560.183 (5) (d) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action against the state on the part of the physician, dentist, or the lending institution for failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.
16,3680
Section 3680. 560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department against physicians and dentists who breach an agreement agreements entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
16,3681
Section 3681. 560.183 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (b) Advise the department and rural health development council on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for medical care and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for dental care.
16,3682
Section 3682. 560.183 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (d) Assist the department to publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists, and eligible communities.
16,3683
Section 3683. 560.183 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (e) Assist physicians and dentists who are interested in applying for the program under this section.
16,3684
Section 3684. 560.183 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians' and dentists' services through the program under this section.
16,3685
Section 3685. 560.183 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician or dentist under an expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program, a physician or dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
16,3686
Section 3686. 560.183 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (a) The physician or dentist must be a U.S. citizen.
16,3687
Section 3687. 560.183 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (b) The physician or dentist may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for a debt to the United States.
16,3688
Section 3688. 560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) The physician or dentist must agree to do all of the following:
16,3689
Section 3689. 560.183 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's or dentist's services.
16,3690
Section 3690. 560.183 (9) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if a physician, or in a dental health shortage area, if a dentist.
16,3690b
Section 3690b. 560.184 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
560.184 (1) (ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ad).
16,3690c
Section 3690c. 560.184 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
560.184 (1) (aj) "Dental hygienist" means an individual licensed under s. 447.04 (2).
16,3690d
Section 3690d. 560.184 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area, an American Indian reservation, or trust lands of an American Indian tribe, except that with respect to a dental hygienist "eligible practice area" means a dental health shortage area.
16,3690e
Section 3690e. 560.184 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (1) (b) "Health care provider" means a
dental hygienist, physician assistant, nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner.
16,3690f
Section 3690f. 560.184 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental hygienist may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.
16,3690g
Section 3690g. 560.184 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which an eligible applicant who is not a dental hygienist desires to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental hygienist desires to practice.
16,3690h
Section 3690h. 560.184 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (7) (a) Advise the department and council on the identification of communities with an extremely high need for health care, including dental heath care.
16,3690i
Section 3690i. 560.184 (8) (c) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
560.184 (8) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's health care provider's services.
3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental hygienist.
16,3691
Section 3691. 560.185 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.185 (1) Advise the department on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 560.183 and the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184.
16,3692
Section 3692. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.25 (2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to subs. sub. (4) and (5), the department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ko) and a grant of up to $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing extension center if all of the following apply:
16,3692c
Section 3692c. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
560.25 (2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to sub. (4), the department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ko) and a grant of up to $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing extension center if all of the following apply:
16,3693
Section 3693. 560.25 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3694
Section 3694. 560.42 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
560.42 (5) Report. Beginning in 2003 and biennially thereafter, the center shall prepare a report describing its activities under this section since the period covered in the previous report. The department shall submit the report with the report required under s. 560.55. The report may include recommendations for the legislature, governor, public records board, and regulatory agencies on simplifying the process of applying for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications, and of issuing permits, and shall include information on the number of requests for assistance, the types of assistance provided, and the center's success in resolving conflicts in permit application and review processes.
16,3695
Section 3695. 560.42 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3696
Section 3696. 560.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.44 (2) Administration of brownfields
grant program programs. The center shall assist in administering the grant program under s. 560.13 and in administering grants and loans under s. 560.138 that are made for brownfields remediation projects.
16,3697
Section 3697. 560.55 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3698
Section 3698. 560.55 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.55 and amended to read:
560.55 Evaluation and report
Report. No Beginning on October 15, 2003, and no later than January 1 October 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report containing the evaluation prepared under sub. (1) and describing the department's activities and the result of the department's activities under s. 560.54 since the period covered in the previous report. The department shall combine this report with the report required under s. 560.42 (5) and may combine this report with other reports published by the department, including the report under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report may include recommendations for legislative proposals to change the entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.
16,3700
Section 3700. 560.70 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 560.70 (7) (a) and amended to read:
560.70 (7) (a) "Tax Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), "tax benefits" means the development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx), except that in.
(b) In s. 560.795, "tax benefits" means the development zones investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2di), 71.28 (1di), and 71.47 (1di) and the development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx).
With respect to the development opportunity zones under s. 560.795 (1) (e) and (f), "tax benefits" also means the development zones capital investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm).
16,3700d
Section 3700d. 560.70 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
560.70 (7) (c) In s. 560.798, "tax benefits" means the development zones capital investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm) and the development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx).
16,3701
Section 3701. 560.795 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (1) (e) An area in the city of Milwaukee, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Milwaukee.
16,3701m
Section 3701m. 560.795 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (1) (f) For the Gateway Project, an area in the city of Beloit, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Beloit.
16,3702
Section 3702. 560.795 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of each area under sub. (1) (a), (b) and (c), and (e) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 36 months, with the designation of the areas under sub. (1) (a) and (b) beginning on April 23, 1994, and the designation of the area under sub. (1) (c) beginning on April 28, 1995. Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of the each area under sub. (1) (d) , (e), and (f) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 84 months, with the designation of the area under sub. (1) (d) beginning on January 1, 2000, and the designations of the areas under sub. (1) (e) and (f) beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].
16,3703
Section 3703. 560.795 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (2) (b) 5. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) is $4,700,000.
16,3703m
Section 3703m. 560.795 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (2) (b) 6. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (f) is $4,700,000.
16,3703p
Section 3703p. 560.795 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (2) (c) Annually, the department shall estimate the amount of forgone state revenue because of tax benefits claimed by corporations or persons in each development opportunity zone.
16,3704
Section 3704. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (3) (a) 4. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the department shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.
16,3704c
Section 3704c. 560.795 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
560.795 (3) (a) 5. Any corporation that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (f) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the department shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.
16,3704e
Section 3704e. 560.795 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 1. The name and address of the corporation's or person's business for which tax benefits will be claimed.
16,3704f
Section 3704f. 560.795 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 2. The appropriate federal tax identification number of the corporation or person.
16,3704g
Section 3704g. 560.795 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 3. The names and addresses of other locations outside of the development opportunity zone where the corporation or person conducts business and a description of the business activities conducted at those locations.
16,3704h
Section 3704h. 560.795 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 4. The amount that the corporation
or person proposes to invest in a business, or spend on the construction, rehabilitation, repair, or remodeling of a building, located within the development opportunity zone.
16,3704i
Section 3704i. 560.795 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 5. The estimated total investment of the corporation or person in the development opportunity zone.
16,3704j
Section 3704j. 560.795 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.795 (3) (b) 6. The number of full-time jobs that will be created, retained, or substantially upgraded as a result of the corporation's or person's economic activity in relation to the amount of tax benefits estimated for the corporation or person.
16,3704k
Section 3704k. 560.795 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
