20,2990
Section
2990. 224.72 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
224.72 (7m) (c) The applicant for the issuance or renewal is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. An applicant whose registration is not issued or renewed under this paragraph for delinquent payments is entitled to a notice and hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
20,2991
Section
2991. 224.77 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
224.77 (6) Restriction or suspension of registration. The department shall restrict or suspend the registration of a mortgage banker, loan originator or mortgage broker if the registrant is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development
children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A registrant whose registration is restricted or suspended under this subsection is entitled to a notice and hearing only as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
20,2992
Section
2992. 224.927 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
224.927 (2) The division may disclose the information to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
20,2993
Section
2993. 224.95 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
224.95 (1) (c) The applicant is an individual who has failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. An applicant whose application for issuance or renewal of a license is denied under this paragraph is entitled to a notice and a hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to a notice or hearing under sub. (4).
20,2993m
Section 2993m. 227.01 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2994
Section
2994. 227.01 (13) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (im) Relates to the real work, real pay pilot project under s. 49.147 (3m).
20,2994d
Section 2994d. 227.01 (13) (km) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (km) Establishes policies for information technology development projects as required under s. 16.971 (2) (Lg).
20,2994g
Section 2994g. 227.01 (13) (kr) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (kr) Establishes policies for information technology development projects as required under s. 36.59 (1) (c).
20,2995
Section
2995. 227.01 (13) (sm) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2996
Section
2996. 227.01 (13) (um) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.01 (13) (um) Lists over-the-counter drugs covered by medical assistance Medical Assistance under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. i. or 49.471 (11) (a).
20,2997b
Section 2997b. 227.01 (13) (zx) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (zx) Determines a fee under s. 440.03 (9) for an initial credential for which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, or for a credential renewal.
20,2997be
Section 2997be. 227.114 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.114 (6) When an agency, under s. 227.20 (1), files with the revisor legislative reference bureau a rule that is subject to this section, the agency shall include with the rule a summary of the analysis prepared under s. 227.19 (3) (e) and a summary of the comments of the legislative standing committees, if any. If the rule does not require the analysis under s. 227.19 (3) (e), the agency shall include with the rule a statement of the reason for the agency's determination under s. 227.19 (3m). The revisor legislative reference bureau shall publish the summaries or the statement in the register with the rule.
20,2997br
Section 2997br. 227.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.135 (3) The agency shall send the statement of the scope of a proposed rule to the revisor legislative reference bureau for publication in the register. On the same day that the agency sends the statement to the revisor
legislative reference bureau, the agency shall send a copy of the statement to the secretary of administration.
20,2997de
Section 2997de. 227.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.14 (1) Form and style. In preparing a proposed rule, an agency shall adhere substantially to the form and style used by the legislative reference bureau in the preparation of bill drafts and the form and style specified in the manual prepared by the legislative council staff and the revisor legislative reference bureau under s. 227.15 (7). To the greatest extent possible, an agency shall prepare proposed rules in plain language which can be easily understood.
20,2997dr
Section 2997dr. 227.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.14 (3) Reference to applicable forms. If a proposed rule requires a new or revised form, an agency shall include a reference to the form in a note to the proposed rule and shall attach to the proposed rule a copy of the form or a description of how a copy may be obtained. The revisor legislative reference bureau shall insert the reference in the code as a note to the rule.
20,2997fe
Section 2997fe. 227.14 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.14 (4m) Notice of submittal to legislative council staff. On the same day that an agency submits a proposed rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15, the agency shall prepare a written notice of the agency's submittal to the legislative council staff. The notice shall include a statement of the date on which the proposed rule has been submitted to the legislative council staff for review, of the subject matter of the proposed rule and of whether a public hearing on the proposed rule is required, and shall identify the organizational unit within the agency that is primarily responsible for the promulgation of the rule. The notice shall be approved by the individual or body with policy-making powers over the subject matter of the proposed rule. The agency shall send the notice to the revisor legislative reference bureau for publication in the register. On the same day that the agency sends the notice to the revisor legislative reference bureau, the agency shall send a copy of the notice to the secretary of administration.
20,2997fr
Section 2997fr. 227.14 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.14 (6) (c) A proposed rule shall be considered withdrawn on December 31 of the 4th year after the year in which it is submitted to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1), unless it has been filed in the office of the revisor with the legislative reference bureau under s. 227.20 (1) or withdrawn by the agency before that date. No action by a legislative committee or by either house of the legislature under s. 227.19 delays the date of withdrawal of a proposed rule under this paragraph.
