AB75-ASA1,440,724 40.25 (3m) A participant's application for a lump sum payment under sub. (1)
25(b) or (2), filed after May 7, 1994, shall be signed by both the participant and the

1participant's spouse or domestic partner, if the participant has been married to that
2spouse, or in a domestic partnership with that domestic partner, for at least one year
3immediately preceding the date the application is filed. The department may
4promulgate rules that allow for the waiver of the requirements of this subsection for
5a situation in which, by reason of absence or incompetency, the spouse's or domestic
6partner's
signature may not be obtained. This subsection does not apply to any
7benefits paid from accumulated additional contributions.
AB75-ASA1, s. 801m 8Section 801m. 40.51 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,440,219 40.51 (2m) (a) In addition to the restriction under par. (b), a domestic partner
10of an eligible employee may not become covered under a group health insurance plan
11under this subchapter unless the eligible employee submits an affidavit, designed by
12the group insurance board, attesting that the eligible employee and his or her
13domestic partner satisfy the requirements for a domestic partnership under s. 40.02
14(21d). The eligible employee shall submit this affidavit to his or her employer at the
15time the eligible employee first enrolls in a group health insurance plan under this
16subchapter or at the time the eligible employee requests a change in dependent
17status while the eligible employee is enrolled in a group health insurance plan under
18this subchapter. Upon the dissolution of a domestic partnership, the eligible
19employee shall submit in a timely manner to his or her employer an affidavit,
20designed by the group insurance board, attesting to the dissolution of the domestic
21partnership.
AB75-ASA1,440,2522 (b) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in a dissolved
23domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse or domestic
24partner in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6 months have
25elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership.
AB75-ASA1, s. 801r
1Section 801r. 40.51 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 14,
2is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,441,63 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
4shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8)
5and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to
6(6), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (16) (17), and 632.896.
AB75-ASA1, s. 801t 7Section 801t. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 14,
8is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,441,119 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
10board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747,
11632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, and 632.895 (11) to (16) (17).
AB75-ASA1, s. 802 12Section 802. 40.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,441,2513 40.52 (2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated,
14with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits
15under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled.
16Exclusions and limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be
17established for persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for
18the aged and disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age
19limits eligible under the federal program. The plan may include special provisions
20for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents covered under a plan
21established under this subchapter where one spouse or domestic partner is eligible
22under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged but the others are not
23eligible because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department
24may, out of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal
25health insurance.
AB75-ASA1, s. 803
1Section 803. 40.53 of the statutes is renumbered 146.45, and 146.45 (2) and
2(3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,442,123 146.45 (2) The group insurance board department shall develop a purchasing
4pool for pharmacy benefits that uses a preferred list of covered prescription drugs.
5The pool shall consist of the state and any eligible party that satisfies the conditions
6established under sub. (3) for joining the pool. The group insurance board
7department shall seek to develop the preferred list of covered prescription drugs
8under an evidence-based analysis that first identifies the relative effectiveness of
9prescription drugs within therapeutic classes for particular diseases and conditions
10and next identifies the least costly prescription drugs, including prescription drugs
11with generic names that are alternatives to prescription drugs with brand names,
12among those found to be equally effective.
AB75-ASA1,442,14 13(3) The group insurance board department shall propose conditions that an
14eligible party must satisfy to join the purchasing pool established under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 804 15Section 804. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,442,2316 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
17insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
18annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
19of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
20contracts established by the group insurance board if the insurer requests that the
21policy be offered and the state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state
22annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or
23parent.
AB75-ASA1, s. 805 24Section 805. 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 15,
25is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,443,4
140.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
2of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or VI
3of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10,
4757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
AB75-ASA1, s. 806 5Section 806. 40.65 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,443,86 40.65 (5) (b) 1. Any OASDHI benefit payable to the participant or the
7participant's spouse, domestic partner, or a dependent because of the participant's
8work record.
