AB56,454,2522 40.03 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (m), shall, on behalf of the state, enter
23into a contract or contracts with one or more insurers authorized to transact
24insurance business in this state for the purpose of providing the group insurance
25plans provided for by this chapter; or.
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1Section 403. 40.03 (6) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,455,62 40.03 (6) (d) (intro.) May take any action as trustees which that is deemed
3considered advisable and not specifically prohibited or delegated to some other
4governmental agency, to carry out the purpose and intent of the group insurance
5plans provided under this chapter, including, but not limited to, provisions in the
6appropriate contracts relating to:
AB56,404 7Section 404. 40.03 (6) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,455,118 40.03 (6) (i) Shall accept timely appeals of determinations made by the
9department affecting any right or benefit under any the group insurance plan
10provided for under this chapter
plans that are overseen by the group insurance
11board
.
AB56,405 12Section 405. 40.03 (6) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,455,1613 40.03 (6) (n) Notwithstanding par. (L), may contract with any entity to provide
14health and wellness services to any individual who is covered under a group health
15insurance plan under subch. IV at health clinics that are established within state
16facilities.
AB56,406 17Section 406 . 40.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,455,2318 40.04 (2) (a) An administrative account shall be maintained within the fund
19from which administrative costs of the department shall be paid, except charges for
20services performed by the investment board, costs of medical and vocational
21evaluations used in determinations of eligibility for benefits under ss. 40.61, 40.63
22and 40.65 and costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services
23under s. 40.03 (6) (j)
.
AB56,407 24Section 407. 40.04 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,408 25Section 408 . 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.22 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6), each employee
2currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other
3participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin
4retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating
5employer.
AB56,409 6Section 409 . 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,456,137 40.22 (2m) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
8who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
9at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
10as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
11becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
12is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
13either of the following periods:
AB56,410 14Section 410 . 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,456,2115 40.22 (2r) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
16who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
17at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
18as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
19becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
20is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
21either of the following periods:
AB56,411 22Section 411 . 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,456,2523 40.22 (3) (intro.) A Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who
24qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject
25to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:
AB56,412
1Section 412. 40.23 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,457,82 40.23 (1) (bm) If an application by a participant age 55 or over, or by a protective
3occupation participant age 50 or over, for long-term disability insurance benefits
4under s. 40.64 is disapproved under rules promulgated by the department, the date
5which that would have been the effective date for the insurance benefits shall be is
6the retirement annuity effective date if requested by the applicant within 60 days of
7the disapproval or, if the disapproval is appealed, within 60 days of the final
8disposition of the appeal.
AB56,413 9Section 413 . 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56,457,1510 40.26 (6) (intro.) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to a participant who applies
11for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which at least 30 days have
12elapsed between the participant's termination of employment as a teacher with a
13school district that is a participating employer, and becoming a teacher as an
14employee or contractor providing employee services as a teacher with any school
15district that is a participating employer if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56,457,1916 (a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment as a teacher
17with a school district, the participant does not have an agreement with any school
18district that is a participating employer to return to employment as a teacher or enter
19into a contract to provide employee services as a teacher for the school district.
AB56,457,2120 (b) The participant elects on a form provided by the department to not become
21a participating employee.
AB56,414 22Section 414. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,223 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
24shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.728, 632.746
25(1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853,

1632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17), and
2632.896.
AB56,415 3Section 415. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,74 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
5board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.728, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10),
6632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867,
7632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) (8) and (10) to (17).
AB56,416 8Section 416. 40.513 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,119 40.513 (3) (a) The employee was eligible for an employer contribution under
10s. 40.05 (4) (ag) during the 2015 calendar year and elected not to receive health care
11coverage in that calendar year or in any succeeding calendar year.
AB56,417 12Section 417. 40.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,1913 40.61 (3) Any An employer under s. 40.02 (28), other than the state, may offer
14to all of its employees an a group income continuation insurance plan through a
15program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss.
1640.05 (5) and 40.62, the department may by rule establish different eligibility
17standards or contribution requirements for such those employees and employers and
18may by rule limit the categories of employers which that may be included as
19participating employers under this subchapter.
AB56,418 20Section 418. 40.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,459,321 40.62 (1) The group insurance board shall establish an a group income
22continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss
23of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for
24short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and
25long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration. Employees An

