(13g) Report regarding evidence-based practices for treatment in drug offender diversion programs. By December 31, 2006, the department of health and family services shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, regarding how it determined, under section 16.964 (12) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by this act, what are the evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment.
(13n) Report on capping number of prescription drugs per recipient under public assistance programs. By July 1, 2006, the department of health and
family services shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, the appropriate standing committees of the legislature that includes an estimate of any savings that would accrue under the Medical Assistance program, the Badger Care health care program, and the program under section 49.688 of the statutes and any costs that would be incurred by the department or providers as a result of requiring prior authorization under these programs for a brand name prescription drug if the recipient has already received 5 or more covered brand name prescription drugs in the preceding 30 days.
(13p) Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan; administrator contract.
(a) Because the legislature has determined that it is in the best interest of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan to have the organization formed under section 149.11 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, administer the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan, the department of health and family services shall immediately give written notice to the plan administrator under section 149.16, 2003 stats., terminating the contract between the department of health and family services and the plan administrator 180 days after the notice is given.
(b) Notwithstanding the treatment of sections 149.12 (1) and (1m) and 149.16 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the organization formed under section 149.11 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall enter into a contract with the plan administrator under section 149.16, 2003 stats., that has the same terms and conditions as the contract under paragraph (a) and under which the plan administrator has the same rights, duties, and obligations as it had under the contract under paragraph (a) and the organization has the same rights, duties, and obligations as the department of health and family services had under the contract under paragraph (a). The contract under this paragraph shall have a term beginning on the date on which the contract under paragraph (a) is terminated under paragraph (a). The department of health and family services, the plan administrator, and the organization shall cooperate with one another to ensure that the administration of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan continues without interruption after the termination of the contract under paragraph (a) and the commencement of the contract under this paragraph.
(13w) Managed care expansion; report. By January 1, 2007, the department of health and family services shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report that specifies all of the following:
(a) The status of the initiatives to enroll for services in managed care plans those recipients of Medical Assistance who are eligible for the Supplemental Security Income program and to expand managed care services for low-income families. The report shall include information that compares the assumptions regarding managed care plan enrollments and cost savings under the Medical Assistance program that are contained in the documents of the department of administration that accompany 2005 Assembly Bill 100 with the managed care plan enrollments and cost savings realized before July 1, 2006, and with the managed care plan enrollments and cost savings projected to occur before July 1, 2007.
(b) Any initiatives other than those specified in paragraph (a) that were assumed under the initiatives specified in paragraph (a) and that have been implemented by the department of health and family services to realize cost savings under the Medical Assistance program.
(14k) Prohibition against limitations on Medical Assistance reimbursement for psychotropic medications. During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the department of health and family services may not impose new limitations on reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Program, Badger Care, or the program under section 49.688 of the statutes for psychotropic medications, other than stimulants and related agents or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, that are prescribed to treat a mental illness.
(14p) Report on physician prescribing practices under Medical Assistance. By January 1, 2006, the department of health and family services shall submit to the joint committee on finance and, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, the appropriate standing committees of the legislature a report that includes the following information for each physician who is a certified provider of Medical Assistance, concerning prescriptions written by the physician in fiscal year 2004-05 for recipients of the Medical Assistance Program or Badger Care:
(a) The percentage of the prescriptions written for generic drugs and the percentage written for nongeneric drugs.
(b) The number and percentage of the prescriptions that required prior authorization.
(c) Of the prescriptions written for drugs for which a generic drug was available, the number and percentage that specified a nongeneric drug.
(14x)
Inmate mental health services pilot program.
(a) The department of health and family services shall in state fiscal year 2006-07 provide reimbursement for the provision of Medical Assistance-reimbursable services to up to 12 eligible inmates with severe and persistent mental illness following release from the Wisconsin Resource Center. Services provided to participants under the program under this subsection shall include all of the following:
1. Intensive case management, treatment, and support services.
2. Access to safe, secure residences.
3. Medication and medication monitoring.
4. Mental health counseling and other mental health treatment interventions, as appropriate.
5. Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment.
6. Vocational rehabilitation services.
7. Social skills training.
8. Educational and skill-based training, as appropriate.
(b) A program participant under this subsection shall be assigned a case manager 6 months before release, who will do all the following:
1. Apply for Medical Assistance on behalf of the participant 6 months before release.
2. Together with the participant's probation and parole agent, develop a comprehensive treatment and supervision plan for reentry into the community, under which all services will be available upon the participant's release and which shall be updated at least every 6 months and more frequently if necessary.
3. Complete progress notes every 3 months.
(c) Under the program under this subsection, the department of health and family services and the department of corrections shall seek to do all of the following:
1. Create programmatic continuity among institutional, community correctional, and community-based providers to enhance communication, coordination, and planning for offenders with severe and persistent mental illness who are scheduled for release from the Wisconsin Resource Center.
