Amendment JR2 AA1-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-AA1,179,16 186.11 (4) (b) (intro.) A credit union service corporation organization under par. (a) may provide goods and services including any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,179,22 1. Credit union operations services, including service centers, credit and debit card services, automated teller and remote terminal services, electronic transaction services, accounting systems, data processing, management training and support, payment item processing, record retention and storage, locator services, research, debt collection, credit analysis and loan servicing, coin and currency services, and marketing and advertising services.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pp Section 346pp. 186.11 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,179,25 186.11 (4) (c) A credit union service corporation organization may be subject to audit by the office of credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pq Section 346pq. 186.113 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,7 186.113 (1) Branch offices. If the need and necessity exist and with With the approval of the office of credit unions, establish branch offices inside this state or no more than 25 miles or outside of this state. Permanent records may be maintained at branch offices established under this subsection. In this subsection, the term "branch office" does not include a remote terminal, a limited services office, or a service center.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pr Section 346pr. 186.113 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,11 186.113 (1m) (a) (intro.) Establish Before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], establish limited services offices outside this state to serve any member of the credit union if all of the following requirements are met:

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346ps Section 346ps. 186.113 (6) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,15 186.113 (6) (b) Act as trustees or custodians of member tax deferred retirement funds, individual retirement accounts, medical savings accounts, or other employee benefit accounts or funds permitted by federal law to be deposited in a credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,17 (c) Act as a depository for member-deferred member qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation funds as permitted by federal law.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pt Section 346pt. 186.113 (24) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,20 186.113 (24) Funeral trusts. Accept deposits made by members for the purpose of funding burial agreements by trusts created pursuant to s. 445.125.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pu Section 346pu. 186.20 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,180,24 186.20 Financial privacy. A credit union shall comply with any applicable requirements under 15 USC 6801 to 6803 and any applicable regulations prescribed by the national credit union administration under 15 USC 6804.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pv Section 346pv. 186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,181,6 186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) Employees of the office of credit unions and members of the review board shall keep secret all the facts and information obtained in the course of examinations, except or contained in any report provided by a credit union other than any semiannual or quarterly financial report that is regularly filed with the office of credit unions. This requirement does not apply in any of the following situations:

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346pw Section 346pw. 186.235 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,181,11 186.235 (7) (c) If any person mentioned in par. (a) discloses any information about the private account or transactions of a credit union or any information obtained in the course of an examination of a credit union, except as provided in pars. (a) and (b), that person is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346px Section 346px. 186.235 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,181,15 186.235 (7m) Return of examination reports. Examination reports possessed by a credit union are confidential, remain the property of the office of credit unions, and shall be returned to the office of credit unions immediately upon request.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346py Section 346py. 186.235 (16) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.235 (16).

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qd Section 346qd. 186.235 (16) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qe Section 346qe. 186.235 (16m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,181,20 186.235 (16m) Financial privacy examination. The office of credit unions shall examine a credit union to determine the credit union's compliance with s. 186.20.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qf Section 346qf. 186.36 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,181,25 186.36 Sale of insurance in credit unions. Any officer or employee of a credit union, when acting as an agent for the sale of insurance on behalf of the credit union, shall pay all commissions received from the sale of credit life insurance or credit accident and sickness insurance to the credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qg Section 346qg. 186.41 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,3 186.41 (title) Interstate acquisition acquisitions and merger mergers of credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qh Section 346qh. 186.41 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (bm) and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,7 186.41 (1) (bm) "In-state Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union having its principal office located in this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qj Section 346qj. 186.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (am) and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,12 186.41 (1) (am) "Regional Out-of-state credit union" means a state or federal credit union that has its, the principal office of which is located in one of the regional states a state other than this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qk Section 346qk. 186.41 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qL Section 346qL. 186.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,16 186.41 (2) In-state Wisconsin credit union. (a) An in-state A Wisconsin credit union may do any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,18 1. Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets and liabilities of, one or more regional out-of-state credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,19 2. Merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,23 (b) An in-state A Wisconsin credit union proposing any action under par. (a) shall provide the office of credit unions a copy of any original application seeking approval by a federal agency or by an agency of the regional another state and of any supplemental material or amendments filed in connection with any application.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,182,25 (3) Regional Out-of-state credit unions. Except as provided in sub. (4), a regional an out-of-state credit union may do any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,2 (a) Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets of, one or more in-state Wisconsin credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,3 (b) Merge with one or more in-state Wisconsin credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qm Section 346qm. 186.41 (4) (intro.), (a) to (d) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,7 186.41 (4) Limitations. (intro.) A regional An out-of-state credit union may not take any action under sub. (3) until all of the following conditions have been met:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,11 (a) The office of credit unions finds that the statutes of the regional state in which the regional out-of-state credit union has its principal office permit in-state Wisconsin credit unions to both acquire regional out-of-state credit union assets and merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions in the regional that state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,14 (b) The office of credit unions has not disapproved the acquisition of in-state Wisconsin credit union assets or the merger with the in-state Wisconsin credit union under sub. (5).

AB1-ASA1-AA1,183,23 (c) The office of credit unions gives a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the official state newspaper, of the application to take an action under sub. (3) and of the opportunity for a hearing and, if at least 25 residents of this state petition for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice or if the office of credit unions on its own motion calls for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice, the office of credit unions holds a public hearing on the application, except that a hearing is not required if the office of credit unions finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed action under sub. (3) is necessary and appropriate to prevent the probable failure of an in-state a Wisconsin credit union that is closed or in danger of closing.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,2 (d) The office of credit unions is provided a copy of any original application seeking approval by a federal agency of the acquisition of in-state Wisconsin credit union assets or of the merger with an in-state a Wisconsin credit union and of any supplemental material or amendments filed with the application.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,5 (f) With regard to an acquisition of assets of an in-state a Wisconsin credit union that is chartered on or after May 9, 1986, the in-state Wisconsin credit union has been in existence for at least 5 years before the date of acquisition.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qn Section 346qn. 186.41 (5) (a), (b), (c) and (cr) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,11 186.41 (5) (a) Considering the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the applicant and of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the members of the in-state Wisconsin credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,14 (b) The action would be detrimental to the safety and soundness of the applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, or to a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,19 (c) Because the applicant, its executive officers, or directors have not established a record of sound performance, efficient management, financial responsibility, and integrity, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the creditors, the members or, the other customers of the applicant or of the in-state , the Wisconsin credit union, or contrary to the best interests of the public.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,184,23 (cr) The applicant has failed to propose to provide adequate and appropriate services of the type contemplated by the community reinvestment act of 1977 in the community in which the in-state Wisconsin credit union which the applicant proposes to acquire or merge with is located.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qp Section 346qp. 186.41 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (6).

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qr Section 346qr. 186.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qs Section 346qs. 186.41 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qt Section 346qt. 186.45 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,4 186.45 Non-Wisconsin credit union, Wisconsin offices. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,6 (a) "Non-Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union organized under the laws of and with its principal office located in a state other than this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,7 (b) "Wisconsin credit union" has the meaning given in s. 186.41 (1) (bm).

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,12 (2) Approval. A non-Wisconsin credit union may open an office and conduct business as a credit union in this state if the office of credit unions finds that Wisconsin credit unions are allowed to do business in the other state under conditions similar to those contained in this section and that all of the following apply to the non-Wisconsin credit union:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,14 (a) It is a credit union organized under laws similar to the credit union laws of this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,15 (b) It is financially solvent based upon national board ratings.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,16 (c) It has member savings insured with federal share insurance.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,18 (d) It is effectively examined and supervised by the credit union authorities of the state in which it is organized.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,20 (e) It has received approval from the credit union authorities of the state in which it is organized.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,22 (f) It has a need to place an office in this state to adequately serve its members in this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,185,24 (g) It meets all other relevant standards or qualifications established by the office of credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,2 (3) Requirements. A non-Wisconsin credit union shall agree to do all of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,4 (a) Grant loans at rates not in excess of the rates permitted for Wisconsin credit unions.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,5 (b) Comply with this state's laws.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,6 (c) Designate and maintain an agent for the service of process in this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,10 (4) Records. As a condition of a non-Wisconsin credit union doing business in this state under this section, the office of credit unions may require copies of examination reports and related correspondence regarding the non-Wisconsin credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346qu Section 346qu. 186.80 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,13 186.80 False statements. (1) No officer, director, or employee of a credit union may do any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,15 (a) Willfully and knowingly subscribe to or make, or cause to be made, a false statement or entry in the books of the credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,17 (b) Knowingly subscribe to or exhibit false information with the intent to deceive any person authorized to examine the affairs of the credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,19 (c) Knowingly make, state, or publish any false report or statement of the credit union.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,20 (2) Any person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.".

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AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,22 " Section 346c. 196.491 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,186,24 196.491 (1) (q) "Ranney well" means a well in which the central shaft is fed by horizontal perforated pipes extending radially into an aquifer.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346g Section 346g. 196.491 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,187,4 196.491 (1) (s) "Residential well" means a residential well on which construction has commenced before the date that a person provides the department with an engineering plan under sub. (3) (a) 3. a.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346L Section 346L. 196.491 (1) (u) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,187,9 196.491 (1) (u) "Water withdrawing large electric generating facility" means a large electric generating facility that withdraws water from underground sources and for which the capacity and rate of withdrawal of all wells serving the facility, except for Ranney wells, exceeds 100,000 gallons per day.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 346p Section 346p. 196.491 (3) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,187,21 196.491 (3) (a) 3. a. At least 60 days before a person files an application under subd. 1., the person shall provide the department with an engineering plan showing the location of the facility, a description of the facility, including the major components of the facility that have a significant air, water, or solid waste pollution potential, and a description of the anticipated effects of the facility on air and water quality, and, if the application is for a water withdrawing large electric generating facility, a description of the anticipated effects of the facility on residential wells. Within 30 days after a person provides an engineering plan, the department shall provide the person with a listing of each department permit or approval which, on the basis of the information contained in the engineering plan, appears to be required for the construction or operation of the facility.