SECTION 1. 36.27 (3n) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3n) (b) 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 17 but not yet 26 years of age and is a full-time student at an institution.
SECTION 2. 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24 (7) (b) 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 17 but not yet 26 years of age and is a full-time student at a technical college.
SECTION 9346. Initial applicability; Technical College System.
(1) FEE REMISSION FOR CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VETERANS. The treatment of section 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes first applies to students enrolled in the 2007-08 academic year.
SECTION 9352. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.
(1) FEE REMISSION FOR CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VETERANS. The treatment of section 36.27 (3n) (b) 3. of the statutes first applies to students enrolled in the 2007-08 academic year.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0132 - Shovelnose sturgeon roe sellers permit
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an annual shovelnose sturgeon permit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
natural resources
Fish, game, and wildlife
This bill authorizes DNR to issue an annual shovelnose sturgeon permit to any person who holds a net license, a trammel net license, a set or bank pole license, or a setline license. The permit authorizes the permit holder to harvest shovelnose sturgeon and their eggs. Under the bill, the permit holder is required to provide a monthly report to DNR specifying the number of pounds of shovelnose sturgeon eggs harvested during the preceding month.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 29.535 of the statutes is created to read:
29.535 Shovelnose sturgeon permit. (1) The department shall issue, subject to s. 29.024, an annual shovelnose sturgeon permit to any resident who applies for the permit and who holds at least one of the following licenses:
(a) A net license issued under s. 29.523.
(b) A trammel net license issued under s. 29.529.
(c) A set or bank pole license issued under s. 29.531.
(d) A setline license issued under s. 29.533.
(2) An annual shovelnose sturgeon permit authorizes the permit holder to harvest shovelnose sturgeon and their eggs.
(3) A person who holds an annual shovelnose sturgeon permit shall report to the department, on forms provided by the department, on or before the 10th day of each month, the number of pounds of shovelnose sturgeon eggs harvested during the preceding calendar month.
(4) The department shall deposit receipts from the sale of permits under this section in the conservation fund.
SECTION 2. 29.563 (7) (c) 5g. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (7) (c) 5g. Shovelnose sturgeon permit: $50.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Griffin, BB0118 - Karner blue butterfly habitat funding
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: funding for administration and implementation of the Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
natural resources
Fish, game, and wildlife
Under current law, DNR administers the Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan under an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Partners in the plan, such as utility companies and private landowners, must pay a fee to participate in the plan. The plan encourages plan partners to engage in activities that minimize harm to the Karner blue butterfly.
This bill creates an appropriation from the conservation fund that specifies that all grants and bequests to, and all fees paid by partners in, the Karner blue butterfly habitat plan are to be used to fund administration and implementation of that plan.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.370 (1) (gt) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (1) (gt) Habitat conservation plan fees. All moneys received from gifts, grants, and bequests to, and all fees paid by partners in, the Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan to be used for the administration and implementation of the plan.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Jablonsky, BB0062 - Combining two OCI appropriations into one
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: an appropriation for general program operations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Insurance
This bill does all of the following: 1) eliminates an OCI appropriation under which administrative and support services are provided with moneys received for the administrative and support services; 2) expands OCI's general program operations appropriation to include the provision of organizational support services; 3) adds as a source of funding for the general program operations appropriation payments made to OCI by the injured patients and families compensation fund, local government property insurance fund, and state life insurance fund for organizational support services; and 4) transfers the unencumbered balance from the eliminated appropriation to the general program operations appropriation.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 14.83 of the statutes is amended to read:
14.83 Interstate insurance receivership commission. There is created an interstate insurance receivership commission as specified in s. 601.59 (3). The member of the commission representing this state shall be the commissioner of insurance or his or her designated representative. The commission member shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 601.59.
SECTION 2. 20.145 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.145 (1) (g) (intro.) and amended to read:
20.145 (1) (g) General program operations. (intro.) The amounts in the schedule for general program operations., including organizational support services. All of the following shall be credited to this appropriation account:
1. Ninety percent of all moneys received under ss. 601.31, 601.32, 601.42 (7), 601.45, and 601.47 and by the commissioner for expenses related to insurance company restructurings, except for restructurings specified in par. (h), shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SECTION 3. 20.145 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
20.145 (1) (g) 2. All moneys received under s. 655.27 (2) from the injured patients and families compensation fund and under s. 604.04 (3) from the local government property insurance fund and the state life insurance fund as payment for organizational support services.
