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452.14
(1) The
department board shall, upon motion of the
board secretary or
12his or her designee or upon its own determination, conduct investigations and, as
13appropriate, may hold hearings and make findings, if the
board or the department
14receives credible information that a broker, salesperson
, or time-share salesperson
15has violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
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452.14
(2) The department shall present the findings of any investigation of
18a licensee or registrant to the board for its consideration. The
department shall upon
19motion of the board, and board may
, upon its own determination, commence
20disciplinary proceedings on any matter under investigation concerning a licensee or
21registrant.
No investigation of a licensee or registrant may be closed without motion
22of the board.
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452.14
(3) (L) Violated any provision of this chapter
or any rule promulgated
25under this chapter;
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452.17
(2) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of,
3or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as,
4a time-share salesperson in this state without being registered with the
department 5board shall be prosecuted by the district attorney in the county where the violation
6occurs and may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not less
7than 10 days nor more than 6 months or both.
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452.22
(2) The certificate of the
secretary chairperson of the board or his or her
10designee to the effect that a specified individual or business entity is not or was not
11on a specified date the holder of a broker's, salesperson's
, or time-share salesperson's
12license or registration, or that a specified license or registration was not in effect on
13a date specified, or as to the issuance, limitation, suspension
, or revocation of any
14license or registration or the reprimand of any
license or registration holder
thereof,
15the filing or withdrawal of any application or its existence or nonexistence, is prima
16facie evidence of the facts
therein stated
in the certificate for all purposes in any
17action or proceedings.
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462.01
(3) "Department" means the department of
regulation and licensing 20safety and professional services.
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551.403
(2) (a) 2. Institutional investors
, except any institutional investor
23described in s. 551.102 (11) (k), (m), or (o).
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24Section
2122. 551.403 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1551.403
(2) (a) 2m. Accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 (a) (1)
, (2), or 2(3)
, (7) or (8) adopted under the Securities Act of 1933.
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4Section
2124. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.001] of the
5statutes is repealed.
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7Section
2126. 560.01 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are repealed.
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8Section
2127. 560.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 238.04 (14) and
9amended to read:
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238.04
(14) Foreign office agreements. The department may enter Enter into
11agreements regarding compensation, space
, and other administrative matters as are
12necessary to operate
departmental offices in other states and foreign countries. Such
13agreements shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of administration.
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5Section
2143. 560.03 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 238.25 and amended
6to read:
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7238.25 Assistance to loan recipients. Assist The corporation shall assist 8new businesses and small businesses receiving economic development loans under
9s. 234.65 (1) (a) or the assistance of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
10Development Authority in locating sources of venture capital and in obtaining the
11state and federal licenses and permits necessary for business operations.
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21Section
2153. 560.032 of the statutes is renumbered 238.10 and amended to
22read:
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23238.10 Allocation of volume cap on tax-exempt bonds. (1) Allocation. 24The
department, by rule, corporation shall establish under
26 USC 146 and
25administer a system for the allocation of the volume cap on the issuance of private
1activity bonds, as defined under
26 USC 141 (a), among all municipalities, as defined
2in s. 67.01 (5), and any corporation formed on behalf of those municipalities, and
3among this state, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the
4Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
5Development Authority.
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6(2) Amendment to allocation. At any time prior to December 31 in any year,
7the
department corporation may
promulgate adopt rules to revise the allocation
8system established for that year under sub. (1), except that any revision under this
9subsection does not apply to any allocation under which the recipient of that
10allocation has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of a private activity
11bond, as defined in
26 USC 141 (a).
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12(3) Conditions. The
department corporation may establish
, by rule, any
13procedure for, and place any condition upon, the granting of an allocation under this
14section which the
department corporation deems to be in the best interest of the state
15including
, but not limited to, a requirement that a cash deposit, at a rate established
16by the
department in the rules corporation, be a condition for an allocation.
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17(4) Certification. If the
secretary corporation receives notice of the issuance
18of a bond under an allocation under subs. (1) to (3), the
secretary corporation shall
19certify that that bond meets the requirements of
26 USC 146.
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22Section
2156. 560.034 of the statutes is renumbered 238.11, and 238.11 (1),
23(2), (3) and (5) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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238.11
(1) The
department corporation shall prescribe the notice forms to be
25used under ss. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. and 234.65 (3) (a). The
department corporation
1shall include on the forms a requirement for information on the number of jobs the
2person submitting the notice expects to be eliminated, created
, or maintained on the
3project site and elsewhere in this state by the project which is the subject of the
4notice. The
department corporation shall prescribe the forms to be used under ss.