2. Ensure that mental health services that are necessary for successful reintegration are not interrupted.
3. Enhance the availability and coordination of community-based services.
4. Increase opportunities for employment and residential stability of released inmates.
5. Reduce reconvictions and rates of prison return.
(d) The department of corrections and the department of health and family services shall coordinate supervision services for participants in the program under this subsection.
(e) The department shall conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the program under this subsection, including data collection, analysis, and an annual report.
25,9122
Section 9122.
Nonstatutory provisions; higher educational aids board.
25,9123
Section 9123.
Nonstatutory provisions; historical society.
25,9124
Section 9124.
Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic Development Authority.
25,9125
Section 9125.
Nonstatutory provisions; insurance.
25,9126
Section 9126.
Nonstatutory provisions; investment board.
25,9127
Section 9127.
Nonstatutory provisions; joint committee on finance.
25,9128
Section 9128.
Nonstatutory provisions; judicial commission.
25,9129
Section 9129.
Nonstatutory provisions; justice.
25,9130
Section 9130.
Nonstatutory provisions; legislature.
(1) Appropriation lapses and reestimates.
(a) In this subsection, "state operations" means all purposes except aids to individuals and organizations and local assistance.
(b) The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization shall take actions during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to ensure that from general purpose revenue appropriations for state operations to the legislature under section 20.765 of the statutes, as affected by this act, an amount equal to a total of $4,675,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and a total of $4,675,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 are lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or are subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both.
(c) The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization shall take actions during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to ensure that the authorized FTE positions for the legislature are decreased by a total of 38.0 FTE positions from the FTE position level that is authorized for the legislature on the effective date of this subsection.
(2q) Audit of elections board information technology development projects. The joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to conduct a performance evaluation audit of the most recent information technology development projects undertaken by the elections board, including the project to create a statewide voter registration system and the project to create a State of Wisconsin Elections Board Information System. If the audit is performed, the bureau is requested to file a report of its findings as provided in section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes.
25,9131
Section 9131.
Nonstatutory provisions; lieutenant governor.
25,9132
Section 9132.
Nonstatutory provisions; lower Wisconsin state riverway board.
25,9133
Section 9133.
Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.
25,9134
Section 9134.
Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.
25,9135
Section 9135.
Nonstatutory provisions; natural resources.
(2e) Study of Cladaphora in Lake Michigan. The department of natural resources shall make a grant of $25,000 during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium from the appropriation account under section 20.370 (4) (mq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to Manitowoc County for a study of Cladaphora algae in Lake Michigan at Hika
Bay. The study may include monitoring of Fischer Creek and Point Creek in Manitowoc County.
(3) Turkey hunting approvals; rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules implementing section 29.164 of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the date on which permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(4k) Air permit report. No later than December 15, 2006, the department of natural resources shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that does all of the following:
(a) Describes the department's progress on implementing changes in the air pollution permitting program made by
2003 Wisconsin Act 118 and on the development of an information technology system for the air pollution permitting program.
(b) States the number of sources for which operation permits are required under section 285.60 of the statutes but not federal law that are covered by registration permits, general permits, and operation permits that are not registration permits or general permits.
(c) States, for sources for which operation permits are required under section 285.60 of the statutes but not federal law, the average number of days from receipt of a complete application until the department issues a determination of coverage under a registration permit, the average number of days from receipt of a complete application until the department issues a determination of coverage under a general permit, and the average number of days from receipt of a complete application until issuance of an operation permit that is not a registration permit or general permit.
(d) Includes an analysis of the costs of the air pollution permitting program and the revenues necessary to run the program after the changes described in paragraph (a) are fully implemented.
(4p) Emergency rules for fees for managed forest land plans. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall promulgate the rule required under section 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule promulgated under section 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(4q) Hunter education; rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate the rule required under section 29.591 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the date on which the permanent rule takes effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(4w) Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The department of natural resources shall provide in fiscal year 2005-06, from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, $250,000 to the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The commission may use this funding for activities that are required or authorized under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of the statutes and that are consistent with the commission's implementation plan. The activities for which this funding is utilized may include the activities required under section 33.56 (1), (2), and (3) of the statutes.
(5c) Marsh restoration. The department of natural resources shall identify 10 state-owned wildlife wetland areas in the state that are critical to waterfowl breeding, production, staging, and hunting. By August 30, 2006, the department of natural resources shall prepare and submit a qualitative and quantitative baseline assessment of the identified marshes, describing the vegetation, wildlife use, water quality, water chemistry, hunting success, and public use to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes and to the members of the joint committee on finance. The department of natural resources shall develop marsh restoration goals based on the findings included in the assessment and include a proposal to contract with nongovernmental agencies to meet those goals in its 2007-09 budget submittal to the governor.
