AB75-SSA1,668,22 21(3) Make or enter into contracts, including contracts for the provision of legal
22or accounting services.
AB75-SSA1,668,23 23(4) Award grants for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
AB75-SSA1,668,24 24(5) Buy, lease, or sell real or personal property.
AB75-SSA1,668,25 25(6) Sue and be sued.
AB75-SSA1,669,2
1(7) Accept gifts, grants, or assistance funds and use them for the purposes of
2this chapter.
AB75-SSA1,669,3 3(8) Collect fees for its services.
AB75-SSA1,669,4 452.20 Duties of authority. The authority shall:
AB75-SSA1,669,7 5(1) Establish and maintain a registry of eligible home care providers who
6choose to be on the registry for purposes of employment by consumers and provide
7referral services for consumers in need of home care services.
AB75-SSA1,669,15 8(2) Determine the eligibility of individuals for placement on the registry. For
9purposes of determining eligibility, the authority shall apply the criteria described
10in s. 46.2898 (1) (f), including any qualifying criteria established by the department
11under s. 46.2898 (7). The authority shall also develop an appeal process for denial
12of placement on or removal of a provider from the registry consistent with the terms
13of the medical assistance waiver programs, the Family Care Program, an
14amendment to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the
15Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, as determined by the department.
AB75-SSA1,669,20 16(3) Comply with any conditions necessary for consumers receiving home care
17services to receive federal medical assistance funding through a medical assistance
18waiver program, the Family Care Program, an amendment to the state medical
19assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the
20Elderly.
AB75-SSA1,669,23 21(4) Develop and operate recruitment and retention programs to expand the
22pool of home care providers qualified and available to provide home care services to
23consumers.
AB75-SSA1,670,3
1(5) Maintain a list of home care providers included in a collective bargaining
2unit under s. 111.825 (2g) and provide the list of home care providers to the
3department at the department's request.
AB75-SSA1,670,6 4(6) Notify home care providers providing home care services of any procedures
5for remaining a qualified provider under s. 46.2898 (1) (f) set forth by the department
6or the authority.
AB75-SSA1,670,7 7(7) Provide orientation activities and skills training for home care providers.
AB75-SSA1,670,10 8(8) Provide training and support for consumers hiring a home care provider
9regarding the duties and responsibilities of employers and skills needed to be
10effective employers.
AB75-SSA1,670,13 11(9) Inform consumers of the experience and qualifications of home care
12providers on the registry and home care providers identified by consumers of home
13care services for employment.
AB75-SSA1,670,15 14(10) Develop and operate a system of backup and respite referrals to home care
15providers and a 24-hour per day call service for consumers of home care services.
AB75-SSA1,670,18 16(11) Report annually to the governor on the number of home care providers on
17the registry and the number of home care providers providing services under the
18authority.
AB75-SSA1,670,20 19(12) Conduct activities to improve the supply and quality of home care
20providers.
AB75-SSA1,670,24 2152.30 Liability limited. (1) The state, any political subdivision of the state,
22or any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision who is acting
23within the scope of employment or agency is not liable for any debt, obligation, act,
24or omission of the authority.
AB75-SSA1,671,2
1(2) All expenses incurred by the authority in exercising its duties and powers
2under this chapter shall be payable only from funds of the authority.
AB75-SSA1,671,5 352.40 Health data. Any health data or identifying information collected by
4the authority is collected for the purpose of government regulatory and management
5functions.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1444m 6Section 1444m. 55.16 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,671,157 55.16 (2) (a) Filing; services. An Subject to par. (d), an individual under
8protective placement or receiving protective services, the individual's guardian, the
9individual's legal counsel or guardian ad litem, if any, the department, the county
10department that placed the individual or provided the protective services under an
11order of the court, an agency with which the county department contracts under s.
1255.02 (2), or any interested person may file a petition at any time for modification of
13an order for protective services or protective placement. The petition shall be served
14on the individual, the individual's guardian, the individual's legal counsel and
15guardian ad litem, if any, and the county department.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1444n 16Section 1444n. 55.16 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,671,2117 55.16 (2) (d) Residents of southern center. The department may not file a
18petition under par. (a) for modification of an order for protective placement to
19transfer a resident of the southern center for the developmentally disabled to a less
20restrictive setting unless the resident's guardian provides explicit written approval
21and consent for the transfer under s. 51.35 (1) (dm).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1444s 22Section 1444s. 59.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,672,423 59.05 (3) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the
24proposed change, the chairperson of the board shall certify the same, with the
25attestation of the county clerk, to the governor, who shall issue a proclamation to that

