1.
Page 441, line 4: delete "$10,000" and substitute "$8,500".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Renner - Educational grants to veterans
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 437, line 2: delete that line and substitute "exceed the amount under s. 45.396 (7) (a) exceed $50,000 plus $1,000 for each dependent in excess of 2 dependents.".
2.
Page 440, line 3: after that line insert:
"SECTION 763g. 45.25 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
45.25 (4) (d) A veteran may not receive reimbursement under sub. (2) for any semester in which the veteran fails to receive at least a 2.0 grade point average or an average grade of "C".
SECTION 763m. 45.25 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
45.25 (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The department shall promulgate a rule that establishes the number of days after the commencement of an academic term that begins after December 31, 2006, by which a veteran who will be seeking reimbursement under this section must provide to the department with all of the following information:
(a) The veteran's name.
(b) The educational institution the veteran is attending.
(c) Whether the veteran is enrolled full-time or part-time at the educational institution.
(d) An estimate of the amount of tuition reimbursement that the veteran will claim at the end of the academic term.".
3.
Page 1095, line 16: after that line insert:
"(1f) PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TUITION AND PART-TIME CLASSROOM COURSES. From the appropriation account under section 20.485 (2) (tf) of the statutes, the department of veterans affairs may expend not more than $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to fund payments under sections 45.25 and 45.396, 2003 stats., for coursework completed before July 1, 2005.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Renner - Mission welcome home campaign program
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 355, line 23: after that line insert:
"SECTION 375g. 20.485 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
20.485 (2) (f) Mission welcome home. The amounts in the schedule to provide payments under s. 45.35 (14) (j). No moneys may be encumbered from the appropriation under this paragraph after June 30, 2007.".
2.
Page 441, line 5: after that line insert:
"SECTION 769g. 45.35 (14) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
45.35 (14) (j) To provide grants to eligible persons who administer a program to identify, train, and place volunteers at the community level who will assist national guard members, members of the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and their spouses and dependents, who return to this state after serving on active duty. The department shall make available to the volunteers, veterans, and their spouses and dependents, a packet of information about the benefits that they may be eligible to receive from the state or federal government. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2007.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Renner - Demonstration program for housing for homeless veterans
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 355, line 23: after that line insert:
"SECTION 375d. 20.485 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
20.485 (2) (b) Housing vouchers for homeless veterans. The amounts in the schedule to provide housing vouchers to chronically homeless veterans under s. 45.35 (14) (k). No moneys may be encumbered from the appropriation under this paragraph after June 30, 2007.".
2.
Page 441, line 5: after that line insert:
"SECTION 769m. 45.35 (14) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
45.35 (14) (k) To provide $117,300 in 2005-06 and $117,300 in 2006-07 to a housing authority in a 1st class city in a county with a population of at least 500,000 to supplement the housing costs of chronically homeless veterans and their families if the housing authority does all of the following:
1. Provides evidence that the money will be used to provide multi-family housing for individuals and families that contain at least one veteran who has been chronically homeless.
2. Uses at least 50 percent of the money for supplementing temporary privately owned rental housing costs and the remainder for subsidizing public rental housing costs.
3. In coordination with the department, submits reports to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor by August 15, 2006, and August 15, 2007, that contain the following information related to the money received in the previous fiscal year:
a. The number of veterans that received a housing supplement.
b. The size of the veterans' households.
c. The amount of the supplement and time that the supplement was provided to each veteran's household.
d. The housing status of the assisted veteran's household at the time the supplement ended.
e. Any other information that the department considers necessary to evaluate the program.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Hotynski - Calculation of aids in lieu of property taxes
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 610, line 23: after that line insert:
"SECTION 1260m. 70.114 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 70.114 (1) (b) 1. and amended to read:
70.114 (1) (b) 1. "Estimated value", For land purchased before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], "estimated value," for the year during which land is purchased, means the purchase price and, for later years, means the value that was used for calculating the aid payment under this section for the prior year increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property.
