AB40, s. 1656 21Section 1656. 50.065 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,715,2422 50.065 (2) (am) 3. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
23licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
24credentials, if applicable.
AB40, s. 1657 25Section 1657. 50.065 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,716,3
150.065 (2) (b) 3. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
2licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
3credentials, if applicable.
AB40, s. 1658 4Section 1658. 50.065 (4m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,716,85 50.065 (4m) (a) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
6credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
7services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
8from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40, s. 1659 9Section 1659. 50.065 (4m) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,716,1310 50.065 (4m) (b) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
11credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
12services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
13from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40, s. 1660 14Section 1660. 50.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,717,215 50.36 (1) The department shall promulgate, adopt, amend and enforce such
16rules and standards for hospitals for the construction, maintenance and operation
17of the hospitals deemed necessary to provide safe and adequate care and treatment
18of the patients in the hospitals and to protect the health and safety of the patients
19and employees; and nothing contained herein shall pertain to a person licensed to
20practice medicine and surgery or dentistry. The building codes and construction
21standards of the department of commerce safety and professional services shall
22apply to all hospitals and the department may adopt additional construction codes
23and standards for hospitals, provided they are not lower than the requirements of
24the department of commerce safety and professional services. Except for the
25construction codes and standards of the department of commerce safety and

1professional services
and except as provided in s. 50.39 (3), the department shall be
2the sole agency to adopt and enforce rules and standards pertaining to hospitals.
AB40, s. 1661 3Section 1661. 50.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,717,74 50.36 (6) If the department receives a credible complaint that a pharmacy
5located in a hospital has violated its duty to dispense contraceptive drugs and devices
6under s. 450.095 (2), the department shall refer the complaint to the department of
7regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 1662 8Section 1662. 50.38 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,717,159 50.38 (10) In each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall
10transfer from the critical access hospital assessment fund to the Medical Assistance
11trust fund an amount equal to the amount collected under sub. (2) (b) minus the state
12share of the amount required to be expended under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 12., minus the
13amounts appropriated under s. ss. 20.280 (1) (qe) and (qj) and 20.285 (1) (qe) and (qj),
14and minus any refunds paid to critical access hospitals from the critical access
15hospital assessment fund under sub. (6m) (a) in that fiscal year.
AB40, s. 1663 16Section 1663. 51.03 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1664 17Section 1664. 51.35 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,717,2518 51.35 (5) Residential living arrangements; transitionary services. The
19department and any person, director, or board authorized to discharge or transfer
20patients under this section shall ensure that a proper residential living arrangement
21and the necessary transitionary services are available and provided for the patient
22being discharged or transferred. Under this subsection, a proper residential living
23arrangement may not include a shelter facility, as defined under s. 560.9808
24234.5608 (1) (d), unless the discharge or transfer to the shelter facility is made on an
25emergency basis for a period not to exceed 10 days.
AB40, s. 1665
1Section 1665. 51.42 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,718,102 51.42 (3) (a) Creation. Except as provided under s. 46.23 (3) (b), the county
3board of supervisors of any county, or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more
4contiguous counties, shall establish a county department of community programs on
5a single-county or multicounty basis to administer a community mental health,
6developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug abuse program, make
7appropriations to operate the program and authorize the county department of
8community programs to apply for grants-in-aid under s. 51.423. The county
9department of community programs shall consist of a county community programs
10board, a county community programs director and necessary personnel.
AB40, s. 1666 11Section 1666. 51.42 (7) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,718,1712 51.42 (7) (a) 7. Develop a program in consultation with the department of
13regulation and licensing safety and professional services to use voluntary,
14uncompensated services of licensed or certified professionals to assist the
15department of health services in evaluating community mental health programs in
16exchange for continuing education credits for the professionals under ss. 448.40 (2)
17(e) and 455.065 (5).
AB40, s. 1667 18Section 1667. 51.437 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,719,419 51.437 (4g) (a) Except as provided under par. (b) and ss. 46.21 (2m) (b) and
2046.23 (3) (b), every county board of supervisors shall establish a county department
21of developmental disabilities services on a single-county or multicounty basis to
22furnish services within its county. Adjacent counties, Counties lacking the financial
23resources and professional personnel needed to provide or secure such services on a
24single-county basis, may and shall be encouraged to combine their energies and
25financial resources to provide these joint services and facilities with the approval of

