AB768-ASA1,515,23 212. Defining "specialized training and on-site consultation and support". The
22rule shall include a minimum of 40 hours of formal training and 160 hours of practice
23work.
AB768-ASA1,516,9 24(3tz) Emergency rules for neonatal intensive care unit training grants.
25Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health

1and family services may promulgate rules defining "specialized training and on-site
2consultation and support" and regarding criteria and procedures for awarding
3grants under the neonatal intensive care unit training grant program under
4subsection (3ty) for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules
5promulgated under subsection (3ty) (c), but not to exceed the period authorized
6under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24
7(1) and (3) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity
8of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules
9under this subsection.
AB768-ASA1,516,15 10(4) Pilot project for county or tribal management of long-term care
11programs
. From the appropriation under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, the
12department of health and family services shall contract in fiscal year 1998-99 with
13counties or tribes under a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes
14to manage all long-term care programs under a long-term care management
15organization.
AB768-ASA1,516,19 16(4d) Kinship care eligibility rules. The department of health and family
17services shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 48.57 (3m)
18(ar) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section
19227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than January 1, 1999.
AB768-ASA1,516,20 20(4e) Caretaker supplement for recipients of supplemental security income.
AB768-ASA1,517,2 21(a) Restriction on use of funds. The department of health and family services
22may not expend any moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.435 (7)
23(ed) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of providing payments
24under section 49.775 of the statutes, as affected by this act, unless the department

1of health and family services receives official notification from the federal social
2security administration that states all of the following:
AB768-ASA1,517,6 31. The portion of the payments made under section 49.775 of the statutes, as
4affected by this act, from general purpose revenue are considered state supplemental
5payments for the purpose of satisfying the maintenance-of-effort requirement
6under 42 USC 1382g.
AB768-ASA1,517,10 72. The portion of the payments made under section 49.775 of the statutes, as
8affected by this act, from federal funds received under the federal temporary
9assistance for needy families block grant are not considered income for recipients of
10federal supplemental security income.
AB768-ASA1,517,24 11(b) Request for funds. If the department of health and family services
12determines that it does not have sufficient funds available to make payments under
13section 49.775 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the secretary of health and
14family services shall submit to the secretary of administration a request to transfer
15funds from the appropriation account under section 20.445 (3) (md) of the statutes
16to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (7) (ky) of the statutes in an
17amount sufficient to make the payments required under section 49.775 of the
18statutes, as affected by this act. The secretary of administration shall submit the
19request to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If within 14 days
20after the submittal of the request the cochairpersons do not notify the secretary of
21administration in writing that a meeting has been scheduled for the purpose of
22reviewing the request, the secretary of administration shall transfer the requested
23funds from the appropriation account under section 20.445 (3) (md) of the statutes
24to the appropriation account under section 20.435 (7) (ky) of the statutes.
AB768-ASA1,518,4
1(5k) Nursing home surveillance. The authorized FTE positions for the
2department of health and family services are increased by 0.5 FED position on
3January 1, 1999, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (6) (n) of
4the statutes, for the purpose of performing nursing home surveillance.
AB768-ASA1,518,14 5(5t) Provision of dental services by the Marquette University School of
6Dentistry.
The department of health and family services may not expend or
7encumber from the appropriation account under section 20.435 (5) (de) of the
8statutes $60,500 in each of fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99 for the provision of
9dental services by the Marquette University School of Dentistry under section 250.10
10of the statutes in the Southside Guadalupe Dental Clinic. The department of health
11and family services shall, instead, expend from that appropriation account up to
12$60,500 in fiscal year 1997-98, and $60,500 in fiscal year 1998-99, for the provision
13of dental services by the Marquette University School of Dentistry under section
14250.10 of the statutes in any other dental clinic in the city of Milwaukee.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9124 15Section 9124.2 Nonstatutory provisions; historical society.
AB768-ASA1,518,21 16(1c) Director of H.H. Bennett Studios. The authorized FTE positions for the
17historical society are increased by 1.0 GPR position on January 1, 1999, to be funded
18from the appropriation under section 20.245 (2) (bj) of the statutes, as created by this
19act, for the directorship of the H.H. Bennett Studios. The historical society may not
20expend funds from the appropriation specified in this subsection in fiscal year
211998-99 without the approval of the secretary of administration.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9128 22Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; joint committee on finance.
AB768-ASA1,519,2 23(1x) Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission supplement. Notwithstanding
24section 13.101 (3) (a) of the statutes, the joint committee on finance is not required

