AB75-SSA1,1634,2322 (a) The permittee is not in compliance with a rule establishing standards for
23the financial condition of care management organizations.
AB75-SSA1,1634,2424 (b) Grounds exist to suspend or revoke the permittee's permit.
AB75-SSA1,1634,25 25(2) An order issued under this subsection is effective immediately.
AB75-SSA1,1635,3
1(3) The permittee has the rights provided under s. 601.62. The commissioner
2may serve upon the permittee notice of hearing under the procedures under s. 601.62
3simultaneously with service of the order under sub. (1).
AB75-SSA1,1635,4 4(4) The commissioner may keep proceedings under this section confidential.
AB75-SSA1,1635,8 5648.65 Enrollee immunity. (1) Immunity. An enrollee of a care management
6organization is not liable for health care, service, equipment, or supply charges that
7are covered under the care management organization's contract with the
8department.
AB75-SSA1,1635,13 9(2) Prohibited recovery attempts. No person may bill, charge, collect a deposit
10from, seek compensation from, file or threaten to file with a credit reporting agency
11with respect to, or have any recourse against an enrollee or any person acting on the
12enrollee's behalf, for any health care, service, equipment, or supply charges for which
13the enrollee or person acting on his or her behalf is not liable under sub. (1).
AB75-SSA1,1635,15 14(3) Immunity not affected. The immunity of an enrollee under subs. (1) and
15(2) is not affected by any of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1635,1716 (a) A breach or default on an agreement by the care management organization
17or the failure of any person to compensate the provider.
AB75-SSA1,1635,2418 (b) The insolvency of the care management organization or any person
19contracting with the care management organization or the commencement or the
20existence of conditions permitting the commencement of insolvency, delinquency, or
21bankruptcy proceedings involving the care management organization or other
22person, regardless of whether the care management organization or other person has
23agreed to compensate, directly or indirectly, the provider for health care, services,
24equipment, or supplies for which the enrollee is not liable under sub. (1)
AB75-SSA1,1636,3
1(c) The inability of the provider or other person who is owed compensation for
2health care, services, equipment, or supplies to obtain compensation from the care
3management organization.
AB75-SSA1,1636,6 4648.75 Insolvency funding. (1) Deposit required. A permittee shall deposit
5an amount established by the contract with the department, and not less than
6$250,000, using the procedures under. s. 601.13.
AB75-SSA1,1636,9 7(2) Release of deposit. A deposit under this section may be released only with
8the approval of the commissioner, after consulting with the department, by the
9procedures under s. 601.13 (10) and only in one of the following circumstances:
AB75-SSA1,1636,1010 (a) To pay an assessment under sub. (3).
AB75-SSA1,1636,1311 (b) To pay creditors of the permittee according to the priority determined by the
12department if the permittee is insolvent, dissolves, or is subject to an insolvency
13proceeding, including a bankruptcy proceeding.
AB75-SSA1,1636,21 14(3) Assessment. The department may assess an amount from each permittee's
15deposit for the purpose of funding arrangements for, or to pay expenses related to,
16services for enrollees of an insolvent or financially hazardous permittee. The
17department's assessment shall be allocated to each permittee's deposit in an amount
18that reflects the permittee's proportionate share of projected enrollment in the
19department's annual contracting period. The commissioner may authorize release,
20and the department of administration shall pay to the department the assessed
21amount for the purposes of this subsection.
AB75-SSA1,1636,25 22(4) Restoration. A permittee shall restore its deposit that is subject to an
23assessment under sub. (3) within 30 days after the assessment, unless the office,
24after consulting with the department, authorizes a longer period, which shall not
25exceed 2 years.
AB75-SSA1,1637,4
1(5) Recovery. The department may recover, and may file a claim or bring civil
2action to recover, from the insolvent or financially hazardous permittee any amount
3that the department assesses and pays under sub. (3). Any amount recovered shall
4be restored to each permittee's deposit in the same proportion as the assessment.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3200 5Section 3200. 700.19 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1637,116 700.19 (2m) Domestic partners. If persons named as owners in a document
7of title, transferees in an instrument of transfer, or buyers in a bill of sale are
8described in the document, instrument, or bill of sale as domestic partners under ch.