1employee
insured under the plan shall be is eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of
2accumulated sick leave and completion of the elimination period established by the
3group insurance board.
AB56,419 4Section 419 . 40.64 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,459,6 540.64 Long-term disability insurance coverage. The board may establish
6a group long-term disability insurance plan.
AB56,420 7Section 420. 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,459,228 40.65 (2) (a) This paragraph applies to participants who first apply for benefits
9before May 3, 1988. Any person desiring a benefit under this section must apply to
10the department of workforce development, which department shall determine
11whether the applicant is eligible to receive the benefit and the participant's monthly
12salary. Appeals from the eligibility decision shall follow the procedures under ss.
13102.16 to 102.26. If it is determined that an applicant is eligible, the department of
14workforce development shall notify the department of employee trust funds and
15shall certify the applicant's monthly salary. If at the time of application for benefits
16an applicant is still employed in any capacity by the employer in whose employ the
17disabling injury occurred or disease was contracted, that continued employment
18shall not affect that applicant's right to have his or her eligibility to receive those
19benefits determined in proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals in the
20department of administration
department of workforce development or the labor and
21industry review commission or in proceedings in the courts. The department of
22workforce development may promulgate rules needed to administer this paragraph.
AB56,421 23Section 421. 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,460,324 40.65 (2) (b) 3. The department shall determine whether or not the applicant
25is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2. An

1applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision to the division of
2hearings and appeals in the department of administration
department of workforce
3development
.
AB56,422 4Section 422. 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,460,75 40.65 (2) (b) 4. In hearing an appeal under subd. 3., the division of hearings and
6appeals in the department of administration
department of workforce development
7shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.
AB56,423 8Section 423. 41.51 of the statutes is renumbered 41.51 (intro.) and amended
9to read:
AB56,460,11 1041.51 Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter, unless the context requires
11otherwise, “board"
:
AB56,460,12 12(1) “Board” means the arts board.
AB56,424 13Section 424 . 41.51 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,1714 41.51 (2) “State building" means a permanent structure normally occupied by
15state employees that is wholly or partially enclosed and that is used for performing
16or facilitating the performance of the functions of a state agency as defined in s.
1720.001 (1).
AB56,425 18Section 425 . 41.51 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,2119 41.51 (3) “Work of art" means an original creation of visual art or a reproduction
20of an original creation of visual art if the reproduction is controlled by the artist of
21the original work as part of a limited edition.
AB56,426 22Section 426 . 41.58 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,24 2341.58 Art in state buildings. (1) Applicability. This section does not apply
24to any of the following:
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1(a) A contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition
2to a state building if the total construction cost of the project is $250,000 or less.
AB56,461,43 (b) A state building or space within a state building that is not open to the
4general public in its normal use.
AB56,461,65 (c) Game farms, fish hatcheries, nurseries, and other production facilities
6operated by the department of natural resources.
AB56,461,12 7(2) Minimum expenditure required. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at least
8two-tenths of 1 percent of the appropriation for the construction, reconstruction,
9remodeling of, or addition to a state building shall be expended to acquire one or more
10works of art to be incorporated into the state building or to be displayed in or on the
11grounds of the state building, and to fund all administrative costs that the board
12incurs in acquiring the works of art.
AB56,461,1813 (b) If a state building to which this section applies is located contiguous to other
14state buildings, the board, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory
15committee appointed under sub. (3), may apply the funds set aside under par. (a) to
16the acquisition, including all associated administrative costs, of one or more works
17of art to be incorporated into one or more of the contiguous buildings or to be
18displayed in or on the grounds of one or more of the contiguous buildings.
AB56,461,23 19(3) Advisory committee. (a) For a building project requiring an expenditure
20under sub. (2) and after selection of the architect for the project, the board shall
21appoint an advisory committee for the purpose of reviewing and recommending one
22or more works of art to be incorporated into the state building or displayed in or on
23the grounds of the state building.
AB56,461,2524 (b) The advisory committee shall consist of at least 5 members appointed by the
25board, including all of the following:
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11. One member who is a member of the board.
AB56,462,32 2. At least 2 members who are artists, art educators, art administrators,
3museum directors or curators, art critics, or art collectors.
AB56,462,54 3. At least 2 members who are project managers, architects, users of the
5building, or members of the building commission.
AB56,462,13 6(4) Contracts with artists. (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the
7advisory committee appointed under sub. (3) with respect to a particular building
8project, the board shall select one or more works of art recommended by the advisory
9committee to be incorporated into the project. The board shall ensure that the
10aggregate of all works of art selected under this subsection represents a wide variety
11of art forms executed by the broadest feasible diversity of artists, except that the
12board shall give preference to the works of art of artists who are residents of this
13state.
AB56,462,1614 (b) 1. The board shall contract for the procurement of each work of art selected
15for a building project under this section. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., each
16contract shall provide for sole ownership of the work of art to the state.
AB56,462,2017 2. If a work of art selected for a building project under this section is an existing
18work of art and is no longer subject to the control of the artist originating the work
19of art, the contract shall assign sole ownership to the state, subject to any existing
20obligations of the owner to the originating artist.
AB56,462,2521 3. If a work of art selected for a building project under this section is owned by
22the artist originating the work of art or if the work of art has not been executed on
23the date of the contract, the contract shall assign sole ownership to the state, subject
24to the following rights that shall be retained by the artist except as otherwise
25provided in the contract executed under par. (b) 1.:
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1a. The right to claim authorship of the work of art.
AB56,463,32 b. The right to reproduce the work of art, including all rights secured to the
3artist under federal copyright laws.
AB56,463,5 4(5) Board responsibilities. After acquisition of a work of art under sub. (4),
5the board shall do all of the following:
AB56,463,66 (a) Ensure proper execution of the work of art if it is a new original work of art.
AB56,463,77 (b) Ensure that the work of art is properly installed within the public view.
AB56,463,108 (c) Cooperate with the building commission and consult with the artist or the
9artist's representative to ensure that the work of art is properly maintained and is
10not artistically altered without the consent of the artist or the artist's representative.
AB56,463,1711 (d) Ensure that the work of art is maintained and displayed in or on the grounds
12of the state building for at least 25 years, unless, after consultation with the state
13agency making principal use of the building to which the work of art is appurtenant,
14the board finds that earlier removal is in the public interest. When a work of art
15acquired under this section is removed from a state building, the board shall loan the
16work of art to an accredited museum in the state or to an educational or other
17appropriate public institution capable of maintaining and exhibiting the work of art.
AB56,427 18Section 427. 45.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,819 45.03 (15) Deferral of payments and interest on loans. When a veteran or
20a member of the veteran's family makes application for deferment of payment of
21monthly installments and waiver of interest charges on veterans loans made under
22this chapter, showing that the ability of the veteran to make payment is materially
23and adversely affected by reason of military service, the department may, with the
24approval of the board, defer payment of monthly installments and waive interest
25charges on veterans loans made under this chapter for the duration of any period of

