Amendment ASA1-AB75

AB75-ASA1,1560,25 470.07 Renewal of licenses. The renewal dates for licenses granted under this chapter are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the appropriate section of the examining board that the applicant has completed any continuing education requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 470.03 (2).

AB75-ASA1, s. 2996im Section 2996im. 480.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1561,4 480.06 (2) When promulgating emergency rules under s. 227.24, the department shall provide a copy of the rules to the board prior to publication of the rules in the official state newspaper on the legislative reference bureau's Web site.

AB75-ASA1, s. 2996j Section 2996j. 480.08 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1561,8 480.08 (3) (b) Pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) specified in s. 440.05 (1).

AB75-ASA1, s. 2996k Section 2996k. 480.08 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1561,19 480.08 (5) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date and renewal fee for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), is are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal applications shall include evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant holds a current permit issued under s. 77.52 (9). A renewal application for an auctioneer certificate shall be accompanied by proof of completion of continuing education requirements under sub. (6).

AB75-ASA1, s. 2997 Section 2997. 551.614 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1561,25 551.614 (1) (a) There shall be a filing fee of $750 $1,500 for every registration statement filed under s. 551.303 or 551.304, and for every notice filing under s. 551.302. If a registration statement is denied or withdrawn before the effective date or a pre-effective stop order is entered under s. 551.306, or a notice filing is withdrawn, the filing fee shall be retained.

AB75-ASA1, s. 2998 Section 2998. 551.614 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1562,3 551.614 (1) (b) 1. a. Elect not to include the information under subd. 1. b. and instead pay a fee of $1,500 $15,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 2999 Section 2999. 551.614 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1562,9 551.614 (1) (b) 1. b. Report the amount of securities sold to persons in this state during the preceding fiscal year or, if the registration is terminated, during the portion of the preceding fiscal year during which the registration was effective, and pay a fee of 0.05 percent of the dollar amount of the securities sold to persons in this state, but not less than $150 $750 nor more than $1,500 $15,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3000 Section 3000. 551.614 (1) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1562,12 551.614 (1) (b) 2. a. Elect not to include the information under subd. 2. b. and instead pay a fee of $1,500 $15,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3001 Section 3001. 551.614 (1) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1562,18 551.614 (1) (b) 2. b. Report the amount of securities sold to persons in this state during the preceding fiscal year or, if sales have terminated, during the portion of the preceding fiscal year during which sales were made, and pay a fee of 0.05 percent of the dollar amount of the securities sold to persons in this state, but not less than $150 $750 nor more than $1,500 $15,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3002 Section 3002. 551.614 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1563,5 551.614 (2) Fees related to broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, and federal covered advisers. Every applicant for an initial or renewal license under s. 551.401, 551.402, 551.403, or 551.404 shall pay a filing fee of $200 in the case of a broker-dealer or investment adviser and $30 $80 in the case of an agent representing a broker-dealer or issuer or an investment adviser representative. Every federal covered adviser in this state that is required to make a notice filing under s. 551.405 shall pay an initial or renewal notice filing fee of $200. A broker-dealer, investment adviser, or federal covered adviser maintaining a branch office within this state shall pay an additional filing fee of $30 $80 for each branch office. When an application is denied, or an application or a notice filing is withdrawn, the filing fee shall be retained.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3002r Section 3002r. 560.03 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1563,8 560.03 (19) Establish a business development assistance regulatory ombudsman center in the department to provide services as set forth in subch. III.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3008 Section 3008. 560.037 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1563,12 560.037 (1) (intro.) Subject to sub. (3), the department may make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (fg) (fw) to the women's business initiative corporation to fund its operating costs if all of the following apply:

AB75-ASA1, s. 3009 Section 3009. 560.06 of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3010 Section 3010. 560.07 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3011 Section 3011. 560.07 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3013p Section 3013p. 560.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1563,19 560.125 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2011 2015, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3013q Section 3013q. 560.125 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3013r Section 3013r. 560.125 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,2 560.125 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this section from the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], to June 30, 2015, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed on the truck tractor.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3013s Section 3013s. 560.125 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,5 560.125 (6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after December 31, 2012 2016.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3014 Section 3014. 560.126 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,8 560.126 (2) (b) 2. Whether the applicant is a small business, a minority owned business under s. 560.80 (8) 560.036 (1) (e), a locally owned business, or a farm.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3015 Section 3015. 560.13 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,12 560.13 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) All of the following are unknown, cannot be located, or are financially unable to pay the cost of brownfields redevelopment or associated environmental remediation activities:

AB75-ASA1, s. 3016 Section 3016. 560.13 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,18 560.13 (2) (b) 1. The contribution required under par. (a) 3. may be in cash or in-kind. Cash contributions may be of private or public funds, excluding funds obtained under the program under s. 560.17 or under any program under subch. II or V or VII of this chapter. In-kind contributions shall be limited to actual remediation services.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3017 Section 3017. 560.13 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.13 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1564,23 560.13 (3) (intro.) The department shall award grants may consider the following criteria in making awards under this section on the basis of the following criteria:

