Wisconsin Legislature: 59,1799g

59,1785r Section 1785r. 252.12 (2) (a) 8. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

252.12 (2) (a) 8. `Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants.' (intro.) The department shall award not more than $3,677,000 $4,000,000 in each fiscal year in grants to applying organizations for the provision of needs assessments; assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services; counseling and therapy; homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case management services. These services shall include early intervention services. The department shall also award not more than $74,000 in each year from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (md) for the services under this subdivision. The state share of payment for case management services that are provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of medical assistance shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (am). All of the following apply to grants awarded under this subdivision:

59,1791c Section 1791c. 252.185 of the statutes is created to read:

252.185 Communicable disease control and prevention. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (cf), the department shall distribute moneys to local health departments to use for disease surveillance, contact tracing, staff development and training, improving communication among health care professionals, public education and outreach, and other infection control measures as required under this chapter. The department shall consider the following factors to establish an equitable allocation formula for the distribution of moneys under this section:

(a) Base allocation, including at least some base amount for each local health department.

(b) General population.

(d) Risk factors.

(e) Geographic area, including consideration of the size of the service area or the density of population, or both.

(2) By January 1, 2019, and biennially thereafter, each local health department shall submit to the division of the department that addresses public health issues a financial statement of its use of funds under this section.

59,1791e Section 1791e. 253.12 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

253.12 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), all of the following shall report in the manner prescribed by the department under sub. (3) (a) 3. a birth defect in an infant or child that is specified under sub. (3) (a) 2. or (d):

59,1791g Section 1791g. 253.12 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

253.12 (2) (d) The department may not require a person specified under par. (a) 1. or 2. to report the name of an infant or child for whom a report is made under par. (a) if the parent or guardian of the infant or child refuses to consent states in writing that he or she refuses to the release of the name or address of the infant or child.

59,1791j Section 1791j. 253.12 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

253.12 (3) (a) 2. Specify by rule the any birth defects the department determines the existence of which requires a report under sub. (2) to be submitted to the department and that the council under sub. (4) does not unanimously decide should be reported.

59,1791n Section 1791n. 253.12 (3) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

253.12 (3) (a) 3m. Require persons specified under sub. (2) (a) that are required to report to notify a parent or guardian of the infant or child who is diagnosed with a birth defect of the option to refuse to release the name and address of the infant or child to the registry.

59,1791p Section 1791p. 253.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

59,1791r Section 1791r. 253.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

253.12 (3) (d) The secretary, after reviewing recommendations of the council under sub. (4), shall maintain a list of specific birth defects the existence of which requires a report under sub. (2) to be submitted to the department and that the council unanimously decides are required to be reported.

59,1791s Section 1791s. 253.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

253.12 (4) (a) Make recommendations to the department regarding the establishment of a registry that documents the diagnosis in the state of an infant or child who has a birth defect, as required under sub. (3) (a) 1. and regarding, the specific birth defects for which a report is required under sub. (2) on which the council unanimously decides, the rules that the department is required to promulgate under sub. (3) (a) 2. and 3. on the birth defects to be reported under sub. (2), and on the general content and format of the report under sub. (2) and procedures for submitting the report. The council shall also make recommendations regarding the content of a report that, because of the application of sub. (2) (d), does not contain the name of the subject of the report.

59,1791u Section 1791u. 253.12 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

253.12 (5) (a) 5. The state registrar, the vital records system, and other data systems maintained by the department or another state or federal agency for purposes including determining whether multiple reports are made for an infant or child, matching reported information on infants or children with vital records and other registries, and making referrals to intervention and treatment.

59,1792 Section 1792 . 254.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

254.11 (9) “Lead poisoning or lead exposure" means a level of lead in the blood of 10 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood.

59,1799c Section 1799c. 256.35 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

256.35 (1) (em) “Emergency number system” means any basic system, sophisticated system, or Next Generation 911, as defined in sub. (3s) (a) 3., regardless of technology platform.

59,1799g Section 1799g. 256.35 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

59,1799n Section 1799n. 256.35 (3s) of the statutes is created to read:

256.35 (3s) Next Generation 911. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

1. “Department” means the department of military affairs.

2. “Emergency services IP network” means a managed Internet protocol network that is used for emergency services and can be shared by all public safety answering points.

3. “Next Generation 911” means a statewide emergency number system regardless of technology platform that does all of the following:

a. Provides standardized interfaces from requests for emergency assistance.

b. Processes all types of requests for emergency assistance, including calls and nonvoice and multimedia messages.

c. Acquires and integrates data useful to the delivery or routing and handling of requests for emergency assistance.

d. Delivers requests for emergency assistance and data to appropriate public safety answering points and emergency responders.

e. Supports data and communications needs for coordinated incident response and management.

f. Provides a secure environment for emergency communications.

4. “Operational date,” with respect to a county, means the date determined by the department on which Next Generation 911 begins to be fully operational in the county.

5. “Service supplier” has the meaning given in sub. (3) (a) 3.

6. “Service user” has the meaning given in sub. (3) (a) 4.

(b) Emergency services IP network contracts. The department shall invite bids to be submitted under s. 16.75 and, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (qm), contract for the creation, operation, and maintenance of an emergency services IP network that to the greatest extent feasible relies on industry standards and existing infrastructure to provide all public safety answering points with the network necessary to implement Next Generation 911.

