AB878, s. 33
19Section
33. 101.575 (3) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are repealed.
AB878, s. 34
20Section
34. 101.575 (3) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are renumbered 101.575 (4)
21(a) 5. to 8. and amended to read:
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101.575
(4) (a) 5.
Is The city, village or town receives services from a fire
23department that is organized to provide continuous fire protection in that city, village
24or town and has a designated chief.
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16.
Singly The city, village or town receives services from a fire department that
2singly, or in combination with another fire department under a
contract or mutual
3aid agreement, can ensure the response of at least 4 fire fighters, none of whom is
4the chief, to a first alarm for a building.
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7.
Provides The city, village or town receives services from a fire department
6that provides a training program
, as prescribed by
rule of the department
by rule,
7to fire fighters and inspectors who provide fire suppression services, fire prevention
8inspections or public education with regard to fire safety.
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8.
Provides The city, village or town receives services from a fire department
10that provides facilities capable, without delay, of receiving an alarm and dispatching
11fire fighters and apparatus.
AB878, s. 35
12Section
35. 101.575 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 101.575 (4) (a) 9. and
13amended to read:
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101.575
(4) (a) 9.
Each The city, village or town
eligible for dues under this
15section shall maintain either maintains or contracts with a
voluntary volunteer fire
16department that
has sufficient personnel ready for service at all times and that holds
17a meeting at least once each month, or
with a paid or partly paid fire department with
18sufficient personnel ready for service at all times.
AB878, s. 36
19Section
36. 101.575 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.575
(4) (title)
Eligibility; withheld payments.
AB878, s. 37
21Section
37. 101.575 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.575
(4) (a)
The department may not pay any fire department dues for any
23year to a Except as provided in sub. (7), a city, village
, or town
or fire department 24unless is eligible to receive fire department dues only if all of the following conditions
25are satisfied:
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11. The department determines that the city, village
, or town
or fire department 2has complied with
sub. (6) this section and s. 101.14 (2)
, except that, for the purposes
3of making this determination, only 95% of the inspections required under s. 101.14
4(2) need be provided for in the city, village or town.
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2. The city, village or town
has submitted a submits an audit form
which is ,
6provided by the department and signed by the clerk of the city, village or town and
7by the chief of
the each fire department providing fire protection
and fire prevention
8services to
that the city, village or town,
which is provided by the department by rule
9and which certifies certifying that the
fire department has complied with city, village
10or town satisfies the requirements of this section
or the department has audited the
11city, village, town or fire department and determined that it complies with sub. (6) 12and s. 101.14 (2)
, except that, for the purposes this subdivision, the audit form shall
13certify that at least 95% of the inspections required under s. 101.14 (2) were provided
14for in the city, village or town.
AB878, s. 38
15Section
38. 101.575 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.575
(4) (am) If a city, village or town receives fire protection and fire
17prevention services under a contract other than or in addition to a mutual aid
18agreement, both municipalities may receive fire department dues if otherwise
19eligible.
AB878, s. 39
20Section
39. 101.575 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 101.575 (4) (a) 4. and
21amended to read:
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101.575
(4) (a) 4.
No The department determines that, if the city, village or town
23which has contracted with another city, village or town or any part thereof for 24contracts to receive fire protection
may be paid any fire department dues unless the
25contract or and fire prevention services, all contracts
, exclusive of any mutual aid
1agreements, together are sufficient to provide fire protection to the entire city, village
2or town for which the fire protection
service is
and fire prevention services are being
3provided.
AB878, s. 40
4Section
40. 101.575 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.575
(6) (title)
Use of fire department dues.
AB878, s. 41
6Section
41. 101.575 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.575
(6) (a) (intro.) No city, village or town
maintaining a fire department
8under this section may use any
fire department dues received under s. 101.573
and
9this section for any purpose except the direct provision of the following:
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10Section
42. 101.575 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.575
(6) (b) Any city, village or town that
contracts for receives fire
12protection
service and fire prevention services under a contract other than or in
13addition to a mutual aid agreement shall give
all fire department dues received
14under s. 101.573 and this section to the fire department providing the fire protection
15service and fire prevention services under the contract. That fire department shall
16use those
fire department dues for any of the purposes specified in par. (a)
1. to 4.
AB878, s. 43
17Section
43. 101.577 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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18101.577 (title)
Liability of city or village for fire department services
19outside of boundaries.
AB878, s. 44
20Section
44. 101.645 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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101.645
(1) Definition. In this section, "smoke detector" means a device that
22detects particles or products of combustion other than heat.
AB878, s. 45
23Section
45. 101.645 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.645
(2) Approval and installation Smoke detectors approved for use.