AB75-ASA1, s. 3018 Section 3018. 560.13 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 560.13 (3) (a).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3019 Section 3019. 560.13 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3020 Section 3020. 560.13 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3021 Section 3021. 560.13 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3022 Section 3022. 560.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3023 Section 3023. 560.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1565,5 560.13 (3) (c) The level of financial commitment by the applicant to the project.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3024 Section 3024. 560.13 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1565,8 560.13 (3) (d) The extent and degree of soil and groundwater contamination at the project site.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3025 Section 3025. 560.13 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1565,11 560.13 (3) (e) The adequacy and completeness of the site investigation and remediation plan.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3026 Section 3026. 560.13 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1565,14 560.13 (3) (f) Any other factors considered by the department to be relevant to assessing the viability and feasibility of the project.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3029 Section 3029. 560.138 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1565,20 560.138 (7) The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under this section an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3030 Section 3030. 560.139 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3031 Section 3031. 560.139 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3032 Section 3032. 560.139 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1566,3 560.139 (4) Origination fee. The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a), (2), or (3) an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3033 Section 3033. 560.14 of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3033k Section 3033k. 560.145 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1566,12 560.145 Grants to Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation. From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c), the department shall annually award to the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation in Racine County a grant of $50,000 if the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation obtains, from a source other than the state, matching funds of at least $50,000. The department shall enter into an agreement with the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation specifying the uses for the grant proceeds and auditing and reporting requirements.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3033L Section 3033L. 560.157 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,1566,16 560.157 Entrepreneurial assistance grants. (1) In this section, "new business" means a business organized in this state on a date not more than 12 months before the date on which the business applies for a grant under this section.

AB75-ASA1,1566,24 (2) (a) The department may award a grant of up to $3,000 to a new business from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for the business's expenses in hiring a student of a college or university in this state as a paid intern for the business to assist in conducting research, marketing, business plan development, or other functions relating to the creation of a new business. Grants under this subsection may be used only for the recipient's expenses in hiring students in the fields of business, engineering, information technology, or in a similar field, as determined by the department.

AB75-ASA1,1567,5 (b) The department shall enter into an agreement with a recipient of a grant under this section that requires the recipient to repay at least one-third of the amount of the grant no later than 2 years after the recipient receives the proceeds of a grant under this subsection. The department shall encourage a recipient to repay additional amounts when the business becomes profitable.

AB75-ASA1,1567,12 (3) If the department awards grants under sub. (2) to 3 or more businesses to fund internships for students of a single college or university in this state, the department may award a grant of up to $25,000 to the college or university from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for costs associated with hiring interns under sub. (2). If the department lacks sufficient funds to award grants to all qualified applicants, the department shall allocate available funds to applicants who have the greatest potential to create jobs in this state.

AB75-ASA1,1567,14 (4) The department shall actively pursue gifts and grants from private sources for funding grants under this section.

AB75-ASA1,1567,17 (5) (a) Not later than 4 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report evaluating the effectiveness of grants under this section.

AB75-ASA1,1567,19 (b) The department may not award a grant under this section after June 30, 2014.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3035 Section 3035. 560.183 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (title).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3036 Section 3036. 560.183 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (1).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3037 Section 3037. 560.183 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (2), and 36.60 (2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1568,2 36.60 (2) (a) The department board may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist, up to $50,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate medical or dental training.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3038 Section 3038. 560.183 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (3) and amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1568,13 36.60 (3) Agreement. (a) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the physician, in which the physician agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state, except that a physician specializing in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a mental health shortage area and a physician in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (9) may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. The physician shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.

AB75-ASA1,1568,18 (am) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the dentist, in which the dentist agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more dental health shortage areas in this state. The dentist shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom dental health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.

AB75-ASA1,1568,21 (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the department board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3039 Section 3039. 560.183 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (4), and 36.60 (4) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1569,3 36.60 (4) Loan repayment. (intro.) Principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the department board at the following rate:

AB75-ASA1, s. 3040 Section 3040. 560.183 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (5), and 36.60 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 6., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1569,8 36.60 (5) (a) The obligation of the department board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).

AB75-ASA1,1569,13 (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks), the department board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:

AB75-ASA1,1569,14 6. Other considerations that the department board may specify by rule.

AB75-ASA1, s. 3041 Section 3041. 560.183 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6) and amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1569,20 36.60 (6) Local participation. The department board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (jm) 20.285 (1) (jc).

AB75-ASA1, s. 3042 Section 3042. 560.183 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6m), and 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,1569,25 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department board against physicians and dentists who breach agreements entered into under sub. (3). The rules shall do all of the following: