2017 Wisconsin Act 59

59,1646x Section 1646x. 145.01 (4m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

145.01 (4m) (d) The discharge of sewage to the surface of the ground.

59,1646y Section 1646y. 145.01 (4m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

145.01 (4m) (e) The failure to accept sewage discharges and back up of sewage into the structure served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system.

59,1646ym Section 1646ym. 145.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.02 (2) (a) The department shall have general supervision of all such plumbing and shall after public hearing prescribe and publish and enforce reasonable standards therefor which shall be uniform and of statewide concern so far as practicable. Any employee designated by the department may act for the department in holding the public hearing required under this subsection. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of these standards, the standards do not apply to a qualified historic building if the owner elects to be subject to s. 101.121. The standards do not apply to a primitive rural hunting cabin, as defined in s. 101.61 (3).

59,1652g Section 1652g. 145.09 of the statutes is renumbered 145.09 (1m).

59,1652h Section 1652h. 145.09 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

145.09 (2m) The department shall accept for a journeyman plumber's examination a person to whom all of the following apply:

(a) The person completed a plumbing apprenticeship under s. 106.025 or under the laws of any other state.

(b) The person passed a journeyman plumber's examination in any other state.

(c) The person has practiced for at least 5 years under a journeyman plumber's license or equivalent license issued by another state having licensure provisions governing plumbers that the department determines are substantially similar to the requirements under this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter, and the person has not been the subject of any disciplinary actions related to that license or any other equivalent license.

59,1655g Section 1655g. 145.20 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.20 (5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.245 (9).

59,1655h Section 1655h. 145.20 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.20 (5) (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the administration of the program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As part of adopting and administering the program, the governmental unit shall conduct and maintain an inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment systems located in the governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory before October 1, 2017. In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.245, a governmental unit must comply with these deadlines.

59,1655j Section 1655j. 145.245 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

59,1655k Section 1655k. 145.245 (12m) of the statutes is repealed.

59,1657b Section 1657b. 146.615 of the statutes is created to read:

146.615 Advanced practice clinician training grants. (1) In this section:

(a) “Advanced practice clinician" means a physician assistant or an advanced practice nurse, including a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified registered nurse anesthesiologist.

(b) “Clinic” has the meaning given in s. 146.903 (1) (b).

(c) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).

(d) “Rural clinic” means a clinic that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.

(e) “Rural hospital" means a hospital that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.

(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fk), subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals and clinics that provide new training opportunities for advanced practice clinicians. The department shall distribute the grants under this section to hospitals and clinics that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive grants and that satisfy the criteria under sub. (3).

(3) (a) The department may distribute up to $50,000 per fiscal year per hospital or clinic.

(b) If the department distributes a grant to a hospital or clinic that has not previously received a grant under this section, the hospital or clinic receiving the grant may use the grant to create the education and infrastructure for training advanced practice clinicians or for activities authorized under par. (c). In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give preference to advanced practice clinician clinical training programs that include rural hospitals and rural clinics as clinical training locations.

(c) If the department distributes a grant to a hospital or clinic that has previously received a grant under this section, the department shall require the hospital or clinic to use the grant to pay for the costs of operating a clinical training program for advanced practice clinicians, which may include any of the following:

1. Required books and materials.

2. Tuition and fees.

3. Stipends for reasonable living expenses.

4. Preceptor costs, including preceptor compensation attributable to training, certification requirements, travel, and advanced practice clinician training.

(d) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the purposes of operating an advanced practice clinician rotation.

(4) A hospital or clinic sponsoring a training program for advanced practice clinicians supported by a grant under this section may determine what, if any, posteducation requirements must be fulfilled by participants in the training program for advanced practice clinicians.

59,1657d Section 1657d. 146.616 of the statutes is created to read:

146.616 Allied health professional education and training grants. (1) In this section:

(a) “Allied health professional" means any individual who is a health care provider other than a physician, registered nurse, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor, or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, or direct patient care and support services to the patient.

(b) “Clinic” has the meaning given in s. 146.903 (1) (b).

(c) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).

(d) “Rural clinic” means a clinic that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.

(e) “Rural hospital” means a hospital that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.

(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fi), subject to subs. (3) to (5), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals. The department shall distribute the grants under this section to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant and that satisfy the requirements established by the department under sub. (4).

(3) (a) The department may distribute up to $125,000 per fiscal year per consortium to be used for any of the following:

1. Curriculum and faculty development.

2. Tuition reimbursement.

3. Clinical site or simulation expenses.

(b) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the purposes of operating an allied health professional training consortium.

(4) The department shall determine the requirements for the formation of health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals.

