XX10 Commerce.
XX11 Corrections.
XX12 Court of appeals.
XX13 District attorneys.
XX14 Educational communications board.
XX15 Elections board.
XX16 Employee trust funds.
XX17 Employment relations commission.
XX18 Employment relations department.
XX19 Ethics board.
XX20 Financial institutions.
XX21 Governor.
XX22 Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
XX23 Health and family services.
XX24 Higher educational aids board.
XX25 Historical society.
XX26 Housing and Economic Development Authority.
XX27 Insurance.
XX28 Investment board.
XX29 Joint committee on finance.
XX30 Judicial commission.
XX31 Justice.
XX32 Legislature.
XX33 Lieutenant governor.
XX34 Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.
XX35 Medical College of Wisconsin.
XX36 Military affairs.
XX37 Natural resources.
XX38 Personnel commission.
XX39 Public defender board.
XX40 Public instruction.
XX41 Public lands, board of commissioners of.
XX42 Public service commission.
XX43 Regulation and licensing.
XX44 Revenue.
XX45 Secretary of state.
XX46 State fair park board.
XX47 Supreme Court.
XX48 Technical college system.
XX49 Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board.
XX50 Tobacco control board.
XX51 Tourism.
XX52 Transportation.
XX53 Treasurer.
XX54 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
XX55 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board.
XX56 University of Wisconsin System.
XX57 Veterans affairs.
XX58 Workforce development.
XX59 Other.
For example, for general nonstatutory provisions relating to the historical society, see SECTION 9125. For any agency that is not assigned a two-digit identification number and that is attached to another agency, see the number of the latter agency. For any other agency not assigned a two-digit identification number or any provision that does not relate to the functions of a particular agency, see number "59" (other) within each type of provision.
In order to facilitate amendment drafting and the enrolling process, separate section numbers and headings appear for each type of provision and for each state agency, even if there are no provisions included in that section number and heading. Section numbers and headings for which there are no provisions will be deleted in enrolling and will not appear in the published act.
Following is a list of the most commonly used acronyms appearing in the analysis:
DATCP Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DER Department of Employment Relations
DETF Department of Employee Trust Funds
DFI Department of Financial Institutions
DHFS Department of Health and Family Services
DMA Department of Military Affairs
DNR Department of Natural Resources
DOA Department of Administration
DOC Department of Corrections
DOJ Department of Justice
DOR Department of Revenue
DORL Department of Regulation and Licensing
DOT Department of Transportation
DPI Department of Public Instruction
DVA Department of Veterans Affairs
DWD Department of Workforce Development
JCF Joint Committee on Finance
OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
PSC Public Service Commission
UW University of Wisconsin
WHEDA Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
WHEFA Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
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Agriculture
Agricultural producer security
This bill changes the laws concerning milk contractors, grain dealers, grain warehouse keepers, and vegetable contractors (contractors). A milk contractor is a person who buys milk from milk producers or who markets milk on behalf of producers. A grain dealer is a person who buys grain from grain producers or who markets grain on behalf of producers. A grain warehouse keeper is a person who operates a warehouse in which the person stores grain that belongs to someone else. A vegetable contractor is a person who buys vegetables from vegetable producers for use in food processing or who markets vegetables for use in food processing on behalf of producers.
Current law requires certain contractors to post security with DATCP to provide payment to producers in case the contractors default on payments owed to producers. This bill establishes a segregated fund, called the agricultural producer security fund (the fund), into which certain contractors must pay, and out of which DATCP provides payment to producers when those contractors default on payments owed to producers. The statutory changes concerning agricultural producer security take effect in 2002.
Milk contractors
Under current law, persons who operate dairy plants generally must be licensed by DATCP. There is no separate licensing requirement for milk contractors. Under current law, DATCP may not issue a license for a dairy plant unless the applicant's financial condition is such as to reasonably ensure prompt payment to milk producers. If a dairy plant operator does not meet minimum financial standards, the operator must file a bond or other security with DATCP or must provide for a trustee who receives payment for all dairy products produced by the dairy plant and who pays producers.
This bill requires a milk contractor to obtain a license from DATCP. A licensed milk contractor that files financial statements which show that the milk contractor does not meet minimum financial standards, or that does not file annual and quarterly financial statements, must contribute to the fund unless the contractor is disqualified from the fund. If a milk contractor that contributes to the fund defaults on payments to producers, DATCP pays default claims from the fund.
A milk contractor that is required to file security when first licensed (because the contractor has negative equity) is disqualified from the fund until DATCP releases the security. A milk contractor is disqualified from the fund if DATCP denies, suspends, or revokes the contractor's license. DATCP may also disqualify a milk contractor from the fund for other reasons, such as failing to pay required fund assessments. If DATCP disqualifies a milk contractor from the fund and the milk contractor files a financial statement that shows that the contractor does not meet minimum financial standards, the milk contractor may not act as a milk contractor in this state.
The bill establishes the formula for determining the amount of the assessments that must be paid by a milk contractor that contributes to the fund, except that DATCP may, by rule, provide for a different formula. The assessments are based on a milk contractor's financial condition, the amount spent to procure milk from producers, and the number of consecutive years that the contractor has contributed to the fund.
The bill requires a milk contractor to maintain insurance that covers all milk and milk products in the possession of the milk contractor.
As under current law, the bill requires a milk contractor to pay a monthly fee to DATCP, based on the amount of milk that the milk contractor procures. Under the bill, if the balance in the fund contributed by milk contractors exceeds $4,000,000 on any February 28, DATCP must use 50% of the excess to reduce these monthly fees.
Grain dealers
