LRB-1320/3
RPN/JK/PJK:cmh:km
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
September 14, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Moore, Breske, Jauch, Burke,
Roessler
and Rude, cosponsored by Representatives Gronemus, Sherman
and Boyle. Referred to Committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation
and Corrections.
SB230,1,5 1An Act to amend 631.36 (2) (a) (intro.); to repeal and recreate 166.02 (4); and
2to create 20.465 (3) (h), 20.465 (3) (hc), 20.465 (3) (he), 20.465 (3) (hg), 20.465
3(3) (hi), 20.465 (3) (hk), 73.03 (56), 166.02 (2m), 166.02 (6), 166.23, 601.415 (13)
4and 610.30 of the statutes; relating to: responding to disasters, granting
5rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, the division of emergency management in the department of
military affairs provides grants to counties for emergency management programs,
including programs related to hazardous substance releases and planning and
responding to natural disasters. Funding for these programs comes from federal,
state and county funds and from fees paid by private businesses. The division also
provides the state share of grants to individuals and contributions to local
governments for major disaster recovery assistance in the event of a presidential
disaster declaration.
This bill gives the division of emergency management the authority to provide
additional money to county emergency management agencies for the provision of
emergency management services. The bill allows the division to provide funds to
counties to assist individuals and local governments whose losses from a disaster are
not covered by federal disaster relief or by insurance. The bill also allows the division
to provide funds for emergency management planning, training and exercises.
Under the bill counties with a population of 30,000 or more will be eligible for up to

$35,000 in additional funding per year if the county employs a person to work
full-time as an emergency management coordinator. Counties with a population of
less than 30,000 will be eligible for up to $20,000 in additional funding per year if the
county employs a person to work at least 20 hours per week as an emergency
management coordinator. The bill requires counties to maintain current county
funding of emergency management. The bill provides funding to the division of
emergency management for the development and maintenance of statewide
emergency communications and for state emergency management planning,
training and exercises.
Under the bill, insurance companies are required to assess annually a fee of $1
for each motor vehicle insurance policy, $4 for each residential property insurance
policy and $6 for each commercial or business property insurance policy. The fees are
sent to the department of revenue for deposit into the state treasury. The
commissioner of insurance is required to provide the department of revenue with
information necessary to supervise, audit and enforce the fee assessments. The
money generated from these fees provides the funds for the emergency management
services provided under the bill.
For further information see the state and local 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:
SB230, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.465 (3) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,2,112 20.465 (3) (h) Emergency management and disaster assistance. All moneys
3received by the state treasurer from the collection of emergency management fees
4under s. 610.30 (1) for state, county and local emergency management and disaster
5assistance. The secretary of administration shall annually transfer 35% of all
6moneys credited to this appropriation to the appropriation account under par. (hc),
725% of all moneys credited to this appropriation to the appropriation account under
8par. (he), 10% of all moneys credited to this appropriation to the appropriation
9account under par. (hg), 25% of all moneys credited to this appropriation to the
10appropriation account under par. (hi) and 5% of all moneys credited to this
11appropriation to the appropriation account under par. (hk).
SB230, s. 2 12Section 2. 20.465 (3) (hc) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,3,7
120.465 (3) (hc) Emergency management; nonfederally declared disasters. All
2moneys transferred from par. (h) for grants to counties under s. 166.23, if federal
3disaster relief is not available, to assist individuals and local governments whose
4disaster related losses are not covered by insurance. All moneys transferred from
5par. (h) shall be credited to this appropriation, except that the unencumbered
6balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under par.
7(h).
SB230, s. 3 8Section 3. 20.465 (3) (he) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,3,149 20.465 (3) (he) Emergency management; county emergency management. All
10moneys transferred from par. (h) for all-hazards county and local emergency
11management planning, training and exercises to enhance county and local
12emergency management capabilities. All moneys transferred from par. (h) shall be
13credited to this appropriation, except that the unencumbered balance on June 30 of
14each year shall revert to the appropriation account under par. (h).
SB230, s. 4 15Section 4. 20.465 (3) (hg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,3,2116 20.465 (3) (hg) Emergency management; statewide warnings and
17communications.
All moneys transferred from par. (h) for the development and
18maintenance of statewide emergency management warning and communications
19systems. All moneys transferred from par. (h) shall be credited to this appropriation,
20except that the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the
21appropriation account under par. (h).
