Amendment SA1-SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1-SA1,499,24 1173. Page 1507, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,1 "(8h) Recycling market development staff.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,4 (a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce, funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (st) of the statutes, are decreased by 4.0 SEG project positions for staff for the recycling market development board.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,9 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce, funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (st) of the statutes, are increased by 2.0 SEG positions for a loan portfolio manager to manage past and future financial assistance awarded by the recycling market development board and for a commodity specialist to develop and direct strategy for recycling market development.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,11 1174. Page 1507, line 14: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1508, line 12 and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,12 "(2fm) Private business prison employment contracts.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,15 (a) In this subsection, "prison contract" means a contract between the department of corrections and a private business under section 303.01 (2) (em), 1997 stats.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,18 (b) Notwithstanding section 303.01 (2) (em), 1997 stats., beginning on the effective date of this subsection, the department of corrections may not enter into, renew or extend a prison contract.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,21 (c) The department of corrections shall take all steps necessary, consistent with the terms of the contract, to terminate each prison contract no later than the 210th day after the day of publication.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,23 1175. Page 1509, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1511, line 12.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,500,24 1176. Page 1511, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,501,2 "(6q) Transferring prisoners to county facilities from out-of-state jails and prisons.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,501,18 (a) Solicitation and acceptance of proposals. Before October 31, 2000, the department of corrections shall solicit proposals from counties for contracts, to commence during the first quarter of calendar year 2001, under which prisoners who are confined in other states under section 301.21 of the statutes may be returned to Wisconsin and confined in a county jail or house of correction. If one or more counties propose to enter into a contract with the department that meets the requirements of this subsection, and the number of prisoners who could be transferred under the proposed contracts is 1,000 or more, the department shall reduce by 1,000 the number of Wisconsin prisoners confined in other states under section 301.21 of the statutes by entering into one or more such contracts, consistent with the competitive process it has established under paragraph (d). If the proposed contracts meet the requirements of this subsection, but the number of prisoners who could be transferred under the proposed contracts is less than 1,000, the department shall enter into all such proposed contracts and shall reduce the number of prisoners confined in their states under section 301.21 of the statutes by the number of prisoners who are to be transferred under the contracts.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,501,22 (b) Contract requirements. Each contract entered into by the department under this subsection shall include a termination date, shall identify the regulations and rules of the department and of the county jail or house of correction to which the prisoners will be subject and shall contain provisions regarding all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,501,25 1. Prisoner participation in employment programs, the disposition or crediting of prisoner earnings and the crediting of proceeds from or disposal of any products resulting from prisoner employment.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,1 2. Delivery and retaking of prisoners.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,3 3. Regular reporting by the county concerning the prisoners confined under the contract.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,5 4. Any other matters that are necessary and appropriate to fix the obligations, responsibilities and rights of the department and the county.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,8 (c) Standard of care. Prisoners confined by a county under this subsection shall be subject to the same standards of reasonable and humane care as the prisoners would receive in an appropriate state correctional institution.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,14 (d) Procedures. 1. The department shall establish a competitive process, subject to approval by the secretary of administration, to govern the solicitation of proposals and the awarding of contracts under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.10 (1) of the statutes, the procedures governing the solicitation of proposals and the awarding of contracts need not be promulgated as rules under chapter 227 of the statutes.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,16 2. Sections 16.75 and 301.08 (2) of the statutes do not apply to contracts entered into under this subsection.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,502,21 (e) Limit on payments under contracts. The department may not enter into a contract for confining prisoners under this subsection that requires it to pay a county more than $57 per prisoner per day, excluding the cost of transporting prisoners, the cost of prisoner medical care and any other expenses as determined by the department.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,2 (f) Severability. The provisions of any contract entered into under this subsection are severable. If any provision of such a contract is invalid, or if the application of a provision of the contract to any person or circumstance is invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,3 1177. Page 1511, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,8 "(6f) Computer recycling program. The authorized FTE positions for the department of corrections are increased by 4.0 SEG project positions for the period ending on June 30, 2001, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.410 (1) (qm) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of the department's computer recycling program.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,9 1178. Page 1511, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,13 "(1m) Private employer health care coverage board. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the private employer health care coverage board under section 15.165 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members shall be appointed for the following terms:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,15 (a) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 1., 3. and 7. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2002.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,17 (b) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 2., 5. and 8. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2003.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,503,19 (c) The members specified under section 15.165 (5) (a) 4. and 6. of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2004.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,2 (2m) Position authorizations for the department of employe trust funds. The authorized FTE positions for the department of employe trust funds are increased by 3.5 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.515 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of designing and contracting for administrative services for the private employer health care coverage program under subchapter X of chapter 40 of the statutes, as created by this act.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,3 1179. Page 1515, line 2: delete "2" and substitute "6".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,4 1180. Page 1518, line 14: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,8 "(8gm) DNA probe machine. From the appropriation under section 20.435 (1) (a) of the statutes, the department of health and human services shall allocate $250,000 during the fiscal year 1999-2000 to the City of Milwaukee for the purchase of a DNA probe machine.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,9 1181. Page 1519, line 13: delete that line and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,10 "(8mx) Health care information proposal.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,11 (a) By June 30, 2001, the department of".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,12 1182. Page 1519, line 19: delete "modify any".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,13 1183. Page 1519, line 20: delete "proposal received and may".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,16 1184. Page 1520, line 1: on lines 1 and 2, delete "including any proposed modifications of the department of administration" and substitute "as authorized under current law".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,18 1185. Page 1520, line 6: delete "including any proposed modifications of the department of administration,".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,20 1186. Page 1520, line 7: after "committee" insert "and as authorized under current law".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,21 1187. Page 1520, line 8: delete lines 8 to 16.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,22 1188. Page 1521, line 14: after "increase" insert ", beginning July 1, 1999,".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,504,23 1189. Page 1521, line 24: delete "indicated by the facility's 1998".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,2 1190. Page 1521, line 25: delete "cost reports" and substitute "determined by the department".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,3 1191. Page 1522, line 5: delete "examine facility cost reports covering".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,4 1192. Page 1522, line 6: delete lines 6 to 8.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,7 1193. Page 1522, line 9: delete "during state fiscal year 1998-99" and substitute "prepare a supplemental application form for completion by facilities in applying for the supplement".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,9 1194. Page 1522, line 11: delete "over the base year" and substitute "during the period after June 30, 1999, and before July 1, 2000,".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,11 1195. Page 1523, line 17: on lines 17 and 20, delete "1997, to December 31, 1998" and substitute "1996, to December 31, 1997".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,12 1196. Page 1525, line 21: delete lines 21 to 25.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,13 1197. Page 1526, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,22 "(11t) Kinship care administration. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health and family services are increased by 1.0 PR position on October 1, 1999, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (3) (kx) of the statutes, for the purpose of providing increased oversight of the kinship care program under section 48.57 (3m) to (3t) of the statutes, as affected by this act. The 1.0 FTE PR position shall provide program oversight and monitoring, serve as a liaison to the department of workforce development and the bureau of Milwaukee child welfare services in the department of health and family services and develop policies and procedures relating to the kinship care program.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,505,23 1198. Page 1526, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,4 "(14c) Consolidated public health contracts. The department of health and family services shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 46.036 (8) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than November 1, 1999.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,5 1199. Page 1526, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,10 "(12m) Grant for St. Clare Health Mission. The department of health and family services shall award a grant of $50,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 from the amount appropriated under section 20.435 (4) (gp) of the statutes to Franciscan Skemp Health Care, Inc., for health care and disease management services provided by the St. Clare Health Mission.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,11 1200. Page 1526, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,16 "(11h) Supplement; in-home personal care services. The department of health and family services shall in state fiscal year 2000-01 supplement hourly reimbursement rates under section 49.45 (42) of the statutes for workers providing in-home personal care services to medical assistance recipients by $.50 or in an amount not to exceed $3,803,700, whichever is less.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,17 1201. Page 1526, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,506,18 "(13n) School medical services under medical assistance.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,4 (a) In state fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the department of health and family services shall, under section 49.45 (39) (b) of the statutes, reimburse a school district and a cooperative educational service agency and shall reimburse the department of public instruction for the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, for 90% of the federal share received for school-based services under the medical assistance program in excess of $16,100,000. The reimbursement shall be based on the proportion of total school-based services for the school year that was provided by each school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,13 (b) The department of health and family services shall submit, as part of its 2001-03 biennial budget request, a proposal to the department of administration for fiscal years after state fiscal year 2000-01, to increase the percentage of the federal share received for school-based services under the medical assistance program by which reimbursement is made under section 49.45 (39) (b) of the statutes to reflect the total percentage of the federal share for which school districts, cooperative educational service agencies and the department of public instruction on behalf of the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf were reimbursed in state fiscal year 1999-2000.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,14 1202. Page 1526, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,19 "(12x) Initial appointments of independent review board. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified in section 15.195 (9) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the independent review board shall be appointed by the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection for the following terms:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,20 (a) The purchaser of health care, for a term expiring on May 1, 2001.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,22 (b) The medical ethicist and the privacy expert, for terms expiring on May 1, 2003.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,23 (c) The statistician or researcher, for a term expiring on May 1, 2005.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,507,24 1203. Page 1526, line 6: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,6 "(1x) Grant to Portage County historical society. In the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the historical society shall award a grant to the Portage County historical society for continuation of the Plover Heritage Park restoration project. The amount of the grant shall be equal to the amount of local contributions toward the project, not to exceed $50,000. The historical society shall award the grant from the appropriation under section 20.245 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,7 1204. Page 1527, line 15: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,13 "(3c) Reimbursement to Milwaukee County for computer purchase. From the appropriation under section 20.475 (1) (f) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of justice shall reimburse Milwaukee County $12,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 for the cost of purchasing computers to be used by prosecutors in the district attorney's office handling cases involving the unlawful possession or use of firearms and by the clerks providing clerical services to those prosecutors.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,14 (4c) Information concerning sexually violent person commitment cases.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,19 (a) In any case in which the district attorney files a sexually violent person petition under section 980.02 (1) (b) of the statutes on or after the effective date of this paragraph but before July 1, 2001, the district attorney shall maintain a record of the amount of time spent by the district attorney and by any deputy district attorneys or assistant district attorneys doing all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,508,22 1. Prosecuting the petition through trial under section 980.05 of the statutes and, if applicable, commitment of the person subject to the petition under section 980.06 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,2 2. If applicable, representing the state on petitions brought by the person who is the subject of the petition for supervised release under section 980.08 of the statutes, as affected by this act, or for discharge under section 980.09 or 980.10 of the statutes.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,7 (b) Annually, on a date specified by the department of justice, the district attorney shall submit to the department of justice a report summarizing the records under paragraph (a) covering the preceding 12-month period. The department of justice shall maintain the information submitted under this paragraph by district attorneys.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,8 1205. Page 1527, line 15: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,15 "(2m) Memorandum of understanding regarding certain consumer complaints. Not later than the first day of the 13th month after the effective date of this subsection, the department of justice shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the public service commission for the purpose of coordinating each party's efforts to respond to and address consumer complaints regarding telecommunication services.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,17 1206. Page 1529, line 21: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1530, line 2.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,18 1207. Page 1530, line 23: substitute "2001" for "2000".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,509,19 1208. Page 1530, line 23: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,3 "(4c) Graduate medical education study. The joint legislative council is requested to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of establishing a trust fund for graduate medical education to provide a broadly based funding source, including state, federal and private funds, to support the training of providers that serve medical assistance recipients or practice in areas of the state that have a shortage of health care providers. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it shall report its findings, conclusions and recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes by January 1, 2001.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,4 1209. Page 1531, line 11: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,12 "(2e) Badger Challenge program. The authorized FTE positions for the department of military affairs are increased by 0.90 GPR position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.465 (4) (b) of the statutes, and 0.10 PR position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.465 (4) (k) of the statutes, for a mentorship coordinator in the Badger Challenge program. In 2000-01 the authorized FTE positions for the department of military affairs are decreased by 0.15 GPR position and increased by 0.15 PR position to reflect modified funding of the mentorship coordinator position.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,13 1210. Page 1531, line 22: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,14 "(1c) Nonpoint source water pollution abatement funding.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,510,17 (a) South Fork of the Hay River. The department of natural resources shall allocate for the South Fork of the Hay River priority watershed project, under section 281.65 of the statutes, at least $102,500 in 1999 and at least $153,700 in 2000.