1to find that an emergency exists to supplement the appropriation under section
220.395 (5) (qt) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9131 3Section 9131.1 Nonstatutory provisions; legislature.
AB768-ASA1,519,10 4(1p) Audit of nonpoint source program. The joint legislative audit committee
5is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to perform a financial audit of the
6nonpoint source water pollution abatement program under section 281.65 of the
7statutes and of the long-term state financial obligations related to the program. If
8the committee directs the legislative audit bureau to perform an audit, the bureau
9shall file its report as described under section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by January
101, 2000.
AB768-ASA1,519,16 11(1z) Legislative reference bureau. Notwithstanding section 20.923 (6) (gm)
12of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 230.08 (2) (fc) of the statutes, as
13affected by this act, all employes who hold positions in the classified service of the
14state at the legislative reference bureau on the day before the effective date of this
15subsection shall remain in the classified service of the state until July 1, 1999, while
16holding a position at the legislative reference bureau.
AB768-ASA1,519,23 17(2k) Audit of responses to nursing home staffing complaints. The legislative
18audit bureau is requested to perform a performance evaluation audit of the adequacy
19of responses by the department of health and family services to complaints
20concerning inadequate staffing in particular nursing homes. If the legislative audit
21bureau performs the audit, the bureau shall begin the audit before July 1, 2000, and
22shall file its report as described under section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by
23December 31, 2000.
AB768-ASA1,519,24 24(2t) Joint survey committee on retirement systems.
AB768-ASA1,520,3
1(a) In this subsection, "eligible employe" means an employe of the University
2of Wisconsin System described under section 20.923 (4g), (4m), (5) or (6) (m) or 230.08
3(2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
AB768-ASA1,520,6 4(b) The joint survey committee on retirement systems shall contract for an
5actuarial study of the impact of the creation of a University of Wisconsin optional
6retirement system for eligible employes on the Wisconsin retirement system.
AB768-ASA1,520,10 7(c) The joint survey committee on retirement systems shall report the results
8of the actuarial study to the president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and
9the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System no later than January 1,
101999.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9134 11Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.
AB768-ASA1,520,1712 (1) Family practice residency program. Of the moneys appropriated to the
13Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes,
14$181,900 in fiscal year 1998-99 may be expended only to fund 2 additional family
15practice physicians for the family practice residency program. The 2 family practice
16physicians shall be allocated to maximize the number of family practice residents in
17the program.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9135 18Section 9135.2 Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.
AB768-ASA1,520,22 19(1d) Youth Challenge program. The authorized FTE positions for the
20department of military affairs are increased by 10.75 GPR positions to be funded
21from the appropriation under section 20.465 (4) (c) of the statutes for the purpose of
22administering the Youth Challenge program.
AB768-ASA1,521,2 23(2b) Youth Challenge program, federal. The authorized FTE positions for the
24department of military affairs are increased by 32.25 FED positions to be funded

1from the appropriation under section 20.465 (4) (m) of the statutes for the purpose
2of administering the Youth Challenge program.
AB768-ASA1,521,6 3(3c) Badger challenge program. The department of military affairs shall
4submit the proposed rules required under section 21.25 (1) of the statutes, as created
5by this act, to the legislative council staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the
6statutes no later than September 1, 1998.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9136 7Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; natural resources.
AB768-ASA1,521,8 8(1) Snowmobile trail use stickers.
AB768-ASA1,521,129 (a) Beginning on May 1, 1998, and ending on April 30, 1999, the procedures and
10fees specified in paragraphs (b) to (g) shall be used for the issuance of snowmobile
11trail use stickers in lieu of the procedure to be established under section 350.12 (3j)
12(e) of the statutes, as created in this act.
AB768-ASA1,521,1413 (b) The department of natural resources shall issue snowmobile trail use
14stickers.
AB768-ASA1,521,1915 (c) The clerk of each county shall also issue snowmobile trail use stickers. The
16department of natural resources shall provide each county clerk with forms for
17issuing these stickers. The county clerk shall only use these forms and shall retain
18a record of each sticker issued in the county clerk's office. The department of natural
19resources or its wardens may examine these records at any time.
AB768-ASA1,521,2320 (d) The department of natural resources and each county clerk shall collect an
21issuing fee of 75 cents for each snowmobile trail use sticker issued. The county clerk
22may keep the issuing fee to compensate the clerk for the clerk's services in issuing
23the sticker.
AB768-ASA1,522,624 (e) The department of natural resources and each county clerk may appoint
25persons who are not employes of the department or the county to issue snowmobile

