Amendment SSA1-SB44

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628fv Section 2628fv. 560.82 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,977,21 560.82 (5) (a) The department may only award grants under sub. (1) or s. 560.835 (6) to individuals who are minority group members and residents of this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gd Section 2628gd. 560.835 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gf Section 2628gf. 560.84 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,977,25 560.84 (1) (b) 1. If an early planning project under s. 560.82 or 560.835 (6), that the project will increase employment in this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gh Section 2628gh. 560.84 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,3 560.84 (1) (b) 2. If a development project or recycling development project, that the project will retain or increase employment in this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gj Section 2628gj. 560.84 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,10 560.84 (1) (e) 1. For grants funding early planning projects under s. 560.82 or 560.835 (6), not less than 25% of the cost of the project. Up to 50% of the contribution under this subdivision may be in the form of the in-kind services of a qualified 3rd party or qualified 3rd parties. The department shall determine what services may be used as in-kind contributions and whether a 3rd party is qualified, for purposes of this subdivision.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gL Section 2628gL. 560.84 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,14 560.84 (1) (e) 2. For grants and loans funding development projects or recycling development projects, a cash contribution of not less than 25% of the cost of the project.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gn Section 2628gn. 560.84 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,17 560.84 (1) (f) That the project meets all criteria set forth in s. 560.82, 560.83, 560.835 or 560.837, whichever is appropriate.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gp Section 2628gp. 560.84 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,21 560.84 (1) (j) If a development project, recycling development project, finance project, or education and training project, that funds from the grant or loan will not be used to refinance existing debt.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gr Section 2628gr. 560.84 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,978,24 560.84 (2) (a) 1. If an early planning project under s. 560.82 or 560.835 (6), the extent to which the project will increase employment in this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gt Section 2628gt. 560.84 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,2 560.84 (2) (a) 2. If a development project or recycling development project, the extent to which the project will retain or increase employment in this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gv Section 2628gv. 560.84 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,5 560.84 (2) (c) (intro.) If a development project or recycling development project, whether the project will be located in any or all of the following:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628gx Section 2628gx. 560.84 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,9 560.84 (2) (f) If a development project or recycling development project, the financial soundness of the minority business involved in the project and the commitment of the eligible recipient to repay the loan or grant.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628hd Section 2628hd. 560.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,14 560.85 (2) The board shall develop a policy governing the repayment of grants and loans made under s. 560.83 or 560.835. The board or department shall deposit moneys received in repayment of grants and loans under s. 560.83 in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (im).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628hf Section 2628hf. 560.85 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,18 560.85 (3) (a) Develop procedures to evaluate applications and monitor project performance for grants awarded for early planning projects under s. 560.82 or s. 560.835 (6), 2001 stats.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628hh Section 2628hh. 560.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,979,24 560.85 (3) (b) Develop procedures, with the approval of the board, to evaluate applications, monitor project performance and audit grants and loans awarded for development projects under s. 560.83, recycling development projects under s. 560.835, 2001 stats., and finance projects and education and training projects under s. 560.837.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2628m Section 2628m. 560.87 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2629 Section 2629. 562.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,980,7 562.02 (1) (g) At least once every 3 months, file a written report on the operation of racing in this state with the governor, the attorney general, the state treasurer secretary of administration, the secretary of state, the legislative audit bureau, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. The report shall include information on racetrack operations, race attendance, and private, state, and local revenues derived from racing in this state.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2629d Section 2629d. 562.057 (4m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2629e Section 2629e. 562.057 (4m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,980,13 562.057 (4m) (bm) Wagering on simulcast races will be conducted at the racetrack only as an adjunct to, and not in a manner that will supplant, wagering on live on-track racing at that racetrack, and wagering on simulcast races will not be the primary source of wagering revenue at that racetrack.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2630g Section 2630g. 565.25 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 565.25 (1m) (a) and amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,980,24 565.25 (1m) (a) Subject to approval by the secretary of revenue, the administrator may determine whether lottery functions shall be performed by department of revenue employees or by one or more persons under contract with the department of administration, except that no a contract may provide for the entire management of the lottery or for the entire operation of the lottery , other than services described in par. (c), by any a private person only if the joint committee on finance approves the contract, subject to par. (b), under s. 13.10. The department of administration may contract for management consultation services to assist in the management or operation of the lottery.

SB44-SSA1,981,6 (c) The department of administration may not contract for financial auditing or security monitoring services, except that, if the department of administration delegates under s. 16.71 (1) to the department of revenue the authority to make a major procurement, the department of revenue may contract with the department of administration for warehouse and building protection services relating to the state lottery.

