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560.175
(2) Subject to subs. (3) and (6), the department may make a grant from
6the
appropriation appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c)
and (kd) to a person to fund
7an early planning project.".
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560.19
(3) In coordination with the solid and hazardous waste education center
11under s. 36.25 (30) and the department of
natural resources environmental
12management, the department shall conduct an education, environmental
13management and technical assistance program to promote pollution prevention
14among businesses in the state.".
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16"560.25
(2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to
subs. sub. (4)
and (5), the department
17may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1)
(ko) and a grant of up
18to $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a
19technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing
20extension center if all of the following apply:
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21Section 3692c. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
22Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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560.25
(2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to sub. (4), the department may make a
24grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ko)
and a grant of up to $500,000
1in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a
2technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing
3extension center if all of the following apply:".
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560.26
(1) (intro.) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall make grants from
7the
appropriation appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c)
and (kd) to the Wisconsin
8Procurement Institute if all of the following apply:".
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560.61
(1) Make a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project that meets
12the criteria for funding under s. 560.605 (1) and (2) and under s. 560.62, 560.63,
13560.65
, or 560.66, whichever is appropriate, from the appropriations under s. 20.143
14(1) (c), (cb)
and, (ie)
, and (kd).
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560.61
(3) Make a grant under s. 560.16 from the appropriations under s.
1720.143 (1) (c)
and, (ie)
, and (kd) if the board determines that the grant meets the
18requirements of s. 560.16.".
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560.70
(7) (c) In s. 560.798, "tax benefits" means the development zones capital
23investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm) and the
24development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx).".
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3560.798 Agricultural development zones.
(1) In this section, "rural
4municipality" means any of the following:
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(a) A city, town, or village that is located in a county with a population density
6of less than 150 persons per square mile.
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(b) A city, town, or village with a population of 6,000 or less.
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8(2) (a) The department shall designate 2 areas in the state as agricultural
9development zones. Each area must be located in a rural municipality. An
10agricultural business that is located in an agricultural development zone and that
11is certified by the department under sub. (3) is eligible for tax benefits as provided
12in sub. (3).
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(b) The designation of an area as an agricultural development zone shall be in
14effect for 10 years from the time that the department first designates the area.
15However, not more than $5,000,000 in tax benefits may be claimed in an agricultural
16development zone. The department may change the boundaries of an agricultural
17development zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the
18boundaries of an agricultural development zone does not affect the duration of the
19designation of the area or the maximum tax benefit amount that may be claimed in
20the agricultural development zone.
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21(3) (a) The department may certify for tax benefits in an agricultural
22development zone a new or expanding agricultural business that is located in the
23agricultural development zone. In determining whether to certify a business under
1this subsection, the department shall consider, among other things, the number of
2jobs that will be created or retained by the business.
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(b) When the department certifies an agricultural business under this
4subsection, the department shall establish a limit on the amount of tax benefits that
5the business may claim. The department shall enter into an agreement with the
6business that specifies the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the business may
7claim and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.
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8(4) (a) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of
9all the following:
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1. An agricultural development zone's designation.
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2. A business' certification and the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the
12business may claim.
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3. The revocation of a business' certification.
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(b) The department shall annually verify information submitted to the
15department under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), or 71.47 (1dm) or
16(1dx).
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17(5) The department shall promulgate rules for the operation of this section,
18including rules related to all the following:
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(a) Criteria for designating an area as an agricultural development zone.
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(b) Criteria for certifying a business for tax benefits.
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(c) Standards for establishing the limit on the amount of tax benefits that a
22business may claim.
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(d) Reporting requirements for certified businesses.
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(e) The exchange of information between the department of commerce and the
25department of revenue.
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1(f) Reasons for revoking a business' certification.
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(g) Standards for changing the boundaries of an agricultural development
3zone.".
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41728. Page 1176, line 21: delete the material beginning with "The
5department" and ending with "zones." on line 23 and substitute "The department
6shall designate the city of Marshfield as a technology zone and may designate up to
72 more areas in the state as technology zones, for a total of 3 technology zones. The
8department may, with the approval of the joint committee on finance, designate up
9to 15 more areas in the state as technology zones, for a total of 18 technology zones.".
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601.415
(13) Substantially similar health care benefits coverage rules. The
15commissioner shall promulgate the rules required under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8s. b. and
16(om), setting out a standardized summary of benefits provided under health care
17coverage policies and plans for use in determining benefit similarities and
18differences among policies and plans.".