1effect and publish it in the official state paper on the governor's Web site for a
2reasonable period of time
. From the first date of publication, as stated in the
3publication,
the place designated shall be the county seat. The board may not again
4submit the question of removal within 5 years.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1445 5Section 1445. 59.58 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,672,76 59.58 (6) (a) 1. "Authority" means the regional transit authority created under
7this subsection
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1446m 8Section 1446m. 59.58 (6) (cg) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,672,129 59.58 (6) (cg) No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the
10effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the authority shall transfer
11to the KRM authority under sub. (7) all revenues received under s. 59.58 (6) (cg) 1.,
122007 stats., retained by the authority.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1449 13Section 1449. 59.58 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,672,1514 59.58 (6) (f) The authority shall terminate on the first day of the 3rd month
15beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75-SSA1, s. 1449m 16Section 1449m. 59.58 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,672,1717 59.58 (7) KRM authority. (a) In this subsection:
AB75-SSA1,672,1818 1. "Authority" means the KRM authority created under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1,672,2019 2. "Bonds" means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other
20obligations of the authority issued under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1,672,2221 3. "KRM commuter rail line" means a commuter rail transit system connecting
22the cities of Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee.
AB75-SSA1,673,323 (b) There is created the KRM authority, a public body corporate and politic and
24a separate governmental entity, consisting of the counties of Kenosha, Racine, and
25Milwaukee. This authority may transact business and exercise any powers granted

1to it under this subsection. The jurisdictional area of this authority is the geographic
2area formed by the combined territorial boundaries of the counties of Kenosha,
3Racine, and Milwaukee.
AB75-SSA1,673,54 (c) The powers of the authority shall be vested in its board of directors,
5consisting of the following members:
AB75-SSA1,673,76 1. Two members from Milwaukee County, appointed by the Milwaukee County
7board chairperson.
AB75-SSA1,673,98 2. Two members from the city of Milwaukee, appointed by the mayor of the city
9of Milwaukee.
AB75-SSA1,673,1110 3. One member from Racine County, appointed by the Racine County board
11chairperson.
AB75-SSA1,673,1312 4. One member from the city of Racine, appointed by the mayor of the city of
13Racine.
AB75-SSA1,673,1514 5. One member from Kenosha County, appointed by the county executive of
15Kenosha County.
AB75-SSA1,673,1716 6. One member from the city of Kenosha, appointed by the mayor of the city of
17Kenosha.
AB75-SSA1,673,1918 7. One member from the authority's jurisdictional area, appointed by the
19governor.
AB75-SSA1,673,2320 (d) The authority shall have all powers necessary and convenient to create,
21construct, and manage a KRM commuter rail line. A KRM commuter rail line shall
22include a stop at the point where the KRM commuter rail line intersects National
23Avenue in the city of Milwaukee.
AB75-SSA1,673,2424 (e) The authority may impose the fees under subch. XIII of ch. 77.
AB75-SSA1,674,5
1(f) 1. The authority may issue bonds, the principal and interest on which are
2payable exclusively from all or a portion of any revenues received by the authority.
3The authority may secure its bonds by a pledge of any income or revenues from any
4operations, rent, aids, grants, subsidies, contributions, or other source of moneys
5whatsoever.
AB75-SSA1,674,96 2. The authority may issue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to
7exceed $50,000,000, excluding bonds issued to refund outstanding bonds issued
8under this subdivision, for the purpose of providing funds for the anticipated local
9funding share required for initiating KRM commuter rail line service.
AB75-SSA1,674,1110 3. Neither the authority's board of directors nor any person executing the bonds
11is personally liable on the bonds by reason of the issuance of the bonds.
AB75-SSA1,674,1612 4. The bonds of the authority are not a debt of the counties that comprise the
13authority. Neither these counties nor the state are liable for the payment of the
14bonds. The bonds of the authority shall be payable only out of funds or properties
15of the authority. The bonds of the authority shall state the restrictions contained in
16this subdivision on the face of the bonds.
AB75-SSA1,675,717 5. Bonds of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the authority's
18board of directors. The bonds may be issued under such a resolution or under a trust
19indenture or other security instrument. The bonds may be issued in one or more
20series and may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered bonds under s. 67.09.
21The bonds shall bear the dates, mature at the times, bear interest at the rates, be in
22the denominations, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable
23in the medium of payment and at the places, and be subject to the terms of
24redemption, with or without premium, as the resolution, trust indenture, or other
25security instrument provides. Bonds of the authority are issued for an essential

