32,3471
Section
3471. 610.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
610.70 (1) (a) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, registered, permitted or certified by the department of health services or the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services to provide health care services, items or supplies in this state.
32,3471m
Section 3471m. 611.11 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
611.11 (4) (a) In this subsection, "municipality" has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (c), but also includes any transit authority created under s. 66.1039.
32,3472
Section
3472. 632.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
632.10 (1) "Building and safety standards" means the requirements of chs. 101 and 145 and of any rule promulgated by the department of commerce safety and professional services under ch. 101 or 145, and standards of a 1st class city relating to the health and safety of occupants of buildings.
32,3472ac
Section 3472ac. 632.797 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
632.797 (1) (d) Except for charging a fee under par. (c), an insurer may not change the rating methodology between community rating and experience rating or otherwise penalize a policyholder or employer for requesting the information under par. (a).
32,3472b
Section 3472b. 632.885 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472c
Section 3472c. 632.885 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
632.885
(1) (af) "Eligible employer-sponsored plan" has the meaning given in
26 USC 5000A (f) (2).
32,3472d
Section 3472d. 632.885 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
632.885
(1) (ar) "Grandfathered health plan" has the meaning given under section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L.
111-148).
32,3472e
Section 3472e. 632.885 (1) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
632.885
(1) (at) "Health insurance coverage" has the meaning given in
42 USC 300gg-91 (b) (1).
32,3472f
Section 3472f. 632.885 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 632.885 (2) (a) and amended to read:
632.885 (2) (a) Subject to ss. 632.88 and 632.895 (5), and except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), every insurer that issues a disability insurance policy offers health insurance coverage that provides dependent coverage of children, and every self-insured health plan that provides dependent coverage of children, shall offer and, if so requested by an applicant or an insured, provide coverage for an adult any child of the an applicant or insured as a dependent of the applicant or insured if the child satisfies all of the following criteria: is under the age of 26.
32,3472g
Section 3472g. 632.885 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472h
Section 3472h. 632.885 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472i
Section 3472i. 632.885 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472j
Section 3472j. 632.885 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
632.885 (2) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (a) 1., the Except as provided in par. (c), the coverage requirement under this section applies to an adult child who satisfies all of the following criteria:
32,3472k
Section 3472k. 632.885 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472L
Section 3472L. 632.885 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
632.885 (2) (c) For any policy year or plan year beginning before January 1, 2014, health insurance coverage or a self-insured health plan described in par. (a) that is a grandfathered health plan is required to provide dependent coverage for an adult child described in par. (a) or (b) only if the child is not eligible for coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan other than the health insurance coverage or self-insured health plan.
32,3472m
Section 3472m. 632.885 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
32,3472n
Section 3472n. 632.885 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
632.885 (3m) Defining dependent; uniform terms. An insurer or self-insured health plan described in sub. (2) may not do any of the following:
(a) Define "dependent" for purposes of eligibility for dependent coverage of children other than in terms of the relationship between a child and an applicant or insured.
(b) Vary the terms of coverage under the health insurance coverage or self-insured health plan on the basis of age except for children 26 years of age or older.
32,3472p
Section 3472p. 632.885 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
32,3474
Section
3474. 704.05 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
704.05 (5) (a) 2. Give the tenant notice, personally or by ordinary mail addressed to the tenant's last-known address, of the landlord's intent to dispose of the personal property by sale or other appropriate means if the property is not repossessed by the tenant. If the tenant fails to repossess the property within 30 days after the date of personal service or the date of the mailing of the notice, the landlord may dispose of the property by private or public sale or any other appropriate means. The landlord may deduct from the proceeds of sale any costs of sale and any storage charges if the landlord has first stored the personalty under subd. 1. If the proceeds minus the costs of sale and minus any storage charges are not claimed within 60 days after the date of the sale of the personalty, the landlord is not accountable to the tenant for any of the proceeds of the sale or the value of the property. The landlord shall send the proceeds of the sale minus the costs of the sale and minus any storage charges to the department of administration for deposit in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.505 (7) (h).
32,3474m
Section 3474m. 704.35 of the statutes is repealed.
32,3475
Section
3475. 709.03 (form) C. 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
32,3475g
Section 3475g. 751.20 of the statutes is created to read:
751.20 Transfer authority. Notwithstanding s. 20.680 (2) (a) to (ke) and (4) (a) to (h), the supreme court may transfer money from the appropriations under 20.680 (2) (a) to (ke) and (4) (a) to (h) to the appropriation under s. 20.670 (1) (k) for the purposes of the judicial council under s. 758.13.
32,3477
Section
3477. 758.19 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
758.19 (8) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.625 (1) (c) and (k), the director of state courts shall reimburse counties up to 4 times each year for the actual expenses paid for interpreters required by circuit courts to assist persons with limited English proficiency under s. 885.38 (8) (a) 1. The amount of the maximum hourly reimbursement for court interpreters shall be as follows:
32,3478
Section
3478. 767.215 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.215 (5) (a) (intro.) When Except as provided in par. (am), when the petition under this section is filed with the court, the party filing the petition shall submit a separate form, furnished by the court, containing all of the following:
32,3479
Section
3479. 767.215 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
767.215 (5) (a) 2. The name, date of birth, and social security number of each minor child of the parties and of each child who was born to the wife during the marriage and who is a minor.
32,3480
Section
3480. 767.215 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
767.215 (5) (am) In an action to determine the paternity of a child, the party who filed the petition shall submit the form under par. (a) within 5 days after paternity is adjudicated.
32,3481
Section
3481. 767.215 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.215 (5) (b) A form submitted under this subsection shall be maintained with the confidential information required under s. 767.54 767.127 or maintained separately from the case file. The form may be disclosed only to the parties and their attorneys, a county child support enforcement agency, and any other person authorized by law or court order to have access to the information on the form.
32,3482
Section
3482. 767.511 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.511 (6) Interest on arrearage. (intro.) A party ordered to pay child support under this section shall pay simple interest at the rate of 1% per month on any amount in arrears that is equal to or greater than the amount of child support due in one month. If the party no longer has a current obligation to pay child support, interest at the rate of 1% per month shall accrue on the total amount of child support in arrears, if any. Interest under this subsection is in lieu of interest computed under s. 807.01 (4), 814.04 (4), or 815.05 (8) and is paid to the department or its designee under s. 767.57. Except as provided in s. 767.57 (1m) and except as required under federal statutes or regulations, the department or its designee shall apply all payments received for child support as follows:
32,3484k
Section 3484k. 799.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
799.01 (1) (c) Replevins. Actions for replevin under ss. 810.01 to 810.13 where the value of the property claimed does not exceed $5,000 $10,000.
32,3484m
Section 3484m. 799.01 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
799.01 (1) (cr) Third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and tort claims. Third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort, where the amount claimed is $5,000 or less.
32,3484n
Section 3484n. 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
799.01 (1) (d) (intro.) Other civil actions where the amount claimed is $5,000 $10,000 or less, if the actions or proceedings are:
32,3484q
Section 3484q. 799.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
799.01 (2) Permissive use of small claims procedure. A taxing authority may use the procedure in this chapter in an action to recover a tax from a person liable for that tax where the amount claimed, including interest and penalties, is $5,000 $10,000 or less. This chapter is not the exclusive procedure for those actions.
32,3490g
Section 3490g. 814.63 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
814.63 (3m) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if a defendant is required to appear in court, in addition to any forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges it imposes, the court shall impose and collect from the defendant any costs charged to or paid by a law enforcement agency for the withdrawal of the defendant's blood if the court finds that the defendant violated s. 23.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, or 350.101, or a local ordinance in conformity therewith.
(b) Except as provided in par. (d), if at the time the court finds that the defendant committed the violation, the law enforcement agency has not paid or been charged with the costs of withdrawing the defendant's blood, the court shall impose and collect the costs the law enforcement agency reasonably expects to be charged for the withdrawal, based on the current charges for this procedure.