25A Only a smoke detector
required
that is approved by Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.,
1or any other independent testing laboratory, may be used to satisfy the requirements 2under
this section shall be approved and installed as required under s. 101.145 (2)
3and (3) (a) sub. (3).
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4Section
46. 101.645 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.645
(3) Requirement
Requirements. The owner of a dwelling shall install
6a functional smoke detector in the basement of the dwelling and on each floor level
7except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit. The
owner shall install each
8smoke detector required under this subsection according to the directions and
9specifications of the manufacturer of the smoke detector. Except as otherwise
10provided in this subsection, the occupant of
such a dwelling unit shall maintain any
11smoke detector in that unit
, except that if. If any occupant
who is not other than the
12owner, or
if any state, county, city, village or town officer, agent or employe charged
13under statute or municipal ordinance with powers or duties involving inspection of
14real or personal property, gives written notice to the owner that the smoke detector
15is not functional the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt of that notice,
16any maintenance necessary to make that smoke detector functional.
AB878, s. 47
17Section
47. 101.745 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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101.745
(1) Definition. In this section, "smoke detector" has the meaning given
19in s. 101.645 (1).
AB878, s. 48
20Section
48. 101.745 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.745
(2) Approval
Smoke detectors approved for use. A Only a smoke
22detector
required under this section shall be that is approved by
underwriters
23laboratory Underwriters Laboratory, Inc., or any other independent testing
24laboratory, may be used to satisfy the requirement under sub. (4).
AB878, s. 49
25Section
49. 101.925 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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1101.925
(1) Definition. In this section, "smoke detector" has the meaning given
2in s. 101.645 (1).
AB878, s. 50
3Section
50. 101.925 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.925
(2) Approval
Smoke detectors approved for use. A Only a smoke
5detector
required under this section shall be that is approved by
underwriters
6laboratory Underwriters Laboratory, Inc., or any other independent testing
7laboratory, may be used to satisfy the requirement under sub. (4).
AB878, s. 51
8Section
51. 101.972 of the statutes is amended to read:
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9101.972 Multifamily dwelling code council duties. The multifamily
10dwelling code council shall review the rules for multifamily dwelling construction
11and recommend a uniform multifamily dwelling code for promulgation by the
12department.
To the extent feasible, the council shall recommend a uniform
13multifamily dwelling code that is consistent with nationally recognized standards for
14building heights and areas, means of egress, fire protection and the use of
15fire-resistant materials and construction methods. The council shall consider and
16make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matters
17related to this subchapter. The council shall identify, consider and make
18recommendations to the department regarding variances in the rules for different
19climate and soil conditions and the variable conditions created by building and
20population densities.
AB878, s. 52
21Section
52. 101.973 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.973
(1) Promulgate rules that establish standards for the construction of
23multifamily dwellings and their components.
To the extent feasible, the rules shall
24be consistent with nationally recognized standards for building heights and areas,
25means of egress, fire protection and the use of fire-resistant materials and
1construction methods. The department shall obtain the recommendation of the
2multifamily dwelling code council under s. 101.972 before promulgating a rule that
3is inconsistent with nationally recognized standards and that relates to building
4heights and areas, means of egress, fire protection or the use of fire-resistant
5materials and construction methods.
AB878, s. 53
6Section
53. 601.93 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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601.93
(2) Every insurer doing a fire insurance business in this state shall,
8before March 1 in each year, file with the commissioner a statement, showing the
9amount of premiums upon fire insurance due for the preceding calendar year.
10Return premiums may be deducted in determining the premium on which the fire
11department dues are computed. Payments of quarterly instalments of the total
12estimated payment for the then current calendar year under this subsection are due
13on or before April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. On March 1 the
14insurer shall pay any additional amounts due for the preceding calendar year.
15Overpayments will be credited on the amount due April 15. The commissioner shall,
16prior to before May 1 each year, report to the department of commerce the amount
17of dues paid under this subsection and to be paid under s.
101.573 (1) 604.04 (3) (b).
AB878, s. 54
18Section
54. 604.04 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 604.04 (3) (a).
AB878, s. 55
19Section
55. 604.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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604.04
(3) (b) Before May 1 of each year, the local government property
21insurance fund shall be charged fire department dues equal to 2% of the amount of
22all premiums that, during the preceding calendar year, have been paid into the state
23treasury for the benefit of the local government property insurance fund.
AB878, s. 56
24Section
56. 607.21 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1607.21 Payments from life fund. (intro.) In addition to the payments under
2s. 604.04 (3)
(a), and the payments which become due under its policies, the life fund
3shall pay: