Wisconsin Legislature: 16,3713

(4) (a) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of all the following:

1. An agricultural development zone's designation.

2. A business' certification and the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the business may claim.

3. The revocation of a business' certification.

(b) The department shall annually verify information submitted to the department under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), or 71.47 (1dm) or (1dx).

(5) The department shall promulgate rules for the operation of this section, including rules related to all the following:

(a) Criteria for designating an area as an agricultural development zone.

(b) Criteria for certifying a business for tax benefits.

(d) Reporting requirements for certified businesses.

(e) The exchange of information between the department of commerce and the department of revenue.

(f) Reasons for revoking a business' certification.

(g) Standards for changing the boundaries of an agricultural development zone.

16,3709 Section 3709. 560.80 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 560.80 (4) and amended to read:

560.80 (4) "Eligible development project costs" means costs that, in accordance with sound business and financial practices, are appropriately incurred in connection with a development project or a recycling development project. (b) "Eligible development project costs", but does not include entertainment expenses or expenses incurred more than 6 months before the board approves a grant or loan under s. 560.83 or 560.835.

16,3710 Section 3710. 560.80 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

560.80 (5) "Eligible recipient" means a person who is eligible to receive a grant under s. 560.82 (5) (a) or 560.837 or a grant or loan under s. 560.83 (5) (a) or (b) or 560.835.

16,3710j Section 3710j. 560.80 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

560.80 (8) "Minority business" means a minority business, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (e), business certified by the department under s. 560.036 (2) that has its principal place of business in this state.

16,3711 Section 3711. 560.82 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.82 (5) (a).

16,3712 Section 3712. 560.82 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

560.82 (5) (b) If the department awards a grant under sub. (1), the department may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person providing technical or management assistance to the grant recipient.

16,3713 Section 3713. 560.96 of the statutes is created to read:

560.96 Technology zones. (1) In this section, "tax credit" means a credit under s. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), or (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g), or 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g).

(2) (a) The department may , with the approval of the joint committee on finance, designate up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located in a technology zone and that is certified by the department under sub. (3) is eligible for a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).

(b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the department first designates the area. However, not more than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone. The department may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.

(3) (a) The department may certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following requirements:

1. The business is located in the technology zone.

2. The business is a new or expanding business.

3. The business is a high-technology business.

(b) In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the department shall consider all of the following:

1. How many new jobs the business is likely to create.

2. The extent and nature of the high technology used by the business.

3. The likelihood that the business will attract related enterprises.

4. The amount of capital investment that the business is likely to make in the state.

5. The economic viability of the business.

(c) When the department certifies a business under this subsection, the department shall establish a limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim. Unless its certification is revoked, and subject to the limit on the tax credit amount established by the department under this paragraph, a business that is certified may claim a tax credit for 3 years, except that a business that experiences growth, as determined for that business by the department under par. (d) and sub. (5) (e), may claim a tax credit for up to 5 years.

(d) The department shall enter into an agreement with a business that is certified under this subsection. The agreement shall specify the limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim, the extent and type of growth, which shall be specific to the business, that the business must experience to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, the business' baseline against which that growth will be measured, any other conditions that the business must satisfy to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.

(4) (a) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of all the following:

1. A technology zone's designation.

2. A business' certification and the limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim.

3. The extension or revocation of a business' certification.

(b) The department shall annually verify information submitted to the department under ss. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), and (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g), and 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g).

(5) The department shall promulgate rules for the operation of this section, including rules related to all the following:

(a) Criteria for designating an area as a technology zone.

(b) A business' eligibility for certification, including definitions for all of the following:

1. New or expanding business.

2. High-technology business.

(d) Standards for establishing the limit on the amount of tax credits that a business may claim.

(e) Standards for extending a business' certification, including what measures, in addition to job creation, the department will use to determine the growth of a specific business and how the department will establish baselines against which to measure growth.

(f) Reporting requirements for certified businesses.

(g) The exchange of information between the department of commerce and the department of revenue.

(h) Reasons for revoking a business' certification.

(i) Standards for changing the boundaries of a technology zone.

16,3713c Section 3713c. 562.057 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 562.057 (4m) (a) and amended to read:

562.057 (4m) (a) For a racetrack at which $25,000,000 or more was wagered during During the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the applicant proposes to conduct wagering on simulcast races, at least 250 275 race performances were conducted at the racetrack during that period.

