Sections Tax 11.03 and 11.11 - Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of:
1. Purchases made by public schools located outside Wisconsin and purchases by schools and school related organizations.
2. Utilities purchased for use in operating an industrial waste treatment facility.
3. Additional types of waste treatment facilities.
Description of policy issues:
Preliminary objectives:
The objective of the rule order is to:
1. Correct s. Tax 11.03 to reflect a change in Department policy relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of purchases made by public schools located outside Wisconsin.
2. Clarify that under s. Tax 11.03 (4) (c), related organizations of private or public schools which are subject to the control and supervision of school officials do not need to obtain a certificate of exempt status.
3. Correct s. Tax 11.11 to reflect a change in Department policy relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of utilities purchased for use in operating an industrial waste treatment facility.
4. Provide additional information in s. Tax 11.11 with respect to Department policy relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of other types of waste treatment facilities made known to the Department.
Description of existing or new policies:
This rule order reflects the Department of Revenue's existing policy of providing accurate information to taxpayers, practitioners, and Department employes regarding sales and use taxes as they relate to elementary and secondary schools and industrial and municipal waste treatment facilities.
Policy alternatives:
○ Do nothing.
Section Tax 11.03 will be incorrect in that it does not reflect changes in Department policy relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of purchases made by public schools located outside Wisconsin.
Section Tax 11.11 will be incomplete and incorrect in that it does not reflect changes in Department policy relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of utilities used in operating an industrial waste treatment facility and that all relevant information applicable to these types of facilities known to the Department is not included in the rule.
Statutory authority:
Section 227.11 (2) (a), Stats.
Staff time required:
The Department estimates it will take approximately 50 hours to develop this rule order. This includes drafting the rule order, review by appropriate parties, and preparing related documents. The Department will assign existing staff to develop this rule order.
University of Wisconsin System
Subject:
Chapter UWS 18 - Relating to conduct on University of Wisconsin System lands.
Description of policy issues:
1) Objectives of the rules:
Under s. 36.11 (1) (c), Stats., the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has promulgated rules governing conduct on university lands. These rules are enforced by university police officers in accordance with the citation procedure provided under s. 778.25, Stats. The proposed rules would amend existing provisions and create new provisions to address current campus law enforcement problems.
2) Policy analysis:
The last major revision to these rules was completed in 1991. Since that time, campus police officers have experienced new problems and have recommended that the rules be amended to deal with these situations. The changes would be consistent with modifications in certain state criminal statutes and municipal ordinances. New provisions under the rules would address specified fire safety issues, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or obstructing police officers, abuses of telephones, assaultive behavior, the operation of motor vehicles off roadways, misuse of parking permits, damage to computers and related equipment, abuse of computer communication equipment, deposit of human waste, curfew violations by minors, conduct at athletic events and theft of library materials. Inclusion of these new provisions in ch. UWS 18 would allow university police to invoke the citation procedure for enforcement purposes in a manner parallel to that used by municipalities to deal with ordinance violations for similar offenses.
3) Policy alternatives to the rules:
The principal alternative to the proposal is to make no changes in the rules. If no changes are made, the law enforcement problems listed above either would not be actionable at all, or would have to be addressed through state criminal proceedings. Use of the state criminal process to address these relatively minor offenses is problematic because it is a more complex process than the citation process, and because using it places additional burdens on other law enforcement agencies and officials. Further, invoking the criminal process can lead to inequitable treatment of individuals charged with misconduct, since a person apprehended on university lands may be charged with a crime, while the same offense could be treated as an ordinance violation if it occurred in the neighboring municipality.
Statutory authority for the proposed rules:
Section 36.11 (1) (c), Stats.
State employe time required for development of the rules:
It is estimated that the amount of state employe time required to develop the rule will be at least 80 hours.
Submittal of Rules to Legislative Council Clearinghouse
Notice of Submittal of Proposed Rules to
Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Health & Family Services
Rule Submittal Date
Notice is hereby given that on July 11, 1997, the Department of Health and Family Services submitted ch. HFS 139 to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
Statutory authority:
Sections 250.04 (7), 250.06 (1) and 251.06 (3) (e), Stats.
The subject matter of ch. HFS 139 relates to qualifications of public health professionals employed by local health departments.
Reason for rules, intended effects, requirements:
This is a revision of current rules dating from 1984 and amended in part in 1988, that establish qualifications for public health professionals employed by local health departments. The rules are being updated following the updating and renumbering of the public health statutes by 1993 Wis. Act 27 and on recommendation of state-local committees that, following up on the statute changes, recommended adoption of specified new public health rules and revision of some of the current public health rules.
The revised rules differ from the current rules in that qualifications for local health officers are now set out in statute, and so are simply referenced in the rules; sections on public health professionals “serving as health officers for the purpose of communicable disease control” or “who direct environmental health programs” are deleted because they are not rooted in statute; a section on public health sanitarian qualifications is added; and two provisions, one relating to public health nurses and the other to directors of public health nursing, have been deleted because they expired in December 1991.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
Public hearing under ss. 227.16, 227.17 and 227.18, Stats.; approval of rules in final draft form by DHFS Secretary; and legislative standing committee review under s. 227.19, Stats.
Contact Person
Margaret Schmelzer
Division of Health
Telephone (608) 266-0877
Insurance, Commissioner of
Rule Submittal Date
In accordance with ss. 227.14 and 227.15, Stats., the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance is submitting a proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse on July 15, 1997.
Analysis
These changes will affect ss. Ins 2.14 and 2.16, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to life insurance solicitation.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
The date for the public hearing is September 5, 1997.
Contact Person
To obtain a copy of the proposed rule, contact:
Meg Gunderson
OCI Central Files
Telephone (608) 266-0110
For additional information, please contact Stephen Mueller at (608) 267-2833 or e-mail at
smueller@mail.state.wi.us in the OCI Legal Unit.
N o t i c e S e c t i o n
Notice of Hearing
Commissioner of Insurance
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the authority granted under s. 601.41(3), Stats., and the procedure set forth in under s. 227.18, Stats., OCI will hold a public hearing to consider the revision of ss. Ins 2.14 & 2.16, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to life insurance solicitation.
Hearing Information
