Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1,382,24 712. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,1 " Section 1374m. 38.27 (2m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,4 38.27 (2m) (f) Beginning in the 2001-02 school year, at least $500,000 annually is awarded under this section to districts with limited fiscal capacity, as defined by the board by rule.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,5 713. Page 521, line 21: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,6 " Section 1375dm. 38.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,9 38.305 (1) (intro.) Beginning in In the 2000-01 and 2001-02 school year years, the board shall award a grant of $500 to each first-year student who satisfies all of the following criteria:".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,10 714. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,11 " Section 1375r. 38.37 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,16 38.37 Crime prevention resource center. The Fox Valley Technical College shall permit the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association or a person designated by the association to establish at the college a crime prevention resource center and shall operate the center in cooperation with the association or the person designated by the association.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,17 715. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,18 " Section 1375s. 38.34 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,3 38.34 Job retention skills development programs. (1) Each district board shall make available, and shall offer at a frequency based upon demand in the district, a job retention skills development program in order to assist employers to retain new employees, build job skill levels of those employees, and assist those employees in attaining higher wages and long-term careers. To the extent practicable, the district board shall offer the program at employment sites. The program shall emphasize job retention skills development for employees with gross incomes at or below 200% of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5), who are any of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,5 (a) Current or former recipients of public assistance, including participants in Wisconsin works employment positions under s. 49.147.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,7 (b) Employees who are within the first 6 months of employment with their employer.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,8 (c) Entry-level employees.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,9 (2) The program shall provide training in all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,11 (a) Skills needed to achieve punctuality and consistency in attendance at employment.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,12 (b) Skills needed to effectively work in a team.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,13 (c) Skills needed to effectively communicate with supervisors and coworkers.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,15 (d) Skills needed to solve basic workplace-related personal and interpersonal problems.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,20 (3) (a) The board shall supervise, and establish minimum requirements for, the program. Except as provided in sub. (2), the board shall determine the length and content of the program after consultation with employers, district boards, Wisconsin works agencies, as defined in s. 49.001 (9), local units of government, and labor organizations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,24 (b) In consultation with employers, district boards, and the department of workforce development, the board shall develop standards for assessing the job retention skills, including the skills specified in sub. (2), of employees before and after their participation in the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,4 (4) To the extent practicable, the district board shall assist employers in providing ongoing job retention skills development and reinforcement activities in the workplace. The district board may charge employers a fee for the program and services offered under this section.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,5 (5) This section does not apply after December 31, 2004.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,6 716. Page 522, line 20: delete lines 20 to 24.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,7 717. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,8 " Section 1380g. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,12 39.28 (6) The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this subchapter to any person during the period that the person is required to register with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473 if the person has not so registered.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,13 718. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,14 " Section 1379t. 39.17 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,17 39.17 Medical College of Wisconsin; domestic abuse training. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall increase training of medical students in dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of domestic abuse on victims.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,18 719. Page 523, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,19 " Section 1380t. 39.393 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,22 39.393 Nursing student loan program. (1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for persons enrolled in any of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,23 (a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,24 (b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,2 (c) A program in this state that confers a 2nd degree that will make the person eligible to sit for examination under s. 441.04 or 441.10.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,3 (d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,9 (2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cm). The maximum amount of loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The maximum that a person may receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall ensure that the terms of the loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled in a program under sub. (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,15 (3) After the recipient of a loan under sub. (1) has completed the program described in sub. (1), the board shall forgive 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the first full year and 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the 2nd full year that the recipient has been employed full time in this state as a nurse. The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons who are employed less than full time.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,17 (4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,18 720. Page 523, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,19 " Section 1381g. 39.41 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,23 39.41 (1) (bm) "Senior" means a pupil enrolled in the 12th grade in a public or private high school, the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,24 721. Page 523, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,1 " Section 1381p. 39.41 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,4 39.41 (1m) (c) 2. For the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, designate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects as a scholar.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1381r Section 1381r. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,15 39.41 (1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,16 722. Page 524, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,17 " Section 1384m. 39.75 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,24 39.75 (7) (d) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports of the commission.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,1 723. Page 524, line 16: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,2 " Section 1385m. 39.80 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,9 39.80 (5) (c) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,10 724. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,11 " Section 1389p. 40.02 (48) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,22 40.02 (48) (am) "Protective occupation participant" includes any participant whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm) and who is a conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, conservation pilot, conservation patrol officer, forest fire control assistant, environmental warden, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, police officer, fire fighter, sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, state forest ranger, fire watcher employed at Wisconsin veterans facilities, state correctional-psychiatric officer, excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, special criminal investigation agent in the department of justice, assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person employed under s. 61.66 (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1389s Section 1389s. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,13 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field conservation employee of the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, environmental warden, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, person employed under s. 61.66 (1), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,14 725. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,15 " Section 1389t. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,16 726. Page 533, line 4: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,17 " Section 1391h. 40.03 (2) (it) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,20 40.03 (2) (it) Shall promulgate, with the approval of the private employer health care coverage board, all rules required for the administration of the private employer health care coverage program established under subch. X.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,21 727. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,22 " Section 1398p. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,2 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to (5), 632.872, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (14), and 632.896.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398q Section 1398q. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,7 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.872, and 632.895 (11) to (14).".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,8 728. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,10 " Section 1398p. 40.05 (4) (ag) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,20 40.05 (4) (ag) 2. For eligible employees not specified in subd. 1., 90% of the gross premium for the standard health insurance plan offered to state employees by the group insurance board or 105% of the gross premium, excluding any premium cost related to the point-of-service option plan required to be offered under s. 609.10, of the alternative qualifying plan offered under s. 40.03 (6) that is the least costly qualifying plan within the county in which the alternate plan is located, whichever is lower, but not more than the total amount of the premium. Employer contributions for employees who select the standard plan shall be based on their county of residence. Qualifying health insurance plans shall be determined in accordance with standards established by the group insurance board.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,21 729. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,22 " Section 1398r. 40.51 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,3 40.51 (12) Every managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), that is offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ch. 609.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398s Section 1398s. 40.51 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,8 40.51 (13) Every managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), that is offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ch. 609.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,9 730. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,10 " Section 1398n. 40.05 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,11 40.05 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (2n):

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398o Section 1398o. 40.05 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,14 40.05 (1) (a) 2. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 2., 5.5% 5% of each payment of earnings.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398p Section 1398p. 40.05 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,17 40.05 (1) (a) 3. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 3., 6% 5% of each payment of earnings.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398q Section 1398q. 40.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,391,20 40.05 (1) (a) 4. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 4., 8% 5% of each payment of earnings.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398r Section 1398r. 40.05 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398s Section 1398s. 40.05 (2n) of the statutes is repealed.