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LRB-0627LRB-0627/3
ARG:bjk:ph
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0209 - Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Transportation
Transportation aids
This bill creates a southeast Wisconsin Transit Capital Assistance Program (program) under which DOT may award grants for transit capital improvements to qualifying transit authorities located in southeast Wisconsin. As a precondition for eligibility for a grant under the program, a grant recipient must receive funds from a dedicated local revenue source for capital and operating costs associated with providing transit services.
Under the program, DOT may award grants, subject to certain restrictions, not exceeding $50,000,000, 25 percent of the total project cost, or 50 percent of the portion of the total project cost not funded with federal aid, whichever is least. Among the restrictions, DOT may not award a grant for a project that has not received any required federal approval to proceed and may not award a grant if the level of transit service in the applicable service area is less than the level in 2001.
In administering the program, DOT must establish criteria and standards for grant eligibility for transit capital improvement projects and for evaluating and ranking applications and awarding grants. DOT may administer the program without promulgating rules. DOT may not accept grant applications under the program after December 31, 2015.
Under the bill, the state may contract up to $100,000,000 in public debt, in the form of general obligation bonds, to provide grants for transit capital improvements under the program. However, the state may not incur debt under this authorization after December 31, 2020.
For further information see the state and local 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. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and (cr) (vr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), and (av), 20.435 (6) (7) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.437 (2) (a) and (dz) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their services and activities.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 13.101 (6) (a). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0247/1, LRB-0627/2, and LRB-1400/2. This draft adds the treatments of s. 13.101 (6) (a) that formerly appeared in LRB-0247 and LRB-1400.
SECTION 2. 20.395 (6) (av) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (6) (av) Principal repayment and interest, southeast Wisconsin transit improvements, state funds. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing transit capital improvements under s. 85.11, as provided under s. 20.866 (2) (uq), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
****NOTE: This draft reconciles s. 20.866 (1) (u) by deleting the provision of the draft and adding it to LRB-1295.
SECTION 3. 20.866 (2) (uq) of the statutes is created to read:
20.866 (2) (uq) Transportation; southeast Wisconsin transit improvements. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to provide grants for transit capital improvements under s. 85.11. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 for this purpose. Debt incurred under this paragraph shall be incurred prior to January 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. 85.11 of the statutes is created to read:
85.11 Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Major transit capital improvement project" has the meaning given in s. 85.062 (1).
(b) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
(c) "Southeast Wisconsin" means the geographical area comprising the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha.
(d) "Transit authority" means a transit authority created under s. 66.1039 that is located in southeast Wisconsin.
****NOTE: Section 66.1039 is created in 2009 LRB-1139. As discussed, if LRB-1139 is not included in the compiled budget bill, this provision will need to be revised.
(2) PROGRAM AND FUNDING. The department shall develop and administer a southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (uq), the department may award grants to transit authorities for transit capital improvements as provided under subs. (4) to (6).
(3) APPLICATIONS. (a) Each grant applicant shall specify any project for which grant funds are requested. An applicant may not include a project in a grant application if any of the following apply:
1. The project is a major transit capital improvement project and the project has not been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3).
2. The project requires authorization and ratification under s. 85.205 and the project has not received this authorization and ratification.
(b) The department may not accept grant applications under this section after December 31, 2015.
(4) ELIGIBILITY. A transit authority is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:
(a) The transit authority is eligible under federal law to be a public sponsor for a project that receives federal funding.
(b) The transit authority receives funds from a dedicated local revenue source for capital and operating costs associated with providing transit services.
(5) GRANT AWARDS. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department may award grants to applicants eligible under sub. (4). Any grant awarded under this section may not exceed $50,000,000, 25 percent of the total project cost, or 50 percent of the portion of the total project cost not funded with federal aid, whichever is least.
(b) The department may award a grant under par. (a) only if all of the following apply:
1. Any project for which the grant is to be awarded has received any approval to proceed required by the appropriate federal agency. Approval to proceed under this subdivision is required by December 31, 2012, for any project utilizing federal interstate cost estimate substitute project funding and for any project resulting from the Milwaukee Downtown Transit Connector Study of the Wisconsin Center District.
2. The number of revenue hours of transit service provided in the area serviced by the grant applicant at the time of the grant application is not less than that provided in 2001, if transit services were provided in 2001 by the grant applicant or by any other local unit of government.
(6) ADMINISTRATION. In administering this section, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Prescribe the form of grant applications and the nature and extent of information to be provided with these applications, and establish an annual application cycle for receiving and evaluating applications under the program.
(b) Establish criteria and standards for grant eligibility for transit capital improvement projects under the program.
(c) Establish criteria and standards for evaluating and ranking applications and for awarding grants under the program.
SECTION 5. 227.01 (13) (yL) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (yL) Relates to administration of the southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program under s. 85.11.
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LRB-0641LRB-0641/1
TJD:kjf:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Willing, BB0190 - Medical assistance transportation
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, DHS, through the Medical Assistance (MA) Program, pays the costs of transporting recipients of MA to obtain medical care. The county department of social services must authorize transportation by common carrier or private motor vehicle in advance. This bill eliminates the requirement that the county department of social services authorize transportation by common carrier or private motor vehicle.
