Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1,1167,25 560.183 (5) (b) 2. The likelihood that a physician will remain in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area, and that a dentist will remain in the dental health shortage area, in which he or she desires to practice after the loan repayment period.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1942 Section 1942. 560.183 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1168,4 560.183 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice and of the dental health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1943 Section 1943. 560.183 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1168,11 560.183 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice and for dentist recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the dental health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1944 Section 1944. 560.183 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1168,17 560.183 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians and dentists who have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic distribution of the eligible practice areas or , health professional shortage areas, and dental health shortage areas in which the eligible applicants desire to practice.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1945 Section 1945. 560.183 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1168,21 560.183 (5) (d) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action against the state on the part of the physician, dentist, or the lending institution for failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1946 Section 1946. 560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,2 560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department against physicians and dentists who breach an agreement agreements entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1947 Section 1947. 560.183 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,7 560.183 (8) (b) Advise the department and rural health development council on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for medical care and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for dental care.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1948 Section 1948. 560.183 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,10 560.183 (8) (d) Assist the department to publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists, and eligible communities.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1949 Section 1949. 560.183 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,13 560.183 (8) (e) Assist physicians and dentists who are interested in applying for the program under this section.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1950 Section 1950. 560.183 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,16 560.183 (8) (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians' and dentists' services through the program under this section.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1951 Section 1951. 560.183 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1169,24 560.183 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician or dentist under an expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program, a physician or dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1952 Section 1952. 560.183 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,1 560.183 (9) (a) The physician or dentist must be a U.S. citizen.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1953 Section 1953. 560.183 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,4 560.183 (9) (b) The physician or dentist may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for a debt to the United States.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1954 Section 1954. 560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,7 560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) The physician or dentist must agree to do all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1955 Section 1955. 560.183 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,12 560.183 (9) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's or dentist's services.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1956 Section 1956. 560.183 (9) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,16 560.183 (9) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if a physician, or in a dental health shortage area, if a dentist.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690b Section 3690b. 560.184 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,19 560.184 (1) (ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ad).

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690c Section 3690c. 560.184 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1170,22 560.184 (1) (aj) "Dental hygienist" means an individual licensed under s. 447.04 (2).

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690d Section 3690d. 560.184 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1171,2 560.184 (1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area, an American Indian reservation, or trust lands of an American Indian tribe, except that with respect to a dental hygienist "eligible practice area" means a dental health shortage area.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690e Section 3690e. 560.184 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1171,5 560.184 (1) (b) "Health care provider" means a dental hygienist, physician assistant, nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690f Section 3690f. 560.184 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1171,12 560.184 (3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental hygienist may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690g Section 3690g. 560.184 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1171,19 560.184 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which an eligible applicant who is not a dental hygienist desires to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental hygienist desires to practice.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690h Section 3690h. 560.184 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1171,23 560.184 (7) (a) Advise the department and council on the identification of communities with an extremely high need for health care, including dental heath care.

SB55-ASA1, s. 3690i Section 3690i. 560.184 (8) (c) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1172,4 560.184 (8) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's health care provider's services.

