14(7) (a) Annually, on or before December 31, the board shall submit a report to
15the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor on the
16operation of the health care coverage program. The report shall specify the number
17of employers participating in the health care coverage program, calculate the costs
18of the health care coverage program to employers and their employes and include
19recommendations for improving the health care coverage program.
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(b) No later than January 1, 2005, the board shall submit a report to the
21appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that offers
22recommendations as to whether the department should continue to administer the
23health care coverage program, whether a different state agency should administer
24the health care coverage program or whether the health care coverage program
25should be administered by a private nonprofit organization. If the board
1recommends that a different state agency administer the health care coverage
2program or that the health care coverage program be administered by a private
3nonprofit organization, the board shall submit proposed legislation to the
4appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) at the time that the board
5submits its report.
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6Section 944yr. Subchapter X of chapter 40 [precedes 40.98] of the statutes, as
7created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 944ym, is repealed.".
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43.24
(1) (intro.) Each public library system shall be paid state aid for the
12operation and maintenance of the system.
The Except as provided in pars. (b) and
13(c), the amount paid to each system shall be determined as follows:
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43.24
(1) (a) 1. Determine the percentage change in the total amount
16appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) between the previous fiscal year and the current
17fiscal year.
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2. Multiply the amount of state aid received by the system in the previous fiscal
19year by the sum of 1.0 and the result under subd. 1. expressed as a decimal.
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43.24
(1) (b) If the territory of a public library system is altered, the department
22shall adjust the aid paid to that system under par. (a). The department shall
23promulgate rules establishing the method the department will use to make the
24adjustment.
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43.24
(1) (c) Beginning in the fiscal year in which the total amount of state aid
3appropriated for public library systems under s. 20.255 (3) (e), as determined by the
4department, equals at least 11.25% of the total operating expenditures for public
5library services from local and county sources in the calendar year ending in that
6fiscal year, the amount paid to each system shall be determined by adding the result
7of each of the following calculations:
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1. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's population by the product of
9the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.85.
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2. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's geographical area by the
11product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.
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3. Divide the sum of the payments to the municipalities and counties in the
13system under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the
14statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, by the total of all payments under
15subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated
16payments under s. 79.015, and multiply the result by the product of the amount
17appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and 0.075.".
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43.17
(9) (a) All contracts for public construction, the estimated cost of which
21exceeds $5,000, made by a federated public library system whose territory lies within
222 or more counties or by a federated public library system whose territory lies within
23a single county with a population of at least 500,000 shall be let
, subject to par. (c), 24by the public library system board to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance
1with s. 62.15 (1) to (11) and (14). For purposes of this section, the system board
2possesses the powers conferred by s. 62.15 on the board of public works and the
3common council. All contracts made under this section shall be made in the name
4of the federated public library system and shall be executed by the system board
5president and such other board officer as the system board designates.
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43.17
(9) (c) Only a federated public library system whose territory lies within
8a single county with a population of at least 500,000 may let a contract using the
9design-build process under s. 62.15 (1m).".
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(1) (e) Consult with the department of public instruction before awarding
16grants under this subsection.".
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21575. Page 555, line 18: after "contract." insert "The contract may not result
22in reduced funding to local public health agencies, boards or departments that
23perform the same or substantially similar services under multiple contracts that
24expire immediately before the consolidated contract becomes effective. Any savings
1realized from consolidating contracts shall be distributed among the local public
2health agencies, boards and departments. The department shall promulgate rules
3relating to the implementation of of the contracts.".
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46.041
(1) (a) Provide for the temporary residence and evaluation of children
7referred from courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, the
8institutions and services under the jurisdiction of the department, University of
9Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, county departments under s. 46.215,
1046.22 or 46.23, private child welfare agencies,
schools the Wisconsin School for the
11deaf and visually handicapped, Deaf, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and
12Visually Impaired and mental health facilities within the state at the discretion of
13the
superintendent director of the institution providing services under this section.".
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(1) (k)
Except as provided under sub. (1g), certify Certify eligibility for
17and issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with the federal
food stamp
18act Food Stamp Act of 1964 as amended, and, in addition, the county department of
19social services may certify eligibility for and distribute surplus commodities and food
20stuffs.".
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(1) (b) 2. d.
Except as provided in sub. (1g), to To certify eligibility for and
3issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with
7 USC 2011 to
2029.".
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6581. Page 569, line 25: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay
7admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "
whether or not the person is a
8private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking
9admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment,
10unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of
11assessment.".
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(7) (cL) No county department or aging unit may deny services to a
15person under par. (cj) who refused to have an assessment completed as required
16under par. (cj) 3. a. before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts
17date].".
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(11) (c) 5q. No county department or aging unit may deny services to a
21person under subd. 5n. who refused to have an assessment completed as required
22under subd. 5n. a. before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts
23date].".
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1584. Page 574, line 23: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay
2admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "
whether or not the person is a
3private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking
4admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment,
5unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of
6assessment.".
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7585. Page 576, line 3: delete "whether or not the person is a private pay
8admittee at the time of admission." and substitute "
whether or not the person is a
9private pay admittee at the time of admission. except that a person seeking
10admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis may waive the assessment,
11unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months of
12assessment.".
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13586. Page 594, line 9: after "supervision." insert "A resource center need not
14provide a financial screen for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on
15a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial screen under this
16paragraph, unless the person will be eligible for medical assistance within 6 months
17after performance of the financial screen.".
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146.46
(1) The department shall perform activities to augment the amount of
2moneys received under 42 USC 670 to 679a, 42 USC 1395 to 1395ddd and 42 USC
31396 to 1396v. The department shall perform those income augmentation activities
4itself and may not contract with any person to perform those income augmentation
5activities. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb), the department
6shall support costs that are exclusively related to the operational costs of
7augmenting the amount of moneys received under 42 USC 670 to 679a, 42 USC 1395
8to 1395ddd and 42 USC 1396 to 1396v performing those income augmentation
9activities. In addition, the department may expend moneys from the appropriation
10account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb) as provided in sub. (2).".
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(30) Substance abuse treatment grants. (a) From the appropriation
14under s. 20.435 (7) (bc), the department shall distribute grants on a competitive basis
15to county departments of social services and to private nonprofit organizations, as
16defined in s. 103.21 (2), for the provision of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
17services in counties with a population of 500,000 or more. Grants distributed under
18this subsection may be used only to provide treatment for alcohol and other drug
19abuse to individuals who are eligible for federal temporary assistance for needy
20families under
42 USC 601 et. seq. and who have a family income of not more than
21200% of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5).