SECTION 1260n. 70.114 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
70.114 (1) (b) 2. For land purchased on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], "estimated value," for the year during which land is purchased, means the lesser of the purchase price or the determination of the land's equalized valuation under s. 70.57 in the year before the year during which the land is purchased, increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property, except that if the land was exempt from taxation in the year prior to the year during which the department purchased the land "estimated value," for the year during which the land is purchased, means the lesser of the purchase price, the most recent determination of the land's equalized valuation under s. 70.57, or an amount that would result in a payment under sub. (4) that is equal to $1 per acre. "Estimated value," for later years, means the value that was used for calculating the aid payment under this section for the prior year increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Shanovich (RR) - Open housing enforcement
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 890, line 14: after that line insert:
"SECTION 1839g. 106.50 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6) (c) 2. At the conclusion of the investigation of the allegations, the department shall make a determination as to whether probable cause exists to believe that discrimination has occurred or is about to occur. In making a determination of probable cause, the department shall consider whether the facts concerning the alleged discrimination are sufficient to warrant the initiation of a civil action. If the department determines that probable cause exists, the department shall immediately issue a charge on behalf of the aggrieved person and refer the charge to the attorney general. If the attorney general concurs in the department's determination of probable cause, the attorney general shall represent the aggrieved person at the hearing under par. (f) or, if an election is made under subd. 2m., shall commence a civil action in the name of the state on behalf of the aggrieved person under sub. (6m).
2m. Service of copies of the charge shall be made on the complainant, the respondent, and the aggrieved person by certified mail, return receipt requested. When a charge is filed, a complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed may elect to have the claims asserted in that charge decided in a civil action under sub. (6m) in lieu of a hearing under par. (f). The election shall be made no later than 20 days after the receipt by the electing person of service of the charge, along with information about how to make the election. If an election is made, the person making the election shall give notice of doing so to the department and to all other complainants and respondents to whom the charge relates. The department shall notify the aggrieved persons that an election is made.
SECTION 1839i. 106.50 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6) (d) Temporary judicial relief. At any time after a complaint is filed alleging discrimination in violation of sub. (2), (2m), or (2r), the department may request the attorney general to file a petition in the circuit court for the county in which the act of discrimination allegedly occurred or for the county in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking a temporary injunction or restraining order against the respondent to prevent the respondent from performing an act that would tend to render ineffectual an order that the department may enter with respect to the complaint, pending final determination of proceedings under this section. On receipt of the department's request, the attorney general shall promptly file the petition.
SECTION 1839k. 106.50 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6) (e) 4. Whenever the department has reasonable cause to believe that a respondent has breached a conciliation agreement, the department shall refer the matter to the department of justice attorney general with a recommendation that a civil action be filed for enforcement of the agreement.
SECTION 1839m. 106.50 (6) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6) (f) 2. If an election is not made under par. (c) 2. 2m., the hearing shall be conducted by a hearing examiner. A If the attorney general has concurred in the department's determination of probable cause under par. (c) 2., the aggrieved person on whose behalf the charge was issued shall be represented by the attorney general. Any other person who is aggrieved, with respect to the issues to be determined at the hearing, may be represented by private counsel.
SECTION 1839n. 106.50 (6) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6) (f) 3. The department, the attorney general, or a party's attorney of record may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or the production of evidence. A subpoena issued by an attorney shall be in substantially the same form as provided in s. 805.07 (4) and shall be served in the manner provided in s. 805.07 (5). The attorney shall, at the time of issuance, send a copy of the subpoena to the hearing examiner who is responsible for conducting the hearing.
SECTION 1839p. 106.50 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (6m) (a) Any person, including the state, alleging a violation of sub. (2), (2m), or (2r), including the attorney general on behalf of an aggrieved person, may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, for damages, including punitive damages, and, in the case of a prevailing plaintiff, for court costs and reasonable attorney fees.".
2.
Page 1121, line 10: after that line insert:
"(3k) OPEN HOUSING ENFORCEMENT. The treatment of section 106.50 (6) (c) 2., (d), (e) 4., and (f) 2. and 3. and (6m) (a) of the statutes first applies to probable cause determinations under section 106.50 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, made on the effective date of this subsection.".
3.
Page 1132, line 10: after that line insert:
"(3k) OPEN HOUSING ENFORCEMENT. The treatment of section 106.50 (6) (c) 2., (d), (e) 4., and (f) 2. and 3. and (6m) (a) of the statutes and SECTION 9354 (3k) of this act take effect on January 1, 2006.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Morgan - SSI managed care MA expansion
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1082, line 16: after that line insert:
"(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.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Morgan - CIP II relocations and nursing home reimbursement
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 466, line 25: after "individual" insert "who has resided in a nursing home for at least 100 consecutive days and".