1trail use stickers. The appointee may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee collected to
2compensate the appointee for the appointee's services in issuing the sticker. The
3appointee shall remit the balance of the issuing fee not retained together with the
4fee collected for the sticker to the department of natural resources or the appointing
5county clerk, whichever is applicable. An appointing county clerk may retain the
6balance of the issuing fee not retained by the appointee.
AB768-ASA1,522,137 (f) Each county clerk shall establish a procedure under which the clerk deposits
8the fees collected for snowmobile trail use stickers, other than issuing fees that are
9being retained, with the county treasurer within one week after the county clerk or
10the clerk's appointees receive the fees. Upon written order of the county clerk, the
11county treasurer shall remit to the department of natural resources by the 20th of
12each month for the preceding month the collected fees together with a statement
13showing the total amount remitted and the number of stickers issued.
AB768-ASA1,522,1714 (g) The department of natural resources may establish additional procedures
15for issuing snowmobile trail use stickers under this subsection. Notwithstanding
16section 227.10 (1) of the statutes, these procedures need not be promulgated as rules
17under chapter 227 of the statutes.
AB768-ASA1,522,21 18(1c) Hydrogeologist positions. The authorized FTE positions for the
19department of natural resources, funded from the appropriation under section
2020.370 (2) (dh) of the statutes, are decreased by 3.0 PR hydrogeologist positions on
21July 1, 1998.
AB768-ASA1,522,22 22(1t) Gasoline vapor recovery grants.
AB768-ASA1,523,2 23(a) The owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility who is eligible for
24financial assistance under section 285.31 (5), 1995 stats., shall submit

1reimbursement requests and any other information required by the department of
2natural resources to the department no later than April 30, 1999.
AB768-ASA1,523,6 3(b) On July 1, 1999, the unexpended balance of the appropriation under section
420.370 (6) (cq) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall lapse to the petroleum
5inspection fund, including, notwithstanding section 20.002 (3m) of the statutes, any
6amount encumbered but unexpended on that date.
AB768-ASA1,523,13 7(2) Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The department of
8natural resources shall set aside in fiscal year 1997-98, from the appropriation
9under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, $75,000 for the
10Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The commission may use these
11funds for its activities authorized under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of the statutes
12and for providing matching funding for any grants that the commission may be able
13to obtain. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2000.
AB768-ASA1,523,21 14(2d) Study of landfill remediation. The department of natural resources
15shall enter into a contract for a study of the landfill cleanup issue in this state. The
16study shall identify all closed landfills and estimate the cost of remedial action at all
17of those landfills. The department of natural resources shall also identify potential
18mechanisms for funding that remedial action, including mechanisms used
19successfully in other states. The department shall report the results of the study to
20the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no
21later than January 15, 2000.
AB768-ASA1,523,24 22(2f) Miscellaneous recycling grants. On July 1, 1998, the department of
23natural resources shall award from the appropriation account under section 20.370
24(6) (br) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the following grants:
AB768-ASA1,524,4
1(a) A grant of $100,000 to the Wheelchair Recycling Project, a part of the
2Madison chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association for the purpose of
3refurbishing used wheelchairs and other mobility devices and returning them to use
4by persons who otherwise would not have access to needed or appropriate equipment.
AB768-ASA1,524,7 5(b) A grant of $409,800 to the department of corrections to be credited to the
6appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (kx) of the statutes, as affected by this
7act, for the purpose of refurbishing and recycling used computers.
AB768-ASA1,524,14 8(2v) Nonpoint source project funding. The department of natural resources
9shall provide funding from the program under section 281.65 of the statutes, in an
10amount not to exceed $33,000, for the Sugar-Honey Creek priority watershed project
11in Racine and Walworth counties for cost-sharing grants to landowners. The
12department shall provide the funding from unencumbered 1998 calendar year
13program funds or, if insufficient 1998 calendar year funds remain, from program
14funds for the first 6 months of calendar year 1999.
AB768-ASA1,524,22 15(3c) Project position excluded from base. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1)
16(e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for
17purposes of the 1999 - 2001 biennial budget bill, the department of natural resources
18shall submit a dollar amount for the appropriation under section 20.370 (9) (mu) of
19the statutes that is $85,000 less than the total amount appropriated under section
2020.370 (9) (mu) of the statutes for the 1998-99 fiscal year, before submitting any
21information relating to any increase or decrease in the dollar amount for that
22appropriation for the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium.
AB768-ASA1,524,23 23(3d) Proposed legislation on sustainable forestry practices.
AB768-ASA1,524,25 24(a) In this subsection, "sustainable forestry" has the meaning given under
25section 28.04 (1) (e) of the statutes.
AB768-ASA1,525,6
1(b) No later than the first day of the 13th month beginning on the day after
2publication, the department of natural resources shall submit to the chief clerk of
3each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees
4under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, proposed legislation in proper form to
5encourage the practice of sustainable forestry. The proposed legislation shall do all
6of the following:
AB768-ASA1,525,8 71. Minimize constraints placed by state and local governments on the ability
8of private and public landowners to practice sustainable forestry.
AB768-ASA1,525,10 92. Establish standards by which state and local governments can evaluate and
10make findings on the impact of the following on sustainable forestry:
AB768-ASA1,525,11 11a. Regulations.
AB768-ASA1,525,12 12b. Permit and license applications.
AB768-ASA1,525,13 13c. Ordinances.
AB768-ASA1,525,14 14d. Zoning variances.
AB768-ASA1,525,15 15e. Other administrative actions not covered under subdivisions 2. a. to d.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9138 16Section 9138.3 Nonstatutory provisions; public defender board.
AB768-ASA1,526,2 17(1d) Private bar costs. The public defender board may request that the joint
18committee on finance supplement the appropriation under section 20.550 (1) (d) of
19the statutes from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes for the
201998-99 fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $987,600 to pay for costs to the public
21defender board for reimbursement of private attorneys appointed to act as counsel
22for a child or an indigent person and for reimbursement for services of private
23investigators. Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, the
24appropriation under section 20.550 (1) (d) of the statutes may be supplemented