9770, or are in fact domestic partners under ch. 770, they are joint tenants, unless the
10intent to create a tenancy in common is expressed in the document, instrument, or
11bill of sale.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3202 12Section 3202. 704.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1637,1513 704.31 (3) This section does not apply to a lease to which a local professional
14baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, the Wisconsin Quality
15Home Care Authority,
or the Fox River Navigational System Authority is a party.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3205 16Section 3205. 758.19 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1637,2517 758.19 (8) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (c), the
18director of state courts shall reimburse counties up to 4 times each year for the actual
19expenses paid for interpreters required by circuit courts to assist persons with
20limited English proficiency under s. 885.38 (8) (a) 1. The amount of the
21reimbursement for mileage shall be 20 cents per mile going and returning from his
22or her residence if within the state; or, if without the state, from the point where he
23or she crosses the state boundary to the place of attendance, and returning by the
24usually traveled route between such points.
The amount of the maximum hourly
25reimbursement for court interpreters shall be as follows:
AB75-SSA1, s. 3206
1Section 3206. 767.205 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1638,42 767.205 (2) (a) 3. Whenever aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, 49.19, or
349.45 is provided on behalf of a dependent child or benefits are provided to the child's
4custodial parent under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3207 5Section 3207. 767.205 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1638,106 767.205 (2) (a) 4. Whenever aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, 49.19, or
749.45 has, in the past, been provided on behalf of a dependent child, or benefits have,
8in the past, been provided to the child's custodial parent under ss. 49.141 to 49.161,
9and the child's family is eligible for continuing child support services under 45 CFR
10302.33
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3208 11Section 3208. 767.407 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1638,1612 767.407 (1) (c) 1. Aid is provided under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, 49.19, or
1349.45 on behalf of the child, or benefits are provided to the child's custodial parent
14under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, but the state and its delegate under s. 49.22 (7) are barred
15by a statute of limitations from commencing an action under s. 767.80 on behalf of
16the child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3209 17Section 3209. 767.41 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1638,2318 767.41 (3) (c) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
19within 30 days after receiving a report under par. (b). At least 10 days before the date
20of the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the time, date, and purpose of the
21hearing to the agency that prepared the report, the child's parents, the child, if he
22or she is 12 years of age or over, and the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent
23or the operator of the facility in which the child is living.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3210 24Section 3210. 767.521 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1639,5
1767.521 Action by state for child support. (intro.) The state or its delegate
2under s. 49.22 (7) shall bring an action for support of a minor child under s. 767.001
3(1) (f) or for paternity determination and child support under s. 767.80 if the child's
4right to support is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645
5(3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm) and all of the following apply:
AB75-SSA1, s. 3211 6Section 3211. 767.55 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1639,87 767.55 (3) (a) 2. The child's right to support is assigned to the state under s.
848.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), or 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3211p 9Section 3211p. 767.57 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1639,1510 767.57 (1) (d) The department or its designee shall offer to every individual to
11whom child support or family support payments are disbursed under this section the
12option to receive a paper statement of account that will be sent to the individual
13whenever money is received on behalf of or disbursed to the individual under this
14section. The department or its designee may not charge an individual a fee for
15providing the statements of account.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3212 16Section 3212. 767.57 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3213 17Section 3213. 767.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1640,1218 767.57 (2) Procedure if recipient on public assistance. If a party entitled to
19maintenance or support, or both, is receiving public assistance under ch. 49, the
20party may assign the party's right to support or maintenance to the county
21department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 granting the assistance. The assignment
22shall be approved by order of the court granting the maintenance or support. The
23assignment may not be terminated if there is a delinquency in the amount to be paid
24to the assignee of maintenance and support previously ordered without the written
25consent of the assignee or upon notice to the assignee and a hearing. When an

1assignment of maintenance or support, or both, has been approved by the order, the
2assignee shall be deemed considered a real party in interest within under s. 803.01
3solely for the purpose of securing payment of unpaid maintenance or support ordered
4to be paid, by participating in proceedings to secure the payment of unpaid amounts.
