AB768: Bill Text

AB768,243,18 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards established by the department under s. 301.08, the responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of fees for services other than those provided at state facilities if those county departments or providers meet the conditions considered appropriate by the department. The department may delegate to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 the responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of fees for services provided at the state facilities if the necessary conditions are met.

AB768, s. 495 Section 495. 301.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,243,22 301.26 (2) (b) Uniform fees collected or received by counties under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) for services provided under this section shall be applied to cover the cost of the services.

AB768, s. 496 Section 496. 301.26 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,244,4 301.26 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in pars. (e) to (g), for services under s. 938.34, all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections made under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm).

AB768, s. 497 Section 497. 301.26 (4) (d) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,244,10 301.26 (4) (d) 1m. Except as provided in pars. (e) to (g), for services under ss. 48.366 and 938.183, all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections made under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm).

AB768, s. 498 Section 498. 301.26 (4) (dt) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,244,14 301.26 (4) (dt) For serious juvenile offender services, all uniform fee collections under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm).

AB768, s. 499 Section 499. 301.26 (4) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 27 and 35, is amended to read:

AB768,244,21 301.26 (4) (e) For foster care, treatment foster care, group home care and institutional child care to delinquent juveniles under ss. 49.19 (10) (d), 938.48 (4) and (14) and 938.52 all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ho).

AB768, s. 500 Section 500. 301.26 (4) (ed) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,245,2 301.26 (4) (ed) For foster care, treatment foster care, group home care and institutional child care to serious juvenile offenders under ss. 49.19 (10) (d), 938.48 (4) and (14) and 938.52 all uniform fee collections under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ho).

AB768, s. 501 Section 501. 301.26 (4) (eg) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,245,8 301.26 (4) (eg) For corrective sanctions services under s. 938.533 (2), all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hr).

AB768, s. 502 Section 502. 301.26 (4) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,245,14 301.26 (4) (g) For juvenile field and institutional aftercare services under ch. 938 and for the office of juvenile offender review, all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections under s. 46.03 301.03 (18) shall be deposited in the general fund and shall be treated as a nonappropriated receipt.

AB768, s. 503 Section 503. 301.328 of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,245,19 301.328 Judgment for litigation loans to prisoners. (1) In this section, "litigation loan" means a loan made to a prisoner by the department to pay for paper, photocopying, postage or other expenses associated with litigation commenced by the prisoner.

AB768,246,6 (2) If a prisoner fails to repay a litigation loan to the department, the warden of the institution where the prisoner is incarcerated, imprisoned, confined or detained may submit a certification under oath to the clerk of circuit court in the county where the institution is located. The certification shall state the amount of litigation loans unpaid, the name and location of the prisoner and such other information as the court considers necessary. The court shall order that the amount certified by the warden be a judgment on behalf of the state and against the prisoner if the prisoner fails to submit a written objection to the court within 20 days after the court receives the certification from the warden. If the prisoner timely submits a written objection to the certification, the court shall consider the objection to be a complaint in a civil action and proceed under the rules of procedure under ch. 799, without requiring the service of a summons or the payment of filing fees.

AB768,246,10 (3) At the same time that the warden submits the certification to the court, the warden shall provide the prisoner with a copy of the certification. The warden shall attach to the certification provided to the prisoner a notice informing the prisoner of all of the following:

AB768,246,14 (a) That if the prisoner fails to submit a written objection to the court within 20 days after the court receives the certification from the warden, the court shall order that the amount certified by the warden be a judgment on behalf of the state and against the prisoner.

AB768,246,16 (b) The name and address of the circuit court where the certification was submitted.

AB768,246,19 (c) That if the prisoner timely objects to the certification, the objection will be considered a complaint for purposes of the commencement of a civil suit under ch. 799.

AB768,246,21 (d) That the prisoner is required to submit a copy of the objection to the warden at the time he or she submits the objection to the clerk of circuit court.

AB768, s. 504 Section 504. 301.45 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

AB768,247,3 301.45 (7) (a) The department shall maintain information provided under sub. (2). The department shall keep the information confidential except as provided in s. ss. 301.03 (14) and 301.46 and except as needed for law enforcement purposes.

AB768, s. 505 Section 505. 301.46 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

AB768,247,6 301.46 (4) (a) 5. A shelter care facility licensed under s. 48.48 938.22.

