SB55-SSA1,1330,19 14(3cc) Health care delivery standards report. The department of corrections
15shall, by September 1, 2001, or by the first day of the 2nd month after the effective
16date of this subsection, whichever is later, submit a report to the joint legislative
17audit committee and the joint committee on finance concerning the department's
18progress toward meeting the standards the department has selected as the basis for
19health care delivery to inmates.
SB55-SSA1,1330,23 20(3cd) Health services contracts reimbursement report. The department of
21corrections shall, by January 4, 2002, submit a report to the joint committee on
22finance concerning the department's collection of moneys from reimbursements
23available under departmental contracts with health care services providers.
SB55-SSA1,1331,3 24(3d) Feasibility of constructing probation and parole hold facility. In
25developing the list of proposed projects that it will submit to the building commission

1for the 2003-05 state fiscal biennium under section 13.48 (4) of the statutes, the
2department of corrections shall study the feasibility of constructing a probation and
3parole hold facility in north central Wisconsin.
SB55-SSA1,1331,8 4(3g) Community reintegration facility study. The department of corrections
5shall prepare a feasibility study of the creation of a transitional placement facility
6for parolees and shall submit that study to the joint committee on finance. The study
7shall include a proposal for funding the facility. The department shall consider all
8of the following requirements for the facility when conducting the study:
SB55-SSA1,1331,9 9(a) The facility shall house at least 150 parolees.
SB55-SSA1,1331,11 10(b) The facility shall be located in a region of the state that is closest to the
11inmate population that the facility will serve.
SB55-SSA1,1331,12 12(c) The facility shall be located in a nonresidential area.
SB55-SSA1,1331,14 13(d) Operators of the facility are considered nonprofit entities by the internal
14revenue service.
SB55-SSA1,1331,16 15(e) Operators of the facility have control over an identified and properly zoned
16site.
SB55-SSA1,1331,19 17(f) At least 180 days lapse between the awarding of the winning bid and the
18opening of the facility to allow the contractor sufficient time to acquire and remodel
19the facility and secure necessary local approvals.
SB55-SSA1,1331,24 20(g) The facility shall provide alcohol and other drug abuse treatment,
21education, job preparation, and other elements of treatment designed to prepare
22parolees for their return to the community. The treatment program shall provide a
23continuum of care, moving from the most restrictive level of care to the least
24restrictive level of care.
SB55-SSA1,1332,2
1(i) The facility shall provide a comprehensive curriculum emphasizing
2assessment, education, substance abuse treatment, and relapse prevention.
SB55-SSA1,1332,5 3(j) The assessment phase shall provide comprehensive assessments of
4individuals in order to decide appropriate courses of treatment and rehabilitation
5needs.
SB55-SSA1,1332,7 6(k) Areas assessed shall include academic and vocational factors as well as
7risks of substance abuse and recidivism.
SB55-SSA1,1332,9 8(L) Treatments shall be designed with the objective of successful reintegration
9into the community for each parolee.
SB55-SSA1,1332,11 10(m) The treatment phase of the program shall focus on successful reintegration
11of the offender into the community and shall include all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,1332,13 121. The treatments are carried out by trained, certified, and clinically
13supervised staff.
SB55-SSA1,1332,16 142. The treatment progress is managed and monitored by a team of licensed
15professionals, including educators, certified alcohol and drug counselors, vocational
16specialists, and medical professionals.
SB55-SSA1,1332,20 17(n) Residential treatment is provided 7 days a week and includes substance
18abuse treatment, offender rehabilitation, life-skills training, education, group
19therapy, family program, experiential workshops, anger management, and conflict
20resolution.
SB55-SSA1,1332,22 21(p) The facility shall plan to contract for a 3rd-party evaluation of the program
22to measure the facility's effectiveness and rate of recidivism.
SB55-SSA1,1333,3 23(5gk) Stanley prison lease and report. The department of administration
24shall renegotiate the lease of the correctional facility located at Stanley, Wisconsin,
25between the department and Stanley Correctional Properties, L.L.C. The

