Telephone (608) 224-5031
Commerce
(Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities, Chs. Comm 105-128)
Rule Submittal Date
On April 14, 1999, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce submitted a proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The proposed rule affects ch. Comm 112, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the Wisconsin Development Zone program.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be scheduled.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this rule, please contact:
Richard Meyer
Department of Commerce
Telephone (608) 266-3080
Health and Family Services
(Community Services, Chs. HFS/HSS 30--)
Rule Submittal Date
On April 9, 1999, the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services submitted a proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
Statutory authority:
SS. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and 227.11 (2), Stats.
The proposed rule affects ch. HFS 58, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to eligibility for the kinship care program.
Reason for rules, intended effects, requirements:
These are rules for the Kinship Care Program under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), (3p) and (3t), Stats. The program authorizes a county or tribal child welfare agency or, in the case of Milwaukee County, the Department, to make a monthly payment or $215 to an approved nonparent relative of a child to help the relative provide care and maintenance for the child. The program began July 1, 1996. Amendments to the program statute included in 1997 Wis. Act 237 and effective in June 1998 directed the Department to promulgate rules which set forth criteria for determining the eligibility of a relative to receive the monthly kinship care payment. These are the rules.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
Public hearings 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 Information
For questions regarding this rule, please contact:
Mark Mitchell
Division of Children and Family Services
Telephone (608) 266-2860
Insurance, Commissioner of
Rule Submittal Date
In accordance with ss. 227.14 and 227.15, Stats., the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance is submitting a proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse on April 6, 1999.
Analysis
These changes will affect ss. Ins 17.01 (3) (intro.), 17.275 and 17.28 (5) (c), (6) and (6a), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to annual patients compensation and mediation fund fees.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required, and the date for the public hearing is May 17, 1999 at Madison.
Contact Information
Tammi Kuhl
OCI Central Files
Telephone (608) 266-0110
For additional information, please contact:
Alice M. Shuman
OCI Legal Unit
Telephone (608) 266-9892
Natural Resources
(Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400--)
Rule Submittal Date
On April 1, 1999, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule [Board Order No. AM-14-99] to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The proposed rule affects chs. NR 460, 466 and 484, relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for the printing and publishing industry.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required, and the date for the public hearing is May 18, 1999 at Oshkosh.
Contact Information
For questions, please contact:
Robert Eckdale
Bureau of Air Management
Telephone (608) 266-2856
Natural Resources
(Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400--)
Rule Submittal Date
On April 1, 1999, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule [Board Order No. AM-15-99] to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The proposed rule affects chs. NR 428 and 484, relating to nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission reduction requirements.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required, and the dates for the public hearings are: May 17, 1999 at Milwaukee; May 18, 1999 at Eau Claire; May 19, 1999 at Stevens Point; May 20, 1999 at Green Bay; and May 21, 1999 at Madison.
Contact Information
For questions, please contact:
Allen Hubbard
Bureau of Air Management
Telephone (608) 266-3450
Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board
Rule Submittal Date