1service in the armed forces of the United States during a national emergency or in
2time of war or under P.L. 87-117 and 6 months from date of discharge or separation
3and the time for payment may be extended for the same period. However, when funds
4estimated to be received in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to pay debt
5service on public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn) and (zo) are less than the
6funds estimated to be required for the payment of the debt service, the board may
7grant deferral of payments and interest on loans provided under s. 45.37 only when
8so required by federal law.
AB56,428 9Section 428. 45.03 (16) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,1310 45.03 (16) (c) 2. (intro.) The department shall declare immediately due and
11payable any loan made after July 29, 1979, under a program administered by the
12department under s. 45.40 or subch. III, if it finds that the loan was granted to an
13ineligible person due to any of the following circumstances:
AB56,429 14Section 429. 45.03 (16) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,1615 45.03 (16) (c) 3. (intro.) Loan application forms processed by the department
16for programs administered under s. 45.40 or subch. III shall do all of the following:
AB56,430 17Section 430. 45.03 (16) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,2018 45.03 (16) (c) 4. The department shall incorporate the payment acceleration
19requirements of subd. 2. in all loan documents for programs administered by the
20department under s. 45.40 or subch. III.
AB56,431 21Section 431. Subchapter III of chapter 45 [precedes 45.30] of the statutes is
22repealed.
AB56,432 23Section 432. 45.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,465,524 45.42 (4) The department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest
25and principal, compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds, and write off

1indebtedness that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this section is secured
2by a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and
3mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.32 , 2017 stats. The
4department shall pay all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans
5trust fund.
AB56,433 6Section 433. 45.42 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,434 7Section 434. 45.42 (8) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.42 (8).
AB56,435 8Section 435. 45.48 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,465,13 945.48 Veterans outreach and recovery program. (1) To be funded from
10the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (qs), the department shall administer a
11program to provide outreach, mental health services, and support to individuals who
12reside in this state, who may have a mental health condition or substance use
13disorder, and who meet one of the following conditions:
AB56,465,1514 (a) Are serving in the national guard of any state or a reserve component of the
15U.S. armed forces.
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