AB75-ASA1, s. 807 9Section 807. 40.65 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,443,1410 40.65 (5) (c) The Wisconsin retirement board may not reduce a participant's
11benefit because of income or benefits that are attributable to the earnings or work
12record of the participant's spouse, domestic partner, or other member of the
13participant's family, or because of income or benefits attributable to an insurance
14contract, including income continuation programs.
AB75-ASA1, s. 808 15Section 808. 40.65 (7) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,443,2016 40.65 (7) (am) (intro.) This paragraph applies to benefits based on applications
17filed on or after May 3, 1988. If a protective occupation participant dies as a result
18of an injury or a disease for which a benefit is paid or would be payable under sub.
19(4), and the participant is survived by a spouse, domestic partner, or an unmarried
20child under the age of 18, a monthly benefit shall be paid as follows:
AB75-ASA1, s. 809 21Section 809. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,444,322 40.65 (7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the
23surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new
24domestic partnership or marries
, if the spouse was married to the participant on the
25date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in

1a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was
2disabled under sub. (4)
, 50% of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death,
3but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB75-ASA1, s. 810 4Section 810. 40.65 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,444,105 40.65 (7) (am) 2. To a guardian for each of that guardian's wards who is an
6unmarried surviving child under the age of 18, 10% of the participant's monthly
7salary at the time of death, payable until the child marries, dies or reaches the age
8of 18, whichever occurs first. The marital or domestic partnership status of the
9surviving spouse or domestic partner shall have no effect on the payments under this
10subdivision.
AB75-ASA1, s. 811 11Section 811. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,444,1712 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. This paragraph applies to benefits based on applications filed
13on or after May 12, 1998. If a protective occupation participant, who is covered by
14the presumption under s. 891.455, dies as a result of an injury or a disease for which
15a benefit is paid or would be payable under sub. (4), and the participant is survived
16by a spouse, domestic partner, or an unmarried child under the age of 18, a monthly
17benefit shall be paid as follows:
AB75-ASA1,444,2418 a. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the surviving spouse or
19domestic partner
remarries or enters into a new domestic partnership, if the
20surviving spouse was married to the participant on the date that the participant was
21disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with
22the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4)
, 70% of
23the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount
24payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB75-ASA1,445,5
1b. If there is no surviving spouse or domestic partner or the surviving spouse
2or domestic partner subsequently dies, to a guardian for each of that guardian's
3wards who is an unmarried surviving child under the age of 18, 10% of the
4participant's monthly salary at the time of death, payable until the child marries,
5dies or reaches the age of 18, whichever occurs first.
AB75-ASA1, s. 812 6Section 812. 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,445,107 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant's accumulated assets held
8in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse,
9domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a
10family support or marital property obligation.
AB75-ASA1, s. 813 11Section 813. 40.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,445,1312 40.80 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
13by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB75-ASA1, s. 814 14Section 814. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,445,1615 40.81 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
16by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or , V, or VI of ch. 111.
AB75-ASA1, s. 815 17Section 815. 40.95 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,445,1918 40.95 (1) (a) 2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a
19collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB75-ASA1, s. 816m 20Section 816m. 41.11 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,445,2321 41.11 (6) (d) In each biennium, at least not less than $200,000 for grants to
22conduct or contract for marketing activities related to exhibits or activities on behalf
23of
the Milwaukee Public Museum for Native American exhibits and activities.
AB75-ASA1, s. 817 24Section 817. 41.11 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,446,2
141.11 (6) (e) In each fiscal year, at least $200,000 for grants to Native American
2Tourism of Wisconsin.
AB75-ASA1, s. 817m 3Section 817m. 41.16 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,446,5 441.16 Grants to municipalities and organizations for regional tourist
5information centers.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB75-ASA1,446,76 (a) "Applicant" means any of the following and any combination of any of the
7following:
AB75-ASA1,446,98 1. A nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 106.13 (4) (a) 1r., whose purposes
9include tourism to or within the state or a particular region in the state.
AB75-ASA1,446,1110 2. An organization, including an elected governing body, of a federally
11recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB75-ASA1,446,1212 3. A city, village, town, or county.
