AB650: Bill Text

AB650,35,2 146.40 (4r) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an entity shall report to the department any allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client by any person employed by or under contract with the entity if the person is under the control of the entity.

AB650,35,7 2. An entity shall report to the department of regulation and licensing any allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client by any person employed by or under contract with the entity if that person holds a credential that is related to the person's employment at, or contract with, the entity if the person is under the control of the entity.

AB650,35,11 3. An entity that intentionally fails to report an allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 and may be subject to other sanctions specified by the department by rule.

AB650, s. 66 Section 66. 348.27 (9m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB650,35,22 348.27 (9m) (a) 3. Bulk potatoes from storage facilities to food processing facilities in vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 10,000 pounds. A permit under this subdivision is not valid on USH 51 between STH 64 near Merrill and STH 29 south of Wausau in Lincoln and Marathon counties, and on I 39 between STH 29 south of Wausau and the I 90/94 interchange near Portage in Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Marquette and Columbia counties highways designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except to the extent permitted by federal law without any loss or reduction of federal aid or other sanction.

AB650, s. 67 Section 67. 565.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB650,36,3 565.05 (1) (intro.)  No employe of in the lottery division of the department who performs any duty related to the state lottery or the executive assistant or the secretary or deputy secretary of revenue may do any of the following:

AB650, s. 68 Section 68. 565.05 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB650,36,10 565.05 (1) (a) Have a direct or indirect interest in, or be employed by, any vendor while serving as an employe in the lottery division of the department and performing any duty related to the state lottery or as the executive assistant or as secretary or deputy secretary of revenue or for 2 years following the person's termination of service.

AB650, s. 69 Section 69. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB650,36,17 565.17 (5) (a) No employe of in the lottery division of the department who performs any duty related to the state lottery or the executive assistant or the secretary or deputy secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.

AB650, s. 70 Section 70. 632.746 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB650,36,23 632.746 (2) (b) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not impose a preexisting condition exclusion relating to pregnancy as a preexisting condition for the purpose of coverage of expenses related to prenatal and postnatal care, delivery and any complications of pregnancy.

AB650, s. 71 Section 71. 707.46 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB650,37,2 707.46 (3) Recording. A contract for the purchase of a time share and any other instrument that is evidence of a purchase of a time share is valid only if it is recorded.

AB650, s. 72 Section 72. 980.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB650,38,2 980.06 (2) (c) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for supervised release, the court shall notify the department. The department and the county department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence of the person, as determined under s. 980.105, shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the person will receive in the community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any, for supervision, counseling, medication, community support services, residential services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The department may contract with a county department, under s. 51.42 (3) (aw) 1. d., with another public agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who will be responsible for providing the treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan shall be presented to the court for its approval within 21 days after the court finding that the person is appropriate for supervised release, unless the department, county department and person to be released request additional time to develop the plan. If the county department of the person's county of residence declines to prepare a plan, the department may arrange for another county to prepare the plan if that county agrees to prepare the plan and if the person will be living in that county. If the department is unable to arrange for another county to prepare a plan, the court shall designate a county department to prepare the plan, order the county department to prepare the plan and place the person on supervised release in that county, except that the court may not so designate the county department in the any county where the there is a facility in which the person was persons committed for to institutional care is located under this chapter are placed unless that county is also the person's county of residence.

AB650, s. 73 Section 73. 980.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB650,39,2 980.08 (5) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for supervised release, the court shall notify the department. The department and the county department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence of the person, as determined under s. 980.105, shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the person will receive in the community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any, for supervision, counseling, medication, community support services, residential services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The department may contract with a county department, under s. 51.42 (3) (aw) 1. d., with another public agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who will be responsible for providing the treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan shall be presented to the court for its approval within 60 days after the court finding that the person is appropriate for supervised release, unless the department, county department and person to be released request additional time to develop the plan. If the county department of the person's county of residence declines to prepare a plan, the department may arrange for another county to prepare the plan if that county agrees to prepare the plan and if the person will be living in that county. If the department is unable to arrange for another county to prepare a plan, the court shall designate a county department to prepare the plan, order the county department to prepare the plan and place the person on supervised release in that county, except that the court may not so designate the county department in the any county where the there is a facility in which the person was persons committed for to institutional care is located under this chapter are placed unless that county is also the person's county of residence.

AB650, s. 9223 Section 9223. Appropriation changes; health and family services.

AB650,39,9 (1) Position decrease. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $82,500 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is decreased by $82,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department of health and family services by 2.0 GPR positions.

AB650,39,15 (2) Position increase. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $82,500 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $82,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of health and family services by 2.0 GPR positions.

AB650, s. 9327 Section 9327. Initial applicability; insurance.

AB650,39,18 (1) Pregnancy as preexisting condition. The treatment of section 632.746 (2) (b) of the statutes first applies to all of the following:

AB650,39,20 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), group health benefit plans that are issued or renewed on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB650,39,24 (b) Group health benefit plans covering employes who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with section 632.746 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:

AB650,39,25 1. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.

AB650,40,2 2. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified or renewed.

AB650, s. 9343 Section 9343. Initial applicability; revenue.

AB650,40,6 (1) Time-share sales. The treatment of sections 77.21 (1), 77.51 (4) (c) 6., 77.52 (2) (a) 1., 77.54 (30) (d) and 707.46 (3) of the statutes first applies to sales that occur on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.

AB650, s. 9400 Section 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9401 to 9456 of this act, this act takes effect on the day after publication.

AB650, s. 9423 Section 9423. Effective dates; health and family services.

AB650,40,15 (1) Criminal history and abuse record searches. The treatment of sections 48.685 (1) (a), (2) (am) (intro.), (b) 1. (intro.) and 3., (bg) and (c), (3) (a) and (b), (5) (f), (6) (b) and (7) (a) and (am), 50.065 (1) (b) and (c) (intro.), 3. and 6., (2) (a) (intro.), (am) (intro.) and 5., (b) 1. (intro.) and e. and 3., (bg) and (c), (3) (a) and (b), (5) (intro.) and (f), (5m), (6) (a) and (b) and (7) (a) and (am) and 146.40 (4r) (am) of the statutes takes effect on October 1, 1998, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

AB650, s. 9443 Section 9443. Effective dates; revenue.

AB650,40,18 (1) Mining tax. The treatment of section 70.375 (6) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 1998.

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