(c) Existing contracts and charges. 1. The department shall determine the operational date for each county. If a contract under sub. (3) (b) 3. between a service supplier and a county is in effect immediately before the operational date determined for the county, the contract shall expire on the operational date and, except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the operational date, the service supplier may not bill any service user for a charge levied by the county under sub. (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. (3) (f). At least 30 days before a contract expires under this subdivision, the department shall provide written notice of the expiration to the county and service supplier.

2. If a contract terminates under subd. 1. before a service supplier has been fully compensated for nonrecurring services described in sub. (3) (b) 3. a., the service supplier may continue to bill service users for the charge levied by the county under sub. (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. (3) (f) until the service supplier is fully compensated for those nonrecurring services.

(d) 911 subcommittee duties. The 911 subcommittee shall do all of the following:

1. Advise the department on the contracts required under par. (b).

2. Advise the department on the statewide efforts, leveraging of existing infrastructure, and industry standards that are necessary to transition to Next Generation 911.

3. Make recommendations to the department regarding federal sources of funding and the sustainable funding streams that are required to enable public safety answering points to purchase and maintain equipment necessary for Next Generation 911.

4. If funding is made available for the department or another state agency to make grants to public safety answering points for training or upgrading facilities or services or for implementing Next Generation 911, advise the department or other state agency on making the grants, including advising on eligibility criteria for the grants. The criteria shall include basic training and service standards that grant applicants must satisfy.

5. Conduct a statewide 911 telecommunications system assessment.

6. Develop recommendations for service standards for public safety answering points.

7. Promote, facilitate, and coordinate interoperability across all public safety answering points with respect to telecommunications services and data systems, including geographic information systems.

8. Promote, facilitate, and coordinate consolidation of public safety answering point functions where consolidation would provide improved service, increased efficiency, or cost savings.

9. Undertake all of its duties in a manner that is competitively and technologically neutral.

59,1799r Section 1799r. 256.35 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 256.35 (7) (intro.) and amended to read:

256.35 (7) Liability exemption. (intro.) A telecommunications utility, wireless provider, as defined in sub. (3m) (a) 6., or local government, as defined in sub. (3m) (a) 4., All of the following shall not be liable to any person who uses an emergency number system created under this section or makes an emergency telephone call initially routed to a wireless public safety answering point, as defined in sub. (3m) (a) 7., 2015 stats.:

59,1799w Section 1799w. 256.35 (7) (a) to (d) of the statutes are created to read:

256.35 (7) (a) A telecommunications utility.

(b) A wireless provider, as defined in s. 256.35 (3m) (a) 6., 2015 stats.

(d) A person that supplies any service, product, equipment, or database, including any related emergency notification service or process, that is used for or in conjunction with the installation, implementation, operation, or maintenance of the emergency number system and that is used by a public safety answering point.

59,1799y Section 1799y. 281.145 of the statutes is created to read:

281.145 River and stream monitoring and study. (1) In this section:

(a) “Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (e).

(b) “Point source" has the meaning given in s. 283.01 (12).

(2) The department shall conduct a program to monitor and study the introduction of nutrients from point sources and nonpoint sources into the East and West Twin Rivers, the Manitowoc River, the Sheboygan River, and the streams that outlet to Lake Michigan and that lie in and between the Ahnapee River watershed and the Sauk Creek watershed. The department shall seek to do all of the following under this subsection:

(a) Identify the amounts of nutrients being introduced into these waters.

(b) Characterize and quantify the nutrients, in particular nitrogen and phosphorus, introduced into these waters from nonpoint sources relative to climate, land use, soil type, elevation, and drainage.

(c) Collect water quality information from locations on these waters and from major tributaries and major impoundments to use in evaluating the biological, physical, and chemical properties of the water and to use as data in watershed and river models.

(d) Use watershed and river models and the information collected under this subsection and from other sources to forecast the effect on water quality of different methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into these waters.

(e) Develop tools to use in selecting and implementing methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into these waters.

59,1805 Section 1805 . 281.36 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.36 (11) (a) The department shall set a surcharge fee to be charged for each application to proceed under a wetland general permit that is issued under sub. (3g) (a) 4., 5., or 6. The surcharge fee shall be set on an annual basis by the department and may not exceed more than 50 percent of the market price, as determined by the department, for the equivalent purchase of credits from a mitigation bank. These fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) for the restoration and creation of wetlands. The department may enter into agreements with other entities for the restoration and creation of such wetlands.

59,1806 Section 1806 . 281.36 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.36 (11) (b) Any wetland that is restored or created using funding from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) shall be open to the public for hunting, fishing, trapping, cross-country skiing, or hiking or any combination thereof, but the department may establish reasonable restrictions on the use of the land by the public in order to protect public safety or to protect a unique plant or animal community.

59,1806f Section 1806f. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation under s. 20.165 (2) (ke) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.

59,1808 Section 1808 . 281.58 (6) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

59,1813 Section 1813 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1. to 5. is one of the following:

c. For a municipality that does not meet the requirements specified in subd. 1. a. or b., 75 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy was allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b), 2013 stats., for a biennium before the 2015-17 biennium and 70 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2015-17 biennium or later, and 55 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2017-19 biennium or later.

59,1814 Section 1814 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:

281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. For a municipality that has a population of less than 1,000, and in which the median household income is 65 percent or less of the median household income in this state, zero percent of market interest rate.

59,1815 Section 1815 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. For a municipality that has a population of less than 10,000, and in which the median household income is 80 percent or less of the median household income in this state, 33 percent of market interest rate.

59,1816m Section 1816m. 281.58 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: