49.795 (8) (c) For any offense under this section, if the value of the food coupons is $5,000 or more, a person who violates this section may be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned for not more than 30 years or both is guilty of a Class G felony.
49.85 (2) (a) At least annually, the department of health and family services shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of health and family services, the department of health and family services has determined that it may recover under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, except that the department of health and family services may not certify an amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under appeal.
49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and family services intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the department of health and family services has determined to be due under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.
109,146
Section 146. 49.95 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.95 (1) (intro.) Any person who, with intent to secure public assistance under this chapter, whether for himself or herself or for some other person, wilfully makes any false representations may, if is subject to the following penalties:
(a) If the value of the assistance so secured does not exceed $300, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000; if.
(b) If the value of the assistance exceeds $300 but does not exceed $1,000, the person may be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both; if.
(c) If the value of the assistance exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $2,500, $2,000, the person may be fined not more than $500 $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 9 months or both
; and if.
(d) If the value of the assistance exceeds $2,500, be punished as prescribed under s. 943.20 (3) (c) $2,000 but does not exceed $5,000, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
109,147
Section 147. 49.95 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:
49.95 (1) (e) If the value of the assistance exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, the person is guilty of a Class H felony.
(f) If the value of the assistance exceeds $10,000, the person is guilty of a Class G felony.
109,148
Section 148. 50.065 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
50.065 (1) (e) 1. "Serious crime" means
a violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, 948.02 (1), 948.025 or 948.03 (2) (a), or a violation of the law of any other state or United States jurisdiction that would be a violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., or a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, 948.02 (1), 948.025 or 948.03 (2) (a) if committed in this state.
109,148n
Section 148n. 50.36 (3d) of the statutes is created to read:
50.36 (3d) (a) A hospital shall develop and maintain a system under which the hospital may grant emergency staff privileges to a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), to whom all of the following apply:
1. The health care provider seeks to provide care at the hospital during a period of a state of emergency related to public health declared by the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1.
2. The health care provider does not have staff privileges at the hospital at the time that the state of emergency related to public health is declared by the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1.
3. The health care provider has staff privileges at another hospital.
(b) A hospital that grants emergency staff privileges under par. (a) has immunity from civil liability for acts or omissions by a health care provider who is granted emergency staff privileges under par. (a).
109,149
Section 149. 51.15 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.15 (12) Penalty. Whoever signs a statement under sub. (4), (5) or (10) knowing the information contained therein to be false may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,149f
Section 149f. 51.20 (13) (ct) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
51.20 (13) (ct) 2m. If the subject individual is before the court on a petition filed under a court order under s. 938.30 (5) (c) 1. and is found to have committed a violation, or to have solicited, conspired, or attempted to commit a violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.095, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, or 948.30, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the subject individual was not the victim's parent, the court shall require the individual to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 unless the court determines, after a hearing on a motion made by the individual, that the individual is not required to comply under s. 301.45 (1m).
109,150
Section 150. 55.06 (11) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
55.06 (11) (am) Whoever signs a statement under par. (a) knowing the information contained therein to be false may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,150c
Section 150c. 59.692 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
59.692 (6m) For an amendment to an ordinance enacted under this section that affects an activity that meets all of the requirements under s. 281.165 (2) or (3) (a), the department may not proceed under sub. (6) or (7) (b) or (c), or otherwise review the amendment, to determine whether the ordinance, as amended, fails to meet the shoreland zoning standards.