SECTION 4. 20.145 (1) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 5. 20.432 (1) (kb) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.432 (1) (kb) Insurance and other information, counseling and assistance. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of providing information and counseling on medicare supplemental insurance, long-term care insurance, and medical assistance eligibility requirements, training, educational materials, and technical assistance under s. 16.009 (2) (j). The office of the commissioner of insurance shall credit to this appropriation account amounts equal to the amounts in the schedule for the purposes of this paragraph, from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each fiscal year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g).
SECTION 6. 601.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.32 (1) If the moneys credited to s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. under other sections of the statutes prove inadequate for the office's supervision of insurance industry program, the commissioner may increase any or all of the fees imposed by s. 601.31, or may in any year levy a special assessment on all domestic insurers, or both, for the general operation of that program.
SECTION 7. 601.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.45 (3) DEPOSIT. The commissioner may require any examinee, before or from time to time during an examination, to deposit with the secretary of administration such deposits as the commissioner deems necessary to pay the costs of the examination. Any deposit and any payment made under subs. (1) and (2) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. in the percentage specified in that paragraph subdivision.
SECTION 8. 601.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.45 (4) EXEMPTIONS. On the examinee's request or on the commissioner's own motion, the commissioner may pay all or part of the costs of an examination from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1., whenever the commissioner finds that because of the frequency of examinations or other factors, imposition of the costs would place an unreasonable burden on the examinee. The commissioner shall include in his or her annual report information about any instance in which the commissioner applied this subsection.
SECTION 9. 601.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.47 (1) GENERAL. The commissioner may prepare books, pamphlets, and other publications relating to insurance and sell them in the manner and at the prices the commissioner determines. The cost of publication and distribution may be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 10. 601.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.47 (3) FREE DISTRIBUTION. The commissioner may furnish free copies of the publications prepared under subs. (1) and (2) to public officers and libraries in this state and elsewhere. The cost of free distribution shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 11. 601.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.48 (1) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS. The commissioner and the office of the commissioner shall maintain close relations with the commissioners of other states and shall participate in the activities and affairs of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other organizations so far as it will, in the judgment of the commissioner, enhance the purposes of chs. 600 to 655. The actual and necessary expenses incurred thereby shall be reimbursed out of the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 12. 601.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.62 (4) FEES IN INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS. The fees for stenographic services in investigations, examinations, and hearings may not exceed the sum provided for like services in the circuit court. The fees of officers, witnesses, interpreters, and stenographers on behalf of the commissioner or the state shall be paid by the secretary of administration, authorized by the certificate of the commissioner, and shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 13. 604.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
604.04 (3) EXPENSES. No full-time state officer or employee may receive additional compensation for services under chs. 604 to 607. Appropriate portions of the salaries of such persons who do work for the funds or supervise them, and other expenses including reasonable charges for state-owned or state-rented office space and the use of state-owned or state-rented office equipment shall be charged against each fund. Each fund shall pay to the commissioner amounts charged for organizational support services, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 2. Each fund shall also be charged a sum equivalent to the state premium tax that would be paid by a domestic mutual insurer organized or operating under ch. 611 and doing the same kind of insurance business, except that no such charge shall be made for the insurance of governmental units.
SECTION 14. 645.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
645.09 (2) (a) Causes of delinquency. The commissioner may include in his or her annual report, not later than the 2nd annual report following the initiation of any formal proceedings under this chapter, a detailed analysis of the basic causes and the contributing factors making the initiation of formal proceedings necessary, and may make recommendations for remedial legislation. For this purpose the commissioner may appoint a special assistant qualified in insurance, finance, and accounting to conduct the study and prepare the analysis, and may determine the special assistant's compensation, which shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 15. 645.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
645.09 (2) (b) Final study. The commissioner may include in his or her annual report, not later than the 2nd annual report following discharge of the receiver, a detailed study of the delinquency proceeding for each insurer subjected to a formal proceeding, with an analysis of the problems faced and their solutions. The commissioner may also suggest alternative solutions, as well as other material of interest, for the purpose of assisting and guiding liquidators or rehabilitators in the future. For this purpose the commissioner may appoint a special assistant qualified to conduct the study and prepare the analysis, and may determine his or her compensation, which shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.
SECTION 16. 645.46 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
645.46 (4) Defray all expenses of taking possession of, conserving, conducting, liquidating, disposing of, or otherwise dealing with the business and property of the insurer. If the property of the insurer does not contain sufficient cash or liquid assets to defray the costs incurred, the liquidator may advance the costs so incurred out of the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. Any amounts so paid shall be deemed expense of administration and shall be repaid for the credit of the office of the commissioner of insurance out of the first available moneys of the insurer.
