Wisconsin Legislature: 28,3042

28,3032 Section 3032. 560.139 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

560.139 (4) Origination fee. The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a), (2), or (3) an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).

28,3033 Section 3033. 560.14 of the statutes is repealed.

28,3033k Section 3033k. 560.145 of the statutes is created to read:

560.145 Grants to Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation. From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c), the department shall annually award to the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation in Racine County a grant of $50,000 if the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation obtains, from a source other than the state, matching funds of at least $50,000. The department shall enter into an agreement with the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation specifying the uses for the grant proceeds and auditing and reporting requirements.

28,3033L Section 3033L. 560.157 of the statutes is created to read:

560.157 Entrepreneurial assistance grants. (1) In this section, "new business" means a business organized in this state on a date not more than 12 months before the date on which the business applies for a grant under this section.

(2) (a) The department may award a grant of up to $3,000 to a new business from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for the business's expenses in hiring a student of a college or university in this state as a paid intern for the business to assist in conducting research, marketing, business plan development, or other functions relating to the creation of a new business. Grants under this subsection may be used only for the recipient's expenses in hiring students in the fields of business, engineering, information technology, or in a similar field, as determined by the department.

(b) The department shall enter into an agreement with a recipient of a grant under this section that requires the recipient to repay at least one-third of the amount of the grant no later than 2 years after the recipient receives the proceeds of a grant under this subsection. The department shall encourage a recipient to repay additional amounts when the business becomes profitable.

(3) If the department awards grants under sub. (2) to 3 or more businesses to fund internships for students of a single college or university in this state, the department may award a grant of up to $25,000 to the college or university from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for costs associated with hiring interns under sub. (2). If the department lacks sufficient funds to award grants to all qualified applicants, the department shall allocate available funds to applicants who have the greatest potential to create jobs in this state.

(4) The department shall actively pursue gifts and grants from private sources for funding grants under this section.

(5) (a) Not later than 4 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report evaluating the effectiveness of grants under this section.

(b) The department may not award a grant under this section after June 30, 2014.

28,3035 Section 3035. 560.183 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (title).

28,3036 Section 3036. 560.183 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (1).

28,3037 Section 3037. 560.183 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (2), and 36.60 (2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

36.60 (2) (a) The department board may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist, up to $50,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate medical or dental training.

28,3038 Section 3038. 560.183 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (3) and amended to read:

36.60 (3) Agreement. (a) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the physician, in which the physician agrees 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 physician specializing in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a mental health shortage area and a physician in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (9) may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. The physician shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.

(am) The department board shall enter into a written agreement with the dentist, in which the dentist agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more dental health shortage areas in this state. The dentist shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom dental health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.

(b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the department board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).

28,3039 Section 3039. 560.183 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (4), and 36.60 (4) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

36.60 (4) Loan repayment. (intro.) Principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the department board at the following rate:

28,3040 Section 3040. 560.183 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (5), and 36.60 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 6., as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.60 (5) (a) The obligation of the department board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks).

(b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jm) and (kr) (ks), the department board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:

6. Other considerations that the department board may specify by rule.

28,3041 Section 3041. 560.183 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6) and amended to read:

36.60 (6) Local participation. The department board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (jm) 20.285 (1) (jc).

28,3042 Section 3042. 560.183 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6m), and 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department board against physicians and dentists who breach agreements entered into under sub. (3). The rules shall do all of the following:

(b) Any penalties assessed and collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc).

28,3043 Section 3043. 560.183 (8) (intro.), (b), (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes are renumbered 36.60 (8) (intro.), (b), (d), (e) and (f), and 36.60 (8) (intro.), (b) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.60 (8) Administrative contract Administration. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural health of the department of professional and community development of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health The board shall do all of the following:

(b) Advise the department and rural health development council on the identification of Identify eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for medical care and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for dental care.

(d) Assist the department to publicize Publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists, and eligible communities.