1public and governmental purpose and are public instrumentalities and, together
2with interest and income, are exempt from taxes. The authority may sell the bonds
3at public or private sales at the price or prices determined by the authority. If a
4member of the authority's board of directors whose signature appears on any bonds
5or coupons ceases to be a member of the authority's board of directors before the
6delivery of such obligations, the member's signature shall, nevertheless, be valid for
7all purposes as if the member had remained a member until delivery of the bonds.
AB75-SSA1,675,198 6. The authority may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of
9its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. The authority
10may issue refunding bonds at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the
11refunded bonds as the authority deems to be in the public interest. The refunding
12bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds
13being refunded, together with any redemption premium on the bonds, any interest
14accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of the bonds, the expenses of issue of the
15refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such
16reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of
17such refunding bonds as may be required by the resolution, trust indenture, or other
18security instruments. To the extent applicable, refunding bonds are subject to subd.
195.
AB75-SSA1,675,2120 (g) All moneys transferred under s. 59.58 (6) (cg) shall be used by the authority
21to assist in the planning of the KRM commuter rail line project.
AB75-SSA1,675,2222 (h) The authority's powers shall be limited to those specified in this subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1449s 23Section 1449s. 59.69 (4c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,676,324 59.69 (4c) Construction site ordinance limits. Except as provided in s.
25101.1205 (5m) 281.33 (3m) (f), an ordinance that is enacted under sub. (4) may only

1include provisions that are related to construction site erosion control if those
2provisions are limited to sites where the construction activities do not include the
3construction of a building.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1450 4Section 1450. 59.69 (15) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,676,105 59.69 (15) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
6of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined
7in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
8(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in
9s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any
10municipality, shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1451 11Section 1451 . 59.69 (15) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
12Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,676,1813 59.69 (15) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
14of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined
15in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
16(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in
17s. 48.02 (17q),
or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any
18municipality, shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1452 19Section 1452. 59.69 (15) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,677,220 59.69 (15) (bm) A foster home or a treatment foster home that is the primary
21domicile of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s.
2248.62 or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted
23use in all residential areas and is not subject to pars. (a) and (b) except that foster
24homes and treatment foster homes operated by corporations, child welfare agencies,

1religious associations, as defined in s. 157.061 (15), associations, or public agencies
2shall be subject to pars. (a) and (b).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1453 3Section 1453. 60.63 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,677,9 460.63 Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
5of s. 60.61, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in
6s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
7(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in
8s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any town
9shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1454 10Section 1454 . 60.63 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,677,17 1260.63 Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
13of s. 60.61, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in
14s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
15(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in
16s. 48.02 (17q),
or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any town
17shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1455 18Section 1455. 60.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,677,2419 60.63 (3) A foster home or a treatment foster home that is the primary domicile
20of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s. 48.62 or an
21adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted use in all
22residential areas and is not subject to subs. (1) and (2) except that foster homes and
23treatment foster homes
operated by corporations, child welfare agencies, churches,
24associations, or public agencies shall be subject to subs. (1) and (2).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1456 25Section 1456. 60.85 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,678,4
160.85 (6) (am) With regard to each district for which the department of revenue
2authorizes the allocation of a tax increment under par. (a), the department shall
3charge the town that created the district an annual administrative fee of $150 that
4the town shall pay to the department no later than May 15.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1457 5Section 1457. 62.23 (7) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,678,116 62.23 (7) (i) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
7of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined
8in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
955(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined
10in s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any
11city shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1458 12Section 1458 . 62.23 (7) (i) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
13Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,678,1914 62.23 (7) (i) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
15of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined
16in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
17(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in
18s. 48.02 (17q),
or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any city
19shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1459 20Section 1459. 62.23 (7) (i) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,679,221 62.23 (7) (i) 2m. A foster home or treatment foster home that is the primary
22domicile of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s.
2348.62 or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted
24use in all residential areas and is not subject to subds. 1. and 2. except that foster

1homes and treatment foster homes operated by corporations, child welfare agencies,
2churches, associations, or public agencies shall be subject to subds. 1. and 2.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1460 3Section 1460. 62.62 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,679,5 462.62 Appropriation bonds for payment of employee retirement
5system liability in 1st class cities.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB75-SSA1,679,86 (a) "Appropriation bond" means a bond issued by a city to evidence its
7obligation to repay a certain amount of borrowed money that is payable from all of
8the following:
AB75-SSA1,679,109 1. Moneys annually appropriated by law for debt service due with respect to
10such appropriation bond in that year.
AB75-SSA1,679,1111 2. Proceeds of the sale of such appropriation bonds.
AB75-SSA1,679,1312 3. Payments received for that purpose under agreements and ancillary
13arrangements described in s. 62.621.
AB75-SSA1,679,1414 4. Investment earnings on amounts in subds. 1. to 3.
AB75-SSA1,679,1615 (b) "Bond" means any bond, note, or other obligation of a city issued under this
16section.
AB75-SSA1,679,1717 (c) "City" means a 1st class city.
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