AB75-ASA1,446,1313 (b) "Region" means 2 or more counties in this state.
AB75-ASA1,446,23 14(2) Grant eligibility. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (km), the
15department may award a grant under this section to an applicant to reimburse the
16applicant for up to 50 percent of eligible costs incurred by the applicant to operate
17a regional tourist information center. The tourist information center must provide
18informational and promotional materials on cultural or recreational attractions in
19the region and must be located in a place at which a tourist to the state or region
20would be reasonably assumed to stop while traveling to or from a recreational or
21cultural destination. Eligible costs under this subsection include costs to staff the
22regional tourist information center and to acquire promotional materials and
23standard display equipment for the tourist information center.
AB75-ASA1,446,25 24(3) Application and written agreement. (a) An applicant shall apply for a
25grant under this section on a form prepared by the department.
AB75-ASA1,447,3
1(b) The department shall enter into a written agreement with each grant
2recipient. The agreement shall specify the terms of the grant, including all of the
3following:
AB75-ASA1,447,44 1. The name, address, and contact person of the grant recipient.
AB75-ASA1,447,65 2. A description of the regional tourist information center being operated with
6grant moneys.
AB75-ASA1,447,77 3. A preliminary itemized statement of the estimated total costs of the project.
AB75-ASA1,447,108 4. A statement that the grant recipient must submit to the department an
9itemized statement of the actual expenditures incurred as a condition for receiving
10reimbursement under the grant.
AB75-ASA1,447,1111 5. Any conditions for the release of the grant funds under this section.
AB75-ASA1,447,16 12(4) Limitations. (a) No funds may be released except in accordance with the
13written agreement under sub. (3) and only upon presentation of receipted vouchers
14for project expenditures by the applicant, together with such other documentary
15evidence substantiating payments and the purposes for which the payments were
16made as the departmental rules require.
AB75-ASA1,447,1817 (b) Funds released in any given project may not exceed 50 percent of the total
18project costs.
AB75-ASA1,447,2019 (c) The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grants under this
20section, including the preparation of an application form.
AB75-ASA1, s. 818 21Section 818. 43.24 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,448,222 43.24 (1) (a) 1. Determine the percentage change in the total amount
23appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) (qm) between the previous fiscal year and the
24current fiscal year, except that for the 2009-10 fiscal year, determine the percentage

1change in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e), 2007 stats., and (qm)
2in the previous fiscal year, and s. 20.255 (3) (qm) in the current fiscal year
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 819 3Section 819. 43.24 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,448,94 43.24 (1) (c) Beginning in the fiscal year in which the total amount of state aid
5appropriated for public library systems under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm), as
6determined by the department, equals at least 11.25% of the total operating
7expenditures for public library services from local and county sources in the calendar
8year ending in that fiscal year, the amount paid to each system shall be determined
9by adding the result of each of the following calculations:
AB75-ASA1,448,1110 1. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's population by the product of
11the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm) and 0.85.
AB75-ASA1,448,1312 2. Multiply the system's percentage of the state's geographical area by the
13product of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm) and 0.075.
AB75-ASA1,448,1914 3. Divide the sum of the payments to the municipalities and counties in the
15system under subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the
16statement of estimated payments under s. 79.015, by the total of all payments under
17subch. I of ch. 79 for the current fiscal year, as reflected in the statement of estimated
18payments under s. 79.015, and multiply the result by the product of the amount
19appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm) and 0.075.
AB75-ASA1, s. 820 20Section 820. 43.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,449,1321 43.24 (3) Annually, the division shall review the reports and proposed service
22plans submitted by the public library systems under s. 43.17 (5) for conformity with
23this chapter and such rules and standards as are applicable. Upon approval, the
24division shall certify to the department of administration an estimated amount to
25which each system is entitled under this section. Annually on or before December

11 of the year immediately preceding the year for which aids are to be paid, the
2department of administration shall pay each system 75% of the certified estimated
3amount from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm). The
4division shall, on or before the following April 30, certify to the department of
5administration the actual amount to which the system is entitled under this section.
