nursing homes and facilities for the developmentally disabled;
  hospice programs;
  home health agencies, including those that provide personal care services;
  rural medical centers; and
  hospitals.
  child-caring institutions;
  county-certified family day care providers; and
  day care providers contracted through local school boards.
Many of the entities are small businesses as “small businesses" is defined in s.227.114 (1) (a), Stats. This includes about 1/3 of the community mental health and AODA programs; nearly all the 2,665 family day care centers; nearly 1/3 of the 2,269 group day care centers; 12 of the 80 private child-placing agencies; most of the 2,800 foster homes and 10% of the 140 group homes; 25 of 450 ambulance service providers; 7 of 45 residential care apartment complexes; 600 of 1,120 CBRFs; 96 of 472 nursing homes; most of the hospice programs; and 115 of 191 home health agencies.
The revised rules minimize repetition of ss. 48.685 and 50.065, Stats., and are designed to supplement those statutes by providing guidance on:
  Sanctions associated with the acts committed under the Caregiver Law;
Determining whether an offense is substantially related to client care;
  Reporting responsibilities; and
  The conduct of rehabilitation review.
However, the requirements found in the rules are either taken from the statutes that the rules implement, ss. 48.685 and 50.065, Stats., as created by 1997 Wis. Act 27 and amended by 1997 Wis. Act 237 and 1999 Wis. Act 9, or those statutes direct the Department to specify the requirements. The Department has not proposed more lenient provisions for small businesses as to do so would circumvent the results the statutes seeks to achieve.
Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
No comments were received.
5.   Insurance (CR 00-61)
Ch. Ins 17 - Annual patients compensation fund and mediation fund fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has determined that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses and therefore a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The legislative standing committees had no comments on this rule.
6.   Natural Resources (CR 99-109)
Chs. NR 216, 300, 405, 406, 408 & 411 - Fee refund or “permit guarantee" program required by s. 209.05, Stats.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The Department does not believe the proposed rule revisions will have a significant economic impact on small businesses. The proposed processing timelines, and the potential refund of fees, would have a beneficial impact on those small businesses that apply for permits under these provisions.
Summary of comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly committee on Environmental and the Senate committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform. There were no comments.
7.   Revenue (CR 00-23)
S. Tax 2.32 - Recycling surcharge.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rule order does not have a significant economic impact an a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
8.   Technical College System Board (CR 00-44)
Ch. TCS 16 - Grants for students.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114(1)(a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
9.   Transportation (CR 00-57)
Chs. Trans 101-104 & 117 - Demerit point system and graduated driver license restriction extensions.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule making will have no effect on small businesses, except that it may increase revenues to commercial driving schools to the extent that some parents may have commercial schools provide their children with the training needed to meet the 30 hour practice driving requirement for driver licensing.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
10. Transportation (CR 00-68)
Ch. Trans 131 - Emission tests.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
11. Transportation (CR 00-69)
Chs. Trans 325, 326 & 328 - Motor carrier safety regulations.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
12. Transportation (CR 00-77)
Ch. Trans 276 - Allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The provisions of this proposed rule adding highway segments to the designated system have no direct adverse effect on small businesses which are shippers or carriers using the newly-designated routes.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
13.   Transportation (CR 00-85)
Ch. Trans 142 - Recreational vehicle dealer trade practices, facilities and records.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
E x e c u t i v e O r d e r s
The following is a listing of recent Executive Orders issued by the Governor.

  Executive Order 402. Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Late Sergeant Todd J. Stamper of the Crandon Police Department.
  Executive Order 403. Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Brave Men and Women of the Armed Forces of the United States Who Lost Their Lives in the Korean War.
  Executive Order 404. Relating to the Establishment of the Office of State Poet Laureate and the Governor's Poet Laureate Nomination Commission.
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