SB44-SSA1,981,12 (d) If the department of administration delegates under s. 16.71 (1) to the department of revenue the authority to make a major procurement, the department of revenue shall assume the powers and duties of the department of administration and the administrator shall assume the powers and duties of the secretary of administration under this section and ss. 16.70 to 16.77, except under ss. 16.72 (4) (a), 16.76 (1) and 16.77 (1).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2630h Section 2630h. 565.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,981,18 565.25 (1m) (b) The joint committee on finance may not approve a contract providing for the entire management of the lottery or for the entire operation of the lottery by any private person unless the departments of administration and revenue first jointly submit to the joint committee on finance a lottery privatization plan describing all of the following:

SB44-SSA1,981,19 1. What functions the private person would perform under the contract.

SB44-SSA1,981,22 2. What management authority the private person would have with respect to lottery advertising, prize payout levels, and any lottery function that the state would perform if the contract were approved.

SB44-SSA1,981,23 3. How the private person would interact with other lottery vendors.

SB44-SSA1,981,25 4. Whether the contract would require some form of profit sharing and, if so, a description of the profit-sharing mechanism.

SB44-SSA1,982,4 5. A transition plan to ensure the successful conversion of the lottery to new management, including a schedule for phasing out state positions and a rationale for the number and classification of state positions that would be needed after the conversion.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2631 Section 2631. 565.25 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB44-SSA1,982,15 565.25 (2) (a) 4. The administrator shall develop specifications for major procurements. If security is a factor in the materials, supplies, equipment, property, or services to be purchased in any major procurement, then invitations for bids or competitive sealed proposals shall include specifications related to security. The administrator shall submit specifications for major procurement to the secretary of revenue for review and approval before the department of administration releases the specifications in invitations for bids or competitive sealed proposals. The department of administration shall require separate bids or separate competitive sealed proposals for management consultation services if the services are provided under contract as provided in sub. (1m) (a).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2632 Section 2632. 565.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,982,21 565.37 (3) Department report. The department shall submit quarterly reports on the operation of the lottery to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor, attorney general, state treasurer secretary of administration, secretary of state, and state auditor.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2633m Section 2633m. 569.06 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,983,4 569.06 Indian gaming receipts. Indian gaming receipts shall be credited to the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.455 (2) (gc) and 20.505 (8) (h) and (hm) as specified under ss. 20.455 (2) (gc) and 20.505 (8) (h) and (hm). Indian gaming receipts shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) in the amount necessary to make the transfers specified under s. 20.505 (8) (hm). Indian gaming receipts not otherwise credited to appropriation accounts under this section shall be paid into the general fund.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2635 Section 2635. 601.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,983,9 601.13 (1) Receipt of deposits. (intro.) Subject to the approval of the commissioner, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall accept deposits or control of acceptable book-entry accounts from insurers and other licensees of the office as follows:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2636 Section 2636. 601.13 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,983,15 601.13 (3) Securities eligible. (intro.) All deposits may consist of any of the securities authorized in this subsection. Each security must be approved by the commissioner, must be subject to disposition by the state treasurer secretary of administration, and must not be available to any other person except as expressly provided by law. The authorized securities are:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2637 Section 2637. 601.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,984,2 601.13 (5) Receipt, inspection, and record. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deliver to the depositor a receipt for all securities deposited or held under the control of the state treasurer secretary of administration and shall permit the depositor to inspect its physically held securities at any reasonable time. On application of the depositor the treasurer secretary of administration shall certify when required by any law of the United States or of any other state or foreign country or by the order of any court of competent jurisdiction that the deposit was made. The treasurer secretary of administration and the commissioner shall each keep a permanent record of securities deposited or held under the control of the state treasurer secretary of administration and of any substitutions or withdrawals and shall compare records at least annually.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2638 Section 2638. 601.13 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,984,6 601.13 (6) Transfer of securities. No transfer of a deposited security, whether voluntary or by operation of law, is valid unless approved in writing by the commissioner and countersigned by the treasurer secretary of administration.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2639 Section 2639. 601.13 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,984,10 601.13 (8) Interest and substitutions. (intro.) Subject to s. 14.58 (13) 16.401 (11), a depositor shall, while solvent and complying with the laws of this state, be entitled:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2640 Section 2640. 601.13 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,984,18 601.13 (11) Advance deposit of fees. With the approval of the commissioner, any person required to pay fees or assessments to the state through the commissioner may make a deposit with the treasurer secretary of administration from which the fees or assessments shall be paid on order of the commissioner not less than twice each year. Upon request by the depositor, any balance remaining shall be returned on the certificate of the commissioner that all fees and assessments have been paid to date.