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Wisconsin Administrative Register No. 653
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Emergency Rules Now in Effect.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:
Revises ss. ATCP 60.15 and 60.20, relating to somatic cell standards for dairy goat milk. EmR1003
Creates s. ATCP 70.03 (7) (e) and (f), relating to food processing plant license exemptions for certain home-canners and maple sap processors. EmR1012
Children and Families:
Safety and Permanence, Chs. DCF 37-59
Revises Chs. DCF 56 and 58, relating to foster care and kinship care. EmR0937
Early Care and Education, Chs. DCF 201-252
Revises Ch. DCF 201, relating to authorized hours of subsidized child care and affecting small businesses. EmR1015 [First Appearance]
Commerce:
Creates Ch. Comm 136, relating to midwestern disaster area bonds. EmR0931
Creates Ch. Comm 137, relating to reallocations for recovery zone facility bonds as established under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and affecting small businesses. EmR1006
Creates Ch. Comm 124, relating to the Forward Innovation Fund, and affecting small businesses. EmR1008
Creates Ch. Comm 121, relating to the small business innovation research assistance program, and affecting small businesses. EmR1013
Corrections:
Revises Ch. DOC 302, relating to sentence calculations and prison release and to administrative review of inmate classification decisions. EmR0939
Earned Release Review Commission:
(Formerly Parole Commission)
Revises Ch. PAC 1, relating to the release of inmates through parole or other procedures. EmR0940
Employee Trust Funds:
Revises Chs. ETF 10, 20 and 40, relating to domestic partner benefits and the expansion of health insurance coverage to adult dependents up to the age of 27 years. EmR0938
Government Accountability Board:
Creates s. GAB 1.91, relating to organizations making independent disbursements. EmR1016 [First Appearance]
Health Services:
Health, Chs. DHS 110—
Creates ss. DHS 195.145 and 197.145, relating to carbon monoxide detectors in hotels, motels, tourist rooming houses and bed and breakfast establishments, and affecting small businesses. EmR1004
Revises Ch. DHS 137, relating to anatomical gifts and the Wisconsin Donor Registry. EmR1009
Insurance:
Creates s. Ins 3.75, relating to continuation of group health insurance policies. EmR0925
Creates s. Ins 3.75 (8), relating to the continuation of group health insurance policies. EmR0945
Creates s. Ins 3.36, relating to treatment of autism spectrum disorders and affecting small business. EmR1005
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—
Creates s. NR 45.13 (1m) (d), relating to the establishment of a slow-no-wake zone on the Wisconsin River at the Dells of Wisconsin River state natural area. EmR1014 [First Appearance]
Environmental Protection — Water Regulation,
Chs. NR 300—
Revises Chs. NR 335 and 336, relating to grants for dam maintenance, repair, modification, or abandonment and removal. EmR0915
Environmental Protection — Hazardous Waste
Management, Chs. NR 600—
Revises s. NR 660.10, relating to hazardous waste management. EmR1007
Public Defender Board:
Creates Ch. PD 8, relating to the maximum fees that the state public defender may pay for copies of discovery materials in proceedings in which the state public defender provides legal representation. EmR0926
Regulation and Licensing:
Creates s. RL 91.01 (3) (k), relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker. EmR0827
Revises ss. RL 180.02 and 181.01, relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for licensure as a licensed midwife. EmR0828
Revenue:
Creates ss. Tax 2.85 and 11.90, relating to failure to produce records. EmR0929
Creates s. Tax 1.16, relating to the financial record matching program. EmR0935
Revises Ch. Tax 2, relating to apportionment and nexus. EmR0943
Creates s. Tax 1.17, relating to the ambulatory surgical center assessment. EmR1002
Veterans Affairs:
Revises s. VA 2.02 (2), relating to the veterans tuition reimbursement program. EmR0944
Workforce Development:
Labor Standards, Chs. DWD 270-279
Creates Ch. DWD 273, relating to the regulation of traveling sales crews. EmR1011
Public Works Construction Contracts, Chs. DWD 290-294
Creates s. DWD 290.20, relating to the thresholds for the requirement of prevailing wage rates. EmR0941
Revises s. DWD 293.02, relating to the adjustment of thresholds for payment and performance assurance bond requirements and affecting small businesses. EmR0942
Scope Statements.
