SB536: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 536

February 9, 1996 - Introduced by Senator Weeden, cosponsored by Representative Brancel. Referred to Committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.

SB536,1,8 An Act to renumber 227.43 (2) and 227.43 (2m); to renumber and amend 227.43 (4) and 227.43 (5); to amend 227.43 (title); and to create 20.505 (4) (kp), 46.03 (42), 49.32 (12), 227.43 (1) (bu) and (by), 227.43 (2) (c) and (d), 227.43 (3) (c) and (d) and 227.43 (4) (c) and (d) of the statutes; relating to: granting authority to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration to hold administrative hearings for the department of health and family services and the department of industry, labor and job development, granting rule-making authority and making appropriations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the division of hearings and appeals (DHA) in the department of administration (DOA) has authority to hold administrative hearings for certain administrative hearings granted by the department of transportation and the department of natural resources. For these hearings, DHA has the authority to assign hearing examiners, supervise the hearing process and promulgate rules. This bill expands these provisions to grant DHA the authority to also hold administrative hearings for the department of health and family services (DHFS) and to hold certain administrative hearings for the department of industry, labor and job development (DILJD). Under the bill, DHA may conduct a hearing granted by DILJD, if the hearing relates to the economic support and work programs administered by DILJD.

The bill grants the administrator of DHA the authority to set the fees, in accordance with a federally approved allocation methodology, to be charged for the services provided to DHFS and DILJD. DHFS and DILJD are required to pay to DHA all costs of the services of a hearing examiner, including support services, for these administrative hearings. The bill transfers from DHFS and DILJD to DOA all assets and liabilities, pending matters, rules and orders, contracts, equipment and records that relate to these administrative hearings. The bill also transfers certain DHFS and DILJD employes to DOA; these employes are granted the same rights and status at DOA that they possessed at DHFS and DILJD. The provisions of the bill and the transfers take place on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB536, s. 1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB536, s. 2 Section 2. 20.505 (4) (kp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB536,2,7 20.505 (4) (kp) Hearings and appeals fees. The amounts in the schedule for hearings and appeals services to the departments of health and family services and industry, labor and job development. All moneys received from the fees charged under s. 227.43 (3) (c) and (d) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SB536, s. 3 Section 3. 46.03 (42) of the statutes is created to read:

SB536,2,11 46.03 (42) Administrative hearings and appeals. Any hearing under s. 227.42 granted by the department may be conducted before the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB536, s. 4 Section 4. 49.32 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB536,3,3 49.32 (12) Administrative hearings and appeals. Any hearing under s. 227.42 granted by the department under this subchapter may be conducted before the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB536, s. 5 Section 5. 227.43 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB536,3,6 227.43 (title) Natural resources and transportation Division of hearings and appeals.

SB536, s. 6 Section 6. 227.43 (1) (bu) and (by) of the statutes are created to read:

SB536,3,11 227.43 (1) (bu) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing of a contested case that is required to be conducted by the department of health and family services and that is not conducted by the secretary of health and family services.

SB536,3,15 (by) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing of a contested case that is required to be conducted by the department of industry, labor and job development under subch. III of ch. 49 and that is not conducted by the secretary of industry, labor and job development.

SB536, s. 7 Section 7. 227.43 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 227.43 (2) (a).

SB536, s. 8 Section 8. 227.43 (2) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

SB536,3,22 227.43 (2) (c) The department of health and family services shall notify the division of hearings and appeals of every pending hearing to which the administrator of the division is required to assign a hearing examiner under sub. (1) (bu) after the department of health and family services is notified that a hearing on the matter is required.

SB536,4,2 (d) The department of industry, labor and job development shall notify the division of hearings and appeals of every pending hearing to which the administrator of the division is required to assign a hearing examiner under sub. (1) (by) after the department of industry, labor and job development is notified that a hearing on the matter is required.

SB536, s. 9 Section 9. 227.43 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 227.43 (2) (b).

SB536, s. 10 Section 10. 227.43 (3) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

SB536,4,9 227.43 (3) (c) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of health and family services by a hearing examiner under this section in a manner consistent with a federally approved allocation methodology. The fees shall cover the total cost of the services.

SB536,4,14 (d) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of industry, labor and job development by a hearing examiner under this section in a manner consistent with a federally approved allocation methodology. The fees shall cover the total cost of the services.

SB536, s. 11 Section 11. 227.43 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 227.43 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB536,4,19 227.43 (4) (a) The department of natural resources shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner assigned to the department under sub. (1) (b), according to the fee schedule fees set under sub. (3) (a).

SB536, s. 12 Section 12. 227.43 (4) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

SB536,4,23 227.43 (4) (c) The department of health and family services shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner, including support services, assigned under sub. (1) (bu), according to the fees set under sub. (3) (c).

SB536,5,3 (d) The department of industry, labor and job development shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner, including support services, assigned under sub. (1) (by), according to the fees set under sub. (3) (d).

SB536, s. 13 Section 13. 227.43 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 227.43 (4) (b) and amended to read:

SB536,5,9 227.43 (4) (b) The department of transportation shall pay all costs of the services of a hearing examiner assigned under sub. (1) (bg) or assigned to the department under sub. (1) (br), according to the fee schedule fees set under sub. (3) (b).

SB536, s. 14 Section 14. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB536,5,12 (1) Transfer of administrative hearings and appeals authority from department of health and family services to department of administration.

SB536,5,16 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of health and family services associated with administrative hearings shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of administration.

SB536,5,17 (b) Transfer of positions and employes, change in funding source.

SB536,5,22 1. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health and family services, funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (8) (a) of the statutes and primarily related to hearings and appeals, are decreased by 5.4 GPR positions on the effective date of this subdivision, to reflect the transfer of hearings and appeals to the department of administration.

SB536,6,2 2. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health and family services, funded from the appropriation under section 20.435 (8) (n) of the statutes and primarily related to hearings and appeals, are decreased by 5.4 FED positions on the effective date of this subdivision, to reflect the transfer of hearings and appeals to the department of administration.

SB536,6,6 3.  The authorized FTE positions for the department of administration, funded from the appropriation under section 20.505 (4) (kp) of the statutes, are increased by 10.8 PR positions on the effective date of this subdivision, to reflect the transfer of hearings and appeals from the department of health and family services.

SB536,6,9 4.  All incumbent employes holding positions specified in subdivisions 1. and 2., as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the department of administration.

SB536,6,16 (c) Employe status. Employes transferred under paragraph (b) 4. to the department of administration shall have the same rights and status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of administration that they enjoyed in the department of health and family services. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employe with permanent status in class who is transferred under paragraph (b) is required to serve a probationary period.

SB536,6,20 (d) Equipment and records. On the effective date of this paragraph, all furniture, equipment, supplies and records of the department of health and family services associated with administrative hearings shall be transferred to the department of administration.

SB536,6,25 (e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of health and family services associated with administrative hearings in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of administration or the effective date of this paragraph. The department of administration shall carry out any such contractual obligations.