5Notwithstanding assignment under this subsection, and without further order of the
6court, the department or its designee, upon receiving notice that a party or a minor
7child of the parties is receiving aid under s. 48.645 or public assistance under ch. 49
8or that a kinship care relative or long-term kinship care relative of the minor child
9is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments for the minor
10child
, shall forward all support assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2.,
1148.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19) to the assignee under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or
12(3n) (b) 2.,
48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19).
AB75-SSA1, s. 3214 13Section 3214. 767.57 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1640,2114 767.57 (4) Procedure for certain child recipients. If an order or judgment
15providing for the support of one or more children not receiving aid under s. 48.57 (3m)
16or (3n),
48.645, or 49.19 includes support for a minor who is the beneficiary of aid
17under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, or 49.19, any support payment made under the
18order or judgment is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2.,
1948.645 (3), or 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b. in the amount that is the proportionate share of the
20minor receiving aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, or 49.19, except as otherwise
21ordered by the court on the motion of a party.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3215 22Section 3215. 767.59 (1c) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1641,323 767.59 (1c) (a) (intro.) On the petition, motion, or order to show cause of either
24of the parties, the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23,
25or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) if an assignment has been made

1under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h), or 49.45 (19) or if either
2party or their minor children receive aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.645 or ch.
349, a court may, except as provided in par. (b), do any of the following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 3216 4Section 3216. 767.87 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1641,145 767.87 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity
6pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19
7(4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157, or 49.159,
8the natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity
9of the child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to
10cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the
11federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this under that statute, as of
12July 1, 1981, and pursuant to under any rules promulgated by the department which
13that define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by
1442 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3217 15Section 3217. 767.87 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1641,2016 767.87 (6) (b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to
17determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b)
182.,
49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157
19or 49.159, where when evidence other than the testimony of the mother may
20establish the paternity of the child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3218 21Section 3218. Chapter 770 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1641,2222 Chapter 770
AB75-SSA1,1641,2323 Domestic partnership
AB75-SSA1,1642,4 24770.001 Declaration of policy. The legislature finds that it is in the interests
25of the citizens of this state to establish and provide the parameters for a legal status

1of domestic partnership. The legislature further finds that the legal status of
2domestic partnership as established in this chapter is not substantially similar to
3that of marriage. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as inconsistent with or
4a violation of article XIII, section 13, of the Wisconsin Constitution.
AB75-SSA1,1642,5 5770.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB75-SSA1,1642,8 6(1) "Domestic partner" means an individual who has signed and filed a
7declaration of domestic partnership in the office of the register of deeds of the county
8in which he or she resides.
AB75-SSA1,1642,10 9(2) "Domestic partnership" means the legal relationship that is formed
10between 2 individuals under this chapter.
AB75-SSA1,1642,12 11770.05 Criteria for forming a domestic partnership. Two individuals may
12form a domestic partnership if they satisfy all of the following criteria:
AB75-SSA1,1642,14 13(1) Each individual is at least 18 years old and capable of consenting to the
14domestic partnership.
AB75-SSA1,1642,16 15(2) Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another
16individual.
AB75-SSA1,1642,18 17(3) The 2 individuals share a common residence. Two individuals may share
18a common residence even if any of the following applies:
AB75-SSA1,1642,1919 (a) Only one of the individuals has legal ownership of the residence.
AB75-SSA1,1642,2120 (b) One or both of the individuals have one or more additional residences not
21shared with the other individual.
AB75-SSA1,1642,2322 (c) One of the individuals leaves the common residence with the intent to
23return.
AB75-SSA1,1642,25 24(4) The 2 individuals are not nearer of kin to each other than 2nd cousins,
25whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.
AB75-SSA1,1642,26
1(5) The individuals are members of the same sex.
AB75-SSA1,1643,6 2770.07 Application and declaration. (1) (a) Individuals who wish to form
3a domestic partnership shall apply on or after the 31st day beginning after the
4effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], for a declaration of domestic
5partnership to the county clerk of the county in which at least one of the individuals
6has resided for at least 30 days immediately before applying.
AB75-SSA1,1643,97 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the county clerk may not issue a
8declaration of domestic partnership until at least 5 days after receiving the
9application for the declaration of domestic partnership.
AB75-SSA1,1643,1310 2. The county clerk may, at his or her discretion, issue a declaration of domestic
11partnership less than 5 days after application if the applicant pays an additional fee
12of not more than $10 to cover any increased processing cost incurred by the county.
13The county clerk shall pay this fee into the county treasury.
AB75-SSA1,1643,1714 (c) No declaration of domestic partnership may be issued unless the application
15for it is subscribed to by the parties intending to form the domestic partnership; it
16contains the social security number of each party who has a social security number;
17and it is filed with the clerk who issues the declaration of domestic partnership.
AB75-SSA1,1643,2518 (d) 1. Each party shall present satisfactory, documentary proof of identification
19and residence and shall swear, or affirm, to the application before the clerk who is
20to issue the declaration of domestic partnership. In addition to the social security
21number of each party who has a social security number, the application shall contain
22such informational items as the state registrar of vital statistics directs. The portion
23of the application form that is collected for statistical purposes only shall indicate
24that the address of an applicant may be provided by a county clerk to a law
25enforcement officer under the conditions specified under s. 770.18 (2).
AB75-SSA1,1644,8
12. Each applicant shall exhibit to the clerk a certified copy of a birth certificate,
2and each applicant shall submit a copy of any judgment, certificate of termination
3of domestic partnership, or death certificate affecting the domestic partnership
4status. If any applicable birth certificate, death certificate, notice of termination of
5domestic partnership, or judgment is unobtainable, other satisfactory documentary
6proof may be presented instead. Whenever the clerk is not satisfied with the
7documentary proof presented, he or she shall submit the proof, for an opinion as to
8its sufficiency, to a judge of a court of record in the county of application.
AB75-SSA1,1644,16 9(2) If sub. (1) and s. 770.05 are complied with, the county clerk shall issue a
10declaration of domestic partnership. With each declaration of domestic partnership
11the county clerk shall provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of fetal
12alcohol syndrome. After the application for the declaration of domestic partnership
13is filed, the clerk shall, upon the sworn statement of either of the applicants, correct
14any erroneous, false, or insufficient statement in the application that comes to the
15clerk's attention and shall notify the other applicant of the correction, as soon as
16reasonably possible.
AB75-SSA1,1644,22 17770.10 Completion and filing of declaration. In order to form the legal
18status of domestic partners, the individuals shall complete the declaration of
19domestic partnership, sign the declaration, having their signatures acknowledged
20before a notary, and submit the declaration to the register of deeds of the county in
21which they reside. The register of deeds shall record the declaration and forward the
22original to the state registrar of vital statistics.
AB75-SSA1,1645,2 23770.12 Terminating a domestic partnership. (1) (a) A domestic partner
24may terminate the domestic partnership by filing a completed notice of termination
25of domestic partnership form with the county clerk who issued the declaration of

1domestic partnership and paying the fee under s. 770.17. The notice must be signed
2by one or both domestic partners and notarized.
AB75-SSA1,1645,53 (b) If the notice under par. (a) is signed by only one of the domestic partners,
4that individual must also file with the county clerk an affidavit stating either of the
5following:
AB75-SSA1,1645,86 1. That the other domestic partner has been served in writing, in the manner
7provided under s. 801.11, that a notice of termination of domestic partnership is
8being filed with the county clerk.
AB75-SSA1,1645,119 2. That the domestic partner seeking termination has been unable to locate the
10other domestic partner after making reasonable efforts and that notice to the other
11domestic partner has been made by publication as provided in sub. (2).
AB75-SSA1,1645,17 12(2) If a domestic partner who is seeking to terminate the domestic partnership
13is unable to find the other domestic partner after making reasonable efforts, the
14domestic partner seeking termination may provide notice by publication in a
15newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the residence most recently
16shared by the domestic partners is located. The notice need not be published more
17than one time.
