Amendment AA27-SB44

SB44-AA27,28,16 " Section 2578g. 344.576 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,28,18 344.576 (3) (a) 5. The address and telephone number of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice.

SB44-AA27, s. 2578m Section 2578m. 344.576 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,28,24 344.576 (3) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall promulgate rules specifying the form of the notice required under par. (a), including the size of the paper and the type size and any highlighting of the information described in par. (a). The rule may specify additional information that must be included in the notice and the precise language that must be used.

SB44-AA27, s. 2578q Section 2578q. 344.579 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,29,5 344.579 (2) Enforcement. (intro.) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall investigate violations of ss. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2) and (3) (a) and (b), 344.577 and 344.578. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may on behalf of the state:".

SB44-AA27,29,6 30. Page 988, line 19: after that line insert:

SB44-AA27,29,7 " Section 2660d. 704.90 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,29,10 704.90 (9) Rules. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

SB44-AA27, s. 2660g Section 2660g. 704.90 (11) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,29,13 704.90 (11) (title) Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice.

SB44-AA27, s. 2660m Section 2660m. 704.90 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,29,19 704.90 (11) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall investigate alleged violations of this section and rules promulgated under sub. (9). To facilitate its investigations, the department may subpoena persons and records and may enforce compliance with the subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12.

SB44-AA27, s. 2660p Section 2660p. 707.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,30,5 707.49 (4) Surety bond and other options. Instead of placing deposits in an escrow account, a developer may obtain a surety bond issued by a company authorized to do business in this state, an irrevocable letter of credit or a similar arrangement, in an amount which at all times is not less than the amount of the deposits otherwise subject to the escrow requirements of this section. The bond, letter of credit or similar arrangement shall be filed with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice and made payable to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice for the benefit of aggrieved parties.

SB44-AA27, s. 2660s Section 2660s. 707.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,30,15 707.57 (2) Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice authority. (a) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice, or any district attorney upon informing the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this chapter. Before entry of final judgment, the court may make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action if proof of these acts or practices is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.

SB44-AA27,30,18 (b) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony to aid in its investigation of violations of this chapter.

SB44-AA27, s. 2660w Section 2660w. 707.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,30,24 707.57 (3) Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be required to forfeit not more than $5,000 for each offense. Forfeitures under this subsection shall be enforced by action on behalf of the state by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice or by the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs.".

SB44-AA27,31,1 31. Page 993, line 3: after that line insert:

SB44-AA27,31,2 " Section 2687d. 779.41 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,31,6 779.41 (1m) Annually, on January 1, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall adjust the dollar amounts identified under sub. (1) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c) 1. to 4. by the annual change in the consumer price index, as determined under s. 16.004 (8) (e) 1., and publish the adjusted figures.

SB44-AA27, s. 2687g Section 2687g. 779.93 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,31,9 779.93 (title) Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice.

SB44-AA27, s. 2687m Section 2687m. 779.93 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,31,15 779.93 (1) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall investigate violations of this subchapter and attempts to circumvent this subchapter. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may subpoena persons and records to facilitate its investigations, and may enforce compliance with such subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12.

SB44-AA27, s. 2687s Section 2687s. 779.93 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA27,31,19 779.93 (2) (intro.) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may in on behalf of the state or in on behalf of any person who holds a prepaid maintenance lien:".

SB44-AA27,31,21 32. Page 1037, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1038, line 14, and substitute:

SB44-AA27,31,22 "(1xx) Transfer of consumer protection functions.

SB44-AA27,32,7 (a) Assets and liabilities. All assets and liabilities of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of justice. The departments of justice and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall jointly determine these assets and liabilities and shall jointly develop and implement a plan for their orderly transfer. In the event of any disagreement between the departments, the secretary of administration shall resolve the disagreement.

SB44-AA27,32,15 (b) Employee transfers. The departments of justice and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall jointly determine which positions that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act shall be transferred to the department of justice. In the event of any disagreement between the departments, the secretary of administration shall resolve the disagreement. The positions determined to be transferred under this paragraph, and the incumbent employees in those positions, shall be transferred to the department of justice.

SB44-AA27,32,21 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b) have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of justice that they enjoyed in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB44-AA27,33,5 (d) Supplies and equipment. All tangible personal property, including records, of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act are transferred to the department of justice. The departments of justice and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall jointly identify the tangible personal property, including records, and shall jointly develop and implement a plan for their orderly transfer. In the event of any disagreement between the departments, the secretary of administration shall resolve the disagreement.

SB44-AA27,33,12 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that is primarily related to a consumer protection program or function that is being transferred to the department of justice under this act is being transferred to the department of justice. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of justice.