20,2997he
Section 2997he. 227.15 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.15 (1m) (e) The time, date, and place of any public hearing specified in the notice in s. 227.17 as soon as that notice is submitted to the revisor of statutes
legislative reference bureau under s. 227.17 (1) (a).
20,2997hr
Section 2997hr. 227.15 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.15 (2) Role of legislative council staff. (intro.) The legislative council staff shall, within 20 working days following receipt of a proposed rule, review the proposed rule in accordance with this subsection. With the consent of the director of the legislative council staff, the review period may be extended for an additional 20 working days. The legislative council staff shall act as a clearinghouse for rule drafting and cooperate with the agency and the revisor legislative reference bureau to:
20,2997je
Section 2997je. 227.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.15 (7) Rules procedures manual. The legislative council staff and the revisor's bureau legislative reference bureau shall prepare a manual to provide agencies with information on drafting, promulgation and legislative review of rules.
20,2997jr
Section 2997jr. 227.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.17 (1) (a) Send written notice of the hearing to the revisor legislative reference bureau for publication in the register and, if required, publish the notice in a local newspaper.
20,2997Le
Section 2997Le. 227.17 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.17 (1) (b) Send written notice of the hearing to each member of the legislature who has filed a written request for notice with the revisor legislative reference bureau. Upon request, the revisor legislative reference bureau shall furnish an agency with the name and address of each legislator who has requested notice.
20,2997Lr
Section 2997Lr. 227.17 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.17 (1) (bm) Send written notice of the hearing to the secretary of administration on the same day that the notice is sent to the revisor legislative reference bureau under par. (a).
20,2997n
Section 2997n. 227.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.19 (2) Notification of legislature. An agency shall submit a notice to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature when a proposed rule is in final draft form. The notice shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be accompanied by a report in the form specified under sub. (3). A notice received under this subsection on or after September 1 of an even-numbered year shall be considered received on the first day of the next regular session of the legislature. The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall, within 10 working days following the day on which the notice and report are received, direct the appropriate chief clerk to refer them to one standing committee. The agency shall submit to the revisor
legislative reference bureau for publication in the register a statement that a proposed rule has been submitted to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature. Each chief clerk shall enter a similar statement in the journal of his or her house.
20,2997nr
Section 2997nr. 227.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.20 (1) An agency shall file a certified copy of each rule it promulgates in the office of the revisor
with the legislative reference bureau. No rule is valid until the certified copy has been filed. A certified copy shall be typed or duplicated on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, leaving sufficient room for the revisor's a stamp at the top of the first page. Forms that are filed need not comply with the specifications of this subsection.
20,2997pe
Section 2997pe. 227.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.20 (2) The revisor legislative reference bureau shall endorse the date and the time of filing on each certified copy filed under sub. (1). The revisor bureau shall keep a file of all certified copies filed under sub. (1).
20,2997pr
Section 2997pr. 227.20 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.20 (3) (intro.) Filing a certified copy of a rule with the revisor legislative reference bureau creates a presumption of all of the following:
20,2997re
Section 2997re. 227.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.21 (1) All rules that agencies are directed by this chapter to file with the revisor legislative reference bureau shall be published in the code and register as required under s. 35.93.
20,2997rr
Section 2997rr. 227.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.21 (2) (a) Except as provided in s. 601.41 (3) (b), to avoid unnecessary expense an agency may, with the consent of the revisor legislative reference bureau and the attorney general, adopt standards established by technical societies and organizations of recognized national standing by incorporating the standards in its rules by reference to the specific issue or issues of the publication in which they appear, without reproducing the standards in full.
20,2997te
Section 2997te. 227.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.21 (2) (b) The attorney general shall consent to incorporation by reference only in a rule of limited public interest and in a case where the incorporated standards are readily available in published form or are available on optical disk or in another electronic format. Each rule containing an incorporation by reference shall state how the material incorporated may be obtained and, except as provided in s. 601.41 (3) (b), that the standards are on file at the offices of the agency and the revisor legislative reference bureau.
20,2997tr
Section 2997tr. 227.21 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.21 (4) Agency materials that are exempt from the requirements of this chapter under s. 227.01 (13) may be published, either verbatim or in summary form, if the promulgating agency and the revisor legislative reference bureau determine that the public interest would be served by publication.
20,2997ve
Section 2997ve. 227.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.22 (3) The revisor legislative reference bureau may prescribe in the manual prepared under s. 227.15 (7) the monthly date prior to which a rule must be filed in order to be included in that month's issue of the register. The revisor legislative reference bureau shall compute the effective date of each rule submitted for publication in the register and shall publish it in a note at the end of each section. For the purpose of computing the effective date, the revisor legislative reference bureau may presume that an issue of the register will be published during the month in which it is designated for publication.
20,2997vr
Section 2997vr. 227.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.24 (2) (c) Whenever the committee extends an emergency rule or part of an emergency rule under par. (a), it shall file a statement of its action with the agency promulgating the emergency rule and the revisor of statutes legislative reference bureau. The statement shall identify the specific emergency rule or part of an emergency rule to which it relates.
20,2997xe
Section 2997xe. 227.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.24 (3) Filing. An agency shall file a rule promulgated under sub. (1) as provided in s. 227.20, shall mail a copy to the chief clerk of each house and to each member of the legislature at the time that the rule is filed and shall take any other step it considers feasible to make the rule known to persons who will be affected by it. The revisor legislative reference bureau shall insert in the notice section of each issue of the register a brief description of each rule under sub. (1) that is currently in effect. Each copy, notice or description of a rule promulgated under sub. (1) (a) shall be accompanied by a statement of the emergency finding by the agency or by a statement that the rule is promulgated at the direction of the joint committee for review of administrative rules under s. 227.26 (2) (b).
20,2997xr
Section 2997xr. 227.25 of the statutes is amended to read:
227.25 Revisor Legislative reference bureau. (1) The revisor legislative reference bureau shall, in cooperation with the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (7), prepare a manual informing agencies about the form, style and placement of rules in the code.
(2) The revisor legislative reference bureau shall, upon request, furnish an agency with advice and assistance on the form and mechanics of rule drafting.
(3) An agency may request an advance commitment as to the title or numbering of a proposed rule by submitting a copy of the proposed rule indicating the requested title and numbering to the revisor legislative reference bureau prior to filing. As soon as possible after that, the revisor legislative reference bureau shall either approve the request or inform the agency of any change necessary to preserve uniformity in the code.
(4) The revisor legislative reference bureau may, prior to publication, edit the analysis of a proposed rule and any other material submitted for publication in the code and register, may refer to the fact that those materials are on file or may eliminate them and any reference to them in the code and register if he or she believes they do not appreciably add to an understanding of the rule. The revisor legislative reference bureau shall submit the edited version of any material to the agency for its comments prior to publication.
20,2997ze
Section 2997ze. 227.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.27 (2) The code shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and proceedings as provided by s. 889.01, but this does not preclude reference to or, in case of a discrepancy, control over a rule filed with the revisor
legislative reference bureau or the secretary of state, and the certified copy of a rule shall also and in the same degree be prima facie evidence in all courts and proceedings.
20,2998
Section
2998. 227.43 (1) (by) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.43 (1) (by) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing of a contested case that is required to be conducted by the department of workforce development children and families under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49 and that is not conducted by the secretary of workforce development children and families.
20,2999
Section
2999. 227.43 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.43 (2) (d) The department of workforce development children and families shall notify the division of hearings and appeals of every pending hearing to which the administrator of the division is required to assign a hearing examiner under sub. (1) (by) after the department of workforce development children and families is notified that a hearing on the matter is required.
20,3000
Section
3000. 227.43 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.43 (3) (d) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of workforce development children and families by a hearing examiner under this section in a manner consistent with a federally approved allocation methodology. The fees shall cover the total cost of the services.
20,3001
Section
3001. 227.43 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.43 (4) (d) The department of workforce development children and families shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner, including support services, assigned under sub. (1) (by), according to the fees set under sub. (3) (d).
20,3002
Section
3002. 227.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
227.54 Stay of proceedings. The institution of the proceeding for review shall not stay enforcement of the agency decision. The reviewing court may order a stay upon such terms as it deems proper, except as otherwise provided in ss. 49.17 (7), 196.43, 253.06 (7), 448.02 (9), and 551.62.
20,3004b
Section 3004b. 230.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or statute, except a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, or 237, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of one or more local units of government.
20,3006
Section
3006. 230.08 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
230.08 (2) (e) 1. Administration — 13 14.
20,3007
Section
3007. 230.08 (2) (e) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
230.08 (2) (e) 2m. Children and families — 5.