AB768, s. 506 Section 506. 302.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,247,13 302.11 (1) The warden or superintendent shall keep a record of the conduct of each inmate, specifying each infraction of the rules. Except as provided in subs. (1g), (1m), (1q), (7) and (10), each inmate is entitled to mandatory release on parole by the department. The mandatory release date is established at two-thirds of the sentence. Any calculations under this subsection or sub. (1q) (b) or (2) (b) resulting in fractions of a day shall be rounded in the inmate's favor to a whole day.

AB768, s. 507 Section 507. 302.11 (1q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,247,18 302.11 (1q) (a) An inmate who files an action or special proceeding, including a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, to which s. 807.15 applies shall have his or her mandatory release date extended by the number of days specified in the court order prepared under s. 807.15 (3).

AB768,247,21 (b) Upon receiving a court order issued under s. 807.15, the department shall recalculate the mandatory release date of the inmate to whom the order applies and shall inform the inmate of his or her new mandatory release date.

AB768, s. 508 Section 508. 302.11 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,247,24 302.11 (2) (c) No extension under this section subsection may require the inmate to serve more days in prison than provided for under the sentence.

AB768, s. 509 Section 509. 302.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,248,8 302.11 (7) (b) A parolee returned to prison for violation of the conditions of parole shall be incarcerated for the entire period of time determined by the department of corrections in the case of a waiver or the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in the case of a hearing under par. (a), unless paroled earlier under par. (c). The parolee is not subject to mandatory release under sub. (1) or presumptive mandatory release under sub. (1g). The period of time determined under par. (a) may be extended in accordance with sub. subs. (1q) and (2).

AB768, s. 510 Section 510. 302.43 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,248,21 302.43 Good time. Every inmate of a county jail is eligible to earn good time in the amount of one-fourth of his or her term for good behavior if sentenced to at least 4 days, but fractions of a day shall be ignored. An inmate shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). An inmate who violates any law or any regulation of the jail, or neglects or refuses to perform any duty lawfully required of him or her, may be deprived by the sheriff of good time under this section, except that the sheriff shall not deprive the inmate of more than 2 days good time for any one offense without the approval of the court. An inmate who files an action or special proceeding, including a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, to which s. 807.15 applies shall be deprived of the number of days of good time specified in the court order prepared under s. 807.15 (3).

AB768, s. 511 Section 511. 303.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,249,5 303.07 (3) Each prisoner serving a sentence under this section who could have been sentenced to a state prison is subject to s. 302.11 (1), (1g) , (1q) and (2). Each prisoner serving such a sentence may be transferred to a state prison upon recommendation of the superintendent and approval of the department. The county board may, pursuant to its regulations approved by the department, extend to all other prisoners similar pecuniary earnings and rewards, subject to similar conditions and limitations as those prescribed by s. 302.12 for prisoners in the Wisconsin state prisons.

AB768, s. 512 Section 512. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,249,21 304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) or s. 302.045 (3), 961.49 (2) or 973.0135, the parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever is greater. Except as provided in s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014, the parole commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20 years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension using the formulas under s. 302.11 (2) (1q) and (2), if applicable. The person serving the life term shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department or the parole commission shall not provide any convicted offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility or evaluation until the person has been confined at least 60 days following sentencing.

AB768, s. 513 Section 513. 343.305 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,249,24 343.305 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "department" means the department of health and family services.

AB768,250,3 2. In addition to any other information required by the department, an application for a permit or laboratory approval under par. (a) shall include the following:

AB768,250,4 a. In the case of an individual, the individual's social security number.

AB768,250,6 b. In the case of a person who is not an individual, the person's federal employer identification number.

AB768,250,9 3. a. The department shall deny an application for the issuance or, if applicable, an application for the renewal of a permit or laboratory approval if the information required under subd. 2. a. or b. is not included in the application.

AB768,250,12 b. The department may not disclose any information received under subd. 2. a. or b. except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

AB768,250,21 4. The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a permit or laboratory approval, or revoke a permit or laboratory approval already issued, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or holder of the permit or laboratory approval is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom a permit or laboratory approval is not issued or renewed, or an individual or laboratory whose permit or laboratory approval is revoked, under this subdivision for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this subsection.

