SB146: Bill Text

NOTE: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 49.131 (2) (b) was renumbered s. 49.155 (1g) by 1997 Wis. Act 27.

SB146, s. 130 Section 130. The treatment of 49.22 (6) of the statutes by 1997 Wisconsin Act 105 is not repealed by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

SB146, s. 131 Section 131. 49.225 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, section 39, is renumbered 49.227.

Note: 1997 Wis. Act 191, section 39, renumbered s. 46.251 to s. 49.225. Act 191, section 65, created a different provision as s. 49.225.

SB146, s. 132 Section 132. 49.27 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,41,2 49.27 (6) (c) Benefits. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall provide assistance in paying the child care costs of a work-not-welfare group that is eligible to receive benefits under this paragraph if the child care is provided by a child care provider, as defined in s. 49.132 (1) (am), 1995 stats. The formula for determining the amount of assistance shall be the same as the formula established by the department under s. 49.191 (2). The rates for child care services under this paragraph shall be determined under s. 49.132 (4) (d), 1995 stats., s. 49.132 (4) (dg), 1995 stats., or s. 49.132 (4) (dm), 1995 stats., whichever is applicable, or, if a higher rate is established under s. 49.132 (4) (e), 1995 stats., and if the child care services meet the quality standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e), 1995 stats., the rates for child care services under this paragraph that meet those standards shall be determined under s. 49.132 (4) (e), 1995 stats. The department shall promulgate rules for the disbursement of funds under this paragraph.

Note: Section 49.132 does not apply after November 1, 1997, and was repealed by 1997 Wis. Act 252.

SB146, s. 133 Section 133. 49.493 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,41,5 49.493 (1) (b) "Medical benefits or assistance" means medical benefits under s. 49.02, 49.046 or 253.05 or medical assistance.

NOTE: Section 49.046 was repealed by 1995 Wis. Act 27.

SB146, s. 134 Section 134. 49.665 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB146,41,8 49.665 (1) (b) "Dependent child" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (c).

Note: Inserts subsection number omitted by 1997 Wis. Act 27.

SB146, s. 135 Section 135. The treatment of 49.855 (6) of the statutes by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27 is not repealed by 1997 Wisconsin Act 35. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

SB146, s. 136 Section 136. 49.857 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

SB146,41,13 49.857 (1) (d) 2. An approval specified in s. 29.09 (11m) 29.024 (2g).

Note: This bill renumbers s. 29.09 (11m) to s. 29.024 (2g).

SB146, s. 137 Section 137. 49.857 (1) (d) 2m. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

SB146,41,16 49.857 (1) (d) 2m. A fishing approval issued under s. 29.138 29.229.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. 1997 Wis. Act 248 renumbered s. 29.138 to s. 29.229.

SB146, s. 138 Section 138. 50.01 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 156, is amended to read:

SB146,42,5 50.01 (2) "Nurse's assistant" means a person who performs routine patient care duties delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who supervises the person, for the direct health care of a patient or resident. "Nurse's assistant" does not mean a person who is licensed, permitted, certified or registered under subch. X XI of ch. 440 or ch. 441, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455 or 459 or a person whose duties primarily involve skills that are different than those taught in instructional programs for nurse's assistants.

Note: Subch. X of ch. 440, as created by 1997 Wis. Act 156, is renumbered subch. XI of ch. 440 by this bill.

SB146, s. 139 Section 139. 50.035 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,42,16 50.035 (3) (a) The person responsible for managing a Class C community-based residential facility, or that person's agent, shall be present in the facility at any time that residents are in the facility. The person responsible for managing a Class A or a Class B community-based residential facility, or that person's agent, shall be present in the facility from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. when residents are in the facility and the person responsible for managing a Class B community-based residential facility, or that person's agent, shall be readily available to the residents of the facility from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In this subsection, "Class A, B and C community-based residential facilities" have the meanings provided in s. HSS 3.41 (1) HFS 83.05,Wis. adm. code.