1under this subsection from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the
2statutes without a finding that an emergency exists.
AB768-ASA1,526,18 3(1z) Salary costs for staff attorneys. The public defender board may request
4that the joint committee on finance supplement, from the appropriation under
5section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, staff attorney salary costs of the board for the
61997-98 fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $242,800 and for the 1998-99 fiscal
7year in an amount not to exceed $524,400. If the cochairpersons of the committee do
8not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
9reviewing the request within 14 working days after the date of the board's
10submission, the appropriations shall be supplemented as provided in the request.
11If, within 14 working days after the date of the board's submission, the
12cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled
13a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the request, the appropriations shall be
14supplemented only upon approval of the committee. Notwithstanding section 13.101
15(3) (a) 1. of the statutes, the joint committee on finance may supplement, from the
16appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, staff attorney salary costs
17of the public defender board for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 fiscal years without a
18finding that an emergency exists.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9139 19Section 9139.4 Nonstatutory provisions; public instruction.
AB768-ASA1,526,24 20(1) Study of the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped. The joint
21legislative council shall study the current mission of the Wisconsin School for the
22Visually Handicapped and the impact that closing that school would have on the lives
23of blind and visually impaired citizens and shall report its findings, conclusions and
24recommendations to the 1999 legislature when it convenes.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9141 25Section 9141.5 Nonstatutory provisions; regulation and licensing.
AB768-ASA1,527,1
1(1g) Pharmacy examining board rules; administration of vaccines.
AB768-ASA1,527,2 2(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB768-ASA1,527,3 31. "Administer" has the meaning given in section 450.01 (1) of the statutes.
AB768-ASA1,527,4 42. "Board" means the pharmacy examining board.
AB768-ASA1,527,5 53. "Department" means the department of regulation and licensing.
AB768-ASA1,527,10 64. "Vaccination protocol" means a written protocol agreed to by a physician, as
7defined in section 448.01 (5) of the statutes, and a pharmacist that establishes
8procedures and record-keeping and reporting requirements for the administration
9of a vaccine by a pharmacist for a period specified in the protocol that may not exceed
102 years.
AB768-ASA1,527,20 11(b) Rules. If the board determines that the rules that the board is required to
12submit in proposed form to the legislative council staff under 1997 Wisconsin Act 68,
13section 11 (2), will not be in effect on April 1, 1999, the board shall, no later than April
141, 1999, promulgate such rules using the procedure under section 227.24 of the
15statutes for the period before the effective date of the rules submitted under 1997
16Wisconsin Act 68
, section 11 (2), but not to exceed the period authorized under section
17227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2)
18(b) of the statutes, the board need not provide evidence of the necessity of
19preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules
20under this paragraph.
AB768-ASA1,527,21 21(c) Vaccines.
AB768-ASA1,527,23 221. A pharmacist licensed under chapter 450 of the statutes, may, subject to
23subdivision 2., administer a vaccine if he or she satisfies each of the following:
AB768-ASA1,528,2 24a. The pharmacist has successfully completed 12 hours in a course of study or
25training approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or the