(5) In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give preference to rural hospitals, health systems with a rural hospital or rural clinic, and rural educational entities.

59,1662 Section 1662 . 146.82 (2) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:

146.82 (2) (a) 16. To a designated representative of the long-term care ombudsman under s. 16.009 (4), for the purpose of protecting and advocating the rights of an individual 60 years of age or older who resides in a long-term care facility, as specified in s. 16.009 (4) (b), or an individual 60 years of age or older who is an enrollee of the family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or the self-directed services option.

59,1664 Section 1664 . 146.98 of the statutes is repealed.

59,1672 Section 1672 . 165.055 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.055 (2) The deputy attorney general shall give a bond to the state in the sum of $5,000, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy attorney general's duties and the The attorney general shall be responsible for all acts of the deputy attorney general.

59,1672g Section 1672g. 165.10 of the statutes is created to read:

165.10 Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement funds. Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3), before the attorney general may expend settlement funds under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are not committed under the terms of the settlement, the attorney general shall submit to the joint committee on finance a proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the attorney general within 14 working days after the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds to implement the proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the committee.

59,1673d Section 1673d. 165.25 (17) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

59,1673h Section 1673h. 165.25 (17) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

323.29 (3) (a) 1. Provide staff support for the interoperability council under s. 16.9645 and oversight of the development and operation of a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.

(b) The department may do any of the following:

59,1673p Section 1673p. 165.25 (17) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (3) (b) 1. and amended to read:

323.29 (3) (b) 1. Charge a public safety agency , as defined in s. 256.35 (1) (g), that is a state agency a fee for use of the statewide public safety interoperable communication system under this subsection section.

59,1673t Section 1673t. 165.25 (17) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (3) (b) 2. and amended to read:

323.29 (3) (b) 2. Charge a person that is not a state agency a fee for use of the statewide public safety interoperable communication system under this subsection section.

59,1673v Section 1673v. 165.25 (18) and (19) of the statutes are created to read:

165.25 (18) Crime laboratories; deoxyribonucleic acid analysis. Determine the amount required to fund the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (Lm).

(19) Crime laboratories; deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharges. If the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (Lp) is anticipated to go into deficit, promptly notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the anticipated deficit.

59,1673x Section 1673x. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this grant program.

59,1674 Section 1674 . 165.986 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (1) The department of justice shall provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kb) to cities to employ additional uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city is eligible for a grant under this section subsection in fiscal year 1994-95 if the city has a population of 25,000 or more. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies for a grant before September 1 of the preceding calendar year. Grants shall be awarded to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation.

59,1675 Section 1675 . 165.986 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (2) A city applying to the department of justice for a grant under this section sub. (1) shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section sub. (1) may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in sub. (3), the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994, and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties.

59,1676 Section 1676 . 165.986 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (3) (intro.) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant under sub. (1), a city may, with the approval of the department, use part of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city may submit a request to the department for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for overtime costs, the city shall provide the department with all of the following:

59,1677 Section 1677 . 165.986 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (4) The department shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, for use in determining the amount to grant to cities under this section sub. (1). The department may not award an annual grant under sub. (1) in excess of $150,000 to any city. The department shall review any application and plan submitted under sub. (2) to determine if that application and plan meet the requirements of this section. The grant that a city receives under this section sub. (1) may not supplant existing local resources.

59,1678 Section 1678 . 165.986 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (5) A city may receive a grant under sub. (1) for 3 consecutive years without submitting a new application each year. For each year that a city receives a grant under sub. (1), the city shall provide matching funds of at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant.

59,1679 Section 1679 . 165.986 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.986 (6) The department may make grants under sub. (1) to additional cities with a population of 25,000 or more after fiscal year 1994-95. Eligibility for the grants under this subsection shall be determined and allocations made as provided in this section.

59,1680 Section 1680 . 165.986 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

165.986 (7) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (jc), the department shall make grants in amounts determined by the department to cities with a population of 25,000 or more to reimburse overtime costs for uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling, except that the department may award no more $400,000 to a city for a calendar year. The grants may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. The grants may be awarded only to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies before September 1 of the preceding calendar year and provides the department all of the following:

(a) The reasons why uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties need to work overtime.

(b) The status of the hiring and training of new uniformed law enforcement officers who will have beat patrol duties.

(c) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.

59,1680b Section 1680b. 165.989 of the statutes is created to read:

165.989 Community institution security cost reimbursement grants. (1) In this section, “community institution” means a building used by members of a community to engage in social gatherings, educational activities, or other community-building activities that is owned by a corporation, organization, or association described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.