6On or before July 1, the department of administration shall pay each system the
7difference between the amount paid on December 1 of the prior year and the certified
8actual amount of aid to which the system is entitled from the appropriations
9appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm). The division may reduce state aid
10payments when any system or any participant thereof fails to meet the requirements
11of sub. (2). Beginning September 1, 1991, the division may reduce state aid payments
12to any system if the system or any participant in the system fails to meet the
13requirements of s. 43.15 (4).
AB75-ASA1, s. 821 14Section 821. 43.24 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,449,1715 43.24 (3m) If the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (e) and (qm)
16in any one year are is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (1), state aid
17payments shall be prorated among the library systems entitled to such aid.
AB75-ASA1, s. 822 18Section 822. 43.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,450,319 43.24 (6) In submitting information under s. 16.42 for purposes of the biennial
20budget bill, the department shall include an amount for public library services for
21each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium equal to 13% of the total operating
22expenditures for public library services, in territories anticipated to be within all
23systems in the state, from local and county sources in the calendar year immediately
24preceding the calendar year for which aid under this section is to be paid. The
25amount shall include a recommendation for the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (e)

1(qm) and recommendations for the funding of other public library services, as
2determined by the department in conjunction with public libraries and public library
3systems.
AB75-ASA1, s. 823 4Section 823. 44.02 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,450,95 44.02 (24) Promulgate by rule procedures, standards and forms necessary to
6certify, and shall certify, expenditures for preservation or rehabilitation of historic
7property for the purposes of s. ss. 71.07 (9m) and (9r), 71.28 (6), and 71.47 (6). These
8standards shall be substantially similar to the standards used by the secretary of the
9interior to certify rehabilitations under 26 USC 47 (c) (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 824 10Section 824. 45.03 (13) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,450,1911 45.03 (13) (j) Provide grants to eligible persons who administer a program to
12identify, train, and place volunteers at the community level who will assist national
13guard members, members of the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S.
14armed forces, and their spouses and dependents, who return to this state after
15serving on active duty. The department shall make available to the volunteers,
16veterans, and their spouses and dependents, a packet of information about the
17benefits that they may be eligible to receive from the state or federal government.
18The annual amount that may be expended under this paragraph may not exceed
19$201,000.
This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2007 2011.
AB75-ASA1, s. 825 20Section 825. 45.20 (2) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,450,2521 45.20 (2) (c) 2. a. Be completed and received by the department no later than
2260 days after the completion of the semester or course. The department may accept
23an application received more than 60 days after the completion of the semester or
24course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt
in a time limit set
25by administrative rule
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 826
1Section 826. 45.20 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 827 2Section 827. 45.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,451,153 45.43 (1) The department shall administer a program to provide assistance to
4persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the
5U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under conditions other than
6dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance to persons whose need for
7services is based upon homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances
8designated by the department by rule. The department shall designate the
9assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
10medical care, dental care, education, employment, single room occupancy housing,
11and transitional housing. The department may provide payments to facilitate the
12provision of services under this section. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2)
13(ac), the department shall provide $15,000 annually during fiscal years 2007-08 and
142008-09 to the Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd., of Milwaukee, to provide outreach
15services to homeless veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
AB75-ASA1, s. 828 16Section 828. 45.43 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,451,2017 45.43 (2) The department may charge fees for single room occupancy housing,
18transitional housing, and for other assistance provided under this section that the
19department designates. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the fee
20schedule and the manner of implementation of that schedule.
AB75-ASA1, s. 829 21Section 829. 46.028 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,451,24 2246.028 Electronic benefit transfer. The department may deliver benefits
23that are administered by the department to recipients of the benefits by an electronic
24benefit transfer system if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
AB75-ASA1,452,3
1(1) The department obtains any authorization from a federal agency that is
2required under federal law to deliver the benefits by an electronic benefit transfer
3system.
AB75-ASA1,452,5 4(2) The department promulgates an administrative rule to deliver the benefits
5by an electronic benefits transfer system.
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