1department shall prepare a report specifying the amount of the lease payment and
2the source of funding to pay for that lease payment and shall submit the lease and
3the report to the joint committee on finance for the committee's review and approval.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9112 4Section 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; court of appeals.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9113 5Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; district attorneys.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9114 6Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; educational communications
board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9115 7Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; elections board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9116 8Section 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; employee trust funds.
SB55-SSA1,1333,22 9(1mk) Funding for benefits payment system redesign. For the 2001-03 fiscal
10biennium, the department of employee trust funds may submit a request to the joint
11committee on finance under section 13.101 (3) of the statutes to supplement the
12appropriation accounts under section 20.515 (1) (t) and (w) of the statutes for funding
13the department's benefits payment system redesign. If the cochairpersons of the
14committee do not notify the department of employee trust funds within 14 working
15days after the date of the department's submittal that the committee intends to
16schedule a meeting to review the request, the appropriation accounts shall be
17supplemented from the appropriation account under section 20.865 (4) (u) of the
18statutes as provided in the request. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
19department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department
20that the committee intends to schedule a meeting to review the request, the
21appropriation accounts shall be supplemented from the appropriation account under
22section 20.865 (4) (u) of the statutes only as approved by the committee.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9117 23Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; employment relations
commission.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9118
1Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; employment relations
department.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9119 2Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; ethics board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9120 3Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; financial institutions.
SB55-SSA1,1334,13 4(2) Fees charged by the department of financial institutions.
5Notwithstanding sections 178.48 (2) and (3), 179.16 (5), 179.88, 180.0122 (1) (z), (2),
6and (4), 181.0122 (1) (zm), (2), and (4), 182.01 (4), 183.0114 (1) (t) and (u), and 185.83
7(1) (d), (f), (fm), and (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of
8financial institutions shall continue to charge and collect the fees established under
9sections 178.48 (2) and (3), 179.16 (5), 179.88, 180.0122 (1) (z), (2), and (4), 181.0122
10(1) (zm), (2), and (4), 182.01 (4), 183.0114 (1) (t) and (u), and 185.83 (1) (f), (fm), and
11(h), 1999 stats., until the department has promulgated rules under section 182.01 (4)
12of the statutes, as affected by this act. This subsection shall not apply after December
1331, 2002.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9121 14Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; governor.
SB55-SSA1,1334,17 15(1) Assistance from department of workforce development. The repeal of
161999 Wisconsin Act 9, sections 11ac and 593ac, by this act applies notwithstanding
17section 990.03 (3) of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9122 18Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational
Facilities Authority.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9123 19Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; health and family services.
SB55-SSA1,1334,20 20(4) Adolescent pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services board.
SB55-SSA1,1335,221 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
22liabilities of the department of health and family services that are primarily related
23to the functions of the adolescent pregnancy prevention and pregnancy services

1board, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and
2liabilities of the department of administration.
SB55-SSA1,1335,73 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the department of health and family
5services that is primarily related to the functions of the adolescent pregnancy
6prevention and pregnancy services board, as determined by the secretary of
7administration, is transferred to the department of administration.
SB55-SSA1,1335,11 8(5) Kinship care background reviews. The repeal of 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
9sections 1622d, 1623d, 1624d, and 9423 (10f) and 1997 Wisconsin Act 252, sections
1051, 53, and 201 (1), by this act applies notwithstanding section 990.03 (3) of the
11statutes.
SB55-SSA1,1335,12 12(6) Medical assistance eligibility position increases.
SB55-SSA1,1335,1613 (a) On the effective date of this paragraph, the authorized FTE positions for the
14department of health and family services are increased by 5.18 GPR positions, to be
15funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected
16by the acts of 2001.
SB55-SSA1,1335,2017 (b) On the effective date of this paragraph, the authorized FTE positions for the
18department of health and family services are increased by 1.82 FED positions, to be
19funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (4) (n) of the statutes, as affected
20by the acts of 2001.
SB55-SSA1,1336,2 21(8d) Report on medical assistance psychosocial services. By the first day of
22the 6th month after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health
23and family services shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the
24status of the implementation, under section 49.45 (30e) of the statutes, of the medical