SB44-AA27,33,25 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or by the department of justice that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act, and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph, remain in effect and those contracts entered into by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection are transferred to the department of justice. The departments of justice and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall jointly identify these contracts and shall jointly develop and implement a plan for their orderly transfer. In the event of any disagreement between the departments, the secretary of administration shall resolve the disagreement. The department of justice shall carry out the obligations under these contracts until the obligations are modified or rescinded by the department of justice to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB44-AA27,34,11 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of justice. All orders issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are primarily related to consumer protection programs or functions that are being transferred to the department of justice under this act remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the department of justice.

SB44-AA27,35,16 (1xy) Name change. Wherever "agriculture, trade and consumer protection" appears in the following sections of the statutes, as affected by this act, "agriculture, trade, and rural resources" is substituted: 15.05 (1) (d), 15.07 (5) (d), 15.105 (12) (a) 1. and (16) (b) 1., 15.107 (16) (b) 2., 15.13, 15.135 (4) (am) and (b) 1., 15.137 (1) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (5) (intro.), (a), and (b) 1., 15.155 (4) (a) 1., 15.347 (13) (b) 3. and (18) (b) 3., 15.405 (5g), 15.445 (2) (e) and (4) (a) 6., 15.915 (1) (b) 1. and (2) (a), 16.023 (1) (g) (intro.), 16.045 (3), 16.967 (6), 20.115 (intro.), 20.866 (2) (we) and (wf), 20.923 (4) (f) 2., 23.235 (3m), 25.463, 26.30 (2) and (5), 26.36, 27.019 (3) and (12), 29.424 (2) (b), 29.705 (4) (b), 29.875 (2), 30.12 (4m) (a) and (b), 30.20 (1) (d), 30.46 (1) (a) and (2), 31.02 (7m), 32.035 (1) (a), 36.25 (7) and (11) (c), 36.58 (2) (a) 3. and (c), (3) (b), and (5), 41.41 (4) (c) and (5) (e), 42.10, 59.70 (17) (a), 61.72, 66.0217 (9) (b), 66.0307 (4) (a) 1., 66.0417 (1), 69.66, 84.01 (17), 86.19 (1m), 88.11 (1) (intro.), (1m), (3) (intro.), (4), (5) (intro.), (6), and (7), 88.13, 88.15, 88.19 (4) (a) (intro.) and (d), 88.21 (5), 88.24 (intro.), 88.32 (3m), 88.35 (7), 88.77 (2), 91.01 (3), 92.03 (3), 92.14 (6) (d) and (m) and (14m), 92.15 (3), chapter 93 (title), 93.01 (3) and (15), 93.09 (6), 93.135 (2), 93.20 (1), 93.75 (3m) (b), (c), and (d), 94.72 (1) (d), 94.73 (2m) (b), (c), and (e), (4) (b), and (9), 95.22 (1) and (3), 95.45 (4) (b), 95.55 (5) (a) and (c), 97.01 (4), 97.24 (3), 97.41 (1m), 98.04, 101.58 (2) (i), 101.586, 126.01 (8), 134.71 (12), 146.60 (1) (c), (2) (b), (3) (c) 1. and 2., and (5), 160.01 (7), 165.065 (2), 169.01 (7) and (35) (a), 169.03, 169.04 (2) (d) and (3) (a), 169.06 (1) (d) 1., 169.11 (1) (a) (intro.), 169.38 (title), 169.42 (1) (i), 173.01 (1), 174.001 (2), 174.11 (1) and (2), 182.01 (6), 196.857 (1g) (e), 227.14 (1s), 230.08 (2) (e) 2., 234.02 (1), 235.02 (2) (c), 235.04 (6), 254.02 (3) (a), 254.51 (2), 254.52 (2) (intro.), 254.58, 254.64 (1) (d), 254.69 (2) (am), 281.16 (3) (a) (intro.), (b), (c), and (e), 281.20 (1) (a) and (3) (c) and (d) 3., 281.65 (3) (f), (3m) (a) 1. and (b) 1., (4) (as), (dr), (e), (g) (intro.), 2., and 4., (i), (L), (o), (p), and (pm), (4c) (am) 2., (4m) (c) and (d), (5) (intro.), (5m), (7) (a) 2., (11), and (12), 281.67, 281.695 (5), 281.75 (1) (e) 1., 287.11 (2s) (a) and (b), 292.11 (2) (d) and (9) (d) 1. d., 292.33 (6), 299.11 (2) and (5) (a), 348.01 (2) (am), 348.15 (5) (intro.), 348.17 (4) (a) and (b) (intro.), 348.27 (11m) (a), 440.92 (7), 560.03 (1) and (18), 560.07 (6), 560.17 (7) (am), 560.92 (1), 562.02 (2) (fm), 710.02 (4) (a) (intro.), 823.08 (3) (c) 1., 885.01 (4), 895.57 (3), 943.75 (3), and 943.76 (3) (c).

