Amendment SA2-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-SA2,493,15 1162. Page 1007, line 18: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,493,16 " Section 3079e. 230.35 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,493,23 230.35 (2r) (b) The secretary may establish, by rule, a catastrophic leave program that permits classified employees to donate certain types and amounts of leave credits to other classified employees who have been granted an unpaid leave of absence on account of absent from pay status because of a catastrophic need for which absence there is no paid leave benefits or replacement income available. The secretary shall determine the types and amounts of leave credits that may be donated.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3079r Section 3079r. 230.35 (2r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,5 230.35 (2r) (c) No classified employee may grieve under an agency's grievance procedure any appointing authority's decision relating to a catastrophic leave program under this subsection or appeal any such decision to the commission under s. 230.44 or 230.45 (1) (c).".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,6 1163. Page 1007, line 21: delete "the naval militia,".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,7 1164. Page 1008, line 10: delete ", naval militia,".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,8 1165. Page 1008, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,9 " Section 3086. 231.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,14 231.01 (4m) "Educational facility" means a facility used for education by a regionally accredited, private, postsecondary educational institution that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.22 (4), and that is exempt from federal taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,15 1166. Page 1011, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,16 " Section 3095j. 232.05 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,19 232.05 (2) (d) Seek to enter into contracts for the purchase of goods and services with minority businesses that are certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,20 1167. Page 1011, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,494,21 " Section 3095k. 233.06 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,4 233.06 Conflict of interests prohibited. (1) No member of the board of directors may hold an ownership interest in, be employed by, or be affiliated with a person providing goods or services to the authority. The authority may not contract with a person for the provision of goods and services if a former board member held an ownership interest in, was employed by, or was affiliated with the person within one year of the board member's expiration of his or her term or resignation from the board of directors.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,6 (2) A person who violates this section is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,7 1168. Page 1011, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,8 " Section 3095k. 231.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,15 231.27 (2) The authority shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount purchased from and contracted or subcontracted under contracts made by the authority to minority businesses, the total amount of bonds issued by the authority with the underwriting services of minority investment firms, and the total amount of moneys expended by the authority for the services of minority financial advisers and minority investment firms during the preceding state fiscal year.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3095m Section 3095m. 231.27 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,19 231.27 (3) (a) The authority shall ensure that at least 6% of the total bonds issued in each fiscal year by the authority are underwritten by minority investment firms.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,495,22 (b) The authority shall ensure that at least 6% of the total moneys expended in each fiscal year by the authority for the services of financial advisers are expended for the services of minority financial advisors.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,3 (c) The authority shall ensure that at least 6% of the total moneys expended in each fiscal year by the authority for the services of investment firms are expended for the services of minority investment firms.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,4 1169. Page 1011, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,5 " Section 3095m. 232.10 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,14 232.10 Dissolution of the corporation, transfer of assets and liabilities. The corporation shall be dissolved on the first day of the second month beginning after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], or the date on which the members of the district board as described under s. 229.42 (10) (b) are appointed and qualified, whichever is later. Upon its dissolution, all of its assets, debts, liabilities, tangible personal property, including records, pending matters, and obligations, including any judgment, order, or decree which may be entered against it in any pending legal action, shall transfer to the local exposition district described in s. 229.42 (10) (a).".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,15 1170. Page 1011, line 15: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,16 " Section 3097e. 234.01 (4n) (a) 3m. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,496,19 234.01 (4n) (a) 3m. d. The facility is owned or controlled by a minority business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2) or that is more than 50% owned or controlled by women or minorities.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3098v Section 3098v. 234.65 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,4 234.65 (1) (g) In granting loans under this section the authority shall give preference to businesses which that are minority businesses certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2) or that are more than 50% owned or controlled by women or minorities, to businesses that, together with all of their affiliates, subsidiaries, and parent companies, have current gross annual sales of $5,000,000 or less or that employ 25 or fewer persons, and to new businesses that have less than 50% of their ownership held or controlled by another business and have their principal business operations in this state.