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5. Page 1093, line 17: delete the material beginning with "departments" and ending with "commerce" on line 18 and substitute "department of health and family services".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Delete Manufacturing Extension Center grants program transfer

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 299, line 3: delete lines 3 to 6.

2. Page 427, line 18: delete lines 18 to 20.

3. Page 1032, line 1: delete lines 1 to 13.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Delete super employment and economic development zone 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 298, line 20: delete lines 20 to 23.

2. Page 1038, line 9: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1039, line 19.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Delete training assistance grant 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 298, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 299, line 2.

2. Page 1030, line 13: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1031, line 25.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Delete additional matching funds for Forward Wisconsin

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 1063, line 3: delete lines 3 to 8.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Enterprise development zones: authorize Commerce to create 85 zones; allow credits to more than one business per zone; in new zones, at least half of certifications must be small businesses

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 1037, line 24: delete the material beginning with "The" and ending with "so." on page 1038, line 1, and substitute "The department may not designate more than 79 85 enterprise development zones unless the department obtains the approval of the joint committee on finance to do so.".

2. Page 1038, line 2: after that line insert:

"SECTION 2419k. 560.797 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

560.797 (4) (a) Subject to par. (b), if If the department approves a project plan under sub. (3) and designates the area in which the person submitting the project plan conducts or intends to conduct the project as an enterprise development zone under the criteria under sub. (2), the department shall certify the person as eligible for tax benefits.

SECTION 2419L. 560.797 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2419m. 560.797 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

560.797 (4) (bm) Of the persons certified as eligible for tax benefits in the areas designated by the department as enterprise development zones after the effective date of this paragraph....[revisor inserts date], not less than one-half shall be businesses with 100 or fewer employees.".

3. Page 1038, line 3: delete lines 3 to 8.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Stott - Tuition for undocumented aliens

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 423, line 11: delete lines 11 to 22.

2. Page 426, line 3: delete lines 3 to 13.

3. Page 1119, line 10: delete lines 10 to 12.

4. Page 1120, line 2: delete lines 2 to 4.

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Stott - UW Fox Valley engineering

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 1094, line 14: after "allocate" insert "$105,000 for the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley engineering initiative,".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (DH) - Delete WDF restructuring; 50% of funding to be awarded to small businesses, 35% to businesses in "distressed areas"; merge tech. commercialization program into WDF tech. development 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 298, line 2: delete lines 2 to 18 and substitute:

"SECTION 150m. 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.143 (1) (c) Wisconsin development fund; grants, loans, reimbursements, and assistance. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under ss. 560.145, 560.16, 560.175, and 560.26; for grants and loans under ss. 560.275 (2), 560.62, 560.63, and 560.66; for loans under s. 560.147; for reimbursements under s. 560.167; for providing assistance under s. 560.06; for the costs specified in s. 560.607; for the loan under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9110 (4); for the grants under 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9116 (7gg), 1995 Wisconsin Act 119, section 2 (1), 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9110 (6g), 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9110 (5), and 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9109 (1d) and (2q); and for providing up to $100,000 annually for the continued development of a manufacturing and advanced technology training center in Racine. Of the amounts in the schedule, $50,000 shall be allocated in each of fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99 for providing the assistance under s. 560.06 (1). Notwithstanding s. 560.607, of the amounts in the schedule, $125,000 shall be allocated in each of 4 consecutive fiscal years, beginning with fiscal year 1998-99, for grants and loans under s. 560.62 (1) (a).".

2. Page 299, line 2: after that line insert:

"SECTION 153m. 20.143 (1) (dk) of the statutes is repealed.".

3. Page 299, line 7: delete lines 7 to 19 and substitute:

"SECTION 155L. 20.143 (1) (ie) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.143 (1) (ie) Wisconsin development fund, repayments. All moneys received in repayment of grants or loans under s. 560.085 (4) (b), 1985 stats., s. 560.147, s. 560.16, 1995 stats., s. 560.165, 1993 stats., s. 560.275 (2), subch. V of ch. 560 except s. 560.65, 1989 Wisconsin Act 336, section 3015 (1m), 1989 Wisconsin Act 336, section 3015 (2m), 1989 Wisconsin Act 336, section 3015 (3gx), 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9110 (7f), 1997 Wisconsin Act 310, section 2 (2d), and 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9110 (4), to be used for grants and loans under s. 560.275 (2) and subch. V of ch. 560 except s. 560.65, for loans under s. 560.147, for grants under ss. 560.16 and 560.175, for assistance under s. 560.06 (2), for the loan under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9110 (4), for the grant under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9110 (7g), for the grants under 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9109 (1d) and (2q), and for reimbursements under s. 560.167.

SECTION 155m. 20.143 (1) (ik) of the statutes is repealed.".

4. Page 858, line 21: delete lines 21 to 25.

5. Page 981, line 4: delete lines 4 to 8.

6. Page 998, line 9: delete lines 9 to 19.

7. Page 1028, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1029, line 8.

8. Page 1029, line 17: delete lines 17 to 22.

9. Page 1030, line 4: delete lines 4 to 12.

10. Page 1032, line 14: delete the material beginning with line 14 and ending with page 1037, line 22, and substitute:

"SECTION 2366m. 560.275 (2) (a) to (d) and (e) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

560.275 (2) (a) Early stage planning grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to completing an application to be submitted to the federal government for the purpose of obtaining early stage research and development funding or for the purpose of funding professional services that are required to accomplish specific tasks established as a condition of receiving early stage financing from 3rd parties that is necessary for business development.

(b) Matching grants and loans. 1. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to developing a proposed technologically innovative product, process, or service, if the applicant has received a grant from the federal government for a substantially similar purpose.

2. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to the accelerated commercialization of a technologically innovative product, process, or service, if the federal government has notified the applicant that the applicant will receive a grant from the federal government for a substantially similar purpose.

(c) Bridge grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) to a person who has received early stage financing from 3rd parties or a grant from the federal government to fund early stage research and development and who has sought additional early stage financing from 3rd parties or applied for an additional grant from the federal government to fund early stage research and development. A grant or loan under this paragraph shall be for the purpose of funding professional services necessary to maintain the project research and management team and funding basic operations until the applicant's additional 3rd party financing request or federal grant application is approved or denied.

(d) Venture capital grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of enhancing the applicant's ability to obtain early stage financing from 3rd parties.

(e) (intro.) Entrepreneurial and technology transfer center grants. The department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of supporting any entrepreneurial and technology transfer center that satisfies all of the following criteria:

SECTION 2376j. 560.275 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

560.275 (8) SMALL BUSINESSES. The department shall award not less than 50 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to small businesses, as defined in 560.60 (15).

SECTION 2376k. 560.275 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

560.275 (9) DISTRESSED AREAS. The department shall award not less than 35 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to businesses in distressed areas, as defined in 560.605 (7) (b).

SECTION 2376L. 560.60 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 560.60 (15) (intro.) and amended to read:

560.60 (15) (intro.) "Small business" means a business that is operating for profit, with 250 and to which any of the following apply:

(a) The business has 100 or fewer employees, including employees of any subsidiary or affiliated organization.

SECTION 2376m. 560.60 (15) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

560.60 (15) (b) The business has annual gross receipts of $10,000,000 or less.

SECTION 2407L. 560.605 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

560.605 (7) (a) The board shall award not less than 50 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to small businesses.

(b) The board shall award not less than 35 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to businesses in distressed areas. In this paragraph, "distressed area" means an area to which any of the following apply: