Amendment SA1-SSA1-SB40

SB40-SSA1-SA1,88,16 " Section 1413c. 49.148 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,88,17 49.148 (1m) (title) Custodial parent of infant; unmarried, pregnant woman.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1414c Section 1414c. 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,88,20 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) Any of the following may receive a monthly grant of $673:

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1415c Section 1415c. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. and amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,89,5 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A An individual who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) and who is a custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a monthly grant of $673, unless another adult member of the custodial parent's Wisconsin works Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin works Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).

SB40-SSA1-SA1,89,7 (bm) A Wisconsin works Works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to participate in any employment positions.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,89,13 (c) 1. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 1. does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works Works employment position.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1416c Section 1416c. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,89,19 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. An unmarried woman who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child and who is in the 3rd trimester of a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk and to render the woman unable to participate in the workforce.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1417c Section 1417c. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (c) 2. and amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,6 49.148 (1m) (c) 2. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 1. constitutes participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position for purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works Works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3) in which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1418c Section 1418c. 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,9 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1419c Section 1419c. 49.148 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,13 49.148 (1m) (c) 3. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 2. does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,14 317. Page 661, line 6: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,15 " Section 1433c. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,20 49.159 (4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically verified, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,21 318. Page 661, line 23: delete "$44,068,500" and substitute "$44,390,300".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,22 319. Page 661, line 24: delete "$43,392,200" and substitute "$44,035,900".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,23 320. Page 700, line 24: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,90,24 " Section 1530h. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,14 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. The department shall establish standards for payment of allowable direct care costs under par. (am) 1. bm., for facilities that do not primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state and separate standards for payment of allowable direct care costs, for facilities that primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state. The standards shall be adjusted by the department for regional labor cost variations. The department shall treat as a single labor region the counties of Dane, Iowa, Columbia, and Sauk, and Rock and shall adjust payment so that the direct care cost targets of facilities in Dane, Iowa, Columbia, and Sauk counties are not reduced as a result of including facilities in Rock County in this labor region. For facilities in Douglas, Pierce, and St. Croix counties, the department shall perform the adjustment by use of the wage index that is used by the federal department of health and human services for hospital reimbursement under 42 USC 1395 to 1395ggg.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,16 321. Page 710, line 8: delete "work together to develop" and substitute "approve".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,17 322. Page 710, line 13: delete "developed" and substitute "approved".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,18 323. Page 750, line 18: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,19 " Section 1608h. 49.473 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,23 49.473 (2) (c) The woman is not covered under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 and is not eligible for any other health care coverage that qualifies as creditable coverage in 42 USC 300gg (c), excluding the coverage specified in 42 USC 300gg (c) (1) (F).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,91,24 324. Page 762, line 18: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,92,1 " Section 1641r. 49.665 (5) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,92,2 325. Page 763, line 2: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,92,3 " Section 1645d. 49.68 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,92,18 49.68 (3) (d) 1. No aid may be granted under this subsection unless if the recipient has no other form of aid available from the federal medicare Medicare program, from private health, accident, sickness, medical, and or hospital insurance coverage, or from other health care coverage specified by rule under s. 49.687 (1m), excluding the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260. If insufficient aid is available from other sources and if the recipient has paid an amount equal to the annual medicare Medicare deductible amount specified in subd. 2., the state shall pay the difference in cost to a qualified recipient. If at any time sufficient federal or private insurance aid or other health care coverage becomes available during the treatment period, state aid under this subsection shall be terminated or appropriately reduced. Any patient who is eligible for the federal medicare Medicare program shall register and pay the premium for medicare Medicare medical insurance coverage where permitted, and shall pay an amount equal to the annual medicare Medicare deductible amounts required under 42 USC 1395e and 1395L (b), prior to becoming eligible for state aid under this subsection.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1645h Section 1645h. 49.683 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,92,24 49.683 (3) No payment shall be made under this section for any portion of medical care costs that are payable under any state, federal, or other health care coverage program, including a health care coverage program specified by rule under s. 49.687 (1m), or under any grant, contract, or other contractual arrangement, but excluding the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1645p Section 1645p. 49.685 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,10 49.685 (6) (b) Reimbursement shall not be made under this section for any blood products or supplies that are not purchased from or provided by a comprehensive hemophilia treatment center, or a source approved by the treatment center. Reimbursement shall not be made under this section for any portion of the costs of blood products or supplies that are payable under any other state, federal, or other health care coverage program under which the person is covered, including a health care coverage program specified by rule under s. 49.687 (1m), or under any grant, contract, or other contractual arrangement, but excluding the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,11 326. Page 763, line 21: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,12 " Section 1649r. 49.687 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,16 49.687 (1m) (d) Notwithstanding the health care programs for which a person must apply that are specified by the department by rule under pars. (a) and (b), a person is not ineligible to receive benefits under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685 by reason of being eligible for or covered under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,17 327. Page 787, line 21: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,18 " Section 1720k. 49.857 (1) (d) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,20 49.857 (1) (d) 10. A certificate issued under s. 103.275, 103.34, 103.91, or 103.92.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,21 328. Page 814, line 20: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,93,22 " Section 1824b. 51.437 (14) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,3 51.437 (14) (i) Ensure that the matching-funds requirement for the state developmental disabilities councils grant, as received from the federal department of health and human services, is met by reporting to the federal department of health and human services expenditures made for the provision of developmental disabilities services under the basic county allocation distributed under s. 46.40 (2).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,4 329. Page 823, line 9: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,5 " Section 1846h. 59.52 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,18 59.52 (11) (c) Employee insurance. Provide for individual or group hospital, surgical and life insurance for county officers and employees and for payment of premiums for county officers and employees. A county may elect to provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 to its officers and employees and a county with at least 100 employees may elect to provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 on a self-insured basis to its officers and employees. A county and one or more cities, villages, towns, or other counties that together have at least 100 employees may jointly provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 to their officers and employees on a self-insured basis. Counties that elect to provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 on a self-insured basis to their officers and employees shall be subject to the requirements set forth under s. 120.13 (2) (c) to (e) and (g).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,19 330. Page 825, line 7: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,20 " Section 1850p. 59.58 (6) (e) 3g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,94,24 59.58 (6) (e) 3g. A study on the feasibility of adding a commuter rail stop and station at points where any proposed commuter rail route would intersect National Avenue in the city of Milwaukee or Greenfield Avenue in the city of Milwaukee or both.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,1 331. Page 825, line 7: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,2 " Section 1850r. 59.58 (6) (e) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,5 59.58 (6) (e) 3m. A study on the feasibility of extending any proposed commuter rail project through the 30th Street corridor in the city of Milwaukee to the northern county line of Milwaukee County.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,6 332. Page 825, line 7: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,7 " Section 1850g. 59.58 (6) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,10 59.58 (6) (cb) The authority shall be responsible for sponsoring, developing, constructing, and operating a commuter rail transit system connecting the cities of Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee, to be known as the KRM commuter rail link.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1850i Section 1850i. 59.58 (6) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,15 59.58 (6) (cr) The authority may hire staff, conduct studies, and expend funds essential to the preparation of the report specified in par. (e) and in furtherance of its responsibility under par. (cb) to develop and construct the KRM commuter rail link.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1850t Section 1850t. 59.58 (6) (e) 4r. and 6. of the statutes are repealed.

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1850u Section 1850u. 59.58 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,95,22 59.58 (6) (f) 1. The authority may issue bonds, the principal and interest on which are payable exclusively from all or a portion of any revenues received by the authority. The authority may secure its bonds by a pledge of any income or revenues from any operations, rent, aids, grants, subsidies, contributions, or other source of moneys whatsoever.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,96,2 2. The authority may issue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, excluding bonds issued to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subdivision, for the purpose of providing funds for the anticipated local funding share required for initiating KRM commuter rail link service.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,96,4 3. Neither the governing body of the authority nor any person executing the bonds is personally liable on the bonds by reason of the issuance of the bonds.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,96,9 4. The bonds of the authority are not a debt of the counties that created the authority. Neither these counties nor the state are liable for the payment of the bonds. The bonds of the authority shall be payable only out of funds or properties of the authority. The bonds of the authority shall state the restrictions contained in this subdivision on the face of the bonds.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,96,25 5. Bonds of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the authority's governing body. The bonds may be issued under such a resolution or under a trust indenture or other security instrument. The bonds may be issued in one or more series and may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered bonds under s. 67.09. The bonds shall bear the dates, mature at the times, bear interest at the rates, be in the denominations, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment, at the places, and be subject to the terms of redemption, with or without premium, as the resolution, trust indenture, or other security instrument provides. Bonds of the authority are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and are public instrumentalities and, together with interest and income, are exempt from taxes. The authority may sell the bonds at public or private sales at the price or prices determined by the authority. If a member of the governing body of the authority whose signature appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be a member of the governing body of the authority before the delivery of such obligations, the member's signature shall, nevertheless, be valid for all purposes as if the member had remained a member until delivery of the bonds.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,12 6. The authority may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. The authority may issue refunding bonds at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the authority deems to be in the public interest. The refunding bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds being refunded, together with any redemption premium on the bonds, any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of the bonds, the expenses of issue of the refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of such refunding bonds as may be required by the resolution, trust indenture, or other security instruments. To the extent applicable, refunding bonds are subject to subd. 5.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,13 333. Page 827, line 3: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,14 " Section 1860j. 60.33 (8p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,16 60.33 (8p) Traveling sales crew worker permits. Stamp or endorse traveling sales crew worker permits at the request of an employer under s. 103.34 (11) (c).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,17 334. Page 827, line 3: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,18 " Section 1858h. 60.23 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,21 60.23 (25) Self-insured health plans. Provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, subject to s. 66.0137 (4).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,22 335. Page 829, line 12: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,97,23 " Section 1866n. 61.25 (6p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,98,2 61.25 (6p) To stamp or endorse traveling sales crew worker permits at the request of an employer under s. 103.34 (11) (c).

SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 1866w Section 1866w. 62.09 (11) (kp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,98,5 62.09 (11) (kp) The clerk shall stamp or endorse traveling sales crew worker permits at the request of an employer under s. 103.34 (11) (c).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,98,6 336. Page 829, line 14: delete lines 14 to 25.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,98,7 337. Page 830, line 1: delete lines 1 to 15 and substitute:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,98,24 "62.13 (5) (i) Any person suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board may appeal from the order of the board to the circuit court by serving written notice of the appeal on the secretary of the board within 10 days after the order is filed. Within 5 days after receiving written notice of the appeal, the board shall certify to the clerk of the circuit court the record of the proceedings, including all documents, testimony and minutes. The action shall then be at issue and shall have precedence over any other cause of a different nature pending in the court, which shall always be open to the trial thereof. The court shall upon application of the accused or of the board fix a date of trial, which shall not be later than 15 days after such application except by agreement. The trial shall be by the court and upon the return of the board, except that the court may require further return or the taking and return of further evidence by the board. The question to be determined by the court shall be: Upon the evidence is there just cause, as described under par. (em), to sustain the charges against the accused? No costs shall be allowed either party and the clerk's fees shall be paid by the city. If the order of the board is reversed, the accused shall be forthwith reinstated and entitled to pay as though in continuous service. If the order of the board is sustained it shall be final and conclusive.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,1 338. Page 832, line 12: after that line insert:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,3 " Section 1873j. 62.61 of the statutes is renumbered 62.61 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,5 62.61 (1) (intro.) The common council of a 1st class city may, by ordinance or resolution, provide do any of the following:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,9 (a) Provide for, including the payment of premiums of, general hospital, surgical and group insurance for both active and retired city officers and city employees and their respective dependents in private companies, or may, by ordinance or resolution, elect.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,13 (c) Elect to offer to all of its employees a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board under ch. 40. Municipalities which that elect to participate under s. 40.51 (7) are subject to the applicable sections of ch. 40 instead of this section.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,99,21 (2) Contracts for insurance under this section may be entered into for active officers and employees separately from contracts for retired officers and employees. Appropriations may be made for the purpose of financing insurance under this section. Moneys accruing to a fund to finance insurance under this section, by investment or otherwise, may not be diverted for any other purpose than those for which the fund was set up or to defray management expenses of the fund or to partially pay premiums to reduce costs to the city or to persons covered by the insurance, or both.