Note: Inserts the correct cross-reference. Section HSS 3.41, Wis. Adm. Code, was repealed and replaced by s. HFS 83.05, Wis. Adm. Code. There are no Class B facilities under s. HFS 83.05.

SB146, s. 140 Section 140. 50.035 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,42,21 50.035 (9) Notification to prospective residents of assessment requirement. Every community-based residential facility shall inform all prospective residents of the assessment requirements under ss. 46.27 (7) (cj) 3. and (11) (c) 5n. and 46.277 (3) (5) (d) 1n. for the receipt of funds under those sections.

SB146,43,2 NOTE: Inserts the correct cross-reference. There is no s. 46.277 (3) (d). Section 46.277 (5) (d) 1n. relates to community-based residential facility assessments.

SB146, s. 141 Section 141. 50.04 (5) (a) 5. b. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 280, is amended to read:

SB146,43,9 50.04 (5) (a) 5. b. Except as provided in subd. 5. a., a nursing home that violates a statute or rule resulting in a class "A" or class "B" violation and that has received a notice of a class "A" or class "B" violation of the same statute or rule within the previous 3-year period may be subject to a forfeiture 3 times the amount authorized for the most recent class of violation involved.

Note: The underscored "a" was inserted by 1997 Wis. Act 280 without being underscored. The change was intended.

SB146, s. 142 Section 142. 50.065 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, is amended to read:

SB146,43,16 50.065 (3) (a) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the department considers appropriate, the department shall request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 4. for all persons who are licensed to operate an entity and for all persons specified in par. sub. (2) (ag) (intro.) who are nonclient residents of an entity.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. There is no s. 50.065 (3) (ag). Section 50.065 (2) (ag) relates to nonclient residents of an entity.

SB146, s. 143 Section 143. The treatment of 51.30 (4) (a) of the statutes by 1997 Wisconsin Act 231 is not repealed by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

SB146, s. 144 Section 144. 55.045 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,44,7 55.045 Funding. The appropriate county department designated under s. 55.02 shall, within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds required to be appropriated to match state funds, provide for the reasonable program needs of persons who are protectively placed or who receive protective services under this chapter, including reasonable expenses for the evaluations required by sub. s. 55.06 (8). Payment and collections for protective placement or protective services provided in public facilities specified in s. 46.10 shall be governed in accordance with s. 46.10. The department may require that a person who is protectively placed or receives protective services under this chapter provide reimbursement for services or care and custody received, based on the ability of the person to pay for such costs.

Note: Inserts the correct cross-reference. This provision was renumbered from s. 55.06 (13) by 1995 Wis. Act 92 without taking the cross-reference into account.

SB146, s. 145 Section 145. The treatment of 59.25 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237 is not repealed by 1997 Wisconsin Act 248. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

SB146, s. 146 Section 146. The treatment of 59.40 (2) (m) of the statutes by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237 is not repealed by 1997 Wisconsin Act 248. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

SB146, s. 147 Section 147. 59.64 (1) (d) 1m. (form) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 250 and 253, is amended to read:

SB146,44,14 59.64 (1) (d) 1m. (form)

SB146,44,15 State of Wisconsin

SB146,44,16 v.

SB146,44,17 ....

SB146,44,18 In Circuit Court for .... County

SB146,44,19 Complaint for ....

SB146,44,20 Before ...., .... Court Commissioner.

SB146,44,21 Heard the .... day of ...., ....(year)

SB146,44,22 To the County Board of .... County:

SB146,45,5 I hereby certify that in the foregoing entitled action the following named persons rendered services and attended before me in the capacity stated. I further certify that they the following named persons are severally entitled to the amounts specified below for services, attendance and travel, that the services were actually and necessarily rendered, and that the action was prosecuted in good faith:

SB146,45,8 A.B. .... (constable or sheriff), actually and necessarily traveled in serving the .... herein, .... miles, and attended court .... days, and is entitled to $.... for other just and lawful services in the cause, and in all is entitled to $.....

