AB64-SA2,8,77 2. Participate in the day-to-day operation of a small farm.
AB64-SA2,8,138 (e) “Small farm" means farm premises, as specified in s. 102.04 (3), in this state
9that, at the time of the first payment to an individual under sub. (5) or (9) (b), has
10annual gross cash farm income that is not less than $35,000 nor more than $500,000
11or 140 percent of the maximum annual gross cash farm income for a small farm under
12the typology of the economic research service of the U.S. department of agriculture,
13whichever is greater.
AB64-SA2,8,16 14(3) Reimbursement program; eligibility. (a) The council shall establish a
15program that reimburses the higher education debt under sub. (5) or (9) (b) if the
16council finds that all of the following are satisfied:
AB64-SA2,8,1817 1. The individual is a state resident whose primary occupation is to operate a
18small farm.
AB64-SA2,8,1919 2. The individual satisfies one of the following:
AB64-SA2,8,2120 a. The individual has graduated from an institution of higher education with
21an associate or baccalaureate degree.
AB64-SA2,8,2322 b. The individual has completed a farm and industry short course offered by
23the University of Wisconsin System.
AB64-SA2,8,2524 c. The individual has obtained a technical college diploma or certificate in
25agriculture or a field related to agriculture.
AB64-SA2,9,2
13. No later than 5 years after satisfying the requirement under subd. 2., the
2individual begins to operate a small farm.
AB64-SA2,9,43 4. No later than 5 years after satisfying the requirement under subd. 2., the
4individual applies to the council for reimbursement.
AB64-SA2,9,65 5. The individual intends to operate a small farm for at least 5 years after
6applying to the council for reimbursement.
AB64-SA2,9,87 6. No other individual who also operates the small farm specified in subd. 3.
8is reimbursed for his or her higher education debt under sub. (5) or (9) (b).
AB64-SA2,9,109 (b) The council shall allow an individual to apply for reimbursement prior to
10satisfying the requirement under par. (a) 2.
AB64-SA2,9,13 11(4) Agreements. (a) The board shall enter into an agreement for making
12payments under sub. (5) or (9) (b) to an individual whom the council finds satisfies
13the requirements under sub. (3) if the board finds all of the following:
AB64-SA2,9,1614 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the repayment period for each student loan
15within the individual's higher education debt that is reimbursed under this section
16does not exceed 10 years.
AB64-SA2,9,1917 2. For each federal student loan within the individual's higher education debt
18that is reimbursed under this section, the individual enters into the standard
19repayment plan of the federal department of education for the loan.
AB64-SA2,9,2320 (b) The board may waive a requirement under par. (a) 1. or 2. if the board finds
21that the requirement presents a financial hardship. The board may require an
22individual to submit documentation necessary for the board to determine whether
23the requirement presents a financial hardship.
AB64-SA2,9,2424 (c) An agreement under par. (a) shall do all of the following:
AB64-SA2,10,4
11. Express the individual's commitment to pursue a long-term career in
2farming in this state and to make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements
3of this section during the 5-year period in which the individual receives payments
4under sub. (5) or (9) (b).
AB64-SA2,10,95 2. Require the individual to annually submit documentation showing to the
6board's satisfaction that the individual continues to be a state resident whose
7primary occupation is to operate a small farm and that the individual has in the
8preceding year made all required payments on the individual's outstanding higher
9education debt.
AB64-SA2,10,1110 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, require the board to make
11annual payments under sub. (5).
AB64-SA2,10,1412 4. Require the individual to notify the board within 60 days if the individual
13ceases to be a state resident or ceases to have as a primary occupation the operation
14of a small farm.
AB64-SA2,10,1615 5. Require the individual to provide the board with any information the board
16determines is necessary for administering this section.
AB64-SA2,10,1717 6. Identify the higher education debt to be reimbursed.
AB64-SA2,10,1818 7. Provide for termination of the agreement as specified in sub. (8) (a).
AB64-SA2,10,25 19(5) Reimbursement payments. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for
20each individual with whom the board enters into an agreement under sub. (4) (a), the
21board shall make 5 annual payments of equal amounts to the individual that in total
22equal the total amount of the individual's outstanding higher education debts, or
23$30,000, whichever is less. The board shall make the first payment as soon as
24practicable after entering into the agreement and the subsequent payments
25annually thereafter upon receipt of the documentation required under sub. (4) (c) 2.
AB64-SA2,11,5
1(6) Adjustments. The department of administration shall annually on July 1
2adjust the amounts appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (em) and the amount specified
3in sub. (5) to reflect any changes in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban
4consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the
512-month period ending on the preceding December 31.
AB64-SA2,11,8 6(7) Limits. In a fiscal year, no more than 30 percent of the amount appropriated
7under s. 20.235 (1) (em) for the fiscal year may be used to make payments under subs.
8(5) and (9) (b) to individuals who satisfy sub. (3) (a) 2. b. or c.
AB64-SA2,11,13 9(8) Termination. (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b), on the date that an
10individual ceases to be a state resident, or an individual's primary occupation ceases
11to be the operation of a small farm, the board shall terminate the individual's
12agreement under sub. (4) (a) on that date and the individual is not eligible to receive
13any remaining payments under the agreement.
AB64-SA2,11,1914 2. Upon termination of an agreement under subd. 1., an individual is liable to
15the board for an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the amount
16of the most recent annual payment received by the individual under sub. (5) or (9)
17(b) by a fraction in which the denominator is 365 and the numerator is the number
18of days after the termination date that remain in the year immediately following the
19most recent annual payment.
AB64-SA2,11,2520 (b) In consultation with the council, the board shall promulgate rules that allow
21an individual to remain eligible for payments under an agreement under sub. (4) (a)
22if, due to circumstances beyond the individual's control, the individual ceases to be
23a state resident, or ceases to operate a small farm, for a limited period. The
24circumstances shall include deployment in the U.S. armed services or national
25guard. The rules shall provide for each of the following:
AB64-SA2,12,2
11. Suspending payments during the period the individual ceases to be a state
2resident and reinstituting payments when the individual is a state resident.
AB64-SA2,12,53 2. Suspending payments during the period the individual's primary occupation
4ceases to be the operation of a small farm and reinstituting payments when the
5individual's primary occupation is the operation of a small farm.
AB64-SA2,12,10 6(9) Applicants; funding. (a) The council shall advise the board whether an
7applicant for reimbursement payments satisfies the requirements under sub. (3). If
8there is not sufficient funding to make reimbursement payments to all applicants for
9reimbursement, the council shall give priority to applicants under the following
10categories in the council's selection of applicants with which to advise the board:
AB64-SA2,12,1111 1. Applicants with the greatest financial need.
AB64-SA2,12,1412 2. Applicants who are most likely to successfully continue operating a small
13farm based on factors including an applicant's interest, training, experience,
14business plan, and relationship with a mentor.
AB64-SA2,12,1515 3. Applicants who own or who are working toward ownership of a small farm.
AB64-SA2,12,1916 4. Applicants who operate small farms that employ sustainable best practices
17for farming that are identified in the list of approved conservation enhancements and
18practices under the Conservation Stewardship Program of the U.S. department of
19agriculture.
AB64-SA2,12,2120 5. Applicants who are members of groups that are underrepresented in farming
21in this state.
AB64-SA2,13,322 (b) If funding is available due to agreement terminations under sub. (8) (a) or
23(10) (b), or if funding is available because the total amount of grants made by the
24board under sub. (5) in a fiscal year does not exceed the limit specified in s. 20.235
25(1) (em), the council shall advise the board of other individuals who are eligible for

1reimbursement under sub. (3). Based on the amount of funding that is available, the
2board may make payments to eligible individuals for a total amount that is less than
3the amount required under sub. (5).
AB64-SA2,13,6 4(10) Penalties. (a) Any individual who intentionally provides false
5information to the board or council under this section may be required to forfeit no
6more than $500.
AB64-SA2,13,127 (b) If an individual with whom the board has entered into an agreement under
8sub. (4) (a) fails to comply with a requirement under sub. (4) (c) 4. or intentionally
9provides false information to the board or council under this section, the board shall
10terminate the agreement and the individual is liable to the board for the total amount
11of payments made to the individual under sub. (5) together with interest at the rate
12of 10 percent per year from the date of the payments.