AB768, s. 514 Section 514. 343.61 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 343.61 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB768,251,2 343.61 (2) (a) (intro.) Application for a driver school license shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the department, shall contain such information as is required by the department and shall be accompanied by the required fee. An application shall include the following:

AB768, s. 515 Section 515. 343.61 (2) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:

AB768,251,5 343.61 (2) (a) 1. In the case of an individual, the individual's social security number.

AB768,251,7 2. In the case of a person who is not an individual, the person's federal employer identification number.

AB768, s. 516 Section 516. 343.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,251,11 343.61 (2) (b) The department of transportation may not disclose any information received under par. (a) 1. or 2. to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

AB768, s. 517 Section 517. 343.62 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 343.62 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB768,251,17 343.62 (2) (a) Application for an instructor's license shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the department, shall contain such information as is required by the department and shall be accompanied by the required fee. An application shall include the individual's social security number.

AB768, s. 518 Section 518. 343.62 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,251,21 343.62 (2) (b) The department of transportation may not disclose any social security number received under par. (a) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

AB768, s. 519 Section 519. 343.64 of the statutes is renumbered 343.64 (1).

AB768, s. 520 Section 520. 343.64 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,252,3 343.64 (2) The secretary shall deny the application of any person for a driver school license if the applicant fails to provide the information required under s. 343.61 (2) (a) 1. or 2.

AB768, s. 521 Section 521. 343.65 of the statutes is renumbered 343.65 (1).

AB768, s. 522 Section 522. 343.65 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,252,8 343.65 (2) The secretary shall deny the application of any person for an instructor's license if the applicant fails to provide the social security number required under s. 343.62 (2) (a).

AB768, s. 523 Section 523. 343.66 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,252,11 343.66 (6) The licensee has failed to maintain satisfactory insurance to meet damage claims in the amounts specified by s. 343.64 (7) (1) (g).

AB768, s. 524 Section 524. 343.662 of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,252,21 343.662 Denial or revocation of driver school license. The secretary shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a driver school license issued under s. 343.61, or revoke a driver school license already issued under s. 343.61, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom a driver school license is not issued or renewed, or a licensee whose driver school license is revoked, under this section for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this subchapter.

AB768, s. 525 Section 525. 343.672 of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,253,6 343.672 Denial or revocation of instructor's license. The secretary shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of an instructor's license issued under s. 343.62, or revoke an instructor's license already issued under s. 343.62, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom an instructor's license is not issued or renewed, or a licensee whose instructor's license is revoked, under this section for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this subchapter.

AB768, s. 526 Section 526. 343.68 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,253,11 343.68 Renewal no bar to revocation of license. In Except as provided in ss. 343.662 and 343.672, in reviewing the renewal of a license, the secretary may deny or delay such renewal for causes and violations as prescribed by ss. 343.64 to 343.72 occurring during any prior license period.

AB768, s. 527 Section 527. 343.69 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,253,20 343.69 Hearings on license denials and revocations. Before the department denies an application for a driver school license or instructor's license or revokes any such license, the department shall notify the applicant or licensee of the pending action and that the division of hearings and appeals will hold a hearing on the pending denial or revocation. The division of hearings and appeals shall send notice of the hearing by registered or certified mail to the last-known address of the licensee or applicant, at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. This section does not apply to denials or revocations of licenses under s. 343.662 or 343.672.

AB768, s. 528 Section 528. 348.27 (9m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,254,6 348.27 (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.

AB768, s. 529 Section 529. 350.12 (3j) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768,254,12 350.12 (3j) (b) The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) or (bn) is $10 $12.25. A trail use sticker issued for such a snowmobile may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and is valid for one year.

AB768, s. 530 Section 530. 350.12 (3j) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB768,254,16 350.12 (3j) (e) 1. The department may appoint any person who is not an employe of the department as the department's agent to issue trail use stickers and collect the fees for these stickers.

AB768,254,20 2. Any person, including the department, who issues a trail use sticker shall collect in addition to the fee under par. (b) an issuing fee of 75 cents. The agent may retain 50 cents of the issuing fee to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the sticker.

AB768,254,23 3. The department shall establish by rule, procedures for issuing trail use stickers, and the department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons who are authorized to be agents under this paragraph.

AB768, s. 531 Section 531. 350.12 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768,255,4 350.12 (3m) (a) Deposited in the conservation fund. All moneys that are collected under this section and that are not issuing fees retained by agents appointed by the department shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the snowmobile account established under s. 25.29 (1m).