AB75-SSA1,1645,25 18(3) Upon receiving a completed, signed, and notarized notice of termination of
19domestic partnership, the affidavit under sub. (1) (b) if required, and the fee under
20s. 770.17, the county clerk shall issue to the domestic partner filing the notice of
21termination a certificate of termination of domestic partnership. The domestic
22partner shall submit the certificate of termination of domestic partnership to the
23register of deeds of the county in which the declaration of domestic partnership is
24recorded. The register of deeds shall record the certificate and forward the original
25to the state registrar of vital statistics.
AB75-SSA1,1646,3
1(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the termination of a domestic partnership
2is effective 90 days after the certificate of termination of domestic partnership is
3recorded under sub. (3).
AB75-SSA1,1646,64 (b) If a party to a domestic partnership enters into a marriage that is recognized
5as valid in this state, the domestic partnership is automatically terminated on the
6date of the marriage.
AB75-SSA1,1646,13 7770.15 Forms. (1) The application and declaration of domestic partnership
8under s. 770.07 and the notice of termination of domestic partnership and certificate
9of termination of domestic partnership under s. 770.12 shall contain such
10information as the state registrar of vital statistics determines is necessary. The
11form for the declaration of domestic partnership shall require both individuals
12forming a domestic partnership to sign the form and attest to satisfying all of the
13criteria under s. 770.05 (1) to (5).
AB75-SSA1,1646,15 14(2) The state registrar of vital statistics shall prepare the forms under sub. (1)
15and distribute the forms in sufficient quantities to each county clerk.
AB75-SSA1,1647,3 16770.17 Fees to county clerk. Each county clerk shall receive as a fee for each
17declaration of domestic partnership issued and for each certificate of termination of
18domestic partnership issued the same amount that the clerk receives for issuing a
19marriage license under s. 765.15. Of the amount that the clerk receives under this
20section, the clerk shall pay into the state treasury the same amount that the clerk
21pays into the state treasury from the fee collected for issuing a marriage license. The
22remainder shall become a part of the funds of the county. For each declaration of
23domestic partnership issued and for each certificate of termination of domestic
24partnership issued, the clerk shall also receive a standard notary fee in the same
25amount that the clerk receives as a standard notary fee in connection with issuing

1a marriage license and that may be retained by the clerk if the clerk is operating on
2a fee or part-fee basis but which otherwise shall become part of the funds of the
3county.
AB75-SSA1,1647,12 4770.18 Records. (1) The county clerk shall keep among the records in the
5office a suitable book called the declaration of domestic partnership docket and shall
6enter therein a complete record of the applications for and the issuing of all
7declarations of domestic partnership, and of all other matters which the clerk is
8required by this chapter to ascertain related to the rights of any person to obtain a
9declaration of domestic partnership. An application may be recorded by entering
10into the docket the completed application form, with any portion collected only for
11statistical purposes removed. The declaration of domestic partnership docket shall
12be open for public inspection or examination at all times during office hours.
AB75-SSA1,1648,2 13(2) A county clerk may provide the name of a declaration of domestic
14partnership applicant and, from the portion of the application form that is collected
15for statistical purposes, as specified under sub. (1), may provide the address of the
16declaration of domestic partnership applicant to a law enforcement officer, as defined
17in s. 51.01 (11). A county clerk shall provide the name and, if it is available, the
18address, to a law enforcement officer who requests, in writing, the name and address
19for the performance of an investigation or the service of a warrant. If a county clerk
20has not destroyed the portion of the declaration of domestic partnership application
21form that is collected for statistical purposes, he or she shall keep the information
22on the portion confidential, except as authorized under this subsection. If a written
23request is made by a law enforcement officer under this subsection, the county clerk
24shall keep the request with the declaration of domestic partnership application form.

1If the county clerk destroys the declaration of domestic partnership application form,
2he or she shall also destroy the written request.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3221 3Section 3221. 786.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1648,104 786.37 (3) This section does not apply to the name change of a minor if the
5parental rights to the minor of both parents have been terminated, guardianship and
6legal custody of the minor have been transferred under subch. VIII of ch. 48, the
7minor has been placed in a permanent foster home or a permanent treatment foster
8home
, and the guardian and legal custodian of the minor have petitioned to change
9the minor's name to the name or names of the minor's foster parents or treatment
10foster parents
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 3221g 11Section 3221g. 800.09 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1217
, is amended to read:
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