SB55-ASA1-AA57,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,1,5 21. Page 258, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2001-02 by
3$264,800 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of employee
4trust funds by 3.5 GPR positions to perform services relating to the purpose for which
5the appropriation is made.
SB55-ASA1-AA57,1,6 62. Page 258, line 4: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
SB55-ASA1-AA57,1,7 73. Page 401, line 11: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,1,8 8" Section 910s. 20.515 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,29 20.515 (2) (c) Payment of certain costs. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule
10for the payment of legal and actuarial services and for the marketing and promotion
11of the private employer health care coverage program under subch. X of ch. 40. No

1moneys may be expended from this appropriation until the condition under s. 40.98
2(2) (h) 1. is satisfied.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 910u 3Section 910u. 20.515 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,94 20.515 (2) (g) Private employer health care coverage plan. All moneys received
5under subch. X of ch. 40 from employers who elect to participate in the private
6employer health care coverage program under subch. X of ch. 40, for the costs of
7designing, marketing and contracting for or providing administrative services for
8the program and for lapsing money to the general fund as required under s. 40.98 (2)
9(h) 2
.".
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,10 104. Page 535, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,11 11" Section 1400b. 40.98 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,1512 40.98 (2) (a) 3. The administrator selected under subd. 2., or the department
13if no administrator has been selected under subd. 2., shall enter into contracts with
14insurers who are to provide health care coverage under the health care coverage
15program.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400d 16Section 1400d. 40.98 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,1917 40.98 (2) (a) 4. The department or the administrator selected under subd. 2.
18shall solicit and accept bids and shall enter into a contract for marketing the health
19care coverage program.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400f 20Section 1400f. 40.98 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,2,2321 40.98 (2) (a) 5. The department or the administrator selected under subd. 2.
22shall maintain a toll-free telephone number to provide information on the health
23care coverage program.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400h 24Section 1400h. 40.98 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.98 (2) (d) All insurance rates for health care coverage under the program
2shall be published annually in a single publication that is made available to
3employers and employees in a manner determined by the board. The rates may be
4listed by county or by any other regional factor that the board considers appropriate.
5Annually, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees
6under s. 13.172 (3) specifying the average insurance rate for health care coverage
7under the program by county or by any other regional factor the board considers
8appropriate.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400i 9Section 1400i. 40.98 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,3,1410 40.98 (2) (h) 1. Before expending any moneys from the appropriation under s.
1120.515 (2) (c), the department shall seek funding from the federal government,
12non-governmental organizations, and individuals for the payment of legal and
13actuarial services and for the marketing and promotion of the health care coverage
14program.
SB55-ASA1-AA57,3,1915 2. If the department expends any money from the appropriation under s. 20.515
16(2) (c), the department shall lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (g) to
17the general fund an amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriation
18under s. 20.515 (2) (c). The department shall make this lapse no later than June 30,
192007.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400j 20Section 1400j. 40.98 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,3,2521 40.98 (3) (a) Offer health care coverage under one or more plans to all of its
22permanent employees who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and, if
23permitted by any plan offered by an insurer under the health care coverage program,

24may offer health care coverage under one or more plans such a plan to any of its other
25employees.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400L
1Section 1400L. 40.98 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,52 40.98 (3) (c) Pay for each employee at least 50% but not more than 100% of the
3lowest premium rate that would be
of the lowest premium rate for single coverage
4that is
available to the employer for that employee's coverage under the health care
5coverage program.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400n 6Section 1400n. 40.98 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,107 40.98 (6) (b) An insurance agent may not sell any health care coverage under
8the health care coverage program on behalf of an insurer unless he or she is employed
9by the insurer or has a contract with the insurer to sell the health care coverage on
10behalf of
listed by the insurer under s. 628.11.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 1400p 11Section 1400p. 40.98 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,1412 40.98 (6) (d) The board may establish training and certification requirements
13that an insurance agent must satisfy, in addition to any requirements under s. 628.04
14(3), to sell health care coverage under the health care coverage program.".
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,15 155. Page 1181, line 12: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,16 16" Section 3766m. 635.02 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1-AA57, s. 3766p 17Section 3766p. 635.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,2218 635.05 (1) Establishing restrictions on premium rates that a small employer
19insurer may charge a small employer such that the premium rates charged to small
20employers with similar case characteristics for the same or similar benefit design
21characteristics do not vary from the midpoint rate for those small employers by more
22than 35% of that midpoint rate
are the same.".
SB55-ASA1-AA57,4,23 236. Page 1399, line 25: after that line insert:
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1"(2g) Small employer insurance premium rates. The treatment of sections
2635.02 (4m) and 635.05 (1) of the statutes first applies to health insurance policies
3or plans that are issued or renewed on January 1, 2002.".
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