AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dn 23Section 346dn. 186.20 of the statutes is created to read:
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1186.20 Financial privacy. A credit union shall comply with any applicable
2requirements under 15 USC 6801 to 6803 and any applicable regulations prescribed
3by the national board under 15 USC 6804.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dp 4Section 346dp. 186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,366,105 186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) Employees of the office of credit unions and members
6of the review board shall keep secret all the facts and information obtained in the
7course of examinations, except or contained in any report provided by a credit union
8other than any semiannual or quarterly financial report that is regularly filed with
9the office of credit unions. This requirement does not apply
in any of the following
10situations:
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dq 11Section 346dq. 186.235 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,366,1712 186.235 (7) (c) If any person mentioned in par. (a) discloses any information
13about the private account or transactions of a credit union or any information
14obtained in the course of an examination of a credit union, except as provided in pars.
15(a) and (b), that person may be required to forfeit his or her office or position and may
16be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not less than 6
17months nor more than 3 years, or both.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dr 18Section 346dr. 186.235 (7) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
19Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,366,2320 186.235 (7) (c) If any person mentioned in par. (a) discloses any information
21about the private account or transactions of a credit union or any information
22obtained in the course of an examination of a credit union, except as provided in pars.
23(a) and (b), that person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dt 24Section 346dt. 186.235 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1186.235 (7m) Return of examination reports. Examination reports possessed
2by a credit union are confidential, remain the property of the office of credit unions,
3and shall be returned to the office of credit unions immediately upon request.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dx 4Section 346dx. 186.235 (16) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ed 5Section 346ed. 186.235 (16) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,367,136 186.235 (16) (bm) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
7examination of a credit union under par. (a) shall include an examination of the credit
8union's compliance with s. 186.20. The examination under par. (a) need not include
9an examination of the credit union's compliance with s. 186.20 if, during the 12
10months preceding the date of the examination under par. (a), the credit union
11received from the national board a consumer compliance examination that contains
12information regarding the credit union's compliance with 15 USC 6801 to 6803 and
13any applicable regulations prescribed under 15 USC 6804.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ef 14Section 346ef. 186.36 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,367,18 15186.36 Sale of insurance in credit unions. Any officer or employee of a
16credit union, when acting as an agent for the sale of insurance on behalf of the credit
17union, shall pay all commissions received from the sale of credit life insurance or
18credit accident and sickness
insurance to the credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346eh 19Section 346eh. 186.41 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,367,21 20186.41 (title) Interstate acquisition acquisitions and merger mergers
21of credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ej 22Section 346ej. 186.41 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (bm) and
23amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,367,2524 186.41 (1) (bm) "In-state Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union having
25its principal office located in this state.
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1Section 346eL. 186.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (am) and
2amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,53 186.41 (1) (am) "Regional Out-of-state credit union" means a state or federal
4credit union that has its, the principal office of which is located in one of the regional
5states
a state other than this state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346en 6Section 346en. 186.41 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ep 7Section 346ep. 186.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,98 186.41 (2) In-state Wisconsin credit union. (a) An in-state A Wisconsin credit
9union may do any of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,1110 1. Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets and liabilities of, one or
11more regional out-of-state credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,1212 2. Merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,1613 (b) An in-state A Wisconsin credit union proposing any action under par. (a)
14shall provide the office of credit unions a copy of any original application seeking
15approval by a federal agency or by an agency of the regional another state and of any
16supplemental material or amendments filed in connection with any application.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,18 17(3) Regional Out-of-state credit unions. Except as provided in sub. (4), a
18regional
an out-of-state credit union may do any of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,2019 (a) Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets of, one or more in-state
20Wisconsin credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,2121 (b) Merge with one or more in-state Wisconsin credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346er 22Section 346er. 186.41 (4) (intro.), (a) to (d) and (f) of the statutes are amended
23to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,368,2524 186.41 (4) Limitations. (intro.) A regional An out-of-state credit union may
25not take any action under sub. (3) until all of the following conditions have been met:
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1(a) The office of credit unions finds that the statutes of the regional state in
2which the regional out-of-state credit union has its principal office permit in-state
3Wisconsin credit unions to both acquire regional out-of-state credit union assets and
4merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions in the regional that state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,369,75 (b) The office of credit unions has not disapproved the acquisition of in-state
6Wisconsin credit union assets or the merger with the in-state Wisconsin credit union
7under sub. (5).
AB1-SSA1-SA2,369,168 (c) The office of credit unions gives a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the official
9state newspaper, of the application to take an action under sub. (3) and of the
10opportunity for a hearing and, if at least 25 residents of this state petition for a
11hearing within 30 days of the final notice or if the office of credit unions on its own
12motion calls for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice, the office of credit unions
13holds a public hearing on the application, except that a hearing is not required if the
14office of credit unions finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed action
15under sub. (3) is necessary and appropriate to prevent the probable failure of an
16in-state
a Wisconsin credit union that is closed or in danger of closing.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,369,2017 (d) The office of credit unions is provided a copy of any original application
18seeking approval by a federal agency of the acquisition of in-state Wisconsin credit
19union assets or of the merger with an in-state a Wisconsin credit union and of any
20supplemental material or amendments filed with the application.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,369,2321 (f) With regard to an acquisition of assets of an in-state a Wisconsin credit
22union that is chartered on or after May 9, 1986, the in-state Wisconsin credit union
23has been in existence for at least 5 years before the date of acquisition.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346et 24Section 346et. 186.41 (5) (a), (b), (c) and (cr) of the statutes are amended to
25read:
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1186.41 (5) (a) Considering the financial and managerial resources and future
2prospects of the applicant and of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, the
3action would be contrary to the best interests of the members of the in-state
4Wisconsin credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,75 (b) The action would be detrimental to the safety and soundness of the
6applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, or to a subsidiary or
7affiliate of the applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,128 (c) Because the applicant, its executive officers, or directors have not
9established a record of sound performance, efficient management, financial
10responsibility, and integrity, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the
11creditors, the members or, the other customers of the applicant or of the in-state , the
12Wisconsin
credit union, or contrary to the best interests of the public.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,1613 (cr) The applicant has failed to propose to provide adequate and appropriate
14services of the type contemplated by the community reinvestment act of 1977 in the
15community in which the in-state Wisconsin credit union which the applicant
16proposes to acquire or merge with is located.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ev 17Section 346ev. 186.41 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (6).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ex 18Section 346ex. 186.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346fd 19Section 346fd. 186.41 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346ff 20Section 346ff. 186.45 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,22 21186.45 Non-Wisconsin credit union, Wisconsin offices. (1) Definitions.