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,5 1171. Page 1018, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,6 " Section 13126m. 234.94 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,10 234.94 (5) "Primary employment" means work which pays at least the minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (2) or under federal law, whichever is greater, offers adequate fringe benefits, including health insurance, and is not seasonal or part time.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3126p Section 3126p. 234.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,17 234.94 (8) "Target group" means a population group for which the unemployment level is at least 25% higher than the statewide unemployment level, or a population group for which the average wage received is less than 1.2 times the minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (2) or under federal law, whichever is greater. No population group is required to be located within a contiguous geographic area to be considered a target group.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,19 1172. Page 1018, line 12: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1027, line 24.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,20 1173. Page 1031, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,21 " Section 3128pd. 250.01 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,497,23 250.01 (4) (a) 2. A city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1) (1m).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pe Section 3128pe. 251.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 251.01 (1r) and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,498,4 251.01 (1r) "County board of health" means a board of health for a single county health department or for a multiple county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pf Section 3128pf. 251.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,498,7 251.01 (1g) "City-county board of health" means a board of health for a city-county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pg Section 3128pg. 251.01 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128ph Section 3128ph. 251.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,498,11 251.01 (3) "County health officer" means the position of a local health officer in a single county health department or in a multiple county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pi Section 3128pi. 251.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,498,15 251.01 (7m) "Represented employee" means an employee in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. IV of ch. 111.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pj Section 3128pj. 251.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,499,3 251.02 (1) In counties with a population of less than 500,000, unless a county board establishes a city-county health department under sub. (1m) jointly with the governing body of a city or establishes a multiple county health department under sub. (3) in conjunction with another county, the county board shall establish a single county health department that meets, which shall meet the requirements of this chapter. The county health department shall serve all areas of the county that are not served by a city health department that was established prior to January 1, 1994, by a town or village health department established under sub. (3m), or by a multiple municipal local health department established under sub. (3r). No governing body of a city may establish a city health department may be established after January 1, 1994, but a city-county health department may be established after that date.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pk Section 3128pk. 251.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,499,16 251.02 (1m) Subject to sub. (1r), in counties with a population of less than 500,000, the county board and the governing body of a city that has a city health department may jointly establish a city-county health department, which shall meet the requirements of this chapter. A city-county health department shall serve all areas of the county that are not served by a city health department that was established prior to January 1, 1994, by a town or village health department established under sub. (3m), or by a multiple municipal local health department established under sub. (3r). A city-county health department established under this subsection after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], is subject to the control of the city and county acting jointly under an agreement entered into under s. 66.0301 that specifies, in conformity with this chapter, all of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,499,17 (a) The powers and duties of the city-county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,499,19 (b) The powers and duties of the city-county board of health for the city-county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,499,22 (c) The relative powers and duties of the city and county with respect to governance of the city-county health department and the city-county board of health.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pL Section 3128pL. 251.02 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,500,5 251.02 (1r) If a city that assigns represented employees to its city health department and if a county that assigns represented employes to its county health department jointly establish a city-county health department under an agreement specified under sub. (1m), all of the following shall apply, but only if the represented employees at the city health department and at the county health department who perform similar functions are included in collective bargaining units that are represented by the same representative:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,500,9 (a) The city-county health department shall offer employment to all city and county employees who are represented employees and who perform functions for the city and county that are transferred to the city-county health department in the agreement under sub. (1m).

SB55-SSA1-SA2,500,15 (b) Notwithstanding s. 111.70 (4) (d), if, in any collective bargaining unit that is initially created at the city-county health department, all of the former city and county employees were represented by the same representative when they were employed by the city or county, that representative shall become the initial representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit without the necessity of filing a petition or conducting an election.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,500,21 (c) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, with respect to city-county health department employees who were formerly represented employees at the city or county, the city-county health department shall adhere to the terms of the collective bargaining agreements that covered these employees while they were employed by the city or county until such time that the city-county health department and the representative of the employees have entered into a collective bargaining agreement.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pm Section 3128pm. 251.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,501,4 251.02 (3) A county board may, in conjunction with the county board of another county, establish a multiple county health department in conjunction with the county board of another county, which shall meet the requirements of this chapter. A multiple county health department shall serve all areas of the respective counties that are not served by a city health department that was established prior to January 1, 1994, by a town or village health department established under sub. (3m), or by a multiple municipal local health department established under sub. (3r).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pn Section 3128pn. 251.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,501,17 251.04 (1) A city or county board of health shall govern each local health department other than a local health department Except as authorized in s. 251.02 (3m) and (3r) and a, a city board of health shall govern a city health department, a county board of health shall govern a county health department or multiple county health department, and a city-county board of health shall govern a city-county health department. A city or board of health, a county board of health, a city-county board of health, or a board of health for a local health department as authorized in s. 251.02 (3m) and (3r) shall assure the enforcement of state public health statutes and public health rules of the department as prescribed for a Level I local health department. A local board of health may contract or subcontract with a public or private entity to provide public health services. The contractor's staff shall meet the appropriate qualifications for positions in a Level I local health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pp Section 3128pp. 251.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,502,4 251.08 Jurisdiction of local health department. The jurisdiction of the local health department shall extend to the entire area represented by the governing body of the county, city, village or town that established the local health department, except that the jurisdiction of a single or multiple county health department or of a city-county health department does not extend to cities, villages and towns that have local health departments. Cities, towns and villages having local health departments may by vote of their local boards of health determine to come under the jurisdiction of the county health department. No part of any expense incurred under this section by a county health department may be levied against any property within any city, village or town that has a local health department and that has not determined to come under the jurisdiction of the county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pq Section 3128pq. 251.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,502,16 251.11 (1) The local board of health of every multiple county health department established under s. 251.02 (3) and of every city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1) (1m) shall annually prepare a budget of its proposed expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year and determine the proportionate cost to each participating county and city on the basis of equalized valuation. A certified copy of the budget, which shall include a statement of the amount required from each county and city, shall be delivered to the county board of each participating county and to the mayor or city manager of each participating city. The appropriation to be made by each participating county and city shall be determined by the governing body of the county and city. No part of the cost apportioned to the county shall be levied against any property within the city.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128pr Section 3128pr. 251.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,502,24 251.11 (2) The local board of health of every a multiple county health department established under s. 251.02 (3) and of every city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1) shall, under this section, determine the compensation for the employees of the multiple county health departments and city-county health departments. The local board of health of a city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1m) shall, under this section, determine the compensation for the employees of the city-county health department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128ps Section 3128ps. 251.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,5 251.15 (2) A city that had established a local health department prior to deciding to participate in a city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1) (1m) may withdraw from the city-county health department if the common council of the city gives written notice to the county board of the participating county.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,6 1174. Page 1031, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,7 " Section 3128xb. 250.13 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,10 250.13 Community water fluoridation grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (fL), the department shall award grants each year to applying communities for any of the following purposes:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,11 (1) Purchase of water fluoridation equipment.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,13 (2) Construction of additional building space to house water fluoridation equipment.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,15 (3) Payment of salaries of employees who operate water fluoridation equipment.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 14328xc Section 14328xc. 250.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 250.15 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,18 250.15 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "community:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,503,21 (a) "Community health center" means a health care entity that provides primary health care, health education, and social services to low-income individuals.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128xd Section 3128xd. 250.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,504,3 250.15 (1) (b) "Qualified applicant" means an entity that provides, or seeks to provide, dental care services to low-income individuals and that does not receive a federal grant under 42 USC 254b (c), (g), or (h).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3128xe Section 3128xe. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,504,11 250.15 (2) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (fh), the department shall distribute to qualified applicants grants totaling $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to enable the applicants to provide or expand provision of dental care services. The department shall give preference for grants to qualified applicants that are located in dental health professional shortage areas, as designated under 42 CFR part V, appendix B. Applicants who receive grants under this paragraph shall do all of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,504,15 1. Make every attempt to collect appropriate reimbursement for its costs in providing dental services to persons who are eligible for and receiving badger care health care, medical assistance, or assistance for medical expenses under any other public assistance program or have coverage under a private insurance program.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,504,20 2. Prepare and utilize a fee schedule for the provision of its services consistent with locally prevailing charges that is designed to cover its reasonable costs of operation and prepare a corresponding schedule of discounts to be applied to the payment of such fees. The discounts shall be adjusted on the basis of the patient's ability to pay.