Children and Families:
Family and Economic Security, Chs. DCF 101-153
Creates Ch. DCF 110, relating to transitional jobs for low-income adults.
Early Care and Education, Chs. DCF 201-252
Revises Ch. DCF 201, relating to child care subsidy program integrity.
Government Accountability Board:
Creates s. GAB 1.91, relating to organizations making independent disbursements.
Insurance:
Creates s. Ins 2.18, relating to life settlements and affecting small business.
Revises Ch. Ins 3, relating to casualty insurance and affecting small business.
Revises Ch. Ins 6, relating to general insurance provisions and affecting small business.
Revises Ch. Ins 8, relating to employee benefit plans and affecting small business.
Revises Ch. Ins 18, relating to health benefit plan grievance and independent review organizations review procedures and affecting small business.
Natural Resources:
Environmental Protection — General, Chs. NR 100—
Creates Ch. NR 188, relating to an exemption process for the sale of mercury-containing products.
Environmental Protection — Investigation and Remediation of Environ. Contamination, Chs. NR 700—
Revises Ch. NR 749, relating to fees for providing assistance.
Public Instruction:
Creates Ch. PI 43, relating to education reform.
Creates Ch. PI 45, relating to race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names.
Submittal of Rules to Legislative Council Clearinghouse.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:
Revises Ch. ATCP 60, relating to somatic cell limits in goat milk. CR 10-055
Children and Families:
Early Care and Education, Chs. DCF 201-252
Revises Ch. DCF 201, relating to authorized hours of subsidized child care. CR 10-056
Commerce:
Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities,
Chs. Comm 100—
Creates Ch. Comm 121, relating to small business innovation and research assistance grants. CR 10-054
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—
Revises Chs. NR 20, 21, and 22, relating to commercial fishing on the Mississippi River boundary waters. CR 10-053
Public Service Commission:
Creates Ch. PSC 128, relating to the siting of wind energy systems. CR 10-057
Rule-Making Notices.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:
Hearing to consider emergency rules and permanent rules to revise Ch. ATCP 60, relating to somatic cell limits in goat milk. EmR1003, CR 10-055
Children and Families:
Early Care and Education, Chs. DCF 201-252
Hearing to consider emergency rules and permanent rules to revise Ch. DCF 201, relating to authorized hours of subsidized child care. EmR1015, CR 10-056
Commerce:
Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities,
Chs. Comm 100—
Hearing to consider emergency rules and permanent rules to create Ch. Comm 121, relating to small business innovation and research assistance grants. EmR1013, CR 10-054
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—
Hearing to consider rules to revise Chs. NR 20, 21, and 22, relating to commercial fishing on the Mississippi River boundary waters. CR 10-053
Hearing to consider emergency rules to revise Ch. NR 45, relating to the establishment of a slow-no-wake zone on the “narrows" of the Wisconsin Dells. EmR1014
Public Service Commission:
Hearings to consider rules to create Ch. PSC 128, relating to the siting of wind energy systems. CR 10-057
Submittal of Proposed Rules to the Legislature.
Children and Families:
Safety and Permanence, Chs. DCF 37-59
Creates Ch. DCF 35, relating to home visitation to prevent child abuse and neglect. CR 10-028
Employee Trust Funds:
Revises Chs. ETF 10, 20, and 40, relating to domestic partner benefits and the expansion of health insurance coverage to adult dependents up to the age of 27 years. CR 10-004
Government Accountability Board:
Revises s. GAB 1.28, relating to the definition of the term “political purpose." CR 09-013
Health Services:
Health, Chs. DHS 110—
Revises Ch. DHS 195, relating to carbon monoxide detectors in hotels, motels, tourist rooming houses, and bed and breakfast establishments. CR 10-015
Insurance:
Revises s. Ins 2.81, relating to use of the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table in determining reserve liabilities. CR 10-026
Natural Resources:
Environmental Protection — Water Supply, Chs. NR 800—
Revises Chs. NR 809 and 811, and creates Ch. NR 810, relating to the public drinking water system and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. CR 09-073
Rule Orders Filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—
Revises Chs. NR 12 and 16, relating to harmful wild animal designation for wild or feral hogs, mute swans, and wolf-dog hybrids. CR 09-052
Revenue:
Creates ss. Tax 2.85 and 11.90, relating to penalties for failure to produce records. CR 09-087
Revises Ch. Tax 2, relating to apportionment and nexus.