28,3044 Section 3044. 560.183 (8) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

28,3045 Section 3045. 560.183 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (9), and 36.60 (9) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

36.60 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department board 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:

28,3046 Section 3046. 560.184 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (title).

28,3047 Section 3047. 560.184 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (1), and 36.61 (1) (ac), (ag), (bp) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.61 (1) (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (ac).

(ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (ad).

(bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (aj).

(d) "Primary care shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 36.60 (1) (cm).

28,3048 Section 3048. 560.184 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (2) and amended to read:

36.61 (2) Eligibility. The department board may repay, on behalf of a health care provider, up to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health care provider from a public or private lending institution for education related to the health care provider's field of practice, as determined by the department board with the advice of the council.

28,3049 Section 3049. 560.184 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (3) and amended to read:

36.61 (3) Agreement. (a) The department board 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.

28,3050 Section 3050. 560.184 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (4), and 36.61 (4) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

36.61 (4) Loan repayment. (intro.) Principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the department board at the following rate:

28,3051 Section 3051. 560.184 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (5), and 36.61 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 6., as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.61 (5) (a) The obligation of the department board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jL) and (kr) (ks).

(b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc), (jL) and (kr) (ks), the department board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:

6. Other considerations that the department board may specify by rule.

28,3052 Section 3052. 560.184 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (6) and amended to read:

36.61 (6) Local participation. The department board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (jL) 20.285 (1) (jc).

28,3053 Section 3053. 560.184 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (6m), and 36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department board against health care providers who breach an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:

(b) Any penalties assessed and collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 20.285 (1) (jc).

28,3054 Section 3054. 560.184 (7) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are renumbered 36.61 (7) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d), and 36.61 (7) (intro.), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

36.61 (7) Administrative contract Administration. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural health of the department of professional and community development of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health The board shall do all of the following:

(a) Advise the department and council on the identification of Identify communities with an extremely high need for health care, including dental health care.

(b) Assist the department to publicize Publicize the program under this section to health care providers and eligible communities.

28,3055 Section 3055. 560.184 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

28,3056 Section 3056. 560.184 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (8), and 36.61 (8) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

36.61 (8) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department board may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider under an expanded health care provider loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded health care provider loan assistance program, a health care provider must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:

28,3057 Section 3057. 560.185 (intro.), (1) and (1m) of the statutes are renumbered 36.62 (intro.), (1) and (2) and amended to read:

36.62 Rural health development council. (intro.) The rural health development council created under s. 15.157 (8) 15.917 (1) shall do all of the following:

(1) Advise the department board on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 560.183 36.60 and the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184 36.61.

(2) Advise the department board on the amount, up to $25,000, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184 36.61.

28,3058 Section 3058. 560.185 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

28,3059 Section 3059. 560.185 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

28,3060 Section 3060. 560.185 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

28,3070 Section 3070. 560.2055 of the statutes is created to read:

560.2055 Jobs tax credit. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., "business" means any organization or enterprise operated for profit, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation, limited liability company, or association.

2. "Business" does not include a store or shop in which retail sales is the principal business.

(b) "Eligible employee" means a person employed in a full-time job by a person certified under sub. (2).

(c) "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150 percent of the federal minimum wage and benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.

(d) "Tax benefits" means the jobs tax credit under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q).

(2) Certification. The department may certify a person to receive tax benefits under this section if all of the following apply:

(a) The person is operating or intends to operate a business in this state.

(b) The person applies under this section and enters into a contract with the department.

(3) Eligibility for tax benefits. A person certified under sub. (2) may receive tax benefits under this section if, in each year for which the person claims tax benefits under this section, the person increases net employment in the person's business and one of the following apply:

(a) In a tier I county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $20,000 but not more than $100,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.

(b) In a tier II county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $30,000 but not more than $100,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.

(c) In a tier I county or municipality or a tier II county or municipality, the person improves the job-related skills of any eligible employee, trains any eligible employee on the use of job-related new technologies, or provides job-related training to any eligible employee whose employment with the person represents the employee's first full-time job.