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601.73
(2) (c)
Default judgment. No plaintiff or complainant is entitled to a
22judgment by default in any proceeding in which process is served under this section
23and s. 601.72 until the expiration of 45 days after the date of mailing of the process
24under par. (b)
. If the proceeding is to foreclose or otherwise enforce a lien or security
1interest, the plaintiff or complainant is not entitled to a judgment by default under
2this paragraph until the expiration of 20 days after the date of mailing of the process
3under par. (b).".
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6607.25 Loan to general fund. No later than the first day of the 2nd month
7after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the life fund shall
8make a loan of $850,000 to the general fund. Interest shall accrue on the principle
9balance at the average rate earned by the state on its deposits in the state investment
10fund during the period of the loan. The general fund shall repay the loan from
11moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (a) at
12the end of the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, if any, and from moneys lapsed to the general
13fund from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s.
1440.98 (6m). If the secretary of administration determines that the moneys lapsed
15from these appropriations will not be sufficient to repay the loan within a reasonable
16period of time, as determined by the secretary and the commissioner, the secretary
17shall transfer from the general fund to the life fund an amount sufficient to repay the
18loan.".
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21609.795 Prohibiting denial of payment for certain procedures. Limited
22service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and managed care plans are
23subject to s. 632.872.".
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3609.10 (title)
Standard plan and point-of-service option plan required.
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609.10
(1) (am) Except as provided in subs. (2) to (4), an employer that offers
9any of its employees a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan
10that provides comprehensive health care services shall also offer the employees a
11standard plan that provides at least substantially equivalent coverage of health care
12expenses
and a point-of-service option plan, as provided in pars. (b) and (c).
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609.10
(1) (c) The employer shall provide the employees adequate notice of the
16opportunity to enroll in the health care plans under par. (am) and shall provide the
17employees complete and understandable information concerning the differences
18among between the health maintenance organization or preferred provider plan
, and 19the standard plan
and the point-of-service option plan.
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609.10
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an employer that
does any of the
23following: (a) Employs employs fewer than 25 full-time employees.
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609.20
(4) To ensure that employees offered a health maintenance organization
5or a preferred provider plan that provides comprehensive services under s. 609.10
6(1) (am) are given adequate notice of the opportunity to enroll, as well as complete
7and understandable information under s. 609.10 (1) (c) concerning the differences
8among between the health maintenance organization or preferred provider plan
, and 9the standard plan
and the point-of-service option plan, as defined in s. 609.10 (1)
10(ac), including differences
among between providers available and differences
11resulting from special limitations or requirements imposed by an institutional
12provider because of its affiliation with a religious organization.".
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16MANAGED CARE Defined network PLANS
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609.01
(1d) "Enrollee" means, with respect to a
managed care defined network 19plan, preferred provider plan
, or limited service health organization, a person who
20is entitled to receive health care services under the plan.
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609.01
(1b) "
Managed care Defined network plan" means a health benefit plan
24that requires an enrollee of the health benefit plan, or creates incentives, including
1financial incentives, for an enrollee of the health benefit plan, to use providers that
2are managed, owned, under contract with
, or employed by the insurer offering the
3health benefit plan.
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609.01
(3m) "Participating" means, with respect to a physician or other
6provider, under contract with a
managed care defined network plan, preferred
7provider plan
, or limited service health organization to provide health care services,
8items or supplies to enrollees of the
managed care
defined network plan, preferred
9provider plan
, or limited service health organization.
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609.01
(4) "Preferred provider plan" means a health care plan offered by an
12organization established under ch. 185, 611, 613
, or 614 or issued a certificate of
13authority under ch. 618 that makes available to its enrollees,
without referral and 14for consideration other than predetermined periodic fixed payments,
coverage of 15either comprehensive health care services or a limited range of health care services
,
16regardless of whether the health care services are performed by
participating or
17nonparticipating providers
participating in the plan.
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609.01
(5) "Primary provider" means a participating primary care physician,
20or other participating provider authorized by the
managed care defined network 21plan, preferred provider plan
, or limited service health organization to serve as a
22primary provider, who coordinates and may provide ongoing care to an enrollee.
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1609.05
(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a limited service health
2organization, preferred provider plan
, or
managed care defined network plan shall
3permit its enrollees to choose freely among participating providers.
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609.05
(2) Subject to s. 609.22 (4) and (4m), a limited service health
6organization, preferred provider plan
, or
managed care defined network plan may
7require an enrollee to designate a primary provider and to obtain health care services
8from the primary provider when reasonably possible.