(5p) Paper industry hall of fame. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ax) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $100,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc., in the city of Appleton for the development and operation of an exhibit in the hall known as the Paper Discovery Center.
(5q) Submission of plan concerning certain public lands. No later than February 1, 2006, the department of natural resources shall submit to the governor and to the members of the joint committee on finance a plan that addresses all of the following:
(a) The sales status, as of December 31, 2005, of all public lands subject to purchase by the state under section 24.59 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act.
(b) The department of natural resource's long term acquisition, retention, and disposal plan for land purchased by the state under section 24.59 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act.
(c) Identification of those lands purchased by the state under section 24.59 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, that the department of natural resources determines can be incorporated into its land and forestry programs and activities and identification of those lands that it determines cannot be incorporated into its land and forestry programs and activities. If the department of natural resources identifies lands that it cannot incorporate into its land and forestry programs and activities, it shall identify which of these lands might be appropriate for sale to local units of government.
(6p) Mechanized equipment training program. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ax) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $150,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the North Central Technical College to initiate a program, designed in collaboration with the Fox Valley Technical College, to train students to use mechanized equipment for the harvesting of timber.
25,9136
Section 9136.
Nonstatutory provisions; public defender board.
25,9137
Section 9137.
Nonstatutory provisions; public instruction.
(2n) Educare Center of Milwaukee. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (bc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of public instruction shall allocate $250,000 in the 2005-06 school year and $750,000 in the 2006-07 school year to the Educare Center of Milwaukee and shall reduce the amount of state aid to Milwaukee Public Schools by identical amounts.
(2q) Special education studies.
(a) The department of public instruction shall complete a study concerning the distribution of special education aid on a census basis rather than a cost reimbursement basis, and, by December 1, 2006, submit the study and the department's recommendations to the joint committee on finance.
(b) The joint legislative council is requested to study the effectiveness of this state's special education policy and funding, including a review of statewide data and historical trends, an examination of funding sources, and a survey of national reform efforts. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, the joint legislative council shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes by January 1, 2007.
(3m) Open enrollment program. By March 1, 2006, the department of public instruction shall submit to the governor and the joint committee on finance a report on the feasibility and cost of developing and implementing a statewide Internet-based application and reporting system for the open enrollment program under section 118.51 of the statutes.
(3q) Second Chance Partnership. From the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (cf) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of public instruction shall pay $190,000 in each of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 fiscal years to the Second Chance Partnership, a nonprofit corporation, to create a pilot work-based learning program in which children at risk participate in apprenticeships while earning high school diplomas. No more than 32 pupils may participate in the program.
(4p) Revenue limit computation. Notwithstanding section 121.91 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of calculating the revenue limit for the 2005-06 school year of any school district in which a charter school established under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is located, the school district's base revenue from the 2004-05 school year is increased by an amount equal to the amount determined by multiplying the number of pupils who in the 2004-05 school year attended a charter school under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes that was located in the school district by the amount paid by the state for each such pupil under section 118.40 (2r) of the statutes.
25,9138
Section 9138.
Nonstatutory provisions; public lands, board of commissioners of.
25,9139
Section 9139.
Nonstatutory provisions; public service commission.
25,9140
Section 9140.
Nonstatutory provisions; regulation and licensing.
(1) Credential renewal fees; renewal date changes. When preparing its recommendations under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for changes to fees under section 440.08 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for credential renewals in the 2007-09 biennium, the department of regulation and licensing shall consider whether to reduce or increase the fees based on the changes to the renewal deadlines made by this act.
(1m) Initial appointments; cemetery board. Notwithstanding section 15.405 (3m) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial term of 2 of the initial members of the cemetery board shall be one year, the initial term of 2 of the initial members shall be 2 years, and the initial term of 2 of the initial members shall be 3 years.
(1p) Rules and orders; cemetery board. All rules promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of regulation and licensing relating to cemeteries that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection shall become rules of the cemetery board and shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended, repealed, or rescinded by the cemetery board.
(1q) Rules for substance abuse counselors, clinical supervisors, and prevention specialists; standards and qualifications. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of regulation and licensing shall promulgate the rules required under section 440.75 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 440.75 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(1r) Substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, and prevention specialist certification; review of costs. The department of regulation and licensing shall review actual administration and enforcement costs for renewals of certification for substance abuse counselors, clinical supervisors, and prevention specialists and, in light of those costs, as part of the department's biennial budget request for 2007-09, shall recommend any appropriate revised renewal fee for the certification.
(2e) Credential renewal fees for 2007-09 biennium; timekeeping data. In preparing its recommendations under section 440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for changes to fees under section 440.08 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for credential renewals in the 2007-09 biennium, the department of regulation and licensing shall utilize timekeeping data tracking the allocation of staff hours to administrative and enforcement activities relating to each regulated profession from the 2 most recent years in which the department collected the timekeeping data for the entire year.