SB55-ASA1,1172,7 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental hygienist.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1957 Section 1957. 560.185 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1172,11 560.185 (1) Advise the department on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 560.183 and the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1958 Section 1958. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1172,16 560.25 (2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to subs. sub. (4) and (5), the department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) (ko) to a technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing extension center if all of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1959 Section 1959. 560.25 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1960 Section 1960. 560.42 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1,1173,2 560.42 (5) Report. Beginning in 2003 and biennially thereafter, the center shall prepare a report describing its activities under this section since the period covered in the previous report. The department shall submit the report with the report required under s. 560.55. The report may include recommendations for the legislature, governor, public records board, and regulatory agencies on simplifying the process of applying for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications, and of issuing permits, and shall include information on the number of requests for assistance, the types of assistance provided, and the center's success in resolving conflicts in permit application and review processes.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1961 Section 1961. 560.42 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1962 Section 1962. 560.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1173,8 560.44 (2) Administration of brownfields grant program programs. The center shall assist in administering the grant program under s. 560.13 and in administering grants and loans under s. 560.138 that are made for brownfields remediation projects.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1963 Section 1963. 560.55 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1964 Section 1964. 560.55 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.55 and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1173,22 560.55 Evaluation and report Report. No Beginning on October 15, 2003, and no later than January 1 October 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report containing the evaluation prepared under sub. (1) and describing the department's activities and the result of the department's activities under s. 560.54 since the period covered in the previous report. The department shall combine this report with the report required under s. 560.42 (5) and may combine this report with other reports published by the department, including the report under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report may include recommendations for legislative proposals to change the entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1965 Section 1965. 560.70 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 560.70 (7) (a) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1174,3 560.70 (7) (a) "Tax Except as provided in par. (b), "tax benefits" means the development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx), except that in.

SB55-ASA1,1174,8 (b) In s. 560.795, "tax benefits" means the development zones investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2di), 71.28 (1di), and 71.47 (1di) and the development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx). With respect to the development opportunity zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e), "tax benefits" also means the development zones capital investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1966 Section 1966. 560.795 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1174,11 560.795 (1) (e) An area in the city of Milwaukee, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Milwaukee.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1967 Section 1967. 560.795 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1174,21 560.795 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of each area under sub. (1) (a), (b) and (c), and (e) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 36 months, with the designation of the areas under sub. (1) (a) and (b) beginning on April 23, 1994, and the designation of the area under sub. (1) (c) beginning on April 28, 1995. Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of the each area under sub. (1) (d) and (e) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 84 months, with the designation of the area under sub. (1) (d) beginning on January 1, 2000, and the designation of the area under sub. (1) (e) beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].

SB55-ASA1, s. 1968 Section 1968. 560.795 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1174,24 560.795 (2) (b) 5. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) is $4,700,000.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1969 Section 1969. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1175,6 560.795 (3) (a) 4. Any corporation that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the department shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1970 Section 1970. 560.795 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1175,9 560.795 (3) (c) The department shall notify the department of revenue of all corporations entitled to claim tax benefits under this section subsection.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1971 Section 1971. 560.795 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1175,13 560.795 (3) (d) The department annually shall verify information submitted to the department under s. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), or (2dx), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), or (1dx), or 71.47 (1di), (1dm), or (1dx).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1972 Section 1972. 560.795 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,1175,17 560.795 (4) (a) (intro.) The department shall revoke the entitlement of a corporation to claim tax benefits under this section sub. (3) if the corporation does any of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1973 Section 1973. 560.795 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,1175,22 560.795 (5) Certification based on the activity of another. (a) The department may certify for tax benefits a person that is conducting economic activity in the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that is not otherwise entitled to claim tax benefits if all of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1,1175,24 1. The person's economic activity is instrumental in enabling another person to conduct economic activity in the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e).

SB55-ASA1,1176,3 2. The department determines that the economic activity of the other person under subd. 1. would not have occurred but for the involvement of the person to be certified for tax benefits under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1,1176,6 3. The person to be certified for tax benefits under this subsection will pass the benefits through to the other person conducting the economic activity under subd. 1., as determined by the department.

SB55-ASA1,1176,8 4. The other person conducting the economic activity under subd. 1. does not claim tax benefits under sub. (3).

SB55-ASA1,1176,11 (b) A person intending to claim tax benefits under this subsection shall submit to the department an application, in the form required by the department, containing information required by the department and by the department of revenue.

SB55-ASA1,1176,13 (c) The department shall notify the department of revenue of all persons certified to claim tax benefits under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1,1176,16 (d) The department annually shall verify information submitted to the department under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), or 71.47 (1dm) or (1dx).

SB55-ASA1,1176,18 (e) The department shall revoke the entitlement of a person to claim tax benefits under this subsection if the person does any of the following:

SB55-ASA1,1176,19 1. Supplies false or misleading information to obtain the tax benefits.