SB393: Bill Text

SB393, s. 37 Section 37. 560.14 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 38 Section 38. 560.14 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,13,14 560.14 (2c) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fg) and (ih), the department may make a grant or loan to a community-based organization, political subdivision or private, nonprofit organization for a community-based economic development project or activity, if the project or activity contributes to the implementation of the economic development policy developed by the department under s. 560.01 (2) (a).

SB393, s. 39 Section 39. 560.14 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 40 Section 40. 560.14 (3c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,13,19 560.14 (3c) The department shall specify by rule the criteria for awarding a grant or loan under this section, including the types of projects and activities that are eligible for funding and which types shall receive priority for funding.

SB393, s. 41 Section 41. 560.14 (3m) and (3r) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 42 Section 42. 560.14 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 43 Section 43. 560.14 (4c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,14,3 560.14 (4c) The department may establish conditions on a grant or loan made under this section, including matching contributions that must be provided by the grant or loan recipient.

SB393, s. 44 Section 44. 560.14 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 45 Section 45. 560.14 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 46 Section 46. 560.14 (5c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,14,9 560.14 (5c) The department shall establish procedures for applying for a grant or loan under this section and for the department to evaluate and award a grant or loan under this section.

SB393, s. 47 Section 47. 560.14 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,14,12 560.14 (6) The department shall deposit all moneys received in repayment of loans under this section in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (ih).

SB393, s. 48 Section 48. 560.145 of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 49 Section 49. 560.147 of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 50 Section 50. 560.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB393,14,20 560.15 (2) (d) A business or one or more former employes of a business laid off by an act under sub. (1) (a) or one or more employes of a business, if the business has performed an act under sub. (1) (a), for the purpose of informing the business, former employes or employes of their rights and opportunities to receive assistance under s. 560.16 560.64.

SB393, s. 51 Section 51. 560.16 (title) and (1) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 52 Section 52. 560.16 (1) (c), (e) and (f) of the statutes are renumbered 560.60 (5d), (5m) and (5r).

SB393, s. 53 Section 53. 560.16 (1) (g) and (h) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 54 Section 54. 560.16 (2), (3), (4) and (6) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 55 Section 55. 560.167 of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 56 Section 56. 560.168 of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,15,7 560.168 Sister state program. (1) The department shall establish and operate a sister state program to further global understanding and international trade through the interchange of people, ideas, culture and commerce between Wisconsin and foreign countries and their subdivisions.

SB393,15,9 (2) In implementing the program under sub. (1), the department shall do all of the following:

SB393,15,12 (a) Coordinate and carry out activities designed to encourage the state and its subdivisions to participate in sister state affiliations with foreign countries and their subdivisions.

SB393,15,15 (b) Encourage cooperation between, and disseminate information pertaining to, the program under sub. (1) and any other program the objective of which is to promote linkages between the state and foreign countries and their subdivisions.

SB393,15,17 (c) Encourage contributions by public agencies and private entities to support the program.

SB393,15,20 (d) Establish a system of registration for sister state affiliations between the state and foreign countries and their subdivisions. This system shall include all of the following:

SB393,15,21 1. A method to determine that sufficient ties are properly established.

SB393,15,22 2. A method to supervise the maintenance of these ties.

SB393,15,24 (e) Maintain a current listing of all sister state affiliations between the state and any foreign country or its political subdivisions.

SB393,16,6 (3) The secretary may enter into a sister state affiliation on behalf of this state if the secretary determines that the affiliation will accomplish the purposes set forth in sub. (1), that the ties between the state and the foreign country or its political subdivisions are sufficient and properly established under the method under sub. (2) (d) 1. and that the maintenance of those ties will be supervised under the method under sub. (2) (d) 2.

SB393,16,8 (4) The department may charge fees for services it provides under this section to cover the costs incurred by the department in providing the services.

SB393,16,10 (5) The department shall deposit all contributions and fees collected under this section in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (g).

SB393, s. 57 Section 57. 560.17 (1) (a), (am), (bm) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 58 Section 58. 560.17 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,16,13 560.17 (1) (cm) "Dairy farm" has the meaning given in s. 97.22 (1) (a).

