Amendment ASA1-AB768

AB768-ASA1,533,10 (2t) Highway lighting for USH 10 interchanges. The department of transportation shall pay either the full costs of installing artificial highway lighting at the USH 10/STH 110 interchange and at the USH 10/CTH "X" interchange, both located near Weyauwega in Waupaca County, or $90,000, whichever is less. The department may not pay any costs of installing artificial highway lighting at those interchanges exceeding $90,000.

AB768-ASA1,533,25 (2x) Traffic control signals in Greenfield. Milwaukee County shall design traffic control signals to be installed at the intersection of West Forest Home Avenue and 76th Street in the city of Greenfield. Not later than July 1, 1998, Milwaukee County shall determine whether the county could complete the installation of the traffic control signals at that location by October 15, 1998, and shall notify the department of transportation of that determination. If the county notifies the department of transportation that the county could complete the installation of the traffic control signals by October 15, 1998, the county shall install the signals and the department of transportation shall reimburse the county for the county's actual costs to design and install the traffic control signals. If the county determines that it cannot install the traffic control signals by October 15, 1998, the department of transportation shall reimburse the county for the county's costs to design the traffic control signals and, by July 1, 1999, shall complete the installation of the traffic control signals. The department shall reimburse the county under this subsection from the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (eq) of the statutes.

AB768-ASA1,534,9 (4k) Transportation facilities economic assistance program appropriation adjustments. In submitting the plan required under section 84.03 of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 86, for fiscal year 1998-99, the secretary of transportation shall include a proposal to increase the amounts appropriated for the transportation facilities economic assistance program under section 84.185 of the statutes, as affected by this act, by an amount which the secretary believes is sufficient to fully fund the increase in the amount of grants that could be awarded to all grant recipients who meet the criteria under section 84.185 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768-ASA1,534,19 (5fm) Plan to reduce transportation fund appropriations. In submitting the plan required under section 84.03 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 86, for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99, the secretary of transportation shall propose to reduce appropriations to the department of transportation from the segregated transportation fund by an amount sufficient to eliminate the deficit, if any, in the transportation fund projected for June 30, 1999. The anticipated transportation fund balance addressed by the secretary under this subsection shall be the balance projected by the department on the date that the secretary submits the plan required under section 84.03 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 86, for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9152 Section 9152.7 Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB768-ASA1,535,6 (1dc) One-time market adjustments in salaries for university senior executives. No later than 90 days after the joint committee on employment relations has approved the establishment of the initial salary ranges for the university senior executive positions specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may authorize a one-time market adjustment to the salary of any incumbent holding such a position. The board of regents may adjust the salary of any such incumbent up to an amount that is not greater than the midpoint of the applicable pay range to which the incumbent's position is assigned for the 1997-98 fiscal year under section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768-ASA1,535,7 (1dd) 1998-99 pay adjustments for university senior executive positions.

AB768-ASA1,535,17 (a) For the 1998-99 fiscal year, if the adjustment granted under subsection (1dc) is made before July 1, 1998, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not award any employe occupying a university senior executive position specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act, a pay adjustment, including any lump sum payment or an adjustment under section 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, which, when combined with any other pay adjustment, including any lump sum payment or any adjustment under section 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, would cause the employe's base pay to exceed 110% of the employe's base pay as of June 30, 1998, unless the pay adjustment is approved by the department of employment relations.

AB768-ASA1,536,4 (b) 1. Subject to subdivision 2., for the 1998-99 fiscal year, if the adjustment granted under subsection (1dc) is made after June 30, 1998, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not award any employe occupying a university senior executive position specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act, a pay adjustment, including any lump sum payment or an adjustment under section 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, which, when combined with any other pay adjustment, including any lump sum payment or any adjustment under subdivision 2. or section 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, but not including any adjustment granted under subsection (1dc), would cause the employe's base pay to exceed 110% of the employe's base pay as of June 30, 1998, plus any adjustment that is granted under subsection (1dc), unless the pay adjustment is approved by the department of employment relations.

AB768-ASA1,536,15 2. If the joint committee on employment relations has not approved the establishment of the salary ranges for the university senior executive positions specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 fiscal years before July 1, 1998, any employe occupying a university senior executive position specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be eligible to receive on July 1, 1998, the adjustment for the 1998-99 fiscal year that the employe would otherwise have been eligible to receive under the compensation plan under section 230.12 of the statutes or under section 36.09 (1) (j), 1995 stats., whichever is applicable, had the employe's position not been assigned to a university senior executive position specified in section 20.923 (4g) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768-ASA1,536,18 (1g) Pharmacy internship board. The repeal of 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, sections 94m, 158m, 4315p, 4315r, 4315s and 9453 (2m) by this act applies notwithstanding section 990.03 (3) of the statutes.

AB768-ASA1,536,20 (2t) Submission of proposed legislation regarding an optional retirement system.