566.1103 (4m) (b) and 234.65 (3r).
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6(2) If the
department corporation receives a notice under s. 66.1103 (4m) (a),
7the
department corporation shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the
8notice, whether the project
which that is the subject of the notice is expected to
9eliminate, create
, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and
10the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created
, or maintained as a result
11of the project.
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12(3) If the
department corporation receives a notice under s. 234.65 (3) (a), the
13department corporation shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the
14notice, whether the project which is the subject of the notice is expected to eliminate,
15create
, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net
16number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created
, or maintained as a result of the
17project.
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18(5) (intro.) The
department corporation shall issue an estimate made:
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2Section
2164. 560.075 of the statutes is renumbered 238.12, and 238.12 (2),
3as renumbered, is amended to read:
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238.12
(2) The
department corporation may not award a grant or loan under
5this chapter to a person or certify a person to receive tax benefits unless the
6department corporation enters into an agreement with the person that requires the
7person to repay the grant, loan, or tax benefits if, within 5 years after receiving the
8grant or loan or being certified to receive tax benefits, the person ceases to conduct
9in this state the economic activity for which the person received the grant or loan or
10for which the person was certified to receive tax benefits and commences
11substantially the same economic activity outside this state.
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12Section
2165. 560.08 (1), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j)
13of the statutes are repealed.
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14Section
2166. 560.08 (2) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 238.26 and
15amended to read:
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16238.26 Report to investment board. No later than September 30 of each
17even-numbered year,
the corporation shall submit to the investment board a report
18describing the types of investments in businesses in this state
which that will have
19the greatest likelihood of enhancing economic development in this state.
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20Section 3330c. 560.081 (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are
21renumbered 238.127 (2) (intro.) and (a), and 238.127 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is
22amended to read:
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238.127
(2) (intro.) The
department
corporation shall establish and administer
24a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs
25offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic
1preservation, to assist municipalities in planning, managing and implementing
2programs for the revitalization of business areas. The
department corporation shall
3do all of the following:
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5Section 3330m. 560.081 (2) (c) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 238.127
6(2) (c) to (h), and 238.127 (2) (c) (intro.), (e), (f) 4. and (h), as renumbered, are amended
7to read:
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238.127
(2) (c) (intro.) With help from
the council on main street programs and
9from interested individuals and organizations, develop a plan describing the
10objectives of the state main street program and the methods by which the
11department corporation shall:
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(e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities to participate in
13the state main street program. The program for each municipality shall conclude
14after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality selected after July 29,
151995, shall conclude after 5 years. The
department
corporation shall select program
16participants representing various geographical regions and populations. A
17municipality may apply to participate, and the
department corporation may select
18a municipality for participation, more than one time. In selecting a municipality,
19however, the
department corporation may give priority to those municipalities that
20have not previously participated.
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(f) 4. Local assistance in paying for the services of a design consultant
22recommended by the council on main street programs.
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(h) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization
24of business areas to municipalities which do not participate in the state main street
25program. The
department corporation may charge reasonable fees for the services
1and information provided under this paragraph.
The department shall deposit all
2fees collected under this paragraph in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1)
3(g).
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7Section
2169. 560.097 of the statutes is renumbered 238.125 and amended to
8read:
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9238.125 Notification of position openings; compliance. The
department 10corporation shall monitor compliance with the position-opening notification
11requirements under ss. 66.1103 (6m) and 106.16.
SB27-SSA1, s. 3334b
12Section 3334b. 560.11 of the statutes is renumbered 285.795, and 285.795 (1)
13(a) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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285.795
(1) (a) Advise the department
of natural resources concerning the
15effectiveness of the small business stationary source technical and environmental
16compliance assistance program under s. 285.79, difficulties encountered by small
17business stationary sources, as defined in s. 285.79 (1), in complying with s. 299.15
18and ch. 285 and the degree and severity of enforcement of s. 299.15 and ch. 285
19against small business stationary sources.
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20(2) The employees of
the department of commerce who staff the small business
21ombudsman clearinghouse under s. 560.03 (9) and the employees of the department
22of natural resources who staff the small business stationary source technical and
23environmental compliance assistance program under s. 285.79 shall provide the
24small business environmental council with the assistance necessary to comply with
25sub. (1).