(c) The court shall disburse the amounts it collects under this subsection to the law enforcement agency that requested the blood withdrawal.
(d) The court may not impose on the defendant any cost for an alternative test provided free of charge as described in s. 343.305 (4).
32,3490r
Section 3490r. 814.65 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
814.65 (4m) Blood test fee. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if a defendant is required to appear in municipal court, in addition to any forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges it imposes, the municipal court shall impose and collect from the defendant any costs charged to or paid by a law enforcement agency for the withdrawal of the defendant's blood if the court finds that the defendant violated a local ordinance in conformity with s. 23.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, or 350.101.
(b) Except as provided in par. (d), if at the time the court finds that the defendant committed the violation, the law enforcement agency has not paid or been charged with the costs of withdrawing the defendant's blood, the court shall impose and collect the costs the law enforcement agency reasonably expects to be charged for the withdrawal, based on the current charges for this procedure.
(c) The court shall disburse the amounts it collects under this subsection to the law enforcement agency that requested the blood withdrawal.
(d) The court may not impose on the defendant any cost for an alternative test provided free of charge as described in s. 343.305 (4).
32,3491
Section
3491. 815.18 (3) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
815.18 (3) (o) Tuition units. Tuition units purchased under s. 14.63 16.64.
32,3492
Section
3492. 815.18 (3) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
815.18 (3) (p) College savings accounts. An interest in a college savings account under s. 14.64 16.641.
32,3492m
Section 3492m. 846.35 of the statutes is repealed.
32,3492r
Section 3492r. 885.60 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
885.60 (2) (a) Except as may otherwise be provided by law, a defendant in a criminal case and a respondent in a matter listed in sub. (1) is entitled to be physically present in the courtroom at all critical stages of the proceedings, including evidentiary hearings, trials or fact-finding hearings, plea hearings at which a plea of guilty or no contest, or an admission, will be offered, and sentencing or dispositional hearings.
32,3492w
Section 3492w. 885.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
885.60 (2) (d) If an objection is made by the defendant or respondent in a matter listed in sub. (1), regarding any proceeding where he or she is entitled to be physically present in the courtroom, the court shall sustain the objection. For all other proceedings in a matter listed in sub. (1), the court shall determine the objection in the exercise of its discretion under the criteria set forth in s. 885.56.
32,3495
Section
3495. 891.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
891.45 (1) (b) "Municipal fire fighter" includes any person designated as primarily a fire fighter under s. 60.553 (2), 61.66 (2), or 62.13 (2e) (b) and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter during the 5-year qualifying period took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
32,3496
Section
3496. 891.453 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
891.453 (1) (c) "Fire fighter" means a state, county, or municipal fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
32,3497
Section
3497. 891.453 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
891.453 (1) (d) "Law enforcement officer" means any person employed by the state or by a county or a municipality for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances which he or she is employed to enforce. "Law enforcement officer" includes a person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a police officer took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
32,3498
Section
3498. 891.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
891.455 (1) In this section, "state, county, or municipal fire fighter" means a fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter during the 10-year qualifying period specified in sub. (2) took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
32,3500
Section
3500. 893.82 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
893.82 (9) For purposes of this section, any employee of the state of Minnesota performing services for this state pursuant to a valid agreement between this state and the state of Minnesota providing for interchange of employees or services is considered to have the same status an as employee of this state performing the same services for this state, and any employee of this state who performs services for the state of Minnesota pursuant to such an agreement is considered to have the same status as when performing the same services for this state in any action brought under the laws of this state.
32,3501
Section
3501. 893.925 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
893.925 (2) (a) An action to recover damages for mining-related injuries under s. 107.32 shall be brought within 3 years of the date on which the death or injury occurs unless the department of commerce safety and professional services gives written notice within the time specified in this subsection that a claim has been filed with it under sub. (1), in which case an action based on the claim may be brought against the person to whom the notice is given within one year after the final resolution, including any appeal, of the claim or within the time specified in this subsection, whichever is longer.