22In this section:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,2423 (a) "Non-Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union organized under the
24laws of and with its principal office located in a state other than this state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,370,2525 (b) "Wisconsin credit union" has the meaning given in s. 186.41 (1) (bm).
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1(2) Approval. A non-Wisconsin credit union may open an office and conduct
2business as a credit union in this state if the office of credit unions finds that
3Wisconsin credit unions are allowed to do business in the other state under
4conditions similar to those contained in this section and that all of the following apply
5to the non-Wisconsin credit union:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,76 (a) It is a credit union organized under laws similar to the credit union laws of
7this state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,88 (b) It is financially solvent based upon national board ratings.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,99 (c) It has member savings insured with federal share insurance.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,1110 (d) It is effectively examined and supervised by the credit union authorities of
11the state in which it is organized.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,1312 (e) It has received approval from the credit union authorities of the state in
13which it is organized.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,1514 (f) It has a need to place an office in this state to adequately serve its members
15in this state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,1716 (g) It meets all other relevant standards or qualifications established by the
17office of credit unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,19 18(3) Requirements. A non-Wisconsin credit union shall agree to do all of the
19following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,2120 (a) Grant loans at rates not in excess of the rates permitted for Wisconsin credit
21unions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,2222 (b) Comply with this state's laws.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,371,2323 (c) Designate and maintain an agent for the service of process in this state.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,2 24(4) Records. As a condition of a non-Wisconsin credit union doing business in
25this state under this section, the office of credit unions may require copies of

1examination reports and related correspondence regarding the non-Wisconsin
2credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346fg 3Section 346fg. 186.80 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,5 4186.80 False statements. (1) No officer, director, or employee of a credit
5union may do any of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,76 (a) Willfully and knowingly subscribe to or make, or cause to be made, a false
7statement or entry in the books of the credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,98 (b) Knowingly subscribe to or exhibit false information with the intent to
9deceive any person authorized to examine the affairs of the credit union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,1110 (c) Knowingly make, state, or publish any false report or statement of the credit
11union.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,13 12(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be fined not more than $5,000, or
13imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 15 years, or both.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346fh 14Section 346fh. 186.80 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
15(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,1616 186.80 (2) Any person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,17 17402. Page 177, line 14: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,18 18" Section 346cm. 185.981 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,372,2219 185.981 (4t) A sickness care plan operated by a cooperative association is
20subject to ss. 252.14, 631.17, 631.89, 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.85,
21632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (2m), (3), (4), and (5), 632.89, 632.895 (10) to (14) (15), and
22632.897 (10) and chs. 149 and 155.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346dr 23Section 346dr. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1185.983 (1) (intro.) Every such voluntary nonprofit sickness care plan shall be
2exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41,
3601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.67, 619.04, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93,
4631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.85, 632.853,
5632.855, 632.87 (2m), (3), (4), and (5), 632.89, 632.895 (5) and (9) to (14) (15), 632.896,
6and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association
7shall:".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,8 8403. Page 177, line 14: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,9 9" Section 346b. 196.196 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,1510 196.196 (3) (a) Except to the extent expressly permitted by this section and ss.
11196.19 (1m), 196.194, 196.195, 196.1995, 196.20 (1m), 196.204, 196.209 and,
12196.219, and 196.37, the commission may not have jurisdiction over the prices or
13terms and conditions for the offering of any other services, including new
14telecommunications services, offered by a price-regulated telecommunications
15utility.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346d 16Section 346d. 196.196 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,1717 196.196 (6) (title) Mandatory credits.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346f 18Section 346f. 196.196 (6) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,1919 196.196 (6) (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,373,2220 1. "Customer" means any person, including a telecommunications provider,
21that uses the services, products, or facilities provided by a telecommunications
22utility.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,374,223 2. "End-user customer" means a person that receives local exchange service
24from a telecommunications utility or another telecommunications provider, and that

1does not resell the local exchange service or use such service to provide
2telecommunications service to any other customer.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,374,53 3. "Large telecommunications utility" means a telecommunications utility that
4has more than 500,000 access lines in use in this state at the time of electing to
5become price regulated.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,374,66 4. "Local exchange service" has the meaning given in s. 196.50 (1) (b) 1.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 346h 7Section 346h. 196.196 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,374,138 196.196 (6) (b) Service disruptions. 1. If the local exchange service of an
9end-user customer is disrupted by a large telecommunications utility, or a
10telecommunications utility specified in an order under par. (f), and remains
11disrupted for more than 24 hours after the disruption is reported to the utility, the
12utility shall issue a credit in an amount specified in subd. 2. to the end-user customer
13unless one of the following applies:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,374,1514 a. The disruption is caused by the end-user customer or the end-user
15customer's telecommunications equipment.
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