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14"
(19v) Selling and transferring rights to tobacco litigation funds. The
15department of administration shall study the idea of selling and transferring
16Wisconsin's rights to the moneys due to Wisconsin under the Attorneys General
17Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, for the purpose of
18creating a permanent endowment fund. No later than January 1, 2000, the
19department shall submit the study to the legislature in the manner provided under
20section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.".
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22"
(20m) Study of state-owned water purification and wastewater treatment
23plants. The department of administration shall study the feasibility and desirability
24of selling, leasing or forming public-private partnerships to operate the water
1purification and wastewater treatment plants owned by the state. The department
2shall submit a report to the legislature concerning the options available to the state
3with respect to such sale, leasing or operational agreements in the manner provided
4under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no later than December 31, 2000.".
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6"
(1g) Pesticide data base study. During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the
7department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall conduct a study to
8determine the feasibility of creating a data base that records the level of pesticide use
9by farmers, other businesses, government and homeowners.".
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11"
(2m) Fish microbiologist. The authorized FTE positions for the department
12of agriculture, trade and consumer protection are increased by 1.0 PR position, to be
13funded from the appropriation under section 20.115 (2) (ha) of the statutes, to
14perform fish microbiology.".
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16"
(3y) Nursery regulation position. The authorized FTE positions for the
17department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, funded from the
18appropriation under section 20.115 (7) (ja) of the statutes, are decreased by 1.0 PR
19position for the purpose of nursery regulation.".
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21"
(1m) Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary area commission and compact
22withdrawal. The state of Wisconsin withdraws from the Minnesota-Wisconsin
23boundary area commission and from the compact creating the commission under
24chapter 274, laws of 1965. The governor of Wisconsin shall inform the governor of
1Minnesota of this withdrawal no later than 10 days after the effective date of this
2subsection.".
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4"
(6g) Swiss cultural center. Notwithstanding section 13.48 (33) of the
5statutes, as created by this act, the building commission shall not make a grant to
6the organization known as the Swiss Cultural Center for the Swiss cultural center
7project enumerated in subsection (1) (Lm) under section 13.48 (33) of the statutes,
8as created by this act, unless the department of administration has reviewed and
9approved the plans for the project. Notwithstanding sections 16.85 (1) and 16.855
10(1) of the statutes, the department of administration shall not supervise any services
1or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 of the statutes does not apply
2to the project.".
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5"
(9g) Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park development. Notwithstanding
6section 18.04 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the building commission shall
7not authorize public debt to be contracted from the appropriation under section
820.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the development of
9Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park, as authorized under sub. (1) (f) 3., prior to July
101, 2000.".
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12"(1g)
Circuit court branch, 2000
. The initial election for circuit judge for
13branch 3 of the circuit court for Waupaca County shall be at the spring election of
142000 for a term commencing August 1, 2000, and ending July 31, 2006.
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15(1h)
Circuit judge position. The authorized FTE positions for the circuit courts
16are increased by 1.0 GPR circuit judge position on August 1, 2000, to be funded from
17the appropriation under section 20.625 (1) (a) of the statutes, to provide an additional
18circuit court judge for the circuit court branch for Waupaca County created by this
19act.
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20(1i)
Court reporter position. The authorized FTE positions for the circuit
21courts are increased by 1.0 GPR court reporter position on August 1, 2000, to be
22funded from the appropriation under section 20.625 (1) (a) of the statutes, to provide
23one additional court reporter for the circuit court branch for Waupaca County created
24by this act.".
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2"
(7b) Community development block grant for water well.
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3(a) The department of commerce shall make a grant of $299,000 in fiscal year
41999-2000, from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (n) of the statutes, to the
5town of Rib Mountain for drilling a new water well.
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6(b) Within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant, the town of
7Rib Mountain shall submit to the department of commerce a report detailing how the
8grant proceeds were spent.".
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10"
(7h) Grant for Swiss cultural center.
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11(a) Subject to paragraph (b), from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1)
12(km) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of commerce shall make
13a grant in fiscal biennium 1999-2001 to an organization known as the Swiss Cultural
14Center for construction of a Swiss cultural center in the village of New Glarus.
