109,469
Section 469. 450.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.15 (2) Any person who violates this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,470
Section 470. 551.58 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
551.58 (1) Any person who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter except s. 551.54, or any rule under this chapter, or any order of which the person has notice, or who violates s. 551.54 knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the statement made was false or misleading in any material respect, 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. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.
109,471
Section 471. 552.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
552.19 (1) Any person, including a controlling person of an offeror or target company, who wilfully violates this chapter or any rule under this chapter, or any order of which the person has notice, 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. Each of the acts specified constitutes a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of the offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.
109,472
Section 472. 553.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
553.52 (1) Any person who wilfully violates s. 553.41 (2) to (5) or any order of which the person has notice, or who violates s. 553.41 (1) knowing or having reasonable cause to believe either that the statement made was false or misleading in any material respect or that the failure to report a material event under s. 553.31 (1) was false or misleading in any material respect, 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 G felony. Each of the acts specified is a separate offense, and a prosecution or conviction for any one of those offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.
109,473
Section 473. 553.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
553.52 (2) Any person who employs, directly or indirectly, any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with the offer or sale of any franchise or engages, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of any franchise shall 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 G felony.
109,475
Section 475. 560.17 (5c) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.17 (5c) (a) 3. The grant proceeds will be used to pay for services related to the start-up, modernization, or expansion of the dairy farm or other agricultural business, or for management assistance, as defined in s. 560.20 (1) (cf), continuing after the completion of the start-up, modernization, or expansion of the dairy farm or other agricultural business.
109,476
Section 476. 560.18 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 560.18 (1m) and amended to read:
560.18 (1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (t), the department may award grants to nonprofit organizations, as defined in s. 560.20 (1) (d), to develop forestry educational programs and instructional materials for use in the public schools. The department may not award a grant unless it enters into a memorandum of understanding with the grant recipient and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point regarding the use of the funds.
109,477
Section 477. 560.18 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
560.18
(1c) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), and any organization described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
109,478
Section 478. 560.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.18 (2) The recipient of a grant under sub. (1) (1m) shall submit the programs and materials developed with the funds to the department and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources for approval. Upon request, the grant recipient shall provide approved programs and materials to school districts free of charge.
109,479
Section 479. 560.20 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
109,480
Section 480. 560.20 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
109,481
Section 481. 560.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (1) (a).
109,482
Section 482. 560.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (1) (b).
109,483
Section 483. 560.20 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
109,484
Section 484. 560.20 (1) (cf) of the statutes is renumbered 560.17 (1) (br).
109,485
Section 485. 560.20 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
109,486
Section 486. 560.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
109,487
Section 487. 560.20 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
109,488
Section 488. 560.20 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
109,489
Section 489. 560.20 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
109,490
Section 490. 560.20 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
109,491
Section 491. 560.20 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
109,492
Section 492. 560.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
109,493
Section 493. 560.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
109,494
Section 494. 560.20 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
109,495
Section 495. 560.20 (3) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
109,496
Section 496. 560.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
109,497
Section 497. 560.20 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
109,498
Section 498. 560.20 (3) (f) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 560.21 (2) and amended to read:
560.21
(2) The department shall
do all of the following: 4. Deposit deposit in the
appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (in) general fund all interest and principal received in repayment of loans under
this subsection s. 560.20 (3), 1999 stats., any proceeds from equity investments made by the community development finance company under s. 234.965, 1991 stats., that are received by the department or the community development finance company
, and any unencumbered grant funds returned to the department under
1993 Wisconsin Act 437, section
9115 (1t).
109,499
Section 499. 560.20 (3) (f) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
109,500
Section 500. 560.20 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
109,501
Section 501. 560.20 (3) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
109,502
Section 502. 560.20 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
109,503
Section 503. 560.20 (3) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (3).
109,504
Section 504. 560.21 of the statutes is created to read:
560.21 General fund deposit. (1) In this section:
109,504c
Section 504c. 560.62 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.62 (1) (intro.) The Subject to subs. (1m) and (2), the board may award any of the following under s. 560.61 to any of the following for any of the following purposes:
109,504m
Section 504m. 560.62 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.62 (1m) The board shall award in each biennium at least $364,400 in grants or loans under sub. (1) for projects related to pollution reduction or energy conservation.
109,505
Section 505. 562.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.13 (3) Whoever violates s. 562.11 (2) or (3) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony.