1the department of health services. The county department of developmental
2disabilities services shall consist of a county developmental disabilities services
3board, a county developmental disabilities services director and necessary
4personnel.
AB40, s. 1668 5Section 1668. 55.043 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,719,96 55.043 (4) (b) 5. Refer the case to the department of regulation and licensing
7safety and professional services if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or
8abuse involves an individual who is required to hold a credential, as defined in s.
9440.01 (2) (a), under chs. 440 to 460.
AB40, s. 1669 10Section 1669. 59.22 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,719,1511 59.22 (2) (c) 2. No action of the board may be contrary to or in derogation of the
12rules of the department of children and families under s. 49.78 (4) to (7) 49.19 (19g)
13relating to employees administering old-age assistance, aid to families with
14dependent children, aid to the blind, or aid to totally and permanently disabled
15persons or ss. 63.01 to 63.17.
AB40, s. 1670 16Section 1670. 59.27 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,719,1917 59.27 (10) To enforce in the county all general orders of the department of
18commerce safety and professional services relating to the sale, transportation and
19storage of explosives.
AB40, s. 1671 20Section 1671. 59.40 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,719,2321 59.40 (6) Self-help centers. (a) A board may direct its clerk of courts to
22operate a self-help center in the county courthouse to provide individuals with
23information regarding the court system, including all of the following:
AB40,719,2424 1. How to represent oneself in circuit court.
AB40,719,2525 2. How to obtain legal assistance or legal information.
AB40,720,2
13. Information regarding legal proceedings such as small claims actions, family
2law, and foreclosure.
AB40,720,33 4. How to file an appeal.
AB40,720,44 5. Information about people and offices in the courthouse.
AB40,720,55 6. Where to obtain, and how to fill out, legal forms.
AB40,720,66 7. Answers to frequently asked questions concerning the legal system.
AB40,720,97 (b) The clerk of courts may staff a self-help center with county employees or
8volunteers, although no one who works or volunteers at a self-help center may
9provide legal advice to a patron of the self-help center.
AB40,720,1110 (c) The board may impose on, and collect a fee from, individuals who use the
11services of a self-help center described under par. (a).
AB40, s. 1672 12Section 1672. 59.56 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,720,1513 59.56 (3) (a) Creation. A board may establish and maintain an educational
14program in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin System, referred to in this
15subsection as "University Extension Program".
AB40, s. 1673 16Section 1673. 59.56 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,720,2217 59.56 (3) (c) 2. The committee on agriculture and extension education may
18enter into joint employment agreements with the university extension or with other
19counties and the university extension if the county funds that are committed in the
20agreements have been appropriated by the board. Persons so employed under
21cooperative agreements and approved by the board of regents shall be considered
22employees of both the county and the University of Wisconsin System.
AB40, s. 1674 23Section 1674. 59.56 (3) (f) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,721,424 59.56 (3) (f) 1. (intro.) A university extension program is authorized, under the
25direction and supervision of the county committee on agriculture and extension

1education, cooperating with the university extension of the University of Wisconsin
2System, and within the limits of funds provided by the board and cooperating state
3and federal agencies, to make available the necessary facilities and conduct
4programs in the following areas:
AB40, s. 1675 5Section 1675. 59.56 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,721,136 59.56 (3) (g) Department of government. For the purposes of s. 59.22 (2) (d) the
7university extension program shall be a department of county government and the
8committee on agriculture and extension education shall be the committee which is
9delegated the authority to direct and supervise the department. In cooperation with
10the university extension of the University of Wisconsin System, the committee on
11agriculture and extension education shall have the responsibility to formulate and
12execute the university extension program. The university extension shall annually
13report to the board its activities and accomplishments.
AB40, s. 1676 14Section 1676. 59.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,721,1815 59.56 (4) University college campuses. The board may appropriate money for
16the construction, remodeling, expansion, acquisition or equipping of land, buildings
17and facilities for a University of Wisconsin System college campus, as defined in s.
1836.05 (6m), if the operation of it has been approved by the board of regents.
AB40, s. 1677 19Section 1677. 59.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,722,620 59.57 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board may appropriate money for and create
21a county industrial development agency or to any nonprofit agency organized to
22engage or engaging in activities described in this paragraph, appoint an executive
23officer and provide a staff and facilities to promote and develop the resources of the
24county and of its component municipalities. To this end the agency may, without
25limitation because of enumeration, develop data regarding the industrial needs,

1advantages and sites in the county, acquaint the purchaser with the products of the
2county by promotional activities, coordinate its work with that of the county
3planning commission, the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic
4Development Corporation,
and private credit development corporations , and do all
5things necessary to provide for the continued improvement of the industrial climate
6of the county.
AB40, s. 1678 7Section 1678. 59.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,722,128 59.57 (1) (b) If a county with a population of 500,000 or more appropriates
9money under par. (a) to fund nonprofit agencies, the county shall have a goal of
10expending 20% of the money appropriated for this purpose to fund a nonprofit agency
11that is actively managed by minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04
12(1) (f), and that principally serves minority group members.
AB40, s. 1679 13Section 1679. 59.58 (7) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,722,1514 59.58 (7) (e) (intro.) The Subject to par. (em), the authority may impose the fees
15under subch. XIII of ch. 77. From the fees, the authority may do all of the following:
AB40, s. 1680 16Section 1680. 59.58 (7) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,722,2217 59.58 (7) (em) 1. The authority may not impose the fees specified in par. (e)
18unless a referendum is held in the counties of Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee on
19the question of whether the authority may impose these fees and, in each county, the
20referendum is decided in the affirmative. The authority's board of directors, in
21conjunction with the appropriate official in each county, shall be responsible for
22calling the referendum in each county.
AB40,723,223 2. If, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], the fees
24specified in par. (e) have already been imposed by the authority, those fees shall be
25suspended on the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this

1subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and shall remain suspended until the referendum
2requirement in subd. 1. is thereafter satisfied.
AB40,723,43 3. If a referendum is held under this paragraph, the authority shall promptly
4provide the department of revenue with the results of the referendum.
AB40, s. 1681 5Section 1681. 59.69 (4c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,723,106 59.69 (4c) Construction site ordinance limits. Except as provided in s. 281.33
7(3m) (f)
101.1206 (5m), an ordinance that is enacted under sub. (4) may only include
8provisions that are related to construction site erosion control if those provisions are
9limited to sites where the construction activities do not include the construction of
10a building.
AB40, s. 1682 11Section 1682 . 59.69 (15) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,723,1612 59.69 (15) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
13of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined
14in s. 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), or an adult family home, as defined in
16s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any municipality, shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB40, s. 1683 17Section 1683. 59.691 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,723,2118 59.691 (2) (b) 1. A county is not required to give the notice under par. (a) at the
19time that it issues a building permit if the county issues the building permit on a
20standard building permit form prescribed by the department of commerce safety and
21professional services
.
AB40, s. 1684 22Section 1684. 59.70 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,724,523 59.70 (2) (L) Appropriate funds and levy taxes to provide funds for acquisition
24or lease of sites, easements, necessary facilities and equipment and for all other costs
25required for the solid waste management system except that no municipality which

1operates its own solid waste management program under s. 287.09 (2) (a) or waste
2collection and disposal facility, or property therein, shall be subject to any tax levied
3hereunder to cover the capital and operating costs of these functions. Such
4appropriations may be treated as a revolving capital fund to be reimbursed from
5proceeds of the system.
AB40, s. 1685 6Section 1685. 60.23 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,724,97 60.23 (4) (c) Coordinate its activities with the county planning commission, the
8department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and
9private credit development organizations.
AB40, s. 1686 10Section 1686. 60.55 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,724,1211 60.55 (1) (a) 5. Creating a combined protective services department under s.
1260.553.
AB40, s. 1687 13Section 1687. 60.553 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,724,15 1460.553 Combined protective services. (1) Any town may provide police and
15fire protection services by any of the following:
AB40,724,2116 (a) A combined protective services department which is neither a police
17department under s. 60.56 (1) (a) nor a fire department under s. 60.55 (1) (a), and in
18which the same person may be required to perform police protection and fire
19protection duties without being required to perform police protection duties for more
20than 8 hours in each 24 hours except in emergency situations, as described under s.
2162.13 (7n).
AB40,725,222 (b) Persons in a police department or fire department who, alone or in
23combination with persons designated as police officers or fire fighters, may be
24required to perform police protection and fire protection duties without being

1required to perform police protection duties for more than 8 hours in each 24 hours
2except in emergency situations, as described under s. 62.13 (7n).
AB40,725,6 3(2) The governing body of a town acting under sub. (1) may designate any
4person required to perform police protection and fire protection duties under sub. (1)
5as primarily a police officer or fire fighter for purposes described in ss. 62.13 (7m),
6(7n), (10m), and (11) 891.45, 891.453, and 891.455.
AB40, s. 1688 7Section 1688. 60.56 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,725,98 60.56 (1) (a) 4. Creating a combined protective services department under s.
960.553.
AB40, s. 1689 10Section 1689. 60.56 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,725,2111 60.56 (1) (am) (intro.) If a town board establishes a town police department
12under par. (a) 1. or 2. and does not create a board of police commissioners singly or
13in combination with another town, village or city, or if a town board establishes a
14combined protective services department under s. 60.553 and does not create a board
15of police and fire commissioners,
the town may not suspend, reduce, suspend and
16reduce, or remove any police chief, chief of a combined protective services
17department,
or other law enforcement officer who is not probationary, and for whom
18there is no valid and enforceable contract of employment or collective bargaining
19agreement which provides for a fair review prior to that suspension, reduction,
20suspension and reduction or removal, unless the town board does one of the
21following:
AB40, s. 1690 22Section 1690. 60.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,725,2423 60.57 (1) (c) If the town has both a police and fire department, or a combined
24protective services department,
establish a board of police and fire commissioners.
AB40, s. 1691 25Section 1691. 60.625 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,726,4
160.625 (2) (b) 1. A town is not required to give the notice under par. (a) at the
2time that it issues a building permit if the town issues the building permit on a
3standard building permit form prescribed by the department of commerce safety and
4professional services
.
AB40, s. 1692 5Section 1692 . 60.63 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,726,10 660.63 Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes
7of s. 60.61, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in
8s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743
9(1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), or an adult family home, as defined in
10s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any town shall be subject to the following criteria:
AB40, s. 1693 11Section 1693. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,726,1612 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the
13hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description
14of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail
15the notice to the department of commerce safety and professional services and the
16department of natural resources at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
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