SB230, s. 5 22Section 5. 20.465 (3) (hi) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,4,223 20.465 (3) (hi) Emergency management; state emergency programs. All moneys
24transferred from par. (h) for state all-hazards emergency management planning,
25training and exercises. All moneys transferred from par. (h) shall be credited to this

1appropriation, except that the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall
2revert to the appropriation account under par. (h).
SB230, s. 6 3Section 6. 20.465 (3) (hk) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,4,84 20.465 (3) (hk) Emergency management; collection of fees. All moneys
5transferred from par. (h) for administrative expenses related to collection of
6emergency management fees under s. 610.30. All moneys transferred from par. (h)
7shall be credited to this appropriation, except that the unencumbered balance on
8June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under par. (h).
SB230, s. 7 9Section 7. 73.03 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,4,1110 73.03 (56) To administer, audit and enforce the assessment and collection of
11fees under s. 610.30.
SB230, s. 8 12Section 8. 166.02 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,4,1613 166.02 (2m) "Disaster" means any natural, man-made, technological or civil
14emergency that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to result in a
15declaration of a state of emergency by the governor and the county executive or, if the
16county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board.
SB230, s. 9 17Section 9. 166.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB230,4,2018 166.02 (4) "Emergency management" means the preparation for, mitigation of,
19response to and recovery from disasters. "Emergency management" includes all of
20the following:
SB230,4,2321 (a) Reducing the vulnerability of people and communities of this state to
22damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from disasters or hostile military
23or paramilitary action.
SB230,4,2524 (b) Preparing for the prompt and efficient response and recovery to protect lives
25and property affected by disasters.
SB230,5,2
1(c) Rescuing, caring for and treating persons victimized or threatened by
2disasters.
SB230,5,53 (d) Responding to disasters using all systems, plans and resources necessary
4to preserve the health, safety and welfare of persons and property affected by the
5disaster.
SB230,5,76 (e) Recovering from disasters by providing for the rapid and orderly start of
7restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters.
SB230,5,98 (f) Providing an emergency management system that embodies all aspects of
9preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
SB230,5,1010 (g) Assisting in the recognition, appraisal and mitigation of disasters.
SB230, s. 10 11Section 10. 166.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,5,1412 166.02 (6) "Major disaster" means a disaster that will likely exceed local
13capabilities to respond in an adequate, timely manner and may require a broad range
14of state or federal assistance or both.
SB230, s. 11 15Section 11. 166.23 of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,5,19 16166.23 Supplemental payments for emergency management and
17disaster assistance.
(1) The division shall provide money to a county emergency
18management agency from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.465 (3) (hc) and
19(he) only if the county emergency management agency does the following:
SB230,5,2320 (a) In counties with a population of 30,000 or more, employs a person to work
21full-time, 40 hours per week, exclusively as the emergency management
22coordinator. That person would have no other duties for the county or the county
23emergency management agency.
SB230,6,3
1(b) In counties with a population of less than 30,000, employs a person to work
2exclusively as the emergency management coordinator for at least 20 hours per
3week.
SB230,6,11 4(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (he), the division may pay up
5to $35,000 annually to a county that employs a person to work exclusively as an
6emergency management coordinator for 40 hours per week. From the appropriation
7under s. 20.465 (3) (he), the division may pay up to $20,000 annually to a county that
8employs a person to work exclusively as an emergency management coordinator for
9at least 20 hours per week. Any payments made to a county under this subsection
10shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the annul plan of work negotiated
11between the county and the division.
SB230,6,22 12(3) A county receiving a payment under sub. (2) shall use that payment, plus
13an amount equal to the average of the county general revenue funding provided to
14the county emergency management agency for the past three years or equal to the
15county general revenue funding provided to the county emergency management
16agency for the past fiscal year, whichever is lower, for the provision of county
17emergency management services. In this subsection, "funding provided to the
18county emergency management agency" does not include county moneys provided
19for the emergency telephone system under s. 146.70, emergency medical services
20under s. 146.55, law enforcement, criminal justice, public works and other programs
21or services outside the responsibilities of emergency management agencies under ch.
22166.