109,150g
Section 150g. 62.13 (5) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
62.13 (5) (i) Any person suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board may appeal from the order of the board to the circuit court by serving written notice of the appeal on the secretary of the board within 10 days after the order is filed. Within 5 days after receiving written notice of the appeal, the board shall certify to the clerk of the circuit court the record of the proceedings, including all documents, testimony, and minutes. The action shall then be at issue and shall have precedence over any other cause of a different nature pending in the court, which shall always be open to the trial thereof. The court shall upon application of the accused or of the board fix a date of trial, which shall not be later than 15 days after such application except by agreement. The trial shall be by the court and upon the return of the board, except that the court may require further return or the taking and return of further evidence by the board. The question to be determined by the court shall be: Upon the evidence is there just cause, as described under par. (em), to sustain the charges against the accused? No costs shall be allowed either party and the clerk's fees shall be paid by the city. If the order of the board is reversed, the accused shall be forthwith reinstated and entitled to pay as though in continuous service. If the order of the board is sustained, it shall be final and conclusive. This paragraph does not apply to any person who is suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board or by a committee or person acting under this subsection in place of a board, and who is subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 that provides an alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph, unless the person chooses to appeal the order to circuit court. If the alternative to the appeals procedure includes a hearing, the hearing shall be open to the public with reasonable advance notice given by the employer. An accused person who chooses to appeal the decision of the board through a collectively bargained alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph is considered to have waived his or her right to circuit court review of the board decision.
109,150m
Section 150m. 62.231 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
62.231 (6m) Certain amendments to ordinances. For an amendment to an ordinance enacted under this section that affects an activity that meets all of the requirements under s. 281.165 (2) or (3) (a), the department of natural resources may not proceed under sub. (6), or otherwise review the amendment, to determine whether the ordinance, as amended, fails to meet reasonable minimum standards.
109,151
Section 151. 66.0143 of the statutes is created to read:
66.0143 Local appeals for exemption from state mandates. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(b) "State mandate" means a state law that requires a political subdivision to engage in an activity or provide a service, or to increase the level of its activities or services.
(2) Appeals for exemptions. (a) A political subdivision may file a request with the department of revenue for a waiver from a state mandate, except for a state mandate that is related to any of the following:
1. Health.
2. Safety.
(b) An administrative agency, or the department of revenue, may grant a political subdivision a waiver from a state mandate as provided in par. (c).
(c) The political subdivision shall specify in its request for a waiver its reason for requesting the waiver. Upon receipt of a request for a waiver, the department of revenue shall forward the request to the administrative agency which is responsible for administrating the state mandate. The agency shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision and the department of revenue of its decision in writing. If no agency is responsible for administrating the state mandate, the department of revenue shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision of its decision in writing.
(3) Duration of waivers. A waiver is effective for 4 years. The administrative agency may renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods. If a waiver is granted by the department of revenue, the department may renew the waiver under this subsection.
(4) Evaluation. By July 1, 2004, the department of revenue shall submit a report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall specify the number of waivers requested under this section, a description of each waiver request, the reason given for each waiver request, and the financial effects on the political subdivision of each waiver that was granted.
109,151e
Section 151e. 66.0218 of the statutes is created to read:
66.0218 Direct annexation of certain town territory. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Legal description" has the meaning given in s. 66.0217 (1) (c).
(b) "Members-elect" has the meaning given in s. 59.001 (2m).
(c) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
(d) "Public services" includes police and fire protection; sewer and water treatment; stormwater treatment; building, health, and fire prevention inspections; planning; and public works services.
(e) "Scale map" has the meaning given in s. 66.0217 (1) (g).
(2) City or village ordinances. (a) Enactment. Notwithstanding s. 66.0221, the governing body of a city or village may, by a two-thirds vote of its members-elect, enact an ordinance to annex a contiguous town or contiguous town territory if all of the following apply:
1. The area of the territory to be annexed is less than 10 square miles and the territory is located in a county with a population of at least 425,000.
2. The annexing city or village is contiguous to more than 50% of the length of the boundary of the territory to be annexed.
3. The annexing city or village is capable of providing public services to the territory to be annexed at a level that at least equals the level of service that is being provided by the town.
4. The annexation of the territory will reduce any existing problems of duplicative public services being provided within the same area by more than one municipality.
5. The boundary of the territory to be annexed is contiguous to one or more cities or villages for at least 95% of its length, excluding areas that border on water, or on land whose condition prohibits development.
(b) Requirements. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory annexed and the name of the town from which the territory is annexed. Upon enactment of the ordinance under par. (a) the city or village clerk shall file with the secretary of state 8 certified copies of the ordinance, 8 copies of a scale map, and 8 copies of a plat which shows the boundaries of the city or village, including the annexed territory.