AB64-SA2,13,14 13(11) Rules. The board and council may promulgate rules to carry out their
14respective duties under this section.
AB64-SA2,13,17 15(12) Administrative support. The department of agriculture, trade and
16consumer protection shall provide administrative support to the council for carrying
17out the council's duties under this section.
AB64-SA2,13,25 18(13) Audits. The legislative audit bureau shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
19program established under this section in accomplishing the purposes specified in
20sub. (1). No later than July 1, 2024, and every 10 years thereafter, the legislative
21audit bureau shall submit a report of its evaluation to the chief clerk of each house
22of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
2313.172 (3). The report shall include the legislative audit bureau's recommendations
24on terminating, continuing, revising, or expanding the program, including any
25recommendations regarding funding the program.”.
AB64-SA2,14,1
124. Page 454, line 15: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,14,2 2 Section 786m. 48.67 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,14,103 48.67 (6) That each child welfare agency that operates a residential care center
4for children and youth accepts as placements in that residential care center for
5children and youth a minimum number of juveniles who are alleged to be or have
6been adjudicated delinquent or juveniles who are in need of protection or services.
7The department shall establish the minimum number for each residential care
8center for children and youth based on its capacity, the population served, the type
9of treatment and level of service provided, its capability to serve juveniles with
10exceptional needs, and other factors determined by the department.”.
AB64-SA2,14,11 1125. Page 563, line 14: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,14,12 12 Section 983h. 66.0145 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,14,14 1366.0145 Purchases of Wisconsin goods and services. (1) Definitions. In
14this section:
AB64-SA2,14,1515 (a) “Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0135 (1) (c).
AB64-SA2,14,1716 (b) “Local product or service" means a product or service that is purchased from
17a person whose principal place of business is located in this state.
AB64-SA2,14,24 18(2) Purchasing goals. (a) It shall be a goal of a local governmental unit that,
19annually, at least 20 percent of the aggregate value of purchases of products and
20services by that local governmental unit shall be local products or services, and it
21shall be a further goal of the local governmental unit that the percentage of the
22aggregate value of routine purchases of products and services in any year that are
23local products and services will not be lower than the aggregate value of such routine
24purchases in the previous year.
AB64-SA2,15,6
1(b) A local governmental unit shall evaluate its performance in reaching the
2goals specified in par. (a) and shall annually make this evaluation available to the
3public, except that these requirements do not apply to any local governmental unit
4whose governing body enacts an ordinance, adopts a resolution, or takes other official
5action stating that it chooses not to conduct an evaluation of its performance in
6reaching the goals.”.
AB64-SA2,15,7 726. Page 609, line 7: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,15,8 8 Section 1023u. 71.05 (6) (b) 54. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,15,109 71.05 (6) (b) 54. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, any
10amount received by an individual under the program under s. 39.52.”.
AB64-SA2,15,11 1127. Page 851, line 9: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,15,12 12 Section 1673y. 165.955 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,15,1413 165.955 (3) A county shall be eligible for a grant under sub. (2) if all of the
14following apply:
AB64-SA2,15,1815 (a) The county's program is designed to meet the needs of a person who abuses
16alcohol or other drugs and who may be or has been charged with or who has been
17convicted of a crime in that county related to the person's use or abuse of alcohol or
18other drugs.
AB64-SA2,15,2219 (b) The program is designed to promote public safety, reduce prison and jail
20populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, reduce recidivism, and
21improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of
22participants.
AB64-SA2,16,3
1(c) The program establishes eligibility criteria for a person's participation. The
2criteria shall specify that a violent offender is not eligible to participate in the
3program.
AB64-SA2,16,74 (d) Subject to par. (e), the program does not prohibit a person from beginning
5or continuing participation in the program because he or she uses a medication that
6is approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of his or
7her substance use disorder.
AB64-SA2,16,98 (e) The program allows a participant to use a medication that is approved by
9the federal food and drug administration if all of the following are true:
AB64-SA2,16,1210 1. A licensed health care provider, acting in the scope of his or her practice, has
11examined the person and determined that the person's use of the medication is an
12appropriate treatment for the person's substance use disorder.