SB230,7,6 23(4) In this subsection, "total funds" means the county payment determined
24under sub. (3) plus the payment received under sub. (2) for the same calendar year.
25If the amount expended by the county emergency management agency in the

1calendar year for which a payment under sub. (2) was made is less than the total
2funds, the county shall pay to the state an amount equal to the difference between
3the total funds and the amount expended by the county emergency management
4agency. The payment to the state under this subsection may not exceed the amount
5paid to the county under sub. (2) for the calendar year for which the payment under
6sub. (2) was made.
SB230,7,17 7(5) From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (hk), the division may annually
8reimburse the department of revenue an amount not to exceed 60% of the amount
9in that appropriation account for the costs incurred by the department of revenue
10under ss. 73.03 (56) and 610.30. From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (hk), the
11division may annually reimburse the commissioner of insurance an amount not to
12exceed 20% of the amount in that appropriation account for the costs incurred by the
13commissioner under ss. 601.415 (13) and 610.30. From the appropriation under s.
1420.465 (3) (hk), the division may annually reimburse insurers an amount not to
15exceed 20% of the amount in that appropriation account for the costs incurred by the
16insurers under s. 610.30 and under s. 631.36 (2) (a) (intro.), as it relates to fees
17collected under s. 610.30.
SB230,7,20 18(6) The division shall promulgate rules for the allocation and use of funds from
19the appropriation accounts under s. 20.465 (3) (h), (hc), (he), (hg), (hi) and (hk) and
20for the administration of this section.
SB230, s. 12 21Section 12. 601.415 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,7,2522 601.415 (13) Emergency management fee collection. The commissioner shall
23cooperate with and, upon request, provide information to the department of revenue
24with respect to the department's supervision, auditing and enforcement of the
25emergency management fees collection program under s. 610.30.
SB230, s. 13
1Section 13. 610.30 of the statutes is created to read:
SB230,8,4 2610.30 Collection of emergency management fees. (1) An insurer that
3issues or delivers in this state any of the following policies shall annually assess and
4collect from the policyholder of each such policy the fee specified:
SB230,8,55 (a) A motor vehicle insurance policy, a fee of $1.
SB230,8,66 (b) A residential property insurance policy, a fee of $4.
SB230,8,77 (c) A commercial or business property insurance policy, a fee of $6.
SB230,8,11 8(2) A fee assessed under sub. (1) shall be in addition to, and shall not be
9considered a part of, any premium payable for coverage under the policy. As provided
10in s. 631.36 (2), an insurer may cancel a policy specified in sub. (1) (a) to (c) for
11nonpayment of a fee assessed under sub. (1).
SB230,8,14 12(3) Insurers collecting fees under sub. (1) shall remit all fees collected to the
13department of revenue. Upon notice to and approval of the department of revenue,
14an insurer may remit the fees on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis.
SB230,8,18 15(4) An insurer that is required to collect a fee under sub. (1) shall maintain at
16its principal place of business complete and detailed records relating to the collection
17of the fees and shall make the records available to the department of revenue and the
18commissioner upon request.
SB230, s. 14 19Section 14. 631.36 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB230,8,2420 631.36 (2) (a) Permissible grounds. (intro.) Except as provided by par. (c) and
21sub. (3) and s. 655.24 (2) (b), no insurance policy may be canceled by the insurer prior
22to the expiration of the agreed term except for failure to pay a premium when due,
23for failure to pay a fee assessed under s. 610.30 (1) when due
or on grounds stated
24in the policy, which must be comprehended within one of the following classes:
SB230, s. 15 25Section 15 . Initial applicability; applicable insurance policies.
SB230,9,3
1(1) The treatment of sections 601.415 (13), 610.30 and 631.36 (2) (a) (intro.) of
2the statutes first applies to policies issued or renewed on the effective date of this
3subsection.
SB230, s. 16 4Section 16. Effective date.
SB230,9,75 (1) Insurance fees. The treatment of sections 20.465 (3) (h), (hc), (he), (hg), (hi)
6and (hk), 73.03 (56), 601.415 (13), 610.30 and 631.36 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes and
7Section 15 (1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2000.
SB230,9,98 (2) Emergency management. The treatment of sections 166.02 (2m), (4) and (6)
9and 166.23 of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2000.
SB230,9,1010 (End)
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