SB44-AA27,35,23 (1xz) Membership of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. Notwithstanding section 15.13 of the statutes, as affected by this act, any member of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection who is serving on the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection as a consumer representative on the day before the effective date of this subsection shall be entitled to continue to serve as a member of the board under section 15.13 of the statutes, as affected by this act, until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.

SB44-AA27,36,4 (1xza) Grain inspection. The authorized FTE positions for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, funded from the appropriation under section 20.115 (1) (h) of the statutes, are decreased by 0.15 PR position on the effective date of this subsection for the purpose of transferring certain consumer information programs, functions, and enforcement activities to the department of justice.".

SB44-AA27,36,5 33. Page 1116, line 3: delete lines 3 to 7.

SB44-AA27,36,6 34. Page 1132, line 14: after that line insert:

SB44-AA27,36,10 "(1xx) Consumer protection assessments. The treatment of section 100.261 (3) (d) (by Section 1815m) of the statutes first applies to violations of chapter 133 of the statutes, or rules promulgated under chapter 133 of the statutes, that are committed on the effective date of this subsection.".

SB44-AA27,36,11 35. Page 1143, line 3: after that line insert:

SB44-AA27,37,13 "(1xx) Transfer of consumer protection functions. The repeal of section 20.115 (8) (jm) of the statutes; the renumbering and amendment of section 100.207 (1) of the statutes; the amendment of sections 15.13, 15.137 (1) (a) (intro.), 20.115 (1) (hm), 20.455 (1) (title), 93.07 (1), 93.07 (24), 93.18 (3), 93.20 (1), 93.22 (1), 93.22 (2), 100.07 (6), 100.171 (7) (b), 100.171 (8) (intro.), 100.173 (4) (intro.), 100.173 (4) (a), 100.174 (5) (intro.), 100.174 (6), 100.175 (5) (a) (intro.), 100.175 (5) (b), 100.175 (7) (a) (intro.), 100.175 (7) (b), 100.178 (1) (b), 100.18 (11) (a), 100.18 (11) (b) 3., 100.18 (11) (c) 1., 100.18 (11) (c) 2., 100.18 (11) (c) 3., 100.18 (11) (c) 4., 100.18 (11) (d), 100.18 (11) (e), 100.182 (5) (a), 100.182 (5) (b), 100.20 (2) (a), 100.20 (2) (b), 100.20 (3), 100.20 (4), 100.20 (6), 100.201 (6) (d), 100.201 (8m) (intro.), 100.201 (9) (b), 100.201 (9) (c), 100.205 (7), 100.205 (8), 100.207 (6) (b) 1., 100.207 (6) (b) 2., 100.207 (6) (c), 100.207 (6) (em) 1., 100.207 (6) (em) 2., 100.208 (2) (intro.), 100.208 (2) (b), 100.209 (3), 100.209 (4) (b), 100.2095 (6) (b), 100.2095 (6) (c), 100.21 (2) (a), 100.21 (4) (a) (intro.), 100.22 (4) (b), 100.235 (11) (a), 100.26 (6), 100.261 (1), 100.261 (3) (b) (by Section 1814m), 100.263, 100.28 (4) (b), 100.28 (4) (c), 100.31 (4), 100.31 (5), 100.38 (5), 100.38 (6), 100.44 (5), 100.46 (1), 100.46 (2), 100.50 (6) (b), 100.50 (6) (c), 101.175 (3) (intro.), 134.71 (12), 136.03 (title), 136.03 (1) (intro.), 136.04, 165.065 (2), 165.25 (4) (ar), 230.08 (2) (e) 2., 344.576 (3) (a) 5., 344.576 (3) (c), 344.579 (2) (intro.), 704.90 (9), 704.90 (11) (title), 704.90 (11) (a), 707.49 (4), 707.57 (2), 707.57 (3), 779.41 (1m), 779.93 (title), 779.93 (1), and 779.93 (2) (intro.) of the statutes; the creation of sections 20.455 (1) (g), 20.455 (1) (j), 93.07 (23), 93.18 (7), 100.177 (1) (bm), 100.207 (1) (a), 100.261 (3) (d) (by Section 1815m), 100.261 (3) (e), 100.37 (1) (am), 100.41 (1) (bn), 100.42 (1) (cm), 100.43 (1) (am), 100.52 (1) (bn), and 165.252 of the statutes; and Sections 9104 (1xx), (1xy), (1xz) and (1xza) and 9304 (1xx) of this act take effect on October 1, 2003, or on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication, whichever is later.".

SB44-AA27,37,14 36. Page 1147, line 15: after that line insert:

SB44-AA27,37,17 "(10xx) Personal needs allowance. The treatment of section 49.45 (7) (a) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2003, or on the first day of the first month beginning after publication, whichever is later.".

SB44-AA27,37,19 37. Page 1152, line 22: delete "(3) (a) and (b) (by Section 1815)," and substitute "(3) (a), (b) (by Section 1815), and (d) (by Section 1815t),".

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