For further information see the state and local 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. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.46 (2) (b) 3. Transportation by emergency medical vehicle to obtain emergency medical care, transportation by specialized medical vehicle to obtain medical care including the unloaded travel of the specialized medical vehicle necessary to provide that transportation, or, if authorized in advance by the county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22, transportation by common carrier or private motor vehicle to obtain medical care.
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LRB-0659LRB-0659/P4
RLR:wlj:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fox, BB0193 - Adult Family Homes
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, DHS regulates various types of long-term care providers, including three- and four-bed adult family homes.
This bill requires DHS to regulate one- and two-bed adult family homes. Under the bill, DHS must establish certification standards for one- and two-bed adult family homes. The bill provides that after the Family Care Program is implemented in a county, one- and two-bed adult family homes may not provide services for a person who is a recipient of services under Family Care, a community-based long-term care MA waiver program, or Supplemental Security Income unless the home is certified by DHS. Under the bill, DHS must certify one- and two-bed adult family homes upon determining that they satisfy DHS's certification standards. In addition, DHS must certify one- and two-bed adult family homes that were certified by a county and attest that they satisfy the certification standards established by DHS. DHS may impose fees for certification. In addition DHS may inspect one- and two-bed adult family homes and revoke their certification for failure to satisfy certification standards.
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. 16.009 (1) (em) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (1) (em) 6. An adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b).
SECTION 2. 20.435 (6) (jm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.435 (6) (jm) Licensing and support services. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes specified in ss. 48.685 (2) (am) and (b) 1., (3) (a) and (b), and (5) (a), 49.45 (47), 50.02 (2), 50.025, 50.031, 50.065 (2) (am) and (b) 1., (3) (a) and (b), and (5), 50.13, 50.135, 50.36 (2), 50.49 (2) (b), 50.495, 50.52 (2) (a), 50.57, 50.981, and 146.40 (4r) (b) and (er), and subch. IV of ch. 50 and to conduct health facilities plan and rule development activities, for accrediting nursing homes, convalescent homes, and homes for the aged, to conduct capital construction and remodeling plan reviews under ss. 50.02 (2) (b) and 50.36 (2), and for the costs of inspecting, licensing or certifying, and approving facilities, issuing permits, and providing technical assistance, that are not specified under any other paragraph in this subsection. All moneys received under ss. 48.685 (8), 49.45 (42) (c), 49.45 (47) (c), 50.02 (2), 50.025, 50.031 (6), 50.065 (8), 50.13, 50.36 (2), 50.49 (2) (b), 50.495, 50.52 (2) (a), 50.57, 50.93 (1) (c), and 50.981, all moneys received from fees for the costs of inspecting, licensing or certifying, and approving facilities, issuing permits, and providing technical assistance, that are not specified under any other paragraph in this subsection, and all moneys received under s. 50.135 (2) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 20.435 (6) (jm). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0659/P3 and 0660/P3.
SECTION 3. 46.281 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.281 (3) DUTY OF THE SECRETARY. The secretary shall certify to each county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), and residential care apartment complex the date on which a resource center that serves the area of the county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care apartment complex is first available to perform functional screenings and financial and cost-sharing screenings. To facilitate phase-in of services of resource centers, the secretary may certify that the resource center is available for specified groups of eligible individuals or for specified facilities in the county.
SECTION 4. 46.283 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.283 (4) (e) Provide information about the services of the resource center, including the services specified in sub. (3) (d), about assessments under s. 46.284 (4) (b) and care plans under s. 46.284 (4) (c), and about the family care benefit to all older persons and persons with a physical disability who are residents of nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), and residential care apartment complexes in the area of the resource center.
SECTION 5. 46.283 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.283 (4) (g) Perform a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing screening for any person seeking admission to a nursing home, community-based residential facility, residential care apartment complex, or adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), if the secretary has certified that the resource center is available to the person and the facility and the person is determined by the resource center to have a condition that is expected to last at least 90 days that would require care, assistance, or supervision. A resource center may not require a financial and cost-sharing screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial and cost-sharing screening under this paragraph, unless the person is expected to become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months. A resource center need not perform a functional screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted for whom a functional screening was performed within the previous 6 months.
SECTION 6. 50.01 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.01 (1) (intro.) "Adult family home" means one of the following and does not include a place that is specified in sub. (1g) (a) to (d), (f), or (g):
SECTION 7. 50.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.01 (1) (b) A place where 3 or 4 adults who are not related to the operator reside and receive care, treatment or services that are above the level of room and board and that may include up to 7 hours per week of nursing care per resident. "Adult family home" does not include a place that is specified in sub. (1g) (a) to (d), (f) or (g).
SECTION 8. 50.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
50.01 (1) (c) A place in which the operator provides care, treatment, support, or service above the level of room and board, but not including nursing care, to up to 2 adults who are not related to the operator.
SECTION 9. 50.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