1assistance benefit on psychosocial services, including case management services,
2provided by the staff of a community-based psychosocial service program.
SB55-SSA1,1336,10 3(8e) Transfer for outpatient hospital reimbursement under badger care. In
4each of state fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03, the department of health and family
5services may transfer moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.435
6(4) (w) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the appropriation account under
7section 20.435 (4) (x) of the statutes, as created by this act, to ensure that sufficient
8reimbursement for outpatient hospital services is available under section 49.665 of
9the statutes, as affected by this act, at the rate of reimbursement under section 49.45
10of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1,1336,17 11(8q) Study of vital records identity theft. By January 1, 2002, the
12department of health and family services shall study methods employed by other
13states to protect against identity theft in on-line electronic filing systems for vital
14records and report the department's findings to the joint committee on finance. The
15report shall include a proposed schedule of fees chargeable for vital records that
16supports implementation of security measures to protect against identity theft that
17relates to use of an on-line electronic filing system for vital records in Wisconsin.
SB55-SSA1,1336,23 18(8r) Use of nursing home penalty assessments and interest. The department
19of health and family services shall request approval from the health care financing
20administration of the federal department of health and human services to use
21nursing home penalty assessments and interest imposed under section 49.498 of the
22statutes for coordination of volunteer ombudsmen directed by the board on aging and
23long-term care.
SB55-SSA1,1337,23
1(8z) Use of income augmentation receipts for Milwaukee child welfare
2services.
Of the moneys appropriated to the department of health and family
3services under section 20.435 (8) (mb) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
4$2,933,700 is allocated for costs associated with transferring cases of children in
5out-of-home care who are under the supervision of a county department under
6section 46.215 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the supervision of a licensed
7child welfare agency in the event that any contracts between the county department
8and the department of health and family services under section 48.48 (17) (a) 11. of
9the statutes to provide services for those children are not renewed. The department
10of health and family services may not expend or encumber any moneys allocated
11under this subsection unless the department submits a plan for the proposed use of
12those moneys to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration
13approves the plan, he or she shall submit the plan to the joint committee on finance.
14If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration
15within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal of the plan that the
16committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the
17department of health and family services may implement the plan as proposed by the
18department of health and family services and approved by the secretary of
19administration. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's
20submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the
21committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the
22department of health and family services may implement the plan only upon the
23approval of the committee.
SB55-SSA1,1337,25 24(9h) Study on electronic benefits transfer systems under the supplemental
25food program for women, infants, and children.
SB55-SSA1,1338,2
1(a) The department of health and family services shall study all of the
2following:
SB55-SSA1,1338,5 31. Information system requirements for administering an electronic benefit
4transfer system under the supplemental food program for women, infants, and
5children.
SB55-SSA1,1338,8 62. Compatibility of an electronic benefit transfer system under the
7supplemental food program for women, infants, and children with existing electronic
8benefit transfer systems.
SB55-SSA1,1338,11 93. The costs and benefits of implementing an electronic benefit transfer system
10to the department of health and family services, participants, and vendors under the
11supplemental food program for women, infants, and children.
SB55-SSA1,1338,14 124. Possible funding sources for the implementation of an electronic benefit
13transfer system under the supplemental food program for women, infants, and
14children.
SB55-SSA1,1338,17 15(b) Not later than January 1, 2002, the department of health and family
16services shall report the findings of the study under paragraph (a) to the
17cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance.
SB55-SSA1,1339,2 18(9w) Rules on drug copayments and coinsurance under the health insurance
19risk-sharing plan.
The department of health and family services may use the
20procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules authorized under
21section 149.14 (5) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 149.146 (2)
22(am) 5. of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a),
23(2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that
24promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the

1preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
2a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1,1339,15 3(9x) Preexisting condition exclusions under the health insurance
4risk-sharing plan.
An eligible individual, as defined in section 149.14 (6) (b) 1., 1999
5stats., who has coverage under the health insurance risk-sharing plan on the
6effective date of this subsection may not be subject to any preexisting condition
7exclusion under section 149.14 (6) (a) of the statutes, regardless of how long the
8individual has been covered under the plan. An eligible individual, as defined in
9section 149.14 (6) (b) 1., 1999 stats., who has coverage under the health insurance
10risk-sharing plan on the effective date of this subsection and who elects new
11coverage under section 149.146 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, may not
12be subject to any preexisting condition exclusion if he or she was an eligible
13individual, as defined in section 149.14 (6) (b) 1., 1999 stats., when he or she first
14obtained coverage under the plan and he or she has remained continuously covered
15under the plan up to the time of electing new coverage.
SB55-SSA1,1339,20 16(12zk) Milwaukee child welfare administration; rules. The department of
17health and family services shall submit in proposed form the rules required under
18section 48.48 (17) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislature under
19section 227.19 of the statutes no later than the first day of the 9th month beginning
20after the effective date of this subsection.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9124 21Section 9124. Nonstatutory provisions; higher educational aids
board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9125 22Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; historical society.
SB55-SSA1,1340,323 (1)mk) Transfer of historical legacy trust fund balance. The
24unencumbered balance of the historical legacy trust fund other than the bicentennial

1account moneys under section 25.72, 1999 stats., immediately before the effective
2date of this subsection is transferred to the appropriation account under section
320.245 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9126 4Section 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic
Development Authority.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9127 5Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; insurance.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9128 6Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; investment board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9129 7Section 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; joint committee on finance.
SB55-SSA1,1340,8 8(1m) Supplemental funding for shared human resources system.
SB55-SSA1,1340,9 9(a) In this subsection:
SB55-SSA1,1340,14 101. "Shared human resources system" means an automated human resources
11information processing system that is used by state agencies, or by the department
12of employment relations on behalf of state agencies, for all personnel transactions
13involving the announcement, examination, and certification process for filling
14positions in the classified service of the state civil service system.
SB55-SSA1,1340,15 152. "State agency" has the meaning specified in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1,1340,19 16(b) Notwithstanding sections 13.101 (3) and 16.515 (1) of the statutes, the joint
17committee on finance may not supplement the appropriation under section 20.512
18(1) (k) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for any fiscal year during the 2001-03
19fiscal biennium until all of the following occur:
SB55-SSA1,1341,3 201. The department of employment relations submits a report to the joint
21committee on finance that provides a detailed plan on the costs of operation of the
22shared human resources system, including any future development costs of the
23system; and specifies the manner in which the department will fund the costs of
24operating the shared human resources system during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium

1and in succeeding biennia, including any amounts that the department intends to
2assess individual state agencies for operating the system in the 2001-03 fiscal
3biennium.
SB55-SSA1,1341,5 42. The department of administration submits a report to the joint committee
5on finance that does all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,1341,10 6a. Discusses the measures that the department of administration will take
7during the biennial budget process in fiscal biennia occurring after the 2001-03
8fiscal biennium to ensure that the legislature is provided sufficient information to
9review any assessments that a state agency plans to make against other state
10agencies for the operation of any information processing system.
SB55-SSA1,1341,13 11b. Specifies how state agencies are to fund any unbudgeted assessment costs
12imposed by the department of employment relations during the 2001-03 fiscal
13biennium for operating the shared human resources system.
SB55-SSA1,1341,17 14c. Explains why the costs for operating the shared human resources system
15were not budgeted for state agencies during the 2001-03 fiscal biennium if it was the
16intention of the department of administration that the department of employment
17relations was to assess such costs against state agencies.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9130 18Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; judicial commission.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9131 19Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; justice.
SB55-SSA1,1342,8 20(2c) Automated fingerprint identification system grant. The department of
21justice may award automated fingerprint identification system grants to local law
22enforcement agencies in fiscal year 2001-02 from the appropriation under section
2320.455 (2) (kh) of the statutes, as created by this act. Local law enforcement agencies
24may use funds awarded under this subsection only for the purchase of automated
25fingerprint identification system work stations or to cover the cost of installing

1Badgernet lines for work stations. Each local law enforcement agency that receives
2a grant under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the department of
3justice regarding the duties and obligations of the agency and of the department with
4respect to use of automated fingerprint identification system work stations and
5regarding use of, and access to, the state automated fingerprint identification system
6and to other criminal records databases. The department of justice shall establish
7grant eligibility standards and procedures for administering the grant program
8under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9132 9Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; legislature.
SB55-SSA1,1342,16 10(2ak) Procurement services audit. The joint legislative audit committee is
11requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to conduct a performance evaluation
12audit of the procurement services provided by the department of administration to
13state agencies, which includes evaluating the accuracy of assessments imposed
14under section 16.71 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. If the legislative audit
15bureau performs the audit, it shall file its report as described in section 13.94 (1) (b)
16of the statutes by January 1, 2004.
SB55-SSA1,1342,24 17(2x) Study of impacts of groundwater usage. The joint legislative council is
18requested to conduct a study of the need to modify this state's laws to address the
19impacts of groundwater usage. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it
20shall include on the study committee members that have interests in agriculture,
21surface water usage, business, and relevant science, including experts from the U.S.
22geological survey, the Wisconsin geological and natural history survey, and the
23Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
24Point.
SB55-SSA1,1343,13
1(3v) Evaluation of credentialing fees. The joint legislative audit committee
2is requested to, and may, direct the legislative audit bureau to evaluate the
3methodologies used by the department of regulation and licensing for recalculating
4administrative and enforcement costs under section 440.03 (9) (a) of the statutes and
5recommending changes to fees for issuing and renewing credentials under section
6440.03 (9) (b) of the statutes. An evaluation under this subsection shall determine
7whether the methodologies are adequately documented and administered in a
8straightforward manner, whether they represent the actual costs associated with the
9department's regulation of credential holders, and whether they provide sufficient
10revenues to support the department's operations. If the committee directs the
11legislative audit bureau to perform an evaluation under this subsection, the bureau
12shall, no later than June 30, 2002, file its report as described in section 13.94 (1) (b)
13of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1,1343,23 14(3w) Audit of the estate recovery program. The joint legislative audit
15committee is requested to direct the legislative audit bureau to perform a financial
16and performance evaluation audit of the estate recovery program in the department
17of health and family services. The audit shall include information on the amount of
18moneys recovered from nursing homes, for personal care and home health services,
19and under the community options program, the medical assistance program, and the
20community-based waiver programs, and shall specify the amount of moneys
21recovered by the size of estate. If the committee directs the legislative audit bureau
22to perform an audit, the bureau shall file its report as described under section 13.94
23(1) (b) of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1,1344,5 24(3x) Wisconsin advanced telecommunications foundation funds. If the
25secretary of administration notifies the cochairpersons of the joint committee on

1finance under Section 9101 (10) (a) (intro.) of this act that the Wisconsin Advanced
2Telecommunications Foundation has made a grant to the state in an amount less
3than $13,465,100, the joint committee on finance shall determine the purposes for
4which the grant may be expended pursuant to section 13.101 (3) of the statutes or
5pursuant to section 13.101 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB55-SSA1,1344,11 6(3z) Qualified interpreter definition study. The joint legislative council is
7requested to study a potential definition of "qualified interpreter", for the purpose
8of appointments in court proceedings and contested administrative case
9proceedings. If the joint legislative council conducts the study, it shall report its
10findings and conclusions to the legislature in the manner provided under section
1113.172 (2) of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9133 12Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; lieutenant governor.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9134 13Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; lower Wisconsin state
riverway board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9135 14Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.
SB55-SSA1, s. 9136 15Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.
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