16,3713d Section 3713d. 562.057 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

16,3713e Section 3713e. 562.057 (4m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

16,3713jm Section 3713jm. 562.065 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

562.065 (4) Unclaimed prizes. Any A licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) shall pay to the department 50% of any winnings on a race which that are not claimed within 90 days after the end of the period authorized for racing in that year under s. 562.05 (9) shall be paid to the department. The department shall credit moneys received under this subsection to the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g). The licensee may retain the remaining 50% of the winnings.

16,3713k Section 3713k. 563.04 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

563.04 (14) Promulgate rules relating to the sale of equal shares of single raffle tickets to one or more purchasers under a Class A raffle license under s. 563.92 (1m).

16,3713kg Section 3713kg. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

563.92 (1m) The department may issue a Class A license for the conduct of a raffle in which some or all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on days other than the same day as the raffle drawing and in which equal shares of a single ticket may be sold to one or more purchasers. The department may issue a Class B license for the conduct of a raffle in which all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on the same day as the raffle drawing.

16,3713km Section 3713km. 563.93 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

563.93 (2) No raffle ticket may exceed $50 $100 in cost.

16,3713kp Section 3713kp. 563.93 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

563.93 (9) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior to the raffle drawing for which the shares were sold, purchase any shares of the ticket that have not been sold.

16,3733r Section 3733r. 601.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

601.41 (1) Duties. The commissioner shall administer and enforce chs. 600 to 655 and ss. 59.52 (11) (c), 66.0137 (4) and (4m), 120.13 (2) (b) to (g), 149.13 and 149.144 and shall act as promptly as possible under the circumstances on all matters placed before the commissioner.

16,3735 Section 3735. 601.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

601.47 (2) Annual report. The commissioner shall determine the form for and have printed the report required in s. 601.46 (3), in number sufficient and shall have the report published in sufficient quantity to meet all requests for copies. The commissioner shall distribute copies upon request to any person who pays the reasonable price thereof determined for the report under sub. (1).

16,3737m Section 3737m. 601.73 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

601.73 (2) (c) Default judgment. No plaintiff or complainant is entitled to a judgment by default in any proceeding in which process is served under this section and s. 601.72 until the expiration of 45 days after the date of mailing of the process under par. (b). If the proceeding is to foreclose or otherwise enforce a lien or security interest, the plaintiff or complainant is not entitled to a judgment by default under this paragraph until the expiration of 20 days after the date of mailing of the process under par. (b).

16,3741amb Section 3741amb. 607.25 of the statutes is created to read:

607.25 Loan to general fund. No later than the first day of the 2nd month after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the life fund shall make a loan of $850,000 to the general fund. Notwithstanding s. 604.03 (2), no interest shall be charged on the loan during the period of the loan. The general fund shall repay the loan from moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (a) at the end of the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, if any, and from moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s. 40.98 (6m). If the secretary of administration determines that the moneys lapsed from these appropriations will not be sufficient to repay the loan within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the secretary and the commissioner, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the life fund an amount sufficient to repay the loan.

16,3741amc Section 3741amc. Chapter 609 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

CHAPTER 609

MANAGED CARE Defined network PLANS

16,3741amg Section 3741amg. 609.01 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:

609.01 (1d) "Enrollee" means, with respect to a managed care defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or limited service health organization, a person who is entitled to receive health care services under the plan.

16,3741amp Section 3741amp. 609.01 (3c) of the statutes is renumbered 609.01 (1b) and amended to read:

609.01 (1b) "Managed care Defined network plan" means a health benefit plan that requires an enrollee of the health benefit plan, or creates incentives, including financial incentives, for an enrollee of the health benefit plan, to use providers that are managed, owned, under contract with, or employed by the insurer offering the health benefit plan.

16,3741amt Section 3741amt. 609.01 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

609.01 (3m) "Participating" means, with respect to a physician or other provider, under contract with a managed care defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or limited service health organization to provide health care services, items or supplies to enrollees of the managed care defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or limited service health organization.

16,3741bmg Section 3741bmg. 609.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

609.01 (4) "Preferred provider plan" means a health care plan offered by an organization established under ch. 185, 611, 613, or 614 or issued a certificate of authority under ch. 618 that makes available to its enrollees, without referral and for consideration other than predetermined periodic fixed payments, coverage of either comprehensive health care services or a limited range of health care services, regardless of whether the health care services are performed by participating or nonparticipating providers participating in the plan.

16,3741bmp Section 3741bmp. 609.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: