Amendment JR2 CA1-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-CA1,274,25 149.143 (2) (a) 2. After making the determinations under subd. 1., by rule set premium rates for the new plan year, including the rates under s. 149.146 (2) (b), in the manner specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. a. and c. and such that a rate for coverage under s. 149.14 (2) (a) is approved by the board and is not less than 150% 140% nor more than 200% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 336jm Section 336jm. 149.143 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,6 149.143 (2m) (b) 1. To reduce premiums in succeeding plan years as provided in sub. (1) (b) 1. b. For eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14 (2) (a), premiums may not be reduced below 150% 140% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,7 371. Page 173, line 16: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,8 " Section 338g. 157.055 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,10 157.055 Disposal of human remains during state of emergency relating to public health. (1) In this section:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,11 (a) "Funeral establishment" has the meaning given in s. 445.01 (6).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,12 (b) "Public health authority" has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (6g).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,16 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 445.04 (2), 445.14, 979.01 (3), (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.10, during a period of a state of emergency related to public health declared by the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1., a public health authority may do all of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,19 (a) Issue and enforce orders that are reasonable and necessary to provide for the safe disposal of human remains, including by embalming, burial, cremation, interment, disinterment, transportation, and other disposal.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,275,20 (b) Take possession and control of any human remains.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,276,2 (c) Order the disposal, through burial or cremation, of any human remains of an individual who has died of a communicable disease, within 24 hours after the individual's death and consider, to the extent feasible, the religious, cultural, or individual beliefs of the deceased individual or his or her family in disposing of the remains.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,276,10 (d) If reasonable and necessary for emergency response, require a funeral establishment, as a condition of its permit under s. 445.105 (1), to accept human remains or provide the use of its business or facility, including by transferring the management and supervision of the funeral establishment to the public health authority, for a period of time not to exceed the period of the state of emergency. Reasonable and necessary expenses of a funeral establishment in complying with the requirements under this paragraph may be paid by the department from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (e).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,276,15 (e) Require the labeling of all human remains before disposal with all available identifying information and information concerning the circumstances of death and, in addition, require that the human remains of an individual with a communicable disease be clearly tagged to indicate that remains contain a communicable disease and, if known, the specific communicable disease.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,276,22 (f) Maintain or require the maintenance of a written or electronic record of all human remains that are disposed of, including all available identifying information and information concerning the circumstances of death and disposal. If it is impossible to identify human remains prior to disposal, the public health authority may require that a qualified person obtain any fingerprints, photographs, or identifying dental information, and collect a specimen of deoxyribonucleic acid from the human remains and transmit this information to the public health authority.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,9 (g) Notwithstanding s. 59.34 (1) or 59.35 (1), authorize a county medical examiner or a county coroner to appoint emergency assistant medical examiners or emergency deputy coroners, whichever is applicable, if necessary to perform the duties of the office of medical examiner or coroner, and to prescribe the duties of the emergency assistant medical examiners or emergency deputy coroners. The term of any emergency appointment authorized under this paragraph may not exceed the period of the state emergency. A county medical examiner or county coroner may terminate an emergency appointment before the end of the period of the state emergency, if termination of the appointment will not impede the performance of the duties of his or her office. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (e), the department shall reimburse counties for the cost of any emergency medical examiners or emergency deputy coroners appointed under this paragraph.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,10 372. Page 173, line 16: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,11 " Section 338p. 165.70 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,14 165.70 (1) (b) Enforce chs. 945 and 961 and ss. 940.20 (3), 940.201, 941.25 to 941.27, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.27, 943.28, 943.30, 944.30, 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 946.65, 947.02 (3) and (4), 948.075, and 948.08.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,15 373. Page 173, line 16: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,16 " Section 388nc. 160.257 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,18 160.257 Exceptions for aquifer storage and recovery systems. (1) In this section:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,20 (a) "Aquifer storage and recovery system" means all of the aquifer storage and recovery wells and related appurtenances that are part of a municipal water system.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,277,23 (b) "Aquifer storage and recovery well" means a well through which treated drinking water is placed underground for the purpose of storing and later recovering the water through the same well for use as drinking water.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,4 (c) "Municipal water system" means a community water system, as defined in s. 281.62 (1) (a), that is owned by a city, village, town, county, town sanitary district, utility district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or municipal water district, or by a privately owned water utility serving any of the foregoing.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,5 (d) "Specified substance" means one of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,6 1. Chloroform.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,7 2. Bromodichloromethane.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,8 3. Dibromochloromethane.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,9 4. Bromoform.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,12 (e) "Treated drinking water" means potable water that has been treated so that it complies with the primary drinking water standards promulgated under ss. 280.11 and 281.17 (8).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,20 (2) Notwithstanding s. 160.19 (1) and (2), the department is not required to promulgate or amend rules that define design or management criteria for aquifer storage and recovery systems to minimize the amount of a specified substance in groundwater or to maintain compliance with the preventive action limit for a specified substance, however, the department shall promulgate rules that define design or management criteria for aquifer storage and recovery systems to maintain compliance with drinking water standards promulgated under ss. 280.11 and 281.17 (8).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,278,24 (3) Notwithstanding s. 160.21 (2), the point of standards application for an aquifer storage and recovery well with respect to a specified substance is 1,200 feet from the aquifer storage and recovery well and at any other well that is within 1,200 feet from the aquifer storage and recovery well.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,279,1 374. Page 173, line 16: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,279,2 " Section 338g. 165.065 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,279,10 165.065 (2) The assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust investigations and prosecutions is to cooperate actively with the antitrust division of the U.S. department of justice in everything that concerns monopolistic practices in Wisconsin, and also to cooperate actively with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the work which this agency is carrying on under s. 100.20 of the marketing law with regard to monopolistic practices in the field of agriculture and with the federal trade commission on matters arising in or affecting Wisconsin which pertain to its jurisdiction.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 338m Section 338m. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 2856b, is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,279,21 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by represent the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in any court action relating to the enforcement of ss. 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50 and 100.51 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779 ch. 126 and 100.01 to 100.03, 100.05 to 100.07, 100.14, 100.183 to 100.19, 100.201, 100.22, 100.235, 100.27, 100.285 to 100.297, 100.33 to 100.36, 100.45, 100.47, and 100.48, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 338r Section 338r. 165.25 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,3 165.25 (11) Consumer protection administration and enforcement. Administer and enforce ss. 100.15 to 100.182, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207 to 100.2095, 100.28, 100.31, 100.37 to 100.44, 100.46, 100.50, and 100.52 and chs. 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779. The department may issue general or special orders in administering and enforcing these provisions.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,4 375. Page 176, line 3: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,5 " Section 340g. 166.02 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,6 166.02 (1p) "Biological agent" means any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,8 (a) A select agent that is a virus, bacterium, rickettsia, fungus, or toxin that is specified under 42 CFR 72, Appendix A.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,11 (b) A genetically modified microorganism or genetic element from an organism under par. (a) that is shown to produce or encode for a factor associated with a disease.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,13 (c) A genetically modified microorganism or genetic element that contains nucleic acid sequences coding for a toxin under par. (a) or its toxic subunit.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,14 (d) An agent specified by the department of health and family services by rule.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340h Section 340h. 166.02 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,19 166.02 (1r) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of any biological, chemical, or radiological agent to cause death, disease or biological malfunction in a human, animal, plant, or other living organism in order to influence the policy of a governmental unit or to intimidate or coerce the civilian population.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340i Section 340i. 166.02 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,280,22 166.02 (1t) "Chemical agent" means a substance that has chemical properties that produce lethal or serious effects in plants or animals.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340j Section 340j. 166.02 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,2 166.02 (7) "Public health emergency" means the occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that meets all of the following criteria:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,4 (a) Is believed to be caused by bioterrorism or a novel or previously controlled or eradicated biological agent.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,5 (b) Poses a high probability of any of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,6 1. A large number of deaths or serious or long-term disabilities among humans.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,9 2. A high probability of widespread exposure to a biological, chemical, or radiological agent that creates a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340k Section 340k. 166.02 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,12 166.02 (8) "Radiological agent" means radiation or radioactive material at a level that is dangerous to human health.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340L Section 340L. 166.03 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,281,25 166.03 (1) (b) 1. Proclaim a state of emergency for the state or any portion thereof of the state if he or she determines that an emergency resulting from enemy action or natural or man-made disaster exists. If the governor determines that a public health emergency exists, he or she may declare a state of emergency related to public health and may designate the department of health and family services as the lead state agency to respond to that emergency. The duration of such state of emergency shall not exceed 60 days as to emergencies resulting from enemy action or 30 days as to emergencies resulting from natural or man-made disaster, unless either is extended by joint resolution of the legislature. A copy of the proclamation shall be filed with the secretary of state. The proclamation may be revoked at the discretion of either the governor by written order or the legislature by joint resolution.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340m Section 340m. 166.03 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,5 166.03 (1) (b) 8. During a state of emergency related to public health, suspend the provisions of any administrative rule if the strict compliance with that rule would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary actions to respond to the emergency and increase the health threat to the population.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 340n Section 340n. 166.03 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,12 166.03 (2) (a) 6. No later than 90 days after a state of emergency relating to public health is declared and the department of health and family services is not designated under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1. as the lead state agency to respond to that emergency and no later than 90 days after the termination of this state of emergency relating to public health, submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on all of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,14 a. The emergency powers used by the department of military affairs or its agents.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,16 b. The expenses incurred by the department of military affairs and its agents in acting under the state of emergency related to public health.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,17 376. Page 177, line 2: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,18 " Section 343m. 177.01 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,282,21 177.01 (10) (a) 2. Credit balances, customer overpayments, gift certificates, security deposits, refunds, credit memos, unpaid wages, unused airline tickets and unidentified remittances.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 343q Section 343q. 177.14 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,2 177.14 Gift certificates and credit Credit memos. (1) A gift certificate or a credit memo issued in the ordinary course of the issuer's business that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than 5 years after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,6 (2) In the case of a gift certificate, the amount presumed abandoned is the price paid by the purchaser of the gift certificate. In the case of a credit memo, the The amount presumed abandoned under sub. (1) is the amount credited to the recipient of the credit memo.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,7 377. Page 177, line 14: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,9 " Section 346h. 196.218 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,13 196.218 (5) (a) 6. To pay the department of electronic government administration for telecommunications services provided under s. 22.05 16.972 (1) to the campuses of the University of Wisconsin System at River Falls, Stout, Superior and Whitewater.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 346m Section 346m. 196.858 (1) and (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,283,18 196.858 (1) The commission shall annually assess against local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities the total, not to exceed $5,000,000, of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.530 20.505 (1) (ir).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,4 (2) The commission shall assess a sum equal to the annual total amount under sub. (1) to local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. If total expenditures for telephone relay service exceeded the payment made under this section in the prior year, the commission shall charge the remainder to assessed telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. A telecommunications utility shall pay the assessment within 30 days after the bill has been mailed to the assessed telecommunication utility. The bill constitutes notice of the assessment and demand of payment. Payments shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.530 20.505 (1) (ir).".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,5 378. Page 177, line 14: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,7 " Section 346c. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,9 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (3) (q), 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (s), (t) and (tm) and 20.285 (1) (q).

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 346m Section 346m. 196.218 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,16 196.218 (4t) Educational telecommunications access program rules. The commission, in consultation with the department of administration and the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department of public instruction, shall promulgate rules specifying the telecommunications services eligible for funding through the educational telecommunications access program under s. 44.73 115.9995.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 346r Section 346r. 196.218 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,284,23 196.218 (5) (a) 5. To pay costs incurred under contracts under s. 16.974 16.971 (13) to (16) to the extent that these costs are not paid under s. 44.73 (2) (d) 115.9995 (2) (d), except that no moneys in the universal service fund may be used to pay installation costs that are necessary for a political subdivision to obtain access to bandwidth under a shared service agreement under s. 44.73 (2r) (a) 115.9995 (2r) (a).

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 346rm Section 346rm. 196.218 (5) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,285,4 196.218 (5) (a) 7. To make grants awarded by the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department of public instruction to school districts and private schools under s. 44.73 (6) 115.9995 (6). This subdivision does not apply after December 31, 2005.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 346rt Section 346rt. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read: