Amendment SA2-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-SA2,673,12 1415. Page 1322, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,673,20 "(2k) Grants to Chippewa Valley Technical College. From the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (kj) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of commerce may make grants of up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Chippewa Valley Technical College for a health care education center. If the department of commerce makes a grant under this subsection, the department of commerce shall enter into an agreement with the Chippewa Valley Technical College that specifies the uses for the grant proceeds and reporting and auditing requirements.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,673,21 1416. Page 1325, line 12: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,673,23 "2m. The plan provides for spending the grant proceeds for costs incurred in Racine County.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,673,24 1417. Page 1326, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,1 "(9c) Grant for demolition and cleanup of brownfields site.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,2 (a) In this subsection:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,3 1. "Department" means the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,4 2. "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,8 (b) Subject to paragraph (c), from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (qm) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall make a grant of $1,000,000 to the city of Kenosha for the demolition and rehabilitation of the former American Brass factory site in the city of Kenosha if all of the following apply:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,10 1. The city of Kenosha submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant and the secretary approves the plan.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,13 2. The city of Kenosha complies with the requirements under section 560.13 (2) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by this act, and with the requirements under section 560.13 (2) (a) 1. and 3. of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,16 3. The city of Kenosha enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, including reporting and auditing requirements.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,19 4. The city of Kenosha agrees in writing to submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the entire amount of the grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,21 (c) The department may not pay grant proceeds under this subsection after June 30, 2003.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,674,22 1418. Page 1326, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,5 "(10p) Grant for Great Lakes Forestry Museum. From the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (kj) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of commerce shall make a grant of $450,000 in fiscal biennium 2001-03 to the Great Lakes Forestry Museum in Rice Lake to develop a facility for educating the public about the history of forestry and logging in the state. The department of commerce shall enter into an agreement with the Great Lakes Forestry Museum that specifies the uses for the grant proceeds and reporting and auditing requirements.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,6 1419. Page 1326, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,14 "(10e) Business planning grant. From the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of commerce shall make a grant of $25,000 to Clearwater Lake Distilling Company, LLC., for business planning expenses related to a project that utilizes potatoes and potato waste for vodka distillation. The department of commerce shall enter into an agreement with Clearwater Lake Distilling Company, LLC., that specifies the uses for the grant proceeds and reporting and auditing requirements. The department of commerce may not pay grant proceeds under this subsection after June 30, 2003.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,15 1420. Page 1326, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,16 "(10d) Community development block grant for fire protection needs.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,17 (a) In this subsection, "department" means the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,675,24 (b) Subject to paragraph (c), the department shall make a grant of $260,000 from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (n) of the statutes to the Westby fire department for costs related to purchasing a new fire engine and constructing a new fire station in the city of Westby. If the department makes the grant under this paragraph, it shall pay the grant proceeds no later than June 30, 2003, and shall enter into an agreement with the Westby fire department that specifies the uses for the grant proceeds and reporting and auditing requirements.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,676,3 (c) The department shall make the grant under paragraph (b) only if the federal emergency management administration does not make a fire grant to the city of Westby or the Westby fire department for the purposes specified in paragraph (b).".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,676,4 1421. Page 1326, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,676,9 "(9q) Federal approval of crane operator program. No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall submit to the federal secretary of labor the plans required under section 101.22 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, if required to do so under 29 USC 667 (b).

SB55-SSA1-SA2,676,15 (9qq) Submission of proposed crane operator rules. No later than the first day of the 9th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall submit in proposed form the rules governing certified crane operator programs under section 101.22 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the fees permitted under section 101.19 (1) (ig) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,677,2 (9qr) Short-term crane operator certificates pending practical examination. Notwithstanding section 101.22 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department of commerce may authorize a crane operator certification program only if a crane operator certificate issued by the program before the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection has a term that expires on the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a crane operator certificate issued to an individual who satisfactorily completes a practical examination regarding safe crane operation that is approved by the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,677,7 (9qs) Federal approval of ironworker program. No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall submit to the federal secretary of labor the plans required under sections 101.25 (4) and 101.255 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, if required to do so under 29 USC 667 (b).

SB55-SSA1-SA2,677,14 (9qt) Submission of proposed ironworker rules. No later than the first day of the 9th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall submit in proposed form the rules governing master ironworkers, journeymen ironworkers, ironworker apprentices, and individuals training as ironworkers under sections 101.25 (3) and 101.255 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the fees permitted under section 101.19 (1) (ir) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,2 (9qu) Grandfather provision; certification of certain master ironworkers. Except as provided in section 101.02 (20) (b) and (21) (b) of the statutes and notwithstanding section 101.25 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, if approval of the department of commerce's plan to certify ironworkers under section 101.25 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, is not required under 29 USC 667 (b) or if an approval that is consistent with all of the provisions of section 101.25 of the statutes, as created by this act, is granted and in effect, the department shall certify as a master ironworker any individual who applies for a master ironworker certification within one year after the effective date of this subsection and who provides the department with sufficient evidence that the individual safely completed at least 15,000 hours of work in the ironworking trade during the 15-year period before the date of the application for certification.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,12 (9r) Grandfather provision; certification of certain journeymen ironworkers. Except as provided in section 101.02 (20) (b) and (21) (b) of the statutes and notwithstanding section 101.25 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, if approval of the department of commerce's plan to certify ironworkers under section 101.25 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, is not required under 29 USC 667 (b) or if an approval that is consistent with all of the provisions of section 101.25 of the statutes, as created by this act, is granted and in effect, the department shall certify as a journeyman ironworker any individual who applies for a journeyman ironworker certification within one year after the effective date of this subsection and who provides the department with sufficient evidence of any of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,15 (b) That the individual, before the date of the application for certification, successfully completed an apprenticeship program for ironworking that is approved by the department of workforce development.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,18 (c) That the individual safely completed at least 8,000 hours of work in the ironworking trade during the 8-year period before the date of the application for certification.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,19 1422. Page 1326, line 15: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,20 "(9d) Grant for acquisition and cleanup of abandoned rail corridor.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,21 (a) In this subsection:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,22 1. "Department" means the department of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,678,23 2. "Secretary" means the secretary of commerce.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,5 (b) Subject to paragraph (c), from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (qm) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall make a grant of $100,000 to the city of Beloit for the acquisition, cleanup, and redevelopment of a brownfields site in the Fourth and Fifth Street rail corridor and adjacent industrial property in the city of Beloit if all of the following apply:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,7 1. The city of Beloit submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant and the secretary approves the plan.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,10 2. The city of Beloit complies with the requirements under section 560.13 (2) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by this act, and with the requirements under section 560.13 (2) (a) 1. and 3. of the statutes.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,13 3. The city of Beloit enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, including reporting and auditing requirements.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,16 4. The city of Beloit agrees in writing to submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the entire amount of the grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,18 (c) The department may not pay grant proceeds under this subsection after June 30, 2003.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,679,19 1423. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,2 "(6e) Report regarding gender-specific treatment program. The department of corrections and the department of health and family services shall jointly prepare a report that includes a program plan regarding the gender-specific treatment program required under section 301.03 (25) of the statutes, as created by this act, and shall submit the report to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes by July 1, 2002.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,3 1424. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,7 "(8c) Report on out-of-state inmate transfers. The department of corrections shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance by July 1, 2002, regarding Wisconsin inmates transferred to and confined in other states under section 301.21 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes. The report shall address all of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,9 (a) The overall impact that transfers have on prison populations in Wisconsin and projections regarding future out-of-state transfers.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,11 (b) The total cost of out-of-state transfers to the department, including the cost of incarceration and transportation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,13 (c) The types of inmates being transferred based on the crimes for which the inmates have been sentenced.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,15 (d) Department policies regarding how inmates are selected for out-of-state transfers.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,16 (e) The average length of an inmate's stay in an out-of-state prison.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,18 (f) The specific services, programs, and treatment provided to inmates in out-of-state prisons compared to inmates confined in Wisconsin prisons.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,680,22 (g) Complaint procedures for inmates in out-of-state prisons, the number of complaints that have been received, the types of complaints that have been submitted, and the ways in which the out-of-state prisons have addressed the complaints.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,3 (h) The rate of recidivism for inmates who have been confined in out-of-state prisons compared to those remaining in Wisconsin for the entire sentence, classified by the crimes for which the inmates have been sentenced.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,6 (i) The impact of transfers on inmates' families in Wisconsin, the information that inmates' families receive on the treatment of inmates, and the ways in which the department has attempted to respond to concerns of the families.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,11 (j) The steps taken by the department to implement alternatives to prison transfers, the number of persons involved in enhanced community supervision programs, the success of those programs, and the feasibility of reducing prison transfers through increasing the use of some combination of community supervision programs.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,14 (k) The effects that the elimination of parole and probation would have on the number of prisoners who will be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons and on recidivism rates for all prisoners.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,16 (L) An evaluation of the health of inmates in out-of-state prisons and the health care provided to them.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,17 1425. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,22 "(7d) Report regarding services for alcohol and other drug abuse based on gender. The department of corrections shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance no later than 6 months after the effective date of this subsection comparing the evaluation and treatment services for alcohol and other drug abuse that it provides to women to those that it provides to men.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,681,23 1426. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,8 "(9q) Carrying costs for the correctional facility at Stanley. Of the amount appropriated under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, the department of corrections shall pay the owners of the correctional facility at Stanley $650,000 per month for carrying costs for the period beginning on July 1, 2001, and ending on the earlier of October 31, 2001, or the date on which the building commission purchases the correctional facility. If the building commission purchases the correctional facility before October 31, 2001, the carrying costs for the month in which the purchase takes place shall be prorated.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,9 1427. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,12 "(7w) Delay opening of certain facilities. The department of corrections may not open a new segregation unit at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution or a new workhouse at the Winnebago Correctional Center until after December 31, 2003.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,13 1428. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,19 "(6d) Placement of persons under 18 years of age in maximum security prison located near Boscobel. If on the effective date of this subsection any person under 18 years of age is incarcerated in the correctional institution authorized under section 301.16 (1n) of the statutes, the department of corrections shall transfer that person out of that correctional institution within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,682,20 1429. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,683,3 "(6g) Supermax correctional facility study and report. The department of corrections, in cooperation with the department of health and family services and nonprofit community-based and faith-based organizations, shall study the impact on inmates of being incarcerated in the facility created under section 301.16 (1n) of the statutes. The department shall report its findings and recommendations by July 1, 2002 to the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,683,4 1430. Page 1332, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,683,16 "(7z) Report on treatment programs for prisoners. By March 15, 2002, the department of corrections shall study and report on the availability and effectiveness of programs that provide prisoners with treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, instruction in basic skills such as reading and math, and training in job skills. The report shall include an analysis of the racial composition of the enrollment in such programs compared to the racial composition of the prison population as a whole. The report shall also include recommendations for establishing new programs that would better prepare prisoners to enter the workforce and suggestions about how current programs could be improved. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the joint committee on finance, and to the governor.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,683,17 1431. Page 1332, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,2 "(1k) District attorney position reallocations. Notwithstanding sections 978.03 and 978.04 of the statutes, effective January 1, 2002, the department of administration shall reduce Juneau County's and Rock County's allocation of FTE PR assistant district attorney positions funded from the appropriation account under section 20.475 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, by 0.25 position each and shall increase Ashland County's allocation of FTE PR assistant district attorney positions funded from the appropriation account under section 20.475 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, by 0.5 position.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,7 (2k) District attorney position increase for Pepin County. The authorized FTE positions for the department of administration are increased by 0.2 PR position on January 1, 2002, to be funded from the appropriation account under section 20.475 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, for a 0.2 FTE district attorney position in Pepin County.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,8 1432. Page 1334, line 7: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,15 "(4g) Food pantry grant rules. Not later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health and family services shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the grant program under section 46.766 of the statutes, as created by this act. Prior to promulgating the rules, the department of health and family services shall convene a committee to advise the department regarding the department's proposed rules. The committee shall be composed of all of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,16 (d) One representative of an emergency food provider.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,17 (e) One representative of a food bank.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,18 (f) One representative of a community action agency.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,19 (g) One representative of a faith-based social services organization.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,21 (h) One representative of the University of Wisconsin-Extension with experience in hunger prevention policies.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,23 (i) Two persons, other than those specified in paragraphs (d) to (h) with experience in hunger prevention and emergency food distribution.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,684,24 1433. Page 1335, line 11: delete lines 11 to 17 and substitute:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,685,1 "(8kk) Study of vital records on-line electronic filing system.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,685,9 (a) By January 1, 2002, the secretary of health and family services shall appoint a committee to develop recommended guidelines for an on-line electronic filing system for vital records in Wisconsin that incorporates privacy, flexibility, and productivity; to study methods employed by other states to protect against identity theft in on-line electronic filing systems; to recommend increases, if necessary, in vital records fees for implementation of an on-line electronic filing system; and to recommend allocation of revenues resulting from the fee increases. The members of the committee shall include all of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,685,10 1. The state registrar of vital statistics.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,685,14 2. Three local registrars, including one from a county with a population that does not exceed 22,000; one from a county with a population that exceeds 22,000 but does not exceed 300,000; and one from a county with a population that exceeds 300,000.