SB146,45,9 Dated this .... day of ...., .... (year)

Note: 1997 Wis. Act 253 deleted the stricken "they" without showing it as stricken and inserted the underscored "the" without showing it as underscored. The change was intended.

SB146, s. 148 Section 148. 62.09 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,45,17 62.09 (7) (e) Whenever a city official in that official's official capacity is proceeded against or obliged to proceed before any court, board or commission, to defend or maintain his or her official position, or because of some act arising out of the performance of that official's official duties, and that official has prevailed in such proceeding, or the council has ordered the proceeding discontinued, the council may provide for payment to such official such sum as it sees fit, to reimburse the official for the expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney fees.

Note: Inserts necessary word for proper grammar.

SB146, s. 149 Section 149. 66.076 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 53 and 213, is amended to read:

SB146,46,9 66.076 (1) (a) In addition to all other methods provided by law, any municipality may construct, acquire or lease, extend or improve any plant and equipment within or without its corporate limits for the collection, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal of sewage or storm water and surface water, including the lateral, main and interceptor sewers necessary in connection therewith, and any town, village or city may arrange for the service to be furnished by a metropolitan sewerage district or joint sewerage system. Except as provided in s. 66.60 (6m), payment for a sewerage project or service described in this paragraph, or any part of the such project or service, may be provided from the general fund, from taxation, special assessments, sewerage service charges, or from the proceeds of either municipal obligations, revenue bonds or from any combination of these enumerated methods of financing.

Note: Each "or" is added to correct grammar. The interaction of the treatments by 1997 Wis. Acts 53 and 213 renders "such" surplusage.

SB146, s. 150 Section 150. 66.91 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,46,14 66.91 (5) (d) 2. Any city, town or village may collect and tax charges made by it to users in the same manner as water rates are taxed and collected under s. 66.069 (1) or 66.071 (1) (e). Charges taxed under this subdivision are a lien upon the property served, as provided in s. 66.091 66.069 (1) or 66.071 (1) (e).

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference added by the Laws of 1981, chapter 282. The reference to s. 66.069 (1) was preexisting. Section 66.069 (1) relates to municipal utility charges and provides for liens for delinquent payments. Section 66.091 (1) relates to county liability for mob damage and makes no provision for liens.

SB146, s. 151 Section 151. 70.11 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,47,3 70.11 (12) (a) Property owned by units which are organized in this state of the following organizations: the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys' Clubs of America, the Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girls or any person as trustee for them of property used for the purposes of those organizations, provided no pecuniary profit results to any individual owner or member. (a) Property owned by units which are organized in this state of the following organizations: the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys' Clubs of America, the Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girls or any person as trustee for them of property used for the purposes of those organizations, provided no pecuniary profit results to any individual owner or member.

Note: The prior version of this provision was inadvertently not deleted from the printed statutes.

SB146, s. 152 Section 152. 70.395 (2) (dg) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB146,47,15 70.395 (2) (dg) Each person constructing a metalliferous mining site shall pay to the department of revenue for deposit in the investment and local impact fund, as a construction fee, an amount sufficient to make the construction period payments under par. (d) 5. in respect to that site. Any person paying a construction fee under this paragraph may credit against taxes due under s. 70.375 an amount equal to the payments that the taxpayer has made under this paragraph, provided that the credit does not reduce the taxpayer's liability under s. 70.375 below the amount needed to make the first-dollar payments under subds. par. (d) 1., 2. and 2m. for that year in respect to the taxpayer's mine. Any amount not creditable because of that limitation in any year may be carried forward.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. There is no s. 70.395 (2) (dg) 1., 2. and 2m. Section 70.395 (2) (d) relates to payments under that section.

SB146, s. 153 Section 153. 70.44 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 35 and 250, is amended to read:

SB146,48,4 70.44 (1) Real or personal property omitted from assessment in any of the 2 next previous years, unless previously reassessed for the same year or years, shall be entered once additionally for each previous year of such omission, designating each such additional entry as omitted for the year .... of omission and affixing a just valuation to each entry for a former year as the same should then have been assessed according to the assessor's best judgment, and taxes shall be apportioned, using the net tax rate as provided in s. 70.43, and collected on the tax roll for such entry. This section shall not apply to manufacturing property assessed by the department of revenue under s. 70.995.

Note: The stricken blank was inserted by 1997 Wis. Act 250, but was rendered surplusage by the treatment of this provision by 1997 Wis. Act 35.

SB146, s. 154 Section 154. 70.45 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,48,21 70.45 Return and examination of rolls. When the assessment rolls have been completed in cities of the 1st class, they shall be delivered to the commissioner of assessments, in all other cities to the city clerk, in villages to the village clerk and in towns to the town clerk. At least 15 days before the first day on which the assessment rolls are open for examination, these officials shall have published a class 1 notice if applicable, or posted notice, under ch. 985, in anticipation of the roll delivery as provided in s. 70.50, that on certain days, therein named, the assessment rolls will be open for examination by the taxable inhabitants, which notice may assign a day or days for each ward, where there are separate assessment rolls for wards, for the inspection of rolls. The assessor shall be present for at least 2 hours while the assessment roll is open for inspection. Instructional material under s. 73.03 (52) (54) shall be available at the meeting. On examination the commissioner of assessments, assessor or assessors may make changes that are necessary to perfect the assessment roll or rolls, and after the corrections are made the roll or rolls shall be submitted by the commissioner of assessments or clerk of the municipality to the board of review.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 73.03 (54) relates to the publication of instructional materials. Section 73.03 (52) relates to entering into certain agreements with the Internal Revenue Service.

SB146, s. 155 Section 155. 70.46 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, is amended to read:

SB146,49,8 70.46 (4) No board of review may be constituted unless it includes at least one voting member who, within 2 years of the board's first meeting, has attended a training session under s. 73.03 (54) (55) and unless that member is the municipality's chief executive officer or that officer's designee. The municipal clerk shall provide an affidavit to the department of revenue stating whether the requirement under this subsection has been fulfilled.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 73.03 (55) relates to training sessions for board of review members; sub. (54) relates to the publication of certain instructional materials.

SB146, s. 156 Section 156. 70.995 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 35 and 250, is amended to read:

SB146,50,6 70.995 (12) (a) The department of revenue shall prescribe a standard manufacturing property report form that shall be submitted annually for each real estate parcel and each personal property account on or before March 1 by all manufacturers whose property is assessed under this section. The report form shall contain all information deemed considered necessary by the department and shall include, without limitation, income and operating statements, fixed asset schedules and a report of new construction or demolition. Failure to submit the report shall result in denial of any right of redetermination by the state board of assessors or the tax appeals commission. If any property is omitted or understated in the assessment roll in any of the next 5 previous years, the assessor shall enter the value of the omitted or understated property once for each previous year of the omission or understatement. The assessor shall designate each additional entry as omitted or understated for the year .... of omission or understatement. The assessor shall affix a just valuation to each entry for a former year as it should have been assessed according to the assessor's best judgment. Taxes shall be apportioned and collected on the tax roll for each entry, on the basis of the net tax rate for the year of the omission, taking into account credits under s. 79.10, and interest shall be added at the rate of 0.0267% per day for the period of time between the date when the form is required to be submitted and the date when the assessor affixes the just valuation.

Note: The stricken blank was inserted by 1997 Wis. Act 250, but was rendered surplusage by the treatment of this provision by 1997 Wis. Act 35.

SB146, s. 157 Section 157. 71.05 (6) (b) 25. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB146,50,16 71.05 (6) (b) 25. All gains that are not excluded from taxation under subd. 9., on business assets or on assets used in farming, including shares in a corporation or trust that meets the standards under s. 182.001 (1), or both, held more than one year, that are sold or otherwise disposed of to persons who are related to the seller or transferor by blood, marriage or adoption within the 3rd degree of kinship as that term is used in s. 852.03 (2) determined under s. 990.001 (16), as computed under the Internal Revenue Code, not including amounts treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes because of the recapture of depreciation or any other reason.