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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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