CR 10-001
Veterans Affairs:
Revises s. VA 1.11, relating to the duties and responsibilities of the secretary. CR 09-092
Revises s. VA 2.02 (2), relating to the veterans tuition reimbursement program. CR 09-122
Rules Published with this Register and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analyses.
Accounting Examining Board:
Chs. Accy 7 and 8, relating to granting certificates to applicants pursuant to an international mutual recognition agreement. CR 09-100
Children and Families:
Family and Economic Security, Chs. DCF 101-153
Ch. DCF 120, relating to emergency assistance for needy families. CR 08-068
Commerce:
Fee Schedule, Ch. Comm 2
Ch. Comm 2, relating to public swimming pool and water attraction plan review and inspection fees. CR 09-116
Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities,
Chs. Comm 104—
Ch. Comm 100, relating to tax incentives for job creation, capital investment, employee training, and corporate headquarters. CR 09-063
Ch. Comm 129, relating to tax credits for angel investments and early stage seed investments. CR 09-082
Employee Trust Funds:
Ch. ETF 11, relating to legal counsel advising the boards that are attached to the department while a board considers a final decision pertaining to an appeal. CR 09-047
Ch. ETF 11, relating to the agent for service of process upon the boards that are attached to the department. CR 09-048
Chs. ETF 10, 11, 20, 52, and 60, relating to technical and minor substantive changes in existing rules. CR 09-057
Health Services:
Management and Technology and Strategic Finance,
Chs. DHS 1—
Ch. DHS 19, relating to penalties for voluntary self- disclosure by a small business of actual or potential violations of rules or guidelines. CR 10-003
Community Services, Chs. DHS 30—
Ch. DHS 85, relating to non-profit corporations and unincorporated associations as guardians. CR 09-061
Ch. DHS 75, relating to substance abuse counselors, clinical supervisors, and prevention specialists. CR 09-109
Health, Chs. DHS 110—
Chs. DHS 117, 160, 172, and 253, relating to fees for copies of health care provider records, registration of sanitarians, operation of public swimming pools and water attractions, and child support cooperation for food stamps. CR 09-115
Hearings and Appeals:
Ch. HA 2, relating to the procedure and practice for corrections hearings before the Division. CR 09-101
Insurance:
Ch. Ins 3, relating to medicare supplement and replacement guarantee issue eligibility. CR 09-076
Ch. Ins 57, relating to care management organizations.
CR 09-093
Ch. Ins 3, relating to coverage of dependents to age 27.
CR 09-095
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—
Chs. NR 10 and 19, relating to hunting, trapping and wildlife rehabilitation. CR 09-024
Ch. NR 10, relating to deer management unit population goals. CR 09-053
Ch. NR 45, relating to regulation of firewood entering department lands. CR 09-103
Environmental Protection — Air Pollution Control,
Chs. NR 400—
Chs. NR 404, 438, and 484, relating to ambient air quality standards for ozone and lead, including new reporting requirements for lead compounds. CR 09-088
Pharmacy Examining Board:
Chs. Phar 6, 7, and 8, relating to security systems, utilization reviews, and prescription orders transmitted by facsimile machines. CR 09-098
Public Defender Board:
Chs. PD 2, 3, and 6, relating to representation of persons detained under Chs. 51 or 55, Stats., or subject to involuntary administration of psychotropic medication without a predetermination of financial eligibility. CR 09-068
Public Instruction:
Ch. PI 35, relating to establishing a fee under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. CR 09-074
Ch. PI 39, relating to grants for tribal language revitalization. CR 09-106
Ch. PI 8, relating to waiver of school hours. CR 09-117
Revenue:
Ch. Tax 11, relating to sales and use tax. CR 09-090
Tourism:
Ch. Tour 3, relating to grants for regional tourist information centers. CR 09-111
Transportation:
Ch. Trans 148, relating to electronic recording and release of liens by non-individual creditors. CR 09-113
Sections Affected by Rule Revisions and Corrections.
Executive Orders.
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