SB393, s. 59 Section 59. 560.17 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 60 Section 60. 560.17 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,16,21 560.17 (2c) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (er) and (ir), the department may make a grant or loan to a business in a rural municipality, to an agricultural business or to the operator of a dairy farm for a rural economic development project or activity, if the project or activity contributes to the implementation of the economic development policy developed by the department under s. 560.01 (2) (a).

SB393, s. 61 Section 61. 560.17 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 62 Section 62. 560.17 (3c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,17,3 560.17 (3c) The department shall specify by rule the criteria for awarding a grant or loan under this section, including the types of projects and activities that are eligible for funding and which types shall receive priority for funding.

SB393, s. 63 Section 63. 560.17 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 64 Section 64. 560.17 (4c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,17,8 560.17 (4c) The department may establish conditions on a grant or loan made under this section, including matching contributions that must be provided by the grant or loan recipient.

SB393, s. 65 Section 65. 560.17 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 66 Section 66. 560.17 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 67 Section 67. 560.17 (5b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,17,14 560.17 (5b) The department shall establish procedures for applying for a grant or loan under this section and for the department to evaluate and award a grant or loan under this section.

SB393, s. 68 Section 68. 560.17 (5c) and (5m) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 69 Section 69. 560.17 (5r) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 70 Section 70. 560.17 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 71 Section 71. 560.17 (6c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,17,21 560.17 (6c) The department shall deposit all moneys received in repayment of loans under this section in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (ir).

SB393, s. 72 Section 72. 560.17 (6m) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 73 Section 73. 560.17 (6r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 74 Section 74. 560.17 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 75 Section 75. 560.175 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 76 Section 76. 560.20 (1) (title), (cf) and (cm) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 77 Section 77. 560.20 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 78 Section 78. 560.20 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 79 Section 79. 560.20 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 80 Section 80. 560.20 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 81 Section 81. 560.20 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB393,18,15 560.20 (2c) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (en) and (in), the department may make a grant or loan to an individual, a for-profit business or a nonprofit organization for a project or activity that satisfies all of the following:

SB393,18,17 (a) Is expected to lead to or provide employment opportunities for persons with severe disabilities.

SB393,18,19 (b) Contributes to the implementation of the economic development policy developed by the department under s. 560.01 (2) (a).

SB393, s. 82 Section 82. 560.20 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB393, s. 83 Section 83. 560.20 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 84 Section 84. 560.20 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 85 Section 85. 560.20 (3) (cm) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 86 Section 86. 560.20 (3) (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 87 Section 87. 560.20 (3) (f) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 560.20 (6) and amended to read:

SB393,19,10 560.20 (6) The department shall do all of the following: 4. Deposit deposit in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (in) all interest and principal received in repayment of loans under this subsection section, any proceeds from equity investments made by the community development finance company under s. 234.965, 1991 stats., that are received by the department or the community development finance company and any unencumbered grant funds returned to the department under 1993 Wisconsin Act 437, section 9115 (1t).

SB393, s. 88 Section 88. 560.20 (3) (f) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.

SB393, s. 89 Section 89. 560.20 (3) (g) and (h) of the statutes are renumbered 560.20 (7) and (8), and 560.20 (7), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB393,19,17 560.20 (7) The department, in agreement with the for-profit business, may convert any equity investments made by the community development finance company in a for-profit business under s. 234.965, 1991 stats., to a grant or a loan under this subsection without regard to the requirements under par. (b) section.

SB393, s. 90 Section 90. 560.20 (3m), (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:

SB393,19,21 560.20 (3m) The department shall specify by rule the criteria for awarding a grant or loan under this section, including the types of projects and activities that are eligible for funding and which types shall receive priority for funding.

SB393,19,24 (4) The department may establish conditions on a grant or loan made under this section, including matching contributions that must be provided by the grant or loan recipient.

SB393,20,3 (5) The department shall establish procedures for applying for a grant or loan under this section and for the department to evaluate and award a grant or loan under this section.

SB393, s. 91 Section 91. 560.25 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 92 Section 92. 560.26 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.

SB393, s. 93 Section 93. 560.60 (1m), (1s) and (1v) of the statutes are repealed.