AB64-SA2,16,1413 2. The medication was appropriately prescribed by a person authorized to
14prescribe medication in the state.
AB64-SA2,16,1615 3. The person is using the medication as prescribed as part of treatment for a
16diagnosed substance use disorder.
AB64-SA2,16,2017 (f) Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based
18practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the
19department of health services, and the program provides intensive case
20management.
AB64-SA2,16,2221 (g) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful
22substance abuse treatment.
AB64-SA2,17,323 (h) The program provides holistic treatment to its participants and provides
24them services that may be needed, as determined under the program, to eliminate
25or reduce their use of alcohol or other drugs, improve their mental health, facilitate

1their gainful employment or enhanced education or training, provide them stable
2housing, facilitate family reunification, ensure payment of child support, and
3increase the payment of other court-ordered obligations.
AB64-SA2,17,104 (i) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services provided to
5program participants by state and local government agencies and other
6organizations. The program shall require regular communication among a
7participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case
8manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person's
9compliance with his or her obligations under the program and any probation,
10extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant.
AB64-SA2,17,1211 (j) The program provides substance abuse and mental health treatment
12services through providers that are certified by the department of health services.
AB64-SA2,17,1613 (k) The program requires participants to pay a reasonable amount for their
14treatment, based on their income and available assets, and pursues and uses all
15possible resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid
16programs, including cash, vouchers, and direct services.
AB64-SA2,17,2317 (L) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in
18collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state
19public defender, local law enforcement officials, county agencies responsible for
20providing social services, including services relating to alcohol and other drug
21addiction, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the
22departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social
23services agencies, and substance abuse treatment providers.
AB64-SA2,17,2524 (m) The county complies with other eligibility requirements established by the
25department of justice to promote the objectives listed in pars. (a) and (b).”.
AB64-SA2,18,1
128. Page 860, line 10: delete “20.155 (3) (r)" and substitute “20.155 (3) (a), (r)".
AB64-SA2,18,2 229. Page 860, line 11: delete “and (rm)" and substitute “ , and (rm)".
AB64-SA2,18,3 330. Page 863, line 12: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,18,4 4 Section 1712b. 227.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA2,18,75 227.01 (1) “Agency" means a board, commission, committee, department or
6officer in the state government, except the governor, a district attorney or a military
7or judicial officer. “Agency" includes the small farm higher education debt council.”.
AB64-SA2,18,8 831. Page 868, line 20: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,18,9 9 Section 1771d. 238.126 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,18,14 10238.126 Program targeting. Beginning with the 2017-19 fiscal biennium,
11the corporation shall target new funding it receives in the appropriations under s.
1220.192 (1) (a) and (r) toward economic development programs that benefit small
13businesses, start-ups, businesses located in rural areas, and businesses certified
14under ss. 16.283, 16.285, and 16.287.”.
AB64-SA2,18,15 1532. Page 869, line 21: after that line insert:
AB64-SA2,18,16 16 Section 1774o. 238.165 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA2,18,24 17238.165 Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants. (1) The corporation
18shall establish and administer a program to make grants under this section. The
19corporation may award a grant under the program to a person who intends to use the
20grant to secure financing for making expenditures that would qualify for a credit
21under s. 71.07 (2dy) or (3g) (a) 2., 71.28 (1dy) or (3g) (a) 2., or 71.47 (1dy) or (3g) (a)
222., if the expenditures are made for a business located in this state that has fewer
23than 25 employees in this state or less than $5,000,000 in gross receipts for the
24taxable year in which the person applies for a grant under this section.
AB64-SA2,19,9
1(2) Any person who wishes to receive a grant under this section shall complete
2and submit an application to the corporation and enter into an agreement with the
3corporation to use the grant to secure financing for making expenditures described
4under sub. (1) and to repay any or all of the grant proceeds to the corporation if the
5person fails to comply with the agreement. An agreement under this subsection may
6provide that repayment shall be obtained through full or partial repayment of the
7principal amount of the grant plus interest, through receipt of a share of future
8profits from or an interest in a product or process, or through any other appropriate
9means.
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