(c) Secretary of state. Not later than 10 days after receiving the ordinance, scale map, and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, scale map, and plat to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, and one copy to the clerk of the town from which the territory was annexed.
(d) Action to contest annexation. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section.
(3) Effectiveness of annexation ordinance. An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after enactment.
(4) Sunset. This section does not apply after December 31, 2003.
109,151n
Section 151n. 66.0303 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0303 (3) (a) and amended to read:
66.0303 (3) (a) An Except as provided in par. (b), an agreement made under this section shall, prior to and as a condition precedent to taking effect, be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted under this subsection paragraph unless the attorney general finds that it does not meet the conditions set forth in this section and details in writing addressed to the concerned municipal governing bodies the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted under this subsection paragraph within 90 days of its submission constitutes approval. The attorney general, upon submission of an agreement, shall transmit a copy of the agreement to the governor who shall consult with any state department or agency affected by the agreement. The governor shall forward to the attorney general any comments the governor may have concerning the agreement.
109,151nb
Section 151nb. 66.0303 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0303 (3) (b) An agreement under this section between a municipality of this state and a municipality of another state that relates to the receipt, furnishing, or joint exercise of fire fighting or emergency medical services need not be submitted to or approved by the attorney general before the agreement may take effect.
109,153d
Section 153d. 66.0903 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0903 (10) (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent performing work on a project that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating the name and trade or occupation of every person performing the work described in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those persons and the actual wages paid for the hours worked. If requested by any person, a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent performing work on a project that is subject to this section shall permit that person to inspect and copy any of those records to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the department, except that s. 19.36 (3) does not limit the duty of a subcontractor or a contractor's or subcontractor's agent to permit inspection and copying of a record under this paragraph. Before permitting the inspection and copying of a record under this paragraph, a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent shall delete from the record any personally identifiable information, as defined in s. 19.62 (5), contained in the record about any person performing the work described in sub. (4) other than the trade or occupation of the person, the number of hours worked by the person, and the actual wages paid for those hours worked.
66.1113 (2) (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing body who are present when the vote is taken, may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area if, except as provided in par. pars. (e) and (f), at least 40% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property within such political subdivision is used by tourism-related retailers.
109,153t
Section 153t. 66.1113 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
66.1113 (2) (f) The city of Bayfield may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area under par. (a) even if less than 40% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property within Bayfield is used by tourism-related retailers.
109,154
Section 154. 66.1207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1207 (1) (b) Any person who secures or assists in securing dwelling accommodations under s. 66.1205 by intentionally making false representations in order to receive at least $2,500 but not more than $25,000 in financial assistance for which the person would not otherwise be entitled shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony.
109,155
Section 155. 66.1207 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1207 (1) (c) Any person who secures or assists in securing dwelling accommodations under s. 66.1205 by intentionally making false representations in order to receive more than $25,000 in financial assistance for which the person would not otherwise be entitled shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,156
Section 156. 69.24 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
69.24 (1) (intro.) Any person who does any of the following shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony:
109,156b
Section 156b. 70.32 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
70.32 (2) (c) 1. "Agricultural land" means land, exclusive of buildings and improvements and the land necessary for their location and convenience, that is devoted primarily to agricultural use, as defined by rule
, if the land is a farm, as defined in sub. (2s) (a) 2., and the owner or lessee of the land files the form under sub. (2s).
109,156d
Section 156d. 70.32 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
70.32 (2) (c) 1m. "Other," as it relates to par. (a) 7., means buildings and improvements
located on farms, as defined in sub. (2s) (a) 2. ; including any residence for the farm operator's spouse, children, parents, or grandparents; and the land necessary for the location and convenience of those building and improvements.
109,156e
Section 156e. 70.32 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
70.32 (2s) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
2. "Farm" means a business engaged in activities included in the North American Industry Classification System, 1997 edition, published by the U.S. office of management and budget under any of the following classifications:
a. Classification 111-Crop production.