109,506
Section 506. 562.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.13 (4) Whoever violates s. 562.09, 562.105, 562.11 (4) or 562.12 may 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.
109,506r
Section 506r. 563.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.93 (4) Tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 180 270 days before the raffle drawing.
109,507
Section 507. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
565.50 (2) Any person who alters or forges a lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or forged lottery ticket or share 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 I felony.
109,508
Section 508. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or forged lottery ticket or share with intent to defraud shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years 9 months or both.
109,508r
Section 508r. 601.34 of the statutes is created to read:
601.34 Loan to general fund. (1) No later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], an amount equal to $850,000 shall be lapsed from the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) to the general fund. The amount lapsed from the appropriation account shall be considered a loan to the general fund and interest shall accrue on the amount lapsed at the average rate earned by the state on its deposits in the state investment fund during the period of the loan.
(2) The secretary of administration shall pay the principle and interest costs on the loan from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (1) (ch) as follows:
(a) After the close of the 2002-03 fiscal year, the secretary shall make principle and interest payments equal to the moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (a) in that year, if any, and from moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s. 40.98 (6m), if any.
(b) After the close of each fiscal year thereafter, the secretary shall make principle and interest payments equal to the moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s. 40.98 (6m), if any.
(c) If the secretary determines during any fiscal year that the moneys paid under pars. (a) and (b) will not be sufficient to repay the loan within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the secretary and the commissioner, the secretary shall pay all remaining principle and interest costs on the loan after the close of that fiscal year.
109,508s
Section 508s. 601.41 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
601.41 (8) Uniform employee application form. (a) In this subsection:
1. "Group health benefit plan" has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (9).
2. "Small employer" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (7).
3. "Small employer insurer" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (8).
(b) In consultation with the life and disability advisory council established by the commissioner, the commissioner shall by rule develop a uniform employee application form that a small employer insurer must use when a small employer applies for coverage under a group health benefit plan offered by the small employer insurer. The commissioner shall revise the form at least every 2 years.
109,508t
Section 508t. 601.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
601.41 (9) Uniform claim processing form. (a) In this subsection, "health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1).
(b) If the federal government has not developed by July 1, 2003, a uniform claim processing form that must be used by all health care providers for submitting claims to insurers and by all insurers for processing claims submitted by health care providers, the commissioner shall develop, by December 31, 2003, a uniform claim processing form for that purpose.
109,509
Section 509. 601.64 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.64 (4) Criminal penalty. Whoever intentionally violates or intentionally permits any person over whom he or she has authority to violate or intentionally aids any person in violating any insurance statute or rule of this state, s. 149.13 or 149.144 or any effective order issued under s. 601.41 (4) may is guilty of a Class I felony, unless a specific penalty is provided elsewhere in the statutes, be fined not more than $10,000 if a corporation or if a natural person be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both. Intent has the meaning expressed under s. 939.23.
609.10 (1) (am) Except as provided in subs. (2) to sub. (4), an employer that offers any of its employees a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan that provides comprehensive health care services shall also offer the employees a standard plan that provides at least substantially equivalent coverage of health care expenses and a point-of-service option plan, as provided in pars. (b) and (c).
109,509cm
Section 509cm. 609.10 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
109,509e
Section 509e. 610.65 of the statutes is created to read:
610.65 Uniform claim processing form. Beginning no later than July 1, 2004, every insurer shall use the uniform claim processing form developed by the commissioner under s. 601.41 (9) (b) when processing a claim submitted by a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).
109,509jm
Section 509jm. 635.10 of the statutes is created to read:
635.10 Uniform employee application. Beginning no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], every small employer insurer shall use the uniform employee application form developed by the commissioner by rule under s. 601.41 (8) (b) when a small employer applies for coverage under a group health benefit plan offered by the small employer insurer.
109,510
Section 510. 641.19 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
641.19 (4) (a) Any person who wilfully violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder or who, knowingly, makes a false statement, a false representation of a material fact, or who fails to disclose a material fact in any registration, examination, statement or report required under this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder, 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.
109,511
Section 511. 641.19 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
641.19 (4) (b) Any person who embezzles, steals, or unlawfully and wilfully abstracts or converts to his or her own use or to the use of another, any of the moneys, funds, securities, premiums, credits, property, or other assets of any employee welfare fund, or of any fund connected therewith, 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.