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2641 Section 2641. 601.17 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2642 Section 2642. 601.34 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2642m Section 2642m. 601.41 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,985,2 601.41 (12) Substantially similar health care coverage plan. The commissioner shall promulgate rules that set out a standardized summary of benefits provided under health care coverage plans, including plans offered under s. 40.51 (7), for use in determining whether a health care coverage plan is substantially similar to a plan offered under s. 40.51 (7).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2643 Section 2643. 601.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,985,9 601.45 (3) Deposit. The commissioner may require any examinee, before or from time to time during an examination, to deposit with the state treasurer secretary of administration such deposits as the commissioner deems necessary to pay the costs of the examination. Any deposit and any payment made under subs. (1) and (2) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) in the percentage specified in that paragraph.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2644 Section 2644. 601.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,985,17 601.62 (4) Fees in investigations and hearings. The fees for stenographic services in investigations, examinations, and hearings may not exceed the sum provided for like services in the circuit court. The fees of officers, witnesses, interpreters, and stenographers on behalf of the commissioner or the state shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the department secretary of administration, authorized by the certificate of the commissioner, and shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2645 Section 2645. 604.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,985,22 604.04 (4) Payment procedure. Any charges against a fund under sub. (3) shall be certified by the commissioner, audited by the department of administration under s. 16.53, and paid by the treasurer secretary of administration out of the appropriate fund in accordance with procedures of the department of administration.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2646 Section 2646. 604.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,986,6 604.05 Investments. Assets of all funds under chs. 605 to 607 shall be invested by the state investment board under s. 25.17. Each January 1 the state treasurer secretary of administration shall credit each fund with earnings on the invested assets in each fund for the preceding 12 months. If any fund is indebted to the general fund of the state, the fund shall be charged, at the end of each calendar year, with interest on the indebtedness at the average rate earned by the state upon its deposits in public depositories during the period of indebtedness and that sum shall be credited to the general fund.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2647 Section 2647. 604.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,986,9 604.06 (1) Custody. The state treasurer secretary of administration has sole custody of all assets of funds under chs. 605 to 607.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2648 Section 2648. 604.07 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,986,14 604.07 Bonds. The commissioner as manager of the funds and the treasurer secretary of administration shall file surety bonds, specifically conditioned on the performance of their duties under chs. 605 to 607, in amounts required by, and with sureties approved by, the governor.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2649 Section 2649. 605.30 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,986,22 605.30 Inadequacy of fund. If the property fund does not have sufficient assets to pay claims that are due, the department secretary of administration shall issue a warrant as a transfer from the general fund to the property fund an amount sufficient to pay the losses and the state treasurer shall pay the warrant losses. The property fund shall thereafter repay the general fund this amount and the department secretary of administration shall issue warrants for such transfer the amount as soon as there are assets in the property fund.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2650 Section 2650. 611.76 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,987,5 611.76 (4) (e) That no policyholder, other than a policyholder of a mutual life insurance company, may receive a distribution of shares valued in excess of the amount to which he or she is entitled under s. 645.72 (4). Any excess over that amount shall be distributed in shares to the state treasury for the benefit of the common school fund. After 5 years the shares may be sold by the treasurer secretary of administration at his or her discretion and the proceeds credited to the common school fund; and

SB44-SSA1, s. 2651 Section 2651. 632.746 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,987,9 632.746 (7m) (a) In this subsection, "terms of the group health benefit plan" does not include any requirements under the group health benefit plan related to enrollment periods or waiting periods.

SB44-SSA1,987,15 (b) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan shall permit, as provided in par. (c), an employee who is not enrolled but who is eligible for coverage under the terms of the group health benefit plan, or a participant's or employee's dependent who is not enrolled but who is eligible for coverage under the terms of the group health benefit plan, to enroll for coverage under the terms of the plan if all of the following apply:

SB44-SSA1,987,18 1. The employee or dependent is eligible for benefits under the Medical Assistance program under s. 49.472 or for coverage under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.

SB44-SSA1,987,24 2. The department of health and family services will purchase coverage under the group health benefit plan on behalf of the employee or dependent because the department of health and family services has determined that paying the portion of the premium for which the employee is responsible will not be more costly than providing the medical assistance or the coverage under the Badger Care health care program, whichever is applicable.