AB768-ASA1,536,23 (a) In this subsection, "eligible employe" means an employe of the University of Wisconsin System described under section 20.923 (4g), (4m), (5) or (6) (m) or 230.08 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB768-ASA1,537,2 (b) No later than June 1, 1999, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit proposed legislation to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes creating a University of Wisconsin optional retirement system for eligible employes.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9155 Section 9155.8 Nonstatutory provisions; workforce development.

AB768-ASA1,537,7 (1f) Wage claim liens. A lien that exists under section 109.09 (2), 1995 stats., on the day before the effective date of this subsection is subject to the filing, service and enforcement requirements specified in section 109.09 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, as of the effective date of this subsection.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9156 Section 9156.9 Nonstatutory provisions; other.

AB768-ASA1,537,9 (1c) Menominee County management review.

AB768-ASA1,537,12 (a) Not later than the first day of the 2nd month after this subsection takes effect, a task force for the management review of Menominee County shall be constituted and the following individuals shall be appointed to the task force:

AB768-ASA1,537,13 1. A designee of the county board of Menominee County.

AB768-ASA1,537,14 2. A designee of the town board of the town of Menominee.

AB768-ASA1,537,15 3. A designee of the Menominee Indian Tribe.

AB768-ASA1,537,16 4. A designee of the Menominee County Taxpayers Association.

AB768-ASA1,537,18 5. A representative from a local government association who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,19 6. An employe of the department of revenue who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,20 7. Another individual who is selected by the governor.

AB768-ASA1,537,24 (b) The task force shall review the actions taken by the county board of Menominee County and the town board of the town of Menominee to address the management concerns raised by the legislative audit bureau in a letter to the county and town dated February 23, 1998, and shall prepare findings based on its review.

AB768-ASA1,538,7 (c) The task force shall report its findings to the county board of Menominee County, the town board of the town of Menominee and the cochairpersons and members of the joint committee on finance not later than March 1, 1999. The report required under this paragraph shall include recommendations, in the form of proposed legislation, regarding additional aid for Menominee County and the town of Menominee if the task force finds that the county and the town have taken action to substantially correct the concerns raised by the legislative audit bureau.

AB768-ASA1,538,9 (d) The task force shall disband after it reports its findings to the cochairpersons and members of the joint committee on finance.

AB768-ASA1,538,17 (1g) Petroleum cleanup reports. The secretary of administration, the secretary of natural resources and the secretary of commerce shall submit reports to the joint committee on finance at the 1st and 3rd quarterly meetings of the committee for the 1998-99 fiscal year under section 13.10 of the statutes that document the progress of the department of natural resources and the department of commerce toward meeting the requirements of the memorandum of understanding under section 101.144 (3m) of the statutes. The reports shall include at least the following information:

AB768-ASA1,538,19 (a) The progress toward determining the classification of petroleum discharge sites as high, medium or low priority.

AB768-ASA1,538,22 (b) The number of petroleum discharge sites under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources and under the jurisdiction of the department of commerce.

AB768-ASA1,538,24 (c) The number of petroleum discharge sites closed by the department of natural resources and by the department of commerce.

AB768-ASA1,539,2 (d) The time that it takes to close petroleum discharge sites after the discharges are reported to this state.

AB768-ASA1,539,6 (e) The progress made by the department of commerce in using the authority under section 101.143 (4) (ce) of the statutes in requiring the use of specified service providers in order to reduce costs of cleanups and in requiring owners of petroleum discharge sites to use a public bidding process in order to reduce the costs of cleanups.

AB768-ASA1,539,8 (f) A summary of the definitions in the memorandum of understanding of high, medium and low priority sites and the reasons for those definitions.

AB768-ASA1,539,11 (g) If more than 30% of the total known active petroleum discharge sites are classified as high priority, a description of the causes for that number of high priority sites.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9201 Section 9201. Appropriation changes; administration.

AB768-ASA1,539,18 (1) Pari-mutuel wagering; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,539,24 (2) Indian gaming; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9203 Section 9203. Appropriation changes; aging and long-term care board.

AB768-ASA1,540,7 (1k) Ombudsman positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the board on aging and long-term care under section 20.432 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $68,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the board by 3.0 GPR positions on January 1, 1999, for the performance of activities as representatives of the long-term care ombudsman.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9204 Section 9204.1 Appropriation changes; agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

AB768-ASA1,540,14 (1c) Fish farms. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $265,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 5.0 GPR positions for the performance of duties related to fish farms.

AB768-ASA1,540,20 (1wx) Engineering positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $100,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 GPR engineer positions to provide training, consultation and oversight to county conservation staff.

AB768-ASA1,541,2 (1wy) Soil and water resource management. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under section 20.115 (7) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $100,700 for fiscal year 1997-98 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9205 Section 9205. Appropriation changes; arts board.

AB768-ASA1,541,8 (1n) Historic theatre renovation grant. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the arts board under section 20.215 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9210 Section 9210. Appropriation changes; commerce.

AB768-ASA1,541,16 (1) Development fund appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to increase funding for the grant program under section 560.145 of the statutes, as created by this act, the loan program under s. 560.147 of the statutes, as created by this act, and the grant under Section 9110 (1) of this act.

AB768-ASA1,541,22 (2) Rural economic development program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (er) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,542,2 (3c) Development fund lapse. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, on June 29, 1999, there is lapsed to the general fund $2,800,000 from the appropriation account of the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997.

AB768-ASA1,542,10 (3f) Physician and health care provider loan assistance programs appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount for fiscal year 1997-98 is increased by an amount equal to the total amount of the moneys under the appropriations under section 20.143 (1) (fc) and (fe), 1995 stats., that lapsed to the general fund on October 14, 1997, to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9211 Section 9211. Appropriation changes; corrections.

AB768-ASA1,542,17 (3) Prison contract management subunit. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $76,600 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $209,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 5.0 GPR positions for the purpose of performing services related to prison contracts.

AB768-ASA1,543,2 (4) Staffing for a maximum security correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $50,800 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $1,964,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 2.0 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection and 33.0 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of starting up and staffing the maximum security correctional institution specified in section 301.16 (1n) of the statutes.

AB768-ASA1,543,8 (5) Staffing for Fox Lake correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $434,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 21.04 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of staffing at Fox Lake correctional institution.

AB768-ASA1,543,14 (6) General program operations; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $248,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 12.28 GPR positions for the purpose of providing staffing in the Green Bay Correctional Institution.

AB768-ASA1,543,19 (7) Energy costs; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,543,25 (8) Institutional repair and maintenance; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (aa) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $5,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,544,8 (9e) Parole commission; victim attendance at parole hearings and interviews. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $105,800 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE GPR positions for the parole commission by 1.0 parole commissioner position and 1.0 administrative assistant position on July 1, 1998, to perform services relating to the attendance of victims at parole hearings and interviews.

AB768-ASA1,544,13 (11) Energy costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $429,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $429,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9215 Section 9215. Appropriation changes; employe trust funds.

AB768-ASA1,544,20 (1) General program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of employe trust funds under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $35,400 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $76,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9218 Section 9218. Appropriation changes; ethics board.

AB768-ASA1,544,22 (1) Executive director position salary costs.

AB768-ASA1,545,2 (a) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the ethics board under section 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $7,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for salary costs of the executive director's position.

AB768-ASA1,545,6 (b) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the ethics board under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $4,400 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for salary costs of the executive director's position.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9220 Section 9220.1 Appropriation changes; governor.

AB768-ASA1,545,12 (1z) National Governors Association conference. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the office of the governor under section 20.525 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9222 Section 9222. Appropriation changes; health and family services.

AB768-ASA1,545,18 (1) Medical assistance; supplemental security income. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,545,24 (2) Supplemental security income pilot program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for general program operations of the pilot program under section 49.46 (1m) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768-ASA1,546,7 (3) Substance abuse prevention and treatment funding for Milwaukee County. There is transferred from the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, to the appropriation to that department under section 20.435 (7) (o) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, $791,500 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $1,583,000 in fiscal year 1998-99 to provide federal substance abuse prevention and treatment moneys received under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35 to Milwaukee County.

AB768-ASA1,546,12 (3f) Milwaukee child welfare services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (3) (cw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $427,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,546,19 (5) Supplement to community options program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $4,784,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (7) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,2 (6) Supplement to community options program services under federal waiver. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $5,131,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,10 (7) Community options program quality assurance funding. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $83,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for federally required quality assurance activities that are related to services provided under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes, to implement expansion of the caseload on a phased-in basis beginning on July 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

AB768-ASA1,547,15 (7g) Medical assistance; community options program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1,547,21 (7t) Supplemental food program for women, infants and children. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $518,100 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase nutrition services and administration grant awards to local agencies.

AB768-ASA1,548,3 (7x) Relocation services for employes of state centers for the developmentally disabled. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $20,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $63,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for relocation services for employes of the state centers for the developmentally disabled.

AB768-ASA1,548,10 (8) Pilot project for county or tribal management of long-term care programs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes to manage all long-term care programs under a long-term care management organization.

AB768-ASA1,548,15 (8k) Medical assistance outreach. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (1) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 for the purpose of providing funding for outreach activities under the medical assistance program.

AB768-ASA1,548,21 (8mk) Nursing home surveillance. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $14,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 0.5 GPR position on January 1, 1999, for the performance of nursing home surveillance.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9223 Section 9223.2 Appropriation changes; higher educational aids board.

AB768-ASA1,549,2 (1f) Deputy secretary position. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under section 20.235 (2) (aa) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $69,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the board by 1. 0 GPR deputy secretary position.

AB768-ASA1,549,7 (4c) Minority teacher loans. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under section 20.235 (1) (cr) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $120,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768-ASA1, s. 9226 Section 9226.3 Appropriation changes; insurance.

AB768-ASA1,549,14 (1m) Regulation of managed care plans. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the office of the commissioner of insurance under section 20.145 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $104,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the office by 2.0 PR positions for the performance of services related to the regulation of managed care plans.