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15(b) The amount of the grant under paragraph (a) may not exceed $1,000,000.
16For every dollar received from the state for the project under paragraph (a), the
17organization shall provide $2 in matching funds for the project from a source other
18than the state.
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19(c) Within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant under
20paragraph (a), the organization shall submit to the department of commerce a report
21detailing how the grant proceeds were used.".
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23"
(7n) Administration of mobile homes.
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1(a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce are
2decreased by 1.6 PR positions funded from the appropriation under section 20.143
3(3) (j) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of administering
4subchapter V of chapter 101 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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5(b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce are increased
6by 1.6 SEG positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (3)
7(sa) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of administering
8subchapter V of chapter 101 of the statutes, as affected by this act.".
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12"
(4xx) Caregiver criminal background checks. The department of corrections,
13in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shall prepare a report on
14the correlation between prior convictions and the propensity to commit future acts
15of abuse, neglect or misappropriation. The department of corrections shall submit
16the report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the
17statutes no later than June 30, 2001.".
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19"
(6e) Computer recycling program. The authorized FTE positions for the
20department of corrections are increased by 4.0 SEG project positions for the period
21ending on June 30, 2001, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.410
22(1) (qm) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of the department's
23computer recycling program.".
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1"
(1g) Private employer health care coverage board. Notwithstanding the
2length of terms specified for the members of the private employer health care
3coverage board under section 15.165 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, the
4initial members shall be appointed for the following terms:
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5(a) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 1., 3. and 7. of the
6statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2002.
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7(b) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 2., 5. and 8. of the
8statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2003.
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9(c) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 4. and 6. of the statutes,
10as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2004.
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11(2)
Position authorizations for the department of employe trust funds. The
12authorized FTE positions for the department of employe trust funds are increased
13by 3.5 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection, to be funded from the
14appropriation under section 20.515 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for
15the purpose of designing and contracting for administrative services for the private
16employer health care coverage program under subchapter X of chapter 40 of the
17statutes, as created by this act.
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18(3)
Grant for administration of program.
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19(a) In this subsection:
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201. "Administrator" means the administrator selected by the department under
21section 40.98 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.
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222. "Department" means the department of employe trust funds.
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233. "Secretary" means the secretary of employe trust funds.
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24(b) The department shall make a grant of $200,000 from the appropriation
25under section 20.515 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the administrator
1for costs associated with administering the health care coverage plans under the
2program under subchapter X of chapter 40 of the statutes, as created by this act, if
3all of the following apply:
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41. The administrator submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed
5use of the grant and the secretary approves the plan.
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62. The administrator enters into a written agreement with the department that
7specifies the conditions for use of the grant proceeds, including reporting and
8auditing requirements.
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93. The administrator agrees in writing to submit to the department the report
10required under paragraph (c) by the time required under paragraph (c).
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11(c) If the administrator receives a grant under this subsection, the
12administrator shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the
13full amount of the grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.".
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15"
(1w) Training programs. The authorized FTE positions for the department
16of employment relations are increased by 0.5 PR position, to be funded from the
17appropriation under section 20.512 (1) (jm) of the statutes, for the purpose of
18providing training services.".
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20"
(1g) Emergency rule-making authority. Using the procedure under section
21227.24 of the statutes, the division of banking shall promulgate rules required under
22chapter 222 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent
23rules become effective, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24
24(1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the
1statutes, the division of banking need not provide evidence of the necessity of
2preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules
3under this subsection.".
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5"
(2z) Submission of proposed rules governing registration of
6rental-purchase companies. No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning
7after publication, the department of financial institutions shall submit in proposed
8form the rules governing registration of rental-purchase companies under section
9435.301 of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under
10section 227.15 (1) of the statutes.".
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12"
(8x) Health care information proposal.
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13(a) By June 30, 2001, the department of".
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21"
(b) By June 30, 2000, the department of health and family services, the
22subunit of the department of employe trust funds that deals with health care
23financing and the office of the commissioner of insurance shall together develop a
24proposal for consolidation of voluntarily provided health plan data collected by those
1agencies and a detailed memorandum of understanding for implementing the
2proposal. If the proposal is acceptable to each agency, the secretary of health and
3family services, the secretary of employe trust funds and the commissioner of
4insurance shall sign the memorandum of understanding and submit the proposal,
5the memorandum of understanding, a report concerning any potential cost savings
6from the consolidated collection of voluntarily provided health plan data and any
7proposed legislation required to implement the proposal to the department of
8administration. The department of administration may approve, disapprove or
9modify and approve any proposal it receives under this paragraph. If the department
10of administration approves the proposal, the department shall submit the proposal,
11together with any modifications the memorandum of understanding, the report and
12any proposed legislation to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If
13the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration
14within 14 working days after receiving the proposal that the cochairpersons have
15scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department of
16administration may approve any proposed expenditure and position authority
17contained in the proposal and any modifications of the proposal to the extent
18authorized under current law. If, within 14 working days after receiving the
19proposal, the cochairpersons notify the secretary of administration that the
20cochairpersons have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal,
21the department of administration may not approve the proposed expenditure and
22position authority contained in the proposal any proposed modifications of the
23proposal, except as approved by the committee and to the extent authorized under
24current law. If the proposal, as approved by the department of administration and
25the committee, if the committee approves the proposal, is not consistent with the
1memorandum of understanding, the department of health and human services, the
2subunit of the department of employe trust funds and the commissioner of insurance
3shall enter into a revised memorandum of understanding that is consistent with the
4approved proposal.".
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6"
(14d) Community marriage policy project. The authorized FTE positions for
7the department of health and family services are increased by 1.0 PR project position,
8to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (3) (hm) of the statutes, as
9created by this act, for the period beginning on the later of October 1, 1999, or the first
10day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, and ending
11on September 30, 2003. The positions are increased under this subsection for the
12purpose of coordinating the development of, and assisting local members of the clergy
13to develop, community-wide standards for marriages solemnized in this state by
14members of the clergy.".
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16"
(13c) Managed care pilot program for children in out-of-home care in
17Milwaukee County. The department of health and family services shall develop a
18pilot program that integrates the social, behavioral and physical health needs of
19children placed in out-of-home care in Milwaukee County who are medical
20assistance recipients under a managed care system. By January 1, 2001, the
21department of health and family services shall request from the secretary of the
22federal department of health and human services any waivers of the federal medical
23assistance statutes and regulations that are necessary to implement the pilot
24program developed under this subsection as part of the medical assistance program.
1If all necessary waivers are granted and in effect, the department shall implement
2the pilot program developed under this subsection in Milwaukee County. Under that
3pilot program, the department of health and family services may require, consistent
4with section 49.45 (9) of the statutes, a child who is placed in out-of-home care in
5Milwaukee County to be enrolled in a managed care plan as a condition of receiving
6medical assistance. Of the amounts appropriated to the department of health and
7family services under section 20.435 (4) (n) of the statutes, as created by this act, that
8department shall expend $22,600 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $25,600 in fiscal year
92000-01 to increase the authorized FTE positions for that department by 0.5 FED
10project position, for the period ending on June 30, 2001, for the purpose of developing
11the pilot program under this subsection.".
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13"
(11w) Independent living center administrative and start-up costs. From
14the appropriation under section 20.435 (7) (c) of the statutes, the department of
15health and family services shall distribute $80,000 in state fiscal year 1999-2000 to
16Choices for Independent Living, Inc., for administrative staff and general office
17start-up costs for operating an independent living center for southwestern
18Wisconsin.".
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20"
(12x) Initial appointments of privacy institutional review board.
21Notwithstanding the length of terms specified in section 15.195 (9) (intro.) of the
22statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the privacy institutional
23review board shall be appointed by the first day of the 4th month beginning after the
24effective date of this subsection for the following terms:
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1(a) The purchaser of health care, for a term expiring on May 1, 2001.
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2(b) The medical ethicist and the privacy expert, for terms expiring on May 1,
32003.
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4(c) The statistician or researcher, for a term expiring on May 1, 2005.".