1board relating to vaccination storage, vaccination protocols, injection techniques,
2emergency procedures and record-keeping.
AB768-ASA1,528,6 3b. The pharmacist maintains in effect liability insurance against loss, expense
4and liability resulting from errors, omission or neglect in the administration of a
5vaccine in the amount of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and at least $2,000,000
6for all occurrences in any one policy year.
AB768-ASA1,528,8 7c. Upon the request of the department or the board, the pharmacist submits
8proof that he or she satisfies the requirements specified in subdivision 1. a. or b.
AB768-ASA1,528,11 92. A pharmacist may not administer a vaccine under subdivision 1. to a person
10who is under the age of 18 and may not delegate to any person the administration
11of a vaccine under subdivision 1.
AB768-ASA1,528,12 123. This paragraph does not apply after April 1, 1999.
AB768-ASA1, s. 9142 13Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.
AB768-ASA1,528,14 14(1) Tax amnesty.
AB768-ASA1,528,2015 (a) Program established. The department of revenue shall establish a tax
16amnesty program that shall apply to all taxes administered by the department under
17chapters 71, 72, 78 and 139 of the statutes and subchapter III of chapter 77 of the
18statutes. Amnesty is available only with respect to the tax obligations under
19paragraph (b). The amnesty program shall be in effect from June 15, 1998, to August
2014, 1998.
AB768-ASA1,528,2121 (b) Eligible obligations; payment; limit.
AB768-ASA1,529,8 221. For a taxpayer who has an existing tax delinquency on the records of the
23department as of October 1, 1997, the department shall accept as full payment of the
24delinquent amount a certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash in the
25amount of 80% of the balance due, including any delinquent tax collection fee that

1is due, as of June 15, 1998. Payments shall be applied first against the fee due, then
2against the penalty due, then against the interest due and then against the tax due.
3The delinquent tax collection fee shall be paid in full. No amnesty is available on a
4tax delinquency based upon an estimated or default assessment, determination, or
5notice of amount due unless all tax returns corresponding with the assessment,
6determination, or notice of amount due are filed with the department during the
7amnesty period. The maximum reduction available under this subdivision is
8$10,000.
AB768-ASA1,529,17 92. For a taxpayer who has a tax liability that is neither reported nor
10established, the department shall accept the filing of returns, together with payment
11of all taxes due, with interest, on those returns if payment is made by certified check,
12cashier's check, money order or cash. On those returns the department shall not
13impose civil penalties and late filing fees or seek criminal prosecution and the
14department shall reduce applicable delinquent interest due to the rate of 1% per
15month or part of a month. If the department determines that additional taxes are
16due on those returns, penalties and appropriate interest may be imposed on those
17additional amounts.
AB768-ASA1,530,4 183. For the taxpayer who has a tax liability not delinquent on the records of the
19department as of October 1, 1997, but based upon an assessment, determination, or
20notice of amount due issued by the department before or during the amnesty period,
21the department shall waive civil penalties, except as provided in paragraph (d), and
22late filing fees and reduce applicable delinquent interest due to the rate of 1% per
23month or part of a month if an application for amnesty is submitted during the
24amnesty period and payment is made by certified check, cashier's check, money order
25or cash. Amnesty is not available under this subdivision for an assessment,

1determination, or notice of amount due under review by the appellate bureau of the
2department, the Wisconsin tax appeals commission or any court unless that appeal
3is withdrawn by the taxpayer. No amnesty is available for amounts that are assessed
4as the result of a field audit under section 71.74 (2) or 77.59 (2) of the statutes.
AB768-ASA1,530,65 (c) Ineligible taxpayers and obligations. The amnesty program is not available
6if any of the following conditions applies:
AB768-ASA1,530,9 71. The person requesting amnesty has been notified by the date of application
8for amnesty that he or she is a party to any criminal investigation or any pending
9criminal litigation relating to any tax administered by the department.
AB768-ASA1,530,13 102. The amounts for which amnesty is requested are collected or subject to
11litigation as of the date of application for amnesty as a result of any civil collection
12action initiated by the department under authority of section 71.91 of the statutes
13or any other state law pertaining to creditor enforcement proceedings.
Loading...
Loading...